I was looking at my tape of a HALL & oates tv request show
that aired months ago (which was great) and they did a cool
4 or 5 song set that was unplugged...

which got me to wondering if prince ever did an entire 2
hour 'unplugged show" and U could call in and request songs
for him to do what songs would you CHOse?

also as a secondly question: in an acoustic environment
which musicians would you want him to do this special
unplugged concert with?

i'm still working on my setlist (its gonna take a while)
but i will give you my "wish list" of musicians to play
with P on this show...

acoustic pianos: fink & lisa
standup bass:rhonda
drums: john blackwell
trap drums: sheila e (naturally)
acoustic guitars:wendy,prince,levi & jesse
backing vocals:rosie.marva king
(on the blues and jazz songs...lisa & wendy folk-rock stuff)

sax:eric leeds
trumpet:atlanta bliss

(i'm looking for a hybrid musical style of jazz,acoustic
blues,folk-rock...the people i chose fit unplug format
perfectly to me...)

its gonna take a while to chose the setlist!
so you guys wanna go first?

youngca...if U saw H & O,or clapton,e-badu,l-hill's unplug
shows you'll dig this thread!

I'd love Prince to perform 'when doves cry' at his piano, backed with a string quartet. In aintimate setting that would bring a tear to my eye.

Mountains, ATWIAD, New Position

There a lot that I would like to hear, but I would want Power Fantastic for sure!

Her are some others:

Paisley Park
Sometimes It Smows In April
The Beautiful Ones

I give up...there just too many!

Musicians:
Drums Michael Bland
Bass Rhonda Smith
Percussion Kirky j
Keys Prince
Guitar Mike Scott

WAIT UNTIL GLASTONBURY 2004. EXTENSIVELY TELEVISED AND HE IS CONFIRMED.

pm1 said:

HE IS NOT CONFIRMED! They don't confirm any act until well after the licence has been granted.

SquirrelMeat said:

michael eavis confirmed it himself yesterday.

and mind your tone!

Here's some songs i'd request for the special Prince Unplugged concert show.

some of these i picked because they'd sound quite interesting in an unplugged mode:

prince unplugged set 1:(prince on 12 string acoustic)
1. around the world in a day
2.17 days
3.mountains
4.maybe your baby
5.4 the tears in your eyes
6.she's always in my hair (this one would be quite cool
in a jazzy-folk style ala
cassandra wilson)
7.uptown (folk-blues style)
8.girls & boys
9.glam slam
10.power fantastic
11.witness 4 the prosecution

these are the ones for set one. the band takes a 10 minute
intermission...

more to come...

pm1 said:

get real!!!

Prince can never be confirmed until after the show!!!


THINK...

san diego...cancelled 2 days before the show

L.A. ...cancelled 15 minutes before the show


West Hollywood...postponed 45 mins before the show


and these were just shows I had tix to...

sad but true...

anyone else???

pm1 said:

Michael Eavis was not CONFIRMING Prince's appearance next year - he was simply repeating that Prince has promised to appear then.

As SquirrelMeat correctly stated:

1. Glastonbury 2004 itself has yet to be confirmed because it has to acquire a licence (albeit that it is highly unlikely that a licence would be refused in the light of the success this year).

2. It is only after the licence is granted that performers are confirmed as appearing.

Of course, hearing it from Eavis' mouth gives the announcement as much credence as we are likely to get at the moment, but Eavis is simply reported as saying 'Prince promised me'. There would appear to be a verbal commitment, no written contract, no terms settled.

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[This message was edited Tue Jul 1 1:13:07 PDT 2003 by langebleu]

PRINCE unplugged all-request show set 2

this set has prince on grand piano
(rhonda:acoustic bass,levi & jesse on guitars
lisa on piano backing vox:marva & rosie
eric & atlanta:hornz)

1.old friends for sale
2.i wanna be your lover
3.under the cherry moon
4.still waiting
5.its gonna be lonely
6.i'm just wanting you (prince & jesse trading off on vocals...jesse plays the lead on 12 string)
7.how come U don't call me anymore
8.ballad of dorothy parker
9.the ladder
10.free

15 minute intermission (set 3 to come)

4 the record, MTV asked Prince 2 do 'Unplugged' back in the early 90's and although he was quoted as saying he would like 2 do it, he never got up off his beautiful ass and DID it
yet a.n.other opportunity wasted...

bananacologne said:

you're right b.c. i recall that. he should have done it.
i'm still compiling my last "unplugged set" for my
fantasy prince "unplugged concert:.

(youngca)

1. The Truth (without that scream at the end of it)
2. Joy in repetition
3. Case of U
4. 5 women+
5. She's always in my hair
6. Gotta Broken Heart again
7. Raspberry Beret
8. Strange Relationship
9. The Everlasting Now
10. Kiss (the acoustic demo version is cool)
11. Gett Off
12. Alphabet Street (Blues)
13. Old Friends for sale
14. Sometimes it snows in april


Drums: Michael B
Guitar/piano: Prince
Bass: Sonny T
Keys: Tommy Barbarella

Horns: Eric Leeds, Maceo, Candy Dulfer

Maybe a string section as well???

youngca said:

the final unplugged set prince back on guitar now:
1.the ride (jesse & prince trading delta blues guitar leads)
2.red house
3.if U break my heart
4.4 the tears in your eyes
5.why you wanna treat me so bad (in a blues-jazz vein)
6.the beautiful ones
7.i wanna be your lover
8.do yourself a favor
9.the everlasting now
10.purple rain (folk blues...)

that's my fantasy unplugged show.
it would never happen up we can dream,right?

bananacologne said:

I remember an interview with Prince in Rolling Stone maybe where he talked about this and seemed amped to perform an acoustic version of "Willing and Able."

anastesia
i love u in me
everyday is a winding road
dolphin
a case of u
mellow
arms of orion
the sun moon and stars
wish u heaven
for you
the beautiful ones
i wanna be your lover
i can't make u love me
if i was your girlfriend

sweet baby
question of u
the one
love song (w/ Madonna of course)
hey..they could do Arms of Orion and go into
Love Song. :LOL:

I would die a happy death edit!
[This message was edited Fri Jul 4 20:17:40 PDT 2003 by Chico319]

chico...arms of orion...hmmm that would work. in the
unplugged format for sho'!

sweet baby? i hadn't thought about that one!

a few alternate ones he could do that weren't shown
on my tv show (outtakes or soundcheck ones)

1. willing & able
2.private joy 9this one would sound interesting in
aa gentler unplugged treatment.
3.gotte broken heart
4.alphabet street
5.alvanche
6.new position

I would love to hear Empty Room and Pink Cashmere