THIS WAS.... A LOT!!! | “Love Bizarre” Prince & Sheila E. - REACTION

[@ronaldnelson6692]

Prince wrote the song with Sheila E. He also wrote The Glamorous Life for her too. He has an album out called Originals where he sings Glamorous Life. It also has him singing Manic Monday (The Bangles), Jungle Love (Morris Day) and Love Thy Will Be Done (Martika).

[@cheyennehunt9954]

Shield E. is a world class percussionist. And traveled as Prince's opening act and guest percussionist for years.

[@gregcummings2826]

There was no party like a Prince party because the man was simply GOATED 💜

[@Whistler4u]

Seeing Prince live was always a party.

[@rickwhite1252]

S7venteen times…

[@skunkmonster1]

He played 27 instruments. Composed the music, Wrote, all the songs, produced, and sang and played all the instruments on about 90% of the tracks on all his LPs.

[@dianehovland9579]

Prince wrote all the songs for Shelia E ,The Time which included Morris Day Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. He created the Minneapolis sound all his rival groups in Mpls and he owned all the music so much for competition. Songs today are still considered Minneapolis sound like Uptown Funk. Prince didn’t write it but that song is definitely inspired by Prince. I loved being able to see Prince and the revolution and NPG in the 90s live in small venues in Mpls I

[@wtfminny]

Absolutely fantastic seeing Prince Live as he was trying out new music for a live audience in a bar. Or when he’d show up at 7Street Entry unannounced and takeover the stage 7th Street entry was the side door bar in First Ave. Remember how the rumors about where he might be showing up in the middle 80s every weekend?

[@dianehovland9579]

@@wtfminny omg yesss and if he was in a club and just hanging out how fast it traveled through the. club . Everyone was cool and didn’t bother him but Everyone knew he was there. He walked by me once at First Ave and smiled and said hey and that was my only personal brush with fame . I didn’t say anything lol

[@BayAreaSon]

You wanna see Prince getting his dance on and Shelia on the drums,Check out Housequake from Sign of the Times concert movie.

[@Kickinthescience]

That splits with the mic at the end was clean. James Brown’s influence was strong

[@jameslay5236]

Prince said Sheila E was the best percussionist in his opinion. The Revolution was his band for the better part of the 80’s… you should definitely check out the movie Purple Rain!! ✌️❤️🎸

[@Heartstrings_Skyla]

Prince, Sheila E, and the revolution performed live at Britt awards in 2006. It is fantastic to see them all together ❤

[@wilcostafkap4565]

You will love Prince more and more 💜 believe me, i m a fan 4 40 years. Please keep going 👏🇱🇺

[@marcusmccormick8399]

Sheila e is a latin jazz percussionist, prince asked her to come record, she got there, he said ,"i want u to sing. " She s like, "sing?" This song was in the movie Krush groove too. His performances were always high energy. If u watch "sign o the times" 1987 concert film and "love sexy" 1988 concert ftom germany, which is on you tube, you pl see high energy dance show from prince w sheila e having a drum solo in each concert. This was a Sheila e show w prince coming in for the last song. Usually Sheila opened for prince, then played w him on his show. Another factiod, Tony, Toni, Tone' were going to be sheila s backup dingers, but prince went in a different direction. Imagine prince doing this type of high energy showevery night. "U cant recreate it" that part.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Prince is timeless and the g.o.a.t for many of us. Understand he could play every instrument as good as anyone he just had groups to go on tour with and jam with. This is one of my favorites he wrote.

[@bryanstoudenmire]

She is primarily a drummer but also sings actually her father and brother are also percussionist in the business

[@laurabrevitz3944]

Sheila Escoveda - daughter of Pete Escoveda, goddaughter of Tito Puente. She's a percussionist who later began singing.

[@lyndajones3913]

Shiela Escavedo is her name. Her Father and her brother, Coke, had a band called Azteca. I forgot her father's name, and Shiela plays her drums along with them.

