I remember watching this and just going

YEEEEEAAAAAHHHHH

This performance is probably the single thing that converted me to utter Prince fandom.

I love this performance. I used to have it taped, but lost it, along with a bunch of other VHS tapes in a move.

I remember wincing when Kirstie Alley fought laughter as she held the Symbol up on a card to introduce Prince, but I soon opened my eyes wide as Prince just destroyed the stage. Excellent performance. And that gargling scream at the end? Damn.

I taped it and watched it alot throughout the years. Loved it, loved it, loved it!!!!!

I LOOOOOVE this performance. I watched this on my bed in my room and I was just in awe of how he had the crown in his hand and how great the music was. I was soooo ready for the new album when it was over. I miss that period.

Never seen it, was it anything like the "Peach" performance from the EVMA's the same year? Any photos?

Novabreaker said:

There's a copy of it here: http://www.jdonnellyjr.com/prince.htm

Also, speaking of "Peach", that Japanese cartoon that uses Peach is pretty darn funny.

As with the rest of that period in Prince's career, love the per4mance, hate his look

he looked pretty bad. although the bright lighting did disguise some of the make-up freakishness.


love this performance.

This is the performance which changed my whole perception of Prince, actually. Before, I felt he was a washed-up 80s relic and couldn't care less about this fading star's attention seeking daftness and cheesy spangly pop mush.
Then, stumbling by chance upon this footage, I realised, fully and wholly, instantly and hilariously, that this being was a magical boy-girl-space-pixie, furious, pissed off, cerebrally sexy and unfathomly beautiful. I didn't even equate with the frilly pouting song and dance man who sang Purple Rain and Kiss. That screaming thing plastered in make up and mascara was the coolest fucking thing that 14-year-old kid had ever seen. And probably still is. Except for jiggly boobs.

RodeoSchro said:

Wow.

Great to see an old-fashioned plain HTML site too.

Novabreaker said:

Wow indeed! That was brilliant - made my day!

I was there. I don't recall how a few of us fans ended up getting tickets, but we were 3rd row. We all decided to wear black and white, and what a trip when Prince and Mayte came out in black and white!

Before Kirstie, could even finish her introduction, we started screaming -- the band had appeared on stage, and we couldn't wait! That was a fabulous performance, and I remember how EndorphineMachine ROCKED. I think the entire audience on the floor ended up standing during the entire performance because we shot to our feet when the band appeared and refused to sit down. And once the song started, you COULDN'T sit down. The band tore into that song, and just ripped it.

If you look real careful at the video, you will see this big feather waving down front in the audience. That was one of the fans in the group wearing this outrageous hat.

"Hey, what's this one song sh*t?", Billy asked in Purple Rain. Well, one song was all we needed that day. That performance is one of my favorite memories.

Oh my god, that site is great. What freakish videos. I'd think I'd like to have the "Same December" video stricken from my brain permanently. I'm actually glad I never saw any of those before I grew to like the songs.