Prince and the Revolution: The Purple Rain Tour | Prince and the Revolution: The Purple Rain Tour Sn
- Are you ready to experience Prince and the Revolution at their finest, rolling out hit after hit live on stage?
Well, take a trip back to 1985 with Prince and the Revolution, The Purple Rain Tour.
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Now, enjoy this special preview of "Let's Go Crazy" from Prince and the Revolution and thank you for your support.
(CROWD CHEERING) PRINCE: Hello, Syracuse and the world.
My name is Prince.
And I've come to play with you.
(LET'S GO CRAZY PLAYING) Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today to get through this thing called life.
Electric word, life.
It means forever and that's a mighty long time.
But I'm here to tell you there's something else.
The afterworld.
A world of never-ending happiness.
You can always see the sun, day or night.
So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills, you know the one, Dr. Everything'll Be Alright, instead of asking him how much of your time is left, ask him how much of your mind, baby.
'Cause in this life things are much harder In the afterworld.
In this life, you're on your own.
♪ If the elevator tries to bring you down ♪ Go crazy Whoo!
♪ If you don't like ♪ The world you're living in ♪ Take a look around ♪ At least you got friends ♪ I called my old lady ♪ For a friendly word ♪ She picks up the phone ♪ Drops it on the floor ♪ "Ah, ah, ah" is all I heard ♪ Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down?
♪ Let's go crazy ♪ Let's get nuts ♪ Look for the purple banana ♪ 'Til they put us in the truck ♪ Let's go ♪ All excited ♪ But we don't know why ♪ Maybe it's 'cause ♪ We're all gonna die ♪ And when we do CHORUS: ♪ When we do ♪ What's it all for ♪ What's it all for ♪ You better live now ♪ Before the grim reaper come knocking on your door ♪ Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down ♪ I'll go crazy ♪ Let's get nuts ♪ Look for the purple banana ♪ 'Til they put us in the truck ♪ Let's go ♪ Come on, baby ♪ Let's get nuts ♪ Yeah ♪ I'm comin' to get you, honey (GUITAR SOLO PLAYING) ♪ Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down ♪ Go crazy ♪ Somebody, sing it ♪ Go crazy ♪ Let's go, let's go, let's go (SOLO CONTINUES) ♪ He's coming ♪ I swear he's coming ♪ Don't take no blood, son ♪ Look over there ♪ Yeah!
(PLAYING GUITAR SOLO) ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
♪ - Seeing Prince on stage back in 1985 with "Let's Go Crazy" just makes you want more, right?
- Yes.
- Well, stay right here for another sneak peek.
It'll be a party like no other when Prince takes the stage for "1999."
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- And listen, we're almost out of time, so let's join Prince and the Revolution to party like it's 1999.
(1999 PLAYING) (CROWD CHEERING) ♪ I was dreaming when I wrote this ♪ Forgive me if it goes astray ♪ But when I woke this morning ♪ Could've sworn It was judgement day ♪ The sky was all purple ♪ There were people running everywhere ♪ Tryin' to run from my destruction ♪ You know I didn't even care Anybody wanna sing?
Come on.
♪ Say, say, 2000-00 party over ♪ Oops, out of time ♪ So tonight, you sing I'm gonna party like ♪ It's 1999 Whoo!
♪ I was dreaming when I wrote this ♪ So sue me if I go too fast ♪ Life is just a party ♪ And parties weren't meant to last ♪ War is all around us ♪ My mind says prepare to fight ♪ So if I'm gonna die ♪ I'm gonna listen to my body tonight ♪ They say, 2000-00 party over ♪ Oops, out of time ♪ So tonight You sing it.
♪ I'm gonna party like it's 1999 ♪ Sing it one more time ♪ 2000-00 party over ♪ Oops, out of time Aw!
♪ So tonight ♪ I'm gonna party like it's 1999 Whoo!
♪ 1999 ♪ Somebody, say it now ♪ 1999 ♪ Everybody, say it now ♪ 1999 ♪ We could all die any day CHORUS: ♪ 1999 ♪ I don't wanna die ♪ I'd rather dance my life away CHORUS: ♪ 1999 ♪ Listen to what I'm tryin' to say ♪ Everybody what you wanna do?
♪ Party ♪ Party ♪ Tell me what you wanna do now ♪ Party ♪ Raise your hands in the air, sing it ♪ Party ♪ Raise your hand in the air ♪ Party ♪ Party ♪ Party ♪ Party ♪ Party ♪ Party ♪ Party ♪ Party ♪ Party ♪ Got a lion in my pocket y'all ♪ Party ♪ You know he's ready to roar ♪ Party ♪ Yeah ♪ Come on, sing it CROWD: ♪ Party ♪ Tell me what you're gonna do CROWD: ♪ Party ♪ Tell me what you're gonna do CROWD: ♪ Party I know you all can sing louder.
Sing it!
CROWD: ♪ Party There we go.
One time, wreck the house.
CROWD: ♪ Party ♪ Mommy, why does everybody have a bomb?
CROWD: ♪ Party (HIGH-PITCHED) ♪ Mommy ♪ Why does everybody have a bomb?
♪ Mommy ♪ Why does everybody have a bomb?
♪ (PLAYING GUITAR SOLO) (PLAYING GUITAR SOLO) Okay, so we've just been blown away by "Let's Go Crazy" and "1999" from Prince and the Revolution.
Now what?
Well, now you need to see the entire performance.
If you think the two songs that you've seen were great, just wait until you experience the whole concert.
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It was filmed in 1985 when the Purple Rain album was red hot on the charts in this concert we'll have you dancing to hits like "When Doves Cry," "Little Red Corvette," and, of course, "Purple Rain."
- Of course, "Purple Rain" and PBS passport is a fantastic member benefit you can access when you support your PBS station with a qualifying donation right now.
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Maybe party like it's 1999, hey.
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Thank you.
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