He could definitely steal me! WHEW!!! Prince’s so dang s e x y - or sex on legs - as it’s sometimes called. Confidence in a man is a veryyy attractive trait and made me decide to date a guy - or not on more than one occasion.
This was in the late 70s not the 80s. I think this is either early 77 or late 77. Because Prince came out that year. This song was his very first single.
@@BigdogGaming-sm3lj His first single was Soft and Wet. That was late 70's. I Wanna be Your Lover is from his second album. Maybe very end of 70's of very start of 80's. It can easily be looked up. I'm just too lazy right now.
@@ayejay8862 I did the foot work. I Wanna Be Your Lover was released August 24th 1979. But he did continue to come out on stage like that in the 80s for quite some time.
The FULL PACKAGE 😅 He had the baddest girls, played numerous instruments, could dance, sing, wrote/ produce songs (for himself and others) iconic film w/ great soundtrack! How much better can it get???
@@GiacomoJimmi Mozart had more talent in one single pinky than the guy in the purple silly outfit, but you wouldn't understand that. It's ok it's way above your understanding what a true genius is.
Why do I still have the feeling that audience wasn’t ready and still not ready enough for that moment! He was truly the most amazing and talented person in the world! Him and Michael took this world by storm!!! ❤💜
I remember watching this. I was mesmerized by his talent. My mom walked by the TV and had an absolute fit over what he was wearing. 😂 I thought he looked cool.
@@KingCobra3849 lol thats cold! But funny, too! as I stated- I took some slack as a kid for digging Prince. Now we know he was a serious player to the ladies!
I'll say what I said in a thousand reaction videos that I watched and commented on, we who lived in the 70s and 80s were witnesses to an era of musical Legends and Giants that will never be duplicated ever again. Those artists from that era were the veritable Olympian gods of Pop, Soul and Rock, and that is not hyperbole!
The series was canceled by NBC at the request of Dick Ebersol as part of a deal for him to take over the then-ailing Saturday Night Live. Because there was no time for NBC to develop a new show from scratch in light of the urgent SNL situation, The Midnight Special was replaced by SCTV, a weekly Canadian sketch comedy series performed by members of the Toronto satellite of Chicago's The Second City improvisational troupe. That program, in turn, would later be replaced with another music show, Friday Night Videos, in 1983, also produced initially by Ebersol.
Well I’d say the rise of cable, and in particular MTV, made shows like these less viable. Actually, I think this show broadcast its last episode in 1981, just months before MTV debuted.
My favorite musician of all time, an absolute music genius and legend. He was only twenty one when this was filmed. What a talent, I was crying in 2016 when we lost this genius. The original Prince band with Prince, Dez Dickerson, Andre Cymone, Gayle Chapman, Dr. Fink and Bobby Z.
Uhhh...excuse me, but Prince desire was not to go to heaven, but to sleep in the dust and wait til his Resurrection. I know this because he was a Jehovahs Witness, and I study the bible.
I was 15 years old. I remember watching this; one Friday night, in 1979. Although I'd heard his song "Soft & Wet" a year earlier...I hadn't yet SEEN Prince. UNBELIEVABLE ...is the appropriate word.
YES SIR !!! At 16, I bought the Album "FOR YOU" that had Soft and Wet on it. Played the HOLD THING over and over on my Marantz QUAD SPEAKER system because I was so MESMERIZED that PRINCE PLAYED EVERY INSTRUMENT on EVERY CUT....AMAZING !!! LOLOL 🤣🧐😎
Prince Dez Dickerson Andre Cymone Gayle Chapman Matt Fink Bobby Z Few at that time could see Prince landing a solid foothold in the music business. But NO ONE could anticpate him becoming the international global icon and influential music power that he would become. Forver indelibly eitched into pop music consciousness to the extent that he changed the look and sound of music moving forward.
@franciscobuendiadelmolino Not yet. At this earlier stage it was Gayle Chapman. She would eventually introduce Lisa to Prince who Prince replaced Gayle with, once Gayle left the band. And it would be Lisa Coleman who introduced her good close childhood friend Wendy Melvoin to Prince. And the rest is history.
@@keithbell9348 You're absolutely right! When I first watched the clip I had the impression it could have been Lisa judging by her hairstyle, but it's definitely Gayle on keyboards here, thanks for the feedback!
