Sure did. I loved Prince back then. It was decades before you could have such lyrics in music without offending everybody. Dirty Mind album was so rebellious for its time, I loved it
Going to Catholic school in the early eighties and being a Prince fan got me in so much trouble! I wore my Prince fandom like a badge of honor! No one will ever be as cool, controversial and sexy as Prince! Total genius! He showed all the hypocrisy in society! This man was truly brilliant!
Thank you, your story is very close to mine so you totally understand the conflict internal and external we were going through. Good for you being strong enough to do that 💜
Oh my goodness!! I can relate. It was so strange a feeling being a Prince fan in my heart as a kid in the early 80s, I couldn't be really open about it because of how Prince was.... Strange thing how on the one hand Prince taught me everything I needed to know about sex and sexuality, but yet I lived in a repressed environment of Catholic home and school. It got better when Prince became a household word when *Purple Rain* was released... But even still, those were some repressed times....i just wish I learned to be more open and speak up and not be so shy and timid all the time. Being that way really did go against me in life. I always applaud people who speak up even when everybody and everything else tells 'em to sit down.
Prince at 22 years old. Already on his 3rd album where he has written and played all the instruments on all 3. He set a standard that will never be matched.
This is the one song that turned me into a life time Prince. I stayed up late in 1981, watching this video. His early stuff was wayyyyyyyy better than after purple rain. Y'all just don't know. Man, I went to high school deep in the hood. It spoke volumes to be blasting Prince's music on your boombox, drawing attention to yourself. I didn't give a fug!
Thank you to the Prince family and Estate for unleashing these classics on RUclips! Now a new generation can finally understand what we already knew; Prince was the GREATEST!
3:10 “Don’t let your children watch television until they know how to read, or else all they’ll know how to do is cuss, fight, and breed!” One of the top 5 realest shit ever said by Prince.
lauren 100% agree, sometimes Princes tremendous talent was overshadowed by his bigger ego. Its a shame it took his death to really appreciate his genius on RUclips.
W Lee His videos weren't on RUclips because he didn't want them there. No one could get Prince's music for free. He was extremely intelligent. As much as I love that I can watch these videos Now, I know he wouldn't have wanted these videos on here.
Boring?! BORING?! You fucking kidding me. A decade that threw out Kim Wilde, Duran Duran, Bangles, ABBA's brilliant farewell, OMD, China Crisis, Toyah, Jennifer Rush, Kirsty MacColl, Propaganda, 'Til Tuesday, Voice Of The Beehive, The Bluebells, Talk Talk, Five Star, Shakespears Sister, Blancmange, A Flock Of Seagulls, Breathe, Comsat Angles, Go-Betweens, Real Life, Animotion,The Smiths, Crowded House, Sandra, Stevie Nicks, Kate Bush, Alphaville, Sandra, A-ha, Berlin, I could go on. You're nuts. Boring like fuck! Princeius only added to that brilliance, he didn't own it.
Or the time for you to get a life and go to school you stupid little blimp. I know you were born from a test tube and your parents substituted for stray dogs that pitied you, but the sooner you learn that most people don't communicate in capital letters the better of we'll all be. You cissy!
Kyach Distent I AM SORRY FOR MY EDUCATION, FORGOT YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE UPPER CLASS FUCK BOY. BITCH PLEASE, JUST SOME TRASY ASS BITCH WANNA BE IMPORTANT,
No child is bad from the beginning, they only imitate their atmosphere! Such social commentary in this tune that is ever relevant this very moment. Peace2Prince!
Man! This is one of my all-time favorite videos and songs by Prince. He was so raw, funky, and nasty back in the controversy era. This is the underground artist during a time when he was breaking all the rules as a black performer. I had never seen anyone like this before or after this awesome video. New wave, rock n' roll, and funk are all here! This man was so full of life and drive.
@Dunbar F I agree with you, however, I have duality with your comment. Yes, PRINCE was heavily influenced by the great Little Richard which was one of the originators of rock n' roll, a brilliant showman, as well as a performer that broke the rules in terms of sexuality. However, Richard was gay, and PRINCE made it very clear that he was all about loving the females in a very romantic, yet lustful way. I didn't dig PRINCE'S outfits back in those days, but that cat was so damn funky and driven that it was hard to deny him! He came at the funk with the same masculine in your face type of force as James Brown and Jimi Hendrix! So he made it possible to get away with all of that shit!!!
