History Heartwarming / Prince

I wouldn't change a stroke 'cause, baby, I'm the most\\

With a girl as fine as she was then''

-->And if the stars ever fell one by one from the sky
-->I know Mars could not be, uh, too far behind
-->'Cause baby, this kind of beauty has got no reason to ever be shy
-->'Cause honey, this kind of beauty is the kind that comes from inside.

* The amount of tributes from music luminaries past and present following the Purple One's death. Everyone from Music/PaulMcCartney to Music/ArethaFranklin, Music/BruceSpringsteen, to Music/TheSmashingPumpkins, to [[Music/PinkFloyd David Gilmour]] - no matter how different their styles of music, they all united to pay tribute to a legend.

* "The Arms Of Orion," a duet with Music/SheenaEaston and one of the lesser-remembered song off of his ''Film/Batman1989'' soundtrack album. It's an appropriately ethereal ballad which sounds just as beautiful as the name would suggest.

* "The Arms Of Orion," a duet with Sheena Easton and one of the lesser-remembered song off of his ''Film/Batman1989'' soundtrack album. It's an appropriately ethereal ballad which sounds just as beautiful as the name would suggest.

* After Prince's death, Fellow Minneapolis musician Paul Westerberg of Music/TheReplacements [[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/paul-westerberg-remembers-prince-i-cant-think-of-anyone-better-191244/ recalled]] their casual acquaintance for ''Rolling Stone''. Along with other anecdotes, Westerberg remembered a time when he was recording at Paisley Park and had heard that a friend of his had died. Westerberg left the studio after received that news, and when he came back, Prince had filled the place with balloons to cheer him up.

* In the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW5oQigsZbw Fatman On Batman]]'' episode following his death that week, BigNameFan Creator/KevinSmith basically gave an hour-long eulogy of Prince, gushing about how he was the truest artist ever, with the skills and the business savvy to literally do whatever he wanted, until [[ManlyTears he's a crying mess]]. It also features the single most sincere use of the word "fuck" from a man who regularly [[ClusterFBomb uses it as punctuation]].

* Though released after the death of his son with his then-wife Mayte Garcia, his cover of Music/TheStylistics' "Betcha by Golly, Wow" definitely counts.

* After Prince's death, Fellow Minneapolis musician Paul Westerberg of Music/TheReplacements [[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/paul-westerberg-remembers-prince-i-cant-think-of-anyone-better-191244/ recalled]] their casual acquaintance for ''Rolling Stone''. Along with other anecdotes, Westerberg remembered a time when he was recording at Paisley Park and had heard that a friend of his had died. Westerberg left the studio after received that news, and when he came back, Prince had filled the place with balloons to cheer him up.

* Shortly after his passing, it was revealed that Prince had donated thousands of dollars to schools in predominantly black neighborhoods to fund computer coding programs, hoping that it would help young black people become successful entrepreneurs (being a Jehovah's Witness, he couldn't disclose his charitable donations).

* "The Arms Of Orion," a duet with Sheena Easton and one of the lesser-remembered song off of his ''Film/{{Batman}}'' soundtrack album. It's an appropriately ethereal ballad which sounds just as beautiful as the name would suggest.

** Music/BillyJoel opted to perform "1999," and a bunch of other artists (such as McCartney and the cast of ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'') did "Let's Go Crazy." Because in the end, wouldn't Prince want to be remembered as the partier to end all partiers?

* After his death was announced, the person behind the parody account [[https://twitter.com/PrinceTweets2U/status/723205622754250754 Prince Tweets 2 U]] said that [[http://www.thefader.com/2016/04/21/prince-princetweets2u-interview he had seen the account]] and thought it was ActuallyPrettyFunny.

* The amount of tributes from music luminaries past and present following the Purple One's death. Everyone from Music/PaulMcCartney to Music/ArethaFranklin, Music/BruceSpringsteen to Music/TheSmashingPumpkins - no matter how different their styles of music, they all united to pay tribute to a legend.

* When the producers of ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeet'' asked Prince to let them use "Kiss," he originally turned them down. But then they showed him footage and he not only changed him mind, but ''wrote a new song'' for the soundtrack, "The Song Of The Heart," which is basically the cutest thing ever.

** He also mentioned that his one regret was not getting to bury the hatchet with Prince after The Purple One took umbrage with Smith's unflattering standup story about him.

* In the ''Fatman On Batman'' episode following his death that week, BigNameFan Creator/KevinSmith basically gave an hour-long eulogy of Prince, gushing about how he was the truest artist ever, with the skills and the business savvy to literally do whatever he wanted, until [[ManlyTears Smith is a crying mess]]. It also features the single most sincere use of the word "fuck" from a man who regularly [[ClusterFBomb uses it as punctuation]].

* "The Arms Of Orion," a duet with Sheena Easton and one of the lesser-remembered song off of his ''Film/{{Batman}}'' soundtrack album. It's an appropriately etherial ballad which sounds just as beautiful as the name would suggest.

* After his death was announced, the person behind the parody account [[https://twitter.com/PrinceTweets2U/status/723205622754250754 Prince Tweets 2 U]] said that [[http://www.thefader.com/2016/04/21/prince-princetweets2u-interview he had seen the account]] and thought it was ActuallyPrettyFunny.

** Even Music/WeirdAlYankovic, who had spent most of his career taking pot shots at him for not letting him parody any of his songs, paid his respects.

* The amount of tributes from music luminaries past and present following the Purple One's death. Everyone from Music/PaulMcCartney to Music/ArethaFranklin, Music/BruceSpringsteen to Music/SmashingPumpkins - no matter how different their styles of music, they all united to pay tribute to a legend.

-->Go crazy - punch a higher floor!

* "The Arms Of Orion," a duet with Sheena Easton and one of the lesser-remembered song off of his ''Film/{{Batman}}'' soundtrack album. It's an appropriately etherial ballad which sounds just as beautiful would suggest.
* "Beautiful, Loved And Blessed," another gorgeous duet, this time with his protegé Támar, about ThePowerOfFriendShip that's just as beautiful as it's title.

** Even Music/WeirdAlYankovic, who had spent most of his career taking pot shots at him for not letting him parody and of his songs, paid his respects.

* "Beautiful, Loved And Blessed," another gorgeous duet, this time with his protegé Támar, about ThePowerOfFriendhsip that's just as beautiful as it's title.

** Even folks like Music/WeirdAlYankovic, who had more complicated relationships with Prince, paid their respects.

** Music/BillyJoel opted to perform "1999," and a bunch of other artists (such as McCartney and the cast of ''Theater/Hamilton'') did "Let's Go Crazy." Because in the end, wouldn't Prince want to be remembered as the partier to end all partiers?

-->I know Mars could not be, uh, to far behind