@@johnny6610 Well...they tried to tell him how much music he could release, after signing him to a 100 million contract in '92. He wanted to release when he felt like it...left in 96 when his contract ended. He got all his masters back from WB in 2014...in exchange for 2 albums. Prince had so much unreleased music, for him that was like most artists releasing a song. I'd say in the end he conquered WB.
I saw this the summer that it aired. I was listening to him since the"For You" album. I was a young teen, and all of my friends were teasing me for listening to "that fa**ot". I said I'm not interested in his sexuality, I'm vibing on his music. Three or four years later those same friends were blasting his music, asking me if I'd heard it... Had me cracking up...
And it would be possible to release an album of new unheard songs every year up until then as well..Its is rumoured his vault has that much unreleased material
He definitely is,I'm 63 and I think he was sexy, all the guys I know Don't understand the appeal, I know a lot of women of different ages that think the same way.
He hit the White gene lottery. You all know it but never own up to / admit it. You'd rather embarrass yourselves by pretending the features that made him handsome aren't White features.
Damn! All these years later I thought Prince just popped up in the early 80’s. What an evolution of an artist. I think he’s an absolute genius musically.
@@eyeseeatlanta5727 His 1st album-Prince for you. The hit was 'Soft and wet'. Incidentally, released the same time as Rick James Debut album. 'Come and get it'.
This beautiful, brilliant, and talented man was DEFINITELY taken away too soon. He should still be here cranking out hits for us to hear. Because I know firsthand that there is still a vault FULL of unreleased music. Continue to R.I.P. Beautiful King.
In keeping with the emergence of newer & more innovative styles, Prince Rogers Nelson was (TRULY) a minister of music, & a Renaissance Man of sorts!!!! 🎼🎸🎹🎻🥁
*Thank you for the wonderful memories!!! This song was playing in the clubs before it became such a HUGE hit on the radio!!! I still have visions of dancing to this in the late 70's at the club!! It was my favorite song to dance to!! I wish that my body could still move like it did back then!!!* 🤣🤣
Why didn't they let him actually perform this instead of a lip sync? This song sounds as good today as it did way back then. That man had some real balls to perform in thigh highs and a Speedo.
One of the best to ever do it and could dress flamboyant and still be very masculine. My parents used to love this TV show they did showcase great talent
My very first concert was Prince and Rick James ill-fated Punk and Funk tour not long after this video was made. Rick James was the bigger star at the time but Prince stole the show. I can still remember Prince coming out on stage in knee-high stockings, high heels and a trench coat, and gyrating on the floor to “Let’s Work”. What a genius he was.
Wow amazing! Sweet Gayle Chapman (soon 2 B replaced by Lisa Coleman) on keyboards , Bobby Z (drums) and Dr. Fink (master Keyboards) (both soon 2 B members of The Revolution) Dez Dickerson (guitar) (appears in the movie Purple Rain -1984- singing "Mordenaire") and Andre Cymone (cousin?). Prince played ALL THE INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS in this number!
Yeah Andre was not related to Prince at all. However, they met in grade school when Andre's family moved to the area. They struck up a conversation and discovered they both played music. So they started playing music together and they found out did they used to play together as little kids. Andre's father played with Prince's father.
Gayle was never a good fit for his band. Lisa fit like a glove because she could hold her own and she just got. She looked like a street-smart chick who was tough enough to hold her own
I was 15 when this came out. I remember running to the Alco store to buy the 45 and I wore it out on my record player.😊. Loved him from that very start. This song made Prince.
My sister's and I would stay up to watch the Midnight Special every Friday. Talk about screaming and hollering when we saw this particular episode with Prince.😅❤😊 And after all this time at the age of 59..this is still a performance like no other💜💜💜💜💜
He was very extravagant. His outfit is crazy! It doesn't take away from the fact that he has a phenomenal voice and some great songs! Happy Tuesday... thank you for sharing! 💖
The outfit absolutely distracts from the performance😂😂 What the hell was he thinking. Thank God he developed some sense and dropped that approach to stage craft.
Class of 1984 checking in. My bar fly career started senior year. I looked 13 but I had a banger fake ID. New Orleans had clubs for all the genres, dance, rock, punk, you name it.
