Was on my way home from work today and thought Id pop into Virgin Megastore to see what Prince cd,s they had on offer...
And as I walked in 'Fury' was playing rather loudly throughout the shop!!!! I must admit - it freaked me out a little cos that songs has been in my head all day and for that to happen well, lets just say that I broke out in goosebumps and I nearly jumped up and down on the spot!! I love hearing his voice unexpectantly...it makes me feel warm all over!!! The shop by the way, was FULL of Prince bargains...excellent!!
Has this ever happened to you??

Anyway, honey - I have a blurb of my own. I was in a Mexican restaurant drinking a raspberry margarita and Raspberry Beret came on - I almost spit my drink out - you kinda had to be there for it to ne funny I guess.
Two weeks ago I was in a club in New York and the D.J. played Black Sweat. Here I go:
I couldn't stop shaking my azz. I was screaming like a White lady.
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PurpleKnight said:

It is in the UK

No need to be sarcastic..

1sexymf said:

I made my regular at work give me some money to tip the DJ at work and made him play Black Sweat twice.

I love that song so much I got my own routine to it.

I can't play it if I'm leaving for the day 'cause I'll have to stop and dance.

PurpleKnight said:

you're forgiven..

I heard Black Sweat playing in the a/v department at Target the other day. I don't think it was the full song, just a snippet, but it still made me stop in my tracks to listen for a minute.

Walking through the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas I heard "Musicology" at a juice bar down the Studio Walk...then I heard "Little Red Corvette" near the escalator that goes down 2 the pool. Quite a memorable experience.

lol... Just happened to me today.

I was in class, and we were listening to the radio. The Word came on and I thought that it sounded familiar... took a while for me to recognize it. As soon as I recognized it, this girl changed the station. That's the second time something like that has happened at school... >.<

Well, I've heard "Raspberry Beret", "When Doves Cry" and "Kiss" on the Muzak system at the grocery store.

I always love those moments.

I was at the mall with a couple of my guy friends last weekend and we walked by like...I think it was Kay Jewlers and Black Sweat was BLASTING so we stopped and did a lil' dance...we attracted a small crowd, haha.

Oh, and when I was at Maxie's in NYC bitching and moaning about the share charge and my 3 pound meat sandwich I noticed Musicology playing...they actually played the whole album while I was there. I guess someone got lazy with the cd player, lol.

I was at Tower Records the other day and "The Word" came on.

I blurted out loud, "Good song!"

I was in TK Maxx in Birmingham, UK, the other day and "Raspberry Beret" was playing.

In the mall, one store is Playing "Diamonds and Pearls" the next is playing "Black Sweat."

FruitToAttractBears said:

...and you must have been there long enough for a few other CD's to play through.

"3 pound meat sandwich". so funny.

I have had this happen to me with an ironic feel, but I just sing along instead of getting all flustered.

There's something so sci-fi about this thread. I know that you guys are not being sarcastic...at least I don't think so. So why is it a big thing to hear a Prince song playing somewhere? It's not uncommon. Sure, it's a good thing but it feels like you're all talking about spotting UFO's.

anon said:[quote]There's something so sci-fi about this thread. I know that you guys are not being sarcastic...at least I don't think so. So why is it a big thing to hear a Prince song playing somewhere? It's not uncommon. Sure, it's a good thing but it feels like you're all talking about spotting UFO's.[/quote]


Funny you should mention that, The other night I was walking my dog in the Park and there was this bright orange light hovering in the Sky, This orange light started to move towards me and as it got closer I could hear a faint humming sound, as it hovered even closer to me the humming became an audible sound....It was Space.....

Sorry.....

This happened to me yesterday, I took my 10yr old son to Fuddruckers for a burger and shake...while we were eating, RASPBERRY BERET came on. I didn't notice it at first cause I was getting my eat on ya know...but my son recognized it immediately and yelled out, "Hey Mom, that's one of your songs...the raspberry one!" I looked at him and smiled and asked him, "Who's singing that song?" He just looked at me all serious and said, "It's Prince." I thought it was a cool moment. He knows Prince from the womb...and his b-day is JUNE 7. He loves 3121, especially LOVE and GET ON THE BOAT.

peace and blessings

Im in the UK, so yes that would be very rare!!! Last time was 87 SIgn OOO the TEEMS... WRECKA STORS whats up??

Sometimes they play Prince songs in the supermarket nearby...maybe I should ask some people working there...and myself, why I buy more things I need then...

Before christmas I heard 'Another lonely christmas' over the stereo of a clothes shop loudly out of the streets (germish)

And this is germany

That was great
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I was beyond depressed, had been for a while and whilst cleaning out my car ready to scrap it, I found a blank tape and popped it in the stereo. It was The Cross, right on the words, 'don't cry he is coming,'

I was spooked out for the whole day.
But i did feel better.

MSMARIE2121 said:

This same thing happened to me! Fuddruckers, yep! Must be a chain-wide thing.


I remembered another one...I heard Sign O' the Times once in...Hot Topic, of all places.

My local pub just up the road is always playing Black Sweat and TAC...

I'm in the UK and it is rare to hear Prince anywhere. One time I went to PC World and as I stepped through the door Purple Rain started, that was nice.

Last night I was playing with my little boy and a familiar sound errupted from the TV. It was the start of U Got The Look! I looked up expecting to see something about Prince, but no. It was an advert for some new show with Chantelle Houghton. Chantelle bleeding Houghton, I ask you! Does Prince know his music is being used to advertise such rubbish?

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anon said:

Considering how not long ago, Prince's songs weren't played at all...IT IS QUITE AN OTHERWOLDLY EXPERIENCE to be at Borders or some other place, and unexpectedly hear a Prince song and feel elated or whatever else.

years ago... i was in a store and i heard this song. I was like "that sounds a lot like prince" but cheap store speakers i was not sure so i listened and listened... and i was SURE it was prince. but it was a song i had NEVER heard of at all... and at that time i was SURE had EVERYTHING except for 'horny toad' and 'gotta stop messin about'

well the song was "another lonely christmas" i had NO idea it existed. i was shocked i missed it... but it really freaked me out...

Yes, WendyRachel it just happened to me last friday afternoon at the college I attend here in South Florida. As I came out of the cafeteria, I heard "When Doves Cry" in the newly opened Starbucks (I think there is some sort of business partnership between Prince or WB and Starbucks. Before this Starbucks opened no one played Prince songs at my school). So I hanged in there pretending to be reading some announcements that are affixed to the walls of the Breezeway. Then, just before I turn to the left to go to the library, the man that sells used CDs was playing "Incense and Candles" Funny thing, I started tapping the bottle cap of a Starbucks Frapuccino and this girl started staring in my direction (I thought to myself,"Am I making a fool of myself?," and "Is she also impressed by the song or what?").