But for those of us watching at home, Foo's performance was a welcome adrenaline shot as the special launched into its second hour. "I don't know if Prince liked it that much," frontman Dave Grohl said of their cover, which the band recorded in 2003 it became a Top 20 hit on Billboard's alternative charts. Foo Fighters put hard-rock spin on provocative Prince songĪnother pleasant surprise was Foo Fighters' thrashing, screaming, head-banging take on Prince's oft-covered "Darling Nikki," which is known for its sexually explicit lyrics about masturbation. Just as he's soothed us during quarantine with his impromptu #TogetherAtHome concert, Coldplay singer Chris Martin was a calming presence during Tuesday's high-octane "Let's Go Crazy." Wearing a baby-blue T-shirt and seated at the piano, Martin harmonized beautifully with The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs on a slowed-down rendition of "Manic Monday," which Prince wrote and recorded before giving it to The Bangles. Jumping, spinning and writhing on the floor throughout the upbeat "Purple Rain" cut, Copeland proved that Prince's music defies genre and medium.Ĭhris Martin gives us Tranquil Tuesday with "Manic Monday" But some of the standout moments of the night were the ones that were far less expected, such as when American Ballet Theatre star Misty Copeland took the stage for an athletic take on "The Beautiful Ones," sung by R&B breakthrough H.E.R. Vincent, who count Prince among their chief inspirations, were predictably stellar covering "I Would Die 4 U" and "Controversy," respectively. He gave it away a few times to other artists, but somehow, it kept coming back to him, because, as the record shows, nothing compares to Prince.” Misty Copeland pirouettes to the Purple One “Prince actually kept giving away this next song about being incomparable. More: Looking back on Prince's best USA TODAY interview moments, 4 years after his death John Legend makes us swoon with Prince classicĬovering one of Prince's most famous songs is an unenviable task, but fortunately John Legend was up to the challenge, delivering a soulful, sexy spin on "Nothing Compares 2 U." “Prince was in every way incomparable,” John said as he introduced the song, which was written by Prince and made famous by Sinead O'Connor. Here are some of the most memorable moments you should know. The joyful, star-studded show featured nearly two dozen performances from Prince collaborators and superfans, including his band The Revolution, The Time, Mavis Staples, Sheila E., Beck, and Earth, Wind & Fire, among others. The concert special was taped two days after the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in January, and aired on CBS Tuesday night to commemorate the fourth anniversary of Prince's death.
That's how "Saturday Night Live" veteran Maya Rudolph introduced "Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince," a two-hour, music-filled tribute to the late icon.
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