I am deawing a blank but there was a late night TV show perfomance that Prince did. I wanna say he did "Delirious" as part of the medley of hits he did. I remember that the audience ws really into and it was a high energy performance.

Anyone know what I am talking about?

PRNelson said:

Not surenofnthe show but I know the performance tonwhichnyou refer. He does a medley of songs and dances atop the piano and runs and slides towards the camera man. Very high energy performance. Prob jam of the year tour era.

Ok....sounds like it. I believe it was around that era.

Sounds like Vibe with Sinbad. http://princevault.com/in..._June_1998

Vibe in June 1998?

NotACleverName said:

NotACleverName said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Sounds like Vibe with Sinbad. http://princevault.com/in..._June_1998

Yep, that's it....but for some reason the first two songs are missing. At least I now know what I am looking for. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

Okay here it is: http://uploadstars.com/vi...ANNA94DN4K

DCSEAN28 said:

DCSEAN28 said:

Okay here it is: http://uploadstars.com/vi...ANNA94DN4K

Thanks for posting.

This is the first time I have seen this clip in its entirety.

NotACleverName said:

Prince (Chaka, Larry as special guest...Mayte surprise guest) interview/performance on Vibe (June 8, 1998) w/Sinbad as host: His performance of Delirious was very high energy!

What is the first song named in the medley? Where they sing in the chorus "I've gotta be Free!" I love the music during that performance.

I used to have this tv appearance recorded on VHS videotape, Sinbad is the host,

I believe Prince played Lets' Work + Delirious, 2 excellent songs, and he was on fire

The rest of the performances by Larry + Chaka were not that good.. imo..

( Info: This info is by memory )

[Edited 10/15/17 8:51am]

purplefam99 said:

DCSEAN28 said:

Okay here it is: http://uploadstars.com/vi...ANNA94DN4K

Thank you!!!!! That is my favorite tv late night performance. Did U see him jump off that piano?? I love it and it makes me cringe. Thanks again for posting the link!!!

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PF99, I'm so disappointed in you. You mean to tell me that you didn't have the VCR recording when this was happening?!? I can't tell you how many mornings, days, evenings, and nights I spent during the 80s and 90s breaking my neck and other peoples toes making sure that my three VCRs were always ready just in case the Purple One was on TV. I even left work one day to be sure to catch him on Today or GMA or some morning show. I'm so disappointed that you had the nerve to have a life outside your Prince fandom and not allow every waking moment be dedicated to Prince. Come to think of it, I don't know how the hell I kept my wife all these years being glued to the TV in hopes that the Purple One would appear. I guess it's finally safe for me to unplugg all those VCRs. :^)

DCSEAN28 said:

Performance aside, I do love Mayte's ballerina smile and dagger eyes at Larry, as he blethers on about the whole 'stauros' thing during the interview.

1725topp said:

Interesting to watch this after reading Mayte's book.

rlittler81 said:

Interesting to watch this after reading Mayte's book.

HA! The first thing I did after I read that part was go watch the video again!

purplefam99 said:

1725topp said:

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PF99, I'm so disappointed in you. You mean to tell me that you didn't have the VCR recording when this was happening?!? I can't tell you how many mornings, days, evenings, and nights I spent during the 80s and 90s breaking my neck and other peoples toes making sure that my three VCRs were always ready just in case the Purple One was on TV. I even left work one day to be sure to catch him on Today or GMA or some morning show. I'm so disappointed that you had the nerve to have a life outside your Prince fandom and not allow every waking moment be dedicated to Prince. Come to think of it, I don't know how the hell I kept my wife all these years being glued to the TV in hopes that the Purple One would appear. I guess it's finally safe for me to unplugg all those VCRs. :^)

I know!!!!! Your are fully allowed to be disappointed. Living lightly back then. There was always someone who caught it and I'd go to their place and watch it like a special event. You know "come over I got prince on tape from the other night" man we did some rewinding!!!! The poor vcr heads would squeal!!! Or I would ask my mama to set her vcr, That was always an epic fail!! "Oh baby I didn't quite get it all"

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Oh, yes, don't remind me about those squeaking and squealing VCR heads. Man, how many of those things did I just kill with overuse? Then, there were the VHS tape rewinders that were supposed to save the life of the VCR, but the rewinders often broke the VHS tapes. I think the very first Prince tv appearance I recorded on my own was the 1989 SNL performance of "Electric Chair." But, by then, I was a pro because I had been recording his videos from MTV and BET for a couple of years. While I don't miss the age of the VCR, I had gotten so good that in my main tv room I kept two VCRs connected to the tv at all times so that I could record and then edit. Yeah, again, I'm surprised that I ever met and kept a woman.

1725topp said:

1725topp said:

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Oh, yes, don't remind me about those squeaking and squealing VCR heads. Man, how many of those things did I just kill with overuse? Then, there were the VHS tape rewinders that were supposed to save the life of the VCR, but the rewinders often broke the VHS tapes. I think the very first Prince tv appearance I recorded on my own was the 1989 SNL performance of "Electric Chair." But, by then, I was a pro because I had been recording his videos from MTV and BET for a couple of years. While I don't miss the age of the VCR, I had gotten so good that in my main tv room I kept two VCRs connected to the tv at all times so that I could record and then edit. Yeah, again, I'm surprised that I ever met and kept a woman.

