The next step is to actually have the Foo play a half time show. Get rid of all these dancers and crazy graphics and have a rock band come out and rock everyones faces off old school style. Hell they can sell out Wembley, how can they not headline the superbowl?
@FooFighters1188 I couldn't agree with you more. but Prince is old school rock and blues. He came out way before foo fighters. Prince is actually one of Dave Grohl's influences.
@fancypantsdance03 ...he covered this because of me you idiot....this song is written about me.....just like 80% of today's c r a p songs.....go to my home page to find out more if you dont believe me!
@figbat1 wow, I think a bunch of people should go to this kids page. You will find he has painted himself this wonderful fantasy world. I'm sure you are THE sole reason Prince covered this. Get a life little buddy. Get a job, because you will soon learn that watching videos of dogs and donkeys having sex will get you nowhere in life. Do yourself a favor and unsubscribe from those.
@kenchi08 actually he was saying fuck u to the Foo Fighters for covering his track during a televised live show without his permission. He was returning the favor by covering their track on the biggest stage known to man the Super Bowl..hence "Is someone getting the best of you" get it?
@CobraVerde601 I think Kenchi08 may have had it right... I'd search Dave Grohl talks Jamming with Prince @LA show. It's here on Youtube. Prince requested to Jam with them, and did late last year at the Forum.
Nice. My man adds soul to Bob Dylan, Jimi ... Foo. It's still 'All Along The Watchtower'. White Strat, Solo & all ... Prince is still the finest DNA of all the legends... needs to garage his sound to speak to all us.
I actually heard that Prince did this in retaliation to Foo Fighters covering Darling Nikki. Prince was pissed they covered his song (Prince was less than pleased, telling Entertainment Weekly that he didn't appreciate the Foos (or anyone else) covering his work, and that Grohl and company should "write [their] own tunes.") so he went and covered one of their songs. Apparently Prince doesn't know how to get back at someone.
@BattleOfNY Not exactly. He didnt mind covers, just the rerecording and releasing of older tunes on albums. Now that they're "friends" I dont think he'd mind as much, but he tends to be against it by anyone.
In the words of Taylor Hawkins "He should have called it Better Than You, because he did it so much better than us" personally i like the foos version better but this is pretty epic.
Love 'em both, always have...but think they both need to stick with what they were doin before. Foo's are awesome and Prince has been gone too long...
@1222pnut What EXACTLY do you mean by he's been gone too long??! Because Prince has been SO FAR ahead of the curve, MOST of us don't see him!!!!!! So to some, yeah he is gone!!
@darkadaberry Yes, he's ahead of the curve, always has been!! He's incredible to watch and I love his music!! As for my comment about him... "Gone too long..." was supposed to mean that I miss his music and wish he was a little more visible. "Gone far too long..." ??
i see how it is, foo fighters cover a prince song and the managers delete it cause it's not okay, but prince can cover the foo fighters and shit happens!
@swdee2003 I totally agree. I admit when I first heard Purple Rain as a freshman in high school I thought it sucked. But as I got older I relized that entire album was a rock epic. I have long wanted some one to do the whole thing as heavy metal. When Does Cry would be great as a metal song.
@swdee2003 Purple rain is a different flavor. But he still did this pretty damn well. Awful old hypocrite though. He's a total jackass to everybody on the Internet. But still.
There is a story out there about Dave Grohl being at a Super Bowl party and someone tells him "Prince is playing your song & he is kicking your butt."
@dangle411 It's obviously a retaliation. The double entendre is the title and lyrics of the song itself. Prince selected that song very much on purpose. If I were the Foo Fighters I'd still be honored. Grohl very likely is.
@Politcalamity There's actually an interview out there (in the middle of a live show... something along the lines of a VH1 Storytellers) where Dave makes mention of it, and says something along the lines of "Prince played it... AT THE SUPER BOWL... and did it way fuckin' better than we ever could." It was pretty cool, but few performances could ever rival "Best of You" at Wembley.
