wishuhvn said:

Word up---1580 KDAY and 690..both A.M. stations hehe.KUTE anyone?

Cornerman said:

Yeah but I dont think it's as valid because it isnt from the same time frame with allof the wlements of the zeitgeist from THAT time, so its an unfair assessment imho




Raises hand..thats me to a T. I hated ATWIAD and even Purple Rain after discovering the aural pleasure of 1999.




I looked back in retropsective and with the grace of a certain internet faction and came to appreciate that which I thought sucked at the time..ATWIAD, Parade etc.So there is hope for the ones who were there when the rain fell.






Sheeeeit---if anything TRC should give u hope. Sure its not 1999 part two etc etc but its Prince being inspired...and its him doing his weird shit thats off center which is what he used to do...this is a precursor of good things to come..it shows him getting his faith back in himself and his abilies..trusting his own instincts again and not worrying about chart positions, other songwriters etc.He used this as a forum to release what is currently inspiring him and now he isnt afraid to go all out sans religious dogma..he got it all out of his system for the most part on TRC. The next official (not npgmc club ) release is gonna be the shit. Watch.

Diva said:

Preach it hehee

sunlite said:

Thats what I thought.One other thing..in spring of 1984 I kept waiting and waiting for a release from him from the upcoming movie to be released and thought the first times that I heard Rock Me Amadeus and One Night In Bangcock( Murry Head) was going to be the new Prince song...(ducks).

dekabes said:

Oh gawd yes..thats what made me the radio channnel changer I am today. Thanks a lot Prince.

liltalkm said:

Same here..I remember MTV promoting the world premiere and the voice over saying " he's been making a movie and...". Needless to say all the folks who were calling me a fanatic were right there with me glued to the televison watching the premiere of the video that afternoon--even the parents etc. They were caught the eff up too thanks to me.

BLACKMF said:

Ooo Gay, haha (Controversy) gettin rough on the Org. Thanx 4 the props and being my very first Org hater. I guess its about time. This is from someone who can't put up a "real" pic of themself let alone pick a gender...Yeah U can really B a critic. U can hide & talk aloud but U ain't sayin nothin...Your qoute really makes alot of sense in a thread like this...So props back 2 U 4 being the wise "Black MF" that U are. Its so tempting and easy 2 go 4 the cheap shot or hate on others when maybe your lacking something personal in your life. Nice try...I been online since "93" so every blue moon I might get a comment like yours but Yo my friend...Its 2002 and I'm still chillin...U can't shake whats unshakeable. P.S. The Only *gay* I am is (HAPPY).

rdhull said:

I can see what you are saying, and understand it, but I think what you're saying only applies to certain things. Like if you asked people where they were when they found out President Kennedy was shot. Of COURSE you can be "born too late" for that, but not for music. It's timeless.

Besides, I didn't even know who Prince was at the time. I heard the song with unadulterated ears, just as most of you did. Sure he made it semi-big with 1999, but when Purple Rain came out, that's when EVERYBODY started noticing him. When I first heard WDC, I had never even heard of Purple Rain, let alone Prince. And that's when I started getting into him - after WDC - despite the fact that it was 15 years later.

UsexyMF said:

Sorry Y'all had 2 just add ...Golly Gee, B-MF I'm sure glad U find it safe 2 like that Prince pic U have on your profile with him holding such a pretty flower... U just gave me a great idea 4 my next pic...thank U Black MF even in your hating, your still the best!!!

was around 3 or 4 years old and in my grandmother's house. my grandmother babysat me and my uncle lived there. he was a huge PRINCE fan. 1 day, was watching some recorded FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOs on tape and there he was. my inspiration. since then, fell in love with Prince. cool huh?

rdhull said:

LOL!!!!

Natsume said:

See I agree, I was listening to the pop radio "Q102" (lol) starting when I was about 5 which was 1983. (The first album I got was Wham! Make it Big.) So I had heard, and liked "Delerious", "Little Red Corvette" and "1999" but it was WDC that turned me into a Prince fan. Every song, every note, everything about that album blew me away.

Let me say also that this is one of the best threads ever. I really feel like printiting it and hanging it on the wall, as proof of what Prince has meant to so many of us. All from totally different places (I'm sounding sappy, arrggh shoot me)

As far as "faith" and the "TRC" thing, I guess rdhull is sorta right, because at least Prince is doing exactally what he wants to do, but honestly after I got that album, everytime I hear old Prince songs I thinkn "what the hell happened?" Truly, that's what I think.

Actually, the first time I heard it, I saw it. It was on night tracks (a weekend music videos program) on TBS.

Wow, it kinda scares me that I actually remember this. I was on the school bus on the way home from 8th grade. Someone was playing it on a boombox. I was mesmerized.

A happy memory. thanks.

