FIRST TIME REACTING TO | Prince "Gold"

[@zazagirl3373]

Prince wrote slave on his face because he was fighting for the rights of his masters. When he was fighting against warner bros it opened up the doors for other real artists to fight & own their masters. When you see content creators & artists today fighting for ownership of their creations it's because of Prince. DMX, Alicia Keys, Nas, PINK & many other artists have spoken about Prince warning & teaching them about how record labels are robbing their hard work. Prince changed his name to a symbol because the record labels at that time owned his giving birth name "Prince" There is no one greater than this man!

[@shanestrickland6545]

I saw Prince in concert over 150 times. Over 100 front row. My soul was taken every time. To hear him live was unreal. The pure genius!!! There will never be another.

[@tammyjackson3113]

From the Gold Experience, I saw him 3 times in concert and will never forget it or him.💜💜💜 Paisley Park. He felt like he was a Slave to the record companies until he won.

[@StarrdigitalProductions]

I saw him at Paisley Park when he was performing the Gold Experience as well. Best experience of my life. After that experience I can't bring myself to visit Paisley Park now.

[@Azzurri-w5v]

I had so many 1-7 th row tickets through his main fanclub 'Controversy' based in England and aftershows galore i'll never forget his musicianship his performance as amazing as he was all round put him slightly above MJ and the forgotten Terence Trent D'Arby but it was his magnetic charisma that made him the King.

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

Time to go down the Prince rabbit hole, Britt. One of the deepest catalogs and an absolute genius. Nobody else compares to his artistry.

[@luvslyfe1]

💯 agree!

[@Browzer01]

Caviar is fantastic. In small quantities, you need to get used to ti. SLAVE is written on his face during his argument with WB to own his masters.

[@keitholtmans5916]

Since I requested it, here are some answers to your questions. This was video as performed and recorded at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota which is a suburb 20 minutes west of Minneapolis. He lived and worked out of this studio. the Slave engraving on his face was his ongoing battle with Warner Bros, who produced him early on, for the rights to his masters or original recordings. Prince was one of the first artists to fight for artists rights against the music industry. A lot of popular aritats now, Alicia Keys, Lenny Krazitz, Jay-Z, Beyonce, credit Prince for this. The sparkle of snow you mention is gold flake. I know all of this because I am a native of Minneapolis and was there during the recording. GREAT WORK as always B!

[@keitholtmans5916]

And the symbol was basically a way for him to get out of his contract with Warner Bros. Although he would say it his Gemini spirit that led him to the symbol.

[@oscarcavazos1040]

This was the Artist Formerly Known As era! Slave written on his face was because his battle to own his master recordings, stating he was a Slave to his record contract with Warner Bros.

[@aaronwetzel1981]

Yep, I grew up in chanhassen. I still live close. I have seen P many times throughout the years . Miss him

[@revballard]

To complete his contract with Warner Bros Prince provided a 3 album set called Emancipation. They were songs he kept in his vault that were not really to be used.

[@rhondaturner9494]

Okay, you totally rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@MrHws5mp]

IIRC Prince had "slave" on his cheek because he was in a contract dispute with his record label, and they were forcing him to record for them when he wanted to leave. "Slave" was his way of signalling his displeasure without breaking his NDA. This was also the reason he changed his name to that symbol you see on stage, which was first used on the album before the dispute and was known as the "Love Symbol". It was indeed a mixture of the male and female symbols, however, it had no vocal representation (i.e. you couldn't say it out loud), so everyone had to call him "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince" on the radio. The phrase "the artist formerly know as " subsequently entered the language (we'd call a 'meme' today) as a way of being sarcastic about someone being pretentious and "arty", because nobody knew about the behind-the-scene contract dispute at the time and thought he was just being 'up himself'.

[@danielschartzer1396]

Very well explained 👏

[@rogerdaly6326]

A little more to the story. In his contract with Warner if he released any albums as "Prince" the label would gain financially. If he released music under the moniker of "The Artist Formerly Known As" he didn't owe them a cent. This is when he started Paisley Park Records , his own label. He did The Artist move for the duration of his contract with Warner. When the contract was about to expire Prince went into his vault of music and pulled 10 songs. He owed Warner one last album so he went to the vault and gave them the album From The Vault. After the contract was through he went back to being called Prince and kept releasing albums on his own label.