@TheMalMal2003 , although I agree with most of what you post, I would venture to say Prince far exceeds MJ. MJ stopped being great shortly after thriller and mostly real lied on hype. Prince just kept getting better.
He took "Gimme Shelter" and set it to "Best of You" lyrics. Who cares, Prince is fucking awesome!!!
neobes 1 week ago 2
He plays it all wrong?
buzzcocks007 1 week ago
Nothing will ever beat the original or acoustic version of this song.
thesound606 2 weeks ago
The next step is to actually have the Foo play a half time show. Get rid of all these dancers and crazy graphics and have a rock band come out and rock everyones faces off old school style. Hell they can sell out Wembley, how can they not headline the superbowl?
FooFighters1188 3 weeks ago 9
@FooFighters1188 I couldn't agree with you more. but Prince is old school rock and blues. He came out way before foo fighters. Prince is actually one of Dave Grohl's influences.
Grimreaper4242 2 weeks ago
Sounds like James Brown, The Stones and Hendrix mashed together -- very interesting!
siriusisastar 4 weeks ago
I didn't want to see this because I wasn't sure if I'd like his version..He 'Princed it' up a bit, but wow it's good!!
chubbykitten13 1 month ago
LOL genius, the best of you?
SuperJorgegaleano 1 month ago
NOW THIS IS PURE GENIUS!!!!!!!!!
thank you prince for doing this average song great credit!
figbat1 1 month ago
@figbat1 lol average song? It's a pretty great song. He covered this because Foo Fighters covered Darling Nikki, and did a great job of it too.
fancypantsdance03 3 weeks ago
@fancypantsdance03 ...he covered this because of me you idiot....this song is written about me.....just like 80% of today's c r a p songs.....go to my home page to find out more if you dont believe me!
figbat1 3 weeks ago
@figbat1 wow, I think a bunch of people should go to this kids page. You will find he has painted himself this wonderful fantasy world. I'm sure you are THE sole reason Prince covered this. Get a life little buddy. Get a job, because you will soon learn that watching videos of dogs and donkeys having sex will get you nowhere in life. Do yourself a favor and unsubscribe from those.
fancypantsdance03 3 weeks ago
@fancypantsdance03 ...you know the really funny thing fancy pants......this song was REALLY written about me....i am not lying. i have worked it out!
figbat1 3 weeks ago
That's what Foo Fighters are missing... HOT CHICKS DANCING!
Brachios12 1 month ago
Prince wanted to say that he fucking love Foo Fighters
kenchi08 1 month ago
@kenchi08 actually he was saying fuck u to the Foo Fighters for covering his track during a televised live show without his permission. He was returning the favor by covering their track on the biggest stage known to man the Super Bowl..hence "Is someone getting the best of you" get it?
CobraVerde601 1 month ago
@CobraVerde601 I think Kenchi08 may have had it right... I'd search Dave Grohl talks Jamming with Prince @LA show. It's here on Youtube. Prince requested to Jam with them, and did late last year at the Forum.
chubbykitten13 1 month ago
@CobraVerde601 He doesn't own the rights to his earlier catalogue, so you've missed the point.
siriusisastar 4 weeks ago
Umm am i the only one who thinks he sounds like Katt Wiliams?
IDKWIAM 1 month ago
can anyone post guitar tab or how to play his solo? its pretty sweet
Rockstar6111 1 month ago
i remember this half time show something about him performing purple rain in the rain 2 make the best half time show ever
buddiechrist23 1 month ago 2
That kind of sounds like "Gimme shelter" by the Stones with the words of "Best of you by" the Foo fighters with a Jimi Hendrix like solo .
hittingnote75 1 month ago
@hittingnote75 dude! exactly what i was thinking! pretty damn good live cover
chappy4756 1 month ago
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hittingnote75 1 month ago
Prince is... I'm speechless.
thelowmax 1 month ago
It's top amazing that he plays under the rain perfectly.
timmhg 1 month ago
That man TESTIFIES on guitar!!!
