Prince - Sign O' The Times (Official Music Video)

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  • @LailaSpringall
    @LailaSpringall หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    Still a masterpiece in December 2024 💜

    • @RubenGanev
      @RubenGanev 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      amen

    • @mysticakemet1997
      @mysticakemet1997 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      He was a whole Prophet outchere ❤❤❤

    • @albanocardoso4997
      @albanocardoso4997 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      True - so it is in January 2025 :)

  • @jessicawilliams1176
    @jessicawilliams1176 ปีที่แล้ว +338

    I love everything about this song, his voice and the lyrics. Today 7 years ago, we lost one of the most talented and creative singers, dancers, producers, and performers of all time. We love you forever, Prince, and your legacy lives on forever! 👑❤️💜💜🕊️4/21/2023

    • @gentlehorst
      @gentlehorst ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sandra Bullock was asked which song at Colbert.
      She answered anything of Prince. If so my answer would have been this song. Everything in it.

    • @enricovankeeken1624
      @enricovankeeken1624 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gentlehorst *`he died of h0rse ~~ Isn´t that **#ironic** 🤣😈´*

    • @StreetnastyEntertainment
      @StreetnastyEntertainment ปีที่แล้ว +2

      💯🙏💜🫡💫

    • @Kittykat6000-f7b
      @Kittykat6000-f7b ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is a genius record

    • @anaisan009
      @anaisan009 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      miss him more😢

  • @shiquillabell1215
    @shiquillabell1215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Prince was definitely before his time

    • @Jerrywest1
      @Jerrywest1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      what does that even mean

    • @haukionkannel
      @haukionkannel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      More like timeles.

    • @thegrimyeaper
      @thegrimyeaper 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Jerrywest1 At least she didn't say he was underrated....

    • @robertsonghurst8681
      @robertsonghurst8681 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@thegrimyeaperas a guitar player possibly most underrated

    • @droxxx3583
      @droxxx3583 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Prince is and was timeless and will forever be.

  • @ToniWellons
    @ToniWellons 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2028

    Sign O' The Times is a musical masterpiece

    • @specirt6894
      @specirt6894 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Undoubtedly !

    • @daveramdeen3937
      @daveramdeen3937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@specirt6894 Couldn't agree with you more Toni.

    • @markchitwood2152
      @markchitwood2152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Agreed

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You Got the Look was such a great song that Roxette ripped it off and took it to #1 a second time... I'd be honored if some Prince fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of PURPLE RAIN and LITTLE RED CORVETTE on my YT channel in tribute to the greatest songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist of all time. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Happy '020s to all and RESPECT to the genius of Prince.

    • @kareemwalton1289
      @kareemwalton1289 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hell YEAH

  • @venanciahopkins5035
    @venanciahopkins5035 7 ปีที่แล้ว +729

    This song is thirty years old and the lyrics still rang true today! Prince was a total visionary!

    • @carlosvalencia5118
      @carlosvalencia5118 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Exactly

    • @hermeticxhaote4723
      @hermeticxhaote4723 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Timeless. I think Prince will come back one day, hejust checked out for awhile. Some day in the far future he'll return to Earth in a spaceship or something. Ready to shred all the music.

    • @tinalannen393
      @tinalannen393 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Disciples BD GD MD SD

    • @RFC3514
      @RFC3514 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He'd only be a visionary if the lyrics hadn't applied when the song was released. They were pretty topical back then. He's not a visionary, we just haven't evolved much.

    • @charlottejackson7690
      @charlottejackson7690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Deep thinker read and understand bible prophecies jw.org learn more

  • @mikecausey5860
    @mikecausey5860 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    He was an absolute genius

  • @calneon6549
    @calneon6549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +578

    It’s not an over exaggeration to say that this is one of the greatest songs ever made.
    What else can compare musically and lyrically?

    • @markhorton2920
      @markhorton2920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Absolutely no one. Especially this day and age.

    • @burlhorse61
      @burlhorse61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      agreed

    • @markhorton2920
      @markhorton2920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@danielduplantier4526 So what example would you give then? Please explain why the statement is an example of hyperbole.

    • @MudSluggerBP
      @MudSluggerBP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Only other Prince songs 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @lisacammarata7080
      @lisacammarata7080 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Amen

  • @leemcbride9273
    @leemcbride9273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1217

    It's 2021 and this song still resonates. Prince was a genius.

