REACTING TO | "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood

[@justmoose6534]

This was an All Star tribute at the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" after the induction of George Harrison as a solo artist. George had previously been inducted as a member of the Beatles. George died from cancer a few years prior to his election as a solo artist. The guy with the high pitched voice is Jeff Lynne the lead singer and main creator of the group The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). ELO was huge in the 70s and 80s and might be a good rabbit hole to explore. George wrote this song and the beatles releaseed it on their album "The Beatles" which was known as "The White Album" in 1968. Eric Clapton, as an uncredited guest musician, played lead guitar on the Beatles version while George sang lead and the higher vocal harmonies were performed by Paul McCartney.

[@carlradon2654]

And that's George Harrison's son on Tom Petty's left side.

[@meganwoida3475]

Spitting image of his father.

[@TheOutcast05]

Also, I might add, George, Jeff and Tom, along with Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison, were members of the supergroup The Traveling Wilburys.

[@ronaldstokes4841]

Steve Winwood in the back on keyboards.

[@zincmagnor4853]

check out the Beatles

[@busterbell871n]

This was Prince's protest and middle finger to the critics for being left off the top 100 guitarist list. Soon after he was slotted into to #33 of all time greatest.

[@donjackson5522]

Still too low. Prince was an awesome guitarist.

[@dgry72]

Yea Prince is Top 5 EASILY ...

[@stevenmarsh5158]

From what I've heard, he wasn't even slated to be on stage. And Tom Petty was as pissed as he was for Prince being left off the list. Petty asked him to come on and just shred the end of the song. And he obviously did! He is definitely a top 10-15 guitarist of all time.

[@brittreacts]

love that!

[@unholydriver4987]

@@jrshelton3398 Wow, those two in your family must be very famous! Oh no?

[@ericsteffen5619]

Most people have no idea how great Prince was on guitar!!! And as far as I know he played 23 different instruments, he was a musical genius.

[@brittreacts]

that is so cool!

[@princeofpcos9804]

Most underrated musician ever

[@dbcooper69]

He was a musical genius! He played, sang and wrote. He wrote numerous #1 hits for other singers.

[@markferrett700]

Prince was a amazingly talented guitarist 🎸......he was heavily influenced by Bill Nelson,perhaps the most criminaly underrated guitarist of all time. He was in a band called Be Bop Deluxe,.....listen to Crying to the Sky off their " Sunburst Finish" album and you will hear exactly where Purple Rain was born!!!!

[@neilgayleard3842]

Jeff Lynne/ E.L.O is a must. Start with Mr Blue sky. You might find it familiar.

[@farfromperfek]

You can't learn about music without listening to the Beatles. They are the most influential band in history. They changed everything in the music industry. Prince himself was a huge Beatles fan and his Album Around the World in a Day is his love song to them.

[@greendragonpublishing]

Agreed. I haven't seen you do a deep dive on any Beatles songs yet, and they were absolutely iconic in changing music. Maybe more so than Elvis. Yesterday is powerful. A Day in the Life. Come Together. Let it Be. Penny Lane. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. They had several 'stages'. Early stage was the bubble-gum simple songs. Then they got deeper/angrier. Then they got spiritual/hippie. All are great.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Thank you all popular music should be divided into BB and AB . Before Beatles,After Beatles.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Just read the comments or look at the full title of the video! Also start reacting to The Beatles!!!

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty (deceased) along with two other music legends Roy Orbison (deceased) and Bob Dylan formed The Traveling Wilburys taking on fictional personas and producing several albums. The men on this stage had been friends with or admired George Harrison and The Beatles for decades. It was the second time George was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

I hope she stops and looks it up .This is torture.

[@JonPriston-u5f]

Prince's solo was entirely improvised on the spot and none of the band knew what he was going to do. That there is genius 🙌🏻

[@GeneTurner-gg4yo]

Yeah but she was way too damn chatty!!!!

[@melissarayofsunshine27]

​@@GeneTurner-gg4yoUmm, you do know the channel is literally called *Brit reacts* right?

