I showed a famous singer While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with Prince, Tom Petty for FIRST TIME

[@williamvitkovitch8591]

The story is, Prince didn't really involve himself in any rehersals, he just said "I'll play when its my time".. No-one else in the band knew what he was about to bring, but they trusted.. And deservedly so! And Prince brought one of the best live guitar solos (in my opinion) onto that stage. He keeps looking at the other band members, smiling, asking "is this good?", "should I keep going?", and the response was "hell yesss!!"! The look of joy on Dhani's face too, he knew what a special moment this was... I can't remember the amount of times I've watched this. What a musician! : ) Happy New Year to you all!

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

I love Prince, but this was a bit too hot-doggy for my tastes. When you're sharing the stage with several other legends you shouldn't endeavor to upstage them, and that's exactly what he did, driven by anger that he'd recently been left off the Rolling Stone Top 100 Guitarists List. It was also disrespectful to not rehearse with them. For me, Jeff Lynne is the highlight of this performance.

[@oskarobit]

He was called to do the song and he liked the idea, but he never got a chance to rehearse because the guy next to Jeff Lynne (from Oingo Bongo, I can't remember his name now) stepped on his solos several times during rehearsal. So he agreed with Petty that he would play the final solo. Then he left the stage. Petty was the only one in the room who trusted Prince because they were friends, the others had never spoken to him and didn't know much about the Purple One. Ferrone (excellent drummer) approached Prince to say hello and was impressed when Prince said ‘I know who you are’, even more so when Ferrone heard him play a riff on one of his own songs. Just look at Danny's face at the beginning and how he begins to relax and even laugh. Everyone was more and more surprised as they experienced the epicness of the moment. Prince turned a bland tribute into a glorious and entertaining tribute; historic. Prince was, is and will be a legend.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@oskarobit It wasn't "bland" before Prince came in, and when he did come in he made it all about himself. Poor form.

[@oskarobit]

@@Cosmo-Kramer poor your view and sense of musicality. FYK Prince was also inducted that year.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@oskarobit If anyone has a poor sense of musicality, it is YOU for saying that what Lynne, Petty, Winwood & the others (minus Prince) were doing was "bland". smfh

[@hopeklemann1]

🌸 Dhani looks exactly exactly like George did when he was young

[@ffjsb]

Exactly. There's NO mistaking who his dad is.

[@KathyRussow-p9e]

I so agree

[@Me-myself-b3g]

The amount of Talent on that Stage is off the charts!

[@Mr.Ekshin]

And this guest managed to talk over most of it. Annoying dude.

[@sandikorevaar4743]

@@Mr.Ekshin That's why he was asked to sit in.

[@64fairlane305]

@@sandikorevaar4743 ..and why hopefully noone asks him again

[@Razzledazzle1062]

The travelling wilburys is another great one. This is a golden gem amazing musicians. Classic music ❤❤

[@Razzledazzle1062]

​@Mr.Ekshin so go watch it you are watching them react to the song. Great so if you stop whining watch it without the reaction pmsl

[@thenortherner3890]

Prince the smiles whist he was playing said it all, a carefully crafted performance that was excellent 🙂

[@dallasknight4854]

No one puts Prince in the corner, especially when he's got a guitar in his hand. Legendary

[@JamesBrendon-h4r]

Or microphone except MJ lol

[@barbarafrazier3242]

Agree!!!

[@alisonrodger3360]

I just love watching Dhani in this, his face just lighting up, loving it.

[@KathyRussow-p9e]

He looks and plays like his dad

[@kali550]

“Did u know he was ranked highly as a guitarist?” “Yeahhh. It’s Prince!” The perfect response. Well done sir, well done.

[@Weareeverything2023]

What I love so much about this performance is seeing how much all the musicians, particularly Prince loved performing together.

[@larzakalazerath6655]

I've been suggesting Prince's Super Bowl half time performance for a while, it's so Iconic . The best Halftime show the NFL has ever had. "Even the heaven's above agreed". If you watch it you understand what I mean by that. lol

[@vmarie9535]

You know it. Thank you for admitting that Prince gave the best performance of all. Nature said, "let me set the stage and you take it from there," AMAZING SHOW!

[@CorgiDaddy2]

NFL is mighty touchy about copyright.

[@steves3627]

Complete superbowl performance is a must see! Not just one song but the entire thing

[@vmarie9535]

True, no skimping. We don't care if you have to show it in parts, please show it all.

