Prince - One Of Us - Live Paisley Park 96 -
Question: What the heck is His Purple Majesty doing on the 617Midway blog? Well, as you can probably tell, this video originally appeared on VH1 in '96 as part of Prince's then-annual Paisley Park party for fans. Ever since I have been scouring untold of sources for a copy of this version. Yes, it appears on the album Emancipation, but there is something about this live version between the Prince guitar riffs and his belting out the song that is so much bettter. I have long thought that this might be one of the best remakes of all time (along with one of Hendrix's renditions of "Like A Rolling Stone," and Jay Mascis/Dinosaur Jr. doing "Just Like Heaven"). It's even more bizarre since Prince is known for writing a lot of songs for other artists (including "Nothing Compares to You" and "Mani Monday") but by all accounts this is just The Purple One doing a cover.
Anyhow, I've been searching for this version for years. In truth, I am not the hugest Prince fan ever... but this is just great. So, I'm posting it here.
And for all you Chappelle fans: Game, blouses.
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