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Thread started 01/07/06 9:22am

somedaysoon

Ever witness prince screwing up during a performance?

I know prince is pretty damn cool, but has anyone ever witnessed him makking a mistake during his performance...like the grammys of 85 when the mike hit him in the face during baby im a star...funny stuff o rthe infamous mj, james brown thing...
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Reply #1 posted 01/07/06 9:44am

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like many, i've heard him and his band mess up a few times i.e. forgotten lyrics etc. Also, i notice that prince usually counter balances a mistake with a little flash of brilliance.

take the rave dvd. during gett off he fucks a guitar line up by hitting a really bum note. i imagine most people wouldnt even notice. prince does though, of course so he just blasts out a slick guitar line.

similarly, is it the 'nighttown' bootleg when he fucks the vocal up on question of u. he says to the band "i'm not feeling it...take me to the top". the band do a turnaround and start from the beggining and prince nails a solo and then hits the vocal beautifully.
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Reply #2 posted 01/07/06 9:47am

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Yes!! During the Forever In My Life performance in the Sign 'O' The Times Concert Movie, he trips over the mic!!!! lol lol lol
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Reply #3 posted 01/07/06 10:25am

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nothing major, no
notice in the Syracuse '85 video (when he's sharing the mic with Brenda) that he starts to sing a "Purple Rain" verse a couple measures too early and catches himself at the last second -- i guess he just got caught up in the moment
he forgets his lyrics sometime
no matter, he's awesome at improvising so no one hardly notices when he makes a mistake -- he just turns it into something new -- "did he mean to do that??"
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Reply #4 posted 01/07/06 11:09am

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Gett Off 1991 at the Mtv Music Awards his coat got stuck on the mic stand as he was starting off the song. He kept his composure and finished the salacious song and showed his ass!
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Reply #5 posted 01/07/06 11:25am

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joyinrepetition said:

Gett Off 1991 at the Mtv Music Awards his coat got stuck on the mic stand as he was starting off the song. He kept his composure and finished the salacious song and showed his ass!


oh he was not wearing a coat.
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Reply #6 posted 01/07/06 2:48pm

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Let's not 4get Musicology, Philly,last show,where he "drops""the""mic" at the begining of I Would Die 4 U!
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Reply #7 posted 01/07/06 3:00pm

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I Remember in the Act 2 Tour Mayte was Spinning with the sword
on her head and she tripped and cut off her own head ....

ok that never happened

but I do Remember Prince in concert using a Swear word after he
Vowed not 2 use those type of Words U could tell in his face he was
mad at him self i 4get the song it was a while ago i just
remember his expression ... 4 give Spell shecks Im drunk eek
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Reply #8 posted 01/07/06 3:32pm

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Well, not really a mistake on his part but during the second show in Houston of the Musicology tour, his pants came loose and he had to go off stage to have them fixed. He sang half of the song from beneath the stage. Since we were so close, we knew what had happened but I'm not sure if the people up in the stands knew. I remember seeing Rhonda and Candy cracking up.
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Reply #9 posted 01/07/06 3:46pm

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VelvetJ said:

Well, not really a mistake on his part but during the second show in Houston of the Musicology tour, his pants came loose and he had to go off stage to have them fixed. He sang half of the song from beneath the stage. Since we were so close, we knew what had happened but I'm not sure if the people up in the stands knew. I remember seeing Rhonda and Candy cracking up.

Excellent.

There has to be footage.

Even he must have smiled,

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Reply #10 posted 01/07/06 3:50pm

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I remember a time he was on Top of the Pops or something and forgot the words to Baby Knows and had to say "I Sorry", the crowd did not even notic his mistake!!!
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Reply #11 posted 01/07/06 3:56pm

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rtc616 said:

I Remember in the Act 2 Tour Mayte was Spinning with the sword
on her head and she tripped and cut off her own head ....

ok that never happened

but I do Rmember Prince in concert using a Swear word after he
Vowed not 2 use those type of Words U could tell in his face he was
mad at him self i 4get the song it was a while ago i just
remember his expression ... 4 give Spell shecks Im drunk eek


That's so funny biggrin. I'll bet Prince still swears in his head all the time. I've never had a particularly foul mouth but if I were to voice what I'm thinking at times, it might've made Redd Foxx blush.
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Reply #12 posted 01/07/06 4:28pm