@@PoundTown595yeah .. but given they had only done 12 concerts before this show and that he would go on to be one of the great live preformers... Maybe you can cut them a break
💜🌹 l miss Prince so much l think about him alot. So heartbreaking he is gone.💔😥 First and best concert my BF ever went toooo. There is nobody like you.💜 🕊️💜
Prince…always, always on the very edge of the creative frontiers. As a young artist here he is bridging the gap between the late 70’s soul, funk and R&B and starting to show us glimpses of what his signature sound would sound like heading into the 80s. He was one of a kind, never to be duplicated and we, the world, will always miss him dearly and remember the good times and good vibes he “rained” down upon all of us!✊🏻
We can get a little bit of the magic when we play it, and even more whenever you get a little groove in your body and the ultimate gift is the Kid playing the whole damn time and trust me when you get into the best of the playlists of the 70s , 80s ,90s ,2K by the time you have played it all you'll never forget that Prince 💜♀️ was just better than them All 💟
Very, Well Said - Thank You! I miss Prince and am so thankful to see this performance for the very 1st time. I loved him and especially when he played homage to George Harrison on While My Guitar Gently Weeps song at the rock n’ roll hall of fame ‘2004 induction ceremony. As Tom Petty was quoted; “He just burned it up. You could feel the electricity of 'something really big’s going down here'.” R.I.P. Prince 🎸💜💜
Wow! I didn't know Prince performed on Midnight Special. I also thought his first live TV appearance was on American Bandstand. Nice to see rare gems like this...
bandstand was recorded first in Dec 79 this was recorded Jan 8 1980...but it was aired first (thus he did not talk to Dr Hook). he did this and "Why you wanna treat me so bad?" (on Both shows). Yes they were required to lip-synch...but the were live Feb 1981 on SNL.
AND THIS is why I feel for him when I was a young teen, I had never seen such bravado and boldness. his refusal to care what people thought and be this unique thing was so amazing to me. and though I didn't know it at my age, I was so, turned on LMAO
Following year Prince was opening act for The Rolling Stones, during their '81 "Tattoo You" tour. His set was not well received by most in attendance. Purple Rain drastically changed that gig.
Prince was on The Midnight Special? WTF ??? How early in his career is this then ? The man had guts though, no doubt about it. That outfit wouldn't really turn anyone's head in the later 80s and after, but in the late 70s ... that's some serious trail blazin' going on there.
I saw him perform during his Dirty Mind, Controversy Tours while I was in high school and the 1999 Tour the year after I graduated. Best 3 concerts I ever attended.
At last !!!! Thanks ! Glad 2 have it in pristine quality. I'm sure the other song "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad ?" will B posted. Great channel ! So happy as a huge Prince fan...
Prince - the only man in the world who could wear thigh-high boots and STILL steal your woman.
In his dreams lol.
Nope, Rick James and George Clinton could too
@@vicrules6666 yeah , you keep dreamin'.
What about Rick James!
He could definitely steal me! WHEW!!! Prince’s so dang
s e x y - or sex on legs - as it’s sometimes called.
Confidence in a man is a veryyy attractive trait and made me decide to date a guy - or not on more than one occasion.
The hair was glorious
Prince may have had the sweetest hair in showbiz his whole career...lol. The different styles...phases...the hair was legendary.
Oh, his dome was flawless.. Better than Farah Fawcett. 😂
@@randymccloud5743 i'm going to have to go with this i think 😂
Your comment is glorious
Ooh I loved his hair
Still can't believe he's gone...
RIP Prince
I know. Sometimes right out of the blue...I'll be like "damn, I miss Prince".
@@randymccloud5743dude same…like every now and then I’m like I should be seeing something about prince releasing a album or something
He's gone or somebody made him gone... I really don't know!
@@silvestros.5500 I will always say he was murdered
I'm pretty sure that Prince was murdered. I have a good idea as to why. R.I.P. fellow June 7th birthday. ♊🤴
Prince was fearless to come out on stage with that outfit back in the 80s.
This was in the late 70s not the 80s. I think this is either early 77 or late 77. Because Prince came out that year. This song was his very first single.
@@BigdogGaming-sm3lj His first single was Soft and Wet. That was late 70's. I Wanna be Your Lover is from his second album. Maybe very end of 70's of very start of 80's. It can easily be looked up. I'm just too lazy right now.
@@ayejay8862 Thank you for the correction.
@@ayejay8862 the thumbnail has the date as January 11, 1980
@@ayejay8862 I did the foot work. I Wanna Be Your Lover was released August 24th 1979. But he did continue to come out on stage like that in the 80s for quite some time.
A once in 1000 year performer, Prince had the full package of tallent.