P's 1989 SNL performance of Electric Chair was da bomb!

I just watched it again last week.

purplefam99 said:

1725topp said:

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Oh, yes, don't remind me about those squeaking and squealing VCR heads. Man, how many of those things did I just kill with overuse? Then, there were the VHS tape rewinders that were supposed to save the life of the VCR, but the rewinders often broke the VHS tapes. I think the very first Prince tv appearance I recorded on my own was the 1989 SNL performance of "Electric Chair." But, by then, I was a pro because I had been recording his videos from MTV and BET for a couple of years. While I don't miss the age of the VCR, I had gotten so good that in my main tv room I kept two VCRs connected to the tv at all times so that I could record and then edit. Yeah, again, I'm surprised that I ever met and kept a woman.

That is so funny!!! I would stay up late to catch stuff on Friday Night Videos, Remember that?? Kinda pre mtv. I would be soooooo sleepy and Wake up 1/2 way through the video I wanted to record!!!! Dang it!! Later on my boyfriend had one of those separate tape rewinders, i was kinda like Man that is over kill. He swore they saved the life of your vcr. He was way into movies Even had a laser disc player, Remember those at all? Anyway he had a crazy set Hifi, vcr, laser disc, music, surround sound set up back then I thought it was nuts!!!! Ummmm I married Him.

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Oh, yes, I remember Friday Night Videos because that was right about the time when television stopped going off for the night. Today, young folks don't even know that there was a time when television would sign/go off for the night, usually at midnight. It would be the national anthem and then a tv screen full of snow. Then, unannounced, tv programming lasted until the morning, and, if I'm not mistaken, I was watching Friday Night Videos or Night Tracks with my cousins when we realized, "Damn, it's morning and tv is still on." God, I feel old.

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To show you how lame I was, I had a VHS tape rewinder that was a red corvette. Yes, you would raise the hood, insert the tape, and press rewind. That damn thing ate two or three of my tapes, but, I was such a Prince nerd that I learned how to unscrew the VHS tapes and "tape" them together so that they would still play. Dear God, I was pathetic.

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I definitely remember laser disc, but they were so expensive that when they finally decreased in price DVDs were becoming more popular. So, that's the one medium in which I never purchased Prince art. I have had Prince art on 8-Track, VHS, Beta, album, cassette, CD, DVD, and MP3. I think that's all.

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It seems that your boyfriend was crazy like a fox 'cuase he got his girl!!!

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:

1725topp said:

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Oh, yes, don't remind me about those squeaking and squealing VCR heads. Man, how many of those things did I just kill with overuse? Then, there were the VHS tape rewinders that were supposed to save the life of the VCR, but the rewinders often broke the VHS tapes. I think the very first Prince tv appearance I recorded on my own was the 1989 SNL performance of "Electric Chair." But, by then, I was a pro because I had been recording his videos from MTV and BET for a couple of years. While I don't miss the age of the VCR, I had gotten so good that in my main tv room I kept two VCRs connected to the tv at all times so that I could record and then edit. Yeah, again, I'm surprised that I ever met and kept a woman.

P's 1989 SNL performance of Electric Chair was da bomb!

I just watched it again last week.

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Man, that guitar solo, those dance moves, Michael B bringing the boom, and Patrice Rushen in the band--what a performance!!! When he says, "Right about now, we wanna get everybody clapping they hands if you don't mind," you know it's about the get funky!!!!

i wasn't aware that Sinbad played bass. Saw his show recently and he opened with a band

and did a great DMSR. He just said "i want to start with a little Prince" it was a nice treat.

1725topp said:

purplefam99 said:

1725topp said: That is so funny!!! I would stay up late to catch stuff on Friday Night Videos, Remember that?? Kinda pre mtv. I would be soooooo sleepy and Wake up 1/2 way through the video I wanted to record!!!! Dang it!! Later on my boyfriend had one of those separate tape rewinders, i was kinda like Man that is over kill. He swore they saved the life of your vcr. He was way into movies Even had a laser disc player, Remember those at all? Anyway he had a crazy set Hifi, vcr, laser disc, music, surround sound set up back then I thought it was nuts!!!! Ummmm I married Him.

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Oh, yes, I remember Friday Night Videos because that was right about the time when television stopped going off for the night. Today, young folks don't even know that there was a time when television would sign/go off for the night, usually at midnight. It would be the national anthem and then a tv screen full of snow. Then, unannounced, tv programming lasted until the morning, and, if I'm not mistaken, I was watching Friday Night Videos or Night Tracks with my cousins when we realized, "Damn, it's morning and tv is still on." God, I feel old.

*

To show you how lame I was, I had a VHS tape rewinder that was a red corvette. Yes, you would raise the hood, insert the tape, and press rewind. That damn thing ate two or three of my tapes, but, I was such a Prince nerd that I learned how to unscrew the VHS tapes and "tape" them together so that they would still play. Dear God, I was pathetic.

*

I definitely remember laser disc, but they were so expensive that when they finally decreased in price DVDs were becoming more popular. So, that's the one medium in which I never purchased Prince art. I have had Prince art on 8-Track, VHS, Beta, album, cassette, CD, DVD, and MP3. I think that's all.

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It seems that your boyfriend was crazy like a fox 'cuase he got his girl!!!

Indeed 1725topp to all 4 of your *!!!! love the corvette rewinder!!!