Great video. Good job!

TheFreakerFantastic said:

Ugh! It's dreadful and corny! He would never have approved something like this. It seems the estate and WB are doing their best to ruin his legacy and sense of cool!

https://twitter.com/armandserrano/status/723404458307153920

I think it is so cute and I like the animation! It would be also cool to see a live performance of this also.

It's feckin' brilliant. Pure cheese. Made my day. And a fantastic song. Loved all the output at that time. He was so proliffic at tht stage. A machine. Love and respect. Love the man. Love the music. Love. Was probably in love with him too. Amazing.

OperatingThetan said:

LINK: https://youtu.be/HaphX02vY6k The official video for Prince's 'Holly Rock' will premiere at 12pm (CT) on Thursday, July 25. The new animated video was created by Electric Light Studios and co-produced by The Prince Estate and Warner Records. https://mobile.twitter.co...0314019847 [Side note: At 12pm CT tomorrow, the official video for the second single from #PrinceOriginals, "Holly Rock," will premiere on @YouTube - luv4u] .

Perhaps one of my least favorite songs on Originals, but it made an enjoyable video that is getting a fair amount of exposure.

what a steaming pile...

I like the video. It remind's me of Peter, Bjørn & John's 'Young Folks.' More importantly my kids liked it and it's this sort of stuff that's going to get them interested in Prince.

Talking of my kids listening to 'Holly Rock' the first time my 6 year old heard it she immediately shouted to me 'Dad, that sounds like 'Beep beep I'm a sheep!'

I had no idea what she was talking about so I you tubed said song and by Joe she was right. It's alarmingly similar! Beep beep is by all accounts hugely popular with the kids - it's there with Raining Tacos and that Baby Shark thing.

The Estate should either sue immiediately (which would be good as Beep Beep is intensely annoying) or use it's similarity to get the kids on board with Prince. They may want to remove the 'Bullshittin' line first that prevents my kids anyway from hearing the whole song....

If they do sue and win, remember where they read it first....

https://www.youtube.com/w...Zlfbep2LdU

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I love this song...it's one of those Prince songs that you really have to listen to on headphones, though to get the full experience.

Some of the stuff that goes on deep in the back of the mix is crazy...there are some guitar solos on this song that rival his best guitar stuff but you can just barely make it out...quite infuriating, really!

The video is very nice, I like that they did something different for a change...got pretty tired of that rehearsal footage.

I say: Keep it coming, right now it feels good to be a Prince fan.

I don't love the song, it's "ok", but I like the video. It gives it a color and flavor. It adds charm.But most of all, it adds a nice tinge of Prince and his style. And also I finally know what the lyrics say lol. I honestly never even cared what he was singing about other than it was the name of the track.

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I enjoyed this animated video, although it is somewhat simple and the likeliness with Prince could have been better. I wouldn't mind more of these animated Prince videos in the future.

It's cool. I like the female swaying from side to side.

I may have been a bit slow here, but has anyone else noticed the connections between Holly Rock and the Dream Factory LP?

The opening ad libs in the song 'Dream Factory' are "Holly Rock ain't all it seems. Don't get too serious, it's just a dream"

And then there was the interlude 'Nevaeh Ni Ecalp A' which includes the line "Welcome to Holly Rock. You are just in time. Got any dreams you ain using?"

FunkyStrange said:

what a steaming pile...

I feel the same way. Unwatchable. I had to walk away, it was embarassingly childish. Like my 16 year old did it for a high school project...

Just hard to watch. Not worthy of a song that is not worthy to be picked for a video above so many others. Hoping it gets better.

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sulls said:

It's cool. I like the female swaying from side to side.

That's the only thing the budget allowed her to do.

VaultCurator said:

feeluupp said:

feeluupp said:

Miitch said:

feeluupp said:

Yes I am a troll, the biggest troll on this site, my goal is to destroy Prince.

Then you went and picked a fight with the wrong gang.

You know what sarcasim is?

AvocadosMax said:

rdhull said:

feeluupp said:

Zannaloaf said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

Ugh! It's dreadful and corny! He would never have approved something like this. It seems the estate and WB are doing their best to ruin his legacy and sense of cool!

https://twitter.com/armandserrano/status/723404458307153920

Yes, exactly, that was never released, meaning he didn't approve it!!!

Rev said:

Miitch said:

rdhull said:

Michael Clouds8 minutes ago

Animator: “so which era of Prince do you want included in this video?” Estate: “YES”

lol..but I like the different era's approach though.

The styles are all from the 90s though aren't they? I might be wrong, but it feels like the purple rain era.

Yes, it's literally one 1999 style and the rest are all from Purple Rain.

To me the video looks cheap and tacky, BUT Prince wasn't above looking tacky with the Alphabet Street video, the Graffiti Bridge film, the 20Ten cover art etc.. So, whilst I don't like the video, I don't disapprove of it because it's the kind of thing I can fondly imagine Prince having commissioned.

The song's fun. Never heard it before (I'm trying to really get familiar with some of the stuff I've paid less attention to over the years before moving on to newer releases; right now I'm listening to The Slaughterhouse). Holly Rock is probably the best example of Prince being the main inspiration behind Uptown Funk, and I'm sure I'm not the first person to say that.

I really like the video and the concept. Would love to see more like this. I think Prince would have loved it.