[@laurabrevitz3944]

@@lyndajones3913 Yup! Her father's name is Pete. Talented family!

[@scapito]

Knew she was known as a percussionist, but not specifically the drums. A lot of people think they're the same, but they're not always.

[@cattsunn]

His dancing is what gave him his health issues. He was in so much pain by the end of his life. He never let the pain stop anything while performing.

[@v.j.3029]

Imagine growing up in the 80's and actually witnessing Prince and MJ in their prime. You don't need to wonder why Gen-X peeps are so nostalgic of that amazing era.

[@StacyMoore241]

When I went to Prince’s Purple Rain concert at the Capital Center in November of 1984 Sheila E was his opening act. She was fantastic! The whole concert was Phenomenal!! The man knew how to put on a show!!!!!

[@zenobia.bridgewater9961]

The Revolution is the 1st band in Purple Rain and his initial hits 1999, Erotic City, Purple 💜 Rain etc. She is a percussionist. . He wrote the song for her. It's his show. He produced her

[@skunkmonster1]

Prince also wrote the Bangles Manic Monday, Sinaed O'Connor Nothing Compares to You.... and numerous others. He's written over 4000 songs

[@aniss1119]

Do you want to see him dance ? His performance in 1991 Special Olympics was wonderful ! Singing, rapping, performing and dancing. Brillant !

[@tammyjackson3113]

I saw Prince 3 times in concert but it was really a 2-3 hour Show just like this. Good Times 💜💜💜

[@eschlom]

The Wooden Leg dance was Prince making fun of Morris Day whose first solo album came out at this time. Morris’s hit was ‘Oaktree’.

[@kimking6036]

Prince believed woman were treated very unfair in the music industry. And was angered that the industry thought a women had to "look a certain way ". He helped some women get their start. I love his song, The Beautiful Ones.

[@sorensmith9873]

he definitely put women out in front throughout his whole career, right up until the end with his all female band 3rd Eyed Girl who were featured in his later shows right up front with him. Saw a show in 2014 and they were fantastic as the lead musicians and him singing. By that time he was done jumping around and doing splits...had to use a cane but still one of the best shows ive ever seen

[@renee176]

If you have not already seen it, you must view Prince playing his guitar in a star studded tribute ceremony. It was in Honor of George Harrison of The Beatles, If i'm not mistaken. The song they are playing is "While my Guitar Gently Weeps". His performance in the tribute starts about halfway through, but then it explodes and he pretty much takes over the rest of the song. If I'm not mistaken, he was not on a list for being a fantastic guitar player and he wanted to show that he should have been on that list. What a performance, You'll see what I mean!😮❤😊

[@rogerdaly6326]

The list was Rolling Stone magazines top 100 guitarist of all time. Also Prince was being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame the same night as George and couldn't make the rehersal for George's tribute and the producer was a little nervous but Tom Petty told him , "its Prince , he'll be fine ".

[@luvslyfe1]

I had chills that night…his guitar playing was otherworldly❤

[@celestepingtella5938]

Big Prince fan and major respect for one of the only female percussionists in the business. Sheila E. has been around for a long time. She started by playing with her dad. Another great live video of Prince is "Play That Funky Music".

[@MnS101]

I attended six of his concerts. Each one offered a new twist to his repertoire. PURE GENIUS.

[@kcprice1115]

You should really do Prince performance of Play That Funky Music mix live

[@kennydeez..1774]

Sheila E. Does Both. Sing and Play The 🥁. Very Damn Good💯💯💯

[@propellerblades17]

This was actually Sheila E's tour. Prince was the suprise guest. The audience had no idea that Prince was going to perform. It came out on vhs back in 1986.