[@GeneTurner-gg4yo]

@@melissarayofsunshine27 YEAH AFTERWARDS!!!!!

[@THEREALDANNYD]

This song was written by George Harrison. He recorded this with the Beatles in 1968 on their White Album. George sang the song. One of the greatest solos in rock history.

[@brittreacts]

thanks for the info!

[@wadsworthaaron]

Eric Clapton played the solo on the original "The Beatles: White Album" recording. Until I saw Prince do what Prince did on thst stage, I never expected it could ever be improved upon.

[@colintebble5380]

@@wadsworthaaron Someone once asked Eric Clapton what's it like being the best guitarist in the world and his reply was I don't know you'd better ask Prince?

[@THEREALDANNYD]

@@wadsworthaaron yeah, I know. BTW, there is another video of an all star band tribute band doing this song. Eric Clapton plays his original solo. Including George's son is on stage, strumming rhythm guitar.

[@johnmonch5242]

@@brittreacts The guitarist on this gig duplicated what Clapton played in the studio. Very famous solos.

[@ninja_tony]

I’ve always loved the part where Prince looks over at Tom like, “do I keep going?” And Tom basically nods back as if to say, “this is all you Prince, get it!”

[@Mr12161969]

Prince was a once in a lifetime level of musical genius. He will be missed forever 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@davidpeters3857]

❤❤❤❤💯

[@steamedwatermelon2165]

This performance was to honor the song writer George Harrison from the Beatles. Even his son Dhani, is on stage playing

[@yelnek4548]

He's the young lad next to Tom Petty

[@jimpatterson3286]

​@@yelnek4548 The one who Looks exactly like his father.

[@brittreacts]

that is awesome!

[@katrinacash6393]

Prince’s guitar needed a cigarette after he was done with it.

[@brittreacts]

haha

[@cheryljackson5659]

Hell, I NEED a cigarette each time I watch this performance, and I don’t even smoke! Prince was definitely a badass on so many different levels!

[@deadbeatdon]

He certainly had a thing with his guitar. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2LcdYmGjpZ4Y9k

[@russellboynton9153]

I had a friend who was the biggest Prince fan,she had never heard this and she called me crying thanking me for this gift.

[@brittreacts]

that is such a sweet story!

[@NekoUrabe]

I don’t know if you know. In the video game named Risk of Rain 2. One of the songs is titled “The Rain Formally Known As Purple” is a song that is pretty much a tribute to Prince’s Purple Rain. I suggest checking it out and recommending the song to your friend if you think it is worth sharing!

[@marciaramirez3791]

The young man standing behind Tom Petty is George Harrison's son. George wrote and recorded this song when he was with the Beatles. Absolutely the epitome of a rock and roll classic. The Beatles influenced so many of the musicians today. They changed the music world forever.

[@PanicSurvivor]

I had always wanted Prince to have his history-making TV moment (like MJ had with the Moonwalk). With "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", he got it.

[@zazagirl3373]

Prince is our Mozart, he mastered over 14 instruments by age 17, he could dance, sing any note, rap, he wrote, arranged, performed ALL his music, including wrote hits for other artists, he has covered almost every genre, Metal, Punk rock, hip hop, pop, r&b, soul, jazz, blues, country, ambience, classical, instrumental. The Multi-Genre God. He could play anything, and your favorite artists have been deeply influenced by him. Corey Taylor, Whitney Houston, Steve Vai, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Lil uzi vert, H.E.R. , Paul Mccartney, all worship Prince to just name a few. Prince recorded his first 2 albums at 16 all by himself, all instruments, lyrics, arrangement, composition, production & vocals were all by him. He was such a prodigy, that music executives wanted proof, they would fly across country just to see if he could really play all instruments, because it was so unheard of. Prince has over 50 official released albums and when he passed, they found over 10 thousand unreleased Prince music in his vault. He then came into the business and was the FIRST to fight for artists rights, and he WON. He would write "slave" on his cheek and go to meetings protesting against the industry. Prince was also the first artist to sell his music on the internet. You are talking about the most talented artist we will ever see.