[@kirstencampbell07]

So many great guitar players, one stage . Not only did he not speak, he didn't show up for practice. It's a great behind the scenes, will be miss❤

[@greenwheel444]

Prince could play just about any instrument. He played all the instruments on his first album.

[@DaveTroyer18-vg4le]

All the OG's getting it done.🔥💯💪✌️👍

[@evelyneb6955]

Yeah! Finally! We will hear Prince at the Superbowl!

[@MamaJewels99]

When I watch this all I see is Prince having a grand old time getting lost in the joy of music. This just makes me happy.😊

[@pamcrumpler9169]

Tom Petty once said Nobody told me he was so good with the guitar!!!

[@robertprentice6813]

One thing left unmentioned, is that those artists on stage were a part of a Super Group known as the Traveling Wilbury’s. George Harrison was a part of that group as well as Tom, Jeff, the late Roy Orbison and also Bob Dylan. They were Hailed as the Super Group of all time. Prince was just an added bonus to the show and completely shredded that guitar solo. Do those who didn’t know, Prince was a musician before an entertainer. The man was talented.

[@PatRyan-my8ep]

This was stunning no egos ahem maybe one but hell he burned it ❤thanks for reaction

[@berniewatts5028]

One of Prince’s finest moments 👏👏👏👵🏼 Gmaw

[@JamesBrendon-h4r]

Absolutely.

[@avogrid296]

The SWAG of that walk off!! He showed them how to do it, and then he was OUT.

[@JamesBrendon-h4r]

Not true. He didn't show Mr. Tom Petty or win wood anything. They were all friends and greatly respected each other. This was back then, not today. Today they can't collaborate. Too much pride and bs.

[@vmarie9535]

@@JamesBrendon-h4r Wrong, he showed why they invited him in the first place. Yes, they respected each other, but not sure if they were all friends. One thing for sure, there was no one Prince disliked there since he refused to work with people he disliked. He came, completed the assignment and bounced, classic Prince.

[@kristenjoyce2180]

​@@vmarie9535he was invited there to stick it to those that left him off the greatest guitarist list. They all knew what he was going to do, and were all there for it. I still want to know where that guitar went after he threw it.

[@JamesBrendon-h4r]

That's my whole point. They INVITED PRINCE. our musicians did not show each other up. They worked together. Prince did exactly what they wanted him to do. Prince didn't walk off like he was " better than." By not acting like that is why Prince and others are legends.

[@zombiefireman]

Prince is mindblowing. Easily top five guitar solos of all time.

[@Razzledazzle1062]

This song is the one of the best. It's number 1 on my play list ❤

[@susanworkman529]

This just gets better each time I watch and listen. Remarkable! Astonishing! Brilliant!!

[@joeleen702]

This is just beautiful! ❤I could listen to this all day!

[@RockinMamaT]

This was just after Prince was left off the top guitarist list...And he should have been recognized as such. I saw the Purple Rain tour and it was incredible. One of kind and pure talent. Great reaction and Peace out 🙏 ☮️ ✌️

[@heartwork8318]

IRV cracked me up 😂😂😂 the guy next to Jeff is a guitarist from his band, not sure of his name. Steve Winwood is on organ, and Dhani is between Tom and Prince and looks just like his daddy! Never get tired of this performance!❤️‍🔥✌🏻🫶🏻

[@ianhutchinson3929]

The guy next to Jeff is Marc Mann

[@sticharoo2228]

Marc is the ultimate side man.

[@leoiori9675]

And Marc Mann is an incredible guitarist, and a great strings arranger as well

[@PaulSmith-xc7vt]

Prince was great in this. All the others who played were all close friends of George Harrison along with his son.

[@melanieheathbeasley133]

He’s not possessed he’s talented and perfect.

[@debbiek7004]

Jeff Lynne is amazing ❤❤❤

[@PatRyan-my8ep]

The voice ❤

[@diannatierney9183]

George Harris son is next to the right of Tom Petty playing guitar 🎸 with dark hair the young one ☝🏼 he looks 👀 just like his father George plus he was the one ☝🏼 that was smiling 🙂 at Prince when Prince goes nuts on the guitar 🎸

[@mitchlacasse361]

5:27 is my favorite. You can see from Dhani's face Prince just stepped on the stage, you can see the excitement in his face, totally fanboying right there

[@gailanderson7217]

Dani looks exactly like his dad. There's no way to mistake him for anyone else. Just look at a picture of George. (Dani's standing by Petty in this vid.)

