now we all sing along with them at the concerts, but secretly, you sre sooooo tired of hearing them

raspbery beret
take me with u
nothing compares 2 u
i feel for u

purple rain...no wait, i'd rather him retire that one permanently.

i LOVE the "question of u/the one" number he's doing on this tour, but after he's done on the road this time around, i wouldn't mind if i didn't hear it again for a while.

Rasberry Beret....sorry 2 say but that song annoys the F-CK outa me!

meltwithu said:

definitely these 3 for me.

MaquisVixen said:

Me too. But I like Raspberry Beret.

July said:

It's just 2.....happy.

meltwithu said:

I agree with your entire list..

Purple Rain for sure. He played it as an encore here in Minneapolis and there were so many other songs that I wish he'd play.

I've just heard it too many times and it's lost any meaning it once had. . .

Nothing Compares 2 U
Little Red Corvette

Even when he changes up LRC, I still feel like I've just heard it so many times and don't need to again.

NONE OF THE ABOVE.

I saw him sing 'Take me with U', 'Raspberry beret' and 'Feel for you', and they are still 'fun'.
Although Purple Rain...:... I think he grew out of that one, but one can't help but feel a little emotional when he sings it, well I did, it was my first time seeing him sing it, but I think he NEEDS to sing that one, cause it's just HIM, even it it's JUST once in a blue moon...
[This message was edited Tue Jul 20 21:11:16 2004 by Starmist7]

Purple Rain.. needs to be retired for life. I have only been to one concert in NYC since 1985 where it was not played and that was the afterparty for the RRHOF. He said he wasn't planning on playing it in 2002 when he was here in NY and don't u know it,, he had to go spoil it for us.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

The songs are fine. Retire some of the fan/fams instead.

I would 4 U and Take me with U

July said:

Hehehe.

How about those 2 second medleys of several songs rolled up into one?

"Kiss" and "When Doves Cry" are just boring now. He basically plays them out of obligation.

meltwithu said:

I'll prolly be crucified for sayin' it, but Purple Rain. That song was 2 long 2 begin with. 2 decades later it feels like it should be stuffed in some Pyramid with Cleopatra and her kittens.

Luv & Peace,
Alex
Clubbin' in Mpls/A Night w. Prince

The Question Of U
The One
Take Me With U
Nothing Compares 2 U
Raspberry Beret

He can drop The Christ and all other the songs with the new lyrics.
Also drop Nothing Compares 2 U, Soul Man and I feel for you.

And he can play Erotic City and them, as a instrumental.

I'd be quite happy to never hear...

raspbery beret
take me with u
nothing compares 2 u
i feel for u
Kiss
Purple rain
1999
Baby I'm a star
Alphabet St (He never did it justice live, apart from 88)
The ride
The Rainbow Children
I wanna be your lover

The one I always wanna hear live is The Question Of U. Not a hit, but not obscure enough not to get the crowd going. That shit rocks.

Purple Rain. For something he referred to as his "albatross," he sure loves to play this song every tour. Think of the hundreds of songs, he's never played live, that would easily be accepted if he never played this one again.

on this tour...?

SOUL MAN


prince should never play this song.
leave it for bruce willis and jim belushi

Tosh said:

I completely agree...no more new lyrics!!

Smooches;)

HiinEnkelte said:

hell, leave it for sam and dave.

After my second 20 oz. beer at a show, I'm always looking for an appropriate song to run to the bathroom.

For me, that song is... I Feel 4 U.

Then again, if he took it out of the set list, when would I go to the bathroom?!? Damn, it's a conundrum.

And, no, I'm not an alcoholic. A man just likes to have a beer at a concert, is all.