  • @michelemelucci4667
    @michelemelucci4667 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    He was so gifted.What a loss

  • @cazb877
    @cazb877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +422

    This is not a song it’s a social commentary. Genius 💜

    • @thepitkeepa2478
      @thepitkeepa2478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      EXACTLY 👍🏾💯💯💯💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🙏🏼

    • @jalexmpe
      @jalexmpe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well put

    • @robertodandrea5587
      @robertodandrea5587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Plus he wrote it 5 minutes on his own with a drum machine after a live show.. Can Harry Styles say the same?

    • @cazb877
      @cazb877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@robertodandrea5587 I would say not. Like I said Genius 💜

    • @Arilex-j9u
      @Arilex-j9u 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ⚡️💜

  • @KOMET2006
    @KOMET2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    I first heard this song in the Spring of 1987 when I was a graduate student. "SIGN O' THE TIMES" continues to speak to what the world is today. Prince was the Mozart of our time.

    • @sirprince9734
      @sirprince9734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agreed

    • @stephanieinman1551
      @stephanieinman1551 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Most definitely!

    • @musiclover-cn7tb
      @musiclover-cn7tb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I heard this song when I was 3 or four and prince died on my actual birthday I will never forget picking up my phone and reading the news I didn't want it to be true.

    • @jamesman5338
      @jamesman5338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@musiclover-cn7tb I went to see him perform in Birmingham UK, about 10 month before he died.
      I remember commenting on how skinny he looked.
      He appeared healthy but something was just not right.
      He's perform was exceptional, but the truth was Prince had been struggling with a drug addiction, For who knows how long.R.I.P
      🙏🏿To the king of prince's.

    • @francescobattisti9926
      @francescobattisti9926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i still remember the "what the fack" reaction when a new album was released. the impression that something had changed and a new standard was going on. (talking about the first listening of this song)

  • @01BenMillar
    @01BenMillar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    It blew my mind when I was 14. I'd still vote it as one of the best tracks of the 20th century.

    • @robynsmith4164
      @robynsmith4164 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was ten when this album came out. Prince is true royalty in my mind. I grew up listening to all of his music. "Purple Rain" is still one of my top favorite songs of all time! When I was 6 or 7, I actually watched the Purple Rain movie and saw the first "sexual" movie scene in my life. It was the Fourth of July and my parents were running around, trying to get me and my two older brothers along with a few friends together to leave to see the fireworks, so no one noticed me watching it! Every July 4th, we went to this place called "Fish and Games" to watch the fireworks show each year. It had a bunch of medium sized lakes where you could go boating, fishing, swimming , hunting , etc.. depending on the season. There was a designated area where there were a bunch of huge canvas tents set up with all types of activities going on during the day before it got dark. I remember our neighbor (the Dad) always throwing axes at these things that looked like large tree stumps that were cut and turned sideways… that was a LONG TIME AGO! Once it got dark, everyone laid out huge sheets and blankets to lay on to watch the fireworks. We used to run around and catch fireflies b/c there were thousands of them, as far as you could see! I remember it getting a little chilly once the sun went down… (we lived pretty close to one of the Great Lakes.) I MISS chilly nights, even in the summertime! I also miss chilly autumns with the leaves turning yellow, orange, red then brown! Our grass stays green and 95% of the trees in our area stay green throughout the fall and winter! It ALWAYS snowed up North on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, every single year! Well, my parents divorced after 20 yrs. of marriage when I was 12. My Mom remarried when I was 15 (my brothers were both in college) and we ended up moving about 2400 miles away with my stepdad, to where he was originally from. I went through MAJOR culture shock! It was 88°F on my first Christmas Day in Texas! There aren’t fireflies down here either… I think I’ve seen maybe two or three in the past 30 years and that was while visiting near San Antonio. Once I moved down here I had never gotten into the Christmas Spirit until I started having kids (I have 3). Down here in Southeastern Texas, the months of July, August and September are always disgustingly H☀️T! We went over six weeks this summer where it was over 100°F EVERY SINGLE DAY… It didn’t rain ONCE in that period of time or the following month either, which is unheard of here on the Gulf of Mexico, where I live!!! We USUALLY get a small summer shower DAILY that blows in off the Gulf in the early afternoon, in the summer.
      *RIGHT NOW, on October 27th, 2023, it is 85° here! The temperatures in the next month will go up and down from 92°F to maybe 79°… For some odd reason, in the area of Texas I live in, if we get a cool snap, it NEVER lasts for more than three days! If you look one week away from the first day of the cooler weather, it will always be like at least 10°F higher in temperature, IF NOT MORE! When it gets down to the low 70’s, everyone here starts wearing long sleeves, sweaters and even jackets! I used to laugh at all those people… but 30 years later, I tend to get chilly once it gets into the 60’s…🤭.
      I REALLY 🙏🏼 pray we don’t have another deep freeze and have temperatures that stay well below freezing here in Texas again this winter like we did a few years back! It stayed under 20°F for several days straight and also stayed way below freezing for another couple weeks. We, along with millions upon millions of other Texans, lost power for at least 2 weeks and others did for MUCH longer.. 😔 We were so lucky to only lose power for 2 weeks! Due to all of the ice from so much freezing rain which clung to EVERYTHING including power lines, poles, transformers, etc… it all totally crashed MANY power grids across Texas. Everyone had to boil all the water from their faucets (if their faucets even had water…) before drinking it or cooking with it! A large amount of people had ELECTRIC stoves, ovens, water heaters and heating systems, etc..!!! You can’t boil water if you don’t have a working stove! Some people didn’t have ANY water for weeks. Also, with no electricity you couldn’t drink or use the filtered water/ ice from your refrigerator.
      MANY, MANY people had their pipes burst! All of the homes here are built with every water pipe housed in the attic and they run across the top of the entire home, right ABOVE all of the ceilings! We can’t bury the pipes underground because we are at sea level and if you dig just two or three feet down, you hit water! We were SO BLESSED that we didn’t have ANY pipes burst! We know MANY people who lost just about everything and others who lost it all from their homes being flooded by their burst water pipes…😒 We could use and drink our faucet water after a few (4-5) days! Many others couldn’t for several weeks to a over a month longer. The water filtration plants were not working at all so you couldn’t even bathe/ shower in the water that came from your faucets. You also couldn’t put the water in your mouth so you had to use bottled/ boiled water to brush your teeth and rinse. We were so blessed to get clean faucet water back so quickly! 😇 Also, people with electric stoves had no way to boil their water! We used both of our gas grills to cook our food. One of my grills has two burners like you have in your home if you have gas. That REALLY HELPED! Honestly, we had SO MUCH bottled water that we didn’t need to boil our drinking water but did if we made food with faucet water. WOW, I’m SO SORRY for sending you a novel! 🤦🏻‍♀️ I really hope you have a great weekend and that you and your loved ones are staying happy and healthy!
      Love from Texas ♥️🤠🌴

