hey, i was wondering,

What was the impact of the PARTYMAN video.the song wasn't really a huge it was it? so what was the worlds reaction to the video? (the steam from the movie and soundtrack would have still been high by this point?)

To me it seems to be the only- or one of few- video where he "really truly tried"...if that makes sense. Its just fun, vibrant, mschieivieieous ( yeah i fucked that word up) and everything a music video should be.

Does anyone remember? I was just a fetus in 1989.

Without a doubt one of his better videos. I wish the song would've been sung in his natural voice.

i remember it well... not the impact you might expect for a video of its quality it was in a regular rotation 4 a time on mtv p was in the news at the time of the movie quite a bit i remember a snl appearance and also his romance with then a-lister kim bassinger... one of my all time favorite videos ... that tune rocked when played loud!

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I remember seeing the extended version of this on Video Music Box here in New York..That was the first time I saw Candy Dulfur...It was the first time I remember seeing prince have a sense of humour..even if it was as the Joker.

urbandynasty said:

I remember seeing the extended version of this on Video Music Box here in New York..That was the first time I saw Candy Dulfur...It was the first time I remember seeing prince have a sense of humour..even if it was as the Joker.

exactly. even that alone- prince being goofy and having a sense of humor- would have made this song and video a huge hit. dont know why it wasnt though. maybe lack of promotion

Nvncible1 said:

urbandynasty said:

I remember seeing the extended version of this on Video Music Box here in New York..That was the first time I saw Candy Dulfur...It was the first time I remember seeing prince have a sense of humour..even if it was as the Joker.

exactly. even that alone- prince being goofy and having a sense of humor- would have made this song and video a huge hit. dont know why it wasnt though. maybe lack of promotion

Probaby because the song wasn't all that. It was basically a 1999 retread, and most people moved on from the whole Batman craze by the time this was released. Plus, they'd already seen the whole half-Joker, half-not image in Batdance.

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It was a fun video, but not the masterpiece everyone says it is. It's a movie tie-in, after all. P's never really been good with videos.

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I think Prince was having a lot of fun with the Batman album, all the video's were great.Plus he got to dress up and wear to much makeup...

Nvncible1 said:

urbandynasty said:

I remember seeing the extended version of this on Video Music Box here in New York..That was the first time I saw Candy Dulfur...It was the first time I remember seeing prince have a sense of humour..even if it was as the Joker.

exactly. even that alone- prince being goofy and having a sense of humor- would have made this song and video a huge hit. dont know why it wasnt though. maybe lack of promotion

Look back at the music popular at the time. Prince was always two steps ahead or behind popular music. In 1989, he was behind it.

Spinlight said:

Nvncible1 said:

exactly. even that alone- prince being goofy and having a sense of humor- would have made this song and video a huge hit. dont know why it wasnt though. maybe lack of promotion

Look back at the music popular at the time. Prince was always two steps ahead or behind popular music. In 1989, he was behind it.

I tend to disagree with you there! Prince was still very popular at that time, coming off the back of the successful Lovesexy tour. Bat dance was very successful and played to death the problem was that the rest of the album in Joe public's eyes sucked. It was when Graffiti Bridge came around he was behind it...in my opinion

The video was great, but the song wasn't a hit. I loved watching the video though. Also really liked the Batdance video. What a great mood MTV had back then!

Joyinrepatition said:

Spinlight said:

Look back at the music popular at the time. Prince was always two steps ahead or behind popular music. In 1989, he was behind it.

I tend to disagree with you there! Prince was still very popular at that time, coming off the back of the successful Lovesexy tour. Bat dance was very successful and played to death the problem was that the rest of the album in Joe public's eyes sucked. It was when Graffiti Bridge came around he was behind it...in my opinion

The Lovesexy tour was not successful, though...

That was the song that got me into Prince. I loved how random it was, not the same-old verse chorus verse etc.

I've been a hardcore fan ever since so that's a big impact on my life

That's one of my all-time favorite Prince videos.

I don't think it had much impact, though. Even as '80s videos go, it was low-budget, low-quality silliness. Great for a Prince video, terrible by any other standard.

Spinlight said:

Joyinrepatition said:

I tend to disagree with you there! Prince was still very popular at that time, coming off the back of the successful Lovesexy tour. Bat dance was very successful and played to death the problem was that the rest of the album in Joe public's eyes sucked. It was when Graffiti Bridge came around he was behind it...in my opinion

The Lovesexy tour was not successful, though...

tosh...

Spinlight said:

Joyinrepatition said:

I tend to disagree with you there! Prince was still very popular at that time, coming off the back of the successful Lovesexy tour. Bat dance was very successful and played to death the problem was that the rest of the album in Joe public's eyes sucked. It was when Graffiti Bridge came around he was behind it...in my opinion

The Lovesexy tour was not successful, though...

depends of where you live...it was huge in Europe

Partyman is his best music video.

robertlove said:

Spinlight said:

The Lovesexy tour was not successful, though...

depends of where you live...it was huge in Europe

Depends on the aspect. Financially it was a disaster either way!

The "Partyman" video made the people realize that the batman album wasn't as good as the overall hype suggested.

It sounds like he's trying too hard on this song. Le Grind, Rock Hard In A Funky Place, Superfunkicalifragisexy, Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic, all leave Partyman in the dust. Just my opinion.

I love the video and the song,but I'm not sure if this was the right choice for the second single.I think "The Future" or "Trust" might have done better.

I think it was a pretty high concept video for Prince, but compared to other artists at the time, it was behind the curve as they were doing this kinda thing 6/7 years previous, so I don't think it made that much of an impact, especially since the song wasn't a big hit. Shame.

SoulAlive said:

I love the video and the song,but I'm not sure if this was the right choice for the second single.I think "The Future" or "Trust" might have done better.

Yeah I think The Future or Electric Chair would've faired better - A darker song in tone with the Gotham City would've been a smarter move IMO. Prince and his second single choices, huh *rolleyes*

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NouveauDance said:

Prince and his second single choices, huh *rolleyes*

More like, Prince and his single choices.

the impact wasn't that big but it was a nice song and the videomix really spiced things up!!! Loved the video!!

A great, fun video that rarely aired here in Canada. It always baffled me that everyone went gaga over Batdance, but let this track slide.

I find it sort of funny that everyone generally agrees that P's videos are terrible. Could this be because we're all still watching them today, out of context? Because back in the 80's, I don't remember Prince's videos being any worse than anyone else's.

I think the video (as well as 'Batdance') is better than most of Prince's 80s videos.Doing songs for that movie must have inspired Prince to step up his game and do some incredible videos.

Shockedelicus said:

It was a fun video, but not the masterpiece everyone says it is. It's a movie tie-in, after all. P's never really been good with videos.

I agree, I thought this video was fun though.

Raspberry Beret

Girls & Boys

Kiss

Mountains

Are his best and really 5 Star videos

SoulAlive said:

I think the video (as well as 'Batdance') is better than most of Prince's 80s videos.Doing songs for that movie must have inspired Prince to step up his game and do some incredible videos.

Argee

Yeah that was one of my favorite Prince videos if not my favorite. The enitre Batman album I still think to this day is one of his best albums. LOVE IT!!!

Love this song AND the video.

The chicks in it are and Candy is just .

One of the few times where he seems legit and not (over)acting.

The live version during the Nude Tour wasnt too bad either!