Swedish band Larz-Kristerz performed Purple Rain on a Swedish tv show last Tuesday. Larz-Kristerz plays music in a genre called "dansband" (literally: dance band) that is popular in Sweden especially among middle-aged and older people. They performed the song with that kind of sound.

I think they made a bad version. Prince's original version has a profound sound. They killed that vibe by using a typical and inappropriate upbeat dansband tempo and the guy sings without passion. The only slightly ok thing is the way the woman - artist Pauline - sings the second verse.

Good or bad, you be the judge:

watch the performance on tv channel svt1's official site:
http://svtplay.se/v/16257...334,1,f,-1

LOL Do ya think the keyboard player wanted to be seen.

Where's the Purple Police?

Yes it's awful, but it just shows that the fundamental underlying structure of Prince's breakthrough crossover hits had a country rock basis, hidden under the linn drums and screams was a very 'white' sound that he knew would attract a new audience (Germans and Scandinavians for example!). Little Red Corvette and Take Me With U come to mind.

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Well, It is nice that a band cares about Prince enough to want to perform, Purple Rain." That's a compliment.

Yeeee-Hawww!!!!
Git along lil' doggie!!!
Do-si-do your partner into the Purple Rain!
Promanade!

Ha.... too funny :

Honky tonk Purple Rain! Well, I think he's kinda country sometimes anyway.

He should have tried out for that country show that Sheila E just won, Gone Country.

I did hear a bluegrass version of Take Me With U once and I really liked it. I'm not a country fan per se (a good song is a good song) but bluegrass moves me for some reason!

Thanks for posting this.

Corny.

Ouchh What Happend There?!

With this tempo you cannot use a lighter safely...

Better get the flamethrower out (may serve more purposes in this case)

Haha snacka om att förstöra låten

* Oh sorry wrote in the wrong language
They really trashed the song haha

diiinnnooo said:

Imponerande att folk som håller på med musik kan förvandla nånting så bra till nånting så dåligt. Lät nästan inte som samma låt.

english translation:
Impressive how people who play music can change something that good into something that bad. Almost didn't sound like the same song.

awesome! check out the keyboard player keeping it real at about 50 secs in!

only in germany.....

even more awesome is the female singer forgetting the words... class
[Edited 7/23/09 8:03am]

peter430044 said:

Ja det var exakt vad jag tänkte, undrar bara vad Prince tycker om den här versionen av Purple Rain, han blir nog inte så imponerad