Prince 2007 Super Bowl Reaction!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Make sure to watch this one until the very end folks! :)

[@jermaine8685]

That's definitely in the top 5 of Prince performances. However, the performance of "All the Critics love you in Montreux " is also in the top 5. It's a must watch . kzbin.info/www/bejne/faLFiJKDjN-Hbc0

[@ikenga02]

@@jermaine8685 Yes!

[@miafranlund6982]

Great reaction!!!😁

[@jamesdavies6305]

Best halftime show ever! And that was the marching band from Florida A&M University

[@paulmorris8762]

Proud Mary was written by John Fogarty of CCR covered by Ike and Tina

[@TheFlagnard2]

Prince playing Purple Rain..in the rain...while a stadium full of people sing back to him is the greatest moment in Super Bowl Half-Time performance history. This is one of THE greatest performances of all time. Playing the guitar behind a giant sheet, the crow interaction...it's iconic.

[@popculturista]

What people never comment on is how much thought Prince gave the song selection in this Super Bowl performance. As a student of music, he performed music that would appeal not only to Prince fans but also to older football fans and younger football fans. So smart. Has anyone else done this?

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

LL C that is a great question!

[@wtfminny]

Prince was a showman. This wasn’t a Super Bowl halftime show…it was a show that could standalone.

[@musicfangirl7403]

Also Prince was someone whom everyone loved. Even the die hard football bros. And then he added in Jimi Hendrix and Foo Fighters and everyone was on board. So good.

[@Grumpywolf3121]

Nobody is ever topping this. He did everything on that stage in a freaking monsoon and held every single person in the palm of his hand the entire time. I was living in Italy when this happened and found an all night bar that was playing the game for a few Americans and it was absolutely worth staying up til 3AM for. As it was beginning I got a text from a friend in the States saying “…did Prince just summon fucking lightning?” Yes. He did.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Mike that is so cool you were in Italy. Another place I would like to go sometime. With Prince now, nothing surprises me. He probably did summon the lightning!

[@chucku00]

Sorry to tell you it was a visual effect that was added for the show. However don't take my word for it, you can easily check it out... but the rain was real, tho. The marching band intro is "1999" and His Royal Badness fused it with "Baby I'm a star". "Proud Mary" is a Credence Clearwater Revival song that has been popularized by (shady Ike and) Tina Turner.

[@Grumpywolf3121]

@@chucku00 oh I know the lightning was a special effect, I just really enjoyed that text from my friend 😂

[@chucku00]

@@Grumpywolf3121 My bad. My Frenchy heavy ass didn't get the gist of your comment. _E scusi per la incomprensione...Prisencolinensinainciusol !_

[@Grumpywolf3121]

@@chucku00 hahah no worries man, all good

[@scottlavine7363]

The day they played a football game at a Prince concert. ☺️

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

LMAO!!! :D

[@lokelanikaauwai2861]

I can't remember who played! 😁

[@paulamoya7956]

Word.⭐️

[@CainaanDC]

Prince in my humble opinion was the greatest performer.He did so much in so little time . From playing guitar to singing dancing jumping off of pianos playing drums .Once I started going to Prince concerts in the 90s I was hooked. I miss that guy

[@getwild2492]

Agreed!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I wish I went to one of his concerts, he played the big venue here in this area back in 2013 I think.

[@CainaanDC]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar i saw him several times. He came for the last time in 2015 I had front row seats . This was in Washington DC. Stevie Wonder came out and at the end of the show Prince shook my hand and gave me a guitar pic. One of the highlights of my life.

[@A.Light33]

He even knocked down the mic on beat lol, he makes me so proud every time.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

He did do that didn't he! lol

[@josephphotography4127]

No Guitarist from the past or present could of pull this epic legendary show!!! SIMPLY THE GOAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P Purple God

[@funkyfazer55]

what is amazing is that he had a massive audience for this, on tv etc, yet he chose to do cover versions as well. i don't think many others would do that. he promoted other peoples music. plus he had live guitars, in the rain. just before Purple Rain you actually hear the loose guitar jack. it's only time it rained during a half-time show . Prince had become a master of a 15 min show, over the years, there are many examples of this. i don't there are many others who could do a whole show as good as Prince's short show. he made them look effortless. a true genius.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I truly believe no words could do him justice!

[@jamesfriday9054]

His hair stylist fainted when he took the wrap off of his head…LOL…true story!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Lmao!

[@chica4530]

Actually, she was upset he had the doo-rag on. She went to get him a hat but it was time to go on so Prince put on the "doo-rag. He knew it was the last song so his hair couldn't get that messed up when he took it off.

[@johnpetrou6]

He covered the Foo fighters in between “the best of U” Miss that guy so much….it’s a different world without him 💜

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I had no idea he covered that! He always throws curve balls and does interesting things, you never know what you are going to get...

[@jamesmcdaniel9601]

"Can you make it rain harder"? 100k+ people in attendance and millions at home. Prince was made for that spotlight. R.I.P.