[@barbarakenway5928]

Yes, I can't see how he doesn't recognize Dhani who looks like his Dad!

[@therosabella67]

Unless they don’t know who George Harrison is and looks like. Yes he’s the spitting image of his dad.

[@gailanderson7217]

@@therosabella67 Siggghhhh. Although it seems inconceivable, that's a valid point. Just one of the four geniuses who made modern music possible...

[@Caroline.123]

Loved this reaction. Irv saying they didnt put Prince in the spotlight and me knowing what was coming was the best ever. To see his reaction to this was awesome. The best music and hopefully can do more reactions with people who dont know this music.

[@moniqueleroux2198]

ALL GOATS and Prince is SHOWBOATING but they are all so generous, letting him shine!

[@christinawright7054]

Must do prince superbowl. ABSOLUTELY!!!

[@LeeAnn-z2b]

Tom Petty was the best!!! This is awesome!!!!

[@leannmiller7153]

I listen to Tom everyday. I really miss him❤️😢❤️

[@wandamanning9198]

Prince walked off because he was done💜💜💜

[@trudylewis9063]

That was Prince's way of saying FU to the people who left his name off the list of the top 100 guitar players ever!! Dhani knew exactly what was happening all the way. This performance was during George Harrison's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And by all means, watch Prince's Super Bowl halftime performance in Miami, singing Purple Rain in the pouring rain!! EPIC!!

[@Tamieca.M]

Tom Petty was instrumental in ensuring Prince was a part of this performance, and Prince was inducted that night, as well.

[@marcianisenbaum7590]

For clarification purposes: At George's induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, on stage for this, the final, song were: Tom Petty and Heartbreakers’ Scott Thurston (playing bass) and drummer Steve Ferrone, + Tom Petty as well as Jeff Lynne (and Marc Mann, guitarist {and other things} for Lynne’s band, ELO), Stevie Winwood on organ, and Billy Preston on piano, Jim Capaldi (from Traffic, with Winwood, back in the day) on percussion (tamborine), ‘ Dhani Harrison (George’s son) ... … and Prince, who was also an inductee that year. Not a bad little band …

[@mikehall3114]

Was Marc mann the lead guitar at the beginning. ?

[@flight505]

@@mikehall3114 He should be mentioned more. I enjoy that solo almost as much.

[@thefourty-yearoldgamer8289]

I' believe that Price has mastered like every instrument there is to play .. a literal musical genius

[@krawphish]

I love watching the pips live. Their syncopation is spot on. Every time I hear this song, I think about the pips singing "whoo-whoo" while acting like they're pulling on a train whistle. ✌️❤️

[@johnlever7302]

This was specifically to showcase Prince's guitar mastery. Prince was the GOAT!

[@reginaldfrazier7725]

Play that funky music " live Prince is a must.

[@hanginwithbushy8455]

Definitely check out the Prince Super Bowl halftime show performance. I saw it LIVE! And it is the SINGLE GREATEST HALFTIME SHOW EVER!!! All 100% LIVE no lip sync, no fake playing! Fucking AMAZING!!!

[@lazramyar]

And it rained purple....

[@carys4231]

One of the aspects I love the most in this performance, is these brilliant musicians paying tribute to George Harrison, having fun and more than that, look at the way Prince smiles! He was in his absolute element and it was an extraordinary performance. They are the masters!!

[@chasgantz7728]

Prince nailed it!!

[@kennethbrown5164]

Clapton played on this Beatles track... so good.

[@kellysparky9485]

This makes me think of the line from murdergram... I came. I saw, I conquered and that is exactly what Prince did. He came, he saw and he conquered, nothing left to say just throw your guitar in the air and walk off stage like a conquering king. He was so underrated as a musician not singer but musician. He was a beast And he is so right, watching Prince play Purple Rain in the rain was E P I C The story goes something along the lines of someone telling him it's raining and him wanting it to rain harder... and it did. That's so Prince

[@sjames1955]

That is a very famous quote from Julius Ceasar.

[@jeremywood2129]

Taking nothing away from Prince but this dude doesn't appreciate the magnitude of the other musicians on stage

[@vmarie9535]

Which guy and why say something so negative? Neither of these men said anyone was unimpressive, one wondered why Prince wasn't also in the spotlight. Did you miss when he complimented Jeff's falsetto? It's tiring when viewers are critical of someone being introduced to multiple new artists at once. Why not give them the benefit of a doubt.

[@CorgiDaddy2]

Uh, they were friends.

