12 Essential Prince Covers & Collaborations

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Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
To get through this thing called life
Electric word life
It means forever and that’s a mighty long time
But I’m here to tell you
There’s something else
The after world
A world of never ending happiness
You can always see the sun, day or night
– prince, “let’s go crazy”

We’ve lost one of the greats today in the legendary Prince. There are too many incredible Prince songs to even think about selecting our favorites in tribute. As an alternative, here are some classic Prince covers and collaborations.

Chris Cornell “Nothing Compares 2 U” Prince Cover Live @ SiriusXM // Lithium

Prince covers Jimi Hendrix “All Along the Watchtower” & Foo Fighters “Best of You” Super Bowl XLI 5:30 & 6:00
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqF7uWw7Q8s

Incubus “Let’s Go Crazy”

Brad “Purple Rain / Crown Of Thorns”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5NR_jn8L6Q

Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and more “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”

Candlebox “Purple Rain”

Prince & Lenny Kravitz “American Woman”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC34ZcDiCag

Foo Fighers “Darling Nikki” – full Foo Fighters version not available so here’s a live clip of the Foo’s performing the song with Cee Lo Green

Adam Levine “Purple Rain” – Howard Stern Birthday Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8XnTfqmUFM

Stone Gossard – “1999”

Prince covers Radiohead’s “Creep” at Coachella

Prince “Purple Rain” During Downpour, Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fv_6bH8WUA

And if the elevator tries to bring you down
Go crazy, punch a higher floor

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