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Happy Birthday Prince.Prince is my all time favorite performer/musician. I’ve managed to see him in concert twice. The first time I saw him, I had to have MoC get the tickets for me because I didn’t have a credit card. Which would have worked out fine, except they didn’t give out tickets; they gave out vouchers for tickets. Of course, the cardholder had to be there the night of the concert to pick up the real tickets – after showing the proper ID first. MoC was annoyed by that, but she knew how much I loved Prince. But then MoC got sick.
The show was in January and it was about 2 degrees outside (that’s –16.6666666 for anyone using Celcius, but I’m not naming names. Kylie. Len.). MoC had a very bad case of bronchitis. She followed my friend and me to the arena and then I watched MoC go to work on the crowd.It was insane. People – hundreds of them, thousands, millions! – were everywhere. The managers of the arena thought it would be really smart to try to form alphabetical lines, which might have worked if they had more than two windows open. MoC said, “I am not standing out here,” and wrapped a scarf around her head to cover her ears, hunched her shoulders in and started methodically cutting the line. Oh, shit.I followed closely, listening to her say, “Pardon me” and “Excuse me” and “I just need to get through for just a moment” and watching, awe-struck, as people got out of her way. It was incredible. She made it to the will-call window in about 5 minutes and convinced them to give her the tickets rather than making her wait outside in the cold, when they weren’t even her tickets.
The show was scheduled to start around 8, I think. Prince came out at 10:30, because it took that long to get people inside the building. That’s how many people were milling about and how many people MoC charmed her way through. Seriously, that was the 8th Wonder of the World.The show was flawless. We had fabulous seats and he played for forever. The next day I called MoC and told her what a great time I had. She said, “Well, I didn’t think you were dumb enough to tell me if it sucked.” Right.And so, in honor of His Purple Highness, I am listing some of my favorite Prince lyrics. Bonus points for naming the tunes.
- People tell me I’ve got no taste. Then blow the candle out and let’s see if it’s true.
- This is 4 whoever taught U how to kiss in designer jeans.
- 3 quarters in a glass. I see you smile and ask – if I flip ‘em on my stomach, will you marry my ass? (Missed part of the line. Thanks Stuck)
- U R the perfect picture of what love should look like and I wanna be your frame.
- It’s only been 3 hours but I love it when U call my name.
- Holding someone is truly believing there’s joy in repetition. The song’s a year long and had been playing for months when he walked into the place
- I may be qualified 4 a one-night stand.
- I can’t understand human curiosity.
Prince Music Songs Happy Birthday
I’d never get the somgs in a million years, but I kinda like his stuff too. Don’t tell ANYONE, though.
somgs – polluted songs
Thanks for the unit conversion
Though I know 30 °F is about 0°F and for me, anything below that is way too cold anyway!
We Can Funk
Lady Cab Driver
The Continental (But your lyric is missing the “I see you smile and ask”)
A Million Days
Call My Name
Joy in Repetition
I Could Never Replace your Man (I think that’s the name)
Controversy
Your secret (and Prince’s polluted somgs) are safe with me, RW.
Len, it was bitter cold that night. I felt sooo bad for my poor mother. She was gracious, though.
Stuck, thanks for pointing out the missed line. I think faster than I type sometimes. You are either a real fan … or you’re just anal and had to look up all the songs
Either way, good job!
I am all things music.