The guitar in this video is the real guitar he used on every recording, despite his fancy on-stage custom guitars. It's Hohner Mad Cat, a cheap copy of a Fender Telecaster. It's all he could afford when he was young, and he didn't let the instrument decide his skill, he just got better. Incidentally, all of his on stage custom guitars, are also basically Telecaster copies as well, despite the different shapes of their bodies.
He was short, he wore heels, make up, girly shirts etc..But when he danced on the stage with that guitar and combined falsetto with deep voice, he was like a magnet..I tell you, I am taller than him (for appr. 20 cm) but I'd be looking at him the same way as that girl 😊 Prince was a fantastic singer, guitar player, and showman, and, yes, this song was played on the radio back in the Purple Rain days..
The movie this came from (Purple Rain) is worth watching for the music alone. I'm pretty sure Prince wrote all the songs performed in it, including some gems by Morris Day and The Time.
Prince was considered a musical genius by many. I believe he was a great musician in a past life ( if there is such a thing) When Doves Cry is a another good one. You'll never understand PRINCE.. I don't believe anyone ever really did.
Oh back in the day, this song was definitely played all over the radio. And soooo many people had the Purple Rain album. He had loads of other great work also. Oh FYI-The man vacuuming in orange is Prince’s competitor in the movie (Morris Day, I think). Great upbeat song and great reaction!
Dearly beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called life Electric word life It means forever and that's a mighty long time But I'm here to tell you There's something else The afterworld A world of never-ending happiness You can always see the sun, day or night So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills You know the one Dr. Everything'll Be Alright Instead of asking him how much of your time is left Ask him how much of your mind, baby 'Cause in this life Things are much harder than in the afterworld In this life You're on your own OH the 80s ;)
Glad you're enjoying Prince. He played 27 instruments all as well as he played guitar. He released 40 albums and composed, arranged produced and performed the vast majority of them on his own, and sold in excess of 110 million albums. His symbol was created in order to be able to release music quickly without being called Prince as contractually, his record company only wanted him to release 1 album every 2 - 3 years. Prince could promote an album, do a world tour and have a brand new album ready to tour within 10 months. In that time he'd also have 2 albums written and recorded that would never be released, and be stored in his vault. Upon his death he had over 1000 unreleased songs. That's one album per year with 10 tracks on it, for the next 100 years. This guy was a one of a kind genius. If you get chance, watch the Lovesexy 88 tour on dvd. It's not only Princes greatest tour, but to this day the greatest tour/live performance I've seen. Period.
Ironically the painkillers he needed after almost four decades of jumping off pianos and speakers in high heels were what killed him in the end. He left it all on the stage. BTW this is the original video, but it was designed to promote the movie. The live clip in the movie itself is longer and shows more of Prince's talent and charisma.
Apollonia went into a deep depression after Prince passed. They were even going to work on another project but then he passed. She couldn't come out and talk about it until 3 years after his passing. Prince was just an amazing talent. Keep his music alive and PEACE OUT!!!!!!!
Prince was full of energy and talent! I don't know much about him or his music. At 7:05, does it look like he was dropping his guitar and caught it between his thighs? Maybe I have gone crazy! Great reaction. Very enjoyable! 💥
Such a great all around talented man. Singer, guitar player and writer. Some have been surprised at the songs this man wrote and were performed by others. Another great loss.
HAP LOVE THIS SONG!! 💜 Prince is purple hot 🔥🔥 And I think he has the Hendrix fashion going on!! “Peace, love, & rock n roll” Prince is one of most cool looking musicians ever & that guitar solo at the end? Turned my skin purple! 💜
this song was played everywhere, all over the place back in the day when i was a little kid.i was like 4 when this came out but my sisters were teenagers and they died their hair purple like a bunch of other teens when they went to his concert after this movie came out.
one of the main girls that is singing with prince in this song aside for Lisa and Wendy is Jill. She was a member of the first Revolution. She is the platinum blonde with the attitude in this video clip. Time stamp 6:11 Please see 1999 videos
This time was probably when he was focused more on himself as a singer. He took the composer route. He had written huge huge songs for other performers. I'm sure you've heard a few.
