"All the men call me Princy, and all the women call me Electric Man"
^I have no idea what this means, but its funny as hell. He said this in a performance of Head on the Parade tour.

"So are you into environmental records, crickets chirpin water rushing, its supposed to make you horny, makes me wanna go the the bathroom"
^ This is from Moviestar of course, actually Moviestar has a wealth of quotables.

..and of course the Come adlibs were classic

It's no wonder there's a puddle there
Holding it in 4 so long
U know U can let it go
It won't be wrong
(Come)
It's just U and me baby


Tonight and 4ever more
(Come)
U should do that baby
Fuck it
On the floor
(Come)

Or better yet, why don't U do it on the chair?
(Come)
U should get that shit started
U can change your underwear
(Come)
Yeah, U can always change your underwear


..and how could I not mention International Lover adlibs...


Good evening. This is your pilot Prince speaking
U r flying aboard the Seduction 747
And this plane is fully equipped with anything your body desires

If 4 any reason there is a loss in cabin pressure
I will automatically drop down 2 apply more
2 activate the flow of excitement
Extinguish all clothing materials and pull my body close 2 yours
Place my lips over your mouth, and kiss, kiss, normally
In the event there is overexcitement
Your seat cushion may be used as a flotation device

We ask that U please observe the "No Letting Go" sign
I anticipate a few turbulence along the way

We r now making our final approach 2 Satisfaction
Please bring your lips, your arms, your hips
Into the upright and locked position
4 landing -- Can U feel it? Can U feel it?
Yeah

these hardly seem to qualify as adlibs, sorry.

friend2001 said:

They're really not adlibs at all. They're funny one liners here and there, but they're totally planned out.

Grouvy Ghoulies. Gong Show.

friend2001 said:

The first one was improvised live on stage. The others were probably planned but to say "What are your favorite preplanned things Prince said in the background on certain songs" would have been too long a thread title...

sro100 said:

That's more like it. BOO!

"Who's the fool singing 'Will'?!? It's WOULD!!"

cracks me up every time

JumpUpOnThe1 said:

I was gonna say that one too....lol I know whoever sung that was embarrassed.

"My name is Andre Crabtree the third, I got more holes than a golf course!"

JumpUpOnThe1 said:

That's THE one!! And doesn't someone say in the background a moment later, 'that's what I thought...'

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i like during the soft very long rehearsal to "God" when he suddenly blows my ears (and spiritual feeling) with instructions to "put the magazine down and play your "bleeping" part"

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"Vegas....in Eeeee..."


I like it cuz I never quite understood. I get the key part...but Why Vegas..?

BobGeorge909 said:

I think this was covered back late last year when he was on French TV and used "Vegas". People got all in a tizzy thinking he was going to return to Vegas for something. "Vegas" is a term in music, I think meaning "take it to the end" or "make it a big ending".

JumpUpOnThe1 said:

LOL when did he say that?!
Wouldn't you just die of mortification?!!

ernestsewell said:

That's how much I gather as well, but why, who started, why the word Vegas and not some other word....maybe cuz it's supposed to be flashy and brilliant...i unno.

knock knock...
who's there?
Joe
Joe mama

SugarnSpice said:

He said this on a live performance of Still Would Stand All Time....as the chorus was being sung, someone kept singing Still "Will" Stand....needless to say, P got pissed.

ernestsewell said:

Yeah, it's that 'ta-daaaaa!' big drawn-out finish. I can't remember right now, but what are the other 'standard' finishes Prince and his bands have used? Vegas is just one of them, right? (Or am I lost in the land of sinaplenty again? )

4 those of u on valium... my name is Prince

'we'll call him Nate..if it's a boy"

"so I put her on the back of my bike and uh..we went riding..."

"ya know what Im talking about?"-Temptation

"that means you too!"-PR

xlr8r said:

Those aren't adlibs. But I always found the Nate line a bit weird. I guess it just fit whatever mood he was in when writing it.

Is there a list somewhere of all the names he's mentioned in songs? It would be an interest look-see.

put the ciggarette down and play your part..GAWD!

"Wendy wants to live forever. Maybe she will."

"We're doin' the show, right? Did I say we'd do the show once today? PSYCHE! Here we go....."

..and for those of you on valium...my name is Prince...thank you good night!

ernestsewell said:

As far as I'm aware, it's not commonly used musical term, but I always just took it to mean, a big glitzy chord, and he's obviously telling them it's an 'E' chord. Prince probably made it up as a direction. I've heard him say Vegas on the C, too.

Hatman said:

I don't believe he made it up. I think the term has been around for quite a while now. Perhaps some have heard it more with Prince than without.

U're so tired mother fuckers !

Prince's ad libs all along the guitar solo on Joy in repetition...

saafiir said:

Exactly what adlibs do you mean in that part?? Cuz I was gonna post "Oh yeah~" on Joy in Repetition live. That's one of my favorites.

inia said:

On the Lp version... all along the solo you can hear prince's ad libs on the back...