Prince concert Samedi 28/02 au Tavis Smiley Benefit Concert

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25 février 2009, 07:47

http://www.drfunkenberry.com/2009/02/24 ... t-concert/
Prince Concert News; Performing At Tavis Smiley Benefit Concert
This just hit the wire;

Prince will be performing a benefit concert for Tavis Smiley’s Annual State Of The Black Union Symposium This Saturday Night!

More details are coming.-Dr.FB



-Merci de mettre le lien + copie de l'article pour ce type de news-
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25 février 2009, 12:09

Lieu du concert :
The FORUM
3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood, CA 90305
Horaires : 20:00 - 22:00 locale
Prix des tickets à venir...
Question : comment vendre 18000 tickets en 2 jours ? Humm..., le mieux serait peut être de changer d'endroit...
http://thelaforum.com/about.html

UPDATE :
Voilà, ce que je pensais vient d'arriver : concert au Conga Room de Los Angeles !
Voir détails plus loin sur cette page.
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25 février 2009, 12:13

Merci pour la news , ce sera intéressant de voir si il y aura du changement dans la setlist . Je pense qu'il y aura juste un peu plus de hits et moins de covers mais pas de nouveaux titres ( à part "ol' skool company" )...
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25 février 2009, 12:25

Moi, je crois au contraire que, à 1 semaine du supposé coup d'envoi du site et de tout ce qui devrait suivre, il se peut qu'il balance du neuf... son nouveau single (celui dont il a tourné le clip avec Q-Tip) ???????????????!!!!!!

En tout cas, j'aimerais du neuf maintenant (comme beaucoup ici je pense).
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25 février 2009, 14:05

Sinon d'habitude ce show est retransmis chaque année mais comme cette fois c'est Prince faut oublier :evil: :cry:
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Le Concert aura lieu au Conga Room de L.A. http://www.congaroom.com/ à l'intérieur du Nokia Center. Début prévu à 20h00 locale
Prix du ticket : $300 (assis) et $150 (general admission) et limité à 4 tickets par achat.
Vous pouvez acheter les tickets ici : https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/newr ... r8ev517n97&

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27 février 2009, 18:29

pas mal la photo
donc c'est tavis et prince
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27 février 2009, 18:32

Je crois bien que cette photo date de sa dernière apparition chez ce même Tavis ou il a interpreté avec Windy : Reflection

Je crois reconnaitre le meme pull cole roulé qu'il avait..

Pire qu'Agatha Christie... lol

On s'en fous grave ok
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27 février 2009, 18:43

JonathanBibou a écrit :Je crois bien que cette photo date de sa dernière apparition chez ce même Tavis ou il a interpreté avec Windy : Reflection

Je crois reconnaitre le meme pull cole roulé qu'il avait.
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01 mars 2009, 12:53

Prince Throws Down His Own Symposium Of Funk

Prince brought the funk with him to the Conga Room.

“Oldskoolcompany” kicked off the night again. Was that “Gett Off” I heard on guitar when going into the groove a few times? Slammin’!

At one point during “Musicology”, a dance party took place on stage with the likes of Tavis n Dr. West just straight getting down. You had to see the dance he was doing during “Play That Funky Music”, it was just too much. Cedric the Entertainer n Jesse Jackson couldn’t handle that.

Sheila E. Looked freaking amazing in a purple dress n killed it with “Glamorous Life”. Ooh la la.

The website was being shown off by one of the tech guys n people were allowed free reign. It seems like it should launch in March and some pretty killer footage is on it. I suck at mac’s so my experience was limited. ;(

Here the party may be continuing at 77……

More coming later. Oh yea how did those in attendance like that Coachella footage? Ok I said too much. See you all soon.

Source : http://www.drfunkenberry.com/
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01 mars 2009, 12:59

[quote="lasvegas3121"]
You had to see the dance he was doing during “Play That Funky Music”, it was just too much.



