Prince @ Tonight Show With Jay Leno April 25th

Reply #661 posted 04/28/08 3:57am

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babooshleeky said:

InsatiableCream said:

watched the performance again. it's even more boring to watch the 2nd time confused

Yeap just seen the show...er..not the greatest Prince jam but it's not that bad good to see him ...I hope a new CD is on the way ! wink

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Reply #662 posted 04/28/08 6:48am

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Prince's opening was cool as he pointed to the audience with his back turned. Loved the first two lines sung acapella"U don't really know me, U just think u do.....The mural was attractive enough. Great performance but I just wanted more songs.

"The fanbase I have now, they're so sophisticated, they almost expect me to do the unexpected." -Prince

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Reply #663 posted 04/28/08 6:58am

jbchavez	I must be becoming less of a Prince fan. I knew about this performance but never bothered to set the Tivo. I worked 16 hours on Friday and missed the performance. I would still like to see the performance.
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Reply #664 posted 04/28/08 6:58am

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NDRU said:

darlingfloor said:

excuse me?
love turn me loose though, but also the ones listed above
especially forever in my life

They're great, I'm not putting them down. I'm talking about composition, songwriting. When he says Turn Me Loose "isn't even a song," I assume that's what he's talking about.

Days of Wild, Lady Cab Driver, When Doves Cry are barely songs themselves, and yet they're classics (maybe not Days of Wild). Prince has been doing it forever. The entire Black Album is barely songs, hell even Purple Rain is barely a song. lol

days of wild is a classic..the roof blows off the ceiling when he does that song live headbang

man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81

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Reply #665 posted 04/28/08 7:02am

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chocolate1 said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

no morris had hair when he 1st joined ..it wasn't until the beautiful experience film that prince started cutting morris's hair bald

Prince doesn't make Mr. Hayes' hair choices. confused

so sure on that? prine diesings their outfits most of the time and i'm pretty sure 4 the overall look of a band back then, he was telling them how 2 wear their hair and all.

man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81

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Reply #666 posted 04/28/08 8:40am

kimrachell	i wasn't blown away by prince's performance on leno. it was very short. but it was good to see him and the band.
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Reply #667 posted 04/28/08 8:54am

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"The Lion Sleeps Tonight...

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Reply #668 posted 04/28/08 9:00am

Prince was great as always but my girl Ledisi was the bomb. I'm from the San Francisco Bay area and I've seen this woman perform several times. She needs to really blow up soon. I know she was nominated for a grammy this year but this girl has been paying her dues forever.

MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits"

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Reply #669 posted 04/28/08 9:22am

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colorblu said:

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

New song: Turn me Loose

dancing jig

oh wow... that's really something. I'm still smiling over here. haha, I'm extra glad he wasn't wearing shades today, so I could see his eyes. cool

somehow makes the performance a litte better cuz people do connect with the audience that way.

Good song cool

somehow, im getting a feeling that if that's on the supposed new album, it's gonna go back to Musicology or perhaps granting the wish of many to "bring back the funk"
razz

So glad I remembered to check it out tonight giggle

keep forgetting about it,

but so glad I didnt miss it. Great job, Prince! cool

Prince

Great Song. It was dedicated to us. i heard loud and clear

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Reply #670 posted 04/28/08 10:19am

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L4OATheOriginal said:

NDRU said:

days of wild is a classic..the roof blows off the ceiling when he does that song live headbang

Classic for die hard fans, I suppose.

That song always disappointed me, because I'd always heard how great it was, but from people who saw it live. Of course they liked it, they even liked Life o the Party live.

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Reply #671 posted 04/28/08 10:23am

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NDRU said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

days of wild is a classic..the roof blows off the ceiling when he does that song live headbang

life of the party live is hot because he took the music from james brown's hot pants and sang the lyrics 2 life o the party

sorry u don't like the live versions of days of wild ..i can hear that song every concert and not get sick of it

man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81

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Reply #672 posted 04/28/08 10:25am

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darlingfloor said:

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Damn, I missed it, and thanks to Prince being such a prick with the internet, I guess that means I'll have to wait a long time to hear the song.

For the sake of this discussion, though, can we please qualify what the hell we mean by the definition of a song?

I heard someone say Purple Rain is barely a song, and well, that just plain doesn't make sense.

So, what do we mean by "song" anyway? Is the new song lacking a bridge, hook, or proper chorus? I'm confused here.

yeah why aren't these songs? Cause they don't follow guidelines? If they do they're products not songs, songs come from within. Unless you're very structured inside....
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Yes, I meant because of structure, but you all are misunderstanding me. The new song was criticized for that reason, "not being a song." I was saying, many of Prince's best songs are "barely songs."

If you sang Purple Rain for someone that had never heard the record and didn't know Prince, would they get it? Le Grind? Tamborine?

They're great songs, despite not having a clear melody, hook, etc, like a great pop composition like I Feel For U or Little Red Corvette.

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Reply #673 posted 04/28/08 11:34am

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Nice track, very Funkylicious!

"Dead in the middle of Little Italy little did we know
that we riddled some middleman who didn't do diddily"--BP

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Reply #674 posted 04/28/08 12:08pm

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L4OATheOriginal said:

NDRU said:

I have to agree with you on that one, this song rocks live. In 1995 I was totally in awe about how great that song was live headbang

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Reply #675 posted 04/28/08 12:15pm

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L4OATheOriginal said:

NDRU said:

I've never seen Days Of Wild in concert, I've only heard the CB version.

