Thank you for celebrating Musicology with us this month! On April 19 2004, the album arrived in stores in the UK, followed the next day in the US. The final song on Musicology is “Reflection,” a slow number that features a prominent acoustic guitar to finish out the album. On February 19, 2004, The Tavis Smiley show premiered a live version of “Reflection” with an intimate reunion of Prince and Wendy Melvoin of The Revolution. “It was just him and me, and he was gorgeous. He was the guy I knew when I first met him,” remembered Wendy. “It was beautiful to see him. I held on to him and kept kissing him and hugging him and telling him I loved him.” The performance was also made available as a digital download through the NPG Music Club.
“Dear Mr. Man,” the 11th track on Musicology, is a piece of Afrocentric social commentary sung in the form of a letter in which Prince addresses poverty, pollution, war, and the political climate of the time. In 2007, a reworked version of “Dear Mr. Man” was included on the spoken word/hip hop album Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations, by Professor of African American Studies (and 2024 Presidential candidate) Dr. Cornel West.
Musicology Tour mementos. 💜 📸: Debra L Rothenberg, Michael Caulfield Archive, and Mychal Watts
Musicology Tour mementos. 💜 📸: Debra L Rothenberg, Michael Caulfield Archive, and Mychal Watts
“Despite everything, no one can dictate who you are to other people.” – Prince
Announcement📣: We’ve recently added an exhibit in the SOUNDSTAGE! We’ve curated a collection of shoes for your viewing pleasure – each pair just as unique as the next – Each one, so very @prince! Like other exhibits in the soundstage area – this is available for you to photograph📸! Please share and be sure to tag @officialpaisleypark in your post! Make sure follow us for updates throughout the rest of the season! #thatwalk #prince #paisleypark
Remembering Prince Rogers Nelson – Candlelight Vigil. April 21, 2024 at Paisley Park – Gone but never forgotten 💜🕊
“The key to longevity is to learn every aspect of music that you can.” – Prince
OPEN NOW: Flashback to the year that reshaped pop history in the @rockhall’s new exhibit – 1984 🎵 40 years ago Prince, Van Halen, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Madonna all released masterworks, MTV went nationwide popularizing the use of music videos, and artists like Run D.M.C. and LL Cool J brought the golden age of hip-hop out of its NYC confines taking the culture coast-to-coast. Check out the new exhibit to discover artifacts, audio, and video that revisit milestones from 1984 – the landmark year that changed music forever.
“As long as I do not take myself too seriously I should not be too badly off.” – Prince
Let’s label it a classic. Prince defies genres, and Musicology defies time. It’s been 20 years since this instant classic hit the airwaves and affirmed what we already knew—in a land of Jesters, Prince still rules them all. Drop a purple heart in the comments: One name, One symbol, This Album. No Notes.
Let’s label it a classic. Prince defies genres, and Musicology defies time. It’s been 20 years since this instant classic hit the airwaves and affirmed what we already knew—in a land of Jesters, Prince still rules them all. Drop a purple heart in the comments: One name, One symbol, This Album. No Notes.
Let’s label it a classic. Prince defies genres, and Musicology defies time. It’s been 20 years since this instant classic hit the airwaves and affirmed what we already knew—in a land of Jesters, Prince still rules them all. Drop a purple heart in the comments: One name, One symbol, This Album. No Notes.
Let’s label it a classic. Prince defies genres, and Musicology defies time. It’s been 20 years since this instant classic hit the airwaves and affirmed what we already knew—in a land of Jesters, Prince still rules them all. Drop a purple heart in the comments: One name, One symbol, This Album. No Notes.
Let’s label it a classic. Prince defies genres, and Musicology defies time. It’s been 20 years since this instant classic hit the airwaves and affirmed what we already knew—in a land of Jesters, Prince still rules them all. Drop a purple heart in the comments: One name, One symbol, This Album. No Notes.
The outfit worn for the cover of the album “Come” was a high waisted magenta pants suit with yellow and magenta stripes at back; the pants had black buttons and a black embroidered“S” design on each leg. The outfit was designed by Deb McGuan. Please join us this Friday, August 16th at Paisley Park as we host a free listing event of the “Come” in its entirety to the first 150 people in attendance. For more information – visit the link in the bio or go to paisleypark.com/events #paisleypark #come #prince
Get them while you can.. the remaining tickets for Celebration 2024 are available now! Get tickets at: https://paisleypark.com/celebration-2024 #paisleypark #celebration2024 #prince4ever
“Pink Cashmere” has joined the million streams club on @pandora! Give it a listen at the link in bio 💜
Track 10 on Musicology is “On the Couch,” a slow and sensual R&B-infused tune that was originally demoed at Paisley Park in January 2003, but was re-recorded at Metalworks Studios in Ontario. The song also contained John Blackwell, Jr. on drums. Candy Dulfer, Maceo Parker and Greg Boyer’s horns were added to the track on January 19, 2004.
🌟 💜Purple Fam, you truly made the 40th anniversary premiere of PURPLE RAIN ☔️ at Paisley Park unforgettable! 🙏🏽 It was incredible seeing everyone dressed to the nines, celebrating this iconic film in such an equally iconic space. Watching this film together, surrounded by so much love and appreciation , was a moment we’ll cherish forever. Thank you for making this night so special. 💜 We hope to more of you soon! #PurpleRain40 #PaisleyPark #PurpleFam #purplerain — 💜
🎶Please join us for tours at Paisley Park the week of August 12th – August 18th as we Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the album “Come” 💜🎧 This was Prince’s final Warner Bros album under his name; the remainder of his albums would be represented by the unpronounced symbol. You can see in the gold award for the album it was presented to the symbol. The artist also noted this in the cover of the album by adding 1958 – 1993, symbolizing the end of Prince and the birth of the symbol. #prince #paisleypark #come
💜Join us at Paisley Park on Friday, August 16th, 2024 for a special listening event as we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Prince’s studio album “Come” In tradition of the impromptu parties Prince would throw at Paisley Park – This is a FREE event and is “FIRST COME FIRST SERVED” to the FIRST 150 Guests. DOORS at 7:00p | MUSIC STARTS at 7:30p. Don’t miss the chance to immerse yourself in the sounds of this classic album at the place where it all began. “Come” was the Artist’s 15th studio album and marked a unique chapter in his career as it was the last recorded album under his publicly disputed contract with WB and was the beginning of him identifying himself as the unpronounceable symbol”
Celebration #FamCam interview #5: These amazing folks traveled all the way from Canada to attend #PrinceCelebration2024! 💜 Where did you travel from to attend Celebration?
