Hey guys! Thanks for all the nice feedback. Prince is truly one of the greatest musical talents of our time. I'm really pleased to be able to share something that so many people seem to enjoy. I remember this video from when it came out. For years I had a ratty, glitchy dub of it on a VHS tape that was my prized piece of video to show friends. When he passed last year I searched high and low and eventually found a long out of print copy of the Sheila E. live concert film "Live Romance 1600" and did my best to transfer and convert it at the highest quality (a little color and contrast tweak here and there). I sincerely hope that someday soon this and so much more will be professionally remastered and released so the world can share and experience the remarkable genius that was Prince.

@VJVIMANA

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate that!

@waynoodonnell5532

6 жыл бұрын

genius shit right there

@delanajackson5966

6 жыл бұрын

VimanaRama He really was great and he was human and made mistakes,but we still love him soooooo much!!!!!!💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

@Marlie40

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this :-) What a wonderful musician he was, I still can't believe that he is gone :-( At least, I saw him on the Lovesexy Tour in Hamburg; unbelieveble 30 years have passed since then.

@brendadale852

6 жыл бұрын

A HUGE and heart-felt thank you for sharing this!!!!!!!! I think a piece of me died when Prince died, I truly love this guy. I was almost 30 when he came onto the scene. I'm now 61. His music has been a sort of backbone to my adult life, a piece of the fabric that is me. He was only 2 years younger than me, and I thought he would be around through ALL my years. But even though he's gone, his music, his talent, his total enthusiasm for his art will live on FOREVER!

Nobody had more musical talent than Prince!!

The simple fact this Man produced, arranged & wrote everything he did And performed this good makes him the best!

Prince should without question be in the Songwriters Hall Of Fame....

@phade2blaq

10 ай бұрын

Maybe he should be but you need to understand that "The Glamorous Life", "Love Bizarre". "Manic Monday" (which he gave to The Bangles) were all written for Vanity of Vanity6 for what was gonna be her solo album but then Prince and Vanity fell out so he gave those songs to Shelia E and to the Bangles and he had help writing "Glamorous Life" and "Love Bizarre" from "The Time" guitarist Jesse Johnson but Prince never credited Jesse until years later. Vanity also helped Prince with the story for the "Purple Rain" movie too. Jesse also did the music for The Time's biggest selling single ""Jungle Love".

@HAITEEMULLINS

9 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@rachet0708

9 ай бұрын

​@@phade2blaqNot all of that is true. Vanity and Prince's personal relationship was over by 82. She opened for him on part of his 83 tour and then left. Manic Monday was written as a duet for he and Apollonia Kotero in 84, and recorded by Apollonia 6 but later pulled by Prince. He offered it to the Bangles after hearing their 84 debut album. Love Bizarre was written by Prince and Shelia E together and was later featured in the Cult Classic Krush Groove. Jesse Johnson did collaborate on The Glamorous Life but the credit was always on Shelia E's album and he did write parts of Jungle Love but according to Jesse Johnson himself, Prince only used parts of his original score strictly due to ego as the two had a very tumultuous and competitive relationship. Plus the fact was that The Time was originally put together by Prince, he hired Morris Day and Jesse Johnson as well as every other members, all fellow Minneapolis musicians. He used it as a creative outlet and wrote the early music and even performed the songs himself on occasion. Vanity said she assisted with some of the scripting in Purple Rain simply because the role that Apollonia Kotero ended up playing was originally going to be hers, but she didnt contribute to the overall project . Prince had a huge ego even in the early days, he wasn't going to let anyone other than himself have any kind of creative control over any project at all. Morris Day said in the early days that he would kick them off a tour's opening spot simply because they outshined his band for one show. Jesse Johnson said that they had a beef for years over the fact that someone told him Johnson was as good as him on the guitar, he said Prince forced him to play bass. To this day Johnson says Prince sabotaged his solo project Jesse Johnson's Revue, which if you were alive in 84-85, had some damn good records.

@tigeranthony

9 ай бұрын

....and that's still not nearly enough.....

@Emma-ey8cu

9 ай бұрын

@phade2blaq do you have any idea how many songs, great songs this man has written? Who he wrote them for does not matter. Anyway he shld be in the Hall.

No other straight man can pull off a pink midriff number and make it look cool.