The FULL PACKAGE 😅 He had the baddest girls, played numerous instruments, could dance, sing, wrote/ produce songs (for himself and others) iconic film w/ great soundtrack! How much better can it get???
@@Tchalla-jp5tz Walking on water, would be a start.
@@johnjuarez8005 Go sit down.
This was lip synced i believe
I wish I could be this provocative etc. Except i wouldn't be talking about some girl, if i was dressed like prince here id be talking about a man
Prince was truly one of a kind.
over rated.
@@TBD3.0 Unlike your comment, which doesn’t rate at all.
@@GiacomoJimmi Mozart had more talent in one single pinky than the guy in the purple silly outfit, but you wouldn't understand that.
It's ok it's way above your understanding what a true genius is.
@@TBD3.0 Hate to break it to you, sunshine. You are no Prince OR Mozart.
@@TBD3.0there’s always one.
Why do I still have the feeling that audience wasn’t ready and still not ready enough for that moment!
He was truly the most amazing and talented person in the world!
Him and Michael took this world by storm!!! ❤💜
Michael got whooped into it. But never would have brought his body out on stage singing about ( Hayyid). in a gold Liatard.
@@user-is3yx9bg9r I think you might be wrong ruclips.net/video/Sk5OECxSawM/видео.htmlsi=lw0zGPbAo5UWkXjQ
Amen
Jobriath paved the way on that programme
Yes they did
Prince was a wild dude back in the early 80s!!! He didn’t give a shytt‼️🤣🤣
This was 79 tfff
I’m same age as him! He was a musical genius and gorgeous! 😍
And he toned it down. Until his bootay out pants.
I remember watching this. I was mesmerized by his talent. My mom walked by the TV and had an absolute fit over what he was wearing. 😂 I thought he looked cool.
Yeah cool....if you're in the Village People, or live in San Francisco.
@@KingCobra3849 Homophobe much?
Androgynous rocks stars are cool...David Bowie, Marilyn Mason!
Years later I still vindicate him; Told ya'll he wasnt gay. He just freaky then a mug! & mo' women mo' women! Peace fellow Purplefan
@@KingCobra3849 lol thats cold! But funny, too! as I stated- I took some slack as a kid for digging Prince. Now we know he was a serious player to the ladies!
I think this is Prince's first TV appearance. This aired on TV before his Bandstand appearance. Good clip today.
You like fake pretend singing
How fake does that make you?
@@AMEER-114- Doesn't 'fake pretend singing' make it real singing? Stick to one adjective at a time, but I understand that English is hard...
@@PincoPallino-zh8wmAmerican is more like it ! lol
@@stoneysscapes7544Not American…people like that are everywhere, unfortunately.
@@PincoPallino-zh8wm
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I'll say what I said in a thousand reaction videos that I watched and commented on, we who lived in the 70s and 80s were witnesses to an era of musical Legends and Giants that will never be duplicated ever again. Those artists from that era were the veritable Olympian gods of Pop, Soul and Rock, and that is not hyperbole!
Yesssssss. 🎉🎉🎉
💯
Facts....Our era of music was the best!!!❤❤❤
This is the most flamboyant outfit I've ever seen Prince wear.
What about those chaps that showed his ass lol
LOL. That outfit with the cheeks out erased all doubt for me.
🫢👏🏽He was a genius and HOT. And definitely- quite the character.
Prince is a musical GENIUS
Duh
Yep......
yes that is what is known for, nothing in common with MJ talent...completly different...but both great great stars and big phenomenum
The man had guts to go on stage in zebra stripe panties & high heels!
Right lol he looked a hot mess!
😂
@@monicafranklin-nr1te He looked pretty.
I remember watching this at 13! ❤
Rest in Peace
Ok, so what have you amounted now? Please tell us.
I was 15
Your parents allowed you to watch the Midnight Special at 13? Yeah, right. 😂
Maybe at a sleep over...
😅
u are class of "1984" or "1985" at your High School
@@dustyroze150 1984
Proceed with caution ⚠ A genius at work 🎸
Why did this show ever have to end? Young people dont realize how great Midnight Special was .
Because music nowadays is trash and can never be performed live
@@JerjerB LOL - this performance by Prince is mimed. It's not live.
@@JerjerB Haha! Oops.