I Remember where I was when I saw the Video first come on
M-TV,
At my friends house playing checkers late at night.
My senior year in H.S (Class of 84!)
couldn't have been better!
all My boys used to get on me about Prince
And that year everybody liked him!
Even they did. Now they still do;)
At my HS reunion everyone would ask
"you still listen to Prince?"
Nobody had the guts to admit they
did until then!!

Great topic!
Cause of that song that I'm talkin to ya'll. So, it's 1984and I'm 13 years old, sitting in the car. Majic 102 in Houston announced that they were gonna play the new song from Prince. At the time I didn't really follow Prince that much, but they'd been playing 17 Days on the radio, and I really respected how musically clever that song was, so I was intrigued.

After that opening guitar lick, I officially lost my freaking mind! The song was absolutely like nothing I'd ever heard before. Once the song ended, that was it for me. I was hooked and I knew it. Went to school the next day preachin' the gospel of Prince (no sacrilege intended). Man, I remember thinking after hearing WDC that I'd still be listening to Prince in 20 years if he was still making music. Too scary.

I was in my bedroom getting ready to go to my new gig in Sears Tower. It came on the radio - the now defunct WJPC in Chicago. I remember not liking it that much. I heard it again when my boyfriend picked me up later that evening. I still wasn't feelin' it!

But a few days later, I saw the video!! I was hooked like a fish in Lake Minnetonka! I guess I needed a visual to fully get me there!!

I was in my room carrying my mini-stero radio, almost dropped it because I heard the vocals in the beginning and said, "what the f***!" and lost my mind, I miss those days!

I remember it perfectly: Back in 1984 I listened to the "top 10 at 10" on G105 out of Raleigh, NC every night. All spring, "The Reflex" by Duran Duran had been number one because lots of girls at NC State called in to vote for it. Then one night in late May, the dj told everyone to stick around for the countdown because a new song had snatched the top spot. I couldn't even imagine what it might be.

Finally, after playing the top nine songs (including "The Reflex" at number 2), the dj announced that "When Doves Cry" was the top vote getter of the night and started the song. I had never heard it before and I was stunned. It sounded so different, so minimalist. I didn't even feel like it was finished to be honest. After the song ended, I couldn't even decide if I liked it or not. It was just so unique.

Needless to say, I quickly grew to love "When Doves Cry" (thank god since it dominated the airwaves all summer). And the rest is history.

Peace, David

MTV.
I heard the guitar riff and spun around. The credits read "Prince and the Revolution" on the screen. I was locked in.
I was only aware of Prince from "Little Red Corvette", "1999", and "Sexuality", and I was intrigued.
I saw the movie before I bought the album. It was all over after "The Beautiful Ones" and worse by "Computer Blue". I was in for the duration. My poor girlfriend. I was 18 at the time. She had no idea that going to a movie on a Saturday Night would have such a dramatic effect and that this music would soon inundate the air that I lived in.
That was '84. By the time "Around The World In A Day" came out in 85, I'd already gone through '1999, Controversy", Dirty Mind', "Prince", "For You" and assorted singles and b-sides.

tryin to get into some chick's pants...i said "baby, hold on one sec, i kinda dig this song" Just as it ended, my hand was hot and wet. P cums thru in the clutch!!
Oh wee oh wee ohhhh!! Wa Ha!!

It was 1985, I was shocked...
When I've heard "When Doves Cry"

No base track,

Incredible & aggressive percussion rhythm

Great song.

Eye was passing by City Blue while they were playin' it on Power 99 FM...ndeed that was the 1st song eye learned on the keybrd by Prince:) something eye'll never 4get.

Peace Pious~

I must state that I was already a Prince fan so I was looking forward to hearing the song.

Over here (in australia) in the 70's and 80's there was a famous pop show called Countdown that played clips every Sunday night. The host, Molly Meldrum, introduced the clip and gave it huge hype as he loved Prince.

My first impressions were that it was very strange and very unlike 1999. I was impressed though as it "stuck". The more I heard it the more I liked it.

I was in my house in Sunny Florida & I actually saw the Video on MTV!! That was my 1st time, after that I have been in2 Prince since...almost 20 years a fam here!!

I was a high schooler at the time, and I remember I was in my room at home, on the phone with my best friend, with the radio on in the background. I heard the drums and immediately knew it was Prince. I said to my friend "oh my god, there's a new Prince song out" and turned it up. He said "yeah, I heard it earlier today, I hate it." But he hated Prince, period, so that was no surprise. I, of course, was immediately taken with it. It was completely different than anything I'd ever heard, yet unmistakably Prince. That was the moment I went from fan to fanatic.

Good memories.

i was in a closet attempting to have my first sexual experience.

mrchristian said:

You are a trip!

saw the video on a local television show. i had been a fan of his since day one, but when i say him climb out of that bathtub, my 11 year old heart melted...

the song wasn't bad either

rdhull said:

Right in the middle of the 80s.