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Prince's Biggest Hits?Truth or Dillusional Musician?

Prince always claims at his Concerts that he has sooooo many hits he would be "here" all night if he played them all? Is he lying to us? here is the official List of Prince's biggest hits:

Rank, Title, Hot 100 Peak Year, Position (Weeks Spent at No. 1)
1, "When Doves Cry," 1984, No. 1 (5)*
2, "Kiss," 1986, No. 1 (2)*
3, "Let's Go Crazy," 1984, No. 1 (2)
4, "Cream," 1991, No. 1 (2)**
5, "Batdance," 1989, No. 1 (1)
6, "Raspberry Beret," 1985, No. 2*
7, "U Got the Look," 1987, No. 2
8, "Purple Rain," 1984, No. 2*
9, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," 1994, No. 3
10, "Sign 'O' the Times," 1987, No. 3
11, "Little Red Corvette," 1983, No. 6
12, "Diamonds and Pearls," 1992, No. 3**
13, "Thieves in the Temple," 1990, No. 6
14, "Pop Life," 1985, No. 7*
15, "Delirious," 1983, No. 8
16, "I Would Die 4 U," 1985, No. 8*
17, "7," 1993, No. 7**
18, "Alphabet St.," 1988, No. 8
19, "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man," 1988, No. 10
20, "1999," 1983, No. 12
21, "I Wanna Be Your Lover," 1980, No. 11
22, "Partyman," 1989, No. 18
23, "Gett Off," 1991, No. 21**
24, "Mountains," 1986, No. 23*
25, "Take Me With You," 1985, No. 25***
26, "The Arms of Orion," 1989, No. 36****
27, "Money Don't Matter 2 Night," 1992, No. 23**
28, "I Hate U," 1995, No. 12
29, "LetItGo," 1994, No. 31
30, "America," 1985, No. 46*
31. "The Morning Papers," 1993, No. 44
32. "Anotherloverholenyohead," 1986, No. 63*
33. "Let's Pretend We're Married/Irresistible Bitch," 1984, No. 52*
34. "My Name Is Prince," 1992, No. 36**
35. "Hot Thing," 1988, No. 63
36. "Pink Cashmere," 1993, No. 50
37. "Controversy," 1981, No. 70
38. "Call My Name," 2004, No. 75
39. "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold," 2000, No. 63
40. "New Power Generation," 1990, No. 64

ALMOST 40% of the songs on this list NEVER gets played LIVE! Most that do are in desperate need of new arrangements (the horrific slowed down "lets go crazy" comes to mind). What songs from this list do you feel he should put in the setlist and/or get new arrangements of?

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Reply #1 posted 07/12/15 8:11am

NorthC	Say whatever you want, but that's pretty impressive list and if he were to play all of them live at full length, then his concerts would be 3-4 hours. Like Bruce Springsteen's. So it can be done. And with the exception of # 1, # 26 and # 38-40, I've heared ALL of those songs in concert. [Edited 7/12/15 8:14am]
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You should also include hits that he wrote for other artists

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Reply #3 posted 07/12/15 8:45am

kidmelody2012	NorthC said: Say whatever you want, but that's pretty impressive list and if he were to play all of them live at full length, then his concerts would be 3-4 hours. Like Bruce Springsteen's. So it can be done. And with the exception of # 1, # 26 and # 38-40, I've heared ALL of those songs in concert. [Edited 7/12/15 8:14am] yes but not lately? last 10 years since musicology tour
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kidmelody2012 said:

ALMOST 40% of the songs on this list NEVER gets played LIVE!

That's cos he's got too many hits! :-p

And for me, the latest arrangement of Let's Go Crazy is the best he's done for decades. It's been crying out for a heavy interpretation for so long, rather than a pop song with horns.

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Reply #5 posted 07/12/15 9:16am

kidmelody2012 said:

NorthC said:

Say whatever you want, but that's pretty impressive list and if he were to play all of them live at full length, then his concerts would be 3-4 hours. Like Bruce Springsteen's. So it can be done. And with the exception of # 1, # 26 and # 38-40, I've heared ALL of those songs in concert. [Edited 7/12/15 8:14am]

yes but not lately? last 10 years since musicology tour

You said "never". I admit his set list has gotten predictable, but I'm sure nine out of ten people who go and see him nowadays, aren't interested in an obscure track from the Come album or something like that. If you see The Rolling Stones these days, it is equally predictable. But what a legacy. I know Prince is careless about his legacy, but that's a different discussion. He does have too many hits to put in one concert, you can't deny that.