The series was canceled by NBC at the request of Dick Ebersol as part of a deal for him to take over the then-ailing Saturday Night Live. Because there was no time for NBC to develop a new show from scratch in light of the urgent SNL situation, The Midnight Special was replaced by SCTV, a weekly Canadian sketch comedy series performed by members of the Toronto satellite of Chicago's The Second City improvisational troupe. That program, in turn, would later be replaced with another music show, Friday Night Videos, in 1983, also produced initially by Ebersol.
Well I’d say the rise of cable, and in particular MTV, made shows like these less viable. Actually, I think this show broadcast its last episode in 1981, just months before MTV debuted.
My favorite musician of all time, an absolute music genius and legend. He was only twenty one when this was filmed. What a talent, I was crying in 2016 when we lost this genius. The original Prince band with Prince, Dez Dickerson, Andre Cymone, Gayle Chapman, Dr. Fink and Bobby Z.
@andrefabiao30 I have seen Prince twice in concert and both times he was great.
my favorite too! he makes taylor swift look like some drunk hobo on the street trying to perform. LOL!🤣
Me as well
Classic from 1980! ❤️🔥 Happy 66th birthday in heaven to Mr. Prince Rogers Nelson...💜🙏🏿🎶
Uhhh...excuse me, but Prince desire was not to go to heaven, but to sleep in the dust and wait til his Resurrection. I know this because he was a Jehovahs Witness, and I study the bible.
He's always be loved for real! 💞
1979
@@richardfarris7190 I know the song was released on 08/24/1979.💜 However, the show itself was aired on 01/11/1980! 💜
I was 15 years old.
I remember watching this; one Friday night, in 1979.
Although I'd heard his song "Soft & Wet" a year earlier...I hadn't yet SEEN Prince.
UNBELIEVABLE
...is the appropriate word.
YES SIR !!! At 16, I bought the Album "FOR YOU" that had Soft and Wet on it. Played the HOLD THING over and over on my Marantz QUAD SPEAKER system because I was so MESMERIZED that PRINCE PLAYED EVERY INSTRUMENT on EVERY CUT....AMAZING !!! LOLOL 🤣🧐😎
I became an instant Prince fan from this song!!!
😢DITTO
Dear Prince, I really miss you 😢 💜
And Prince only became sexier and more refined over the years..❤❤❤miss him so much!
This is what we call a true vintage gem... Awesome!
Prince
Dez Dickerson
Andre Cymone
Gayle Chapman
Matt Fink
Bobby Z
Few at that time could see Prince landing a solid foothold in the music business.
But NO ONE could anticpate him becoming the international global icon and influential music power that he would become.
Forver indelibly eitched into pop music consciousness to the extent that he changed the look and sound of music moving forward.
Thanks for naming the band members here! I love Prince!💟
Isn't Lisa Coleman the keyboardist here?
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@franciscobuendiadelmolino Not yet. At this earlier stage it was Gayle Chapman. She would eventually introduce Lisa to Prince who Prince replaced Gayle with, once Gayle left the band. And it would be Lisa Coleman who introduced her good close childhood friend Wendy Melvoin to Prince. And the rest is history.
@@keithbell9348 You're absolutely right! When I first watched the clip I had the impression it could have been Lisa judging by her hairstyle, but it's definitely Gayle on keyboards here, thanks for the feedback!
1979 was so fashion forward, plastic see through pants, shredded tops, tiny pants, thigh high boots....and this was for the men!! Love❤❤😂
I’VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE!!
I remember hearing this song in the dance clubs in 1979 and was like wow who is this.
4 years later, he conquered the world,
#1 single
#1 album
#1 movie
ICONIC.
No! that album conquered the world and established Prince as a superstar
Then Warner Brothers conquered him 😂
@@johnny6610 Well...they tried to tell him how much music he could release, after signing him to a 100 million contract in '92. He wanted to release when he felt like it...left in 96 when his contract ended. He got all his masters back from WB in 2014...in exchange for 2 albums. Prince had so much unreleased music, for him that was like most artists releasing a song. I'd say in the end he conquered WB.
@@randymccloud5743 he pissed away his prime. Lost momentum. I’m a fan and those years were really lost.
I was today years old when I found out that prince was on the midnight special. 👍 This show keeps surprising me.
Need Rick James
I saw this the summer that it aired. I was listening to him since the"For You" album. I was a young teen, and all of my friends were teasing me for listening to "that fa**ot".
I said I'm not interested in his sexuality, I'm vibing on his music.
Three or four years later those same friends were blasting his music, asking me if I'd heard it...
Had me cracking up...
What a treasure! People will be listening to that gem in 2099 💜
and BEYOND.