And I really get tired of all the Michael Jackson fans that try to put him in the same orbit as Prince. Prince was so much more than just a pop singer and “dancer.” During this era Prince was a New Wave Soul singer, he changed into more of a Rock guy next. Then he morphed into a blend of Pop/Rock. You never got the same thing from him and that was something that we had never seen before, and still haven’t seen.
YAAAAAAAS! He was so ahead of his time. Created a totally new genre of music, too. You can really see the punk/new wave influence here. Really liked that he pushed all the boundaries in his earlier music.
@@standaman1963 Agreed. As time has gone by, "Purple Rain" has become one of my least fave Prince albums. His first albums, "Prince" through "1999" are great. "Purple Rain" was devised for mass appeal. The following two albums had only 3 decent tunes between them. "Sign of the Times": fantastic. "Batman": a novelty. "100 Balloons" best track. Some scattered decent tunes until "Musicology.". His final efforts somewhat lackluster, but better than most 👍
I said that back in 1986 watching the video for the first time on TBS's "Night Flight" since MTV wouldn't play it. Defiantly caught the social commentaries, and one of my favorite Prince songs along with "Controversy". The basslines were out of this world,!
yes,,, yes,,, its was,, i was barely 13 when i heard him and i was in love,, totally shocked and he was how i learned about SEX,,, and have been in love since,, i love and miss my Purple love,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,RIP PRN
So confident and fearless both as a performer and lyricist right out of the gate. These official videos will inspire musicians for generations to come.
Prince was a musical genius which didn't always translate to block buster record sales but he was one of a kind from a musician and creative standpoint!
Yes and loads of other great underrated artists are never allowed to have what they deserve, while all the shit like Madonna, Bon Jovi, Wet Wet Wet, and all the crap 90s to now stuff get the "sales" like the fakes they are.
So should many people of the 80s who are also underrated geniuses and now pushed off into corners with all the youth crap and overrated old lags up front!
@KOMET MARTIN Really? The last time I remember seeing/hearing it broadcast (in the 80's) was on Night Flight back in 86'. That music video show loved them some Prince!
My God he was light 🕯️ years ahead of the 80s . The music 🎵 mind of Prince was unmatched. Nobody dare to make a song like this then. Listen to the message to parents and politicians." Don't let your children watch TV they can read" no child is bad. Those only try emulate their atmosphere my God the brilliance of this man 🙌
This man made many songs in the 80's that wasn't even considered as hits Prince made nothing but good music hit after hit double Platinum after Double Platinum he made songs to make you think about a relationship relationship genius.
Lived in Minnesota my whole life I was a teen when prince was up and coming in junior high we had all his music and high school purple rain hit best times ever !!!!!! So fortunate to grow up with prince 💜
When you think about it, it's not fair to ask, what's your favorite Prince song, when no one, I mean no one can name only one. This man biblical. He was a pure genius. He sung about events back in the 80's, that a lot of us are just starting to realize. I miss him so much. There will never be another Prince.
This Video was actually being recorded in the W.B. Record Studio 🎙 in Hi Quality when Prince's Controversy Album was being made. Great Performance !!!.
Yes they were! i used to watch and record them on VCR back then!! I was about 13-14 years old. My mom was cool. :) She actually got Prince and Andre Cymone's autographs for my 10th birthday! She worked with Andre's aunt Lil in St. Paul, MN. Coolest birthday present ever!!! But sadly some a-hole stole them from my scrapbook about 7 years later! Oh man I was so crushed and pissed!!!! Still makes me upset 30 years later!! :'(
If you listen to Prince in 1981 such as his 'controversy' album and even 'The Time' I feel this wass him at his most authentic self. You can hear his 'mature' sound from 1999 onwards but also he had that cynical and street edge he had from before. *Controversially* I think this was his best year in music creatively and this song epitomizes it best. The rhythm guitar, the funky bassline, the slapping drum beat and the rough yet tasteful synth textures. A product of a genius which is a hurricane moving at a *100 mph* that moved on as quickly as it arrived. If he just held off one more year, released 1999 in 1983 and did an 'inbetween' album as an incremental improvement on this style we'd be talking about a hallmark album which was the perfect blend of funk/new wave/post punk/indie. Ultimately Prince had a little to give for everyone and that was his best quality. RIP to arguably the GOAT.