If you want to hear Prince's fantastic guitar skills you must listen to Motherless Child, The Ride live from Las Vegas and Empty Room live from Montreux. Breathtaking . And my favorite track from his final album is Revelation. It really is a revelation
I really enjoyed this, which surprised me as I've never paid much attention to Prince. I thought it was all hype but I liked this one! Thanks again, Hap. 👍
He changed his name to what we call the Love Symbol as a way to break free of his contract with Warner Brothers who refused to relinquish his masters to him. He felt they had control over him and his master works and he wanted them back. Once he regained ownership of his masters he changed his name back.
Please watch the movie, remembering it is the eighties, as you will be amazed at his talent. He was a genius. First five albums had only himself doing everything. Playing all instruments, writing all music, singing all parts including harmonies, producing etc. he only needed a band to tour. He was also the best bandleader ever. There is enough unreleased music for 100 years.
🕊🧖🏽♂️🕊In the song the lyrics, 🎼Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down🎶no, no, let’s go, crazy🎵. In the song the elevator symbolize being taken down to hell. It breaks my heart that Prince passed away inside an elevator. He was a very spiritual man.🕊🧖🏽♂️🕊👑🕊🧖🏽♂️🕊
THIS GUITAR ALONG WITH HUNDREDS MORE IS ON DISPLAY AT PAISLEY PARK PRINCE'S HOME WHERE YOU CAN TAKE A TOUR, PRINCE'S ASHES WERE ON DISPLAY BUT I DON'T THINK SO ANYMORE
Prince was a musical genius. It was said he could play at least 27 instruments and he did in fact make several albums where he played all the instruments and did all the vocals himself on the album. When Prince signed his record deal with Warner Brothers, it stipulated that he would not own his masters, but Warner Bros. did. Later on he realized what a bad deal he got and tried to get out of it and wanted his masters. He was upset that Warner Bros. wouldn't let him release albums as fast as he wanted to and that they owned the rights to his music, music, by the way that he wrote and composed solely himself. His music was like his children he said. So he set out to get out of his contract with them and get his masters back. Prince felt like they were putting too many limitations on him as an artist so he started going to meetings and performing with the word SLAVE written on his face. Can you imagine your top artist in your company walking around with that written on his face and telling anyone who asked that you were enslaving him by stifling his creativity. he made it very hard on Warner Bro. lol. Then he came up with another plan. He would change his name to symbol in order to release material under that instead of Prince allowing him to regain control over his output without breaking his contract. Brilliant right??? He said, Prince was the name my mother gave me at birth and Warner Bros. took the name and trademarked it and used it to promote all the music I wrote. The company owns the name Prince and all related music marketed under Prince, I became merely a pawn used to make more money for them. As you can imagine, this was a nightmare for Warner Bro. since the symbol was unpronounceable and not easy to type or write so they had to re-do many documents and try to incorporate it in any new documents about Prince. They didn't even know how to address him. The media started addressing his as The artist formerly known as Prince or just The Artist so they could write about him and interview him. The symbol became known as The love Symbol because it was a cross between the male and female sign. After three years of fighting, Warner Brothers released him and Prince was free to make and market himself, and he did just fine. Probably made more money without the middle man. In 2014, he made an agreement with Warner Brothers to release two new LP's for them and he finally got his masters back in his control. Prince died just two years after finally getting what he had been fighting for for years. Prince is unarguably one of the greatest musicians of all time, definitely one of the most unique and talented. You should learn more about him, he is amazing. He had a vault in his house, a huge bank like vault, with thousand of unreleased music in it. I'm sure the family will gradually release some of it. He was so charismatic and talented. You really should watch Purple Rain, it is iconic and he won an Oscar for best score. All the songs in the movie were on his Purple Rain album which was amazing. React to Baby I'm a star, live 1984. It is an amazing performance. There is also an amazing performance of Purple Rain, called Prince and the Revolution Purple Rain, live 1985 official video. It says official video but it is a live performance and it is 16.34 minutes long and it is amazing. There are so many songs this man has and any one you listen to is great. Just look him up and pick a song, any song. you can't go wrong.
