FUNKNROLL said:

Lovejunky said:

LOL..

IO wrote virtually the same when I saw this Posted on facebook a couple of days ago...

That Floral SHirt and matching tie tho...

That shirt looks like a couch on an episode of "Golden Girls". I cringed at some of those dance moves. Still scratch my head at seeing him with his butt backed up and thrusting through the other dancer's groin, but he wouldn't sing "Bad" with Michael Jackson? Not homophobic - just confounded.

I don't think the lyric, 'Your butt is mine' necessarily had homosexual connotations which worried Prince - it was more the suggestion that 'I (MJ) own you / am better than you'. No way would Prince have allowed THAT to be the inference!

Thanks Latin! how adorable did he look in that jumper and matching scarf wrapped around his head!

It was sad seeing Rosie Gaines though with all that"s going on with her...

is there anyway to watch it if ur not on facebook?

wavesofbliss said:

FUNKNROLL said:

Lovejunky said:

LOL..

IO wrote virtually the same when I saw this Posted on facebook a couple of days ago...

That Floral SHirt and matching tie tho...

That shirt looks like a couch on an episode of "Golden Girls". I cringed at some of those dance moves. Still scratch my head at seeing him with his butt backed up and thrusting through the other dancer's groin, but he wouldn't sing "Bad" with Michael Jackson? Not homophobic - just confounded.

He wore more couch prints during the Purple Rain tour!

PeteSilas said:

Latin said:

That particular dance move was one of the highlights of that era for many that appreciated Prince's bold form of gender binary expression that challenged what was/is considered to be "social norms".

i'm sure it was but for some of us who always rooted for prince, and realizing that many people didn't like him, not just because of the homophobia but also because he was "strange", any of those people who might have been swayed by the rest of the performance, which was brilliant as usual, had to be going "oh goddamn, change the channel". Personally, i didn't care, i just knew it wouldn't help his cause. Didn't seem to hurt his sales though, it was his best selling album since PR i think. Also, i never heard a mention about that move, in those days the internet didn't exist for people to gossip and most people that you ran across really didn't care one way or the other or even watch.

That dance move, coupled with the infamous yellow "butt-out" outfit, had me groaning for the same reason.

I didn't personally care or find them offensive, but it was just more ammunition for those who were looking for reasons to not like him.

I just rolled my eyes at the TV when those incidents happened.

Very nice

Dibblekins said:

FUNKNROLL said:

Lovejunky said: That shirt looks like a couch on an episode of "Golden Girls". I cringed at some of those dance moves. Still scratch my head at seeing him with his butt backed up and thrusting through the other dancer's groin, but he wouldn't sing "Bad" with Michael Jackson? Not homophobic - just confounded.

I don't think the lyric, 'Your butt is mine' necessarily had homosexual connotations which worried Prince - it was more the suggestion that 'I (MJ) own you / am better than you'. No way would Prince have allowed THAT to be the inference!

Prince also didn't want to play the villain role to Michael's good guy role. I don't think he ever perceived of himself as an antagonist to anyone and was probably a bit insulted that Michael did.

Great clip. The D & P era really showed Prince could do full on choreographed dance routines as good as or better than anyone else at that time.

LBrent said:

PeteSilas said:

i'm sure it was but for some of us who always rooted for prince, and realizing that many people didn't like him, not just because of the homophobia but also because he was "strange", any of those people who might have been swayed by the rest of the performance, which was brilliant as usual, had to be going "oh goddamn, change the channel". Personally, i didn't care, i just knew it wouldn't help his cause. Didn't seem to hurt his sales though, it was his best selling album since PR i think. Also, i never heard a mention about that move, in those days the internet didn't exist for people to gossip and most people that you ran across really didn't care one way or the other or even watch.

That dance move, coupled with the infamous yellow "butt-out" outfit, had me groaning for the same reason.

I didn't personally care or find them offensive, but it was just more ammunition for those who were looking for reasons to not like him.

I just rolled my eyes at the TV when those incidents happened.

Hahaha! More fool them - I wasn't a huge P fan at the time (although D&P was the first of his albums I actually bought) - but even I thought he had one helluva nice arse and was more than happy to see it 'cheekily' showing its perky little face!

lrn36 said:

Dibblekins said:

I don't think the lyric, 'Your butt is mine' necessarily had homosexual connotations which worried Prince - it was more the suggestion that 'I (MJ) own you / am better than you'. No way would Prince have allowed THAT to be the inference!

Prince also didn't want to play the villain role to Michael's good guy role. I don't think he ever perceived of himself as an antagonist to anyone and was probably a bit insulted that Michael did.

Great clip. The D & P era really showed Prince could do full on choreographed dance routines as good as or better than anyone else at that time.

