It just seemed so

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

Congratulations

he was lip-synching

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

Let me guess....Houston 81 or Washington D.C. 81?

^ Or Paris '81.

TheKing662 said:

There are at 4 least circulating video recordings of Prince performing 'Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?' live (not lip-synching) from 1981: New York, Paris, Houston and Washington.

langebleu said:

Damn dawg...where the hell have u been? I was about to do a thread asking "Where The Fuck Is langebleu?"

Around and about: actually not too well, recently, but I'm well on the mend.

Good to see you!

langebleu said:

Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that but I'm glad that you're doing better....

because of hearig it live Ive come to like this song....but the live version especially on the controversy shows is fantastic!

Last night I saw a video from a TV show of him performing why you wanna treat me so bad, not only was he lip synching but the instruments weren't even plugged in! At first I was slightly annoyed by this but then I realised that back then they didn't allow perfomances on TV shows to be live, for whatever reason, so he didn't have a choice. It was a cool performance, but his hair & clothes...

langebleu said:

Good 2 hear.

I always dug after he yells "Bitch" he rips right into "I Feel For You" while soloing over it. Very metal sounding.

SPYZFAN1 said:

also one from whe he played roysten vassey kn 1982.

langebleu said:

I'm glad you're still able to find your way down these seedy streets despite your ill-health, pal

blackguitaristz said:

it was washington d.c. 1981 but man it was awesome he TOTALLY shredded the guitar on that one I wish he allowed more of his videos online

nyse said:

YEP, THAT'S THE ONE!!!!!....I got the "New York" concert downloaded into my ipod...I love to watch it.....so ole skool!!!!

MyNameIsCally said:

Midnight Special?

blackguitaristz said:

Do you remember the actual performance on the Midnight Special? How I love watching that show as a teenager....and then the next day Prince was on American Bandstand....wow.....
[Edited 8/30/09 14:06pm]

Jamzone333 said:

Was Prince on the Midnight Special? If so, what did he perform? I always see the infomercials for that show. It looks like it was cool!

love all the hits on the 1 at the end of the performance...

Jamzone333 said:

Yeah, I mos def do. I remember seeing him on the Midnight Special when it originally aired.

xpertluva said:

Yeah, Prince was on there. He performed I "Wanna Be Your Lover" and "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?". The same two songs he performed on American Bandstand. He just didn't do an interview on The Midnight Special.

Prince was so aloof in his interveiw on ABS
dude hardly said a thing..

nyse said:

really wish he'd go back to that.

^^^
I think he still is...not to that exstent though...

we hardly get 1 interview a year

Jamzone333 said:

You aren't kinding. Its on slam

blackguitaristz said:

I love that these two cowboy looking dudes had to introduce Prince wearing his leopard bikinis and top! Priceless!!!
You know they were backstage like, "What the hell is that thing he's wearing?"

HonestMan13 said:

Yep, when I watched that show again, I can't remember what group that those two dudes were with...it is so hard to believe that Prince's performance on Midnight Special is almost thirty years ago.....