How can U just leave me standing? ...in search of Prince Rogers Nelson.

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April 18, 2022 Scotland's pop, jazz and soul duo Hue and Cry talk about the inspiration of 'The Teacher' Prince. We also discuss the 1980s and masterpieces such as Parade and Sign 'O' The Times. Essential listening.
INTRO
With pianist Greg Kane
1min - "Prince is the teacher", and why the 1980s needs more respect. Funk as social commentary.
3min - Covering Sign 'O' The Times, audiophiles, working with jazz musicians and having no fear.
5mins30s - Seeing Prince after hours at the Garage in Glasgow.
7mins - Near misses with Wendy and Lisa, Bobby McFerrin and Paisley Park.
With vocalist Pat Kane
10mins - Musical background, jazz heritage, hearing Prince for the first time and the ambition of 1999.
13mins30s - the 80s as the era of 'half-punk, half synthesizer'.
15mins - the influence of 1986 album Parade on the band, and its 'majestic landscapes'.
17mins - The Family album, Prince's side projects and Eric Leeds ('the best funk saxophonist ever').
18mins45s - Sign O The Times: 'his sense of taste, and his choices are incredible'. Prince's phrasing and genius.
23mins - Horn riffs and discord in Prince's music, Alphabet street and arrangements in jazz, pop and soul.
26mins - the musical work and career of Clare Fischer and Rufusized by Chaka Khan.
28mins30s - Prince's solo piano and microphone work, Pat's favourite eras of Prince and reflection on his late career.
32mins30s - Acoustic album The Truth and solo piano album One Nite Alone.
33mins30s - Money Don't Matter 2Nite and Diamonds & Pearls (big band version on Bandzilla).
35mins - Music as protest, social commentary and rebellion in Prince's music.
36mins30s - Prince as the 'link' in African American roots music.
37mins30s - Gett Off: "Jazz is the preacher, but funk is the teacher" and the Pharaoh Saunders mode.
38mins - Funk like an elephants foot, George Clinton and musical theories.
39mins - Creating a zone of freedom for black artists, and The Work.
41mins30s - Creating tracks and new songs forming organically at jam sessions.
43mins - Memories of musical celebrations at Paisley Park with Prince.
45mins - Hoping to work with Quincy Jones at the height of their fame in the 1980s (and recording at Paisley Park).
47mins - Jamming with Stevie Wonder and D'Angelo.
49mins - Pat asks a Prince fan for thoughts on his untimely death.
56mins - Funk revivals, snap bass and Pop Life.
58mins - A Prince cover the band are ashamed of! And 80s nights at Butlins.
60mins - What question would Pat ask Prince if he were still alive today?
How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!
The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.
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1 hr 3 min
February 09, 202240 years ago - a man who would go on to become one of the biggest stars in the world, and one of its most respected musicians, was booed off the stage having been pelted with bottles and food from the audience. Ricci Terranova was in the audience that day
INTRO
2mins - 'going to concerts all the time' in my teenage years
6mins - growing up in a family listening to a diverse and eclectic mix of music
9mins - going to the Coliseum to see USC football games
10mins30s - memories of the show and lasting impression of Prince that day. 'He blew me away...and definitely captured my imagination'.
11mins - a concert that started to 'get a little scary'
12mins30s - negative energy as things start being thrown onto the stage
14mins - '...the way he was dressed was just too much for The Rolling Stones fans...they weren't ready for it.'
16mins - lasting impressions on Prince that evening. 'So dynamic...there was a confidence and stage presence there.'
18mins - Prince feeling vital again with 3rd Eye Girl and the Piano & Microphone tour.
20mins - Book of Prince fan memories: The Day I Was There. Ricci recalls the Purple Rain tour in 1985 - 'wear something Purple!'
25mins - Andre Cymone and the influence of Adam Ant and the New Romantics.
26mins - The euphoria of the LA Forum in '85 - 'it was so inspiring, the whole visual of it.'
29mins30s - The 1980s - an era of separations, divorces and broken homes...the role Purple Rain the movie played in the teenage psyche.