@renee8813

6 жыл бұрын

Right? Plus heels to boot (pun)lol....Oh man.Miss this Genius.

@marlodambrosio6050

Жыл бұрын

No doubt

@tracyb374

2 ай бұрын

​​@@marlodambrosio6050 This man was a force of nature. From the time I was 14!! In 1984. People need to recognize!! Thank goodness my daughters love him as well today. Spread the word!!

@Bsmoofh

2 ай бұрын

😂 I know right?

@DeWayneMichael

23 күн бұрын

& he made men comfortable with his androgyny & helped us just be...

Everyone talking about Prince. Sheila E. is a huge talent from a incredibly talented family.

@brendaamata9233

4 ай бұрын

They were great together😊

@lindajohnson696

2 ай бұрын

I wonder if Sheila E. was upset that he stole the show from her ? Sheila E. is very talented as well as Prince !!!

@DonnyNoMarie

26 күн бұрын

True, but Prince ruled that stage.

@jsutigers8954

20 күн бұрын

Prince wrote & produced this song also the whole CD

Can't believe that this song/video will be 40 years old in 2 years.

@TheUnderCoverMother2020

13 күн бұрын

And we lost him 8 yrs ago 😭

For selfish reasons I always wanted Prince and Sheila E to be together forever. They just look so damn good together

@jesuswilljudge7296

7 ай бұрын

Me too

@jofreeman9276

12 күн бұрын

ME THREE!!!

@panuankkuri6267

11 сағат бұрын

ME FOUR!!

I was THERE @ the Warfield Theater in San Francisco..1986!!! I was 8 1/2 months pregnant with my now 36 um year old daughter. When Prince gave a different count off…Whoa!!! UNREAL FOR ME!!! I mean like, if you are a Sheila E. fan@ dude & his band showed up with BROWNMARK holding down that bass!!! 🖤🌻

@gautamdevgun333

10 ай бұрын

Brownmark is a bad man 🔥🔥. Please pray for his speedy recovery. The guy got diagnosed with an autoimmune disease which nearly took his life a few weeks ago.🙏🏼

@waheedpix

9 ай бұрын

I was there too!!!

@lizcm8740

9 ай бұрын

That is beautiful, what an amazing memory to share with daughter💜

@melinda94583

8 ай бұрын

@bobbi67 Do you know/remember the exact date of the show? Thanks in advance. 💜

@bobbi67

8 ай бұрын

@@melinda94583 early March 1986. The 6th perhaps. 🙂

The Morris Day/Oak Tree shade is pure comedy! 😂😂😂

The sexyness. The flirtation. The love. That's what we are Love bizarre. The chemistry of him an Shelia E is unmatched.

You can't get this kind of Sound or Performance from this New Generation . We were so lucky to have P❤

Absolutely ridiculous! Prince was, and is quite easily one of the greatest creative talents of a generation. The world was better when Prince was here. 💜

Prince's dancing ability is something that people rarely commented on due to him being a brilliant musician, but he was a pocket rocket of energy and all done in heels!

@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272

Жыл бұрын

Exactly- everyone talks about Michael Jackson while prince is clearly the funk bomb !

@judithspirito8483

Жыл бұрын

His feet were killing him The shoes, he said …..

@shelleylindquist9452

11 ай бұрын

@@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272 Michael Jackson is the first GOAT to me and Prince is the Very Very good 2nd GOAT!!!💞💞

@corneliuswashington-gp1we

9 ай бұрын

@@judithspirito8483 ....unfortunately...his hips too...leading to a hip operation....pain meds....and we all know the rest....

@TerraRyzinglives

8 ай бұрын

@@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272 I LOVE Prince, but to me he boogies more than dances. Like unless you are doing some of the Kiss routine, you can't do a Prince flash mob like you can do Beat It or Thriller or Smooth Criminal or Remember the Time. Mike danced with the greats like Jeffrey Daniel and Boogaloo Shrimp. He was a de facto pop locker that worked with people like Pat Davis and DaMita Jo Freeman at the start of Soul Train, hence the robot. Prince to me was just feeling the music. He is influenced by James but he isn't James or Mike or Chris Brown. They prioritized dance just as much as made music. Choreographers teach the MJ style.

i live for sheila E and Wendy vibing the entire song...