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Reply #6 posted 07/12/15 10:11am

I'm not sure once you get past about 20 if the rest of the songs are really more relevant than other songs in his catalog. I'd certainly rather hear something like Joy in Repetition over The Greatest Romance.

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Reply #7 posted 07/12/15 10:24am

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Last time (year) song performed as part of live appearance

1. "When Doves Cry" 2015 (sampler set)
2. "Kiss" 2015
3. "Let's Go Crazy" 2015
4. "Cream" 2013
5. "Batdance" 1990
6. "Raspberry Beret" 2014
7. "U Got the Look" 2015
8. "Purple Rain" 2015
9. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" 2015 (sampler set)
10. "Sign 'O' the Times" 2015
11. "Little Red Corvette" 2015
12. "Diamonds and Pearls" 2015 (sampler set)
13. "Thieves in the Temple," 1992
14. "Pop Life" 2015 (sampler set)
15. "Delirious" 2012
16. "I Would Die 4 U" 2015 (sampler set)
17. "7" 2010
18. "Alphabet St." 2014
19. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" 2014
20. "1999" 2015
21. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" 2012

22. "Partyman" 2014
23. "Gett Off" 2001
24. "Mountains" 2015
25. "Take Me With You" 2015
26. "The Arms of Orion" 1993
27. "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" 2007
28. "I Hate U," 1996
29. "LetItGo" 1995
30. "America" 2005
31. "The Morning Papers" 2007
32. "Anotherloverholenyohead" 2011
33. "Let's Pretend We're Married/Irresistible Bitch," 1983/2007 (sampler set)
34. "My Name Is Prince" 1993
35. "Hot Thing" 2015 (sampler set)
36. "Pink Cashmere" 2007
37. "Controversy," 2015
38. "Call My Name" 2004
39. "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" 2000
40. "New Power Generation" -

kidmelody2012: ALMOST 40% of the songs on this list NEVER gets played LIVE!

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Reply #8 posted 07/12/15 4:26pm

I've wondered this too. I haven't watched any Prince tour vids for a while, but didn't The Nude Tour feature him performing mostly full-length hits? The Tokyo one where he's wearing a satin black jacket, I recall "Alphabet St.," "Kiss," and others being performed nearly fully. Maybe I'm wrong. But most of Prince's tours such as 1986 Parade Tour and 1988 Lovesexy Tour are heavier on the musicianship.. I haven't watched many '90s tour videos yet, are those full-length hits?

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Reply #9 posted 07/12/15 7:26pm

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Last time (year) song performed as part of live appearance

1. "When Doves Cry" 2015 (sampler set)
2. "Kiss" 2015
3. "Let's Go Crazy" 2015
4. "Cream" 2013
5. "Batdance" 1990
6. "Raspberry Beret" 2014
7. "U Got the Look" 2015
8. "Purple Rain" 2015
9. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" 2015 (sampler set)
10. "Sign 'O' the Times" 2015
11. "Little Red Corvette" 2015
12. "Diamonds and Pearls" 2015 (sampler set)
13. "Thieves in the Temple," 1992
14. "Pop Life" 2015 (sampler set)
15. "Delirious" 2012
16. "I Would Die 4 U" 2015 (sampler set)
17. "7" 2010
18. "Alphabet St." 2014
19. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" 2014
20. "1999" 2015
21. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" 2012

22. "Partyman" 2014
23. "Gett Off" 2001
24. "Mountains" 2015
25. "Take Me With You" 2015
26. "The Arms of Orion" 1993
27. "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" 2007
28. "I Hate U," 1996
29. "LetItGo" 1995
30. "America" 2005
31. "The Morning Papers" 2007
32. "Anotherloverholenyohead" 2011
33. "Let's Pretend We're Married/Irresistible Bitch," 1983/2007 (sampler set)
34. "My Name Is Prince" 1993
35. "Hot Thing" 2015 (sampler set)
36. "Pink Cashmere" 2007
37. "Controversy," 2015
38. "Call My Name" 2004
39. "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" 2000
40. "New Power Generation" -

kidmelody2012: ALMOST 40% of the songs on this list NEVER gets played LIVE!

I would NEVER include a song that was played in the Sampler Set.

That set is a joke.

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Reply #10 posted 07/13/15 1:41am

leecaldon said:

kidmelody2012 said:

ALMOST 40% of the songs on this list NEVER gets played LIVE!