    • @nebojsadurmanovic2268
      @nebojsadurmanovic2268 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is a soundtrack for a failing soceity, an actual historical piece. It's eternal.

  • @burrwoodgehrke6887
    @burrwoodgehrke6887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +725

    Prince was a Genius. He stood alone in a world saturated with mediocrity.

    • @TBOTSS
      @TBOTSS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Really? I found Prince to be a vacuous little shit.

    • @mattchild9954
      @mattchild9954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@TBOTSS How can someone who played numerous instruments, produce countless albums and enhance many musical careers, be vacuous? Poor choice of word in my opinion. Prince was a Genius, full stop.

    • @grunthostheflatulent9649
      @grunthostheflatulent9649 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Prince and David Bowie deaths really shattered me.
      Thank God their music is with us.

    • @Yrr666
      @Yrr666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@TBOTSS That's because yer a dumb fuck.

    • @CamPalinSmith
      @CamPalinSmith 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@grunthostheflatulent9649 Granted I do prefer David Bowie (everyone has different taste, makes the world interesting), I still think Prince is immensely talented. I think 2016 was such an awful year for music - 4 stars taken from us; Bowie, Prince, Michael & Burns.

  • @ididyermom3273
    @ididyermom3273 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    The Genius that was Prince.

  • @pauldove5740
    @pauldove5740 2 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    It's 2022 and this song still resonates. Prince was a genius.

    • @donniehagy5125
      @donniehagy5125 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's 2023 and...oh...never mind...

  • @freddyrobinson6453
    @freddyrobinson6453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    This is without a doubt, lyric for lyric, the best song prince ever wrote. This was the first pop song to make reference to the crack cocaine traumas of the reagan era and it was written in 1986; a year before it was released. A once a multi-generation artistic talent.

    • @sirprince9734
      @sirprince9734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      we lived it! gen x and prince forever

    • @streetsbrook
      @streetsbrook 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Freddy, I totally agree. It’s his finest lyric and it resonates every time I hear it.