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I saw him on the Jam of the Year (Emancipation) tour in Minneapolis. He was sliding up and down theses ramps that were set up on either side of the stage all night. There were fog machines going, too, and I suppose the ramps got slippery as the show went on. About halfway through the show, he did a slide down the stage left ramp and tripped and fell on his ass. And he DID NOT keep his composure that night. If he hadn't, it would have been hard to tell from most seats that he fell because of the fog. But, he fell, got up, took his symbol guitar (what was that worth, $100,000?) and slammed it down on the ground real hard creating a cacophonous rumble. He walked off to the back of the stage for about ten seconds, composed himself, then got back to the mic and gave a hell of a performance for the rest of the show.
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Reply #13 posted 01/07/06 4:48pm

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VelvetJ said:

Well, not really a mistake on his part but during the second show in Houston of the Musicology tour, his pants came loose and he had to go off stage to have them fixed. He sang half of the song from beneath the stage. Since we were so close, we knew what had happened but I'm not sure if the people up in the stands knew. I remember seeing Rhonda and Candy cracking up.



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Reply #14 posted 01/07/06 5:01pm

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Victor333 said:

I saw him on the Jam of the Year (Emancipation) tour in Minneapolis. He was sliding up and down theses ramps that were set up on either side of the stage all night. There were fog machines going, too, and I suppose the ramps got slippery as the show went on. About halfway through the show, he did a slide down the stage left ramp and tripped and fell on his ass. And he DID NOT keep his composure that night. If he hadn't, it would have been hard to tell from most seats that he fell because of the fog. But, he fell, got up, took his symbol guitar (what was that worth, $100,000?) and slammed it down on the ground real hard creating a cacophonous rumble. He walked off to the back of the stage for about ten seconds, composed himself, then got back to the mic and gave a hell of a performance for the rest of the show.


Damn! The Kid must've been a little off that night to let it get to him like that.
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Reply #15 posted 01/07/06 6:42pm

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i remember when he was singing Mack The Knife and he forgot the lyrics so he just started ad libing...

oh wait..that wasnt him was it?

as u were soldiers...


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Reply #16 posted 01/08/06 8:14am

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Grammy Awards February 26, 1985
Baby im a star


prince strutting around in his white lace outfit and throw-over thingy during the intro of the song.
when it comes time to start singing prince spins as he takes off his lace gown
and goes to throw it on the floor, little did he realise the gown knocked over the mic and stand, he goes to pick it up with great speed and wacks himself in the neck while saying 'HEY!!'

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But missed the orchid
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Reply #17 posted 01/08/06 8:21am

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and im not sure on the others because its been a while but i think it was the rosay o'donell show, he was performing a song from emancipation with his white symbol guitar and he didnt press the pedal properly before a guitar solo and had to go back for a second press.

i dont know if you would call it a stuff up
but i think he was performing why you wanna treat me so bad, wearing gold pants.. watch his band members having random turns doing the back up vocals and confusing themselves
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Reply #18 posted 01/08/06 8:50am

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Dropped the mike in Manchester 2002 ONA, just pretended he meant it and continued to scream on the floor, lol
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Reply #19 posted 01/08/06 10:56am

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Victor333 said:

I saw him on the Jam of the Year (Emancipation) tour in Minneapolis. He was sliding up and down theses ramps that were set up on either side of the stage all night. There were fog machines going, too, and I suppose the ramps got slippery as the show went on. About halfway through the show, he did a slide down the stage left ramp and tripped and fell on his ass. And he DID NOT keep his composure that night. If he hadn't, it would have been hard to tell from most seats that he fell because of the fog. But, he fell, got up, took his symbol guitar (what was that worth, $100,000?) and slammed it down on the ground real hard creating a cacophonous rumble. He walked off to the back of the stage for about ten seconds, composed himself, then got back to the mic and gave a hell of a performance for the rest of the show.


he DID NOT keep his composure that night <<< LOLOLOLOL
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Reply #20 posted 01/08/06 4:20pm

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PurpleKnight said:

Victor333 said:

I saw him on the Jam of the Year (Emancipation) tour in Minneapolis. He was sliding up and down theses ramps that were set up on either side of the stage all night. There were fog machines going, too, and I suppose the ramps got slippery as the show went on. About halfway through the show, he did a slide down the stage left ramp and tripped and fell on his ass. And he DID NOT keep his composure that night. If he hadn't, it would have been hard to tell from most seats that he fell because of the fog. But, he fell, got up, took his symbol guitar (what was that worth, $100,000?) and slammed it down on the ground real hard creating a cacophonous rumble. He walked off to the back of the stage for about ten seconds, composed himself, then got back to the mic and gave a hell of a performance for the rest of the show.