Party like its 2099!
And it would be possible to release an album of new unheard songs every year up until then as well..Its is rumoured his vault has that much unreleased material
I don’t care what others say but Prince was such a handsome/pretty man.
I think outside of his talent that was his major appeal.
He definitely is,I'm 63 and I think he was sexy, all the guys I know Don't understand the appeal, I know a lot of women of different ages that think the same way.
He hit the White gene lottery. You all know it but never own up to / admit it. You'd rather embarrass yourselves by pretending the features that made him handsome aren't White features.
Damn! All these years later I thought Prince just popped up in the early 80’s. What an evolution of an artist. I think he’s an absolute genius musically.
That was his first big hit, late 1978 i believe, off of his second album. A mint vinyl copy of his first album has got to be worth thousands now.
@@eyeseeatlanta5727 His 1st album-Prince for you. The hit was 'Soft and wet'. Incidentally, released the same time as Rick James Debut album. 'Come and get it'.
Prince was also on tour with Rick james during this time or maybe a little earlier. And Rick hated prince every since
@@LamonXX The parallel paths of these two legends, tied them together, even in the circumstances of their deaths.
@LamonXX
Watch the Rick James doc and they talk about how much Rick hated Prince. Apparently, Prince stole the "Ooww-wop" from Rick!
😅😅😅😅
loved Prince...., he was truly his own man......,
This beautiful, brilliant, and talented man was DEFINITELY taken away too soon. He should still be here cranking out hits for us to hear. Because I know firsthand that there is still a vault FULL of unreleased music. Continue to R.I.P. Beautiful King.
Maybe the next step for you, is to craft a bronze statue of Prince. Maybe? LOL
In keeping with the emergence of newer & more innovative styles, Prince Rogers Nelson was (TRULY) a minister of music, & a Renaissance Man of sorts!!!! 🎼🎸🎹🎻🥁
This was so outrageous in 1980! The song that started his hit making career! We had no idea what was ahead!
*Thank you for the wonderful memories!!! This song was playing in the clubs before it became such a HUGE hit on the radio!!! I still have visions of dancing to this in the late 70's at the club!! It was my favorite song to dance to!! I wish that my body could still move like it did back then!!!* 🤣🤣
There'll never be another Prince.
Hopefully you're right.
They'll never be another midnight special either. At least I caught the very end of it....
I wonder why a guy like that wouldn't have had a few kids to carry it on.
@eugenefirebird8938 the child he had with mayte died shortly after birth, don't know why he didn't try again tho
There'll never be another you either Brother.
✊
Most talented musician/singer of our generation; possibly in history.
Why didn't they let him actually perform this instead of a lip sync? This song sounds as good today as it did way back then. That man had some real balls to perform in thigh highs and a Speedo.
a Siberian tiger print banana hammock 🤪
@@hanskloss1331 lol..as you can tell..not up to speed on my mens fancier underwear..thanks for the clarification.
I was thinking the same thing....I was expecting raw vocals....not the record
“lately i been wishing i were five-foot-five weighing nine-nine wearing thigh highs.”
~Will Wood
I'm assuming this was something Prince would have asked them. I've never seen a midnight special episode overdubbed except for this.
One of the best to ever do it and could dress flamboyant and still be very masculine. My parents used to love this TV show they did showcase great talent
Masculine? 🤣
Era bisexual , tremenda hazaña , como si no hubiera suficienres gay.
Try the opposite of masculine and yes it was a great show.
You said it!! Lots of jealous “men” in these comments are cracking me UP!!
Gee i missed the masculine part i guess...lol
Way ahead of his time. So talented
I can’t believe he had the confidence to wear that outfit!
"Our clothes, our hair we don't care, it's all about being there."
My very first concert was Prince and Rick James ill-fated Punk and Funk tour not long after this video was made. Rick James was the bigger star at the time but Prince stole the show. I can still remember Prince coming out on stage in knee-high stockings, high heels and a trench coat, and gyrating on the floor to “Let’s Work”. What a genius he was.
The Midnight Special hosted by Wolfman Jack!
First time I ever heard Prince. Exactly this.
