I was watching the DVD of the 9-11 Tribute Concert, watching Paul McCartney due horrendous vocals on a song he penned for the tribute called 'Freedom', and I started thinking to myself, "Prince really should have performed 'Free' on the piano at this show." With all the emotions that the concert conjures up just seeing the NYPD fireman huddle on the stage together and the kids who no longer have fathers because their dad was a hero that day, I think it would have such a beautiful moment

What song would you have liked to see Prince perform at the 9-11 Benefit concert?? Or would you have liked to see him write a song for the show?

-phunk

Hmmm...well, even though 'Purple rain' isn't really lyrically relevant. It does have a kind of healing quality and it is universally known.

The last song on disc two of the "Are You Gonna Go My Way" boot...no that´s evil. Sorry!

I think "The Love We Make" or "The Cross" would have been great.

Still Would Stand All Time.

still would stand all time, love we make, last december, love thy will be done, play in the sunshine, the cross, sign of the times.

I am glad rince didn't perform, that benefit concert was absurd...

Head

'My Name Is Prince, And I Am Funky'

Why was that concert necessary... why were the lives of those lost in the Twin Towers considered more valuable than those of any victims of war... I don't see anyone having benefit concerts for the children of Palestine!

Chasing said:

err...this is a weird comment to me. The fact that some organization (or group of individuals..??) funded a benifit concert for the victims of 9/11 doesn't suggest (to me) in any way that they were more important than any other victims of anything else. why would you even think that? Why was it necessary? it was obviously thought of as necessary to who ever it was that organized it, or they wouldn't have done it, maybe someone or a large group of someones were personally affected by 9/11 to the point where they thought they could do some good by raising money for the kids? is that a bad thing?
I wish someone would have a benifit concert for the children of palestine, but no one is preventing that from happening...

Chasing said:

I hear you, but the difference is that the 9/11 attack not only killed Americans, but occurred on US soil. That hasn't happened in sixty years. Thousands of Americans dying violently in a terrorist attack in the middle of New York City doesn't happen every day. People getting killed in Palestine happens every day. Don't jump on my fucking back, either: I'm not trivializing it. But that's why everybody decided a concert was in order. That's how we do things in the US: you only know it matters if there's a concert or a reality show about it.

BTW, it's totally obvious what song Prince should have performed: "Come." You should do that baby. Because if we can't come, then haven't the terrorists truly won?

BTW, it's totally obvious what song Prince should have performed: "Come." You should do that baby. Because if we can't come, then haven't the terrorists truly won? [/quote]


LMFAO.

That's how we do things in the US: you only know it matters if there's a concert or a reality show about it.

Yeah...and that's probably the saddest reality of them all.

I am confused, don't know which concert you are talking about. Was it the one hosted by Oprah Winfrey ? Because in that one, Bette Middler gave a very powerful performance that really moved me and I really liked.

Prince should have played Man O' War:) And Avalanche woulda gone down really well too!

Chasing said:

Chasing, you obviously got some serious baggage. Why was the concert necessary?? Did you see the concert? It was a beautifully orchestrated, theraeutic way of dealing with something the United States has never experienced--a terrorist act on its own soil. We don't throw benefit concerts for the children of Palestine because we don't support terrorist groups like the Hamas who blow-up civilian busses on a daily basis. The USA doesn't support terrorist groups that brainwash suicide bombers into thinking their sacrifice of themselves and 30 innocent civilians is going to lead them to a higher ground. If a USA group claimed responsibility for committing a terrorist attack, they'd be apprehended and thrown in jail the next day. But that doesn't happen with the people of Palestine. Their terrorist groups seem to take pride for their attacks--and no one polices them. So watch the 9-11 benefit concert, feel the emotions and pride of the firemen who risked their lives to SAVE other lives, and maybe you might realize why we cared so much to do a benefit concert, and why today thousands of families are grateful and thankful that something of that magnitude could be arranged on such short notice. And I still think it's a shame Prince didn't perform "Free" because it would have brought the whole house to tears of happiness, pain, joy, etc.

-phunk

Phunk said:

Umm. Actually, we do.

Helllooo? ISRAEL?

I was thinking about this topic yesterday













FREE

if he was there i thought money dont matter 2night would have been the 1n 2 do 4 this lyric: hey now maybe we could find a good reason 2 send a child off 2 war...so what if we're controllin all the oil is it worth a child dyin 4...(is it worth it?) if long life is what we all live 4 then long life shall come 2 pass...wooo oooh oooh oohh but anything is betta than the picture of a child in a cloud of gas...

Free.

Phunk said:

I think he should have sung Sometimes It Snows In April

Phunk said:

I think he should have sung Sometimes It Snows In April

Free

Shorty said:

We could spend all day comparing what tragedy is worse, but 911 was a horrible, HORRIBLE event. Not because of two big buildings that fell, but because of the several thousand people that died that day. If a few musicians want to get on TV and raise a little money to help, so be it.

"Free" comes to mind.

He could have performed on the piano:
- Comeback;
- Still would stand all time;
- the love we make
- last december.

P could have done many, but I thought Stevies "Loves in need of love today' was perfect.

a cover of 'It's raining men'?



No I know ..don't slap me..it was a bad joke.



...but these days I prefer 2 listen 2 Bowie's 'I'm afraid of americans'



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