R.I.P. Prince (1958-2016)

[Schfifty]

The thing with Weird Al, he does not parody people's work out of malice. It's his gift of taking others' work and putting his twist on it, that makes him so brilliant. If he did a spoof on Prince, it wouldn't belittle him in any way.

That's why I like Weird Al. He's not trying to belittle a famous artist and their songs...he's making great parodies of them for fun and originality. I enjoy his songs and the works he parodied, but if he couldn't get permission from a legend like Prince to make something fun out of one of their songs, so be it. I read online that Prince wouldn't even let Weird Al get near him at a ceremony (I forget which one) due to the repeated refusal. Prince really was quite serious about his music.

By the way, it should be pretty obvious that people have been uploading videos of Prince's songs on YouTube since his death. I noticed tonight that "Little Red Corvette" (which was uploaded Thursday) was quickly taken down, and it amassed over 2,000,000 views.

 

[D'Snowth]

Meanwhile, the movie PURPLE RAIN has been played a lot lately.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

And the song PURPLE RAIN is also being worn out.

 

[D'Snowth]

As I said, this is perhaps the biggest sudden death in music since Michael Jackson.

 

[animalrescuer]

Of course, I was shocked when I saw it on Facebook. I knew how much my mom liked his music and the movie "Purple Rain" and I liked his music, too. I'll never forget the best Animaniacs joke about Prince...Finger prints. You'll have to see it for yourself to get the joke.

Anyway, RIP Prince

 

[Daffyfan4ever]

Of course, I was shocked when I saw it on Facebook. I knew how much my mom liked his music and the movie "Purple Rain" and I liked his music, too. I'll never forget the best Animaniacs joke about Prince...Finger prints. You'll have to see it for yourself to get the joke.

Anyway, RIP Prince

They must have had Animaniacs in mind too with that MT! episode with Prince since the Purple Rainman sounded just like Runt.

BTW, I noticed that video of the MT! episode with Prince cuts off at the end. Is there anywhere I can see it in its entirety? Just thought I'd ask about that.

 

[Daffyfan4ever]

Never mind. I found one. Disregard my last post. Lol.

 

[Pig'sSaysAdios]

Wow, I can't believe it's already been a week since he passed, that was the quickest week ever.