What about the David Letterman Show when he played "Dolphin" and Mayte dragged him off the stage.

blackguitaristz said:

I laughed at first. But, I am so so so soooo sorry for laughing. Sometimes my laugher is a pain in the ass like in the middle of taking a string test... Otherwise, I hope that didn't happened to Prince often. Then, I will cry a river of salty tears.

American Idol 'cause his ass never should have done that show in the first place. It's inherently the worst because of the very nature of the show.




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I didnt care for 3121 either...I thought it was...blah.

American Idol 'cause his ass never should have done that show in the first place. It's inherently the worst because of the very nature of the show


I disagree. It's all about ratings and he was appearing on a show that singly probably drew the highest ratings of all shows on TV that season. Also, a lot of people who weren't exposed to him realized how good he was and went out and bought his CD the next day. Just because you don't like the format of the show doesn't mean he was respected any less for doing it. He gave a damn good performance for three or four minutes work. Should Mary J. Blige be ashamed too? What about Saturday Night Live? That's a crappy show, he did that one, as well as the Muppets and other shows other people consider crappy. I think sometimes people go too far in their criticism of every little thing he does.

sharonbell said:


there was a small bump but nothing like most (if not all) the other acts got after they were on it...



it was a 3rd rate karaoke at best...




MJB is NO Prince...



at least he preformed live there... not that karaoke crap.



yeah, that was when he was expecting a child...




what did you think this topic was about?

Controversy said:

LazarusHeart said:

come on his 95 VH1 Fashion Awards performance was not that bad

Emancipation - BRITS 96? Miming into a head-mic, miming playing bass wearing a glove, very, very poor.

sharonbell said:

If AI was so great for his ratings, why isn't 3121 (the album) still on the charts and getting airplay? I think Prince got more respect from the general public/non-fans after his SNL performance than the AI one....

I'm not a huge MJB fan (I do like her first 2 albums though) so I can't speak on whether that was beneath her or whatnot---but as Slamglam said, she's no Prince. They aren't in the same league.

One difference between Saturday Night Live & AI is that SNL does not try to pass itself off as some sort of reputable "talent" contest. Prince & Tamar were the highlight of that sorry episode; which is kinda sad considering Steve Martin was the host and he's usually quite funny.

Yes, sometimes people do go too far in their criticism, but I think I'm pretty laid back as far as that goes. I *hated* that he did AI; it was SO beneath him. I'm not too keen on this LV stint, the Happy Feet song, or the Superbowl thing either to tell you the truth. (See a pattern? I don't like when Prince is too mainstream--that's just me.) But the fact that I don't like him doing/appearing on/singing whatever is neither here nor there. He's not losing sleep over it and neither am I...but I do have a right to my opinon and to express said opinion. And at the end of the day even though I may not like some things he does, I'll still listen to 3121 and all his other albums (okay, not Emancipation lol), I'll buy the next album, and concert tickets--if he ever decides to go on tour.

AMERICAN IDOL - NO CONTEST

I would say vibe, not because of Prince but because of Larry Grahm. Larry Grahm kept talking and talking. Most people watch the show to hear from Prince, not Larry Grahm.

masbas said:

worse than the World Music Awards????

The Oprah performances were not too interesting either.

I would say a not so familiar performance, one one the dutch tv show called 'TV show' during the late nineties. Prince is accompanied by Larry Graham.
The interviewer, Ivo Niehe, asks Prince questions, but it mostly Larry answering them. Prince is mostly sitting there with a silly smile on his face and sunglasses on, as some annoying drama queen who obviously doesnt want to be where he is at at that moment.
During the interview, the interviewer gets seemingly more and more irritated by the duo.
The whole thing is closed with a lame, 'play back' performance of The greatest romance ever sold to the world.

jone70 said:

That was sorry as well and I agree with u about the show. P should had went on there and sung a medley of Adore, The Beautiful Ones, and International Lover. All by himself. Showed the folks on the show and folks at home, how it's done. I really wanted him to school em'. Cuz they need to be schooled. The judges included.

blackguitaristz said:

Personally I would much rather see him perform the newest stuff, he's already done the old stuff to death. Unless he gives it all a twist to rais ethe intensity.

Riverpoet31 said:

yep, like I always said Larry Gramh just ruined things by being there. Prince kept shoving him down our throats (I threw up from him). BAD PERIOD.

sharonbell said:

I agree! Dolphin is my all time FAVORITE Prince song, but that performance was another notch on the crazy stick. Even Dave looked concerned when P appeared to have passed out. It may have worked in the video, but not in the live performance.


And while I absolutely loathed the performance of TMBGITW at the world music awards, I won't count it, since he wasn't even singing.
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ufoclub said:

Well, I picked those songs, because he's most known for those and in that type of setting, it would have been cool. He probably would have put some new fire into them.

tmbgitw for miming

or

count the days on the word(i think its that, channel 4 uk tv in 95)

or

baby knows (where he forgets the words) and pretty man
on tfi friday where they sound so shit and dated.

last 3 not helped by being shite songs.

ufoclub said:

Idol.

And the lypsynced ones.

the interview he did as tora tora on british tv.
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there is no way AI was his WORST performance. Just the fact he suprised everyone and performed was majic. I remember hearing the rumors and telling my wife while watching the show that what this show needs is a dose of my favorite purple man himself Prince and how cool it would be if he was on. I swear a few minutes later I heard the lead line to lolita and I freaked. It was also priceless to see Paula and Jackson pumping their wild signs with Simon looking pissed. That alone was great. Now the choice of song Satisfy was lame but it certainly wasn't the worst live performance. For those of you that insists that it still is you all are just haters.

brits-"emancipation" springs to mind. Doing an album track on the brits was not really a good idea. WTF not "holy river"? He mimed aswell

Grammys with Beyonce.

vinaysfunk said:

Just because I don't like something does not mean I'm a "hater." The sweeping generalizations and the "either you love everything Prince does or you're against Prince" mentality are so tired. Not everyone has to like everything Prince does. It does not mean I'm a hater; it means I have an opinion that may differ from others.

jone70 said:

Just messin with ya. Please don't take my comment so seriously. I was just trying to dramatize my point. I certainly don't like everything the guy does, and the word hater is just an expression. I am sure your a great person anyway. I knew sooner or later I would insult someone unintentionally. Theres definitely room for various opionions so keep the opions coming,

vinaysfunk said:

Thanks for clarifying...Some people use that term and I know they are sort of playing; but since I haven't seen many of your posts I didn't know where you were comin' from and presumed you meant hater in the 'true' sense. Wasn't so much insulted as just sort of frustrated with the implication that if one doesn't like something Prince does one must be a hater.

It's all good.

sharonbell said:

I was just about to post that, lol. That was pretty awful, especially with the faux-suicide bit at the end with Mayte smearing blood down his face.