You have a lot to learn young grasshopper
Prince on the way up
Spectacular
Wow amazing! Sweet Gayle Chapman (soon 2 B replaced by Lisa Coleman) on keyboards , Bobby Z (drums) and Dr. Fink (master Keyboards) (both soon 2 B members of The Revolution) Dez Dickerson (guitar) (appears in the movie Purple Rain -1984- singing "Mordenaire") and Andre Cymone (cousin?). Prince played ALL THE INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS in this number!
andre is not related to prince
Yeah Andre was not related to Prince at all. However, they met in grade school when Andre's family moved to the area. They struck up a conversation and discovered they both played music. So they started playing music together and they found out did they used to play together as little kids. Andre's father played with Prince's father.
Thanks for this. Most old school Prince fans know this, but you do a great job of teaching the future generations about the greatest to ever do it.
Gayle was never a good fit for his band. Lisa fit like a glove because she could hold her own and she just got. She looked like a street-smart chick who was tough enough to hold her own
@@paisleyprincess7996 plus, Chapman reportedly wasn’t cool with the sexual subject matter.
I was 15 when this came out. I remember running to the Alco store to buy the 45 and I wore it out on my record player.😊. Loved him from that very start. This song made Prince.
My sister's and I would stay up to watch the Midnight Special every Friday. Talk about screaming and hollering when we saw this particular episode with Prince.😅❤😊
And after all this time at the age of 59..this is still a performance like no other💜💜💜💜💜
🥺😢 It's great to see, but very sad to know he's really gone and why. Just difficult to be reminded of what we've lost. ❤️🩹✨💖😞🙏
You mean to know hes murdered or the the bs they told you and you swallowed
I know, but I like to remember them happy and doing what they loved to do.💟 I hope you have a nice day. 🤗✌️
I use to hurry home on my second shift job to watch the Midnight Special I love watching these clips on youtube.
Prince was a MACHINE INCREDIBLE
The world didn't know how to take Prince back then . Now the people of the world wish he was still alive 💔 . So dam sad 😔
A very talented man with a banging body whose music I still love after all of these years! 💜
Whew!!! You said it!! 😁 This is my 1st time seeing this performance and I keep coming back for more! 🔥🔥💟
@@KittyGrizGriz Same here. I was blown away by his outfit. 😂
Got just love that prints. You are wonderful.
THERE WILL NEVA BE ANOTHER PRINCE 💜💜 THA BEST TO EVAAA DO IT 🕊🕊🕊
Minneapolis Minnesota needs to GLORIFY PRINCE 🌈🌞
The vibe, the funk, THE OUTFIT🔥🎉🔥🎉🔥🎉🔥🎉miss you forever
I have that original album and rock this song to this day..
Total package of talent and charisma
The Man......!!!!! Enough said.
His tailored suits were so good for him.
Yes they were! and Prince wore them so well I can picture him in a purple one - he always dressed to the nines!
This brings back so many good memories use to get home fast back in the day too watch this great show.
anything from this era is a amazing find.thanks for posting
He was very extravagant. His outfit is crazy! It doesn't take away from the fact that he has a phenomenal voice and some great songs!
Happy Tuesday... thank you for sharing! 💖
ehhh, i'm thinkin it does
And pretending to sing doesnt help either
@@rosskstar
And pretending to sing doesnt help either
@@AMEER-114- 1980 was like a switch flipped, class went out the window
The outfit absolutely distracts from the performance😂😂
What the hell was he thinking.
Thank God he developed some sense and dropped that approach to stage craft.
The first Prince song I ever heard. Already recognized his genius. ⭐️
WOW......1st time seeing this. . 'The Midnight Special' I used to watch was live performances.
Thank you for sharing this
I still have this original album/record. The Greatest. I'm still dancing 💃
Singer Patrice Rushen put it on Prince and he wrote this joint about her. 19 years old and was killing it. RIP to his memory.
That’s not true MAGA!!!
That's a get down tune that song was the first song I heard from prince it was funk. soul .rocker .i digged on it and the rest is history .
Those boots though.....❤
I enjoy his showmanship🎉
I bet no one would have predicted that he would become one of the best if not the best to ever do it.
Do what? Lol
You Betcha!! 🎉🎉💟
Il était hyper doué.
Son défaut : vouloir faire trop, trop vite.
Prince's baddest jam ever!
Wow!!! I’ve never seen him sing this live. God how he is missed. He’s unbelievable 🤩
The man who invented minimalist funk. His falsetto vocals in this are amazing. Damn drugs.
Er uhh.....Marvin Gaye ?.....Chic ?....and others.
@@zdave6083 'I Got The Feeliin' James Brown before them. Brings me out in a 'Cold Sweat' how uneducated some folks are in the funk.