    • @jjasper2291
      @jjasper2291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't forget about the revolutionair video clip

    • @carlhoward4220
      @carlhoward4220 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am 54 years old know this song well damn the Reagan administration

    • @hanawana
      @hanawana 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/PobrSpMwKk4/w-d-xo.html ? !

  • @LoriDitchfield
    @LoriDitchfield 3 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    This entire album is next level. Every song is brilliant.

    • @boxcomix1
      @boxcomix1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup, my absolute favorite album of his.

    • @sabrinamejorado4331
      @sabrinamejorado4331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Every1 of his songs are bad ass

    • @camel303
      @camel303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sabrinamejorado4331 yeah right

    • @AC-mp7cx
      @AC-mp7cx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      didnt get as good ratings as PR

    • @bohemianbeaumontfilmsltd9418
      @bohemianbeaumontfilmsltd9418 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Double album as well. How many artists today can produce,write,compose a classic double album?

  • @brock8128
    @brock8128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Sign of the times was way before it's time... just like Prince...genius

    • @jaynieblueyes2270
      @jaynieblueyes2270 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Why are people saying this was before it’s time. The song was predominantly about AIDS, this was a Sign O the times, what was happening all around the world in the 1980’s and regrettably the subject matter continues to be sadly relevant xxxx
      God Bless each and everyone we are here for only a short while, make a difference, making your time really count xxxx
      R.I.P Prince xxxx 💜✝️☯️ xxxx

    • @rjjcms1
      @rjjcms1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      By that time (early 1987) the AIDS epidemic had spread from the gay community to intravenous drug users. The hurricane tragedy could be attributed to increased dangerous storm acitivity from global warming. The rocket ship was,of course,the Space Shuttle disaster of January 1986.

  • @mishawilliams3571
    @mishawilliams3571 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    A masterpiece ❤ 2024

  • @stevehndz9300
    @stevehndz9300 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1110

    30 years ago. Prince was so ahead of his 'time.' 💜✝️🕊☮️☔️

    • @VarietyMusicLover
      @VarietyMusicLover 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      sign o` the times :)

    • @dimidynamite2452
      @dimidynamite2452 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Indeed. Scan TH-cam and watch for example the video to Chainsmoker´s "Something just like this". Lyrics Videos are absolutely trendy now and Prince was the first using them.

    • @Purple1984Rain
      @Purple1984Rain 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      He still is.

    • @FanofChowder
      @FanofChowder 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This and "Praying For Time", were truly the first 'Lyric Videos'.

    • @Jsimm100
      @Jsimm100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      stevehndz #Truth

  • @Szpzer
    @Szpzer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    This is truly one of the best pop songs ever written. Genius!

  • @marlinfish128
    @marlinfish128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The baddest jam by Prince for me. Groove is too hard. Lyrics, brutal....funk meter, funkadelic level.

  • @misska7535
    @misska7535 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    My mom absolutely loved Prince. She passed away before him😢
    Rip Angel's 🕊🌈🌾❤
    Still 🔥🎶 in 2023. A true lyrical genius. 🎶💯🥰💜💜

    • @tkowalke76
      @tkowalke76 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Now they're jamming together! ❤️💜❤️

  • @riccardotrono4930
    @riccardotrono4930 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Prince, you were a GENIUS. Your music will never ever die and you'll live in it every time we play it - chapeau from a 26 year old fan of yours from Italy 💯

  • @sherbertdip6924
    @sherbertdip6924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Absolute masterpiece. Guitar dipping in and out is pure genius. Greatest all round Musician and sorely missed.

  • @barryboertje7236
    @barryboertje7236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Sadly this masterpiece is still relevant.

    • @christelvandenwyngaert1487
      @christelvandenwyngaert1487 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He is very sexy

    • @BlackIce100
      @BlackIce100 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@christelvandenwyngaert1487Um, somebody missed the point 🤦🏽

    • @Trinatricks
      @Trinatricks 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It will always be relevant. Prince was a poet of times

    • @roemellobell
      @roemellobell 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You didn't know his name was Prince for a reason 💯

    • @michaelspyker8390
      @michaelspyker8390 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      More relevant than ever

  • @zane1961
    @zane1961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Ridiculously Brilliant!!!

  • @mattwstewart205
    @mattwstewart205 7 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    There's no more relevant song than this piece of art

    • @BrickCity_101
      @BrickCity_101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This is America

    • @misterblash5221
      @misterblash5221 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ball of confusion- The Temptations

    • @angeloadams3069
      @angeloadams3069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Money don’t matter and man in the mirror

    • @AC-mp7cx
      @AC-mp7cx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@angeloadams3069 they dont care about us

  • @manonyeager1847
    @manonyeager1847 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    He was blessed with talent beyond measure. He knew it and he did not waste an ounce of what he was given. I miss him tremendously.