31mins30s - 'A.U.T.O-matic' - Ricci's rock memorabilia story
35mins - Furthest lengths / greatest expense to see a show...
37mins30s - Feelings on posthumous releases from Prince's vault.
38mins30s - any things you'd like to hear in future?
40mins - Reflections on the Prince community, and what it all means ultimately. Love 4 One Another...
How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!
The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.
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42 min
July 22, 2021 Beverley Knight saves the best for last in the final episode of this revealing interview. In it she talks with genuine passion about some of the most magical moments spent with her idol Prince, discusses his Mozart-esque genius and her personal sadness at
Part 3 of this interview features music from the Beverley Knight album Affirmation (released in June 2004), including short excerpts from Supasonic, Tea & Sympathy and No One Ever Loves In Vain. Music used by permission.
Additional music - Signs - was written, arranged and produced by Gavin Calder.
Queen of British Soul Beverley Knight, has been one of the UK's most consistent artists for over two decades. She has had gold and platinum-selling albums, 14 Top 40 hits, sold-out tours, 3 MOBO Awards, Brit Award and Mercury Music Prize nominations - plus an Olivier Award nomination for musical theatre. She's also a massive Prince fan...tune in to parts 1 & 2 of this exclusive interview to hear more memories of Prince, and the influence he had on her career.
How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!
The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.
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40 min
July 06, 2021 Beverley Knight tells Sam Bleazard about meeting Prince for the first time, the excitement of supporting him on his famous '21 nights' at London's 02 - and shares what it felt like to perform on the same stage with her childhood idol. They also discuss Be
Part 2 features music from the Beverley Knight album Affirmation (released in June 2004), including short excerpts from Come As You Are, Supasonic and Keep This Fire Burning. Music used by permission. Additional music - Signs - was written, arranged and produced by Gavin Calder.
How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!
The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.
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Please follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.
Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show.
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33 min
June 17, 2021 Queen of British Soul Beverley Knight, has been one of the UK's most consistent artists for over two decades. She has had gold and platinum-selling albums, 14 Top 40 hits, sold-out tours, 3 MOBO Awards, Brit Award and Mercury Music Prize nominations - plu
Listen in to our latest podcast to hear more about the career path of one of the UKs most loved artists and performers, Queen of UK Soul, Beverley Knight.
How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!
The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.
LINKS
Please follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.
Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show.
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46 min
June 11, 2021 Ep6: Marking the publication of Duane Tudahl's latest book - in part 2 we discuss Prince's incredible work ethic, and how his songs acted as gifts and even conversation starters. We look at the challenges of mid 80's superstardom, and the subsequent fall-
Duane Tudahl has spent his career working on TV series, but also producing numerous documentaries and music videos.
He is a writer and researcher, who has contributed many articles for Uptown magazine – the key Prince fanzine – for 12 years, from 1991 to 2003.
In recent years he received praise for his books documenting Prince’s studio sessions in the 1980s, which are extensive in their research and provide an in-depth insight into the period.
Thank you to all of our listeners around the world who've been tuning in and downloading the show from Europe to the USA, South America, India and Australia, your support is much appreciate.
And our thanks to Gavin Calder for the music on today's show, which features the original album mix of True Funk Soldier, from the album Deep Field, by Balveda. Go to the Bandcamp website to hear more.
Please keep clicking on subscribe, leave your reviews and spread the word, whether you're listening on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon music, Gaana or Jiosaavn.
Chapters & themes
- Did Prince have any regrets from the mid 80s period? 'Prince was a control freak - he was a decider...after Purple Rain who's going to tell you what to do?'
- Duane discusses the We Are The World? recording and the aftermath of the Purple Rain tour.
- Prince goes to the beach and Duane's favourite stories - 'the ones that humanise him in some way'.
- We discuss Prince's legacy and the threat to his legacy from potential revisionist history in the future.
- The questions Duane would most liked to have asked Prince.
- Future projects - what's next for Duane?
How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!
The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.
LINKS
Please follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.
Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show.