:D :D alors le roger trop vieux ??????
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01 mars 2009, 14:47

Essai de setlist (posté sur prince.org):

Ol School Company
Dreamer
Everyday People (Prince dedicated this to Jesse Jackson, who was up front, stage right)
I wanna take U higher
Play that Funk Music
1999
Shhh
Musicology
North Carolina
when Will we b paid
Cream
U got the look

then, the encore consisted of:

The Bird
Jungle Love
The Glamourous Life (with Sheila looking so damn hot)
I feel for u
Controversy
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01 mars 2009, 14:53

Petit à petit il nous fait des titres inédits , cette fois c'est au tour de "Dreamer".
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01 mars 2009, 14:57

Une set-list majoritairement composée de titres princiers dont deux nouveautés. Ca évolue doucement... mais ça évolue quand même !
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01 mars 2009, 14:58

et "North Carolina", c'est quoi ? une reprise ?
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01 mars 2009, 15:10

'Peforming his hits for the last time' :roll:
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01 mars 2009, 15:35

dafonk a écrit :'Peforming his hits for the last time' :roll:
Merci de me rappeler ce grand moment d'humour involontaire dans l'annonce des "21 nights in London"! Mais, ceci n'était peut-être pas tout à fait faux: Prince n'a pas chanté Kiss depuis un moment... :lol:
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01 mars 2009, 15:52

dafonk a écrit :'Peforming his hits for the last time' :roll:
Toujours un pour nous casser les bonbons, on s'en fout (mais on s'en bat les ********) : il a joué et c'est le PRINCipal !!! (vrai pour Kiss, puis pas de Let's Go Crazy ni de Purple Rain...)
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01 mars 2009, 16:00

sexymailletf a écrit :
dafonk a écrit :'Peforming his hits for the last time' :roll:
Toujours un pour nous casser les bonbons, on s'en fout (mais on s'en bat les ********) : il a joué et c'est le PRINCipal !!! (vrai pour Kiss, puis pas de Let's Go Crazy ni de Purple Rain...)
T'es un gros malin toi, Prince fait des concerts depuis 30 ans.
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01 mars 2009, 16:03

'Performing his hits for the last time...tonight' :wink:
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01 mars 2009, 16:05

dafonk a écrit : T'es un gros malin toi, Prince fait des concerts depuis 30 ans.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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01 mars 2009, 19:26

sexymailletf a écrit :
dafonk a écrit : T'es un gros malin toi, Prince fait des concerts depuis 30 ans.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Content que ça te fasse rire :wink:
Mais je pense qu'il ne faut pas se faire d'illusion, une tournée conceptuelle comme on a connu auparavant ça ne risque plus d'arriver. Quoique Lotus Flower à l'air d'être un concept album alors...
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01 mars 2009, 19:55

Jimipaisley a écrit :Essai de setlist (posté sur prince.org):

Ol School Company
Dreamer
Everyday People (Prince dedicated this to Jesse Jackson, who was up front, stage right)
I wanna take U higher
Play that Funk Music
1999
Shhh
Musicology
North Carolina
when Will we b paid
Cream
U got the look

then, the encore consisted of:

The Bird
Jungle Love
The Glamourous Life (with Sheila looking so damn hot)
I feel for u
Controversy
Egalement :
Long Train Runnin'
Hollywood Swinging
Frankenstein
Bridge Over Troubled Water
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01 mars 2009, 20:04

Moi c'est plus dans le fait de m'en battre les c******s que de t'embêter Dafonk :wink:

Mais le sujet qui revient le plus souvent (et qui est lourd), c'est : "c'est plus comme avant" !!! Ben normal on a eu un super Prince jusqu'en 1989, un super Symbol jusqu'en 1999 et à l'heure où je te parle (my Bday today :D ) nous sommes en 2009; et le mec, il est encore debout et nous fait encore de la musique (et j'espère encore pour longtemps :wink: )...
Je pense que s'il se répétait tout le temps, ça nous gonflerait...
J'écoute là le Gans3voort et ça déchire, même si c'est des reprises.

Je trouve la setlist d'hier plutôt pas mal : pas de Purple Rain, Kiss etc.
J'ai même hâte de voir cette émission.