This performance is THE SHIT!! Two groups on fire, combined and churning out an absolute stone groove!! From chopping down Morris Day's Oak Tree to making a wooden leg and marching across the stage in funky precision, this is Prince in his prime and showing why he was a top class live performer.

I saw Prince live in concert in the early 1990’s. I took my favorite person in the whole wide world. My mom. She loved Prince too❤RIP Mommy and Prince

I miss him. Sometimes when I'm feeling oldish I realize I'm truly fortunate to have gotten to see people like Prince and other amazing artists while they were still here and living their best lives.

Sorry Elvis, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger....Prince was the greatest showman/entertainer ever.

@Bsmoofh

2 ай бұрын

Hands down

@Meterman13

Ай бұрын

Micks still with Us ,nuff said,!!!

@cathyjohnson919

Ай бұрын

100% hot as hell

@Jim_L

Ай бұрын

I don't know ... James Brown at his peak was pretty special. 👍

@rodriguesbailey2265

Ай бұрын

Love Prince, he’s my favorite but no one’s touching Michael!

The Oak Tree Wooden Leg dance was a Morris Day Diss back when they were feuding.

That Eric Leeds walk off after he's finishes his solo though. I can't help but to just laugh my ass off. Straight soul!

@Bsmoofh

Ай бұрын

Straight up funk!

Prince was the greatest live performer who ever lived!!!

@mariocooldude9092

Жыл бұрын

Was he a fag*git?? 🤔

@wildcampingseamus

10 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@johnmoore4714

10 ай бұрын

He had no equal 🪞

@UnholyByChoice

5 ай бұрын

And Michael Jackson.

@KernelHughes

5 ай бұрын

That's debatable

"I told you before, Kid. This stage is no place for your personal shit, man!"

@jsutigers8954

20 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...Prince: that's tuff man

P was the greatest performer the world will ever see! He can't be outdone 💜

This video needs way more views than 732k!

I am so glad I got to see him 3 times in concert. The first time was in 1982. Time of my Life

Chopping down Morris' Oak Tree kills me every time! Classic performance.

@user-zq6ro7vx7v

10 ай бұрын

What does that Mean??¿?

@joeyday1252

10 ай бұрын

@@user-zq6ro7vx7v - When Morris Day from The Time quit the Prince camp, he (Morris) put out a song called "The Oak Tree". The part here in this performance when Prince is chopping down the Oak Tree is making fun of Morris.

A shame that Prince and Sheila never married; I believe that a marriage between them would have produced so much great music!! Continue RIHP Prince!

@Assad880

2 ай бұрын

I'm feeling ashamed of interrogating myself about what was their private relationship.

Quite simply the greatest of all time

Wendy is waaay more badass that I think she gets credit for. And everyone know's shes badass.

@leftofcenter4

Жыл бұрын

Yep she holds it down and her vocals mixed with Prince like Lennon and McCartney to some degree would have like to have seen more Collaborations between those two in the musical in vocal department

@skygazer6898

3 ай бұрын

Well said. Wendy was awesome

No ONE would have worked this hard to put on a single performance had it not been for Princes show genius.

Prince wasn't just an artist Prince was a show man RIP Prince❗️

Prince and Jerome clowning Morris day he had a dance called the oak tree...that's tooooooooo funny🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣...FELLA'S CHOOOOOP

I love how both bands combined fully. This is what 1987 should have been like

@jaye501

10 ай бұрын

they were like parliament/funkadelic... it was all the same thing... prince wrote every thing and they practiced together...

Oh man. I miss this brother. And his funk. Never will we see that kind of musical talent in this lifetime again ! Once in ifetime groove

Prince is and will be always be the man

I've personally not seen any entertainer better in person. There is no close second or third place. It's just him.

Prince will forever be the King of R&B

@integratedboxingsystem8827

5 күн бұрын

LOL Prince was a Genius no doubt but the King or R&B will always be R Kelly.

Coolest conductor ever! Always on the one....

I was so glad I saw Prince at Wembley arena in London in 1990 he was amazing of course

He was awesome many of us never realized how great he was until he passed

I was 11 when I first heard prince i couldn't appreciate his talent then but now at 48 im just amazed by what all around musician he was and there will never be another like him ever.