Damn! The Kid must've been a little off that night to let it get to him like that.



Didn't something similar happen on the NPS tour in Vegas. Both he and Chaka slipped down the steps because of the fog machines making it slippery? If I recall he actually twisted his ankle or something and had to cancel a show or two.
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Reply #21 posted 01/08/06 4:42pm

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Not his fault but During 'nothing compares 2 U' at Brixton, London in '98, there was a technical problem with one of those fake flame machines either side of the stage, there was this weird BRRRRR noise on stage, he stopped his performance, a roady came out and fixed the problem, then Prince continued and tore it up. it was towards the end of the gig i believe. unless i'm going mad.

My elderly auntie was waiting outside the venue as i was staying at her place a couple of miles down the road in Streatham and his car nearly ran over her foot post-gig, so his driver nearly fucked up too. she was in her late sixties, she was however made up that a car carrying Prince nearly run over her foot!

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Reply #22 posted 01/08/06 7:54pm

alwayslate

Go here and see for yourself.

hahahahahahahahahahaaaaa


http://www.youtube.com/w/...rch=prince


i apologize in advance if this doesn't belong here.
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Reply #23 posted 01/08/06 8:06pm

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alwayslate said:

Go here and see for yourself.

hahahahahahahahahahaaaaa


http://www.youtube.com/w/...rch=prince


i apologize in advance if this doesn't belong here.


It belongs, every month/week/day that comes up it seems. I personally love it, so what? he fucked up, i would've been a bit freaked too, called out like that (show us what you can do impromptu}. Still a lot of cheers though. Classic (although that isn't the full version, it get worse)
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Reply #24 posted 01/08/06 8:12pm

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Gett Off 1991 at the Mtv Music Awards his coat got stuck on the mic stand as he was starting off the song. He kept his composure and finished the salacious song and showed his ass!


That had to suck to have that happen right then and there, considering that the song and performance seemed to be of particular importance.

I can just imagine how it woulda been had this been me. rolleyes
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Reply #25 posted 01/08/06 8:15pm

alwayslate

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alwayslate said:

Go here and see for yourself.

hahahahahahahahahahaaaaa


http://www.youtube.com/w/...rch=prince


i apologize in advance if this doesn't belong here.


It belongs, every month/week/day that comes up it seems. I personally love it, so what? he fucked up, i would've been a bit freaked too, called out like that (show us what you can do impromptu}. Still a lot of cheers though. Classic (although that isn't the full version, it get worse)

it gets worse ? oh no. he performed poorly in front of one of his idols, failed to get the crowd to get into him at all and then, to pour salt in the wound, has a stage prop fall on him.
i don't even think i wanna see what could be worse than that.
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Reply #26 posted 01/08/06 8:16pm

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Victor333 said:

I saw him on the Jam of the Year (Emancipation) tour in Minneapolis. He was sliding up and down theses ramps that were set up on either side of the stage all night. There were fog machines going, too, and I suppose the ramps got slippery as the show went on. About halfway through the show, he did a slide down the stage left ramp and tripped and fell on his ass. And he DID NOT keep his composure that night. If he hadn't, it would have been hard to tell from most seats that he fell because of the fog. But, he fell, got up, took his symbol guitar (what was that worth, $100,000?) and slammed it down on the ground real hard creating a cacophonous rumble. He walked off to the back of the stage for about ten seconds, composed himself, then got back to the mic and gave a hell of a performance for the rest of the show.


With all the control issues that Prince is reported to have about, well, just about everything, so it is said - it is often said that people who think this way are the hardest on themselves. Can you imagine, to a person with a yen for perfectionism the EMBARRASSMENT something like this must bring about?
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Reply #27 posted 01/08/06 8:25pm

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Hahaha. Alwaysslate that video was too funny. I wasnt expecting an end like that.

I gotta note I forget Michael Jackson had a very wonderful voice.

Not as good as my idol Prince tho!
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Reply #28 posted 01/08/06 8:30pm

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I've never seen the Prince/JB/MJ clip. Thanks for posting it!


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Reply #29 posted 01/08/06 9:00pm

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somedaysoon said:

I know prince is pretty damn cool, but has anyone ever witnessed him makking a mistake during his performance...like the grammys of 85 when the mike hit him in the face during baby im a star...funny stuff o rthe infamous mj, james brown thing...


Wasn't that the AMAs though? Either way, it was rather hilarious because you could see a red mark on his face from there on out biggrin lol
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