[@heturnal]

He brought on a frikin marching band 😆 🤣 😂 😹.. RIP Prince You one of a kind legend

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

:D it blew me away! There's nothing this guy can't do!

[@heturnal]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar truly a one off....

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

The sheer ability to push through the weather conditions here and not get electrocuted... Just staggering. Is it the greatest half time show? It has to be. So much a one-man performance despite all the bells and whistles. Is it the greatest Prince performance? No, it can't be.not by a long way. His guitar solos are compromised by the rain. His equipment is dying. The guitar is basically shot by the end of Purple Rain. And the band said all their instruments where dead due to water damage after the gig. And let's mention a guy who wrote 100s of songs and 10s of albums gives half his song choices to other artists... Queen/Foo Fighters/Jimi or Bob/Ike & Tina. Whatever serves the show... The drummer there is Cora Coleman-Dunham. She was on another video a while back and she was drummer for a couple of years around 2006-2008 if I remember correctly off hand. This is a culturally iconic moment though. Staggering talent to even make it through that peformance never mind excel. The perfect companion piece to this is the "press conference" he held for this Super Bowl performance. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpvbeY1rhMlqsNU

[@edwardjohnson9745]

Fantastic reply

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

@@edwardjohnson9745 thank you kindly

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

When I was watching it, the damage from the rain and risk of electrocution played through my mind but I chose to not mention it, it was such a stellar performance (that I clearly was blown away by) I didn't want to throw a morbid thought on such an incredible performance, but it is true, you can hear the guitar dying towards the end of the performance...

[@HubsByG]

I've only seen a couple of half-time shows, being British, we don't get it here really. However, anything else would disappoint. Other shows could have fireworks and fancy choreography, but this had everything! The huge silhouette made the show. One of the shortest people in the industry and not only the biggest in talent and sound made himself bigger on stage than anyone else. I'm sure if the slot was longer, he'd have a few more epic surprises. Great time period for him.

[@kuiperrene]

I learned that during purple rain he couldn't hear his guitar back through the monitors. He played his guitar blind so to speak. The technician, who was not his own, screwed up. Another reason his last solo sounds not really that great.

[@christinewillis6508]

Prince is and always wil be The GOAT... always no one even comes close

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I've said some time ago that he really is the King.... Love your posts Christine! :)

[@henryv.2077]

For your information; It's not Sheila E on drums. It's Cora Coleman-Dunham who plays the drums.

[@skylarkn8701]

Agreed. CC Dunham was Prince’s drummer around 2005-2010. Her background was in marching bands so I wonder if she had any influence on Prince using a marching band for this performance. Also CC’s husband Josh Dunham was Prince’s bassist during that time.

[@danieljohnson4530]

I just remember the next day at work, forget the game everyone was just talking about Prince!!

[@gabriels1869]

I truly believe Prince has done every genre under the sun, both on record and live. Also, I don't know if it's on your radar of Prince performances to watch but the Sign O' The Times film is absolutely essential, it''s my personal favorite concert movie.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I want to check that out! :)

[@mharrislove]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar The restored version is slated for a national re-release at selectes theaters this April - see it on the big screen in 4K resolution 35 years later!

[@PhantomVid30s]

The amount of confidence in his abilities Prince had was astonishing. Prince could've just had another guitarist on stage with him to lighten the load. No one would have cared or thought twice about it. Despite shouldering lead guitar and vocals Prince still strutted around the stage and participated in the choreography. Often putting 15ft or more between himself and the microphone knowing he needed to get back to finish the songs. Very impressive stuff. Great reaction video. Was waiting for this one. Obviously Prince was a great guitar player but he had more going on during live performance than just soloing. You nailed the dynamics in your reaction. Thank you!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you my brother! MUCH was taking place during this song, I didn't get into the risks of electrocution or equipment damage during the performance, you can literally hear his guitar dying towards the end. It was meant to be one of the best performances of all time, and the pure balls he had to go out and do it in the rain!

[@k.bevan319]

Hit the 'Like' before i even started to watch, this is epic, best Superbowl performance EVER! Thanks 4 reacting 2 this one 🕊☔🎸💜

[@endlessrage4062]

Me too!! 👍🏻😂 O(+>

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much! :) It was an awesome performance!

[@lorenzoabivansjr7334]

Great reaction. He brought in a frikkin’ marching band. Lol. That was a Florida A&M, one of the greatest bands over the years. This was crazy. The minute Purple Rain broke out, critics tried to compare Prince to Joni Hendrix. He resisted that comparison, rightfully so (he sounds a lot more like Carlos Santana) for his entire career. Then he had the balls to play All Along the Watchtower at the Super Bowl. This whole performance was a tip of the hat to musicians who came before and after him. A few notes - that is Cora Coleman Dunham on drums. Also, word is that the instruments all “died” that night. They literally did not function after that performance from the downpour. Another tidbit, in over 40 years of Super Bowls it had never rained. The morning of this Super Bowl, the producer called Prince to reassure him, something to the effect of “you know, it’s raining. Are you going to be ok?” After a brief pause, Prince asked, “can you make it rain harder?” Your humor is great on these reaction videos. Thank you!