[@brucedillinger9448]

My quick research shows that it was DAVID BOWIE to first sell a full album online. However perhaps PRINCE sold an individual song beforehand. Either way both DAVID and PRINCE were geniuses. R.I.P to them both. Coincidentally they both passed in 2016. ✌

[@42Mrgreenman]

Whoa, haven't seen anyone reference H.E.R in ages...Ville Valo has such an imposing voice and stage presence...I love that one metal magazine described him as, "Mick Jagger's swagger with the presence of Brandon Lee in The Crow."

[@alexandernevermind9665]

27 by highschool

[@richignacio81]

My wife and I love Prince! One of my favorite solos. Warmed my hear to see your reaction, and you nailed it, he was such a beautiful creature. Thank you for sharing

[@robmartin2860]

The amount of talent on that stage at one time is unreal!!

[@laurabrevitz3944]

I loved his guitar toss and strut off as though he were saying, "I don't need this anymore. There's no music left in it." 😅 And yes, that guitar solo brings tears to my eyes every time. Thanks for the reaction!

[@MachholzMachholz]

This is my all time favourite song and I'm 68 years young ❤ and yes Prince is about the Rock your socks Off.peace and love from Ireland

[@crazexskater]

On a stage full of rock GIANTS... Prince out shone them all! What an absolute LEGEND! R.I.P. PRINCE...

[@gragor11]

No. as rock giant professionals they are they backed him up.

[@richardbrown6781]

Prince didn’t get a chance to rehearse with the band and just went up and raw dogged this appearance and hit it out of the park. Miss you Prince. Rest well.

[@albertjflores8950]

All of these other artists understood the Talent Prince was 😮😢❤😅😊 & each

[@randybuck]

The ultimate" mic drop " at the end of his performance

[@unholydriver4987]

That vocalist you asked about is Jeff Lynne, of ELO. You owe it to yourself to dive into Electric Light Orchestra's catalog. It's like nothing you've ever heard before. Sort of a Beatles meets Pink Floyd meets Tchaikovsky. I suggest starting with "Turn to Stone".

[@brittreacts]

I will keep it in mind, thanks!

[@LA80sMike]

Or “Telephone Line”

[@unholydriver4987]

@@LA80sMike Also a good one!

[@DrStrangelove3891]

Or Mr Blue Sky, also a great song by ELO

[@vincekm1]

@@brittreacts ELO is awesome... just an incredible band to listen to and experience

[@farmerbill6855]

Prince literally shredded that solo. Widely considered in the music industry to be the all time best guitar player ever and he played about every instrument. Somewhere there's a video of him playing drums with Sheila E playing percussion, it's beautiful. Stevie Winwood is the keyboard player here, quite the musical genius on his own right. The song was written by George Harrison of the Beatles, I urge you to listen to the original.

[@wandamanning9198]

That song with Sheila E on drums then switching with Prince on drums is It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night. Please check it out

[@farmerbill6855]

Thank you Wanda, I couldn't remember the name. It is delicious.

[@farmerbill6855]

Really. Who is better? What say you?

[@farmerbill6855]

I have time. You couldn't even come up with one.

[@farmerbill6855]

Not a chance. Page himself sad prince was better than he was. None on your list is better than even Glen Cambell whom Van Halen wanted lessons from. They may be hard players but they aren't great players. I'd have respected you if Les Paul or Mark Knopfler was on your list but no.

[@jamesbeck5113]

You ask, "Is Prince gonna sing?" He didn't just make it sing, he made it weep!!! I guess he wanted to prove a point. Definitely one of the greatest artists and musicians of any generation.

