I remember I used to have it taped watched it over and over again trying to learn the choreography...I saw it again and I noticed Prince and Mayte danced VERY sexy and the camera would pull back alot...once even let a stilled shot of the audiance it seemed like the producers freeked out and were scrablmbling to put anything on tv that wasn't Mayte spreading her legs, pouring water on her chest. Prince getting his face down by her ass....it just made me laugh how risque Prince used to be and how the producers of the show kept pulling back the camera!!

Is that the performance where he hit himself with the mic doing one of his patented microphone dances? Then during the rest of the performance you can see a red mark develop on his cheek where the mic hit him. (And no, not his ASS CHEEKS! LOL)

NeoSoulScribe said:

Did you mean 85 or 95?

1995

One of Prince's worst moments on television, if you ask me. The performance was alright, for a lipsynch job, but the whole incident with Quincy and the lollipop will always be what I consider one of Prince's worst moments. There will be people who say it was funny, but he came off as a complete assclown that night.

TheBigBang said:

what was the year that he did Interative and edorphinemachine...that was incredible...I really thought that was the begining of a huge comeback. Instead he ruined the studio version, shelved interactive and sabataged the whole Gold project.

emesem said:

I don't think he ever performed those songs on any AMAs. He did do those songs, I believe, at the VH-1 Honors.

At the '95 AMAs, they played Purple Medley, and then Prince danced and lipped to Billy Jack Bitch, 319 and maybe some other song, but I can't recall because...because...because all I can remember is him standing on stage during the 10th anniversary performance of We Are The World with a lollipop in his mouth and not singing. And then he stuck the lollipop in Quincy's face after Quincy tried to get him to sing. Huge loser moment.

I believe he lip-synced Billy Jack Bitch,, I Hate U and 319. Then he got a Lifetime Achievement Award from Nona Gaye. He was doing a lot of lip-syncing around that time.
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He performed part of Interactive and all of Endorphinmachine at the VH1 Honors, but I can't remember the year.

TheBigBang said:

Prince & Quincy were just goofing off. Don't sweat it!

TonyVanDam said:

Riiiiight.

Quincy Jones wasn't goofing off that night. Prince really showed his ass that night...er...figuratively speaking, of course.

lip-synching made that performance lame. The lolipop thing was classic Prince behavior though. Did they actually expect him to sing along? Actually I would have been somewhat disappointed if he had. He should have just stayed in his seat.

TheBigBang said:

F that! I thought he was a freakin' BAD ASS for doing that...the only one to not obey!

Shorty said:

I thought it was kinda funny....he was an angry little Princey back then you have to remember!

Shorty said:

So, let me see if I understand correctly. You think that it's freakin' BAD ASS to disrespect other people? Because that was very disrespectful. Universaluv is right in saying that he should have just stayed in his seat. I think it was very un-Prince-like for him to have even been on that stage with all of those people anyway. But then, he wasn't Prince then; he was "whoosh-THUNK!"

TheBigBang said:

he showed his ass on MTV in 91

Universaluv said:

I haven't seen this in a while, but did he come to the stage or did he happen to already be on stage when everyone else was called back up for that dreadful rendition of "We Are The World" and had no escape? Either way, I thought the lollipop thing was funny. "Wanna lick?...sike."

TheBigBang said:

TheBigBang said:

i agree totally that wasnt right. and what if all of the members of the npg band disrespected him by not playing the songs that were rehearsed for his concerts and decided they wanted to do it their damn way/or didnt want to play at all i wouldnt think that p would like that very much.

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Tiffypoo2004 said:

You're comparing apples and oranges. Prince didn't write "We Are The World", or sing on it when it was originally recorded. He declined to participate in the song, but submitted a separate song to the USA for Africa project in 1985. That Quincy would think he would participate in that gawd awful rendition that played out on the 1995 AMA's was naive on his part. Clearly they hadn't reshearsed a damn thing as barely anyone could remember the words. Was Prince being an ass... yes. Was the crap funny, to me ... yes.

Prince's band (who he employs) refusing to play what they're employer wants them to play is a horse of a different color.

Ifsixwuz9 said:

okay u proved ur point but it still wasnt right if prince didnt want to be apart of that song or whatever like someone mentioned he shouldve kept his tiny ass in the audience not act like a prima donna and diss q. thats my point but its all good .
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Tiffypoo2004 said:

did you even see his performance on the AMAs in 1995?

CreamyThighs said:

yeah as a matter of fact i have.

There was alot of BS around the making of We Are The World, and where all the money eventually went. I don't remember the whole story off the top of my head, but look it up, and you will see why Prince didn't want to be associated with that, but instead chose to mock it.

TheBigBang said:

no, apparently you don't understand me correctly at all. I don't know all the circumstances that lead to why Prince was even on stage but TO ME is seemed he didn't want to be on stage at all...and probably would have loved to be in his seat..
I feel that whole thing was just a show anyhow and Prince prolly felt like it was all a bunch of bunk too. Damn right! I think it's bad ass that he would have the balls to be so defiant front row center! and what makes it even funnier is how mad you are about it
Now I'm not saying you can go around livin' your whole life like that but...once in a while..you just gotta do what you gotta do.

TheBigBang said:

Completely disagree. That performance was awesome as hell. Plus he made it clear he was lip-syncing (he was chewing gum the whole time). And F*^% We Are the World. I thought it was funny. I remember after that performance people were giving ME props (just cuz I like him). Awesome showing...


nero

Shorty said:

Let's make this clear; I am not mad about anything. I was just really disappointed. I have those moments where, just for a quick sec, I look beyond the musician. It's usually in those quick secs where I am jarred back to reality and have to immediately just put on a CD. Some true colors aren't beautiful...like a rainbow.

And let's get it right. Prince didn't have to be on that stage if he didn't choose to be. Call it badass, or ballsy, or defiance; call it whatever you want to make it seem like it's somehow cool. At the end of the day, it was a grown man...sucking on a lollipop...while everyone else was singing. Wait, you're right! That is BADASS!! OMG! OMFG PRINCE ROX MY SOX WITH HIS JUVENILE BEHAVIOR!!.

That's just the way I feel about it, and I'm fine if I stand alone on this. I thought it was embarrassing as a fan.

TheBigBang said:

At the time I thought it was funny...but I definatly see your point.

Krystal666 said:

co sign like i said p couldve kept his tiny self in the audience with his little lollipop.

TheBigBang said:

let's get ready to RRRRRUMBLE!!!!!
you're funny.
breath....in through the nose sssnnnniiiiffff!....out through the mouth ahhhhh, put yourself in a happy place and forgive Prince for disappointing you, forgive him for not having all the beautiful colors of the rainbow you so wished he had, forgive him and accept him for who his is, was and always will be!

Don't worry..you're not alone, there are others here with us....I KNOW.

Shorty said:

Strange how your mind works...

I said I'm not upset already! ARRRRRGGHHH!!! -grumble-