[@lorenzoabivansjr7334]

Sorry for the typos. *Jimi Hendrix.

[@lorenzoabivansjr7334]

This was 23 years after Purple Rain (my point on not comparing himself to Jimi Hendrix, but then tipping his cap all those years later.)

[@keithd9831]

I saw a great FAMU marching 100 rehearsal video on KZbin as well. They sounded great.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you for the awesome posts Lorenzo, I'm always learning from everyone here and I learned more in your post here. :)

[@lorenzoabivansjr7334]

Thanks a lot! Your videos are always informative and entertaining!

[@lavenderbee3611]

I bow down to the Minneapolis genius whenever this video appears. It's all LIVE and the rain is coming down in buckets. It appears that a lightening bolt hits the stage right before Prince is elevated onto the platform -- just an amazing opening. There are so many things that could have gone wrong from electrocution, equipment failures to slipping on the stage with 144 million eyes watching worldwide. Prince performed like a warrior with precision, emotion and taste - it was a perfect show for this audience. This is old school which we are not likely to see ever again. It's not mentioned enough, but he was a spectacular arranger and bandleader. I loved his nod to both Jimi and his fellow Minnesotan Bob Dylan.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

LB, you mentioned it here, I was thinking about bringing it up but I didn't in my reaction, the other risks involved playing in the rain other than slipping onstage... It is kinda scary when you think about. It was meant to be as an awesome performance

[@integratedboxingsystem8827]

Also Foo Fighters

[@tonydeltablues]

A good reaction to the best super bowl performance! and.....a marching band ;-)

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Tony my man! Thank you so much, it totally blew me away! Obviously lol

[@tonydeltablues]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar 🙂

[@Dornie51]

Sensational!! Nearly 40 years not having rained at the Super Bowl and it was bucketing down. The producers of the half time show were worried about all the electrical outlets for Prince's 4 electric guitars. The director asked Prince if he was okay to play in the downpour and Prince said "Can you make it rain harder?" lol They were also worried about the slippery surface of the stage, especially when wet with Prince's dancers "The Twinz" (Aussie sisters Maya and Nandy McClean) dancing in high heels but the whole show went off without a hitch. Just fantastic - how do you beat that performance? Answer = you can't 💜🥰💜 PS: the drummer is CC Dunham (my favourite after John Blackwell) 😎

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Love your posts Glors :)

[@Dornie51]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar 💜

[@Tarantulisimo]

...IN THE RAIN. and IN HIGH HEELS!!!!

[@msdarknlovely846]

I really like your Prince reaction and education on the different guitars you and Prince played. Everytime I see this video I get goosebumps it wasn't to much he couldn't do, he was just brilliant. I can't even express how much he's missed its been 6 yrs next month April, 21 since he passed 😔 💜💜

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much! And sadly, I've only recently really discovered how amazing he was.... better late than never I guess :(

[@Kickinthescience]

Widely considered the best Superbowl performance considering the outside variables

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I couldn't think of another that would even compare! :)

[@jpknob8]

Great reaction video. He did a Super Bowl press conference performance several days before the Super Bowl that was just as good, in my opinion. That one is available on KZbin as well.

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpvbeY1rhMlqsNU

[@wandamanning9198]

He put on a great performance. I still can't figure out how the press sat so still. I would have been in the isle dancing lol

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I will be doing one on that one in the near future!

[@rae2737]

I know nothing about guitar playing but I do know when someone knows how to play. You have shown me how I can love the craft (more than I already do) through professional eyes. Keep plugging away and your channel will go. I live in Minneapolis and I have seen him play and it was an experience I'll never forget.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Great post Rae! I'm hoping to visit the twin cities and Paisley Park next year!

[@lokelanikaauwai2861]

I always tear up when the crowd starts singing his song to him! Long Live the Prince.

[@carolsanchez2528]

Purple Rain, in the rain … and he’s in his heels! But hey, IT’S PRINCE

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

And pardon the saying, pure balls going out and performing risking being electrocuted. Amazing!

[@atomicdog1087]

No other Super Bowl performance will ever match this! Prince is the ultimate performer! RIP PRINCE

[@oliviergougeon919]

PRINCE💙🧡💜💛💙🧡💜

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

The one and only!

[@Bradbluebathgate]

Prince would jam four hours in concert and then pop up at the local club and jam some more...

[@kristilouque8412]

I’m so excited! Finally☔️💜😂

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

lol make sure to watch it to the very end! :D

[@oskarobit]

I won't be the first for sure, but Ike & Tina did a cover of Proud Mary (71), while the original song was signed by Credence Clearwater Revival in 1969 (John Foggerty maybe?). In this video, pure Rock History. Queen - We Will Rock You Prince - Let's Go Crazy Prince - 1999 / Prince - Baby I'm a Star / Credence Clearwater Revival (I&T Turner) - Proud Mary / Prince - Baby I'm a Star Bob Dylan (Jimmy Hendrix) /All Along The Watchtower) / Foo Fighters - The Best Prince - Purple Rain

[@grneyeddlbaby]

Great reaction video!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you :)

[@knowtheway7354]

Ain't watched the whole Vid.. yet...But..Marchn Band,Prince songs, N He was SO.Smart to throw in Songs that covered a Few Decades🏆🎵Great Rapp up CHAMP👍

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

He had a FRICKIN' MARCHING BAND!!!!!!