  • @FredericLEGUEN-Excel
    @FredericLEGUEN-Excel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    This song is one of the best, ever !

  • @f.herumusu8341
    @f.herumusu8341 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    One of those songs that should be teached in musical education as an outstanding example of minimal songwriting when you have such a strong leading idea. It requiers some genius mind to realise that this song works exactly that way and that idea is so strong and not to clutter it with usual production techniques. Prince at his best.

  • @VaronDiStefano
    @VaronDiStefano 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    This is one of the greatest albums of all time

  • @Thinkwild-sr4rr
    @Thinkwild-sr4rr ปีที่แล้ว +20

    It just doesn't get any better than this. One of the best songs ever recorded

  • @stevendunkley8284
    @stevendunkley8284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Prince was my generation's Hendrix

  • @darronnelson953
    @darronnelson953 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I don’t listen to Prince often but when I do, so do the neighbors.

  • @eijiaquarius
    @eijiaquarius 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I still remember the first moment I heard this song from the radio in 1987. I was 14 yrs old then and really really shocked with this strange & beautiful funky sound. To an Asian boy , living in the countryside of Japan, this song was literally the sign of the times !

  • @chadachamberlain2728
    @chadachamberlain2728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Still get goosebumps off of this song the lyrics are so real and live on today in society the song really hits home. Prince was a musical genius in his own right! One of my many favorites from him

    • @renedream66
      @renedream66 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same! 💜

  • @megabyteNZ
    @megabyteNZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This, Sign o' the times, is the song of the century. Not only voted as such by radio listeners in commercial magazine polls, but the story Prince wrote & sings of - this is America at that time & this is a deftly-captured series of both iconic actual events & speculative occurrences that we all know happened - maybe it wasn't your brother or September & June, but it was someone you know personally & they did go from abstainance to full-blown opiod addiction within months. If you don't know someone high on crack & toting a machine gun then you've real life seen them, wearing red or blue 'do rags. Prince Rogers Nelson used his breathtaking musical ability to describe America more accurately than Gauguin did Tahiti or Monet of his water gardens. His Sign o' the times is exactly that, America. While the song is an immense achievement, the subject matter is nothing to be proud of.

  • @d23bw
    @d23bw 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I first listened to this when it came out. I also received my HIV diagnosis in1984, three years before the release of this prescient song. Utter genius from the purple one. He is above and beyond.

    • @_Ag-
      @_Ag- 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      So glad you made it through. This song carries so much in it, and the first notes never fail to drop me like a rollercoaster 🎢

    • @peterselie6500
      @peterselie6500 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you are okay?

    • @lisalideo9262
      @lisalideo9262 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      All ok now, Brother?

  • @Jojo8080daisy
    @Jojo8080daisy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Even after 5 years....I'm still stunned. RIP Prince Roger Nelson. RIP Prince. Rest in Purple. "...some say a man ain't happy unless a man truly dies. Oh why?..." It's the sign of the times....

    • @judithgarner1081
      @judithgarner1081 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Like you so sad 😞 can't believe it xx miss him 😢 💔 xx

  • @jgabriel67
    @jgabriel67 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    The birth of the lyrics video? Maybe, but definitely a masterpiece, in every way. The lyrics, that seem to define the sign of any time in America, and therefore still ring true. The visuals, with those ominous "time" letters sliding in the shadows. You can't now imagine how groundbrakind this was at a time when most of us hadn't yet used a word processor. And of course the music, perhaps the eeriest funky vibes in history, so befitting for the subject. Everything looks and sounds simple, but that's pure genius.

  • @liesbeth3012
    @liesbeth3012 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Unfortunately it is still relevant. Yesterday, 8 years ago, I cried my heart out...Prince is and remains for me the best artist ever!

  • @davidroberts5322
    @davidroberts5322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Prince was a genius, who was way ahead of his time... Sadly missed.

  • @JRA73
    @JRA73 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Way way ahead of his time......... SUPREME MUSICIAN!! 😎

  • @lorst55
    @lorst55 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Prince being the GENIUS he was. Decades ahead of every artist in 80's!

    • @daveramdeen3937
      @daveramdeen3937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lorraine Rotundo, I totally agree with you, still listen to his music, such a talented guy.

