james Brown Michael Jackson PRINCE-Beverly Theatre august 20 1983

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Uploaded by on Nov 30, 2010

I culled the best source of this I could find
and added a weird interview with Prince about Michael Jackson
and who would win a fist fight and then the
extended (with time code) footage of Prince on stage after Michael.
Prince still has his Controversy look here.
He rips on guitar no doubt.

Michael looks the coolest here too..with the sgt..peppers
look..

In August 1983 James Brown and band were playing the Beverly Theatre in Los Angeles with legendary blues man B.B. King for what was already a formidable pairing of music royalty. Then halfway through the set that evening James Brown introduced a very special guest to join him onstage - a 25 year old Michael Jackson, hot on the heels of his Thriller album at the time, inconspicuously watching the show from the audience. Michael wowed the crowd with a spontaneous song and dance performance that was spectacular and all too brief.

*NOTE: Straight after Michael's mini performance James Brown asked Prince onstage. Sadly this footage doesn't include Prince but it can be found elsewhere on YouTube.

Wow... what a night! A bona fide star collision on one stage that was never to be repeated.

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  • PRINCE IS HIGHER THAN THE MOTHERSHIP LOL

  • Prince was Great to me, y'all shouldnt be dogging just cause you like Michael more

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  • P.S.: "He just insisted that I introduce Prince"

    LOL

  • Prince and MJ doing what they are best at in their own way and style. You have a great true musician and one hell of entertainer. They were on totally different leagues and should never be compared. Watch, enjoy and appreciate the one you prefer and let it be :)

  • James Brown is the The King Of the Soul music. And i'm not black...

  • lmfao prince was wylin!

  • 6:39 :) !!!

  • And I still can't stop laughing, replaying this last part over and over, that was some fucked up funny shit!

  • This has got to be about the most Epic clip on Utube - damn fantastic, but I have to say Prince made me laugh out so hard with that light pole!!!

  • I love Michael and Prince! Prince just showed of so much that night!

  • who the fucking mother of a fuck disliked this................

  • Chuck Norris in the audience at 2:09

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