[@knowtheway7354]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar 🏆🎵👍

[@MrTaurrean]

Prince was just amazing him and his marching band lol its approaching April and I always get a little sad Because it's like reliving the awful news of 2016 prince and bowie passed in that same year prince played heroes on his piano and microphone tour as a tribute to bowie and then he passed away not long after Seriously devastating news that year But this performance was lovely and the tributes to the foo fighters and a version of proud Mary many think its ike and Tina But I think it was a credance clearwater song originally,Anyways another wonderful and honest review Better with everyone u do Keep on keeping on my brother

[@carolsanchez2528]

When I heard his song Breakdown I got worried. Wh en I heard about Piano and Microphone tour I thought, he started with piano is he ending with Piano. Now, It Always Snows In April😢

[@MrTaurrean]

@@carolsanchez2528 Couldn't agree with you more,It was like he was making peace before he passed,For you he had an afro in his,final days he had an afro.He was paying homage to all that had gone before him And told Morris day he loved him.He knew something was up And tragic that he died alone in an elevator like lyrics,of let's go crazy.Punch a higher floor.I miss him to this day Knowing its all about financial gain Not really honoring his legacy.No fans like prince friends,We must always keep his light burning so brightly So that the next generation will excel and hopefully make great music and move people and be a soundtrack to their lives. Bless u and ur family Peace and be wild

[@carolsanchez2528]

@@MrTaurrean Yes that is R mission

[@MrTaurrean]

@Penelope Sighs It is lovely to think of it in that way But he was found 2 hours after his death in a place with so many people working With enough fentenyl to kill a whale in his system,He had made his peace with all he left here for sure.I just hope he is basking in the love and the light when prince was called home.I miss his spirit and the light he gave to us all. Many thanks for your reply,Do have a blessed day

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I love you both, and Carol Sanchez as well! :) Great posts guys!

[@jen-a-purr]

That man can make any guitar cry out and it’s insane

[@jamesfriday9054]

The story is that he asked the producer if he could make it rain harder…LOL

[@paulamoya7956]

Facts

[@kevineden4028]

Proud Mary is the song and the press conference is great. Thanks

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't remember it on the spot when the camera was rolling! lol

[@patthecat1]

Cool reaction again 😀😀😁😁 The song in the middle is Proud Mary from the great John Fogerty 😀 Perhaps one day i will upload all the stuff I filmed from Prince in and outside of the concerts from him. We will see 😀😀

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

That would be pretty awesome!

[@ikenga02]

All while it's raining buckets of water.

[@leeharrison8222]

And possibly still went on in his high-heeled boots. 😬

[@ikenga02]

@@leeharrison8222 The techs were worried he might get electrocuted because of all of the live amps.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Great posts MB, and to be honest it was running through my mind when I was doing the reaction, but I didn't want to bring it up. But yeah, big risks there!

[@margi6035]

You are enjoying your journey of discovery and we are all loving your reactions.

[@realguy640]

DUDE!! The title Song Electrum Plectrum is a MONSTER guitar song. If you come from the hard rock metal side and dig Prince - it's killer! - it's AMAZING. It's like Hendrix and Cream- would love to see you review it.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I believe I have, if it's not on KZbin, it would be on my Patreon. I have about 40 "blocked" videos there...

[@HubsByG]

Prince was once asked "don't you get tired of performing Purple Rain every night?". His answer was "I never get tired of the reaction" or words to that effect. All about the fans. After the Sign o' The Times world tour (UK Leg got cancelled), he was going to retire from live shows because it was too draining. He lived on B12 shots to get through it. Thankfully he reconsidered. He must've learned a lot though to continue right up until a few days before he passed always reinventing. That stage was created *I believe* for the 21 Nights in London shows (this performance was that same year the Earth Tour (London) started). Great shows. I was right at the curl of the symbol bit by his piano with a bunch of celebs which was a bit of a shocker when I saw them. I won't name drop, but it added to the already great experience especially when we started dancing together. I think he used that stage until the Welcome 2 America Tour in 2011 - but others will correct if wrong. My favourite live shows were the 1995 Live Experience Tour though. My favourite incarnation of the NPG as well.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

That must have been an awesome experience! I got out of live performances several years back (usually on weekends) because of the late nights and travel were catching up to me, I couldn't imagine how he must have felt.... Great post Chris :)

[@HubsByG]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar I know a lot of people, local musicians who have dropped out of doing live performances. They now only do studio work, their own, or session studio work for Pete Waterman and co. One fills in as a session drummer for a other bands touring, It really is gruelling. I struggled to just support my friends and I was just following them around to dodgy bars to make up numbers if anything bad happened (only twice, gunfire and a brick thrown at us through a window while waiting to setup the stage haha). But even in my 20s just doing that was enough for me. A lot of music based YTers seem to say the same as you. With tech, you can do your own thing, yes, it has it's down side, I do love it when it feels intimate and it is you and the band, the rest of the captivated audience but you know what? I've been so disappointed with a lot of live shows. Sometimes, it's best to enjoy the music rather than be disappointed after paying money. One biggish kinda-rock-sell-out band is so so bad live. I was gutted. If my ticket wasn't free I'd be wanting my money back. Respect to them for performing for the fans though, maybe that's all some want. But y'know what I'm getting at.

