Let's go crazy
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Let's Go Crazy is a song by the American musician Prince , released in 1984 , which he wrote , composed , arranged and produced . The piece is included on his album Purple Rain and was released on July 18, 1984 as the second single from the album. The song can also be heard in the Prince film Purple Rain . Prince recorded Let's Go Crazy with his then backing band The Revolution .
history
The song was released as a single on July 18, 1984, reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 after When Doves Cry and replaced the John Waite classic Missing You .
The song Erotic City serves as the B-side ; in Great Britain the B-side contains the duet Take Me with U with Apollonia Kotero . The lyrics of Let's Go Crazy are about the consequence of an admonition of Christian ethics, the de-elevator in the text is the metaphor for Satan . The hit begins with an organ playing with Prince giving a speech about life. At the end of the speech you can hear a drum machine sound, followed by the use of guitars, bass guitars and a synthesizer. The drum machine they used here was a Linn LM-1 , which was also used in When Doves Cry .
In 2007, a 29-year-old mother posted a 29-second video clip in which her toddler danced to Let's Go Crazy on YouTube . Four months after the upload , Universal Music Group , then the commercial rights distributor of the song, tried to criminalize the woman by invoking the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act . The lawsuit was decided in 2008 in favor of the mother.
Let's Go Crazy is also on the Prince compilations His Majesty's Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club (1985), The Hits / The B-Sides (1993), The Very Best of Prince (2001), Ultimate (2006) and 4Ever ( 2016). The song is also featured on the album Purple Rain Deluxe (2017).
Music video
The music video was directed by Albert Magnoli, who also directed the film Purple Rain . It consists of sequences from this film, at the beginning of the clip Prince is walking down a flight of stairs; he goes on a stage and sings the song. In one scene he is riding a motorcycle, then he walks down a hallway with his escort band and picks up a woman on his motorcycle. Background dancers can also be seen in the concert. After riding the motorcycle, Prince and the woman kiss. Later they go to a forest and spend time together. Once in the house, Prince runs down a room. Then Prince and the woman ride the motorcycle again and meet again in the forest. In a later scene, the woman and Prince kiss; Disappointed, Prince sees the woman again in a restaurant with another man. Then the woman leaves the bar; in between you see the woman in a dance school, and full of anger Prince destroys a closet in the pub. Prince then follows the woman on his motorcycle. Emergency vehicles then stand in front of an accident site. Then Prince drives off again on his motorcycle, and a police vehicle drives by; there too, Prince and the woman find each other in the forest. Finally, Prince and the woman reconcile, hug each other and kiss. In the rest of the video, Prince finishes the song.
Cover versions
Web links
- Mother sues for YouTube video , Spiegel online July 25, 2007
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charts UK Charts US
- ↑ release date
- ↑ Home video in Youtube.com
- ↑ Music video in MySpace.com ( memento of the original from March 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
