Talk:Let's Go Crazy

Some clarifications and more trivia

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According to the album's liner notes and several biographies "Let's Go Crazy" was among the songs performed live on August 3, 1983 at First Avenue that were taped and used for playback during filming of the scenes featuring them in Purple Rain. Some of the others include "I Would Die 4 U", "Baby, I'm a Star", and "Purple Rain". The crowd noise is very audible at the end of the last two songs, and (if watched the movie as obsessively as I did back then), you'll notice the the noise is exactly the same on the album and the movie - in other words it's the same 8/3/1983 track.

During filming, yes - but the actual released recording of the song Let's Go Crazy was made at the Warehouse. The versions of I Would Die 4 U, Baby, I'm A Star and Purple Rain that were released are indeed based on the recordings of them being performed live on the 3rd of August 1983. None of them are straight lifts from those recordings though, they are all changed in various ways (Purple Rain, for example, had an extra verse in the original - also, much of the guitar solo was added later). Lianachan 16:19, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Organ and monologue intro

It's intended not so much to be a funeral the beginning of sermon (or wedding) in church, i.e. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the House of the Lord..." The lesson behind the sermon I suppose would be not letting Satan and life bring you down because God is coming soon to take us away.

Instrumental bridge

The lyrics in the background of instrumental bridge the middle of the song is a reprise of the opening sermon.

Minor trivia

The repeating guitar riff towards the end of this bridge, just before the last time they chant "Let's go crazy! Let's get nuts!" is the same riff from the song "Sexuality" on his 4th album Controversy.

TertiusRegent 10:19, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

DMCA law suit

Is it noteworthy that there is a lawsuit against the recording industry involving this song? [1] --W0lfie 14:59, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Of course it is notable. Every bogus try (should there be reliable sources) to reduce people's freedoms and rights, free speech and fair use, needs to be exposed and will be in the related article. Will this information be better here or in the Prince article? --5ko (talk) 18:04, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

I don't think it's notable, but if you feel strongly about it, it would be much more relevant on a recording industry-related article, perhaps on the EFF's page. Atlantik (talk) 23:30, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

The song would not be notable enough to have an article if the the copyright abuse didn't happen, and all news agencies, sites and slashdot didn't write about it. The section about the trial should be replaced back here and updated (the trial is still on; the defendants have been granted a motion to dismiss which is currently fought back)[2]. --5ko (talk) 00:13, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

As a successful single from a popular performer, I would say Let's Go Crazy warrants an article copyright abuse or not. Lianachan (talk) 11:18, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Not only is the song (of course) notable enough to have its own article, but the lawsuit even has its own. I just couldn't figure out how to nicely put the link into the section: Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. --Waltgibson (talk) 22:19, 26 October 2012 (UTC)