My brother taught our pet parrot to do the Prince screams you hear to open this song. Everytime I hear this song I think about both Prince and the parrot, which too is sadly gone. But it still brings a smile to my face. Song still kicks, too.
Ashley White Prince music back then was considered to ex rated for the youth of my generation back the. You had to be 17 yrs old if you wanted to see him in concert & when the movie purple rain came you has to be 17.
Prince showed me/ gave me permission to own and celebrate , discover, explore ...and OWN... my version /beliefs of MY sexuality. R.I.P wise one......miss you.
PRINCE- innovator, musical genius , lyrics phenominal, this punk -funk fusion was one of the 1st songs i ever bumped in my 67 mustang coupe back in 81.i miss that era.
Powerful message and performance. The truth and boldness in his statements and their delivery. This track epitomizes Prince, especially during his rise. Unstoppable.
So ahead of his time...rock it Prince and the band. Pocket camera haaaa - cell phones now. He's always been so deep and in tune to Life and got his message across loud and clear with no fear!
Pammy - Prince was a White boy with Black blood in him. Lol How do I know because I looked like him or so I've been told for most of my adult life. In the 80s when I was young that's all people would say, one time I dated a Black chick who said I looked like a White guy trying to be Black. Lol Another said I looked like the guy in the movie Soul Man. Smh-Lol It would irritate the hell out of me that people could be so idiotic and racist, but what the hell are you gonna do. I can't beat them up or go around beating them up because then..... But I realized that as I became older that people like myself and Prince are mixed with a lot of White blood in us which is why we look the way that we look. So, to me, Prince with his music could have easily gone the Rock route if he had wanted to because this song here demonstrates that ability, but he wanted to prove his Blackness as I did early on in our lives. So, he played more R&B type of music, but I wish he had played much more Rock music. Sorry, didn't mean to write all of this.
@@tubucoco I look VERY SO CALLED black & I LOVE da side of Prince, dat iz Rock & Roll. Itz 2 bad we haveta b obssessed wit color. Itz a double whammy, dat typez of muzak, have color/ethnicity, attached. If I am nspired by sum Reggaeton, I should b able 2 use it, & a countryboy, mite like how I used it, without having 2 b lambasted 4 likin sum of dat R&B trash. Perhapz, DUH peephole, who r runnin DUH scamz, don't want us comin 2gether, bcause then it'll b 99% against 1%. Gotta dvide, then we CONquer. I'ma b free wit my muzak! I don't care if a green gurl iz sangin. If da beeyatch got soul, I'm up n here, like EF Hutton! Ya heard?!?
@@tubucoco I really enjoyed 3rdEyeGirl, I think that he was his most authentic. He was full on Rocking it with the women in the band at some point I mean jamming hard! Not funk, rock. I wish I'd not passed up on tix to see that show here to this day. A friend said the guitars were non stop so tells me he was rocking/rolling. Good analogy, he was many different people....😉✌💜and many sides to the Purple One.
Yeah! I get it. Because it is so inappropriate, and now even more so 3 years after your comment. So far right inappropriate that it's so freakn appropriate especially during these current times. This type of music is starting to make a comeback. Comeback to free our ass. Unleash our countries online creativity.
Prince was his own genre. Bold music! Brave music!
He literally was punk funk.
@@adonaiyah2196 That changed over his evolution. Sign O the Times.
This is what it sounds like
Always changing and always brilliant
@@adonaiyah2196 or new wave funk.
This is the era where his music is Raw, unapologetic, and Revolutionary. Love it
YESSSSSS
❤❤❤❤@@jayskywalker5049
its so weak now
Prince at his funkiest. Raw, young, opinionated and hungry.
He was always funky!!
Oh yeah
Always hits hard...in the right spot!!! Mezammie, Prince!
@@soaribb32 lololol
And *"horny."* 🤣🤣🤣
KIDS THIS IS THE ERA THAT BLEW OUR MINDS WAYYYYYYYY BEFORE PURPLE RAIN LONG!!! LIVE !!!!!PRINCE!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤴
Preach brotha, PREACH!!!
YES IT DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HELL YEAH!!!