That's cos he's got too many hits! :-p

And for me, the latest arrangement of Let's Go Crazy is the best he's done for decades. It's been crying out for a heavy interpretation for so long, rather than a pop song with horns.

co-sign, I think it's great. For me, in all honesty, best since the Revolution

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langebleu said:

Last time (year) song performed as part of live appearance

1. "When Doves Cry" 2015 (sampler set)
2. "Kiss" 2015
3. "Let's Go Crazy" 2015
4. "Cream" 2013
5. "Batdance" 1990
6. "Raspberry Beret" 2014
7. "U Got the Look" 2015
8. "Purple Rain" 2015
9. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" 2015 (sampler set)
10. "Sign 'O' the Times" 2015
11. "Little Red Corvette" 2015
12. "Diamonds and Pearls" 2015 (sampler set)
13. "Thieves in the Temple," 1992
14. "Pop Life" 2015 (sampler set)
15. "Delirious" 2012
16. "I Would Die 4 U" 2015 (sampler set)
17. "7" 2010
18. "Alphabet St." 2014
19. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" 2014
20. "1999" 2015
21. "I Wanna Be Your Lover" 2012

22. "Partyman" 2014
23. "Gett Off" 2001
24. "Mountains" 2015
25. "Take Me With You" 2015
26. "The Arms of Orion" 1993
27. "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" 2007
28. "I Hate U," 1996
29. "LetItGo" 1995
30. "America" 2005
31. "The Morning Papers" 2007
32. "Anotherloverholenyohead" 2011
33. "Let's Pretend We're Married/Irresistible Bitch," 1983/2007 (sampler set)
34. "My Name Is Prince" 1993
35. "Hot Thing" 2015 (sampler set)
36. "Pink Cashmere" 2007
37. "Controversy," 2015
38. "Call My Name" 2004
39. "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold" 2000
40. "New Power Generation" -

I would NEVER include a song that was played in the Sampler Set.

That set is a joke.

cruel joke from real musicians

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Reply #12 posted 07/13/15 9:49am

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kidmelody2012 said:

Prince always claims at his Concerts that he has sooooo many hits he would be "here" all night if he played them all? Is he lying to us? here is the official List of Prince's biggest hits:

Rank, Title, Hot 100 Peak Year, Position (Weeks Spent at No. 1)
1, "When Doves Cry," 1984, No. 1 (5)*
2, "Kiss," 1986, No. 1 (2)*
3, "Let's Go Crazy," 1984, No. 1 (2)
4, "Cream," 1991, No. 1 (2)**
5, "Batdance," 1989, No. 1 (1)
6, "Raspberry Beret," 1985, No. 2*
7, "U Got the Look," 1987, No. 2
8, "Purple Rain," 1984, No. 2*
9, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," 1994, No. 3
10, "Sign 'O' the Times," 1987, No. 3
11, "Little Red Corvette," 1983, No. 6
12, "Diamonds and Pearls," 1992, No. 3**
13, "Thieves in the Temple," 1990, No. 6
14, "Pop Life," 1985, No. 7*
15, "Delirious," 1983, No. 8
16, "I Would Die 4 U," 1985, No. 8*
17, "7," 1993, No. 7**
18, "Alphabet St.," 1988, No. 8
19, "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man," 1988, No. 10
20, "1999," 1983, No. 12
21, "I Wanna Be Your Lover," 1980, No. 11
22, "Partyman," 1989, No. 18
23, "Gett Off," 1991, No. 21**
24, "Mountains," 1986, No. 23*
25, "Take Me With You," 1985, No. 25***
26, "The Arms of Orion," 1989, No. 36****
27, "Money Don't Matter 2 Night," 1992, No. 23**
28, "I Hate U," 1995, No. 12
29, "LetItGo," 1994, No. 31
30, "America," 1985, No. 46*
31. "The Morning Papers," 1993, No. 44
32. "Anotherloverholenyohead," 1986, No. 63*
33. "Let's Pretend We're Married/Irresistible Bitch," 1984, No. 52*
34. "My Name Is Prince," 1992, No. 36**
35. "Hot Thing," 1988, No. 63
36. "Pink Cashmere," 1993, No. 50
37. "Controversy," 1981, No. 70
38. "Call My Name," 2004, No. 75
39. "The Greatest Romance Ever Sold," 2000, No. 63
40. "New Power Generation," 1990, No. 64

ALMOST 40% of the songs on this list NEVER gets played LIVE! Most that do are in desperate need of new arrangements (the horrific slowed down "lets go crazy" comes to mind). What songs from this list do you feel he should put in the setlist and/or get new arrangements of?

The concert would be 5 or 6 hours long and no one is going to pay
Big money to sit at a 6 hour concert and listen to songs they are not familiar with He really does have too many songs so he narrowed it down to the most popular You know it is caLed show business no good business sense no show. How many times has this been discussed on this board? Trust me if people don't like the set list they will stop going to shows but is doubtful since I do not see other legacy artist suffering low tickets.