Allez 3121 kisses

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01 mars 2009, 20:51

sexymailletf a écrit :Mais le sujet qui revient le plus souvent (et qui est lourd), c'est : "c'est plus comme avant" !!!
Je ne voulais pas dire "c'est plus comme avant" (bien que je m'estime très chanceux d'avoir pu assister aux concerts à Bercy en 87,88,91,92).
Juste qu'il prend les gens pour des cons avec sa pub.
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01 mars 2009, 23:48

Autre témoignage :
The show last night was very special…Tavis must really have a good friend in Prince 4 him to do that 4 him. The highlight was definitely seeing Cornell West get down. Who know he can dance like that. Tavis should stick 2 talking though... lol.

The website http://www.lotusflow3r.com one word AMAZING…No one will be disappointed and the webmaster is so friendly. He answered all my questions with no hesitation.

Sheila E looked beautiful and ageless as usual. Like when Prince went back 2 1999 & “U got the look”. Cora has gotten a lot better…The harmonica player lot of energy he was gr8t addition to the band

Glad 2 know my money was donated to a worthy event and that Prince & the band donated their whole fee 2 the event...
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02 mars 2009, 00:49

lasvegas3121 a écrit :Autre témoignage :


The website http://www.lotusflow3r.com one word AMAZING…No one will be disappointed and the webmaster is so friendly. He answered all my questions with no hesitation.

...
....je résume...toujours blahblahblah....!

PS>Merci à lasvegas quand même pour la (non) news!


POST EDITE!

Nouvelle Review!

http://prince.org/msg/7/299455


Prince at the Conga Room * Everybody do that Conga! Purple rocksucker*

I couldn't make it to the show last night cuz of my job but here's a review by rd:





Sunday, March 01, 2009

Prince at the Conga Room..everybody do that conga! Purple rocksucker
Review coming later, Im spent, Im elated, In damn near purple done. Just when I think my experinece cant get any higher I actually got to strum the hohner geetar and kliss it several times. granted amidst a throng of fevered folks but it was in my hot little hands and I shredded that sucker and damn near gave head to it.

Oh, he sang a full verison of 1999. My mind says prepare to fight! verse as well and the party coda

Sheila E sang G Life and tore it up...she received so much love from the crowd...awhen she sang th eopneing chords with he rvoice ("la la la la la") the crowd went apeshit...nd all night the crowd was packed and energetic...and boy oh boy did Prince and band vibe off of it..Oscar night bash who?

Tavis, Cornel, Michael Eric Dyson and Prince all in a row dancing (Cornell West is a drunk uncle acting fool it was wonderful wo watch! lmao..Dyson doing th e robot and trapped in an inviisble cell dance...oh my damn) it was literally surreal...like a funked up Fellini film...it all did not make sense but yet it was happening in fornt of our eyes...shit is legendary..Did Jesse J kiss Sheila E ? whaa?

the guitar situation caused a near riot but I got my kisses in (literally)...he handed th e guitar to us and somehow it came ot me so I caressed it but then as it was held in a curcle with me and it in the middle I began playing the strings, then shredddin it and kissing it..3-4 times lol. I know Im weird but that guitar is like the sword in the stone...then others partook in beigginning ot put their grubby little mits on it and shredded with me really putting that sucker out of tune..Im sorry Prince...finally it was a mass circle with me and the guitar in the middle kissing it and the tech came by and we let go but a lady grabbed it and wa shugging it like "Its mine its mine I got it"..I had to tell the lady "you have to give it back..its part of the act" pointing to the guitar tech...she looked opene eyed and opened her hands and the tech said thank you and swooped it up..god bless him...so to quell the mases he came out and did Purple Rain and wrecked shit with it..oh dear

This crowd as vibing very hard. Many jump up and down moments.
Prince spoke about when he "wrote slave on my face, bak in the day" and how precious few understood what he meant...the industry and Tavis

and that though a JW who does not vote, he is still engaged and a proponent for "righteous leadership" in an answer to his recent critics

The website was open for all to play around with

$ is on it, Boom, DREAMER which he played live and is going to be badass!