There are 3 artists who epitamise greatness......Freddie.Michael,and Prince the best entertainers the world has ever seen. This song has THE best outro i have ever heard, i dont think there is a better ending to a song , and i heard many.
He wrote SLAVE on his cheek to symbolize as being controlled by Warner Brothers. If you really want to know more listen to his earlier music before Purple Rain to really understand him and his music.
This version actually edits out the awesome guitar duet with Wendy. After his death, even the radio stations started playing this Wendy-less guitar duet. I prefer the 7 minute movie version
My boyfriend went to school with Prince. Lol BF and I were at a bar dancing to this song. I'm tipsy, Prince is my jam, we're dancing, and my BF says, "I went to school with Prince." - "You f**king what?!" (Not taking him seriously. Sure sh*t, BF shows me one his yearbooks and there's Prince!
🖤⭐️🖤You have to listen to the long version of this incredible song. The same with ‘ When Doves Cry ‘, edited versions of songs rob you of the full experience.🖤🎸🖤👑🖤🎸🖤
Prince was a very little man, only 1.57 cm tall……but one of the bigest anyway…….he had make-up, glitter high heels, and he stole everyone girl at ounce……omg I wich he had stole me 💜💋😂😂
5:33 You have no idea of how much you are right about Prince and his guitars (and his basses too!), so let me prove it : ruclips.net/video/L3PzQz1ULHc/видео.html ruclips.net/video/e2wjMnMpaR4/видео.html During the Purple Rain tour he also had a laser on the head of his guitar. He used it in a quite suggestive and explicit way...
This man breathes music, he emits music, he is music...
I was just going to post the same thing. He is music. He always seemed like a fascinating mystery to me. What a genius.
The guitar in this video is the real guitar he used on every recording, despite his fancy on-stage custom guitars. It's Hohner Mad Cat, a cheap copy of a Fender Telecaster. It's all he could afford when he was young, and he didn't let the instrument decide his skill, he just got better. Incidentally, all of his on stage custom guitars, are also basically Telecaster copies as well, despite the different shapes of their bodies.
As a Minnesotan,I found the 80s wonderful listening to Prince. He could play 27 instruments and play them masterfully.
Minneapolis is awesome
not only could play them, masterfully, but TAUGHT HIMSELF how to play them!
@@mailfatimah I know
He will always be the most androgynously beautiful man ever! His talent can’t be understated, a musical genius gone way too soon. RIP Prince💜🙏💜
He was short, he wore heels, make up, girly shirts etc..But when he danced on the stage with that guitar and combined falsetto with deep voice, he was like a magnet..I tell you, I am taller than him (for appr. 20 cm) but I'd be looking at him the same way as that girl 😊 Prince was a fantastic singer, guitar player, and showman, and, yes, this song was played on the radio back in the Purple Rain days..
Yep that man has owned my soul since I was 10 years old
Can’t help dancing with this one. “His Royal Purpleness.”
😂😂 Hahaha! That’s great!!
Always! Video actually makes me miss my 80's hair. (yikes!)
@@lcbcreative Oh god no. Perms AND mousse AND curling iron AND hairspray. Joan Collins helmet hair.
@@itzel1735 Haha! So true! And let's not forget the earrings! They were huge! I guess they had to be, to be seen next to the big hair.
@@lcbcreative I didn’t do earrings, but there was a lot of ‘statement’ jewelry. Just to balance out the hair and shoulder pads.
The movie this came from (Purple Rain) is worth watching for the music alone.
I'm pretty sure Prince wrote all the songs performed in it, including some gems by Morris Day and The Time.
I think i screamed a little when I saw Morris Day in this video! Lol. I must watch the movie Soon!
He was a genius! Won't ever be a more complete musician like him.
Uh...Stevie Wonder?
@@dangelo1369 Stevie is indeed a genius also. i think apples and oranges though.
Purple Rain soundtrack is a must have!
Prince was considered a musical genius by many. I believe he was a great musician in a past life ( if there is such a thing) When Doves Cry is a another good one. You'll never understand PRINCE..
I don't believe anyone ever really did.