[@jenspetersimonsen4235]

I may get flogged by die-hards for saying this, but 'PurpleRain' and the 'BATMAN sountrack' are right up there with 'Sign 'O The Times' for me. The first because it tells the story of my teens (pretty much). The secong because it's all over the place and playfull - I just have the biggest smile on when done with this soundtrack 🙂 SO glad that I was fortunate enough to witness him live before he passed away ... R.I.P. my beautiful one

[@russellrogers3260]

The amount of talent on that stage is amazing. I had heard Prince almost backed out of it but changed his mind after talking to Tom Pretty. That would explain Tom's smirk when he kept playing in front of him.

[@KenChawkin]

Britt, I loved your shock and awe reaction to Prince's performance, and especially @9:42 where you say: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is what I call making love to the guitar and making it weep at the same time."

[@Brandon-sf2vc]

Tom Petty loved playing music with other artists, when the show began he made sure everyone had their own showcase to show off their best talents they had. Tom Petty never really interrupted them, all he did was play the back up and watched other talent go.

[@MarioCastro-zs6bt]

Tom Petty was such a class act..💯

[@jardennis4nd]

He walked off. He dropped that mic. Jaw dropping performance.

[@sps6151]

It is forbidden by the constitution to cut, pause a guitar solo, they can put you in prison

[@gregmorton2918]

EXACTLY!!

[@eddieevans6692]

What a great version of this song! On the original Beatle's release, the weeping guitar was provided by George Harrison's good friend, Eric Clapton. Eric returned the favor when he had Harrison provide the iconic guitar riffs for Cream's "Badge". Of course Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, George Harrison and Bob Dylan all played together in the super group The Traveling Wilburys.

[@josephscally6270]

This song was a George Harrison song. George was known as the quiet Beatle. Like many quiet people, they don't speak often but when they do what they say is worth listening to. It took George some time to catch up to the famous writing team of Lennon/Mcartney But when he did he contributed some masterworks. This was one of them.

[@stucando00]

And two quick notes about how good Prince was Eric Clapton considered the greatest guitarist of all time was in a depression about the state of music. And he saw a movie that was playing while he was driving purple rain had no idea what it was. He went in and watch the movie And he said that he got out of his depression because he saw that music was still alive and well because of Prince The second story is that a reporter once asked Eric Clapton how he felt about being the best guitarist in the world And his reply was well you better ask Prince that because I think he’s the best

[@jeffcamp481]

Prince doesn’t have to vocalize to sing, he is letting his instrument do the singing!

[@pudermcgavin4462]

One of the best guitar solos ever! And one of the best tributes to this song ever!

[@HollerMa71]

Prince was the greatest musician of our lifetime. He played 23 instruments but the guitar was like an extension of his hands. He was amazing. His death & Tom Petty's both hit me hard. Their music meant & still means so much to me. 2 of the greats, gone too soon 💔

[@theteleisewilliamsexperience]

He played more than 23 instruments

[@danduntz9112]

Prince sang a masterpiece with that guitar! Absolutely perfect!

[@kayrobbie5840]

Prince did not have to sing or say one word. His exceptional guitar skills speaks volumes. Enough said.

[@erinhafer228]

This is one of my favorite reaction videos ever! In my humble opinion, Prince was the most gifted artist of my lifetime. And in addition to the talent, every artist who has the ability to own their masters has him to thank for it!

[@janiemarshall7928]

OK I see you niece. This auntie is happy that you reacted to ""My Guitar Gently Weeps". Such an iconic mix of talented/legendary musicians doing what they do best, performing/sharing their GOD given talent/talents with us, the fans. Chefs kiss 🖤🖤🖤❤❤❤

[@MountainMan.]

Talents like Prince are exceptionally rare. He was an instrumental, vocal, and lyrical genius. Like another commenter said, he's the Mozart of our day.

[@thomasp.3796]

That was Prince's "mic drop" moment, showing the world how amazing a guitarist he was. Nothing else needed to be said after that.

[@kenhoyer8601]

It was supposed to be a tribute to Harrison, not him.

[@brdonaldson]

It turned out to be both

[@sirjer73]

​@@kenhoyer8601it's the damn Jam session for the inductees that includes Prince and George Harrison!!!