Website wont go up for a bit more still working out the glitches. I asked Scott to tell Prince ot throw one extra song on there to help keep the masses at bay...turns out Jellyfish is not on any of the releases...he made that song impromptu when designer Anthony M created some of the jellyfish designs that hover around...so that anwered that lol


Band mates are ever gracious coming out to meet folks after...
Babygirl thankls for holdin up. Met a lot of great folks (we are getting used to seeing each other lol)..eric, elaine, howard, cecil, cody, codys friend with the hat with the tag on it still, cheryl, Maya, Mike (his first ever Prince concert on a whim, ha, its all over for him now haha). Mised ya Pej and Bella sad

this was an insane evening
somebody up there likes me--
thank you god...love rdhull aka "the freak"
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02 mars 2009, 11:25

The Conga Room
Los Angeles, California
8:35pm-10:18pm
Set-List :
Ol' Skool Company
Frankenstein (1st verse)
Dreamer (incl. Gett Off guitar lines)
Everyday People
I Want to Take You Higher
Long Train Runnin'
1999
Shhh
Musicology
Play That Funky Music
Play That Funky Music (Reprise)
Hollywood Swinging
Bridge Over Troubled Water
When Will We B Paid
Cream
U Got the Look
I Feel 4 U
Controversy
The Bird
Jungle Love
The Glamorous Life
Holly Rock
Purple Rain

I was so blown away after this show, I could barely speak. I tried writing this after I got home, but my mind and spirit were too heavy. This was my first time seeing Prince since the 2004 Musicology Tour. Sometimes even big Prince fans like me need a show like this to snap you back to the reality that Prince is KING.

I've known about this show for about nine months (sorry folks, I was sworn to secrecy on my life), and I flew all the way from New York to see it. It was originally slated for the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, then Prince decided he wanted to do it at The Forum, and then just earlier in the week Prince settled on The Conga Room.

This weekend was Tavis Smiley's 10th Anniversary of his annual State of the Black Union conference, an in-depth social and political dialogue on issues facing African Americans (aired on C-Span). Tonight's show was a benefit for the Tavis Smiley Foundation, with all proceeds going toward the foundation's National Youth Advisory Council. At the top of the show, Tavis thanked everyone for their support and brought out the members of the council to introduce themselves.

I was like 4-5 feet from the stage. Drums, keys, two background vocalist mics, a rack of guitars in the back, and Prince's setup front and center. The sound of rain and thunder with flashing lights (lighting) ushered in the band. The standing room crowd was screaming. Prince strolled onto the stage with a look on his face like this was a chore. LOL.

He wore a simple outfit: a black button-down shirt with black sequined trim along the placket and cuffs; form fitting black pants, a gorgeous rhinestone studded necklace; a rhinestone ring, bracelet and cuff links; black rhinestone-studded sunglasses; and light diamond dust on his eyelids and sideburns (yes, I was that close!).

Using his classic brown guitar with the leopard print design, Prince launched into a new song called "Ol' Skool Company" which featured guitar lines from "Gett Off." He had us chanting "old school company" with him. "Dreamer" was next. Background vocalists Shelby J and Olivia Warfield were banging their "symbol" tambourines, and Frédéric Yonnet on harmonica delivered a nice solo. Drummer Cora Dunham, with her so-fly throwback asymmetrical hairstyle, was tearing the drums up while keeping her eye on Prince for any cues he might throw her way. I'm pretty sure that was her husband Joshua Dunham on bass and Morris Hayes on keys.

Throughout the night Prince gave shout outs to Tavis Smiley. He talked about the time when he had inscribed the word "slave" on his cheek as a protest to his former record label Warner Bros. He said that Tavis was the first to interview him about the subject with dignity. He said he watched the State of the Black Union broadcast earlier that day and talked about his belief in a "righteous government."