[@Dman425]

Yeah, he uses a variation of that stage in 2011

[@stevenricchezza2965]

Best half-time show ever!!!!!

[@wandamanning9198]

When told that it was raining he said could you make it rain harder lol. That's the Florida State Marching Band. The twins had on 8 inch stilettos. This is still rated the best halftime show ever. You can't beat Purple Rain in the rain. By the way, that was Prince's personal stage. He crew could set that up and break it down in their sleep lol

[@geraldbraswell3940]

Nah that is Florida A&M (FAMU). THE 100.

[@wandamanning9198]

@@geraldbraswell3940 oops I know it was a Florida band lol. And I should know. My niece went there LMBO. She's gonna kill me!!!

[@lorenzoabivansjr7334]

Great band! It’s actually Florida A & M. I don’t know how everybody worked through that without slipping!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Did you ever get to see Prince live Wanda? You may have told me already....

[@wandamanning9198]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar I only got to see him once. His famous Purple Rain concert in Syracuse, NY. I left my voice in the Carrier Dome that night from screaming lol

[@leeharrison8222]

Some number of months after O(+> made his transition in 2016, I was reading about archivists working at Paisley, cataloguing his belongings. As they were going through the various instruments and his guitars, they discovered there was somehow still a bit of rainwater sloshing around in that blue guitar, left over nearly 10 years later from this Super Bowl performance. There’s a different version of this performance with commentary by some of the venue/NFL halftime staff interspersed through it. According to one of those Sources, there had never been rain during any of the Super Bowl performances prior to this one in the 40 year history NFL halftime shows. They called Prince and asked him if he was still comfortable performing…out in the rain…playing an electric Guitar…. according to the source, Prince asked him, “can U make it rain harder?” ☔️ I did not know about musicians occasionally missing the edge of the stage like that! Prince did SO much touring over the years though, he probably developed a pretty solid sense of spacial awareness on stage. “Every performance there’s always a curveball“. Whatever cloud Prince’s spirit is sitting on right now, I swear I heard him smile when you said that. I think he would’ve taken that as a great compliment.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Great post as always Lee, yes many greats have mis-stepped and fallen off stage, and we won't get into the electrical risks of doing that. It was meant to be one of the greatest performances ever, it was fate...

[@chica4530]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar Still considered the best Halftime show in Superbowl history. Every year people think this is the year he will be dethroned, hasn't happened yet and probably won't in our lifetime. Singing Purple Rain in the Rain, only Prince. The running joke is "they played football at a Prince Concert" lol. The marching band was from Florida A&M University named the Marching 100 Band. It's a Historically Black University and Prince asked them to participate. It was such an honor for them to perform with the "Legend & Icon".

[@jaimecorvus6373]

such a great performance ! another one, back in the days , Purple Rain Syracuse 1985. just awsome.

[@juliansandoval9927]

A Friken Marching Band!!! Love your reactions brother

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you Julian! I love that you watch, enjoy and comment on the videos, I have learned quite a bit about Prince from your posts!

[@vecarter569]

He was performing in Florida and he chose one of the Florida HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) that was well-known for having a fabulous showmanship marching band...FAMU Marching 100 Band. Great choice...that band is used to dancing while performing. Most HBCU marching bands perform all genres and are used to showcasing musicianship skills but also putting on a great "show" for the audiences with drills, dancing, etc.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I was just shaking my head when they came on, I'm like "man there is nothing this guy can't do!" lol

[@vecarter569]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar I live in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) and it was rumored that Prince had said "yes" to performing at the Superbowl that was to be held in Minneapolis as the host city 2017. However, he died in April 2016. 😪 Justin Timberlake became the Superbowl act instead. He did pay tribute to Prince in 1 song-merge...and the camera-broadcast technicians did some CGI to turn Minneapolis' downtown landscape and interstate...alight in purple reflection glow. If you look at Justin's Superbowl performance on KZbin, you will see that. So Minneapolis (host city) and St. Paul (state capital 15 minutes away) were happy to host Superbowl visitors...but super sad because Prince was to be the performing act...in his hometown this time. Even the Minnesota Vikings football team (of Minneapolis) made it to the semi-finals...because they were trying to do it for Prince (& that they were the host city).