Sure did. I loved Prince back then. It was decades before you could have such lyrics in music without offending everybody. Dirty Mind album was so rebellious for its time, I loved it
WAYYYYYYYYY before? It was 3 years before Purple Rain. 😆 That said, I will give you that 3 years does seem like a long time when you're a teenager.
best era up through 1999
"Let me take you to another world"
His music does take me to another world.
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It's crazy how much I love this man....
Missy Reed ikr he's with me all the time!
me too mztweety1374
Missy Reed me too and im not gay
Missy Reed it's not crazy it's the truth. The feeling is mutual
Missy reed... Me too..Iam musician...prince's my great master of music
No one was ready for this man, A ball of energy and talent🎙️🔊🎶🎸
@PBAL7 Prince Sexuality is one of my favorite song
1:24
@@brandonmoore7497 the first song/video that got me hooked, I have not looked back since, one of the best to ever do it
Going to Catholic school in the early eighties and being a Prince fan got me in so much trouble! I wore my Prince fandom like a badge of honor! No one will ever be as cool, controversial and sexy as Prince! Total genius! He showed all the hypocrisy in society! This man was truly brilliant!
I know what you must of went threw,so he had to be kept secret to those hipocrites claiming they didn"t like him,but first in line for his concerts...
😂
Thank you, your story is very close to mine so you totally understand the conflict internal and external we were going through. Good for you being strong enough to do that 💜
YYYYYAAAAAAASSSSSS
Oh my goodness!! I can relate. It was so strange a feeling being a Prince fan in my heart as a kid in the early 80s, I couldn't be really open about it because of how Prince was.... Strange thing how on the one hand Prince taught me everything I needed to know about sex and sexuality, but yet I lived in a repressed environment of Catholic home and school. It got better when Prince became a household word when *Purple Rain* was released... But even still, those were some repressed times....i just wish I learned to be more open and speak up and not be so shy and timid all the time. Being that way really did go against me in life. I always applaud people who speak up even when everybody and everything else tells 'em to sit down.
Prince at 22 years old. Already on his 3rd album where he has written and played all the instruments on all 3.
He set a standard that will never be matched.
4th Album
Dumb to compare artists
All of above I learn from.prince
This is the one song that turned me into a life time Prince. I stayed up late in 1981, watching this video. His early stuff was wayyyyyyyy better than after purple rain. Y'all just don't know. Man, I went to high school deep in the hood. It spoke volumes to be blasting Prince's music on your boombox, drawing attention to yourself. I didn't give a fug!
damn 1981 was a while ago
When I seen this video I was hooked but I was young and as I keep listening to this I understood this man was a genius
He was talking about what's going on in that era and it's true till this day 2024
Thank you to the Prince family and Estate for unleashing these classics on RUclips! Now a new generation can finally understand what we already knew; Prince was the GREATEST!
As an ‘08 gen z i must agree prince was absolutely amazing. He was so bold. His music is absolutely awesome and he is truly missed.
I agree as a fellow ‘08 gen z ☺️
Awesome
3:10 “Don’t let your children watch television until they know how to read, or else all they’ll know how to do is cuss, fight, and breed!” One of the top 5 realest shit ever said by Prince.
Always thought that was genius
Very true statement!!!
Yep
That I still quote to my kids along with "no child is bad from the beginning, they only imitate their atmosphere." It seems to work.
He said the truth
I'm so happy that these masterpieces have been uploaded for us to enjoy.
Musician need to sit up and listen.. real music here!!!! Played and mastered these instruments.. TRULY MASTERPIECES!
lauren yeah I agree Lauren!!!! I love watching him I can't get enough***
lauren 100% agree, sometimes Princes tremendous talent was overshadowed by his bigger ego. Its a shame it took his death to really appreciate his genius on RUclips.
W Lee His videos weren't on RUclips because he didn't want them there. No one could get Prince's music for free. He was extremely intelligent. As much as I love that I can watch these videos Now, I know he wouldn't have wanted these videos on here.
+lauren And tomorrow's Friday. Yay!