[@marcusmccormick8399]

Morris day had a song and dance called the "oak tree" so prince said "we have to chop the oak tree down and make a wooden leg" is the reference

[@johnpetrou6]

GENIUS!💜

[@benjaminyaroch4735]

Dude, Prince was the MOST rehearsed. He is a legend known for his OCD rehearsals - every second every move every beat - bandmates have told stories about his "post game" recap video sessions where he would examine every minute detail. Britt is right. What a man!

[@matthewdooley7855]

Prince coming off the high of Purple Rain. He MADE a bunch of artists, including Shiela E. Then and now, there was really nothing else going on like what he was doing. Pretty sure Prince was a James Brown fan, and he put in the work to be a GREAT dancer.

[@BruceWayne-pk5dk]

Had the pleasure of seeing him 3 times and the absolute GOAT! Want rock? Want pop? Want funk? Want ballads? Want REAL LIVE music? This was your typical Prince concert :)

[@ThaneOfEurmal]

Sheila E just got her Hollywood Walk Star as a drummer, intro'ed by Ringo Starr. She is one of the top percussionists in the world. And a helluva singer. Try Yellow next, or Dear Michaelangelo.

[@ali01m]

“Oak Tree” is a song by Morris Day and the Time, a band associated with Prince and it is also a dance.

[@jsutigers8954]

​@user-mw3dd6ys1u🎯💯🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵

[@djinnee1792]

Oak Tree is a Morris Day solo track.

[@brianelza9807]

Love this song! This performance is perfection! The 80's were so much fun!!!!

[@laurabrevitz3944]

Prince is something, isn't he? 😁 I was never the same after I saw the video for "When Doves Cry." 😂

[@ThomasPalmen]

I was very lucky to see him at the Rock over Germany festival in 1995 from really close up, maybe 5 meters away in fact, and it was one of the best concert experiences of all time. He was so unexpectedly small, but so incredibly charismatic and talented and captivating that I will never forget it.

[@mitchellbanks34]

So you’re absolutely right. Sheila E. is a world famous drummer who is also a vocalist. She was encouraged by Prince to do more singing and she went for it. “A Love Bizarre” was written by Prince. Prince had a slew of protégés that he would write songs for and I guess he loved the songs he wrote so much that he would often perform them in his own concerts. The backing band is Prince’s mid-80s band The Revolution and they are on their 1986 “Parade Tour” with Sheila E as a special guest. This tour would actually be the last time the band would tour with Prince as he disbanded them on the last show in Yokohama, Japan. Sheila would become Prince’s full time drummer the following year and into 1989 and then on and off again for the next few decades.

[@lisalott4236]

Sheila E is the bomb on the drums.

[@keitholtmans5916]

The Revolution is the band he played with during is Purple Rain days. He considered them the Mt. Rushmore of bands he played with. Sheila E is a drummer but also would sing. At one point early in Prince's career he proposed marriage to Sheila E.

[@ronaldnelson6692]

The Revolution was his first band from 1979-1986. Sheila E. was part of his band on the Lovesexy and Sign O the Times.

[@keitholtmans5916]

@@ronaldnelson6692 Yes, I know. I am from MPLS and know everything about one of the greatest musicians to ever live.

[@chica4530]

Sheila is a drummer & percussionist but Prince had her sing and record a couple of albums. Prince wrote Love Bizarre for her and most of her songs. This was her show but he made a special appearance to do Love Bizarre with her. He per usual took over. His concerts were always high energy when he was younger. He could dance, sing, produce, arranged and play multiple instruments. The man could do EVERYTHING at a high level. To me he is the GOAT!

[@DonaldToran]

Prince wrote the song for Shelia E.

[@jaquettajones]

I was lucky enough to see Prince LIVE TWICE in my Lifetime. I still have the taffeta flowers that fell from the ceiling from one of his concerts. I patched those puppies all over some jeans and wore them to the 2nd concert a decade later! :-D #luckyB

[@plaidmoon5642]

Nice reaction. While I was growing up the nightclub about 6 blocks from my house always had a sign that said "PETE ESCOVEDO AND BAND PERFORMING TONIGHT". By the time I was a teenager, it became "PETE AND SHEILA ESCOVEDO AND BAND PERFORMING TONIGHT". I wish I had been old enough to see them at least once.

