has made me relive my love for the man's music. i'm gonna get a bit gooey here but that performance made realize that he is truly a remarkable musician.

watching made me believe that there is still (not like it ever disappeared) life in Prince and his craft. i'm so glad that he did this with Wendy cuz it shows maturity on his part.

the performace in my opinion was really heart felt. there was magic there that we don't get to see that close up usually. even in concert or at an aftershow, you don't get to see small bits of magic like that.

thanks Prince and Wendy.

so true of words could not have been spoken....

Milty said:

Yeah, I'm right there with you. I've heard Reflection about a zillion times. Hearing it yesterday made me shed a little tear. Especially this part of the song;

'...that , uh, when bodies wear out,
we can get another
what does that one thing
have to do
with the other one?
I don't know.
I was just thinking about,
my mother...'

That lyric made this big black dude cry, Prince always' gets me.

Blue
[This message was edited Sat Feb 21 19:10:06 2004 by TheBluePrince]

I agree with all your comments. It was great seeing Prince and Wendy back together again.

But what really caught my attention was Wendy always looking at Prince (still) for direction. Like old habits die hard.

Truly a wonderful moment indeed.

It was nice to see Wendy and Prince together again..... He loves her..... The same ways and the same smiles..... This fills in all the gaps..... Prince is definitely chillin now.... bringing the past to the present can purify your soul times 10..... It was very beautiful and spiritual.....

CherryMoon said:

thats wendy
cuz she knows 'for whom' she s playin
with(for) seal, with(for)sheryl....
this time,for him...
she s a good by-player

i was amazed by it, how good they really are together. it really made me remember why i originally loved P in the first place and why he's still the best

Watching that on Thursday was one of the most surreal things I've seen this year. All I could do was smile while watching cause I've wanted to see something like this for a long time. I can't wait to see what's in store for this year.

Milty said


and

theblueprince said


I couldn't agree more....except that I'm not a black dude

That was a great performance of Reflection...very heartfelt. Wendy was a bit superflous and really didn't need to be there, but I guess he threw some of his fans a bone, considering they adore her so much.

But Prince was great and I agree that it was a nice song and performed very well.

TheBluePrince said:

The reference to his mother has always been in the song.
But you're right it was a very touching moment.....
During the performance it did seem to bring it up front
and with the presence of Wendy. It made the emotions all that stronger....

July said:

Well, Prince is putting his best foot forward to right the wrongs with the
friends he may have lost touch with.... It feels good when an old friend
comes to life and it feels right and fits like a glove.... That never leaves
you. Emotions can travel time in decades and thru the mindseye.
Hundreds of miles and centuries.....

2 sevens together,
like time, indefinite,
try to catch the glass
before it falls,
without a frown,
can you turn up the stereo?
I wanna play you this old song,
it's about love,
can I do that?
Did we remember
to water the plants today?
I forgot to look up at the moon
because I was too busy,
yes, I was too busy,
too busy
looking at you,
oh, baby,
still, it's nice to know
that, uh, when bodies wear out,
we can get another,
what does that one thing
have to do
with the other one?
I don't know,
i was just thinking about
my mother,
you know what?
Turn the stereo back down,
ain't nothing worse than
an old, worn-out love song,
do you like my hair this way?
Remember all the way back
in the day
when we would compare
whose afro was the roundest?
Mirrored tiles
above the bed,
fishnets and posters
all over the walls,
oh, yeah,
sometimes I just wanna go out,
you know what I mean,
playing my guitar,
just watch all the cars go by...
[This message was edited Sat Feb 21 21:46:57 2004 by July]

To quote Scott Mosier's character in "Clerks", "That's beautiful, man!"

I was very touched by it also, it was a awesome and rare moment to get to see. It's a beautiful way to start off 2004!

Milty said:

LoveSymbolofaDove said:

NCC2012 said:

RupertZ said:

Threw the fan's a bone....so sad how some people just don't get it.

Milty said:

Like I said in another Thread: It takes my breath away just to see the pic of the two together. Just to feel the chemestry that they express here is a gift for that we should be thankful. I would give a lot If I was able to see their performance. Thanx a lot for sharing this with us!

I never really liked that song, but watching them perform it definately added another dimension - it suddenly seemed incredibly personal.

Looking at the lyrics, it's written in a way that reminds me of the later Kate Bush songs, the way it flickers from one thought to another without exploring it fully, and suggests things without being specific.

Like, does anyone know what these lines mean:

"2 sevens together,
like time, indefinite,
try to catch the glass
before it falls,
without a frown"

The end is very abrupt, finished almost mid-thought. It's certainly not your tradionally written type of pop song!

So why do you think Prince chose to do this new, personal song on a tv show, over everything else he could have done? It is very rare he sits down and does an acoustic number ever, never mind on a tv show. Prince doesn't usually lay his heart on his sleeve like this.

I think it just goes to show this is going to be a very retrospective year for Prince, looking back and assessing his life perhaps?

EverlastingNow said:

consider the source, man consider the source....

i thought the performance was great just seeing them playing together... and the way wendy was looking at prince during the performance.....when the fishnets and posters on the wall happenes...look at her looking at him .....it was a great reunion...in a perfect forum where p was able to play what he wanted (opposed to having to play something on primetime...like im sure might be the case on jay leno this week)
prince and wendy

I didn't get goosebumps or anything..but it did look nice!!!

it was nice.

it was a beautiful moment

Loved it, 10 times better than the Grammy gig.

Milty said:

i totally agree with you on this. when i was watching that performance it made me realize why i love prince so much. the musicology clip was great, too, but that performance of 'reflection' is what did it for me.

July said:

To quote Daunte in "Clerks", - "27 Dicks?"

jessyMD32781 said:

How much of this renewed love for Prince is based on the great song that he wrote, played, and sang or that Wendy was there? Did he suddenly get better by sharing the stage with Wendy?
[This message was edited Sun Feb 22 18:50:59 2004 by NPGLOVER]