He kept things old school for the remainder of this segment, with Sly & The Family Stone's "Everyday People" and an extended version of "I Want to Take You Higher." Jesse Jackson (and several other panelists and other conference participants) was standing up in front of the VIP section just off stage left. Prince dedicated the latter song to Jesse and had half the audience shouting "higher!" and the other half shouting "I am somebody!" The funk was in control, and we were jumping up and down having a blast! This was an amazing point in the show, yet things were just getting started.

The background vocalists lead another old school song, "Without Love" (not sure if I have the right title). Then Prince pointed his finger in the air, and "1999" set the place on fire. By now, Michael Eric Dyson had stood up next to Jesse Jackson at the front of stage right. You know, this is their kind of funk, too. LOL.

"Don't y'all play with me--I got too many hits," Prince shouted at us like we were children. "We'll be here ‘til 4 in the morning!" We cheered back in approval. Somehow he sensed we weren't worthy of his funk. "Y'all ain't ready. That's it. Good night," he said and abruptly left the stage. The crowd roared and chanted to get him back.

Prince returned with the baby blue guitar for "Shhh," which featured well received drum and guitar solos. He commanded the lights be turned down low for "Musicology," and he asked a few female fans as well as the conference intellectuals to join him on stage to dance. Tavis Smiley, Michael Eric Dyson and his wife, Cornel West, and Julianne Malveaux all got on stage and jammed with Prince. Then he tested their dance skills by kicking in Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music." The audience went up in sweaty, head-nodding bliss, shouting every lyric. Meanwhile, on stage Cornell West was doing James Brown moves (in his classic black suit), and too-cool Tavis Smiley was simply keeping rhythm (in his gray suit with no tie).

Kool & the Gang's "Hollywood Swinging" kept the funk going, with Cornel West and Michael Eric Dyson sharing Shelby J's mic on the background vocals. I mean, we couldn't believe we were actually witnessing these guys out of their intellectual element throwing down like they were in college or something. Prince finished the song and left the stage while the others returned to the audience.

Shelby J started the next segment with "Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Aretha Franklin's arrangement), which was very nice. Prince returned for his cover of The Staple Singers' "When Will We B Paid," a song he originally recorded as a b-side, which was quite appropriate for the occasion of Tavis Smiley's event.

Prince commanded the lights down again for "Cream." The audience jammed and sang along right on through "U Got the Look." Prince said he was running out of time and could only do one more. "I Feel 4 U" was his choice, and the whole place fell right in line. At this point, sweat was smearing his eyeliner. LOL.

As if the jam couldn't get any better, he killed us dead by switching right into "Controversy" with no warning. I just about lost my mind at this point. I might have even blacked out. If I've never said it before, you don't EVER want "Controversy" at a Prince show. That song will fuck you up and funk you right back down! Everyone in the front of the stage was a sweaty funky dancing mess. There was nothing better than this moment. Nothing.

Prince said goodbye (again), tossed his guitar into the audience, and left the stage along with the band. A lengthy, heated tussle between fans over his guitar was abruptly stopped when one of Prince's people made them give it back.

Meanwhile, we begged Prince to come back like crack fiends on the street. Instead, a rumor I heard earlier in the day came true: Sheila E. nonchalantly walked on stage like it was no big deal. We lost our minds. There she was, looking not a day older than her 1984 debut, in a purple cleavage-showing mini dress and gold strappy 5-inch stilettos. I took a double take (I was still in a trance from "Controversy") when she came out. Like, is that REALLY Sheila E.?

Sheila had been present earlier in the day at the conference, and rumor had it that she would be joining Prince on stage. Sheila asked if we wanted one more song. We were like, uhhh, hell yeah! "If y'all don't scream his name, he's not gonna come out." Somehow we instead chanted "Sheila! Sheila!" Sheila left the stage, and Prince and the band returned.

The Time's "The Bird" kicked off the encore segment, and we were all doing our best Morris Day impressions under the circumstances. "Can you hear me?" Prince asked then held up one finger. "One more!" "Jungle Love" was the umpteenth ‘one more' which was fine by us.