[@YourMothersMan]

People have known this about Prince literally for decades bruh! 😂😂😂.. It was a mic drop moment for people on KZbin who never seen Prince perform before lol

[@callanc3925]

@@YourMothersMan Except he was still massively under appreciated. People tended to discount him from the conversation of greatest guitarist. This solo is basically what put him on peoples lists.

[@brucedillinger9448]

Your reaction to this was beyond appropriate. Especially towards PRINCE. R.I.P to him and to TOM PETTY and, of course, GEORGE HARRISON. ✌

[@marioserrano6333]

George Harrison of the Beatles wrote this song, this is a tribute to George Harrison, his son Dhani is playing guitar in the back ground

[@johnlove7202]

This was a magical and iconic performance. Great tribute to George Harrison and Beatles. Once in a lifetime event!

[@effer3]

Goosebumps everytime. Take that Rolling Stone!!!

[@zebjohnson5580]

Rolling Stone magazine didn't include Prince on their list of 100 top guitarists, this was Prince's answer to them . Well said purple rain man Rip Prince and Tom 🙏✌💞

[@stephensottile5437]

Its original version was the Beatles, written by Beatles George Harrison whose son is in the background playing the guitar..RIP George, TOM and PRINCE ❤️

[@unrulyjulie4382]

The guy playing the weeping guitar in the body of the song is Marc Mann. He is a writer, producer and session musician. He has done quite a bit of work with Jeff since the 90's.

[@brittreacts]

thanks for letting me know!

[@unrulyjulie4382]

@@brittreacts You are most welcome!

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

One of the best collaborations ever. It's amazing how George Harrison's son (acoustic guitar) looks so much like his father. It's originally a Beatles song. I grew up with the Beatles, and it's amazing to think that none of the Beatles knew how to read or write music.

[@sylviamc56]

Great reaction. I love Prince! There are only two guitar players that bring me to tears when I watch them perform, Prince and Stevie Ray Vaughan. My heart aches that they are both gone.

[@Troy_KC-2-PH]

Prince with the face melting guitar solo 🏆 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🎸

[@Martvandelay]

Nobody above Prince. A true master!

[@michaellarusch4317]

While they were rehearsing this song for this performance, the lead guitarist for ELO took the solos and played them note for note like the original without letting Prince play at all. The showrunner was getting mad and Prince told him not to worry about it and that he would play the final solo in the performance. He never played anything in the rehearsal so no one knew what he was going to do. It's why he stayed in the background until his time. To go along with this, Prince had been snubbed by Rolling Stone by not making their list of Top 100 guitarists. This performance shows that he's definitely deserving of the honor. If you want to see another of his amazing performances, check out his full Super Bowl performance AND the behind the scenes video.... BTW, the young man behind Prince with the guitar is George Harrison's son Dahni...and Steve Winwood is the keyboardist. Another amazing talent to check out.

[@mikejames884]

Written by the great and highly underrated George Harrison, my fave Beatle. Does not get any better, Prince and The Beatles-two of the the most fabulous and influential acts to ever grace the stage. Not to mention the great Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne.

[@SSPVideo]

Top 5 solos of all time. Very underrated for guitar playing. Probably because he was so good at everything else. RIP

[@ericbetts4359]

Britt, if you love the Tom Petty/Jeff Lynne harmonies; you’re in for a treat!! Check out The Traveling Wilburys where both of them, George Harrison (the one this tribute was for), Bob Dylan, and Roy Orbison played around and blessed us with an amazing record right prior to the passing of Orbison.

[@mariangarrett8254VintageDoll]

Absolutely 😂🎉😅

[@DavidBush-wm1fe]

I have listened to this performance dozens of times. The first half is amazing. The second half brings me to tears of joy every time.

[@steamedwatermelon2165]

Legend says he threw the guitar back to heaven after its earthly purpose was complete

[@brittreacts]

love that!

