Replacements - I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man (Prince Cover)

[@allisonlouise5919]

Minnesota boys covering Minnesota royalty. Love this.

[@machbaby]

My favorite Mats cover song.

[@michaelstrzempka2211]

The Mats were also royalty young one!!

[@iggypopisgod9]

Michael Strzempka true: but the purple one was in the stratosphere

[@kdub10009]

God I love this. They almost make it sound reminiscent of vintage Cheap Trick at times.

[@Squatsheldon]

Goes to show that people don't actually appreciate Prince's music as much as they appreciate appreciating Prince outside the musical context. edit: because this video is 6 years old and has 25k views. Love this song it's my favorite song by Prince

[@michaeljohnson2021]

One of the coolest if not most unexpected covers ever.!

[@MatthewMcGravey]

Need to go to Minnesota

[@MatthewTomich]

Way to go, Chris Mars!

[@tomanderson6306]

Just now getting deep into the mats...they are so amazing...sloppy, rockin and one hundred percent unique...

[@obriech]

My fav band. I envy you.

[@herbertrichard614]

Bobby Stinson rips! He was the gasoline on the fire of the Mats.

[@cwilliams666]

Him AND Tommy

[@scipio123]

Wouldn't Bob be out of the band by this point?

[@herbertrichard614]

@@scipio123 If he had lived, yes.

[@themats89]

Wish they would have done a full studio version of this....killer!

[@th3gr81]

The Goo Goo Dolls did, it’s cool.

[@VanielDeeform]

@@th3gr81They probably heard/saw The Mats doing it first.

[@th3gr81]

@@VanielDeeform That wouldn’t surprise me.

[@FIDIOT-cringe]

I love being from Minnesota.

[@coreyrobertson3238]

This is fucking magic

[@AleisterMeowley]

Only Paul could just fuck around with the lyrics and make it better

[@68rodman]

Beautiful song! Even more beautiful tribute!

[@benoitbardy7000]

thanks so much for the upload luv this version

[@puffinboy65]

I wish I could work out what Paul changed the lyrics to, but I'm sure they're still in the spirit of his fellow Minnesotan.

[@klimtklavier]

NO !!! LMFAO NO !!! XOXO

[@christophersullivan2876]

Man when they were “on” they were the best rock and roll band ever.

[@JacksonPolyp]

I think I read somewhere that Prince would go see the early punk bands in Minneapolis, so this song could in fact have been inspired by the Replacements

[@EdwoodCA]

I just found out that Prince first did this song way back in 1979, wow. Here's a link to it from his official KZbin channel - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHLImIWVfrCfr8U

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

Fuck yea!

[@davidryals4168]

Fuck yes!!! Thank you!!!

[@michaeljohnson2021]

Should hear Paul's interview when Prince passed.

[@charold3]

Anyone know what year this was? Bob still with band? (Sounds like him.) This is actually pretty good!

[@cameliaferwela9314]

I think it was after Bob left. The Prince song came out in 1987, so it must've been Slim on guitar.

[@charold3]

@@cameliaferwela9314 Good point. I knew Sign was 80s but couldn't remember when. Right--not Bob. Slim, probably.

[@MuckBulligan]

Year?

[@senatorjimdracula1007]

1987

[@MuckBulligan]

thx bud

[@MsBarryP]

Goo goo dolls version is awesome.

[@johncohle8331]

I know for a fact that when Prince heard the Goos version he said " I wish I had played the original faster"

[@doireannlynch]

@@johncohle8331 i fuckin doubt that.

[@EdwoodCA]

@@johncohle8331 Prince did play it faster in the live version from the Sign O' the Time film and it's official music video.

[@johncohle8331]

@@doireannlynch Lance Diamond told me directly. Go ahead and Google him sweetheart.

[@Ger71]

@@johncohle8331 well if lance said it….

[@basehead617]

So i guess 'cover' means change or botch most of the lyrics?

[@MitsahE1970]

It's the 'Mats. Is there any other way to play a "cover"?

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

Eric Porvaznik thank you I was about to say the same thing til I saw ur comment

[@mayjoe3742]

bh617 So I guess when someone said "the Replacements live," you had NO CLUE...

[@markatsvensson]

It does! Rock and roll at its greatest.

[@JoshSmith-fs8rj]

I'm guessing you're not a 'Mats fan

[@sirarthurfiggis]

Of course they don't know the lyrics lol