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Reply #13 posted 07/13/15 9:59am

RodeoSchro	Truth.
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kidmelody2012	RodeoSchro said: Truth. no period needed
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Reply #15 posted 07/14/15 12:51pm

Noodled24	callimnate said: I would NEVER include a song that was played in the Sampler Set. That set is a joke. Prince has a couple of hits I'd never want to hear outside of the sampler set. "Kiss", "Cream". Without exception these are horrible live. The sampler set was the best thing to happen to these kind of songs. The live medleys had become a bit too vegas sounding.
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Reply #16 posted 07/14/15 6:54pm

derrick31	Prince also has other hits that didnt chart well, but overtime have become more popular than songs that charted. Songs like Erotic City, How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore, Adore, and If I Was Your Girlfriend just to name a few. Prince has a lot of hits!!!
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kidmelody2012	derrick31 said: Prince also has other hits that didnt chart well, but overtime have become more popular than songs that charted. Songs like Erotic City, How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore, Adore, and If I Was Your Girlfriend just to name a few. Prince has a lot of hits!!! define "hit"
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Reply #18 posted 07/14/15 8:44pm

kidmelody2012 said:

derrick31 said:

Prince also has other hits that didnt chart well, but overtime have become more popular than songs that charted. Songs like Erotic City, How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore, Adore, and If I Was Your Girlfriend just to name a few. Prince has a lot of hits!!!

define "hit"

I think the term hit can have multiple meanings. In terms of Prince's catalog a hit can be those singles that charted well, songs that are well known by the general public, or songs that are well liked by most of his general fan base.
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leecaldon said:

kidmelody2012 said:

ALMOST 40% of the songs on this list NEVER gets played LIVE!

That's cos he's got too many hits! :-p

And for me, the latest arrangement of Let's Go Crazy is the best he's done for decades. It's been crying out for a heavy interpretation for so long, rather than a pop song with horns.

Totally agree. It's a great version which works well live. Better than that 'go go go,go go go' crap that he played for sooooo long. He should have opened PlectrumElectrum with this. If he added Screwdriver, Rock & Roll Love Affair & something like HardRockLover instead of crap like Boytrouble it would've been a fantastic album!!

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Reply #20 posted 07/15/15 11:08am

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I'm among those who'd rather have Prince focus his shows on the latest albums and rarities from his past catalogue and only play a few hits every concert. Prince said in an interview that it wouldn't work but it did seem to work pretty well in 2002, so well in fact that he released no less than four albums from that tour.

A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/

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Reply #21 posted 07/15/15 5:40pm

the title of this thread should be truth or dilusional fan.

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are you really so simple minded that you take everything said onstage to be the literal truth?

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Reply #22 posted 07/15/15 6:07pm

kidmelody2012	savagedreams said: the title of this thread should be truth or dilusional fan. . are you really so simple minded that you take everything said onstage to be the literal truth? [Edited 7/15/15 17:41pm] No everyone on prince.org tells me in pm that I'm brilliant so never simple minded
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Reply #23 posted 07/16/15 6:50am

kidmelody2012 said:

derrick31 said:
Prince also has other hits that didnt chart well, but overtime have become more popular than songs that charted. Songs like Erotic City, How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore, Adore, and If I Was Your Girlfriend just to name a few. Prince has a lot of hits!!!

define "hit"

"Sexy MF" was an international hit, but it's not on your list, but you've included songs like "Call My Name"

Equally songs like "The Beautiful Ones", "Gold" "Betcha By Golly" "The Holy River", "Sexy Dancer" "Let's Work".

It's your thread... are you talking about top 10 hits, top 20 hits, top 40? Or "hit" as in songs the general public are likely to know? or "hits" among fans?

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Reply #24 posted 07/16/15 7:57am

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kidmelody2012 said:

savagedreams said:

the title of this thread should be truth or dilusional fan.

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are you really so simple minded that you take everything said onstage to be the literal truth?

[Edited 7/15/15 17:41pm]

No everyone on prince.org tells me in pm that I'm brilliant so never simple minded

I think Savagedreams is unaware that you are the best musician on the org.

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Reply #25 posted 07/16/15 10:40pm

kidmelody2012	SanMartin said: kidmelody2012 said: No everyone on prince.org tells me in pm that I'm brilliant so never simple minded I think Savagedreams is unaware that you are the best musician on the org. oh trust me his azz know im a beast
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