[@iamhappisunshine]

I just found you because someone posted your reaction in a Prince group I'm in on Facebook. I loved your reaction! It's beautiful to see you involved IN the music- you get it. Makes me want to grab you by the hand and help you dive deeper into his music! Prince was special. His talent was amazing. There are people who have listened to everything he's ever done, know every word and musical phrase by heart and when we would see him in concert or get our hands on a new album, he would continue to surprise us every single time. His versatility was unmatched- he lived and breathed music- not genres not any one specific grouping, he just made music because he was called to do so. I think him being so shy and not always easy to understand as a person put people in the biz off, he was given bad wraps a out things. But he never looked at making music as something that would make him a better human, he was himself. Someone who just loved to play at the end of the day. Thank you for your reaction! It's beautiful to see you on the journey! 💜

[@leftcoaster67]

His guitar is weeping for the world.

[@brianc8103]

The amount of generational talent in that room is insane and for Prince to be PRINCE. I've watched this clip so many times and each time it blows my mind at how effortless he makes it look. He made it look so fn easy like putting on pants. The disrespect of not calling that guy a goat is insane.

[@jrscott5827]

PRINCE IS GOING TO CUT UP💋🌹🔥💋🔥💋🔥

[@dianecalta5237]

Hey threw that guitar to the heavens ❤

[@michaelpitonak3396]

Prince's guitar playing was simply amazing! Incredible. The whole group or artists are stars in their own right and deserved a bit more attention as well as the tribute to a great George Harrison.

[@davidpeters3857]

Still gives me the chills. RIP Genius

[@M63Tod]

I never did like Prince’s songs but I always loved his incredible guitar playing. He was a legend.

[@dawatcherz]

you'd probably enjoy the Prince Jazz Funk Sessions from '77, it's completely intrumental. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYDGY4Cwq9aVhJI

[@brittreacts]

he is great on the guitar!

[@M63Tod]

@Danny Murphy oh I have. Incredible.

[@TexasMagnolia]

Prince’s Superbowl performance remains the Best. It’s raining, he doesn’t focus on his music, but pays homage to other artists….There will never be another. You must deep dive.

[@brentfugett2700]

There's a great production documentary on KZbin about that. Producer calls to Prince, "it's forcasted to pour the rain". Prince: "can you bake it rain harder?". Well alright....

[@raularroyo7740]

You’re so beautiful and funny, I enjoyed your videos. This was masterful performance by this musicians. Prince killed it with the guitar. What a talented person.

[@russelldye3751]

I still find it so hard this late in my life when people don’t recognize a Beatle song! George wrote this song and was one of his biggest hits! I am really shocked because their music is everywhere!

[@gcarap]

Original by The Beatles, written and sung by George Harrison The was Jeff Lynne from ELO whose voice you loved.

[@johnpratt3561]

Oh Prince - the most talented musician of all time, the GOAT. I always thought of him as the baby of James Brown's funk and dance, Jimi Hendrix's guitar and Little Richard's audaciousness. What a mix! Probably the only one that could dance at Michael Jackson's level back in the day. He did it all and thank God we have the music to remind us of that. Can't even recommend where you'd start with him.

[@greendragonpublishing]

That is a perfectly descriptive combo of his talent!

[@michele1491]

Yes!!!

[@michele1491]

No, he’s not going to sing. What he’s going to do is show you what an enigmatic music man he truly was 💜

[@brittreacts]

I will keep him in mind, thanks!

[@steveclemons8191]

The reason this is such a great song is because it is a Beatles song. And these guys do a GREAT job on it, and of course Prince’s solo is now famous on this copy of it. A GREAT rendition of a GREAT song. It’s fun to watch someone appreciate how great a song is that I have love for many years. This song is beautiful, and so are you Thank you, and may God Bless

[@sonofthesea3298]

