Originally this was going to be hosted by Prince Amakamura, but given the news regarding Prince the musician I’m not exactly in the mood to make jokes (except for the title, of course, which I’m not changing). So let’s keep this one simple and post some our favorite music about royalty – and don’t be shy about posting songs by the one and only Prince himself. Rest In Peace, your majesty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLQEJfpmse8
What no Go West fans here?Somethign more modernIt’s back, it’s WAY back and she is…….
GONE!
Goddamn my 80s brain.
Go West – King of Wishful Thinking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry4iwzS4Na0
Aw, that one reminds me of Tiki Barber’s attempt at a comeback!
Damn it didnt refreash
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned this because we have so many wrestling fans, but, Motorhead’s Bow down to the King is pretty rad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJuXKeiM4_0
and to make this thread more, uh, athletic, Kendrick Lamar’s King Kunta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRK7PVJFbS8
Battle of Evermore – Led Zeppelin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-21AtiWV3TE
Prince – Purple Rain
(yeah, cliche…but it has to be in there)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8O0Wy5YRb4
Prince Paul – Prince of Thieves
http://youtu.be/xNolfaOsd4U
Grateful Dead – King Solomon’s Marbles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8sAvm7Fsi0
(Don’t worry, it is the 5 minute studio version)
Duke of Earl – Gene Chandler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bw55sR4ec8
A blast from my teenage youth:
Better than Ezra’s King of New Orleans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51859FAWzZc
Fun Lovin’ Criminals – King of New York
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2EX2HSIIc8
I was posting some Tragically Hip just the other night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB965aUPsmM
Radiohead – There There (The Boney King of Nowhere) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ZkWBjgnIY
Elliott Smith – King’s Crossing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfIvNtA08hI
My fav Prince song.
I Would Die 4 U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTkprnw-IWY
You should all be ashamed.
Prince – Darling Nikki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leRTkTBbcac
Los Toreros Muertos – Bum Bum 1789
“We want to enter from the back. We want to grab history and screw it from behind”.
And then it gets kinda rapey, so no link.
http://redmp3.su/cover/2467987-460×460/30-anos-de-exitos.jpg
R.E.M. – King of Birds
And it’s the live version from Tourfilm (woooo!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veadgtKc7IQ
Oh you….you always make me hate myself.
A thumbnail sketch/a jeweler’s stone/a mean idea to call my own
Fuck, I love that line
THIS GUY looks as though he just saw the face of God. Or just found out he’s replacing Goodell:
https://twitter.com/ArifHasanNFL/status/723500212191293442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
I associate Prince with Kendall, a guy who lived in my suite during junior year at college. He loved Prince, he also had a hot girlfriend.
They would get down almost every morning around 5 am. It was a most effective alarm clock.
Finally, one night when I was kind of hammered up, I said, “What’s the deal? 5 in the morning?”
“It’s when I get my best hard on of the day. Don’t want to waste it.”
Tough to argue that one.
I read somewhere that testosterone levels are highest in the early morning.
Kendall soundz like he had his priorities right.
Prince – Kiss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baPsgmDexno
Not to oversell, but this is a fantastic piece of music. Best served when you’re drunk as shit and feeling sorry for yourself. Pairs well with “The World’s End”
The Smiths – The Queen is Dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tb8Xmq0k7w
Flying Burrito Brothers- High Fashion Queen
https://youtu.be/xGSyi6285JQ
Suck it Larry “bud” Melman.
And also “Whitey” in general
RUN DMC – King of Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXzWlPL_TKw
Pulp – Common People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuTMWgOduFM
Well, what good is royalty without loads of condescension and resentment?
Oh, they bleep the “screw”. And is the single version.
I hope an Olive Garden ad comes out at the beginning as well..
Steely Dan – King of the World
https://youtu.be/WDKziWBZl70
Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke
https://youtu.be/s6fPN5aQVDI
Adam and the Ants – Prince Charming
https://youtu.be/6aLyWGgC8tU
1999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFUZd7Hlpx8
Gene Chandler- Duke of Earl
https://youtu.be/h6Uht69h8Is
God forgive me, but I still love this song.
Abba – Dancing Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s
Belle and Sebastian- Lord Anthony
https://youtu.be/QZYjtbD7NbA
Sara Bareilles – King of Anything
I would have her babies if it were biologically possible (and if she’d release the restraining order)….so be nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c78zZy5EbE
The Upper Crust – Litle Lord Flauntleroy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb50eNYL1DY
Heart – Little Queen
https://youtu.be/Dp8wNghvGuQ
Queen-At Live Aid
https://youtu.be/teoG5yhV2RQ
/Miss you too Freddie.
/And damn you for the jinx Rikki, couldn’t you have selected songs about cowards.
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I would have had this up sooner but I was looking for the douchiest picture. I just couldn’t decide, but this a “Yah better ask somebodayyy!” quality to it.
“The rich are simply smarter! I’m sorry the celebrity you most identify with is Freddy Grey. I do! But that’s America. That’s what we have here. And to the rich goes the spoils. You think that isn’t smart? Seems pretty darn smart to me.”
Green Day – King for a Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c78zZy5EbE
Spin Doctors- Two Princes
https://youtu.be/wsdy_rct6uo
Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8fLOJswWtk
Yup yup yup.
What otherwise would have been the banner song.
Our next stop: the hall of the Mountain King.
I thought you were going this direction:
Counting Crows – Rain King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izeDRfkyMAQ
A nice little interlude…
The Stone Roses – Elizabeth My Dear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJNcnDLWNis
I am posting this one ironically….as far as you know (shut up…I came of age in the 80s, I can’t fucking help that)
Loverboy – Queen of the Broken Hearts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWSLgpQGw3I
Swish! When we get off to a start like this, I’m pretty confident that the mix is gonna turn out great.
Dedicating this one to the memory of Steve McNair.
What’s funny is that I remember the lyrics to Weird Al’s “King of Suede” better than I remember the real ones.
/head bow
//mental note to destroy second cellphone
Prince – The Beautiful Ones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o_81xPvRNo
One of the most under appreciated bands ever.
Remember last week when I mentioned concept albums? Here’s the first track I ever heard from another one of my favorites, “David Comes to Live”.
This pretty much hits every bullet point of the Request Line title:
This will surprise exactly no one.