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On July 7, 2007, Prince played three concerts in his hometown of Minneapolis. This concert coincided with the launch of his new perfume, 3121. Prince delighted the gathering with "3121," "Girls & Boys," "A Love Bizarre," and "Guitar." He was joined by collaborator Sheila E., who sang on "The Glamorous Life." After the third concert at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, Prince held an after-show at the famous First Avenue, where Purple Rain was filmed. On July 16, 2007, Prince was the surprise guest of Montreux Jazz Festival.
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What's Prince going to do with the money from all those big-ticket shows he played this year? Hire lawyers! The Purple One is planning to work with our pals Web Sheriff and sue YouTube, the Pirate Bay, and eBay--among other sites--in an effort to "reclaim the Internet" and stem the tide of videos, bootlegs, and unlicensed ringtones zinging their way around the world: more
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On February 2, 2007, Prince played at the Super Bowl XLI press conference. He and the band played a set of Chuck Berry's hit: Johnny B. Goode", "Anotherloverholenyohead" from Parade and "Get On the Boat" from 3121. Prince performed at the Super Bowl XLI halftime show in Miami, Florida on February 4, 2007. The performance consisted of three Purple Rain tracks ("Let's Go Crazy", "Baby I'm a Star" and the title track), along with cover versions of "All Along the Watchtower", the Foo Fighters song "Best of You" and "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Coincidentally, Miami had rain on the day of the Super Bowl, which was lit purple during the performance of "Purple Rain". He played on a large stage shaped as his famous symbol. The event was carried to 140 million television viewers, the largest audience of his life.[29] It ... holds the record of the most watched TV performance of the 21st century in the U.S.A.
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Can Prince succeed where the United States government failed? How funny would it be if the Pirate Bay can fight off a big bad country-invading superpower but succumbs to a 5'2 singer in purple heels?
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Purple Rain made Prince a superstar; it eventually sold over ten million copies in the U.S. and spent 24 weeks at number one. Partially recorded with his touring band, the Revolution, the record featured the most pop-oriented music he has ever made. Instead of continuing in this accessible direction, he veered off into the bizarre psycho-psychedelia of Around the World in a Day, which ... sold over two million copies. In 1986, he released the even stranger Parade, which was in its own way as ambitious and intricate as any art rock of the '60s; however, no art rock was ever grounded with a hit as brilliant as the spare funk of "Kiss."
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