As a guy that holds Prince the highest of any male solo artist,i love this reaction! (sure,he had his bands over the years,but he was in the front and being focused on,the bands were simply to back him up) I even got teased and even bullied for loving his music so much,while also calling myself a metal head and being heavy into Metallica,so over the years i changed my attitude around. I only say that im a music lover now,and if people still ask what im listening to,im like "abit of everything!". I still identify as a metal head,but i listen to all kinds of music,it just depends on the mood and day. I never buckled under pressure,and i have to admit i loved Prince`s savage way of stealing this performance. Many called it a disrespect towards the other artists,and i seem to remember someone getting heated over how he pushed his guitar solo on and on,i believe some of the other performers went into abit of a "okay,now you are just overdoing it Prince!" type of mind lol. But Prince did it for a reason,he felt underappreciated for his guitar skills,so he wanted to prove himself to whoever ran thoose lists. You know Prince is fed up if he tosses the guitar,all sassy and savagely,and just walks off the stage with that "diva strut". 🤣I did not see eye to eye with alot of his opinions etc,but i managed to look past it and i still loved him as a performing,singing,composing,writing genius! Prince was going in on Michael Jackson,and Michael teased him back on any opportunity he got. But when Michael Jackson died,there was a story of someone knowing Prince. I cant come up with the name now. I think he went up with Prince on a roof somewhere,where they would just sit and talk and admire the landscape,great view they had. I think Prince watched at the stars at one point,and this person said Prince would NOT stop talking about Michael in a complimentary way. He just poured his soul about the loss of Michael and how great of a musician he was. So it was a rivalry there yes,but Prince had the outmost respect for Michael and cared for him. So a friendly rivalry more then anything,Prince wanted to overtake the throne from Michael,he wanted to have the same success and more,he had great goals for himself,but deep inside there was no grudge or hatred at all from Princes side. Prince looked at Michael as a track and field sprinter look at his teammate,in a relay run they are buddies but in solo sprints they want to beat eachother,be faster and better then the other. So in many ways,MJs fame was the absolute inspiration and motivation for Prince. And that lead to Prince making Purple Rain and actually bypassing MJ for the first time. Many good documentaries on YT about thoose 2,i think 1 even includes Madonna. Prince actually locked himself in for days,calling off his own rehearsal and sent his bandmates home,after he heard about MJs passing.And i just looked it up real quick,it wasnt a celebrity but a close friend of Prince actually,Tavis Smiley. I recommend this documentary for you Britt: Prince on His Rivalry with Michael Jackson! Candidly In His Own Words | the detail.

[@jadefire1814]

As others have said, this was written by George Harrison , of the Beatles. That' s his son Dhani (playing acoustic in the back) . Prince said his one goal with this was to make Dhani smile. I say *mission accomplished!*

[@RTDavis0503]

Prince was actually holding back here. I've seen him go much crazier than this. On another note, I love the combo of Tom Petty and Jeff Lynn on vocals

[@gfanarakos]

he plays the notes with his mouth on the guitar...he does this a lot

[@BB-eb8fj]

:Supposedly, Prince didn't show up for rehearsal, so the group wasn't sure if would show up for the performance. So a lot of the looks at Steve was Prince making sure he could continue with the solo. This was also after right Rolling Stone's 100 greatest guitarists issue and Prince wasn't listed at all, and many felt Prince was disrespected. This performance was probably a middle finger to the magazine .

[@AWKnuden]

The guy in sunglasses, and that special voise, is Jeff Lynn, the genius of Elictric light orchestra. If you love a great guitar weeping, you can not miss out on AC/DC’s performances. The guitarist in that band, Angus, can still be playing when falling down a flight of stares.

[@JohnNiemsMusic]

I can't believe you never saw this Britt! It's one of the most watched lead guitar solos of all time!

[@talkingdonkey1817]

This demonstrates why Prince is Prince and nobody else is. So great!

[@cheriwinn3852]

This is from the evening Prince was inducted into the RRHF and George Harrison was posthumously inducted. Prince is beyond amazing. He's a one man army 💜

[@jimmytaylor9854]

No no no, this is from the George Harrison tribute concert.

