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Creepy
(Photo credit: AP/Chris Pizzello)
Doesn't anybody remember laughter? Prince certainly does. He had to be laughing as he whipped out an extended, atmospheric take on Radiohead's "Creep" towards the end of his epic closing set Saturday night. With so many people grumbling about the absence of Johnny Greenwood and the gang at this soiree, it was a daft move that was totally hilarious.
Well, his set was epic for true Prince fans, anyway. Opening with a one-two double-banger of classics by the Time, complete with Morris Day on vocals, they flipped it into an elastic workout of "Glamorous Life," with Sheila E manning the timbales and microphone on the '80s gem.
Moving through various eras with ease, he ran through fan favorites like "Seven," "Controversy" and "I Feel For You," an early single that was made famous when Chaka Khan remade it back in the day.
Of course, he pulled out big guns like "1999" and "Little Red Corvette," saving "Purple Rain" and "Let's Go Crazy" to end the show. Being Prince, he had to have his moments, like an anti-war jam on "Come Together" by the Beatles. The was also quite the guitar solo over a loose take on the B-52's "Rock Lobster."
But really, we should just be talking about the fact that instead of selling t-shirts at the merch stand, Prince had glossy embossed tambourines. That's just pimp game right there.
Altogether, the single greatest performance in Coachella history.
—Scott T. Sterling
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