Can't belive these are finally on youtube. The 80s would have been boring without Prince.. Such a cool combination of new wave and funk
Boring?! BORING?! You fucking kidding me. A decade that threw out Kim Wilde, Duran Duran, Bangles, ABBA's brilliant farewell, OMD, China Crisis, Toyah, Jennifer Rush, Kirsty MacColl, Propaganda, 'Til Tuesday, Voice Of The Beehive, The Bluebells, Talk Talk, Five Star, Shakespears Sister, Blancmange, A Flock Of Seagulls, Breathe, Comsat Angles, Go-Betweens, Real Life, Animotion,The Smiths, Crowded House, Sandra, Stevie Nicks, Kate Bush, Alphaville, Sandra, A-ha, Berlin, I could go on. You're nuts. Boring like fuck! Princeius only added to that brilliance, he didn't own it.
Kyach Distent I THINK YOU NEED TO CALM THE FUCK DOWN BITCH
Or the time for you to get a life and go to school you stupid little blimp. I know you were born from a test tube and your parents substituted for stray dogs that pitied you, but the sooner you learn that most people don't communicate in capital letters the better of we'll all be. You cissy!
Sad sad little ponce, ain't you dear. Think you're so hard, don't you. Poor little uneducated gutter-shite.
Kyach Distent I AM SORRY FOR MY EDUCATION, FORGOT YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE UPPER CLASS FUCK BOY. BITCH PLEASE, JUST SOME TRASY ASS BITCH WANNA BE IMPORTANT,
That split @ 2:29 just added 10 years to my life! 😊
No child is bad from the beginning, they only imitate their atmosphere!
Such social commentary in this tune that is ever relevant this very moment.
Peace2Prince!
Man! This is one of my all-time favorite videos and songs by Prince. He was so raw, funky, and nasty back in the controversy era. This is the underground artist during a time when he was breaking all the rules as a black performer. I had never seen anyone like this before or after this awesome video. New wave, rock n' roll, and funk are all here! This man was so full of life and drive.
Prince was the 2nd coming of Little Richard back then during the Controversy era
@Dunbar F I agree with you, however, I have duality with your comment. Yes, PRINCE was heavily influenced by the great Little Richard which was one of the originators of rock n' roll, a brilliant showman, as well as a performer that broke the rules in terms of sexuality. However, Richard was gay, and PRINCE made it very clear that he was all about loving the females in a very romantic, yet lustful way.
I didn't dig PRINCE'S outfits back in those days, but that cat was so damn funky and driven that it was hard to deny him!
He came at the funk with the same masculine in your face type of force as James Brown and Jimi Hendrix!
So he made it possible to get away with all of that shit!!!
@@zroy9263 My comment was not in the context of either performer's personal sexual preference.
@@dunbarf2413…I see what he means. To do what prince did as a straight man adds a whole different element to him
And I really get tired of all the Michael Jackson fans that try to put him in the same orbit as Prince.
Prince was so much more than just a pop singer and “dancer.”
During this era Prince was a New Wave Soul singer, he changed into more of a Rock guy next. Then he morphed into a blend of Pop/Rock.
You never got the same thing from him and that was something that we had never seen before, and still haven’t seen.
He was so far ahead of everyone else - a pure genius!
Prince is dropping truth bombs left and right!! The social commentary is legendary.
Yep you right!💯✊
and it's still revelant to this very day.
YAAAAAAAS! He was so ahead of his time. Created a totally new genre of music, too. You can really see the punk/new wave influence here. Really liked that he pushed all the boundaries in his earlier music.
OMGG I SEE U EVERWHERE I LITTERALLY SEEN U ON IG
样闪耀你像太阳 i was gonna say the same thing, she’s everywhere on Prince IG pages 😂
"Only Prince could pull this off Period"!!!!!!
yep sexually ARROGANT totally PRINCE I miss the 80's
Absolutely.
He knew exactly what he was doing at a very very young age. So smart. He had it figured out and he was WAY ahead of everyone else.
A deceptively titled tune that turns into an unexpected social commentary. Underrated tune. I really enjoy pre-"Purple Rain" Prince.
Real talk, I thought he was at his best before "Purple Rain."
@@standaman1963 Agreed. As time has gone by, "Purple Rain" has become one of my least fave Prince albums. His first albums, "Prince" through "1999" are great. "Purple Rain" was devised for mass appeal. The following two albums had only 3 decent tunes between them. "Sign of the Times": fantastic. "Batman": a novelty. "100 Balloons" best track. Some scattered decent tunes until "Musicology.". His final efforts somewhat lackluster, but better than most 👍
I Prince 6 times BEFORE Purple Rain and it(to me) was when he was at his best.