#prince4ever #love4oneanother
32 min
June 07, 2021 Episode 5: Author Duane Tudahl talks about writing the definitive account of Prince's Parade and Sign O The Times studio sessions. "Prince could release an album every year for 100 years...", he tells us.
Duane Tudahl has spent his career working on TV series, but also producing numerous documentaries and music videos.
He is a writer and researcher, who has contributed many articles for Uptown magazine – the key Prince fanzine – for 12 years, from 1991 to 2003.
In recent years he received praise for his books documenting Prince’s studio sessions in the 1980s, which are extensive in their research, and give further insight into one of the most fascinating periods in popular music.
A big thank you to all of our listeners around the world who've been tuning in and downloading the show from Paris, to Detroit, from Bombay to Brazil, we really appreciate your support.
And our thanks to Gavin Calder for the music on today's show, which features a Quiet Storm remix of True Funk Soldier, from the album Deep Field, by Balveda. Go to the Bandcamp website to hear more.
Please keep clicking on subscribe, leave your reviews and spread the word, whether you're listening on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon music, Gaana or Jiosaavn.
How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!
The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.
LINKS
Please follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.
Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show.
#prince4ever #love4oneanother
34 min
May 26, 2021 Episode 4: Oscar winning multi-instrumentalist Jon Batiste - talks about growing up in Louisiana, recent achievements including his involvement in the Disney Pixar film Soul, and the inspiration he drew from Prince early in his career.
Tune in to hear Sam Bleazard discussing early life, musical inspirations and movies, with recent Oscar winner Jon Batiste. Jon talks about New Orleans, representing New Orleans in the TV show Treme, collaborators on his latest album We Are, and the inspiration he drew from Prince early on in his career. How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and
arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous
contribution from all of our guests!
The show also features significant original music compositions from
Gavin Calder.
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Please follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact
with the show on social media.
Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future
episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show.
#prince4ever #love4oneanother
10 min
May 04, 2021 Episode 3: BrownMark shares his favourite memories of Prince, the life lessons he taught him and he recalls their final conversation inside the Paisley Park studio complex. We discuss the legacy of Prince and The Revolution, their place in history and go
Summary: chapters and themes.
PART 3
1min - Going back to a normal life and the 9-5...and why it was a good thing.
4mins30s - My favourite memories of Prince...'he was a whole different person when we played basketball...and he was such a fun person outside of the music'.
7mins - The lessons that Prince taught me, for life in general and for my career.
9mins45s - Contact with Prince in later years, and concerns.
13mins - Remembering the final conversation, over a meal at Paisley Park.
17mins - The Revolution reunions planned over the years and celebrating with fans in Minneapolis.
19mins30s - Looking to the future. BrownMark on YouTube.
22mins - A place in music history and continuing on the legacy.
26mins - Bye for now...and see you in Europe!

How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!
The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.
LINKS
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Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show.
#prince4ever #love4oneanother
32 min
April 20, 2021 Episode 2: Mark takes us inside the Purple Rain tour, the hysteria of the hit movie, choreography onstage with The Revolution and wardrobe arguments with the boss. We also get a unique insight into the recording process of one of Prince's most famous song
Summary, themes and chapters
1mins - Memories of First Avenue and the debut performances of Purple Rain.
5mins - Choreographing Prince & The Revolution and the changing face of the band.
8mins - Movie premieres, wardrobe disagreements, concerts and 'craziness'.
11mins - Prince and poducer bands: Mazarati; The Time; Vanity 6 and The Family.
13mins30s - 'Too much too young is not a good thing' - the pressures of stardom on tour.
18mins - The full story of how one of Prince's most famous songs was recorded.
24mins15s - Being fined for missing notes, and working for one of music's most demanding bandleaders.
27mins - Meeting the expected standards, and the parting of the ways.
How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!
The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.
LINKS
Please follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.
Email me at: [email protected] if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show.
#prince4ever #love4oneanother
30 min

About How can U just leave me standing? ...in search of Prince Rogers Nelson.

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Prince Rogers Nelson was a cultural icon, ground-breaking artist and one of the most influential, prolific and revered musicians of his generation, inspiring diverse groups of people around the world.…