[@vecarter569]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar Speaking of city lights awashed in Purple glow (my comment about the Timberlake Prince tribute)...Minneapolis and St. Paul both were lit in purple once Prince died...lit in purple from that Thursday of his passing through that Sunday night. Even the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank got permission to change its lights to purple. Both major bridges changed their lights to purple. Both concert arenas were alight in purple with their outside banner boards showcasing his symbol or his Purple Rain motorcycle picture. All the Sports teams (MN Twins-baseball, MN Timberwolves & the MN Lynx (basketball teams), MN Wild (Hockey team)...all changed their social media pages to the color purple instead of their normal colors. MN Vikings (football) are already purple & gold...but posted their Prince-created Vikings song on their pages. Each sports team listed also how Prince affected them personally. The most poignant media posting was the MN Timberwolves & MN Lynx pages. Prince was a huge basketball lover and threw private championship victory parties at Paisley Park for the Lynx. The wolf and the Lynx respectively are the mascots for the teams. So their media posts said "When Doves Cry, Wolves Cry. When Doves Cry, Lynx Cry." 🕊😪💜

[@lifelinz4ever]

Hands down... Prince set the standard for SB halftime per4mance that will never be matched... IMO. I miss him. & yes... there was a FREAKING marching band!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Lol, it totally blew me away!

[@scottalker9113]

You know what I love about this .....it’s starts as a halftime Super Bowl show with a crowd that was there for the football and it ended as a Prince concert with the whole stadium singing with him 💜💜

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

It totally blew me away.... and the fricken' marching band!

[@scottalker9113]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar there was a marching band 😂😂😂 did you mention that??🤣🤣

[@wilcostafkap4565]

Thanks Bro 4 all your Prince reactions. I love it 💜 Please keep going 👏

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I absolutely will my good man! :)

[@ikenga02]

Nope, not Sheila E. That's Florida A&M University, The Marching 100 (Historically black University). The Super Bowl was in Florida.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

He brought out a FRICKEN' MARCHING BAND! lol

[@khines2994]

Love your reactions lol. He was the greatest ever. My favorite musician ever. Been a while since I've seen this. Got a little tear in my eye. Really miss him.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Great post Kev, I really appreciate it. You wouldn't happen to be from the Bay area are you?

[@khines2994]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar , Nope, I'm a mid westerner like Prince lol. I'm from and still live in Dayton Ohio. Don't know how much you know about funk music but Dayton is still known as the Land of Fungk. From the 70's to the early 80's. Ohio Players, Heatwave, Lakeside, Rodger Troutman and Zapp, Slave, Sun, Faze O and more all from Dayton and all hot at the same time. Beautiful time period growing up here. Also 45 minutes south in Cincinnati you had King Records where James Brown recorded. The Isley Brothers were down there along with Bootsy Collins and mega producers LA Reid and Babyface. Must have been something in the water down here 😆. Enjoy your channel 👊

[@n16665]

The only time there was a nfl game at a prince gig

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

:D Good one Nigel!

[@PRODUCEDBYKEV]

I really dig how Prince NEVER does Purple Rain the same way twice. btw, great reaction vid, bro

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you so much Kev, I really appreciate it! And so true he always does it a different but always very cool way!

[@Cinnamonrollseveryday]

Another great reaction as usual 😃. I agree with many of the comments here, especially the fact that Prince is the greatest all around musician/ performer that I’ve seen in my time on earth and I’ve been following him since the early 80’s as a preteen as well as many artists/groups before, during, and after. I am not a Colts or Bears fan so when I saw that performance “Prince” I was done watching the Super Bowl that day 😆.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

CRED!! Great to hear from you! :) I was totally blown away by this performance!!!

[@Cinnamonrollseveryday]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar I remember I was at work 7p-7am and I completely stopped what I was doing for the duration of the performance and I’m still blown away today!!!

[@Browzer01]

"Can you make rain any harder?"

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

That was a funny quote, he was quite the guy :)

[@edwardjohnson9745]

U loved that marching band didn't u my friend..😀.. probably just repeating myself here but like someone has already...he in my opinion the GOAT...he could take it to a club..sit down with an acoustic entertain...in massive arenas with extravagant sets and entertain...but the eye for detail is all Prince...I know the promoters were concerned on wether he should go out and perform in that rain because it was so bad..more than u can see on the video... great reaction again .. keep the journey going...😀

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Hi Ed! Great post as always and I totally agree! We talked before how I lumped Prince in with Michael Jackson back in the day.... Michael who?!?!?

