Ive noticed alot of fams saying "He should sleep with a major company"..."He should do another commercial album"..."He should do this...He should do that".

History has showed though, Comebacks are made by other people giving their props to artists through Movies or Song (even commercials...Look at Elvis).

Who could forget "Wayne's World"? What is the first thing that comes to mind? A bunch of dorks headbanging in a car to QUEEN. Once that happened, the song re-charted that year.

There are other examples of movies digging out classics to have a resurgence to a new generation, also groups showing love in music videos.

I think if Prince ever makes a comeback, it won't be through his doing, it will be through a movie reference, a group giving total love, or some marketing man who puts Prince's music to the right visuals.

Will this ever happen to Prince?... And would he approve of it?

I would love a Prince reference in the next Wayne's World movie.

Welll first of all... Queen are and were worldwide music legend/superstars long before Wayne's World...

Prince is more of a forgotten underground washed up 80's sex-symbol/star... as much as it pains me to admit it, his musical ability was never really recognized before he became the international joke of the decade.

You're right,.. Prince would need a major comeback to start changing that image.. but I don't think its correct to compare Queen as badly needing the Movie success.

Savannah said:

To be fair to dnaplaya I don't think he said that Queen badly needed the success. He just commented on Bohemian Rhapsody re-charting.

I also think Queen are or were kind of laughed at in some circles (especially prior to Freddie Mercury's death). I think they are more respected now because of his passing and its relevance to AIDS awareness.

Yes, and Prince has been highly respected by MUSICIANS all over the world for a long time. The only place he may be a "joke" is in the media.

a comeback?... from what... prince hasnt gone anywhere

TheRealFiness said:

Uhm, that didn't work first time round, Clive

if prince wanted 2 make a "comeback" he would've simply made clones of sign o the times and diamonds & pearls...but bein the artist that he is he couldn't live with himself if he did that, so that's why he went underground like hendrix when he formed gypsys sons and rainbows...

diamondpearl1 said:

Neither D&P nor Sign of the Times would work in this day and age. Prince had his day. I agree that refrencing his old work would gain him much more respect and attention than him trying to be the "next". Only a few thousand Prince fans would call it a "comeback". More than likely, the rest of the world would pass it over. (see: Prince's last few CDs prior to him leaving mainstream label deals)

Completely agree.

i've said it before but there needs to be an album put together by the likes of Timbland / Neptunes / Trent Reznor. They chose the artists to cover the less known classics / or the tracks that the public thought they'd never heard, but can hear in today's music.

I'm talking a wide variety. Acts like The Foo Fighters (Darlin Nikki), Marylin Manson, Christina, Missy Elliot, 50 Cent, Joe, Justin Timberlake, etc.

This may sound the worst line up in your ears, but all could show how important Prince is today in their own careers / genre.

A TV special could accompany it. This would spark of articles across all the magazine titles, ranging from fashion influence, political influence, race, etc...

A real re-branding of Prince... and the best part of all... It doesn't need a single moment of Prince's time - therefore he doesn't look desperate.

my 2 cents.

TheRealFiness said:

Yep. Notice how artists always get so defensive when there's a lapse in their career?

Remember LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out?"
Don't call it a comeback, I been here for years.

I'd personally hate to see a Prince tribute album by the likes of Britney, Xtina, Pink, Timberlake and co.

i really fear something like that happening this next year.

BlaqueKnight said:

i wouldn't sell the idea of sign o the times not workin in this age...just peep beyonce flippin the 2nd verse of "if i was ur girlfriend" on '03 bonnie & clyde and if u took some headlines of the last 10 years and made them the verses 2 sign o' the times, they'd be callin it the what's goin on of the millenium...

Queen was one of those groups like the Bee Gees that were huge everywhere else on the planet except the USA. I'm sure Prince will make a commercial "comeback" eventually, but it won't be a huge deal. It will be like when James Brown had a #1 hit with "Living in America" in the 80s..that was his comeback hit, but few people cared. Relatively few people care about Prince now and that won't change. I'm one of those few and so are u, but he will never have a huge comeback.

diamondpearl1 said:

Prince rehashing as opposed to Beyonce, a newer artist flipping a verse is a big difference. Prince is a shining symbol of the 80s. The generations under 30 on the whole ain't tryin' to hear dat "I'm comin' back" mess from "therunningjokeoftheartistformerlyknownas"
I'm not saying he can't get ANY pop luv, but overall, the younger generations seek THEIR OWN to push to pop stardom. It wouldn't be the "what's going on of the millenium" because there are many who don't want to hear what Prince has to say anymore. Sad but true.

BlaqueKnight said:

I'd agree with that.

Although the public jocked the Joshua Tree (albeit a great album) so hard in '87 that SOTT didn't really get the props it deserved, IMHO.

And I agree that the "symbol"/"Slave" era did irreparable damage to the commercial aspects of Prince's career. He very nearly reduced his own legacy to a stupid joke.