[@victoriabrodie1348]

Sheila is an awesome drummer and an awesome singer and a beautiful woman ❤❤

[@ajjbs7580]

Such a fun Video, the song is one of the best ever! Sheila E. was requested in the radio so many times as a kid, and the radio guy didn't even mention Prince. But even with 8 years of age I new back in the day that this was a Prince song

[@ABoomerReacts]

Yes, this is a song that Sheila E recorded. For a high energy Prince song check out Baby I'm a Star from the Purple Rain soundtrack.

[@JohnDoe-oq3wb]

Thank you so much for your reaction and welcome to the World Of Prince. You got it! His music changed my life more than 38 years ago totally, dramatically. Changed whole behavior, my selfconfidence… Greetings from Vienna/Austria 💜

[@LisaApril]

Sheila E is a Drummer. Very beautiful beautiful drummer who also dances and sings while she drums!

[@erinhafer228]

Prince is my all time favorite entertainer, hands down, and you nailed it when you said there will never be another like him. We are so incredibly lucky to have lived in the time where he existed 💜 I saw him live 8 times, and each performance was better than the last!

[@stevendunlap503]

Shelia Ead has her own band. One of her biggest hit was "Glamorous Life"

[@randymccloud5743]

Prince did EVERYTHING in 4 in. heels.

[@aj71169]

Fantastically underrated idea. I mean, who wants a love like the one everyone else has?

[@robinmullins2454]

He wrote the song OMG!! Please do ur history on this man he was AMAZING!!!

[@paf319]

Great reaction! I have been listening to Prince intensively for more than 30 years, saw him live 15 times and wish I could be in your seat, discovering these gems for the 1st time again! Now you should try the official video for Willing And Able, you will not be disappointed ! ❤

[@wesclark6253]

The Oak Tree was a dance and song by Morris Day of the time, he was dissing the song and dance. "Chop down the oak tree and make a wooden leg" hence the new dance.

[@peterfedun-sk3jt]

One of the greatest jams in the history of live music!!!

[@oscarcavazos1040]

Comment 2… I witnessed Prince Live 7 times here in Detroit!!!!! It was like nothing I’ve ever felt in my soul!!! He was truly a musical genius! And I miss him dearly!!! 💜💜💜🕊️🕊️

[@jeffreyharvey9919]

The Revolution was Prince's band in the mid-80s. This is how they got down live. Sheila was one of his drummers and briefly his girlfriend. Jerome is from The Time, which was another band in Prince's stable that he produced under his Jamie Starr alter ego and had a contrived rivalry with. Morris Day was the lead singer of The Time, and actually has a song called "Oak Tree" that went with the dance. So, Prince talking about chopping it down to make the Wooden Leg was all part of the world building.

[@aks4204]

Saw both of them years ago. They were both phenomenal.

[@stanleymyrick4068]

Prince is tops. People do compare MJ with Prince. I don't. But if there was a choice, there is no choice. Prince was a talent beyond comparison.

[@sallyphillips9175]

His death hit me super hard, like I'd been punched in the gut. That rarely happens. I knew at that moment we'd likely not see a level of talent that high again.

[@crowncrown790]

At that time Morris Day had a solo project. The lead single was called Oak Tree. So, them chopping the tree down to make a dance called the peg leg is definitely shade. lol

[@crowncrown790]

*wooden leg

[@BrettWaldemar]

Brings back memories of the early eighties. Going to a different club every night of the week and dancing our asses off. I met Prince at a party about the time he released his first album. I was in a fashion show and we used one of his songs (Soft and Wet). He walked into an apartment about midnight (dark sun glasses and two big guys behind him). He was not well known at this time. I blurted out how much I liked the song and I thought he was very talented. He looked up at me over the top of his sunglasses and walked right by me LMAO! Not a word. lololol

