I know it's been done in various ways before, but I'd thought i'd start a new debate.

Best live TV performance.

I know the obvious choices. Here's mine.

Vibe - Let's work, delirious, band jam.

I still watch it all the time. I think the performance, energy, look are faultless. Even Kirk rips it on the skins! I particularly love the massive heel slide across the floor. That shit is hard to do, particularly in front of a live audience. He smashes it.

What about you?

JT x

Yeah, that's a classic one--he enters 100% energized and it doesn't let up for a second. The only thing that could have made it better was if it he had picked up the bass and tore that shit for a few bars before launching into Delirious.

Best? Not sure

But my favorites are:

Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad - American Bandstand

Baby Ima Star - Grammy Awards 1985

The Best Of You - Super Bowl

Purple Rain - Arsenio Hall show

Purple Rain - AMA 1985

Electric Chair - SNL

ItsGonnaBLonely said:

Best? Not sure

But my favorites are:

Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad - American Bandstand

Baby Ima Star - Grammy Awards 1985

The Best Of You - Super Bowl

Purple Rain - Arsenio Hall show

Purple Rain - AMA 1985

Electric Chair - SNL

Yeah, electric chair on SNL is awesome.

I actually really enjoyed the BRITS in 2006 (I think). Made everyone else look shit that night : )

jasontate said:

Yeah, electric chair on SNL is awesome.

I actually really enjoyed the BRITS in 2006 (I think). Made everyone else look shit that night : )

agreed

1987 VMA Sign O' The Times & Play In The Sunshine.

1985 American Music Awards Purple Rain

It's been awhile since I've seen any of his TV peformances, but the two that stand out to me are the American Music Awards in 1995 and "Fury" on SNL from a few years back.

At the AMA show, he debuted a bunch of songs from "Gold" (albeit via lipsynching). The way he was carried out in that bag, sat up, and did a "reverse split" to get up and start dancing still gives me goosebumps. He just oozed confidence throughout the entire performance.

"Fury" from SNL is by far the best version I've ever heard of that song. I wish it sounded more like that on the album. His playing, energy-level, and singing were just amazing. And I love the way he threw the mic down at the end and ran off stage. He knew he had nailed it.

Also just thought of "Dreamer" from The Tonight Show...amazing energy and playing that night was well with the Power Trio....Michael B, Sonny T, and P. I miss that band.

mattmcbr said:

It's been awhile since I've seen any of his TV peformances, but the two that stand out to me are the American Music Awards in 1995 and "Fury" on SNL from a few years back.

At the AMA show, he debuted a bunch of songs from "Gold" (albeit via lipsynching). The way he was carried out in that bag, sat up, and did a "reverse split" to get up and start dancing still gives me goosebumps. He just oozed confidence throughout the entire performance.

"Fury" from SNL is by far the best version I've ever heard of that song. I wish it sounded more like that on the album. His playing, energy-level, and singing were just amazing. And I love the way he threw the mic down at the end and ran off stage. He knew he had nailed it.

Also just thought of "Dreamer" from The Tonight Show...amazing energy and playing that night was well with the Power Trio....Michael B, Sonny T, and P. I miss that band.

I never saw the Gold performance. That sounds cool. I loved it when he hit a slow split like in D&P

Dreamer was pretty good, but I'm like you, I wish he'd work a string of shows with Sonny and Michael again. Those days were awesome!

There are so many great performance...so of my favorites that come to mind are...

Arsenio Hall - Diamonda and Pearls era

Special Olympics Performance!

All the Jay Leno shows

Ellen and Oprah performance

Vibe performance

AMA - Gold Experience era/lifetime award

Super Bowl

SNL - 3121 and Batman era

Gramy 1985

and Prince and Beyonce performance

LONG LIVE PRINCE and the NPG!

Rock N Roll Hall of Fame induction.

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

Best TV performance

Vibe-Let's Work,The One (was there at vibe last show)

Soul Train- Acknowledge Me

NAACP- Satisfied

Arsenio Hall- Cream

Its more just can't remeber lol.

jasontate said:

I know it's been done in various ways before, but I'd thought i'd start a new debate.

Best live TV performance.

I know the obvious choices. Here's mine.

Vibe - Let's work, delirious, band jam.

I still watch it all the time. I think the performance, energy, look are faultless. Even Kirk rips it on the skins! I particularly love the massive heel slide across the floor. That shit is hard to do, particularly in front of a live audience. He smashes it.

What about you?

JT x

Also would like 2 add The Arseneo Hall Show both per4mances & The NAACP Awards 2005. Attended all of them....Prince shows good showmanship & his energy is unmatched..

herb4 said:

Rock N Roll Hall of Fame induction.

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

That was one of his most kick a$$ moments

TikiColadas said:

There are so many great performance...so of my favorites that come to mind are...

Arsenio Hall - Diamonda and Pearls era

Excellent, energetic performance.

starfish and coffee, muppets tonight '97

robertgeorgeakabob said:

starfish and coffee, muppets tonight '97

My daughter loves that one! We sing starfish and coffee every night when we brush teeth

jasontate said:

My daughter loves that one! We sing starfish and coffee every night when we brush teeth

so sweet kids are the cutest

herb4 said:

Rock N Roll Hall of Fame induction.

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"

Good call there, my friend. I was only thinking of specfic Prince performances, but this is without a doubt one of his most kick-ass moments on TV. You could tell he wanted to flex his skills up there with all that other talent...and he did. Someone should have played that for Rolling Stone before they left him completely off their "Top 100 Guitarists of All Time" list...just baffling.

jasontate said:

At the AMA show, he debuted a bunch of songs from "Gold" (albeit via lipsynching). The way he was carried out in that bag, sat up, and did a "reverse split" to get up and start dancing still gives me goosebumps. He just oozed confidence throughout the entire performance.

I never saw the Gold performance. That sounds cool. I loved it when he hit a slow split like in D&P

Dreamer was pretty good, but I'm like you, I wish he'd work a string of shows with Sonny and Michael again. Those days were awesome!

If there's any way you can get your hands (or computer) on a copy, it's well worth it. All I have is an old VHS copy somewhere in a box.

They played the "Purple Medley" beforehand, and a bunch of his regular dancers from that era came out and performed to it. Then, as it winded down, out pops P from nowhere, sits straight up, and splits himself UP to the beginnings of "Billy Jack Bitch." Crazy good.

how soon 'the art of musicology' is forgotten...prince..unplugged.

snl - fury

Soul Train 1994 - Love Sign, The Most Beautiful Girl In the World, Now and Acknowledge Me

AMA 1995 - Eye Hate U, Billy Jack Bitch, 319

and recently I enjoy his performance on Le Grand Journal, specially People Pleaser

Don't forget to vote for the best Prince TV performance on the Peach and Black podcast survey! peachandblack.podbean.com

purplethunder3121 said:

Don't forget to vote for the best Prince TV performance on the Peach and Black podcast survey! peachandblack.podbean.com

Did voting on that survey not end a while back?

TheDigitalGardener said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Don't forget to vote for the best Prince TV performance on the Peach and Black podcast survey! peachandblack.podbean.com

Did voting on that survey not end a while back?

I voted last night, so I gurss not.

purplethunder3121 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

Did voting on that survey not end a while back?

I voted last night, so I gurss not.

Ok.

TheDigitalGardener said:

purplethunder3121 said:

I voted last night, so I gurss not.

Ok.