    • @andrealucibello8417
      @andrealucibello8417 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The best decade

  • @jameskeyes9112
    @jameskeyes9112 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    His purple badness still relates.

    • @rjjcms1
      @rjjcms1 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes.

  • @carolewhittaker4052
    @carolewhittaker4052 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    December 2021 30 th ... So relevant .. Endlessly ...Time 💜

  • @scioarete7987
    @scioarete7987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    One of the most profoundly reflective songs on contemporary culture I have ever heard. "Sign O' the Times" has not lost its impact and relevancy.

  • @hannahschulte2038
    @hannahschulte2038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Listen to the lyrics , and you will understand this mans music stood for something much bigger than his name

  • @Lhiza-r2d
    @Lhiza-r2d ปีที่แล้ว +9

    On a Sunday morning listening to this jam 2023 🇿🇦

  • @Frosty319
    @Frosty319 7 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    SOTT is a ground breaking masterpiece. It truly showcases this genius of an artist at the height of his powers.

    • @travvistodd6016
      @travvistodd6016 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed. An amazing array of styles performed, all performed magnificently. Absolute masterpiece.

  • @akinicolette1979
    @akinicolette1979 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Prince is still one of the best artists out there, producing so many different songs and did it the way he wanted. he didn't let the system run him. Prince will forever live on in our hearts and soul, rest in peace you beautiful human.

  • @DingKong
    @DingKong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Relevant then.
    Relevant now.
    Brilliant song.

    • @jackhall501
      @jackhall501 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This will be always relevant

  • @yomiorimolade
    @yomiorimolade 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Dis Song was a massive hit in Africa in 1987. That's 31yrs ago. Rest in Peace.

  • @ferlandriashivers3202
    @ferlandriashivers3202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I'm 22 and this song gives me chills Everytime I hear it 😩😮

    • @sopwithcamelus
      @sopwithcamelus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's okay.
      I remember when this song came out.
      It still gives me chills too...

    • @MISTYEYED.
      @MISTYEYED. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      JUST IMAGINE WHEN THIS WAS RELEASED IN 1987. You missed out.

  • @sportbikeguy00
    @sportbikeguy00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Great classic song, very prophetic back in the day.

  • @Anu90421
    @Anu90421 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Isn't it AMAZING.... how a song can have a different meaning for an individual, at different stages of life? As a preteen, I liked this for it's rhythm; 35 years later.... the lyrics run SO DEEP and will be relevant for many more generations.

  • @jackhoward2678
    @jackhoward2678 7 ปีที่แล้ว +399

    This song deserves way more views

    • @alexanderscott9001
      @alexanderscott9001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Jack Howard Most of prince's songs have just now been able to be posted here... at least for now. He was real protective of his work... for good reason

    • @tinacombs5196
      @tinacombs5196 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I miss you prince...... man....... I know your up there in Heaven ..and singing with The Angles Rock On !!!!! Peace, Love & Always Be Happy. From Gypsi Girl from Butte County.
      Always🎵🎵🎶🎵🙏✌️🎇🎇🕶️❣️❣️❣️❣️

    • @viralbuthow000
      @viralbuthow000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Different generations of TH-cam viewers.

    • @niccolocarniato
      @niccolocarniato 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Absolutely

    • @markchitwood2152
      @markchitwood2152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What difference does it make just as you like or love it. I love it too

  • @BlackPrimeMinister
    @BlackPrimeMinister 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Every time this comes in the radio and my hair stands on end, I ask myself the question: “Is this the greatest song I have ever heard?”

  • @chokesmc
    @chokesmc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    "A Man ain't truly happy unless a Man truly dies.........."

  • @smiranda7696
    @smiranda7696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +103

    This song sounds like it could’ve been recorded yesterday, crazy that it’s over 30 years old. Thank you Prince for sharing your genius w the world

  • @danielhill7529
    @danielhill7529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Prince owned the 80s !

  • @jfilesgraphics
    @jfilesgraphics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    This whole album was a masterpiece. It's like the Sergeant Pepper of his generation

  • @justmadeit2
    @justmadeit2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This has to be in his top 5 songs ever. I remember when it came out in 87. It still sounds relevant. The world is still a crazy place too, listen to the lyrics

    • @daveramdeen3937
      @daveramdeen3937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I so totally agree with you, one of his best ever, and remember when it came out, still have the album, and in great condition also.

  • @joesmithguide
    @joesmithguide 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This song didn’t get a lot of play on the radio. It’s a great song and stands the test of time. If they rereleased it today it would be a hit, no doubt.