As a artist the most liberating thing is to have to ability to express yourself to the limits of creativity. Prince is one of the few that I have seen who had that ability. F*cking frightening some of the things he could do with any instrument. He could play a sax too. He was a true musical genius

Wish these two had gotten married ❤️ Love and musical soulmates ❤️ Sheila and Prince

That was just a BADD group of PEOPLE back then!!!! They made music look so darn sharp.... With incredible sounds.. Rip Prince and others. 2022🌏🏠🏠🏠

best show-man ever "Frisco, are you wi 'me ?! " Yehhh .. 💜

Back in the 80s, me and my brother went to Prince and the Revolution concert, and we had the best time.

Omg they had so much fun on stage. Especially including the audience!!

One of the best things about Prince is he made everyone that worked with him better. 🤔 or the Best of who they were, but just didn't know it. ♥️🥰 Sheila E!

@user-zq6ro7vx7v

10 ай бұрын

Yes another person who works closely with him said that he did just that..... They actually said that he would bring you to heights that you didn't even know you had within you 🥰

Now, that's a concert. Prince know how to have fun with the crowd.❤️⭐⭐⭐👍👍👍

Prince was absolute fire 🔥 What incredible talent he possessed.❤️👌🏻

Wow! Just wow! Never seen Prince sing this with Sheila E.

Every move perfectly choreographed as always! This dude is a legend for all time! I miss him dearly!

WOW, this live version is SUPER-CHARGED!

85 was a great year! I was 20 yrs young & living the fullest life a child of God could ever experience. Like this performance!

@tonygajate5780

10 ай бұрын

oh it sure was, I saw Prince at the Spectrum in Philadelphia in 1984, he was a foookin tornado of energy

@gautamdevgun333

10 ай бұрын

This performance is from 1986 in San Francisco. In fact this wasn't even a complete show. Prince and his band The Revolution did this guest appearance on Sheila Es. show which was being recorded for a VHS release. A great move by Prince and Warner Brothers to promote Sheila's new album.

@skygazer6898

3 ай бұрын

Prince, MJ and Madonna.......What a great decade

TO NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. Prince was universal and supreme.

Prince was a genius

@Dajana1962

2 жыл бұрын

without any doubt

Damn...I miss these types of performances.

Sheila was one of the few that he let stay on that stage with him. Lucky lady!

back in the days we were united !

If I had a Time Machine, this is something I’d like to go back and watch live. So so cool

Boy..i had on those 80's a blast whit great singer like him...

I was around when this came out. Working at a Radio Station and doing club dates at the time. It was a GREAT time to be alive...trust me! Prince was a true talent and a student and teacher. He has said numerous times his biggest influence was James Brown and if you noticed his (Sheilas) band was extremely disciplined. He got that from James Brown. They were extremely tight and like James.. Prince's requirement to the musicians was to look at him at all times. Look deeper at the performance ya'll. The Horn stabs are always on the 1. You can do all that shit and have fun but you need to do it on the 1. Also because there are so many "new" Prince fans aren't aware that when he was doing this Oak Tree stance - that was a shot a Morris Day who had recently at the time came out with Oak Tree. When I first saw this I knew EXACTLY what and who he was talking about! lol. Notice the "changes" and the "music" and not just watching the performance(which is excellent)! But there is so much going on with this! I use to watch this video before I used to do my gigs to get me pumped up. Worked every time. In fact, it still works. Another great performance band video is America by Prince. Thank you VimanRama for the upload. You took it back in time!

@private_joy

Жыл бұрын

Gooooood god!

@steveyoon9650

11 ай бұрын

Imagine IF Michael Jackson were on THAT stage, with Prince……WHAT a performance that would have been 😊😊

@jehuslay5238

11 ай бұрын

@@steveyoon9650 Why on earth would that pedophile MJ be on that stage with Prince??

@gautamdevgun333

10 ай бұрын

The Revolution that day, was running on all cylinders. Funk is eternal.

@JoaquinTazabi

9 ай бұрын

There's no Michael Jackson or Prince without James Brown. All three were incredible talents.

Funk Prince Style. The bass and drums sound full for a change to his usual way at the time. Sheila E and the band are on point all the way. Superb.

Watching this makes me wish we could time travel, would go back to this concert and have a blast

Prince was a genius❤ Thanks for uploading!!!!

