Even after his death, Prince can still surprise me, like this footage released today of his original version of “Nothing Compares 2 U,” six years before Sinead O’Connor made the song famous. The video shows Prince rehearsing with his band, adding spirited horns and strong backing vocals to a composition usually identified by O’Connor’s slow minimalism and stirring strings. It’s my new favorite version of this song I’ve loved for a long time, and I can’t stop listening to it.


Kate Bernot

All due to respect to Prince’s solo work, but I have long had a special spot for this duet with (one of my favorites) Amy Winehouse. They performed together when Prince invited Winehouse to an aftershow in London in 2007 to perform a version her song “Love Is A Losing Game” with him. That the two are now gone makes it incredibly bittersweet. What I love most here, though, is how Prince picks out the wild, funktastic guitar moments that are more subdued on Winehouse’s solo version. I hope they’re both making kickass music together in the afterlife.

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Kevin Pang

I’m not going to take more of your time from these 67 glorious minutes of Prince from 1982, circa Controversy. This is fire.

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