Then Prince called Sheila E. back out for "The Glamorous Life." He sang the opening "La-la la-la la-la la-la" then counted "A, B, C, D" at the top of the song. Sheila came out and did a playful rendition of her hit, egging us on to sing along during the chorus. The guys in front were shouting out lines from her hit "Holly Rock" to egg her on to sing it. She obliged with a few lines of the chorus. Meanwhile, Prince nonchalantly strolled the stage playing guitar. Sheila finished the song to huge applause and left the stage.

Prince left us with yet one more song, and we were glad he did. Whew! He started slowly strumming the guitar lines to "Purple Rain," and I ‘bout shouted to the heavens. I was so prepared not to hear the song since he hasn't always performed it in recent shows. Before the song could get going, the entire crowd was wailing "Yooooo hooooo hooooo" to the music. I was transported back to Prince's 2004 tour, his tours of the 1990s, and his "Purple Rain" tour of the 1980s. This song is always an emotional moment for me.

He did just the first verse and chorus then launched into the song's ending guitar solo and ad libs. I could have floated away on a purple cloud right to heaven at this point. I could not stop shouting. We joined him for several bars of "yooooo hooooo hooooo," and the arrangement was similar to the version he performed on the 2004 tour.

Prince thanked Tavis Smiley and said good night for the fourth time. There was a grand finish, with Prince giving classic ‘Prince' poses with his guitar. He then removed the guitar and did a final pose with his arms up in the air. We were screaming our heads off. I was an emotional mess. Prince thanked everyone along with Tavis once again. "The New Power Generation," Prince said in homage to his band. "Show them some love."

And then he left the stage, never to return. We were so mesmerized, many of us in the front remained there even when the canned music came on. Clearly the show was over, but somehow we wanted more. And with Prince, you never know if he'll come back for the 1,999th encore. But he didn't, which was fine. We had received more than we had imagined tonight. For me, it was well worth the trip.
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02 mars 2009, 12:01

Great review Lasvegas3121 ! Thanks for sharing... On s'y croirait ou plutôt on aurait voulu y être...
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02 mars 2009, 12:18

Vincent2Paris a écrit :et "North Carolina", c'est quoi ? une reprise ?
http://drfunkenberry.word...-it-loose/

"Also in the works is a project with Tal Wilkenfeld & Michael B. providing the music for Shelby J’s debut cd. The first song, “North Carolina”, will feature Anthony Hamilton and Prince on backing vocals and will be released as soon as it is finished."

"North Carolina" était prévu sur la setlist mais finalement ils ont joués "brige over a troubled water" à la place.
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02 mars 2009, 12:51

Jimipaisley a écrit :
Vincent2Paris a écrit :et "North Carolina", c'est quoi ? une reprise ?
http://drfunkenberry.word...-it-loose/

"Also in the works is a project with Tal Wilkenfeld & Michael B. providing the music for Shelby J’s debut cd. The first song, “North Carolina”, will feature Anthony Hamilton and Prince on backing vocals and will be released as soon as it is finished."

"North Carolina" était prévu sur la setlist mais finalement ils ont joués "brige over a troubled water" à la place.
Meilleur lien ?
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02 mars 2009, 13:06

Hé Dafonk... Il chante Purple Rain quand même !!! :lol: :lol: :wink:
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02 mars 2009, 13:39

Jimipaisley a écrit :
Vincent2Paris a écrit :et "North Carolina", c'est quoi ? une reprise ?
http://drfunkenberry.word...-it-loose/

"Also in the works is a project with Tal Wilkenfeld & Michael B. providing the music for Shelby J’s debut cd. The first song, “North Carolina”, will feature Anthony Hamilton and Prince on backing vocals and will be released as soon as it is finished."

"North Carolina" était prévu sur la setlist mais finalement ils ont joués "brige over a troubled water" à la place.
A moins que ce soit la chanson "Without Love" ?
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02 mars 2009, 14:27

dafonk a écrit :'Peforming his hits for the last time' :roll:
C'est ce qu'on appelle une petite astuce commerciale, ça paraît évident depuis le temps qu'il nous fait le coup...