[@jamesfriday9054]

Check out the impromptu concert he did the day before the Super Bowl…it was supposed to be a press conference….LOL

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpvbeY1rhMlqsNU

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I will be doing that one soon! :)

[@marcusmccormick8399]

Another cool prince reaction. I like the way u break down the guitar playing as a musician to those of us who arent musically inclined. 1987, maybe sweden, prince was doing an outdoor show, this would've been the beginning of the sign o the times tour, it startrd raining, prince told the band, "keep playing" rained harder, "keep playing" then lightning hit the keyboard. He stopped the show, then went in the studio to make the sign o the times concert film. Some was filmed, maybe in paris, the rest filmed at paisley park studio. The biggest challenge for the recording engineer was she had to take the 200 people in paisley park, and make them sound like 20,000 people. She said it was so much work put into it, she never went back and watched the film. The tour was initially going to be strictly and overseas tour.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Thank you Marcus, I love reading your posts :)

[@Ed7501]

This gets me teary eyed every time.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Hang in there Ed, those Irish eyes keep smilin! :)

[@Ed7501]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar bro, I saw him in Vegas a couple of weeks after the Superbowl. The show and aftershow was the best I had seen in my life. It was the last time I'd seen him since I moved to Asia the following year :(

[@Whistler4u]

The stage was made part of the deal since Prince wanted to use it for the 21 nights in London. In the end he didn't use this stage but build another one.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

It wouldn't have been cheap to make that's for sure! He sure put it to good use here! :)

[@lemixlemon]

i mean to cover proud mary and do a great job, its not an easy task. Because, he is covering the Ike and tina turner, as well as the original artist who wrote proud mary, CCLR. The way he does purple rain, and its down pouring like crazy. He was such an amazing artist, his studio was 8 mins from my folks place, and i grew up always going by it. I had the amazing privilage of meeting him and getting to talk to him while i was working at a movie theater in Minnesota. He rented the whole theater room, and i got to bring him his snacks, he was so nice in person. People say he is rude, but he was just so kind hearted, and a wonderful person. Glad i got to meet him once before he passed away.

[@dcchiasson5991]

When I first saw this show, I thought "oh, no horns". A little later, here comes the marching band! Also, best Prince quote ever, to the producer of this show: "Can you make it rain harder?"

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Lol, it's been awhile since I did that video, but man it's a performance you could never forget! HE BROUGHT A FRICKIN' MARCHING BAND! lol

[@garfieldharrison510]

Prince fooled many of us into thinking that Purple Rain would be his one and only masterpiece. Everyone goes back to the song Purple Rain because it's a well crafted song. But in reality the song is the manifestation of all the work he has put into the music industry at a young age. We're talking about 16 to 24. He gave so much. So that success is not an accident. The commitment to his ambitious career was phenomenal. It's subliming. I love how impressed you are about the Marching Band 😅. It made sense 2 have them there.

[@nickprince8611]

Only half time performer to make HIS performance the only thing people remember about that night. Turned it into a concert. Brilliant

[@jamesfriday9054]

Pouring Rain…not Sheila on the drums…had to switch to wireless communicators because of the weather.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I'm going to re-watch it again to look for those little things, the risks were definitely in my mind when I was watching it.

[@getwild2492]

Another great reaction sir! Please react to Prince performing the Santana medley at Glam Slam in June 1994.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Saved and noted for a near future reaction video :)

[@skygazer6898]

A flawless performance

[@red_five1542]

The song in the medly is Proud Mary by CCR.

[@williammcpherson9953]

There's a guy under the stage holding a severe massive wire together. And it's raining. A truck ran over this wire two min before he went on.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

:O

[@cliniquedillard5592]

He played 27 instruments and all self taught!! GENIUS!!!

[@comeonthegreens]

He certainly brought it! Wow, unbelievable!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I agree!

[@Goth_Raven]

"Proud Mary" is the name of the Ike and Tina Turner song. Prince remains one of my favorite artists. I had the privilege of visiting Paisley Palace in the late 90's and loved every single minute. "Purple Rain" the song and the movie remain in my top 5 of all time. RIP to Prince he will be forever missed.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

One question I'm going to be asking in the near future I'll ask you now Crystal, which of Prince's movies did you like the best?

[@Dman425]

Paisley Park

[@mharrislove]

The proper accolades for Prince are already in the comments, so I'll just ask you question given your music biz experience: it seems like Prince tried to add some spontaneous guitar licks in at the 16:23 mark, but the producer (Don Mischer) pushed the marching band coda up in the mix (I suppose...to end the set as planned). Do you hear a change in the sound mix at this point as well?

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I do, I also think his guitar taking damage from the rain has something to do with it as well.....

[@williammcpherson9953]

.prince would never slip off the stage. Never miss prince.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I think I keep picturing myself in that situation slipping off the stage or going ass over tea-kettle. He was awesome!

[@regina6013]

💜💜💜💜 💜. 💜 💜💜💜💜 💜 💜 💜RINCE 🎸☔️🎸☔️🎸 4ever 💜🔥💜

[@Samegg02]

I've seen him live a few times here in the uk and the most memorable for me was he had all the men in the crowd sing woof woof and all the ladies sing meaow and then he sang over the top of us with no other instruments, so yes I sang with Prince sort of lol

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Sam..... that's totally awesome!

[@paulmwilson62]

It was raining so hard, they called Prince and asked him if he still wanted to perform. His response: "Can you make it rain harder?"

