Is there a list of the live renditions of "When Doves Cry"? Did he ever sing it at one-off events, or only tours?

Also, he usually doesn't perform the full song, right? Musicology Tour only had the first verse while Act 2 tour had a short instrumental clip...

Lots of info here:
http://www.prince-live.co...ong_id=652

Thanks for the link!

Though the 1993 shows aren't exactly up to date there, are they?

And if you try to go to the main page of the site, it doesn't work, what's up with that?

If you click on the link on the mainpage, you´re directed to here:
http://www.prince-live.com/index-2.html

I never liked When Doves Cry live.

And the live version from the Osaka rehearsel 89 is in my opinion the best !














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Rotterdam 18-08-1988 superb live version

Unfortunately no live version is as good as the studio version. Same with 'Kiss'...

xtraloveable said:

True.

But Syracuse '85 WDC is good, so is the rehearsal on 'Neon Rendezvous' tho.

I probably killed the thread, but i've always loved 'Neon Rendezvous'.

squirrelgrease said:

Yeah, it's never quite like the sheer greatness like on the album. Just like Kiss.

my favorite live versions of this song are the ones from the sott tour with the horns and occasionally the barking sample from la la la, he he hee (and lyrics from the song a few times). kiss from that tour is also my favorite . i got a boot called i've come 2 play with u with a great (albeit really shitty sounding) 13 minute rehearsal version of when doves cry, where they keep going over the end . neon/noon rendezvous is one of my favorite boots, but for other reasons though .

one the best songs ever recorded and it just doesn't work live. Maybe he needs to rework it live rather than trying to mimick it.

Well I do like the Lovesexy Dortmund performance, the audience helps a lot.

Can anyone describe the live versions he did in the 90s? I'm not that familiar with those tours.

There's a version that I've got....somewhere...on a CDR disc....where he sings it over the drum loop of "It."

That's probably my favourite rendition.

Y'all crazy. Kiss is so much better live, especially with horns.

i think it's in tokyo,,he's got some great hip action in spandex,,completely
easy 2 overlook the quality of the redition imo

squirrelgrease said:

Me neither.

anc282 said:

Which show is that from?

Omigod. Prince in Tokyo 90', is the BEST !!

Dayclear said:

I'll have to agree with you on this one. I'm not the biggest fan of the Game Boyz era now, but the Nude Tour version of When Doves Cry (as well as The Question of U) is fantastic. Saw the Tokyo performance on TV back then and loved the arrangement. Just found the Tokyo performance audio (and Madrid) recently and love 'em both (Madrid has even better sound). I love how he incorporated the bass into the arrangement in the latter half of the song (as much as I love the original being completely void of bass).

squirrelgrease said:

I loved it on the Lovesexy tour, when it was beautifully blended with Let's Go Crazy, but not much any other time.

^On Lovesexy it was amazing but maybe he shouldn't have let the audience sing the whole chorus without him.

pzlyprk said:

Yeah, the whole interlude in the Tokyo version of Rosie scatting "Do Me Baby" while Prince dances largely in silhouette is killer, and Prince's awesome piano solo at the end seals the deal. Best version ever.
And in Madrid, wasn't the "Do Me Baby" part in "Controversy" instead? Good stuff all around.