Thread started 12/04/16 2:10amdeedeebits |
Prince scream Vegas! Does anybody know why Prince yells "Vegas" at the end of some of his song? |
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Reply #1 posted 12/04/16 3:20am
NorthC |
It's a cue for the band to give the song a "big" ending. |
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Reply #2 posted 12/04/16 5:39am
kepurplehunter |
To me when Prince does scream it he's going give your time n moneys worth of all the whole band is gonna have u dancing n singing before all utters a word but in all Acknowledged where's he at n to funk u that's whole time lol... period... URE MINE N ALWAYS WILL B FOREVERMORE.....I LOVE U BABY..
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Reply #3 posted 12/04/16 9:51am
leecaldon 
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NorthC said:
It's a cue for the band to give the song a "big" ending.
Yes, it's a particular call to the band to end the song - is this unique to Prince, or is this cue common? |
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Reply #4 posted 12/04/16 9:56am
TrivialPursuit 
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leecaldon said:
NorthC said:
It's a cue for the band to give the song a "big" ending.
Yes, it's a particular call to the band to end the song - is this unique to Prince, or is this cue common?
It's common. Other artists have done it. I've never heard another artist do "confusion!", but I have heard "Vegas!" plenty.
And to kepurplehunter - that's cute and all, but "Vegas" is standard fare for band leaders sometimes.
Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking. |
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Reply #5 posted 12/04/16 11:05am
Noodled24 |
Sometimes he'd do it as the intro to songs like the "The Jam". "Vegas E" - then into the song.
There is a great example on the Septimo version of Motherless Child. He does it 3 time at the end of the song. I can't tell if it's rehearsed or Prince's way of saying "Nope, again BIGGER". |
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Reply #6 posted 12/04/16 11:10am
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Noodled24 said:
Sometimes he'd do it as the intro to songs like the "The Jam". "Vegas E" - then into the song.
There is a great example on the Septimo version of Motherless Child. He does it 3 time at the end of the song. I can't tell if it's rehearsed or Prince's way of saying "Nope, again BIGGER".
And doesn't he do it on One Nite Alone Live somewhere? I remember back then someone bringing up the "Vegas" call and I feel like it was around that time. But I'm not totally sure about it being on ONAL.
Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking. |
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