Class of 1984 checking in. My bar fly career started senior year. I looked 13 but I had a banger fake ID. New Orleans had clubs for all the genres, dance, rock, punk, you name it.
When did that career end?
Class of 84 here. We are currently planning our 40 year reunion
What a handsome man !
THIS DUDE IS PURE 100% GREATNESS. UNTOUCHABLE
Awesome performance 💜
It’s a lip sync. They’re just miming to the record.
@@PoundTown595yeah .. but given they had only done 12 concerts before this show and that he would go on to be one of the great live preformers... Maybe you can cut them a break
@@JohnAnderson42 I’m not criticizing Prince. It just wasn’t really a performance.
Oh wow, the things one could get away with in 1980 without all these current ridiculous labels. Prince looks phenomenal!
Prince looked a mess lol
@@monicafranklin-nr1te According to you. For a man let alone a Black man to be brave enough to do this was commendable. Pity you can't say the same.
Prince got that nice good hair. That press and curl blow out. He got more hair than half the women i seen today and so talented
💜🌹 l miss Prince so much l think about him alot. So heartbreaking he is gone.💔😥 First and best concert my BF ever went toooo. There is nobody like you.💜 🕊️💜
Prince kicking ass as usual !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Prince…always, always on the very edge of the creative frontiers. As a young artist here he is bridging the gap between the late 70’s soul, funk and R&B and starting to show us glimpses of what his signature sound would sound like heading into the 80s. He was one of a kind, never to be duplicated and we, the world, will always miss him dearly and remember the good times and good vibes he “rained” down upon all of us!✊🏻
My very favorite Prince performance was at the 2007 Superbowl!
This song when fall in love with Prince i seen him on American Bandstand .
We can get a little bit of the magic when we play it, and even more whenever you get a little groove in your body and the ultimate gift is the Kid playing the whole damn time and trust me when you get into the best of the playlists of the 70s , 80s ,90s ,2K by the time you have played it all you'll never forget that Prince 💜♀️ was just better than them All 💟
there will never be another like him
Very, Well Said - Thank You!
I miss Prince and am so thankful to see this performance for the very 1st time. I loved him and especially when he played homage to George Harrison on While My Guitar Gently Weeps song at the rock n’ roll hall of fame ‘2004 induction ceremony.
As Tom Petty was quoted;
“He just burned it up. You could feel the electricity of 'something really big’s going down here'.”
R.I.P. Prince 🎸💜💜
Wow! I didn't know Prince performed on Midnight Special. I also thought his first live TV appearance was on American Bandstand. Nice to see rare gems like this...
bandstand was recorded first in Dec 79 this was recorded Jan 8 1980...but it was aired first (thus he did not talk to Dr Hook). he did this and "Why you wanna treat me so bad?" (on Both shows). Yes they were required to lip-synch...but the were live Feb 1981 on SNL.
@@JohnAnderson42 Oh ok...thanks for the clarification...😃
The Greatest To Ever Do It! Rest In Power Messenger!!
AND THIS is why I feel for him when I was a young teen, I had never seen such bravado and boldness. his refusal to care what people thought and be this unique thing was so amazing to me. and though I didn't know it at my age, I was so, turned on LMAO
Following year Prince was opening act for The Rolling Stones, during their '81 "Tattoo You" tour. His set was not well received by most in attendance. Purple Rain drastically changed that gig.
Great post👍 I remember watching this when it originally aired back in the day? Miss the Big Bro🎉....vintage Prince 💯💥🙏🏻🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏾
One of my favorite Prince songs ever.
Prince was on The Midnight Special? WTF ??? How early in his career is this then ?
The man had guts though, no doubt about it. That outfit wouldn't really turn anyone's head in the later 80s and after, but in the late 70s ... that's some serious trail blazin' going on there.
He was like 19 years old, I recall.
Did this one not air for some reason? I thought I'd seen every one when they first aired.
@@SheilaLS ...it aired the summer of 79 or 80.
A stage full of phenomenal musicians led by the... Prince. 🤲🏽
I will forever love this man. 💜💜💜
I saw him perform during his Dirty Mind, Controversy Tours while I was in high school and the 1999 Tour the year after I graduated. Best 3 concerts I ever attended.
At last !!!! Thanks ! Glad 2 have it in pristine quality.
I'm sure the other song "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad ?" will B posted.
Great channel ! So happy as a huge Prince fan...