[@messiahsbythesackful6267]

Why have you not reacted to the Superbowl? Legendary - from the storm to the performance!

[@hellonheels91069]

I just watched that last night including some other hits from 1999 album. Because you can't have New Year's Eve without Prince lol

[@dannaleehenderson]

The rolling Stones had just done an article about the hundred greatest guitarist of all times.... They left out Prince. So he did this song the way he did it to prove they were a bunch of jacks

[@cyrus2728]

prince is awesome ,that purple rain moment when he walks off.

[@waltw4537]

Epic!

[@tx_1]

You're right about Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne. 2:56 Billy Preston 3:05 Dhani Harrison behind Tom Petty 3:18 Marc Mann 4:28 Steve Winwood Stephen Ferrone drummer

[@eurofritz4617]

RIP Billy, Prince and Tom

[@vmarie9535]

Wow, I did not realize it was Billy Preston on keyboards. That stage was music legend.

[@RavenFire4]

@@vmarie9535Paul McCartney is playing keys too

[@MattGriffin-r6q]

Lol they always save the best for last lol just gotta be patient lol great reaction

[@FinallyTuned]

Loved when BP looked at us viewers when he knew what Pince was about to unleash on Irv.

[@bethscott4330]

Oh you say you love when guitar players make faces???….you’re gonna love Prince’s performance!

[@ceceliarussell-jayne2447]

Never gets old. I wish he knew about Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne playing with George Harrison in The Traveling Wilbury’s. It’s so important to this performance. That and the fact that the song is fire. Prince is icing on the cake.

[@Satya2btrue]

This is an incredible tribute to George Harrison. I can repeat watch it a few times a day! Watch the entire concert.

[@jiujitsujackson9831]

He could play every instrument on that stage with mastery

[@kelst75]

Watching Dhani's face as all these musicians honor his father is amazing too.

[@jonathanaddy2623]

I love how he dug the lighting guy out and you just kept quiet, knowing what's coming haha.

[@Tom7496Maxwell]

What's up! Happy New Year! This is awesome Prince. You should look up a live Play That Funky Music White Boy. He ROCKS it out wearin' fluffy ass white boots, lol. Prince was amazing!

[@LiLiJo]

I like the respect these great musicians showed each other. Prince did his amazing part but you could see him smiling and having fun with the other standout musicians.

[@vmarie9535]

You must be new. Prince wouldn't play with anyone who was not up to his caliber, but the guitar was not the only instrument he played. The man was a musical genius. Many people, even other musicians, had no idea how incredibly talented he was. Prince wasn't arrogant, he was confident. The kind of confidence that comes from knowing your own greatness. If he didn't respect everyone on the stage he wouldn't be there.

[@alexakl6445]

It seems like Prince was just born with a guitar in his hands - just effortlessly plays it. When he threw it up into the air and sauntered off, it was like him dropping the mic. Great performance of this song by all!

[@pamjarrett-s9s]

Prince could play almost every instrument.

[@tsiyaama4244]

Love this one. Santana also did an amazing(of course) cover of "While my guitar gently weeps" you should check out as well.

[@JamesBrendon-h4r]

Yes santana did. His guitars weep too.

[@jayheck1323]

This tribute isn't about Prince not getting enough respect or attention. He is fire on this. This is about great rock musicians getting together to uplift George Harrison who influenced all of them and rock music for 60 years.

[@KathyRussow-p9e]

I so agree.

[@Weareeverything2023]

Marc Mann deserves more recognition for doing a great job before Prince stepped up.

[@MelissaBergIllustration]

Yes you absolutely have to react to the Prince Super Bowl halftime show. I watch this performance and that one every couple of months. They are so amazing and so fun. And everything I loved about Prince.

[@russellw7785]

Got to check him out live doing, Play that Funky Music

[@margaretsimmons1598]

Princess’s Super Bowl performance was epic

[@Maggimae2367]

He played 27 instruments. Man was my hero. Perfect

[@poncandn1]

Somebody needs to react to Sheila E's tribute to Prince so epic and so EMOTIONAL..just hard to find a better quality video of it, it shouldexist!

[@lauriea2971]

Prince is playin that guitar like he having u know what with a woman. U know what I’m saying

[@kmartcarol48]

I had heard that Prince was a little upset when Rolling Stone magazine didnt include him on the list of top 100 guitar players, (he was on the updated version after this...) Petty, Lynne (along with Harrison, Dylan & Orbison) were the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys all super guitar players in their own rights.....they knew that Prince had the skill.....and let him have fun and knew it was his time to shine

[@scapito]

Steve Winwood is on the organ. Music prodigy and extremely versatile in style. Check out more of Winwood, pretty please.