That lady is Apollonia, one of Prince's artists that he produced.
deep lyrics in this song dude, and that guitar solo in the end sounded like a angry angel, that solo was lit! great reaction
Saw him 3 times in concert, no one does it like Prince💜💜that's Morris Day of The Time with the head wrap
Love Morris!
I loved dancing to this song in the clubs back in the day!
Oh back in the day, this song was definitely played all over the radio. And soooo many people had the Purple Rain album. He had loads of other great work also. Oh FYI-The man vacuuming in orange is Prince’s competitor in the movie (Morris Day, I think). Great upbeat song and great reaction!
Prince is a GENIUS!!
His catalogue is endless!!!
Heck yeah, love this song. Thanks. Enjoy this classic.
This man was a genius. He will be missed.
Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
To get through this thing called life
Electric word life
It means forever and that's a mighty long time
But I'm here to tell you
There's something else
The afterworld
A world of never-ending happiness
You can always see the sun, day or night
So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills
You know the one Dr. Everything'll Be Alright
Instead of asking him how much of your time is left
Ask him how much of your mind, baby
'Cause in this life
Things are much harder than in the afterworld
In this life
You're on your own
OH the 80s ;)
Glad you're enjoying Prince.
He played 27 instruments all as well as he played guitar. He released 40 albums and composed, arranged produced and performed the vast majority of them on his own, and sold in excess of 110 million albums.
His symbol was created in order to be able to release music quickly without being called Prince as contractually, his record company only wanted him to release 1 album every 2 - 3 years. Prince could promote an album, do a world tour and have a brand new album ready to tour within 10 months. In that time he'd also have 2 albums written and recorded that would never be released, and be stored in his vault. Upon his death he had over 1000 unreleased songs. That's one album per year with 10 tracks on it, for the next 100 years. This guy was a one of a kind genius.
If you get chance, watch the Lovesexy 88 tour on dvd. It's not only Princes greatest tour, but to this day the greatest tour/live performance I've seen. Period.
React to Prince - Never Take the Place of Your Man (1987 Sign of the Times concert movie)
Ironically the painkillers he needed after almost four decades of jumping off pianos and speakers in high heels were what killed him in the end. He left it all on the stage.
BTW this is the original video, but it was designed to promote the movie. The live clip in the movie itself is longer and shows more of Prince's talent and charisma.
The way this damn chronic arthritis set up I can't even watch the man dance anymore.
Apollonia went into a deep depression after Prince passed. They were even going to work on another project but then he passed. She couldn't come out and talk about it until 3 years after his passing. Prince was just an amazing talent. Keep his music alive and PEACE OUT!!!!!!!
No one else could blend Rockabilly and Funk like that. Exquisite💜
Prince was full of energy and talent! I don't know much about him or his music. At 7:05, does it look like he was dropping his guitar and caught it between his thighs? Maybe I have gone crazy! Great reaction. Very enjoyable! 💥
This is another Epic song by a Legend. One of my favorite songs by him. Really great upbeat reaction!! ❤️❤️
Such a great all around talented man. Singer, guitar player and writer. Some have been surprised at the songs this man wrote and were performed by others. Another great loss.
Best opening to any movie....EVER!
Prince is everything. The world has lost it's greatest musician. There will never be another.
Great reaction! Love Prince! So much talent in one man. Thank you for your reaction!
5:58 those steps playing the 🎸
Awesome Prince pick me up! Fantastic reaction one take wonder!! Hap🥰🎵🕺
HAP LOVE THIS SONG!! 💜 Prince is purple hot 🔥🔥 And I think he has the Hendrix fashion going on!! “Peace, love, & rock n roll” Prince is one of most cool looking musicians ever & that guitar solo at the end? Turned my skin purple! 💜
I love this song! Awww thanks for ur another great honest reaction! Haha “Prince knows how to dress!”
Enjoyed watching this w/ u 💛
I went to see Prince seven times and that wasn't enough. Rip Prince
This was my song back in the day.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 PRINCE 4EVER 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 PRINCE 4EVER 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 PRINCE 4EVER 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
this song was played everywhere, all over the place back in the day when i was a little kid.i was like 4 when this came out but my sisters were teenagers and they died their hair purple like a bunch of other teens when they went to his concert after this movie came out.