[@GeorgettaRoss-sg3hs]

Was just going to say the same but @rogerdaly6326 held it down. It’s sad some of the younger generations consider this meme worthy. The man couldn’t even make music under his own given name and was literally a “slave” to the record label until he gave them Vault.

[@TheRealMrAndrew]

Such an amazing and underrated song. You can feel the passion. The song came out in ‘95, I believe.

[@TheStacanova]

Prince was “The Man” & this album “The Gold Experience” is a Top 5 Prince album, it’s worth checking out in it’s entirety.

[@terissaleath605]

It's my favorite 💜

[@lesal.1373]

You are correct! Prince is an experience! Wishing you and yours a joyous new year! ☮️💜🎶🥳🎊

[@tracynorman1455]

Here are the lyrics to the chorus. You’re off just a little… Everybody wants 2 sell what's already been sold Everybody wants 2 tell what's already been told What's the use of money if U ain't gonna break the mold? Even at the center of fire there is cold All that glitters ain't gold All that glitters ain't gold, mmm

[@phunkidruma]

Nobody and I mean nobody had more swag than prince...even b4 we started using the word he was swagiliciou$

[@kenneth2875]

The song is from 1995 but recorded in 1993. He has SLAVE on his face. He felt like a slave to his record company.

[@trinityluv8560]

I knew Prince. He was beautiful, kind , hard working, a gentleman, always dressed and on point . I love him , and miss him everyday. Prince played this song (amongst others) 4 myself and a couple of the other girls in The Most Beautiful Girl in The world video. It was after a party at Paisley. He wanted to know if he should release it right after our song. We told him to wait . He vauled our opinion. #peaceandstaywild

[@Whydoesithurtup808.]

Sure u did 😂 u think u mean

[@DavidStockden]

My favourite Prince song. The guy in the audience’s reaction at 10:04 says it all for how a lot of guitarists viewed Prince. Flippin amazing.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Your know going into deep cuts. @Britt what non prince superfans never realize is you can EASILY argue his unknown james are as amazing as his top 20 hits throughout the decades.... he is for many of us the g.o.a.t and it isn't close.......

[@TimBrown-pq3zh]

The purple keyboard was a Prince designed custom keytar - a keyboard for guitar- that he nicknamed “Purpleaxxe.”

[@chicagovader2188]

To answer your question the symbol is indeed a combination of the male and female signs and first appeared in 1982 on the 1999 Album artwork, might take you a moment to spot it cause the horn part of the Symbol wasn't added until 1992 when it was featured prominently on the album cover. It is generally referred to as the love symbol since it's meant to be male and female in spiritual union. The horn added in 1992 was meant to represent the horn the angels blow in the book of revelation in the bible, at least so I have read. He had Slave on his face because he was in a rather bitter battle with Warner Brothers his original record company over the ownership of his master tapes. Writing Slave on his face was his public way of rebelling against them owning his music, he eventually won and got ownership of his master tapes. He changed his name to the "symbol" which had no pronunciation as a way to release new music without breaching his Warner Brothers contract. He fulfilled his contractual obligation to them with material he had previously recorded that was in his vault of immense unreleased material. The Symbol guitar is indeed a fully functional real guitar he had custom made, he had several in different colors, the Cloud guitar from the Purple Rain era was also a custom made guitar btw. Not that you asked but an interesting piece of info is all his clothes from 1984 on were custom designed and made for him! He had his own wardrobe department at Paisley Park his recording complex that was in the suburbs of Minneapolis.

[@gastonmezzui2803]

Quand j’ai écouté et regardé cet clip pour la première fois je me suis dit . Prince est vraiment le meilleur, cet titre reste le meilleur de Prince a mon avis , merci petite fille

[@jeffanderson6839]

Paisley Park was the name of his recording studio and home. It is located in Chanhassen MN, a suburb of MPLS.

[@bjw0515]

Prince was the absolute best! There are only a few that fall in that category, IMO. Freddie, Prince and Michael are my top 3. All the best to you and your lovely family in the upcoming year!