[@leroyrs]

Sheila's father is Pete Escovedo who was percussionist at SANTANA. In the 80s I was also a Michael Jackson fan but Prince was always a special artist for me with a special band "The Revolution" that I really appreciate much later. "A love bizarre" was a dance track that was in the music charts and were played a lot in the clubs those days. Of course Prince produced this song for Sheila E. He did the same for his bassist "André Cimone" with the song "Dance Electric" that was a perfect Minneapolis funk sound track - also a club banger in the 80s. Prince also produced the 80s charts song "Mia Bocca" for Jill Jones. Prince had a lot of influence on the 80s music club scene.

[@brookehornback1896]

Shelia E what a woman.She is master of drums and song.😅

[@mcbeardyland9154]

This is my favorite go to as far as showing prince the band leader

[@mcbeardyland9154]

@user-mw3dd6ys1u yea that’s a good one but he wasn’t doing the showmanship he did in this. And I say bandleader specifically because he played no instruments on this part just the mic and direction

[@lisae9958]

I've seen Prince at least 5 times or more in Maryland (Capital Centre), Washington DC and Virginia. The first concert was the Purple Rain tour in 1984. I NEVER sat down at any of those shows💜💜💃💃

[@JohnJohnson-yh1dj]

That was Sheila's show. Prince & the revolution come on to perform the finale

[@sw828]

Brit reading the lyrics like it's a children's storybook is sending me!😂

[@ignaciogalvan1732]

You say"what are they doing?!" They being funky 😊 hey let's go!!!

[@redrum482]

I'm loving the Prince rabbit hole, he just had that stank! Keep going. I came up in this era and saw him live. Love your reaction. :)

[@carlbaker7242]

Whoa!!! Prince didn't find her .... her talent of three generations , found him . Such a very special lady. Wait a minute!!! She is well know for her drums.

[@UnoNumberOne]

Hadn't seen this one before - amazing as usual. Love the party vibe 😍

[@cmiller6391]

My Minneapolis roommate took this small town kid to First Ave, Prince’s main venue, in 1984. What a fun eye opener! Anyone wanting to understand Prince better should find the uncut version of his movie Purple Rain, a musical classic.

[@bowsandbuns1899]

This is his iconic signature look. the purple crop top 2 piece is Prince. LOL

[@justinviney8474]

This is actually the last stop on her “In Romance 1600” Tour in San Francisco. She is in fact a drummer and was one of his best drummers up until the time of his death. She can sing and play the drum and sometimes at the same time!!!! You should check out the entire concert. it’s here on KZbin Sheila E. live “live in romance 1600. 😊

[@TruthMovesMountains]

I went to this. I can see myself dancing. You just see the back of my head at the lower right corner of the beginning. This was Sheila E's gig. When P came on here at the end, we swarmed the front of the stage.

[@gfanarakos]

when you enter Prince worldyou wont leave ... entered this world after hearing purple rain

[@chrishatfield4789]

This concert was a Sheila E concert to promote her Romance 1600 album. Prince & The Revolution came out for the encore for two songs: "A Love Bizarre" & "Kiss". The "Kiss" footage is so far still unreleased. Kiss was Prince's huge #1 hit from 1986. The concert was released in 1986 on VHS. I remember renting it when I was in High School in 1986. The part with "The Oak Tree". You need to watch Purple Rain. The rival band in the movie was The Time and was led by Morris Day and Jerome was also part of The Time. By the time the movie came out Morris Day quit the Prince camp and thought he could do better as a solo artist. The Oak Tree was Morris' single and new dance in 1985. (There is a video for the song). So when Prince said he was going to chopped down the Oak Tree that was a dig at Morris Day and why the audience lost their minds over the whole skit. And just for reference The Revolution was Prince's backing band from 1979-1986. Great reaction video. It was truly a blessing for me to be a teenager during the time Prince was just starting out and became the genius we all now know. Literally every few weeks was another Prince song, video, performance, appearance, etc. and he did this for decades, so much wonder, joy, and entertainment.