Of course the people who saw it played at Paisley Park loved it, right?
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Reply #676 posted 04/28/08 12:18pm

pardonme4livin	I missed the show....
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Reply #677 posted 04/28/08 12:18pm

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CJanssen said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

I have to agree with you on that one, this song rocks live. In 1995 I was totally in awe about how great that song was live headbang

i was scared that when he stopped cursing he would ruin this song but that version made available from montreal excited

so it's not the lyrics its the man and the music nod

man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81

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Reply #678 posted 04/28/08 12:20pm

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NDRU said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

I've never seen Days Of Wild in concert, I've only heard the CB version.

Of course the people who saw it played at Paisley Park loved it, right?
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the version on cb is chopped up and enhanced somewhat but if u can track down other versions ..do that!!!

man, he has such an amazing body of music that it's sad to see him constrict it down to the basics. he's too talented for the lineup he's doing. estelle 81

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Reply #679 posted 04/28/08 12:25pm

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L4OATheOriginal said:

CJanssen said:

I have to agree with you on that one, this song rocks live. In 1995 I was totally in awe about how great that song was live headbang

i was scared that when he stopped cursing he would ruin this song but that version made available from montreal excited

so it's not the lyrics its the man and the music nod

That's what I say about DMSR. "Work your body like a whore" is an amusing line, but it's not why I like the song. It's still funky if he says "Work your body like you want some more."

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Reply #680 posted 04/28/08 12:30pm

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I love Days of Wild, but that song had really gratuitous swearing in it. I wouldn't mind new Prince censoring it.

Okay, so I heard the new song. I'm going to listen to it a few times, but so far it is pretty dull. It's another incredibly basic song with no creative energy behind it. It's routine Prince.

The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

"You still wanna take me to prison...just because I won't trade humanity for patriotism."

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Reply #681 posted 04/28/08 12:36pm

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PurpleKnight said:

I love Days of Wild, but that song had really gratuitous swearing in it. I wouldn't mind new Prince censoring it.

I never liked Prince just for his swearing, I like his music. I don't understand why people are so upset about him cleaning up live stuff.

Now if he was changing the masters and you couldn't get the original versions of the songs, that would be different, but I don't want him to do stuff just like on the records. That's what records are for!

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Reply #682 posted 04/28/08 1:12pm

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PDogz said:

PurpleKnight said:

thanks to Prince being such a prick with the internet, I guess that means I'll have to wait a long time to hear the song.

I heard someone say Purple Rain is barely a song, and well, that just plain doesn't make sense.

I'm confused here.

A. Not Prince's fault: You weren't watching TV, not hearing the song (Prince didn't make you miss it).
B. People saying "Purple Rain" is barely a song are being sarcastic, of course it's a song.
C. Be not confused.

I can't watch the show in my area, so I had no chance to see it.

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Reply #683 posted 04/28/08 1:56pm

jasch55

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xcuse me, but eye

have got a question 2 the lyrix:

what is "against the law in 13 states" eek

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Reply #684 posted 04/28/08 2:16pm

jasch55 said:

xcuse me, but eye

have got a question 2 the lyrix:

what is "against the law in 13 states" eek

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I posted that SODOMY is against the law in 13 states BUT I was corrected, it's only 2 states now. (then again we don't know when Prince wrote the song.)
I still think the song is about anal sex.

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Reply #685 posted 04/28/08 2:23pm

jasch55

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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

jasch55 said:

xcuse me, but eye

have got a question 2 the lyrix:

what is "against the law in 13 states" eek

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I posted that SODOMY is against the law in 13 states BUT I was corrected, it's only 2 states now. (then again we don't know when Prince wrote the song.)
I still think the song is about anal sex.

Yeah, right. Thanx ... eye

thought, it's about that topic ...
Prince shake

That's more that eye

wanted 2 know tonk

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Reply #686 posted 04/28/08 2:51pm

jasch55 said:

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

I posted that SODOMY is against the law in 13 states BUT I was corrected, it's only 2 states now. (then again we don't know when Prince wrote the song.)
I still think the song is about anal sex.

Yeah, right. Thanx ... eye

thought, it's about that topic ...
Prince shake

That's more that eye

wanted 2 know tonk

At least he's being a little edgy again. I love him but I'm mad at him.

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Reply #687 posted 04/28/08 3:03pm

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MIGUELGOMEZ said:

jasch55 said:

xcuse me, but eye

have got a question 2 the lyrix:

what is "against the law in 13 states" eek

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I posted that SODOMY is against the law in 13 states BUT I was corrected, it's only 2 states now. (then again we don't know when Prince wrote the song.)
I still think the song is about anal sex.

So is Prince a top or bottom? smile

I don't think it's a specific reference, I think it just means "things are going to be wild."

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Reply #688 posted 04/28/08 3:20pm

NDRU said:

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

I posted that SODOMY is against the law in 13 states BUT I was corrected, it's only 2 states now. (then again we don't know when Prince wrote the song.)
I still think the song is about anal sex.

So is Prince a top or bottom? smile

I don't think it's a specific reference, I think it just means "things are going to be wild."

He's such an A type personality that I tend to believe he's a bottom with top tendencies.

That or he's versatile.

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