RIP

[john]

RIP Merle Haggard

Okie From Muskogee


"It's All Going to Pot" Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard


Are The Good Times Really Over

[riley]

RIP Prince

Wow - he was 57, I thought he was younger than that. Another legend gone.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/princes-death...45685.html

[Miguel]

haleyreinhart

Damn. I encourage everyone to get out now and see their favorite artists live.. I wish I could have witnessed his genius. Another bright star gone too soon. He was always a legend. Shine on. We love you Prince!

[john]

Purple Rain live 1983 (probably will get blocked)




Shocker

Prince always had a lot of issues with labels and more recently streaming and the rest of it. That seems to include YT also. There really isn't a lot of video of him and some have been scrubbed of audio based on copyright.


SONGWRITER
Prince Rogers Nelson

morgan james ‏@morganajames 32m
He changed my life by writing that, and letting me sing it. #Prince

morgan james ‏@morganajames 28m
Devastated. #Prince

[Miguel]

You won't find his music on Spotify.

[john]

New York Magazine ‏@NYMag
We suggest watching this remarkable 1982 Prince concert in its entirety. It'll help.

[Miguel]

Kate Mac ‏@k8rs_gonna_k8 1h

Co-worker: Wow, Prince died at 57
Me: We should put on Bohemian Rhapsody in honor of him
Co-worker: Uhhhh
I am quite frankly a disgrace

Greg Zelinske ‏@gregzelinske 1h

Overheard:
"I bet you don't know one Prince song."
"Yes I do! Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Way to pick the obvious one."

#FindTheProblem

Peter Stevenson ‏@PeterWStevenson 25m

"Prince? Is he the one that did Bohemian Rhapsody?" --coworker who might not be my friend any more.

grace furlong ‏@amazingraceeeee 2m

my sister: "the guy who sings bohemian rhapsody and we are the champions died!" me: That's queen not prince you fucking idiot

Jainin ‏@Jainin_ 10m

Too young and clueless to know who Prince is... I've always thought he was Michael Jackson cousin and sang bohemian rhapsody... MHSRIP.

^ She's from Capetown, SA

Jess ‏@daenerjess 28m Hybla Valley, VA

That awkward moment when you were going to play "Bohemian Rhapsody" in honor of Prince but you realize it's by Queen... #RIPsweetPrince

Jessica Morris ‏@jessmckmorr 4m

Ris: "prince died? Aww I loved him! I love Bohemian rhapsody!"
Me: "that's queen"
Ris: "oh. who's Prince."

Louie Taylor ‏@LouieTaylor1 24m

Haha I genuinely thought prince was queen. Fuck sake, "did he sing bohemian rhapsody?"

NikonGraham ‏@NikonGraham 1h

Me: Prince died today.
My Boss: Ok everyone, we're going to be singing Bohemian Rapsody all day today.
Me: ...

Eleanor Tiernan ‏@eleanortiernan 1h Camden Town, London

BBC: blah blah blah prince's legacy blah blah
Mum: I suppose Bohemian Rhapsody was his biggest one.

kiera ‏@grandesalert 2h

did prince sing bohemian rhapsody? That's so sad RIP.

[john]

Prince Was an Early Fan of the Web, but Grew to Hate What it Did to Artists
by Mathew Ingram @mathewi APRIL 21, 2016

Streaming services gave too much control and revenue to record labels, he said.

Prince, the pioneering rock and pop musician who passed away suddenly at his Minneapolis home on Thursday afternoon, had a complicated relationship with the web. He was one of the first to sell an album online, but in the years before his death he spent his time taking as much of his music off the Internet as he possibly could....

http://fortune.com/2016/04/21/prince-was...o-artists/

[My Alter Ego]

Kate Mac ‏@k8rs_gonna_k8 1h

Co-worker: Wow, Prince died at 57
Me: We should put on Bohemian Rhapsody in honor of him
Co-worker: Uhhhh
I am quite frankly a disgrace

Greg Zelinske ‏@gregzelinske 1h

Overheard:
"I bet you don't know one Prince song."
"Yes I do! Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Way to pick the obvious one."

#FindTheProblem

Peter Stevenson ‏@PeterWStevenson 25m

"Prince? Is he the one that did Bohemian Rhapsody?" --coworker who might not be my friend any more.

grace furlong ‏@amazingraceeeee 2m

my sister: "the guy who sings bohemian rhapsody and we are the champions died!" me: That's queen not prince you fucking idiot

Jainin ‏@Jainin_ 10m

Too young and clueless to know who Prince is... I've always thought he was Michael Jackson cousin and sang bohemian rhapsody... MHSRIP.

^ She's from Capetown, SA

Jess ‏@daenerjess 28m Hybla Valley, VA

That awkward moment when you were going to play "Bohemian Rhapsody" in honor of Prince but you realize it's by Queen... #RIPsweetPrince

Jessica Morris ‏@jessmckmorr 4m

Ris: "prince died? Aww I loved him! I love Bohemian rhapsody!"
Me: "that's queen"
Ris: "oh. who's Prince."

Louie Taylor ‏@LouieTaylor1 24m

Haha I genuinely thought prince was queen. Fuck sake, "did he sing bohemian rhapsody?"

NikonGraham ‏@NikonGraham 1h

Me: Prince died today.
My Boss: Ok everyone, we're going to be singing Bohemian Rapsody all day today.
Me: ...

Eleanor Tiernan ‏@eleanortiernan 1h Camden Town, London

BBC: blah blah blah prince's legacy blah blah
Mum: I suppose Bohemian Rhapsody was his biggest one.

kiera ‏@grandesalert 2h

did prince sing bohemian rhapsody? That's so sad RIP.

Wow! That's a lot of folk who are confusing Prince with Freddie Mercury. I wonder why.

I can't say that I was a fan of Prince's "music," but nonetheless it is sad, given his age. I wonder what will become of the memoir that he was working on?

Haley offered some sage advice: go see/hear your musical heroes/legends while you can!

RIP Prince.

[Tusk]

I tweeted out my video of Morgan singing her Prince cover "Call My Name" w/ a quote from a tweet she'd made earlier, responding to a fan who mentioned it. Morgan retweeted it, I got a couple tweets tagging MSNBC in response. I wasn't sure why they would be tagging MSNBC until I saw Morgan posted this instagram

morganajames

Fucking shitty circumstances to tell my #Prince story. Can. Not. Believe. It.

Also this video of Prince's guitar solo on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at George Harrison's tribute at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2004... Rolling Stone posted a quick aritcle about it, proclaiming that Prince's solo..."could be the single greatest musical moment at any Rock Hall induction ceremony in its history"

Watch Prince's Incredible 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' Solo

Also...

Scott Bradlee ‏@scottbradlee 2h2 hours ago
PMJ hasn't done a #prince cover, but listen to @morganajames' version of "Call My Name" - the man himself loved that version

morgan james ‏@morganajames 51m51 minutes ago
morgan james Retweeted Scott Bradlee
Thanks scott. Tough day. ?

Also....

Prince’s Long-Hidden Cover of “Creep” Is Back Online and Incredible