[@andimetrum]

I have a tat of the Prince symbol on my arm. It means something. The guy built an empire of music, was an icon, but always realized that cash wasn’t heaven. He was a musical maniacal genius, but at the end of the day he just wanted to rise people up and drop their jaws (pdc). You get it. He was a rebel with extraordinary talent. All that glitters ain’t gold.

[@nickrizzi4927]

Britt, I knew MJ long before I knew Prince. The Jackson Five, Parteidge Family an The Osmunds were pretty hard to miss. But, as my tastes matured and I took older of teens...Prince was my man...up there with legends of any genre. Still appreciate every talent Michael had and his body of contributions. But Prince was a one man musical tsunami of unequaled measure. Great reaction BRITT, and fantastic recommendation from an honorable subscriber.

[@paulbunch7772]

One of the best live performers ever! One of the best song writers ever! His body of work is unreal.

[@-AuroraYT]

This song is from the album the gold experience which was originally was supposed to be released on his birthday in 1994 but it got delayed so many times by Warner bros because of their sour relationship with The Artist formally known as prince. This album wasn’t released until September of 1995 when the new executives agreed to release this album

[@hackapump]

About the word ”slave” on his cheek: He was in open war with his record label regarding his contract. (It had to do with his non-freedom to release all the music he wanted to, but also the ownership of the end product). It manifested itself in several ways, one of which was his refusing to identify as Prince, but rather that novel symbol. Another was he wrote ”slave” on his face for a brief while, which as you can imagine drew both ire and ridicule. Media for years assumed he had lost his mind. But he was relentless and in the end won the battle. And subsequent generations of artists learnt a lot in the process. His first album after winning the battle was appropriately named "Emancipation".

[@charlesrubio7650]

Hi Britt. My goodness! You done it again! What a wonderful reaction to another song by Prince. I still miss him! He left us way too early! He was such an extraordinary, gifted musician. I love watching this performance of his. Thank you loads for reacting to it and reminding your viewing audience , once again, what an extraordinary musician he was! His legacy of music will last for decades to come, I'm sure of it. Speaking of performances, have you of heard of Alice Fredenham? Not too long ago I watched her perform Prince’s “Why Don’t You Call Me Anymore". I listened to it, because it was a song written by Prince. There’s also a youtube video of him performing it. This performance by Alice just blew me away! Her claim to fame, from what I understand, came with her performance of “My Funny Valentine” on BGT back in 2013. That being said, Britt would you mind if I ask you to react to her performance of “Why You Don’t Call? It’s a black & white live studio video performance. I bet you will thoroughly enjoy it. Alice had such a soulful, sultry voice, its just so mesmerizing to say the least. And I'm sure if Prince were still alive he would have greatly appreciated her signing his song. Cheers…. and Happy New Year! Here's the link... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmjCeZmwarmrpLcsi=jVL7ElZC-HP-dMMO

[@j.c6204]

💜Prince💜💜💜💖💗💟💯

[@ScottLaVine-br8wt]

He didn't own his masters , at the time , so his masters owned him ... thus , he was a slave.

[@phunkidruma]

Trust me the rabbithole that is prince is unmatched by ANYONE...I love Stevie Wonder and James Brown and Michael but Prince was his own competition. Sorry Jimi Hendrix but he got that 2. Oh u wanna dance? Bring it!!!!!

[@kimtalley4496]

This song was released in the mid-late 90s.

[@vidiveniviciDCLXVI]