Le mec lambda croit que Prince va jouer ses hits pour la dernière fois alors il se dit qu'il doit y aller, ce qui est faux et nul.
Nobody broke your heart, you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
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02 mars 2009, 16:01

Vincent2Paris a écrit : A moins que ce soit la chanson "Without Love" ?
Apparemment Without Love est Long Train Runnin'
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02 mars 2009, 16:03

Vincent2Paris a écrit :
Jimipaisley a écrit :
Vincent2Paris a écrit :et "North Carolina", c'est quoi ? une reprise ?
http://drfunkenberry.word...-it-loose/

"Also in the works is a project with Tal Wilkenfeld & Michael B. providing the music for Shelby J’s debut cd. The first song, “North Carolina”, will feature Anthony Hamilton and Prince on backing vocals and will be released as soon as it is finished."

"North Carolina" était prévu sur la setlist mais finalement ils ont joués "brige over a troubled water" à la place.
A moins que ce soit la chanson "Without Love" ?
Je comprends ta question ?
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Jimipaisley a écrit :
Vincent2Paris a écrit :
Jimipaisley a écrit :
Vincent2Paris a écrit :et "North Carolina", c'est quoi ? une reprise ?
http://drfunkenberry.word...-it-loose/

"Also in the works is a project with Tal Wilkenfeld & Michael B. providing the music for Shelby J’s debut cd. The first song, “North Carolina”, will feature Anthony Hamilton and Prince on backing vocals and will be released as soon as it is finished."

"North Carolina" était prévu sur la setlist mais finalement ils ont joués "brige over a troubled water" à la place.
A moins que ce soit la chanson "Without Love" ?
Je comprends ta question ?
The background vocalists lead another old school song, "Without Love" (not sure if I have the right title).
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02 mars 2009, 19:08

Il à chanté "without love" et "long train runnin'" des Doobies bros , ainsi que "bridge over troubled water" de Simon & Garfunkel mais à la maniére d' Aretha Franklin à la place de "north Carolina" qui était prévu au départ car écrit sur la setlist du concert.
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02 mars 2009, 19:48

merci pour la clarification
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02 mars 2009, 19:59

Vincent2Paris a écrit :merci pour la clarification
De rien.
Aucune description du titre "dreamer" , ni aucune photos , c'est drôle !
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03 mars 2009, 01:00

Un autre témoignage ici : http://prince.org/msg/12/299540
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03 mars 2009, 22:07

Thank u so much lasvegas3121 for this report bringing us a lot of emotions!

Je ne sais pas vous, mais moi, j'ai frissonné tout le long!
lasvegas3121 a écrit :The Conga Room
We had received more than we had imagined tonight. For me, it was well worth the trip.
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03 mars 2009, 23:58

Pas de pistes sur l'intégration de Sonny T et Michael B à la tournée ?
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04 mars 2009, 00:07

Appleton a écrit :Pas de pistes sur l'intégration de Sonny T et Michael B à la tournée ?
Si c'est les 2 dernieres perf ce sont faites sans eux sans nul doutes que la probable tournee se fera sans eux
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04 mars 2009, 00:10

JonathanBibou a écrit :
Appleton a écrit :Pas de pistes sur l'intégration de Sonny T et Michael B à la tournée ?
Si c'est les 2 dernieres perf ce sont faites sans eux sans nul doutes que la probable tournee se fera sans eux
C'est bien le problème, il y a un monde entre ST et MB, et Cora et Josh.
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04 mars 2009, 00:36

Appleton a écrit :
JonathanBibou a écrit :
Appleton a écrit :Pas de pistes sur l'intégration de Sonny T et Michael B à la tournée ?
Si c'est les 2 dernieres perf ce sont faites sans eux sans nul doutes que la probable tournee se fera sans eux
C'est bien le problème, il y a un monde entre ST et MB, et Cora et Josh.
Je ne sais pas s'il y a un monde mais dans tous les cas ST & MB ont marqué une époque qui est peut etre revolu pour Prince sauf en studio.
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