When Doves Cry

[kmusser]

Prince is dead. That sentence doesn't even make any sense. Yesterday it simply did not compute, there is always Prince. Since I started being aware of pop music, sometime in the mid 80's, anyway (thanks to MTV). Then I went to college. I'm pretty sure going to college in Minnesota in the early 90's and being a Prince fan is synonymous. For parties Purple Rain was the traditional closing song. For the long drive to and from Chicago I played Graffiti Bridge on repeat. I have many fond memories of First Avenue. His music is such a staple of my life, I can't imagine it not being there. He was on my bucket list to see live and I figured I had plenty of time. Today has been a little better, I've been able to watch some of the tributes being shared without being a complete mess.

1991 Video Music Awards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcMJ6l7Y5cs

1997 Prince with the Muppets
https://www.facebook.com/Gigwise/videos/10153297015529295/

2004 Acoustic set
https://www.facebook.com/gino.vannelli.94/videos/860538120626650/

2004 While My Guiter Gently Weeps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y

2004 Chapelle's "Basketball" skit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GgED4bfhds

2005 NAACP Award
https://www.facebook.com/trenton.lundy1/videos/1126866780658649/

2007 SuperBowl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NN3gsSf-Ys

2016 Hamilton tribute
https://twitter.com/Lin_Manuel/status/723493810181931008/video/1

2016 Minneapolis tribute
http://video.startribune.com/video-thousands-sing-purple-rain-in-downtown-minneapolis/376661591/