Even at the Centre of Fire there is COLD All tha Glitters AIN'T GOLD Lyrics for you. [Verse 1: Prince] There's a mountain, and it's mighty high You cannot see the top, unless you fly And there's a molehill of proven ground There ain't no where to go if you hang around [Chorus: Prince] Everybody wants to sell what's already been sold Everybody wants to tell what's already been told What's the use of money if you ain't gonna break the mold? Even at the center of fire, there is cold All that glitters ain't gold All that glitters ain't gold [Verse 2: Prince] There's an ocean of despair There are people livin' there They're unhappy each and every day But hell is not fashion so whatcha tryin' to say? [Chorus: Prince] Everybody wants to sell what's already been sold Everybody wants to tell what's already been told What's the use of money if you ain't gonna break the mold? Even at the center of fire, there is cold All that glitters ain't gold, no no All that glitters ain't gold, no no [Verse 3: Prince] There's a lady, 99 years old If she led a good life, heaven takes her soul Now that's a theory, and if you don't wanna know Step aside and make a way for those who want to go [Chorus: Prince] Everybody wants to sell what's already been sold (Sold) Everybody wants to tell what's already been told (Told) What's the use of bein' young if you ain't gonna get old? (Old) Even at the center of fire, there is cold (Cold) All that glitters (glitters) ain't gold, no, no, no No, no All that glitters ain't gold (Hey, alright) All that glitters All that glitters All that glitters Ain't gold [Outro: Prince] Na na na na na na na (Gold) Na na na na na na na (Gold) Na na na na na na na (Gold) Na na na na na na na (Gold) Gold, gold, gold All that glitters ain't gold, gold, gold All that glitters ain't gold, gold, gold (Na na na na na na na) All that glitters ain't gold, gold, gold (Na na na na na na na) All that glitters ain't gold, oh Oh yeah 1, 2-- 1, 2, 3, come on! Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na All that glitters ain't gold Na na na na na na na All that glitters ain't gold Na na na na na na na All that glitters ain't gold [Spoken: Rain Ivnana] You are now an official member of the New Power Generation Welcome to the Dawn

[@mitchellbanks34]

In 1992, after being under Warner Bro Records for 15 years, Prince renewed his recording contract for a reported $100 million dollars. In the deal it meant that the next 5 albums he released would’ve had to sell at least 5 million copies each. What he didn’t realize is that part of the terms was that he would no longer own the rights to the master recordings of his previous works which meant that he if he ever wanted to make money off of his own work he wouldn’t be making any profit. Warner Bros would be making that money off of him. They basically owned Prince as if he were a “slave” hence the word scrawled on his cheek. In 1993 as a business move he changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol that became his trademark. The media had a difficult time trying to find a pronounceable way to address him without calling him “Prince” so the media dubbed him “The Artist Formerly Known As Prince”. In 2000, he resumed using his original name once his publishing contract expired.

[@-AuroraYT]

There is snow on the stage. It was snow used for the previous recorded music video rock and roll is alive

[@cheriwinn3852]

Prince is amazing! He checks every box 💜 You should definitely start listening to Prince's massive catalog of music from earlier in his career first. I'd go back to 1981 and check out "Controversy" or "Sexuality" from his "Controversy" album. It's really fascinating to see how his sound evolves

[@Prince1999-1]

i prefer 90s prince sometimes 86 to 87

[@cheriwinn3852]

@Prince1999-1 You missed out on early 80's Prince. Too bad. Dirty Mind and Controversy Prince was epic.😉 Actually 78 & 79 Prince was pretty amazing too.

[@Prince1999-1]

@@cheriwinn3852 ik i probably say 84 to its just that i discovered 90's prince first so that's probably why...🤔🤙

[@gfanarakos]

you have to read a lot to Prince cause is far far more than notes its feeling the music and its a total package phenomenon of music. Well he is the greatest modern musician and will be as that in the future. I bet it. Nobody will be ever close to his works and work ethics

[@getwild2492]

Totally underrated song. I love reactions to Prince music where there are no pausing and interruptions. Good effort on your part though. All the best

[@JasonSum1979]

i remember like it was yesterday when this album was released! Late 1995 (Music was in this strange place) People didn’t understand what was up with the Artist formerly known as Prince. I remember every music store was sold out of the cassette single to Gold (Had to go to 4 separate stores actually found it) i bought the entire album a year or so later (The Gold Experience is honestly imo one of the best Albums of the 1990’s you can easily compare it to Pink Floyd’s Dark side of the Moon) it’s a experience for your sense a very enjoyable ride!

[@-AuroraYT]

This music video was recorded in oct of 1995 and aired on vh1 in 1996 for a tv special title love4oneanother which included other music videos like rock and roll is alive which was the b side to the gold single

[@Browzer01]

Thank you so much for keeping him alive. Alll backing vocals was him. ALL instrumits was him except for the drums. SLAVE was trolling is record company Warner Music.