[@Bradbluebathgate]

Prince was Sick...(Baaaad) (Good)

[@rhondaturner9494]

You spoke about the way everyone on stage had to continually watch what they were doing - esecially in the rain - one of my favorite (kinda quirky) moments here: during the second song ("Baby I'm a Star"), he's walking to the mic and the dancers are twirling around him. He seems to accidentally bump into one of them, and, in the middle of singing a line he actually says "Oh, sorry" - live in front of thousands in the stands and millions more on tv, he takes time to be polite. I feel like this speaks volumes about his character... makes me love him more!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I did not notice that! Good eye! This performance blew me away. Rhonda, he brought out A FRICKEN' MARCHING BAND!!!!!!!

[@rhondaturner9494]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar There’s another performance available here on KZbin you might find interesting - it’s a little long so you may not want to do a reaction but I think it might be worth your while: 1984, While working on Purple Rain he put on a benefit concert at 1st Avenue in order to test the songs he’d written for the movie on an actual audience (he did this quite a bit from what I understand). I think the video title is “Making of Rain” - not 100% on the name - but it’s a very intimate look at how he started out. Very cool stuff! Really continuing to enjoy your trip down this rabbit hole, thank you!

[@70centurian]

"Metal GUY" player.....l remember in 88 (East Coast).....this story, started. ( About HIM )....and the story was, This lil dude(, PretTy. ) Could PLAY and was "NOT a Joke".......and "U gotta hear Em" Writting etc...

[@kyokonightstorm5844]

I watched a reaction to this last night where 4 of the 5 people were *somehow* convinced that because *most* artists pre-record their tracks for the half time show and several times Prince has only one hand on the strings of the guitar, he was not playing live. I was so upset as you can *clearly* tell that's BS. It's PRINCE! The comments already raked them over the coals (including multiple guitarists), so I nicely pointed out some helpful things that prove it.

[@paulamoya7956]

He had five hot guitars 🎸 on dtage. Hella dangerous while standing if n water . I heard the techs and crew interviewed

[@mystapaul]

Requesting "I could never take the place of your man" from the sign o the times movie please... But you should actually check that entire movie out...or did you do that one already??

[@leeharrison8222]

I second your vote for ICNTTPOYM. great song and such a beautiful guitar solo, distinct even for his solos I would say; Very melodic toward the end of it. Plus it illustrates so well the heights of energy he would bring to his shows that helped make them so memorable and engaging.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Great suggestion and I will do that. I am wondering if you can get it on DVD?

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I will definitely do that :)

[@mystapaul]

@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar Yep it's on Amazon it think for like 30bucks

[@gracielafreeman4070]

STILL IN 2024! THIS IS WIDELY REGARDED AS THE "GREATEST SUPERBOWL HALFTIME SHOW" STILL TO THIS VERY DAY. THE ONLY OTHER ACT THAT HE INCORPORATED WAS THE MARCHING BAND OF FAMU.

[@raymond618]

Sous la pluie joué de la guitare au sec c'est dur mais sur des cordes mouillé imagine tu te trompes c'est la catastrophe devant 1 millars de spectateurs télé 😊

[@denisecappelletti3700]

Purple Rain is on !!!!!

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Awesome!!!!!!

[@margi6035]

I see you have your Purple Rain CD. I thought for his first acting performance it was commendable and they all did great. Hope you saw how much of a comprehensive artist he was. Enjoy your comments.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Margi, my good friend from the land down under! Wishing you all the best in 2023 :)

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

A question I've always had... The halftime act is required to record a run-through ahead of the actual day (a full dress rehearsal) in case it needs to be shown pre-recorded instead of the live broadcast. Prince did record one. Yet why has it never been released? It would be amazing to see how this looked in daylight and whether he had to fundamentally change choreography or not. If he didn't change anything, the kudos to all on stage there goes up tenfold.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

And it was all done .... in the rain.... AND HE BROUGHT IN A FRICKEN' MARCHING BAND! lol

[@lorenzoabivansjr7334]

Apparently he cut the horn section from the show that day, maybe because of the rain but I am not sure.

[@soulsuitesteve]

That morning of the performance, the promoters telephoned Prince to say that it was just starting to rain there, and that thunderstorms were expected that evening. They asked if there was anything they could provide to aid in his performance given the terrible weather........ Prince simply requested......"yes....make it rain harder".....

[@sbunc92]

The Super Bowl show producers called Prince up that morning to let him know it was raining and asked would it be a problem for his performance. His answer? "Can you make it rain harder?".

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

:D

[@teresatano193]

The day Prince arrived in heaven everybody sat down for a minute and GOD shook his hand.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

I totally agree Teresa!

[@Catdad776]

Enjoyed your reaction. I'm curious to see your reaction to the '85 Syracuse performance of Purple Rain.

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

It was blocked on YT, but it is up on my Patreon www.patreon.com/yesyoucanplayguitar

[@klw3786]

Proud Mary = CCR = Covered by Ike and Tina Turner

[@henrinevermind1695]

PRINCE *(PRE SUPER BOWL) press conference *(PERFORMANCE) was equal great. 🎶

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

Absolutely, it's in the plans :)