[@simonwilliams7497]

I've watched that about half a million times, I love the way they are all smiling at each other and laughing when he does his solo, black and white people coming together to do one of the best rock performances in history in my opinion. My only complaint, it didn't last long enough.

[@creinicke1000]

D. Harrison is easy to find.. He looks just like his dad..

[@Apostrofe]

The guitarist who does the Eric Clapton part from the main body of the song is Marc Mann, who is a guitarist with Jeff Lynne's touring band. (He's the one in the cap.) Steve Winwood is the fellow at the organ in back. I think the drummer and bassist are members of the Heartbreakers (but I'm not 100% sure of that part).

[@deborahdennehy9937]

Steve Winwood started off as the lead singer, then Jeff Lynn. In the late 70's I went to see Steve Winwood on stage in Liverpool, just fantastic!!!!!!

[@kimberleymonari3560]

**** PRINCE admired STEVIE WONDER who played many Instruments. So Did Prince! He was featured on the Covers of "Guitar", "Bass", "DRums" & "Keyboard" Magazines.

[@def_not_dan]

You just know Prince was nerding out on that stage. I bet he spent the next month wondering if this really happened.

[@cowboyuprd37]

He was legendary and respected by many in the rock scene because he was so good at guitar, ZZ Top once heard prince was rehearsing and went just to talk and jam with him

[@ScottLaVine-br8wt]

The lighting was doing EXACTLY what it was supposed to be doing.

[@rorybisson756]

this might be one of the happiest times Prince has ever performed on stage. he was full bore smiling ear to ear the entire time.

[@hamsternibbler5582]

That's fkin outrageous. Best guitar solo ever.

[@BraceDeville]

Prince was a musical genius.

[@LockedownSEO]

One small correction to people saying he didn't show up to practice, he did, but the guy doing Eric Clapton's solo played and Prince just played rhythm. In rehearsal, where Prince's solo is here, that guy still played, and Prince didn't say anything. The stage manager was upset and was worried that Prince would be offended but held back and didn't say anything. So no one knew what Prince was going to unleash during the live performance.

[@orlandoochoada2242]

Prince's version of "Motherless Child" is worth checking out. It's pretty good.

[@Tracy-fromHouston]

What an awesome tribute to George Harrison. His son is the one standing behind Tom Petty.

[@lyletuck]

The guitar player in the newsboy cap is Marc Mann. He has worked a lot with Danny Elfman and Jeff Lynne.

[@mikemac9110]

My favorite live performance until i saw that Stevie Ray jawn with the behind the back at the end

[@ThrifterPicker]

Didn’t see a link in the description to his new album

[@jbockman4170]

Steve Winwood in the the guy playing the Hammond Organ. I don't know who the guy is playing the electric piano is but he's good! Billy Preston played keyboards on a couple Beatles studio albums like Sgt. Peppers and Yellow Submarine. The first guy playing the guitar licks is fire. Don't know his name but he's fire.

[@robynfedalen1777]

❤️✌🏻🎶

[@yvonniamcdonald8844]

And just so you know his superbowl show was done during a big rain fall in heels and electrical equipment it did not stop him he played on

[@tracyjohnson5023]

Prince told Dhani before the song he was going to make it his mission to make him smile and he succeeded ❤

[@benhughes2538]

Prince once said in an interview that he only ever looked up to one guitarist as being better than he was as he really was that confident. That person was Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits

[@CorgiDaddy2]

Like in rap, I think you HAVE to think that you are the best. Prince could back it up.

[@peterzimmer9549]

He complained about not seeing prince and then didn’t shut up when Prince was working

[@JamesBrendon-h4r]

I agree but he was also excited.

[@salvatorebaleno9807]

Around the 5:40 mark irv stating that he likes when guitar players make faces... Well, he needs to check out some Joe Walsh then. I used to love how Joe Walsh made the funniest faces while playing. I learned fairly recently that he was undiagnosed asperger syndrome. It now makes me feel guilty that I loved his silly faces when I was young, but Damn! he is one of the greats for sure. Happy new year guys

[@Mike-ox2iy]

Supposedly everyone was in on this with an agenda. The year before Rolling Stone had left Prince off their list of 100 best guitarists believe it or not.