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Thread started 09/26/05 6:08am

Randolph

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Prince doing the Moonwalk

Do you believe that, like most of us, Prince ever tries doing those typical Michael Jackson dance moves when no one is watching..?

lol
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Reply #1 posted 09/26/05 6:09am

Heiress

didn't he kind of bust some of those moves in the "thieves in the temple" video?
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Reply #2 posted 09/26/05 6:12am

Randolph

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Heiress said:

didn't he kind of bust some of those moves in the "thieves in the temple" video?



I don't know, did he? Which ones?
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Reply #3 posted 09/26/05 6:15am

Heiress

go to yahoo launch videos, and check it out... it's the extended version, and somewhere in the middle, he kind of does this little MJ "bad" era routine w/ his posse.
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Reply #4 posted 09/26/05 6:55am

RepoMan

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In '88 he played a snippet of The Way You Make Me Feel in a rehearsal, so who knows. biggrin
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Reply #5 posted 09/26/05 7:04am

VanitySixx

Randolph said:

Heiress said:

didn't he kind of bust some of those moves in the "thieves in the temple" video?



I don't know, did he? Which ones?



Yes, in Theives in the Temple video he sorta copied the alley dance scene from the The Way You Make Me Feel video. He even had the pony tail going on.
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Reply #6 posted 09/26/05 8:47am

thekidsgirl

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On the Chris Rock show he does a little MJ kick and does the "Hee Heee!"
during his Face Down performance lol

I love that performance!
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Reply #7 posted 09/26/05 9:06am

dag

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He reminds me a lot of MJ it the "Work" song on the Las Vegas DVD concert.
"When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all."
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Reply #8 posted 09/26/05 9:07am

RealMusician

thekidsgirl said:

On the Chris Rock show he does a little MJ kick and does the "Hee Heee!"
during his Face Down performance lol

I love that performance!


Exactly! That one's very obvious.

Also, in the Musicology show from Madison Square Garden (and maybe the other shows as well?), he did a dance routine on "When Doves Cry" that was very MJ-inspired - he even had the fedora hat!

I get the impression that Prince could have been at least as good a dancer as Michael, had he taken it more seriously. I guess most of Prince's dance moves are staged and rehearsed just like anybody else's, but still it looks very spontaneous, like he doesn't really care how it comes out - compared to Michael's dancing, which to me comes across as very meticulous and strict.
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Reply #9 posted 09/26/05 2:58pm

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He reminded me of MJ when he did the "put the hat on while I take a cool stance in the spotlight thing" during the 'Musicology' tour. It was too much like some "Billie Jean" peerformances I've seen. disbelief
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Reply #10 posted 09/26/05 4:19pm

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VanitySixx said:

Randolph said:




I don't know, did he? Which ones?



Yes, in Theives in the Temple video he sorta copied the alley dance scene from the The Way You Make Me Feel video. He even had the pony tail going on.


nod yea! i thought i was the only one who noticed that!! i remember when i first saw the vid and i posted about how i thought some of it was michael jacksony, folks on here flipped! sayin stuff like mike be copying prince, only the ponytail looks like mike, etc..
but i knew i wasnt the only one!
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Reply #11 posted 09/27/05 12:51am

RealMusician

On the other hand, compare Michael's "Why you wanna trip on me" (from 1991) with Prince's "Batdance" (from 1989) - some very striking similarities!

• Both songs start with a feedback guitar chord.
• MJ's rhythm track is very similar to the "Vicki Vale"-part of "Batdance", most notably the 16th-note guitar rhythm. Also, they're almost in the exact same tempo.
• Both the MJ groove and the "Vicki Vale"-part starts the same way - with a looped/syncopated snare drum fill.
• MJ's snare drum sound in the intro is reminiscent of Prince's "Work!" sample.

There might be other similarites as well, I haven't checked it out thoroughly.
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Reply #12 posted 09/27/05 1:05am

Cheek

Randolph said:

Do you believe that, like most of us, Prince ever tries doing those typical Michael Jackson dance moves when no one is watching..?

lol


Moonwalking in high heeled boots and white socks??? eyepop


I'd kill to see that! lol
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Reply #13 posted 09/27/05 8:01am

ufoclub

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He was recreating the dance moves and the hat thing from the when doves cry video and performances from 84-5


AsianConnection said:

He reminded me of MJ when he did the "put the hat on while I take a cool stance in the spotlight thing" during the 'Musicology' tour. It was too much like some "Billie Jean" peerformances I've seen. disbelief
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Reply #14 posted 09/27/05 10:01am

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thekidsgirl said:

On the Chris Rock show he does a little MJ kick and does the "Hee Heee!"
during his Face Down performance lol

I love that performance!


Ive never thought that was linked to MJ.
Seriously i just dont here it.
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Reply #15 posted 09/27/05 3:39pm

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ufoclub said:

He was recreating the dance moves and the hat thing from the when doves cry video and performances from 84-5


AsianConnection said:

He reminded me of MJ when he did the "put the hat on while I take a cool stance in the spotlight thing" during the 'Musicology' tour. It was too much like some "Billie Jean" peerformances I've seen. disbelief


Nah, much more like "Billie Jean" (Motown 25 performance in '83 I think).
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Reply #16 posted 09/27/05 7:57pm

poetbear68

I don't try to dance like MJ, whatchoo talkin' bout, Willis?
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Reply #17 posted 09/27/05 8:25pm

ufoclub

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how would you classify the moves with the hat in the "when doves cry" video and concert performances from Purple rain days?

AsianConnection said:

ufoclub said:

He was recreating the dance moves and the hat thing from the when doves cry video and performances from 84-5




Nah, much more like "Billie Jean" (Motown 25 performance in '83 I think).
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Reply #18 posted 09/27/05 8:50pm

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ufoclub said:

how would you classify the moves with the hat in the "when doves cry" video and concert performances from Purple rain days?

AsianConnection said:



Nah, much more like "Billie Jean" (Motown 25 performance in '83 I think).


I'm very much familiar with the "When Doves Cry" video. That was definitely original and in no way similar to anything that I've seen MJ do. Of the 5 'Musicology' shows I went to, anything Prince did, did not resemble that video.
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Reply #19 posted 09/27/05 9:04pm

ufoclub

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plus these days, it's Usher's moves that Prince was vamping... Usher has stolen the Jackson moves and subtley made them more up to date and "urban". Then Prince steals them.

AsianConnection said:

ufoclub said:

how would you classify the moves with the hat in the "when doves cry" video and concert performances from Purple rain days?



I'm very much familiar with the "When Doves Cry" video. That was definitely original and in no way similar to anything that I've seen MJ do. Of the 5 'Musicology' shows I went to, anything Prince did, did not resemble that video.
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Reply #20 posted 09/28/05 9:18am

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muirdo said:

thekidsgirl said:

On the Chris Rock show he does a little MJ kick and does the "Hee Heee!"
during his Face Down performance lol

I love that performance!


Ive never thought that was linked to MJ.
Seriously i just dont here it.



eek you don't really? I mean its not like Prince goes "HEEE! HEE!" too often

He was just playing around, throwing that in there
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