He has a live version of Motherless Child that is unbelievable. Concert in Spain I think. Thanks for doing some Prince.
one of the main girls that is singing with prince in this song aside for Lisa and Wendy is Jill. She was a member of the first Revolution. She is the platinum blonde with the attitude in this video clip. Time stamp 6:11 Please see 1999 videos
I danced so much to this song in the 80's.
In that scene in the movie he is playing the guitar while he is also playing the piano with his feet!
Prince played like 23 instruments. He won an Oscar for this sound track. :)
This time was probably when he was focused more on himself as a singer. He took the composer route. He had written huge huge songs for other performers. I'm sure you've heard a few.
Truly miss you prince ❤❤❤
If you want to hear Prince's fantastic guitar skills you must listen to Motherless Child, The Ride live from Las Vegas and Empty Room live from Montreux. Breathtaking . And my favorite track from his final album is Revelation. It really is a revelation
I really enjoyed this, which surprised me as I've never paid much attention to Prince. I thought it was all hype but I liked this one! Thanks again, Hap. 👍
more songs - 1999, when doves cry, U got the look, Little red corvette, batdance, cream
This is overclas +++pleas more Prince Hap, his mezmeraising and overwelming 💞
You need to watch the video of Morris Day and the Time Jungle Love and more XOXO
Another great loss to the music world...R.I.P Prince Rogers Nelson.
Morris Day....one funny dude ❣️💯
I believe the other man getting dressed at 2:45 is his friend Morris Day. He had a few hits on his own as well
From the heart of Minnesota, here comes The Purple Yoda !
Prince was a musical genius.
When this played during the Joker sequence in the first Batman movie!!! This joint blew my mind!!! And Jack Nicholson killed it!
I need to go watch Purple Rain right now!
He changed his name to what we call the Love Symbol as a way to break free of his contract with Warner Brothers who refused to relinquish his masters to him. He felt they had control over him and his master works and he wanted them back. Once he regained ownership of his masters he changed his name back.
Please watch the movie, remembering it is the eighties, as you will be amazed at his talent. He was a genius. First five albums had only himself doing everything. Playing all instruments, writing all music, singing all parts including harmonies, producing etc. he only needed a band to tour. He was also the best bandleader ever. There is enough unreleased music for 100 years.
🕊🧖🏽♂️🕊In the song the lyrics, 🎼Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down🎶no, no, let’s go, crazy🎵. In the song the elevator symbolize being taken down to hell. It breaks my heart that Prince passed away inside an elevator. He was a very spiritual man.🕊🧖🏽♂️🕊👑🕊🧖🏽♂️🕊
THIS GUITAR ALONG WITH HUNDREDS MORE IS ON DISPLAY AT PAISLEY PARK PRINCE'S HOME WHERE YOU CAN TAKE A TOUR, PRINCE'S ASHES WERE ON DISPLAY BUT I DON'T THINK SO ANYMORE
Prince was a musical genius. It was said he could play at least 27 instruments and he did in fact make several albums where he played all the instruments and did all the vocals himself on the album. When Prince signed his record deal with Warner Brothers, it stipulated that he would not own his masters, but Warner Bros. did. Later on he realized what a bad deal he got and tried to get out of it and wanted his masters. He was upset that Warner Bros. wouldn't let him release albums as fast as he wanted to and that they owned the rights to his music, music, by the way that he wrote and composed solely himself. His music was like his children he said. So he set out to get out of his contract with them and get his masters back. Prince felt like they were putting too many limitations on him as an artist so he started going to meetings and performing with the word SLAVE written on his face. Can you imagine your top artist in your company walking around with that written on his face and telling anyone who asked that you were enslaving him by stifling his creativity. he made it very hard on Warner Bro. lol. Then he came up with another plan. He would change his name to symbol in order to release material under that instead of Prince allowing him to regain control over his output without breaking his contract. Brilliant right??? He said, Prince was the name my mother gave me at birth and Warner Bros. took the name and trademarked it and used it to promote all the music I wrote. The company owns the name Prince and all related music marketed under Prince, I became merely a pawn used to make more money for them. As you can imagine, this was a nightmare