I said that back in 1986 watching the video for the first time on TBS's "Night Flight" since MTV wouldn't play it.
Defiantly caught the social commentaries, and one of my favorite Prince songs along with "Controversy". The basslines were out of this world,!
Very observant evaluation
This album was a masterpiece 👍🏾
Damn near every song was a hit!
TRUTH
You're right David
all of his albums are masterpieces 👍🏾
@@masterpenguins "Controversy" Album by Prince was one best songs in 1981.
Prince lyrics were truly ahead of his time... Awesome!
Political message unbelievable 💜
yes,,, yes,,, its was,, i was barely 13 when i heard him and i was in love,, totally shocked and he was how i learned about SEX,,, and have been in love since,, i love and miss my Purple love,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,RIP PRN
HE WAS SO MUCH AHEAD OF HIS TIMES, IT'S ALMOST SCARY
So confident and fearless both as a performer and lyricist right out of the gate.
These official videos will inspire musicians for generations to come.
Shane Anthony
YUPPERZ!!!!
@@Einnor084
SUMMERS!!!!
Prince was a musical genius which didn't always translate to block buster record sales but he was one of a kind from a musician and creative standpoint!
He sold 100 million albums over his whole career.
Yes and loads of other great underrated artists are never allowed to have what they deserve, while all the shit like Madonna, Bon Jovi, Wet Wet Wet, and all the crap 90s to now stuff get the "sales" like the fakes they are.
+RebelThoughts82 He should've sold way more. He's a genius
So should many people of the 80s who are also underrated geniuses and now pushed off into corners with all the youth crap and overrated old lags up front!
Toni, Prince actually did sell well over 100 million
records. That's just estimated number that's out there.
I miss Prince so much. #love #talent #life
OMG! This is my first time tonight (August 11th, 2017) hearing this song in 35 YEARS. Takes me back to my senior year of high school (1981-82).
KOMET MARTIN I was in Jr. High 7th grade when this album was out.
Mine too Komet..lol
I was nowhere near born when this came out lolol but still classic
@KOMET MARTIN Really? The last time I remember seeing/hearing it broadcast (in the 80's) was on Night Flight back in 86'. That music video show loved them some Prince!
Remember reciting these lyrics? Who knew? Genius!!!
The Minneapolis Maestro! This man and his music are truly missed. Grew up on this in the early 80s and STILL sounds good! Miss his presence dearly!
My God he was light 🕯️ years ahead of the 80s . The music 🎵 mind of Prince was unmatched. Nobody dare to make a song like this then. Listen to the message to parents and politicians." Don't let your children watch TV they can read" no child is bad. Those only try emulate their atmosphere my God the brilliance of this man 🙌
This man made many songs in the 80's that wasn't even considered as hits Prince made nothing but good music hit after hit double Platinum after Double Platinum he made songs to make you think about a relationship relationship genius.
Legend- can't believe this was over 40 years ago. What a lyricist he was. Pure genius.
Prince unfiltered! The Kid is in rare form!!💜💜💜
They'll never be another like him. He was absolutely Brilliant!!
I have this CD. I play it over n over. Love my Prince
THAT SPLIT ! YESSSSS!!!
Prince is a Gemini. Classic Gemini's twin. Love him, miss him but he is with us everyday.
Prince scream was outer this world!. love this song!
'No child is bad in the beginning. They only imitate their ATMOSPHERE'!!!!
Lived in Minnesota my whole life I was a teen when prince was up and coming in junior high we had all his music and high school purple rain hit best times ever !!!!!! So fortunate to grow up with prince 💜
Years ahead of his time. Priceless footage.
Preach 🙌 the message to parents and politicians 🙌
I love watching 80's Prince videos simply because I like seeing him evolve on each album.
2:30 those splits and so smooth with it. Get it Prince.
Hard to believe this is the same man that performed at Montreax in 2009 and 2013!! What an evolution....what a brilliant entertainer!!
When you think about it, it's not fair to ask, what's your favorite Prince song, when no one, I mean no one can name only one. This man biblical. He was a pure genius. He sung about events back in the 80's, that a lot of us are just starting to realize. I miss him so much. There will never be another Prince.
I love his whole discography. And songs he wrote for other artists. All songs!
