Let's Go Crazy (34 page)

Hilburn, Robert,
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hip-hop,
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“How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore,”
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Hubbard, Jerry,
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Huey Lewis and the News,
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Huntsberry, “Big Chick,”
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Husney, Owen,
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Ice Cube,
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Ice T,
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Idol, Billy,
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“I'll Take You There,”
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“I'm Yours,”
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Indigo Productions,
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“Irresistible Bitch,”
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“It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night,”
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Ivory, Steven,
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“I Wanna Be Your Lover,”
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“I Would Die 4 U,”
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Jackson, Janet,
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Jackson, Jesse,
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Jackson, Michael,
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black culture and,
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cultural context of 1984 and,
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MTV and,
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music videos used by,
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popularity of,
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Prince's rivalry with,
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proposed collaboration between Prince and,
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on
Purple Rain
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Thriller
by,
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Victory tour of,
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“We Are the World” and,
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Jacksons (Jackson brothers),
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“Jack U Off,”
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Jagger, Mick,
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James, Rick¸ 34,
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Jehovah's Witness,
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Jimmy Jam,
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Johnson, Charles (the Electrifying Mojo),
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Johnson, Jellybean,
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Johnson, Jesse,
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Jones, Al,
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Jones, Jill

on Apollonia,
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background of,
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on Dez's leaving Revolution,
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filming
Purple Rain
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genesis of
Purple Rain
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on influence of
Purple Rain
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later career of,
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Melvoin as Dickerson's replacement and,
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on Prince,
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Prince's relationship with,
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on Prince's relationship with Jackson,
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Purple Rain
role of,
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on treatment of women in
Purple Rain
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vocals by,
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Jones, Quincy,
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“Jungle Love” (the Time),
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“Just as Long as We're Together,”
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Kael, Pauline,
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Kanclerz, Renata,
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karaoke, and “Purple Rain,”
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Karlatos, Olga,
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Khan, Chaka,
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“Kiss,”
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Kotero, Apollonia (Patricia)

audition for
Purple Rain
by,
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background of,
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critics on,
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filming
Purple Rain
and,
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later career of,
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Prince's naming of,
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Prince's relationship with,
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Purple Rain
album and,
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Purple Rain
role of,
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reactions to hiring of,
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Kragen, Ken,
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“Ladder, The,”
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Lauper, Cyndi,
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Led Zeppelin,
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Lee, Spike,
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Leeds, Alan,
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on albums,
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on
Around the World in a Day
album,
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filming
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and,
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genesis of
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and,
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later career of,
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on legacy of
Purple Rain
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Melvoin as Dickerson's replacement and,
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on music videos,
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on Prince,
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on Prince's relationship with Jackson,
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on “Purple Rain,”
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on
Purple Rain
album,
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on Purple Rain tour,
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release of
Purple Rain
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on success of
Purple Rain
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as tour manager,
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on tour performances,
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on “We Are the World,”
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work after Purple Rain tour and,
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Leeds, Eric,
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Leeds, Gwen,
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“Let's Go Crazy,”
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“Let's Pretend We're Married,”
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“Let's Work,”
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Levine, Adam,
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Lewis, Terry,
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“Little Red Corvette,”
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Little Richard,
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Loder, Kurt,
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Lynch, David,
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Madonna,
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Magnoli, Albert

deciding to direct
Purple Rain
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directing
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directors and films as inspiration for,
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Dumpster scene and,
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editing
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father character in
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filming
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funding
Purple Rain
by,
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genesis of
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initial meeting between Prince and,
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later career of,
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on legacy of
Purple Rain
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performance scenes in
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and,
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as Prince's advisor and manager,
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on Prince's performance in
Purple Rain
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“Purple Rain” and,
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release of
Purple Rain
and,
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Revolution and,
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script for
Purple Rain
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Sign o' the Times
directed by,
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Vanity's participation in
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Warner Bros. and,
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Marie, Teena,
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Mark, Brown,
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Matthews, Denise.
See
Vanity

Mazarati,
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McCartney, Paul,
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McClellan, Steve,
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McCreary, Peggy (“Peggy Mac”),
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Mellencamp, John Cougar,
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Melvoin, Jonathan,
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Melvoin, Susannah

filming
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on Prince,
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Prince's relationship with,
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Purple Rain tour and,
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as vocalist,
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Melvoin, Wendy,
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Around the World in a Day
album and,
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–43,
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background of,
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Coleman's relationship with,
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“Computer Blue” and,
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filming
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later career of,
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musical influence on Prince from,
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music for
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Parade
album and,
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on Prince,
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