I like this one!

Picture it: 1989, and everything....

Ahem. Seriously, my mom had bought the Batman movie that year on vhs tape, and we watched it on family movie night. I LOVED that movie, and the soundtrack, so I bugged my mom to get me the tape, which she did without batting an eye. I was all of 13, so /technically/ she shouldn't have according to Tammy Faye Baker, but, well, mom wasn't too fussed about it. Of course, I knew who Prince was, and had heard various songs of his on the radio, but that was my first album of his that I remember owning, and I wore it right out. I believe there was this mashup of Batdance, Terence Trent D'arby's Sign Your Name, and something else, just snippets on a loop. My brother and I drove my mom crazy with that.

I'd watch the videos on some random video channel that showed up sometimes, and especially loved the Batdance and Partyman videos. I'd try -- and FAIL HILARIOUSLY -- to do the steps and whatnot. Those videos were my absolute favorite, because who the hell doesn't love all that awesome costuming and stuff that was going on there. And oh, I wanted to learn to play the guitar like he did in Batdance. Never did, though, cause I couldn't afford an electric guitar. But still, dude was like Jimi Hendrix for me.

Fun times, tho, real fun times.

PurpleYoda3121 said:

On the subject of videos, the Computer Blue scene in Purple Rain is by far my most played. I would watch it and listen to the song in my bedroom and do the dance moves and air guitar along with it. And him, Brown Mark, and Wendy are all so hot in it. To this day it's still my favorite song!

Im just going to take the words from my Profile and drop them here...

WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY ABOUT PRINCE ?

He boggles my mind every time.

Sheer genius in such a beautiful package.

You can read the lyrics in their glorious poetry,

and you can listen to just the music and be completely swept away.

They don't even need each other.

Put them together and you have an absolute volcano of gorgeousness.

In addition to the amazing voice that has no bounds high or low,

the astounding things he can do with a guitar or piano or countless other instruments,

the expression he puts into his performance,

and the ability to flawlessly conduct his band as he performs.

A combination clearly made in heaven

TY so much for this thread ... this is soooo needed

I will come back as soon as I found out where to start ... there is so much about prince that makes me happy ... I could easily write a book about it ...

PurpleYoda3121 said:

On the subject of videos, the Computer Blue scene in Purple Rain is by far my most played. I would watch it and listen to the song in my bedroom and do the dance moves and air guitar along with it. And him, Brown Mark, and Wendy are all so hot in it. To this day it's still my favorite song!

mdmeridius said:

PurpleYoda3121 said:

On the subject of videos, the Computer Blue scene in Purple Rain is by far my most played. I would watch it and listen to the song in my bedroom and do the dance moves and air guitar along with it. And him, Brown Mark, and Wendy are all so hot in it. To this day it's still my favorite song!

Yes! I love computer blue. I'm so excited for the Hallway Speech version.

Me too! Hearing that in (hopefully) great quality is what I'm most excited about with PR Deluxe.

mdmeridius said:

I remember first getting into Prince a year ago. When he had died, my parents, who were casual fans, got out all of his old albums and bought some hits collections and started playing them in the car. On the day after he died, I got in the car to go to school and The Very Best of Prince started playing. My dad was bopping along to the songs while I just ignored them and went on my phone thinking meh. Old music. Boy was I wrong. Track 4 came on. I instantly put my phone down and actually started listening to this amazing intro solo which kicked off one of my favourite songs to this day: When Doves Cry. The rest, as they say, is history.

Bless...I just checked your profile...

Knowing that you are 16 and are getting into the Purple Train makes me SO HaPPY..

THe deeper you delve into his catalogue the deeper you will want to go,

and eventually you will find that most other music that you hear from now on will not satisfy you the way the Prince Music does..

I really do believe it changes us right donw to our DNA

and in a really GOOD way...

Have you gotten into Violet the Organ Grinder and Gett Off yet ?

Lovejunky said:

filthycute08 said:

It was January 26, 1980 and Prince appeared on American Bandstand, and that was it for me! I was totally and hopelessly in LOVE with him!! I was a young teenager. I heard his music prior to that, but really didn't know who he was, so seeing him on AB helped me make the connection. I just fell in love with his music and his style. He was so different and unique and not afraid to show the world who he was. He was a natural talent and the amount of energy and sex-appeal he had; the way he moved and danced across the stage--was like something from another planet; something I had never seen before--oh, and the music!!

PRN1000 said:

Those videos are amazing, a bunch of batmen dancing in synchronicity it gets me everytime.

My favorite was when he crawled through the legs of all those Stepford Vicki Vales. Cracked me up.

mdmeridius said:

I remember first getting into Prince a year ago. When he had died, my parents, who were casual fans, got out all of his old albums and bought some hits collections and started playing them in the car. On the day after he died, I got in the car to go to school and The Very Best of Prince started playing. My dad was bopping along to the songs while I just ignored them and went on my phone thinking meh. Old music. Boy was I wrong. Track 4 came on. I instantly put my phone down and actually started listening to this amazing intro solo which kicked off one of my favourite songs to this day: When Doves Cry. The rest, as they say, is history.

Dude the best about Prince is that even if you´re a long time fan you will still be discovering or re-discovering stuff. Songs you somehow left behind / didn´t remember you had / didn´t say anything to you at first and later... bam! Last year I re-discovered Witness 4 the Prosecution and this year Hallucination Rain (on NPG´s Exodus). Enjoy the ride!

1991. Gett Off was the beginning of my obsession with Paisley Park. The guitar solo in the middle of the funk driven melody and harmonies was such a contrast,in a great way,I was blown away.