I appreciate to have Prince here. He's here more now. I love it. Also miss him. His Music will live forever.. I do love live Videos
This is What They call VINTAGE PRINCE!
This Video was actually being recorded in the W.B. Record Studio 🎙 in Hi Quality when Prince's Controversy Album was being made. Great Performance !!!.
Most underrated controversy video.
Ell Umbra not true these videos were played late at night back in 1981.
Will I You right I forgot all about that where I live they came on after 12 midnight on Fridays
Yes they were! i used to watch and record them on VCR back then!! I was about 13-14 years old. My mom was cool. :) She actually got Prince and Andre Cymone's autographs for my 10th birthday! She worked with Andre's aunt Lil in St. Paul, MN. Coolest birthday present ever!!! But sadly some a-hole stole them from my scrapbook about 7 years later! Oh man I was so crushed and pissed!!!! Still makes me upset 30 years later!! :'(
Ell Umbra for years i didn know i existed
If you listen to Prince in 1981 such as his 'controversy' album and even 'The Time' I feel this wass him at his most authentic self. You can hear his 'mature' sound from 1999 onwards but also he had that cynical and street edge he had from before. *Controversially* I think this was his best year in music creatively and this song epitomizes it best. The rhythm guitar, the funky bassline, the slapping drum beat and the rough yet tasteful synth textures. A product of a genius which is a hurricane moving at a *100 mph* that moved on as quickly as it arrived. If he just held off one more year, released 1999 in 1983 and did an 'inbetween' album as an incremental improvement on this style we'd be talking about a hallmark album which was the perfect blend of funk/new wave/post punk/indie. Ultimately Prince had a little to give for everyone and that was his best quality. RIP to arguably the GOAT.
The nerve, brillance and courage to pull of music and style like this! You a bad mother Prince.
To all my peoples, y'all know Prince was early!! A man ahead of his time, (musical legend)
This dude was an *absolute champ* in dancing in heels, and pulls off to steal girls hearts easily at the *same damn time.*
DIRTY MIND/CONTROVERSY/1999 STILL MY FAVORITE ERA OF PRINCE. WHAT A GREAT TIME TO GROW UP AND WITNESS HIS RISE FRON THE VERY BEGINNING!!
@Boscova -
Agree 💯!!!! The Dirty Mind era was my time of youth as well.
My brother taught our pet parrot to do the Prince screams you hear to open this song. Everytime I hear this song I think about both Prince and the parrot, which too is sadly gone. But it still brings a smile to my face. Song still kicks, too.
Somehow I can actually picture that! Sounds really cool! 😁
@@vincentstrain2042
Phantom Shadow I can actually picture that! Sounds really cool! 😁
I'm crying Purple now
DJ Gary nice profile picture
DJ Gary purple tears?
That split was everything! So good :)
Yay! I've never seen this music video in its entirety before! Thank you Prince Estate! 😊😊😊
Ashley White Prince music back then was considered to ex rated for the youth of my generation back the. You had to be 17 yrs old if you wanted to see him in concert & when the movie purple rain came you has to be 17.
The rhythm guitar playing on this track; killing.
Gotta love his trademark sound
New wave rock and roll! This brings back great memories.....this man defined genius!
My favorite all time PRINCE
*this album is so good.. If you like pop rock and punk and funk this for you*
"1981"my favorite! Prince album and cover💜
These Lyrics are soooo Prophetic!!!!
Prince spoke truth to power
I love you Prince ♥
Rest in peace
One of my favorite songs ♥
One of his most underrated jams ever!
今聴いても最高にｶｯｺｲｲよ！
All these years later, the lyrics are still 💯.
Prince is killing it.
Prince showed me/ gave me permission to own and celebrate , discover, explore ...and OWN... my version /beliefs of MY sexuality. R.I.P wise one......miss you.
Me to I use to play his music to get in the mood
Prince is a damn legend
One of my favorite tracks from the Controversy album! Thanks for putting this up!
"Controversy" was the Best Selling Album by Prince from 1981 via Warner Brothers Records.
Mine's too. I always wanna get up and jam to this.
No child is bad from the beginning, they only imitate their atmosphere.
Exactly!
ABSOLUTELY
Well shit aliens must have raised me then
Products of their environment.
E.J. Barrois
Hmmmmm
I thought it wuz a genetic link, wit DUH godz. After-all..... We r made, n their goofy-azz image!