[@gfanarakos]

and its pure melodic as good as his mentor in music .That person is Joni Mitchell

[@theteleisewilliamsexperience]

Prince's symbol was the male and female symbol with a number 7. With 7 being the number of perfection the symbol meant when men and women come together perfect love is created (child).

[@-AuroraYT]

This is the final form of this album. Earlier is was the titled the gold album with different configuration. Before this, it was simply a disc in a canceled album called “the Dawn” in 1993 which it included 2 additional disc which eventually was released as the albums come 1994 and chaos & disorder in 1996. This album was canceled because Warner brothers did not like having prince releasing a triple album

[@revballard]

Slave on his face came from a Contract dispute with Warner Bros. That also began the name change to the artist so they couldn't profit off the new name. He released Emancipation, a 3 album set of not to be released vaulted rejects, to fulfill his contract. The symbol was a combination of both genders adding to the androgynous mystique.

[@TrevorPalmatiershow]

My fav Prince song. Love it.

[@JohnPaul-hm2ys]

I learned of Prince when I was 17, with his - let's say provocative, album Dirty Minds. Particularly Darling Nikki. He released Controversy just as I graduated and moved to Denver for school. I found out he was coming to town and had to buy tickets to bribe people to go (he was relatively unknown there). It was a small venue and not full. All the people with me fell hard for his charm. That was 1982, and he only got better in time. Next time I saw him was in a jam-packed Madison Square Garden in 86. He was a phenomenal performer.

[@theteleisewilliamsexperience]

Darling Nikki was on Purple Rain.

[@Kickinthescience]

A classic PDC song from Prince you should check out for the channel is called Prince & The New Power Generation - Insatiable (Official Music Video)

[@davidgrodsky1973]

What a great Prince song to choose! The closing track from "The Gold Experience" which I consider the last album of his pop period. The album version is even better.

[@mrmilk1971]

Also, I'm not sure if anyone here has recommended these 2 songs to you by Prince: ADORE (The album version) and Gett Off. If they haven't them SHAME ON THEM. These songs are some of his best work.

[@cdeangelo1]

First off, I think you are awesome. Love your spirit! This song is a hidden gem! Never released it for radio play but it is absolutely awesome!!!

[@jamespruiett7546]

They called him Prince, but he was a KING. R.I.P. your majesty.

[@cherylpressley5318]

Have you heard the song Tambourine by Prince? Also Condition of the Heart...pretty much the entire Around the World in a Day album. It's far out and wonderful!

[@sampson3121]

He was flowing up to the heavens, not down from. Nice reaction

[@kimzwolinski9919]

❤❤❤

[@endorphinzz]

You need to listen to the song in increments longer than 10 seconds lol...

[@kimking6036]

Doesn't he just make you feel good!❤

[@ilianakanavou9131]

Very good reaction !!! You should react to Damn You by Prince !!!!!

[@luvslyfe1]

His vocals on Damn You are nothing short of divine.

[@ilianakanavou9131]

@@luvslyfe1 yeah it’s simply amazing the vocals

[@tracyallen8217]

He had "slave" on his face because of the way the industry was & the way WB was treating him. At that particular time he dropped his name "Prince" & was using the symbol, O(+>

[@-AuroraYT]

Warner bros were mad at prince because his last album before signing a contract the album being called “love symbol” sold poorly and accused prince of “flooding the market “ by releasing too much music yet they forced him to release 3 greatest hits albums in 1993.

[@gfanarakos]

well behind that @8.34 the name is Joni Mitchell.

[@sirjasper4501]

All the things that you were unsure about . . . You were actually correct the whole time lol. Great Prince reactions

[@DarrylReed-r8l]

One of my favorite prince songs is D.M.S.R. I wonder if she's ever heard it?

[@neildarealdeal7129]

Britt, in my opinion, he had slave on his cheek because of his management contract with Warner Bros. WB basically took the lions share of the profits and royalties so Prince change his name when he got out of the contract and managed himself. When he died his estate was worth approximately 11 to 15 million. His home is located in Chaska Minnesota where tours are being offered to fans... Darealdeal

[@chantalschultz4847]

He was fighting the studio for his masters.. as in his music masters … he felt enslaved to the music business

[@Michele-cf8mx]

Slave on his face had to do with a dispute he had with his record label Wanner Brother's and yes that symbol represents the female & male and is reffed to as the love symbol ❤

[@Whistler4u]

Hope you take the time to also actually listen to Prince. Just a headphone and put on any album.