[@StephenTownsley]

I haven't seen it mentioned but Jeff Lynne, of ELO, and the singer, was also in The Travelling Wilburys. Comprising, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. A short-lived group because it was created when they were all together in one place. I saw Jeff Lynne's ELO in 2018 here in Newcastle. I bought my first ELO album back in 1976.

[@kimking6036]

Prince found out he was left off the list of the best 100 guitar players. Guess he showed them what a huge mistake that was! Go back and look at a picture of George Harrison in his younger years. Then look at the young man next to Tom. That's George's son. They look so much alike it gave me chills. So glad you enjoyed it as much as I did ☮️

[@robbob5302]

Prince could have been on that list. But he decided to do pop music instead. That isn’t Rolling Stones fault.

[@DefaultModeNetwork]

Minnesota's finest - Prince and Bob Dylan! What a pair 😁

[@gfanarakos]

Prince should get a Nobel Prize too

[@smgdroid]

Is Prince just going to play guitar? LOL, Depends on what you mean by "just"... ;-)

[@brittreacts]

haha true!

[@stucando00]

This was at the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame for George Harrison

[@VinnySalvo-u4v]

The Beatles were master songwriters Britt. The reason you love the part with the lyric "I don't Know Why-i-i" so much is because the song changes keys from A minor to A Major during that part. The Beatles(John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison) were absolute masters of songwriting, lyrics, and melody. This is a song George Harrison wrote.

[@patriciaellis4848]

You forgot Ringo Starr

[@patriciaellis4848]

Prince and Tom Petty are jammin together in Heaven!!

[@VinnySalvo-u4v]

@@patriciaellis4848 Love Ringo's contributions to the songs, but Ringo wasn't really a songwriter.

[@lindadanzey3823]

I'm enjoying your reaction soon as several times Can't Get Enough❤❤ he is one soul that will truly be missed by all❤ but we have his music to remember him until affinity What a Beautiful Soul💯💫💞

[@mljrotag6343]

It's one of my favorite Beatles songs. Eric Clapton played on the original version.

[@brittreacts]

glad you enjoyed it! it is a great song!

[@chrisking879]

Jeff Lynne of ELO. One of the greatest writers and producers in rock history. Check out some of ELO’s work

[@brittreacts]

I will keep it in mind, thanks!

[@OldSkoolDad23]

Prince threw his guitar to the Universe to hold for him!✌🏻❤️

[@hongfang2348]

Jeff Lynne has the voice you like. Steve Winwood is on keyboards.

[@davidburgess3882]

Winwood is a great artist in his own right. Check out "Higher Love", "The Finer Things", "Dear Mr. Fantasy", "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys", etc. His band was "Traffic". Always a pleasure Britt...

[@hongfang2348]

@@davidburgess3882 I am very familiar with Steve Winwood. I met him once in Boscos pub, Nashville. It was 20 years ago. Steve was an investor in Boscos and lived in Nashville, maybe he still does.

[@brittreacts]

thanks for letting me know!

[@pabloytuarte7698]

Literally spit my mcfrappe out laughing when you said where’s Prince, is he on this song!?! 😂😂😂. Just. You. Wait.

[@joshriddle4919]

You ruined the song by pausing all the guitar solos over and over again. It was just way too much.. But we still love you.

[@unklebacon44]

Absolutely one of my top 5 favorite songs and this was an amazing rendition of it.

[@wanderer0617]

One of my favorite music videos! Thanks for choosing this. Wonderful reaction! Another video I love with Prince is him playing the halftime show at the Super Bowl in Florida. Pouring, heavy rain as he played Purple Rain. It is unbelievable. There's a little documentary I think on KZbin I saw about it, too. It's beautiful

[@qa1327]

6:40 I can’t begin to describe my excitement when you asked this question. I couldn’t wait for you to find out. 7:57 your excitement didn’t disappoint. 11:52 Prince was amazing and just so cool/smooth. One of a kind.

[@rubroken]

About 10 years ago, I went on KZbin and typed in"greatest guitar solo of all time," and this was one of them. Prince killed it, and what a great showman