";s:4:"text";s:4661:" While big name musicians played “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at George Harrison’s induction the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, Prince … well, he stood in the shadows for most of it. There's a vault in his estate at Paisley Park where archivists are currently going through thousands of the late artist's recordings. One of them includes another one of his finest shows: His 2007 Super Bowl halftime show, where he played Purple Rain in a total downpour. I want to hear it, but I trust Prince enough to hear it the way he intended. Prince’s Super Bowl performance in 2007 will not only go down as one of his greatest performances, but possibly the greatest Super Bowl performance by any artist.
Billboard magazine ranked Prince’s appearance at the Super Bowl XLI halftime show at No 1 in a list of the best performances at the event. It’s got everything: Prince, an actual downpour of rain during Purple Rain and an epic guitar solo that melts faces faster than rain melts the Wicked Witch of the West.Prince reportedly didn’t even get a chance to rehearse this. We may earn a commission from these links. This commenting section is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page. We feel like we deserve everything he produced. Prince’s Super Bowl performance in 2007 will not only go down as one of his greatest performances, but possibly the greatest Super Bowl performance by any artist. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. While he did wield that purple, unpronounceable-symbol-shaped guitar in an unabashedly phallic way behind a screen, the ecstatic genius of Prince's performance was …
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It wasn't just Prince covering a Radiohead song—Prince made a Radiohead song a Prince song. It's incredible, but it's also a recording that Prince never intended anyone to hearThat's why today it's difficult to find a number of his greatest live performances and recordings on the Internet. There’s so much packed into it that it basically requires multiple viewings.WCCO’s web content manager Eric Henderson puts it best: “I love everything about it … the acrobatics, the choreography, the cameo by The Time, the descent in to total mutant funk at the end with half the audience in a gaudy ’80s mosh pit on the stage, and the triumphant, blouse-shedding victory lap down the aisle. There are entire blog threads dedicated to his solo in this performance. An idiot ?By viewing our video content, you are accepting the terms of our That's not to belittle Radiohead's original recording, but to point out the transformative ability of a Prince cover.
Prince wanted to be with you in that moment.As much as I would like to relive the memories of Prince teasing "When Doves Cry," the way he tailored the entire set to a three-piece rock outfit, the power of his guitar, the way he looked at the crowd—I just can't. 3:32. His image, his recordings, and his live performances were all carefully curated.If that Coachella performance was only to be experienced live in the desert, then so be it. Perhaps the best performance of his ever filmed. The latest song to be shared from that vast catalog is his original recording of "Nothing Compares 2 U."