  • @Annastesia1988
    @Annastesia1988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My man 💜

  • @pokang100
    @pokang100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Heard this song as 16yr old in 1987, in Australia and played the the hell out if it. Now 47yrs old, the relevance of this song and "Prince" remains timeless.

  • @dimpsey3
    @dimpsey3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Prince constantly came out with hit after hit for decades, He was an excellent writer..

  • @sonyaphillips4027
    @sonyaphillips4027 7 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    Prince was a natural born messenger, he was sent for a reason it was no coincidence he became a musician it was meant to be it was his destiny and his music is timeless, every generation loves Prince and his music, just an outstanding man that withstood the test of time😍😘😄🎉😉😇😜🎊🌺🎊😜😇😉🎉😄😘😍😘😍😘😍😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

    • @dennisdelany9098
      @dennisdelany9098 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Totally agree.

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sonya very well said... I'd be honored if some Prince fans would check out my acoustic piano & vocal covers of PURPLE RAIN and MONEY DON'T MATTER 2 NIGHT on my channel in tribute to the Master. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and RESPECT to the genius of Prince.

    • @driggins67
      @driggins67 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am wrecked. I am blessed that I work in nyc I met him

    • @cliffbechard3402
      @cliffbechard3402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think this same theory about John Lennon.

    • @ernestbutler4141
      @ernestbutler4141 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brilliant:A Young BlackMan from the Suburbs of Minnesota:Alcohol-Reefer-Horse-after that Jail,Institutions or Death.SIGN O THE TIMES...😁😎✌🤘🖤💙luv ya byo eJ

  • @Purple1984Rain
    @Purple1984Rain 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Always trying to push himself musically is the sign (pun intended) of a unique artist who isn't afraid to expand his creativity and inspirations. Prince did that time and time again throughout his brilliant career.

  • @michaellaabs1538
    @michaellaabs1538 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Prince was a hero in Minnesota. A fantastic musician, songwriter, & dancer. Gone Way Too Soon. F Fentanyl.

  • @righteousshadowsdojopt.3979
    @righteousshadowsdojopt.3979 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Why isn't this hit song played on the oldies station is the question.

    • @billmurray7473
      @billmurray7473 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Because it's too intelligent.

  • @LuvOneAnother
    @LuvOneAnother 7 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    Prince was 30 years ahead of everyone else when this came out.. He's spelling it out 4u here... this is relevant today still!

    • @mattgreen3696
      @mattgreen3696 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he was just ripping off what punk rockers said 10 years earlier and they where ripping off old school country western

    • @conniejones413
      @conniejones413 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Luv4oneAnother 1999)

    • @gilgameshian6066
      @gilgameshian6066 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mattgreen3696 "ripping off" is a crass way to put it, but point taken. Prince still definitely has the look

    • @micjakes1
      @micjakes1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      People that far ahead of their time don't live very long for some reason.

    • @mxghan9268
      @mxghan9268 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Luv4oneAnother 1999 he did start

  • @podmaneliction9744
    @podmaneliction9744 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    かっこええ、beautiful🥰🥰

  • @MmostlyRandom
    @MmostlyRandom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    my fave Prince song BY FAR the lyrics are pure genius

  • @keleharvey4572
    @keleharvey4572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The guy had tremendous vision

  • @yahspoetyahu-thepoeticword7322
    @yahspoetyahu-thepoeticword7322 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Its amazing how this song had a powerful message that still reverberates today! SMDH

  • @simonmiller5165
    @simonmiller5165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    An absolute masterclass. It’s only when someone is gone that you realise what you lost. A true visionary.

  • @raneenagbariah5565
    @raneenagbariah5565 7 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    he's a genius!!!

    • @perri_6
      @perri_6 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hee-hee!

    • @teela.prince.henrybolton1361
      @teela.prince.henrybolton1361 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Raneen Agbariah the. Best. Is. Prince. The. Sexiest. Ever. The. Gorgeous. One. Ever.

    • @ackerman_wife
      @ackerman_wife 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeaaah!!!!💜💜💜💜💜💜

    • @carlosvalencia5118
      @carlosvalencia5118 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Totaly agree

    • @debrasimms716
      @debrasimms716 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Raneen Agbariah
      He's a Gemini 💜😉

  • @supadupahilton6848
    @supadupahilton6848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I was never a hugh Prince fan, but I absolutely love this song.
    Probably more pertinent now than it was back then.