[@anthonycarta9814]

P Control on this album would fit your PDC club

[@evarene07]

Girl please educate yourself on Prince😁💜

[@oscarcavazos1040]

40 seconds in I just want to say, U will enjoy this!!!

[@kimtalley4496]

Your right the symbol is male & female merged together. He called it an unpernouncable symbol.

[@StarrdigitalProductions]

I love this song much better than Purple Rain.

[@ravenmasters2467]

You really need to react to a combination of 2 PDC members, with Tom Jones covering Prince's 'Kiss'. Been a Prince fan my whole life but was amazed that imho the TJ cover was better than the original. perhaps watch both back to back and see what you think.

[@chrishatfield4789]

Prince wrote “Slave” in his face because Warners Bros own the rights to the Master Copies of all of his music and he wanted those rights back. George Michaels had a similar battle with Sony back then too and lost that battle. Taylor Swift’s re-released Taylor’s Versions of her back catalogue has been her response to the six albums of her early years that she did not own the Masters of. Prince attempted to re-record all of his albums in the hopes of achieving what Taylor has done now some 25 years later. Prince abandoned that idea. I believe Taylor has only been able to do her re-recorded albums because she only has six to do. Prince had too many to redo when he tried that. Each of Taylor’s re-recorded albums have been blockbusters in sales. While it seems for now that Taylor is the number one artist the music industry is changing the rules to prevent new artists from be able to re-record their music for years. “Record Labels Trying to Prevent ‘Taylor’s Version’ Re-Recording Scenarios With New Artists, Lawyers Reveal” was a story out a few months ago. As Prince said, he did not like contracts, because they were a Con.

[@ScottLaVine-br8wt]

The guitar is his name

[@RussellPerkins-eo8kb]

Good morning Ashley

[@RussellPerkins-eo8kb]

Russell

[@bobbyjovi]

Maybe let the song play for a start

[@shadimuhammad6585]

MY SISTA , WHEN R U GOING 2 DO , HIZ SONG , ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, THAT'S MY REQUEST, IF U DON'T MIND PLEAZE..

[@RiseAwakenedOne]

React to Tina Turner I don't wanna lose you

[@dopiaza2006]

First time reacting but certainly not first time hearing, right?

[@johndevlin7700]

LOVE YOUR STUFF I am new to your stuff what I seen is awesome I know you like storytelling you should check out Red Sorvine Teddybear or Phantom 309

[@chantalschultz4847]

His symbol didn’t stand for fluidity or these other titles it simply ment man woman and let’s get jiggy PDC

[@phunkidruma]

ok tyra banks

[@rhondaturner9494]

I thought this was the 90's?

[@Martvandelay]

1995

[@rhondaturner9494]

@@Martvandelay Thank you😊😊😊😊

[@josedelrio2190]

The pity is that you are so out of what it what is was happening on those days... SLAVE on his cheeck was about the contract he has with the record company at that moment, that because beceme The Symbol or Victor or Artist, to avoid the record company for his propososals, this song song is better to hear the message than the performance that is always to be great in every Prince's tune you will hear (mostly)

[@jjmencap7015]

How annoying is that girl always interrupting , firt le the song ends and later comment u disrespectful

[@sylviacollins652]

Reacting to a video is one thing, BUT stopping, pauslng, interjecting seemingly every 5 seconds is something TOTALLY different. Seems you like hearing yourself talk. IMO.

[@mrmilk1971]

Advice: Don't pause so much. It ruins the flow of excellent songs like this. Good songs have a certain cadence and tempo. Pausing it too much hurts the reaction.

[@MrSandalwood]

You completely ruined the prince vid of Gold it came out in Nov 95... it's Paisly Park, in Detroit.. and you need to stop interrupting the music..

[@terissaleath605]

Detroit??

[@avaholly28]

I think Prince wouldn’t like this. Just extremely annoying.

[@mikesuffolk6140]

Great song but you like the sound of your own voice to much

[@rcgregorius]

U talk to much ..