Mind blowing Energy & Fun on that stage right there ... still easily way better than ANYTHING you can see Live today .... real music by real musicians with real instruments, no playback, no auto-tune, no B.S. .. just another Legendary performance by the one and only Prince, the God of Music! ... O(+> 💜 4ever

Every now and again, I come on here and watch this video and never get sick of watching it. Prince was bloody awesome! Thanks for uploading.

Prince and his band members plus Shelia E , Amazing entertainment!!!

Prince was the best to ever do it. No disrespect to MJ bc he was great. Prince was a great singer, performer, and he played so many instruments too 💜

@jesuswilljudge7296

7 ай бұрын

They were each other competition, they both good

@mikegiles9702

5 ай бұрын

Prince was better ​@@jesuswilljudge7296

The epitomy of COOL!!! AHHHH GET IT SHEILA E...AND PRINCE Boiiiiiii what a great duet couple!!!❤❤

Words fail me. God damn. Prince. A once in a lifetime star. ❤

Sheila E really had the time of her life with Prince. Thanks for the vid.

One of Prince's Best Performances

Oh my gawd n Baby J that's a JAM! 🤩

I miss him . He made the world a more bearable place. So glad he left many gifts to reflecting recharge motivation on.

Let’s hope we get a Parade Deluxe !!! 💜💜💜

I seen him in Concert... Saturday 0ctober 4th, 1997 ...!!! @ 8:00 pm...I Still have My Ticket 🎫🎟️

@WilliejRobinson-rq2rj

Ай бұрын

Me too lol Columbus Ohio 😂

@helenatrela786

18 күн бұрын

🧡💜

The best time of Prince ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Just genius!!! Miss you Prince💜

I don’t think there was anyone else who put this much energy into a performance, I couldn’t keep up, beyond perfection.❤️

I've never seen this performance..it's freakin' awesome..RIP Prince..Rock on Sheila E

Blown away by this performance

Love him so much.. I am really missing him.. Love you Prince Nelson.. You are really truly missed...

Prince, I loved Him & his music!!!!

Man I miss those days!!!!!

I still love prince

This video makes me soooooooo happy.

Absolutely killing it.

I watch this at least once a week!!! R.I.P. Prince☔️🕯♥️ thanks for sharing:)

@mandisco

Ай бұрын

Same here

@mandisco

Ай бұрын

Same here

.I was still young when Michael Jackson and Prince came to the stage for me, so if I had to choose, it was only our Prince who clapped immediately, I can't forget him and I keep crying when I hear him sing, I hope him one day really to meet .............. a super fan from Germany

love this video, love bizarre was the last song i heard Prince play live at the O2 london....It was an encore. About 1/4 of the crowd for 30 minutes was left waiting in the O2 believing Prince would come out for one more song. Then boom he came out. Prince walked through the crowd surrouned by bouncers, jumped back onto the stage, the lights went out and the horns of love bizarre kicked in. The remaining crowd stormed past security to get to the front and have one last magical dance with Prince: stuff of our wildest dreams!

He's not Prince, he's KING! :D

Thanks for posting this!!! What a POWERHOUSE that little Prince was. Crazy ass energy, great dance moves, & sexy as fuck in that pink outfit. Omg❗❗❗ This guy had it ALL! GOD keep you in his glorious LOVE. No one will ever shine like you, Prince 💜 🎶 ☮

@marlodambrosio6050

Жыл бұрын

Totally! Loves it

@tigeranthony

10 ай бұрын

Looks PURPLE to me.....

Prince is the GOAT

Finally, it's great to see a video on youtube that appears to be in real time instead of so many that are obviously out of sync. To that end, youtube should stop trying to mess with our body, mind, and spirit connection with so many of those out of sync videos.

🖤🌻. I WAS THERE 81/2 months PREGNANT w/my oldest child!!!

The Absolute Joy of this Performance of this Classic Prince tune,Love it❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥❤️💕💕💕💖💖💖❤️❤️🔥💕💕💕Love Jerome!!,,,,,Shiela E❤️❤️❤️Wendy💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️

@Esoteric_Occult_Study_Mastery

Жыл бұрын

Lisa? Tevin Campbell? Jerome! "Jerome where my mirror?

Im 20 years old and in love this music is so good Rest in Peace

I love it Prince gets that nasty look on his face when the music is funky