for Warner Bro. since the symbol was unpronounceable and not easy to type or write so they had to re-do many documents and try to incorporate it in any new documents about Prince. They didn't even know how to address him. The media started addressing his as The artist formerly known as Prince or just The Artist so they could write about him and interview him. The symbol became known as The love Symbol because it was a cross between the male and female sign. After three years of fighting, Warner Brothers released him and Prince was free to make and market himself, and he did just fine. Probably made more money without the middle man. In 2014, he made an agreement with Warner Brothers to release two new LP's for them and he finally got his masters back in his control. Prince died just two years after finally getting what he had been fighting for for years. Prince is unarguably one of the greatest musicians of all time, definitely one of the most unique and talented. You should learn more about him, he is amazing. He had a vault in his house, a huge bank like vault, with thousand of unreleased music in it. I'm sure the family will gradually release some of it. He was so charismatic and talented. You really should watch Purple Rain, it is iconic and he won an Oscar for best score. All the songs in the movie were on his Purple Rain album which was amazing. React to Baby I'm a star, live 1984. It is an amazing performance. There is also an amazing performance of Purple Rain, called Prince and the Revolution Purple Rain, live 1985 official video. It says official video but it is a live performance and it is 16.34 minutes long and it is amazing. There are so many songs this man has and any one you listen to is great. Just look him up and pick a song, any song. you can't go wrong.
There are 3 artists who epitamise greatness......Freddie.Michael,and Prince the best entertainers the world has ever seen. This song has THE best outro i have ever heard, i dont think there is a better ending to a song , and i heard many.
Didn't even watch the album version never less the long version.
He was cremated and his remains are kept at Paisley Park where Prince had his studio, home and filming stages
He wrote SLAVE on his cheek to symbolize as being controlled by Warner Brothers. If you really want to know more listen to his earlier music before Purple Rain to really understand him and his music.
This version actually edits out the awesome guitar duet with Wendy. After his death, even the radio stations started playing this Wendy-less guitar duet.
I prefer the 7 minute movie version
My boyfriend went to school with Prince. Lol BF and I were at a bar dancing to this song.
I'm tipsy, Prince is my jam, we're dancing, and my BF says, "I went to school with Prince."
- "You f**king what?!" (Not taking him seriously.
Sure sh*t, BF shows me one his yearbooks and there's Prince!
💜
🖤⭐️🖤You have to listen to the long version of this incredible song. The same with ‘ When Doves Cry ‘, edited versions of songs rob you of the full experience.🖤🎸🖤👑🖤🎸🖤
She was in the movie Purple Rain and she was his girlfriend at time.
I'm not sure if it's her real name, but I know her as Apollonia.
Apollonia Kotero I believe :)
Prince was a very little man, only 1.57 cm tall……but one of the bigest anyway…….he had make-up, glitter high heels, and he stole everyone girl at ounce……omg I wich he had stole me 💜💋😂😂
Behold . Music as Man
If you haven’t watched the movie, please do! Iconic.
Same Movie listen to Baby I'm a Star by Prince, and The Bird by Morris Day and the Time
This isn't the original video. The original official video is much better and not cut.
But yes, he is a legend ❤
Can’t get the Prince/MJ comparison thing. Prince wins hands down. He is MJ AND Hendrix AND James Brown!
5:33 You have no idea of how much you are right about Prince and his guitars (and his basses too!), so let me prove it :
ruclips.net/video/L3PzQz1ULHc/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/e2wjMnMpaR4/видео.html
During the Purple Rain tour he also had a laser on the head of his guitar. He used it in a quite suggestive and explicit way...
Request spin doctors two princess band
You should hear him play piano.
Darling Nikki is the fire!
Doves are children. Only man that could steal your woman clothes then steal her
No one liked working with him, he was a musical virtuoso and could play any instrument better than the studio players
Watch the Movie yet?
not yet ...
@@HAP3SPEAKZ It is a slice of lifestyle u will luv! It's ez to watch, like Hamilton!
@@HAP3SPEAKZ you totally need to watch that movie. He actually wrote soooooooo many songs. You'd be surprised the songs he wrote!
he died in an elevator