Prince introduced us to a new revolution of music.. he was brilliant
Prince on top of his game
This was my idol I wore this out fit to school and the girls dressed like Vanity 6 this was the best era of music 👏👏👏
Never knew this was a single. Brilliant song.
I'm being overwhelmed!
Revolution of a new breed STAND UP ORGANIZE!!!! I'm in heaven with these videos!
PRINCE- innovator, musical genius , lyrics phenominal, this punk -funk fusion was one of the 1st songs i ever bumped in my 67 mustang coupe back in 81.i miss that era.
New Wave combined with Funk!
RebelThoughts82
AWESUM!!!!
Keep the videos coming! Cant get enough Prince!
Revolutionary music
Powerful message and performance. The truth and boldness in his statements and their delivery. This track epitomizes Prince, especially during his rise. Unstoppable.
Prince's student for life🙏
Music with actual lyrics and a message
This song is still relevant!
Written In History..All Greats Leave Early..No Choice..He Was On That Train 💙💜💙💜
this song was SO GOOD that I wanted it to keep going after it faded and the drums came back in.
My LP faves by him (all masterpieces imo) Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999..
Man did not give AF. Revolutionary
So ahead of his time...rock it Prince and the band. Pocket camera haaaa - cell phones now. He's always been so deep and in tune to Life and got his message across loud and clear with no fear!
Pamela Perry
Whut?
No flash, again?!?
@@Einnor084 We need a new breed, stand up organize! Fuck it, sexuality is all I'll ever need!
Pammy - Prince was a White boy with Black blood in him. Lol How do I know because I looked like him or so I've been told for most of my adult life. In the 80s when I was young that's all people would say, one time I dated a Black chick who said I looked like a White guy trying to be Black. Lol Another said I looked like the guy in the movie Soul Man. Smh-Lol It would irritate the hell out of me that people could be so idiotic and racist, but what the hell are you gonna do. I can't beat them up or go around beating them up because then.....
But I realized that as I became older that people like myself and Prince are mixed with a lot of White blood in us which is why we look the way that we look. So, to me, Prince with his music could have easily gone the Rock route if he had wanted to because this song here demonstrates that ability, but he wanted to prove his Blackness as I did early on in our lives. So, he played more R&B type of music, but I wish he had played much more Rock music. Sorry, didn't mean to write all of this.
@@tubucoco
I look VERY SO CALLED black & I LOVE da side of Prince, dat iz Rock & Roll.
Itz 2 bad we haveta b obssessed wit color.
Itz a double whammy, dat typez of muzak, have color/ethnicity, attached. If I am nspired by sum Reggaeton, I should b able 2 use it, & a countryboy, mite like how I used it, without having 2 b lambasted 4 likin sum of dat R&B trash. Perhapz, DUH peephole, who r runnin DUH scamz, don't want us comin 2gether, bcause then it'll b 99% against 1%. Gotta dvide, then we CONquer.
I'ma b free wit my muzak! I don't care if a green gurl iz sangin. If da beeyatch got soul, I'm up n here, like EF Hutton! Ya heard?!?
@@tubucoco I really enjoyed 3rdEyeGirl, I think that he was his most authentic. He was full on Rocking it with the women in the band at some point I mean jamming hard! Not funk, rock. I wish I'd not passed up on tix to see that show here to this day. A friend said the guitars were non stop so tells me he was rocking/rolling.
Good analogy, he was many different people....😉✌💜and many sides to the Purple One.
This is Art.
This song is so appropriate for the current times!
Demetrius Ross yes fans have to really listen to this song because it's happening today
Yes Prince was a genius unafraid to speak about social issues.
Prince was so ahead of it's time. Unbelievable. He had no fear.
Reproduction of a new breed, leaders, stand up, organize.
Yeah! I get it. Because it is so inappropriate, and now even more so 3 years after your comment. So far right inappropriate that it's so freakn appropriate especially during these current times. This type of music is starting to make a comeback. Comeback to free our ass. Unleash our countries online creativity.
Classic!
Love this era>>>in his raw state
Thank you so much for putting these rare Prince gems up!!!! 😍😍
It's impossible to categorize Prince as an artist. He broke boundaries and made a gumbo with his music
I love his screams! That's when you can that he's getting into his work as a musician. Too serious!
Prince with no doubt changed the face of pop music