[@jh6412]

Sheila E is a drummer and percusionist, she was his drummer and girlfriend, he visited at her concert.

[@traveldoc1234]

So now you have to watch Prince playIng at the Super Bowl halftime show in the rain!😮

[@stevendunlap503]

Shelia preform with Prince from time to time. They was also in a relationship at one time. She preformed with his band on sign of the time Live album. the song titled "forever"

[@dorirobertson4539]

I saw Prince on the "Love Sexy" tour in '88. It was the best night of my twentieth year!

[@derred723]

Saw him in 85. Purple Rain tour. Sheila E was the opening act. Epic show!

[@Eric-jo4tp]

The "Oak Tree" reference around the 13:00 mark is in reference to a song (and dance) former Time frontman Morris Day released after he bolted from the band. "Chopping down" that ol' Oak Tree was Prince's playful way of getting in a good-natured(?) dig at his longtime friend.

[@clarkbrooks4822]

The man never got due credit for his sense of humor. He obviously took his craft seriously but there was always a prevailing element of pure fun in his performances.

[@OlleStahlberg]

"Turn around" is when the music goes into a breakdown and some times comes back to the groove, changes groove or as in here is the finale.

[@lesal.1373]

Great react! You're right, there will never be another like him! This song was released on Sheila's album but it's a Prince joint. Sheila has played drums for Santana, Lionel Ritchie, Tito Puente, Prince and more. Sheila opened up for Prince on the Purple Rain tour and they made a lot of appearances together. fyi, The Oak tree was a dance song by The Time, proteges of Prince. Prince was the best concert experience ever!

[@SlimDaddy9]

What makes this so enjoyable is that you're watching a lost art of the jam session. Only this one is on stage with some choreography, in front of an audience.

[@GenXfrom75]

Prince is life…. My man!! 💜☔️I miss him!! 💔

[@RedSinter]

Sheila E. Escavedo is a famous drummer her father is a famous drummer Pete Escavedo who I believed work in the Latin jazz area as well as possibly Carlos Santana and yes, she sings...

[@heylad]

This is from Sheila E.'s excellent 1986 'Romance 1600' concert, which I own on VHS and have watched countless times. This is the closing performance. Prince and his band, The Revolution, appeared as special guests. Britt, you ought to react to Sheila's performance of "Sister Fate" or "Glamorous Life" from this concert. She's playing percussion and singing.

[@solracshooter4769]

Of course it was functional for Prince ! 😂

[@deborahtaylor8904]

He kissed her there, because the the lyric says We kiss on the spine and do things we never do

[@TMM-c9z]

Prince never ever disappoints.

[@schmiddyfi]

Yes, Sheila E. is a drummer. In fact, back in the 80's I saw Eric Clapton in concert on his 25th anniversary tour when he was playing all his powerhouse songs from his "Cream era" and Sheila E. was his drummer. Opening song was White Room! Oh yeah! Sheila E.'s a drummer!

[@coryevon6482]

Prince has earned the title of Legend! I ❤ Prince. So lucky to have seen him in concert. I would say Bruno Mars is closest this generation has come. He will stand the test of time. He is a performer and has showmanship. He is also a great singer.

[@williamh4172]

I saw them perform this live together where she opened for the Purple Rain Tour. It was an awesome concert. Joe Louis Arena- Detroit.

[@chucku00]

The chessboard stage floor is a clue for Prince "Parade" 1986 tour.

[@crayzielaygz]

Sheila E is indeed a drummer/singer..You should react to Glamorous Life by her.

[@Renovion]

As I understand it, Sheila E was one of many of his protégés. He was always helping the next whoever get launched, suck as giving Sinead O'Conner one of his songs "Nothing Compares To You"