I'm so glad that P never fell into that...or any of the other crap the media was trying to market him as, geared towards teenyboppers.

Remember the way the media kept paing Donny Osmond with the other guy at awards shows? Holding the lil Rodney Allen Rippy and such? Like they were Black and White twins?

So cringeworthy.

If P had allowed it, that would've been his fate in the media...But I think that was all waaay too corny for Baby Boy, but also P had his mind on far more edgy and interesting things.

I'm so glad.

The beginning seems like some unreleased rehearsal footage of Strollin'? Daddy Pop is cool and all, but i'd much rather would like to have some more of that jazzy Levi guitar solo...

He's like a little ball of energy!

Purplestar88 said:

BillieBalloon said:

Purplestar88 said:

He's like a little ball of energy!

Yeah..hes sweating too..he looks all shiny..in some parts. Those shirtless hefty game Boyz make him look even more tiny.

Prince dont sweat..

He "GLitters"

Lovejunky said:

Lovejunky said:

BillieBalloon said:

Purplestar88 said: Yeah..hes sweating too..he looks all shiny..in some parts. Those shirtless hefty game Boyz make him look even more tiny.

Prince dont sweat..

He "GLitters"

Perfect!!

Latin said:

wavesofbliss said:

is there anyway to watch it if ur not on facebook?

You don't need to be on Facebook to watch the video. It is accessible on the link at the beginning of the thread. Check it out.

It says you have to log in for me when you click the video.

ufoclub said:

Prince and his entire crew grew up wishing they could be where MJ was at

and MJ was already a legend by the time Prince released his debut album.

How does Prince have the edge over the biggest selling and most loved musical artist ever?

68686 said:

Wow amazing!! Prince definitely has the edge over Michael Jackson. There are so many dimensions of Prince genius going on here in this treasure people recognize that there really is no battle. I feel the whole "Nothing Can Stop" campaign in fullest effect here.

MD431Madcat said:

Prince and his entire crew grew up wishing they could be where MJ was at

and MJ was already a legend by the time Prince released his debut album.

How does Prince have the edge over the biggest selling and most loved musical artist ever?

68686 said:

Wow amazing!! Prince definitely has the edge over Michael Jackson. There are so many dimensions of Prince genius going on here in this treasure people recognize that there really is no battle. I feel the whole "Nothing Can Stop" campaign in fullest effect here.

Whoa, you are on a Prince Forum. Here, Prince is the most loved musical artist ever. [Snip - luv4u]

NouveauDance said:

Yea - is there anyway to watch without Facebook???? Not a fan of Facebook and I don't want to have to join up

PennyPurple said:

MD431Madcat said:

Prince and his entire crew grew up wishing they could be where MJ was at

and MJ was already a legend by the time Prince released his debut album.

How does Prince have the edge over the biggest selling and most loved musical artist ever?

Whoa, you are on a Prince Forum. Here, Prince is the most loved musical artist ever. [Snip - luv4u]

Literally all you can ever mention is sales. Most loved? Thats up for debate.

Latin said:

NouveauDance said:

It says you have to log in for me when you click the video.

Wow. That's odd because it's working for me without logging in. Sorry about that.

No problem, thanks for the heads up.

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SchlomoThaHomo said:

I wonder if this was filmed for that unreleased tour documentary he had made around that time for POV Films. Seems like rehearsal footage spliced together. We saw a bit of this in the Omnibus documentary. Very cool to see the whole thing. I loved seeing it on Arsenio back in the day, too. I remember reading that the actual Daddy Pop video was filmed in LA and featured trampolines.

trampolines. Would have been better than the roller skates in Gangster Glam.

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Yes, I remember seeing a very short clip in the Omnibus documentary.

dodger said:

SchlomoThaHomo said:

I wonder if this was filmed for that unreleased tour documentary he had made around that time for POV Films. Seems like rehearsal footage spliced together. We saw a bit of this in the Omnibus documentary. Very cool to see the whole thing. I loved seeing it on Arsenio back in the day, too. I remember reading that the actual Daddy Pop video was filmed in LA and featured trampolines.

trampolines. Would have been better than the roller skates in Gangster Glam.

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Yes, I remember seeing a very short clip in the Omnibus documentary.

Actually this clip does feature trampolines. Notice the high jump at the beginning.

Who's You?

beautyunaffected said:

PennyPurple said:

Whoa, you are on a Prince Forum. Here, Prince is the most loved musical artist ever. [Snip - luv4u]

Literally all you can ever mention is sales. Most loved? Thats up for debate.

Thanks so much Latin ! Once again - a glimpse of an amazing dedicated performer - makes me ever the more proud to be one of the Family ! Ya know, not ONE of my friends gets the Man, the Music or the FUNK!!!! - Thanks to the Org for what I need to feed my mind (and soul) (been a lurker for many years)