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The artist known as Prince has died at age 57

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Onion: Nation Too Sad To Fuck Even Though It’s What Prince Would Have Wanted

CHANHASSEN, MN—After hearing the shocking news of the iconic pop star’s unexpected death, the U.S. populace reported Thursday that it was simply too sad to fuck, even though they knew it was what Prince would have wanted. “If Prince is looking down on us right now, I know he’d want to see us all get down and fuck, but I’m still just so upset that he’s gone that I don’t think I could get in the mood,” said 37-year-old Arizona resident Carol Parnum, echoing the sentiment of tens of millions of Americans across the country, who acknowledged that, despite recognizing that nothing would have brought more joy to the seven-time Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist than everyone getting freaky and fucking all night long, their emotions were still much too raw to do so. “Look, I understand that Prince wouldn’t want us to be moping around with our heads in our hands, crying about how he’s gone and never coming back—no, he would want us to fuck raw and to fuck nasty. But I...I just can’t. My heart just isn’t in it right now.” After much personal anguish, the teary-eyed nation reportedly took a deep breath and solemnly mustered the resolve to get naked and start fucking, saying it was simply the right thing to do.
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ultraspank

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Got back from work and seeing this.
I'm crushed.
I can't put into words what i'm feeling right now. Some artist i liked died, none of them had that emotionnal impact on me.
His songs were the soundtrack of my life since i was a kid.
Fuck
 
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uncelestial

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One of the greatest shows I ever saw was Prince in a small club called the DNA Lounge. I was literally 10 feet away from him and it almost felt too close. When he dug into guitar solos he was so in the moment and at one with his instrument. The tiny crowd singing along with Purple Rain (played solo on the piano) to close the night is something I won't forget. My only disappointment of the night was nothing off the Batman 89 soundtrack, the tape of which I probably wore out as a wee lad.

It was a great honor to be that close to him. It's things like this that remind me how I have never regretted going to a concert but I've frequently regretted missing them.

RIP, Prince. This year needs to cut it out with the deaths already.
 
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Vegetable Lasagna

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uncelestial said:
One of the greatest shows I ever saw was Prince in a small club called the DNA Lounge. I was literally 10 feet away from him and it almost felt too close. When he dug into guitar solos he was so in the moment and at one with his instrument. The tiny crowd singing along with Purple Rain (played solo on the piano) to close the night is something I won't forget. My only disappointment of the night was nothing off the Batman 89 soundtrack, the tape of which I probably wore out as a wee lad.

It was a great honor to be that close to him. It's things like this that remind me how I have never regretted going to a concert but I've frequently regretted missing them.

RIP, Prince. This year needs to cut it out with the deaths already.
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Yeah, I regret not going to one of those shows. He had a Fox Theater show in 2014 (I think) I had the chance to go to also. Meh.
 
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burgervan

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Damn. I'm listening to "Sometimes It Snows In April"

I can't do this, guys

Tracy died soon after a long fought civil war,
Just after I'd wiped away his last tear
I guess he's better off than he was before,
A whole lot better off than the fools he left here
I used to cry for Tracy because he was my only friend
Those kind of cars don't pass you every day
I used to cry for Tracy because I wanted to see him again,
But sometimes sometimes life ain't always the way

Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad
Sometimes I wish life was never ending,
And all good things, they say, never last

Springtime was always my favorite time of year,
A time for lovers holding hands in the rain
Now springtime only reminds me of Tracy's tears
Always cry for love, never cry for pain
He used to say so strong unafraid to die
Unafraid of the death that left me hypnotized
No, staring at his picture I realized
No one could cry the way my Tracy cried

Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad
Sometimes, sometimes I wish that life was never ending,
And all good things, they say, never last

I often dream of heaven and I know that Tracy's there
I know that he has found another friend
Maybe he's found the answer to all the April snow
Maybe one day I'll see my Tracy again

Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad
Sometimes I wish that life was never ending,
But all good things, they say, never last

All good things that say, never last
And love, it isn't love until it's past
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Get'sMad

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knowing Prince he probably has something in his will where all of his archives will be burned or something. but I'm hoping we get some stuff out of it.

god this fuckin sucks.
 
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DontBeThatGuy

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I'm gonna listen to Purple Rain and Sign 'O The Times in their entirety, not that I didn't already do that last week.

(also has anyone ever seen the video of him performing Purple Rain live for the first time, in a small club? It was for the movie, and it was amazing.)

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Maybe he has enough unreleased material to have a posthumous album to be released like Michael Jackson
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Shit, he probably has enough unreleased music for 50 albums.
 
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Violence Jack

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I don't know if it's happening in all of their locations, but Alamo Drafthouse is having a memorial showing of Purple Rain tonight. I'm very much thinking about going, but it starts at freaking 9:50 pm out here.
 
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SonicMegaDrive

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DontBeThatGuy said:
I'm gonna listen to Purple Rain and Sign 'O The Times in their entirety, not that I didn't already do that last week.
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Yeah. Usually when a musician I love dies, I marathon their music. But this is one of those cases where I do that on an almost daily basis anyway. Guess I'll just have to play 'em a little bit louder tonight. RIP
 
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otapnam said:
I only had a chance to see him in a smaller arena and it was awesome. Always wanted to goto another show - still glad I was able.to witness the power of his live show once.
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Perhaps the biggest takeaway from his performance is that the term "musical genius" is over-used. There are a lot of great musicians, but very few bona fide musical geniuses. Prince was one of them.
 
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Utterly gutted today. He's my number 1 truly. For years, I told friends that the day he died, they all needed to find me. I got about 100 text messages from friends and family.

The bootlegs that snuck out of his place over the decades were amazing to hear. There are some unbelievable jams that people have never heard - Moonbeam Levels is a great song, in its own right, but it wasn't good enough for him, so he canned it before putting together Purple Rain.

He was unbelievable. I just can't wrap my head around this...
 
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