    • @CMDR_Verm
      @CMDR_Verm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here. I'm not a fan but there's no denying the brilliance of the lyrics and music. God help us all.

    • @enricovankeeken1624
      @enricovankeeken1624 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CMDR_Verm *i only rEAlly LOVE a hand full of Prince songs (but he wAs great) and he dEfinitely had his OWN sound*

    • @celaine1970
      @celaine1970 ปีที่แล้ว

      How can anyone not be a fan of Prince?!😯

  • @MrLee2e
    @MrLee2e 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    this tune introduced me to the genius of Prince , these lyrics are more relevant than ever which is so sad but this song sounds like it could've been recorded yesterday which show it light years ahead of its time

  • @minervacarrizo9188
    @minervacarrizo9188 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The lyrics were so real, they had to be the center of the video. Too bad theses words are still so true today. Let´s all continue working for a better world.

  • @deborahmrs.p8706
    @deborahmrs.p8706 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    PRINCE truly awakening people
    He's very awakened Truth

  • @METRORNORM
    @METRORNORM 7 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    One of the best tracks ever made.

  • @JoAnnSharpe
    @JoAnnSharpe 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love this song one of my favorites

  • @chicocapelane
    @chicocapelane 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yep 👍🏽 Montpellier France…
    L’un des avantages du numérique est le plaisir de réécouter les artistes majeurs qui continuent de vivre à travers nous, avec la cerise sur le gâteau de partager nos commentaires et notre admiration commune pour Prince, Miles, Jimmi, Quincy, Stevie…

  • @betlea8070
    @betlea8070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Came up through the ranks with Prince as the soundtrack to my life! Another one we lost way too soon!
    Listening in 2022 post apocalyptic Britain and this is as relevant today as the first day I heard it!

    • @gaggita9922
      @gaggita9922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      thanks to big pharma.
      Prince is just another number of deaths that didnt have to happen thanks to these crazy strong and highly addictive pills.

  • @melodyparsons4590
    @melodyparsons4590 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Prince was an unrecognized prophet. We were robbed by his death.

    • @melodyal3357
      @melodyal3357 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      100%!!!🙏💜🌟🍀🌟💜🙏

    • @EllaGijsberta
      @EllaGijsberta 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      The right answer❤

    • @thewoundedhealer4950
      @thewoundedhealer4950 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Very, very interesting comment. Thank you.

    • @suur-turku7806
      @suur-turku7806 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He robbed us of him with his pill dabbling.

  • @sirricwebb8287
    @sirricwebb8287 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He would never admit to being a genius
    Just an artist doing his thing about explanation.... expressing it.

  • @jaylamothe4099
    @jaylamothe4099 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Amazing Amazing Amazing
    Prince !! Just Amazing .......

  • @princesbiggestfan9166
    @princesbiggestfan9166 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A classic song! The more I listen to the song the more I fall in love with it! A Prince masterpiece!

  • @LadyMargaretSteppin
    @LadyMargaretSteppin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I listened to this song growing up and just listened again and cried. With the beat I never really understood the reality of this song and how it affects those who understood it's significant!

  • @paulerickson9200
    @paulerickson9200 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I still remember the day that he played a lot of his songs for the first time. I grew up less than 3 blocks from Prince. Spent a ton of time at The 1st. I was even in the back of the room when they filmed Purple Rain.
    As a person he was a jerk. But as a Musician and Singer, literally 1 of the Best. I lived right off of Chicago and Portland in the later 80's. Gangster Disciple territory. The GD. That's what they called themselves in the 80's.

  • @sdey893
    @sdey893 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The One and Only!

  • @azarif3581
    @azarif3581 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How awesome was this guy, he was the Mozart of our time

  • @mattarwood
    @mattarwood 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I am so happy to be getting all of Prince's official videos in one place some of which I haven't seen in years. Thank You.

  • @DavidBowieNews883
    @DavidBowieNews883 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Absolute genius and forever missed 💜

  • @licc1958
    @licc1958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Literally the best song ever to be made.

  • @robjones2408
    @robjones2408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Prince at his most sublime.
    The influence of that other talented Gemini, Curtis Mayfield is
    evident. At their very best, they were unbeatable.
    My one major regret is that I never got to see him play live.
    May they rest in peace.

  • @ΤΖΙΝΟΣΛΑΜΠΙΡΗΣ
    @ΤΖΙΝΟΣΛΑΜΠΙΡΗΣ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    ONE OF THE 100 ALBUMS YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO BEFORE YOU DIE