ajahni 1 month ago
only Prince could make this.... fabulous~ and still rock.
themadmallard 1 month ago
Prince is awesome and can take anysong!
julie223783 1 month ago
Nice. My man adds soul to Bob Dylan, Jimi ... Foo. It's still 'All Along The Watchtower'. White Strat, Solo & all ... Prince is still the finest DNA of all the legends... needs to garage his sound to speak to all us.
jamesmetabolic 2 months ago
He;s turning into Little Richard
stcywll 2 months ago
i love the original way more, but this is still really awesome.
nirvanafanas 2 months ago
im not gay but i woild fuck prince
SYRUPnSPRITE 2 months ago
I actually heard that Prince did this in retaliation to Foo Fighters covering Darling Nikki. Prince was pissed they covered his song (Prince was less than pleased, telling Entertainment Weekly that he didn't appreciate the Foos (or anyone else) covering his work, and that Grohl and company should "write [their] own tunes.") so he went and covered one of their songs. Apparently Prince doesn't know how to get back at someone.
BattleOfNY 2 months ago
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MydirtyRat1 2 months ago
@BattleOfNY Not exactly. He didnt mind covers, just the rerecording and releasing of older tunes on albums. Now that they're "friends" I dont think he'd mind as much, but he tends to be against it by anyone.
senorblancolaclau 2 months ago
@BattleOfNY No he's covered songs before e.g Rolling on the river,Johnny B Goode and many more.
Prince wouldn't attack someone like that.
He probably likes this song,so decided to cover it.Don't believe everything you read.
xxtasha10xx 2 months ago
@xxtasha10xx Prince covered this as a thank you to the Foo Fighters for covering Darlin Nikki,
Pearljamfan70 2 months ago
Wow I'm amazed!!! What a great version
strudel60 2 months ago
i would love anything prince covers. even if foo fighters do suck big ones.
PanicitsToxic 2 months ago
In the words of Taylor Hawkins "He should have called it Better Than You, because he did it so much better than us" personally i like the foos version better but this is pretty epic.
ifreakinglovemusic29 3 months ago
Love 'em both, always have...but think they both need to stick with what they were doin before. Foo's are awesome and Prince has been gone too long...
1222pnut 3 months ago
@1222pnut What EXACTLY do you mean by he's been gone too long??! Because Prince has been SO FAR ahead of the curve, MOST of us don't see him!!!!!! So to some, yeah he is gone!!
darkadaberry 2 months ago
@darkadaberry Yes, he's ahead of the curve, always has been!! He's incredible to watch and I love his music!! As for my comment about him... "Gone too long..." was supposed to mean that I miss his music and wish he was a little more visible. "Gone far too long..." ??
1222pnut 2 months ago
@1222pnut Aww, my bad!! Well, he is pretty busy....with touring and online things!! He is still a busy body!!
darkadaberry 2 months ago
Now do maroon five!
mztweety1374 3 months ago
Foo is great but Prince is God. One of the better,most under rated guitar players ever.
eqsmooth 3 months ago
He makes every halftime show before or since look like shit
kenc12 3 months ago 2
Sound better when PRINCE covers your tune!
FunkDoppler 3 months ago
guitar sounds like gimmie shelter
escrofula1 4 months ago
i see how it is, foo fighters cover a prince song and the managers delete it cause it's not okay, but prince can cover the foo fighters and shit happens!
MrMashup123 4 months ago
When Prince covers your song....you've won.
Abasuto 4 months ago 120
@Abasuto at the superbowl too
Ty360co 4 months ago
@Abasuto These are the 'lyrics' from "Best of You" over the music from "Gimme Shelter". Not a cover. Mash-up.
wutangmitch 2 months ago
@Abasuto Amen.
Genedancingmachine 1 month ago
@Abasuto The Foo Fighters covered "Darling Nikki" so this is his Royal Badness returning the favor.
RastaSaiyaman 1 month ago 3
not his style..?
colour4music 4 months ago
@colour4music Prince has always done rock, have you never seen Purple Rain?
But what I love is he does lots of other styles as well so it's never boring.
swdee2003 4 months ago 28
@swdee2003 yeh I know.. I just had a bad day.. and I never thought he would do stuff like this.. xD
so I take my word back..!
colour4music 4 months ago
@swdee2003 I totally agree. I admit when I first heard Purple Rain as a freshman in high school I thought it sucked. But as I got older I relized that entire album was a rock epic. I have long wanted some one to do the whole thing as heavy metal. When Does Cry would be great as a metal song.
phanovphloyd 4 months ago
@swdee2003 Purple rain is a different flavor. But he still did this pretty damn well. Awful old hypocrite though. He's a total jackass to everybody on the Internet. But still.
dodgeballwhiz 2 months ago
@swdee2003 m totally with ya..
colour4music 4 weeks ago
@swdee2003 the album chaos + disorder has some great hard rock/blues tracks.
taffysaur 1 day ago
@colour4music he does it all, always has and always will
IUEC10 1 month ago
good, but it's not the Foo's!!
tattoodfreeek 4 months ago
@tattoodfreeek
Fair enough. Just as with the Foos covering his "Darling Nikki": Good, but, it's not Prince.
Fakename70 2 months ago
There is a story out there about Dave Grohl being at a Super Bowl party and someone tells him "Prince is playing your song & he is kicking your butt."
dandaman99 4 months ago 4
@dandaman99 No
CovershotV8 3 months ago
Sorry but as much as I like prince, dave's voice is better suited to this song.
yojoebananas 4 months ago
@yojoebananas Agreed, Prince is awesome but this video is painful to watch :-S
Rozenn1981 4 months ago
This was the best half-time show ever. It actually rivaled the game that year.
madashell1200 5 months ago 43
@madashell1200
Totally agree. I would have paid just to see the Prince show. The game was second best.
stephenlnoe 1 month ago
DG AND THE FF R hall of famed bound
ASR10MAN 6 months ago
I didn't think it was retaliatory. I thought it was more like, "Alright, whatever, we're cool." Prince is too classy for anything else.
JamesSammer 6 months ago
I didn't think it was retaliatory. I thought it was more like, "Alright, whatever, we're cool."
JamesSammer 6 months ago
It's kind of odd that he's singing this considering he was mad when the Foo's covered "Darling Nikki".
dangle411 6 months ago
@dangle411 It's obviously a retaliation. The double entendre is the title and lyrics of the song itself. Prince selected that song very much on purpose. If I were the Foo Fighters I'd still be honored. Grohl very likely is.
Politcalamity 6 months ago
@Politcalamity There's actually an interview out there (in the middle of a live show... something along the lines of a VH1 Storytellers) where Dave makes mention of it, and says something along the lines of "Prince played it... AT THE SUPER BOWL... and did it way fuckin' better than we ever could." It was pretty cool, but few performances could ever rival "Best of You" at Wembley.
pollorojo 6 months ago 3
@pollorojo taylor hawkins said "he (prince) shoukd have named it better than you, cus thats what he did he sang it better" LOL
TheLovelyrose23 5 months ago
Pretty fitting, since FF covers Darling Nikki on occasion.
BigTulsa 7 months ago
I never really heard of prince before, but this cover was pretty solid.
NickJanosky 7 months ago
@NickJanosky you've never heard of prince. dude, he's just someone you have to know, regardless of music interests.
eklxtreme 6 months ago
@NickJanosky wtf never heard of Prince??? O_0 he is one of the greatest solo artist/musicians of ALL-TIME only behind Michael Jackson smh
TheMalMal2003 6 months ago
@TheMalMal2003 , although I agree with most of what you post, I would venture to say Prince far exceeds MJ. MJ stopped being great shortly after thriller and mostly real lied on hype. Prince just kept getting better.
thevoid888 4 months ago
@NickJanosky never before???? oh ,wow ^^
Wakeupdream 5 months ago