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ancianita

(35,933 posts) Sat May 9, 2020, 10:21 AM May 2020

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Rip It Up -- RIP, Little Richard

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Rip It Up -- RIP, Little Richard (Original Post) ancianita May 2020 OP

Got the chance to see him live Awesome Performer. RIP. nt bonniebgood May 2020 #1

Prince took his looks from that. denem May 2020 #2

Yes! This is exactly why I posted this particular performance. IIRC, it was before LR got "saved." ancianita May 2020 #3

Like he said everyone riped him off even Disney. Oppaloopa May 2020 #4

I love the Chief Seattle quotation on your signature line. PatrickforO May 2020 #5

Thank you! ancianita May 2020 #6

I keep telling people we're just passengers on this ball... Iggo May 2020 #9

Thanks! WinstonSmith4740 May 2020 #7

Haha... well, in black culture it's named 'call-and-response,' and is considered an artist's tribute ancianita May 2020 #8

bonniebgood

(940 posts)

1. Got the chance to see him live Awesome Performer. RIP. nt

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2020, 10:48 AM

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denem

(11,045 posts)

2. Prince took his looks from that.

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Sat May 9, 2020, 12:09 PM

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ancianita

(35,933 posts)

3. Yes! This is exactly why I posted this particular performance. IIRC, it was before LR got "saved."

Reply to denem (Reply #2)

Sat May 9, 2020, 12:28 PM

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Oppaloopa

(866 posts)

4. Like he said everyone riped him off even Disney.

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Sat May 9, 2020, 02:00 PM

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PatrickforO

(14,559 posts)

5. I love the Chief Seattle quotation on your signature line.

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2020, 02:14 PM

May 2020

It is beautiful in its truth.

ancianita

(35,933 posts)

6. Thank you!

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #5)

Sat May 9, 2020, 02:48 PM

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Iggo

(47,534 posts)

9. I keep telling people we're just passengers on this ball...

Reply to PatrickforO (Reply #5)

Sat May 9, 2020, 07:39 PM

May 2020

...and the world won't miss us when we're gone.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,055 posts)

7. Thanks!

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2020, 05:07 PM

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Just posted that up on my FB page, and dedicated it to all my students who thought Prince came up with that shit on his own.

ancianita

(35,933 posts)

8. Haha... well, in black culture it's named 'call-and-response,' and is considered an artist's tribute

Reply to WinstonSmith4740 (Reply #7)

Sat May 9, 2020, 05:45 PM

May 2020

to legacy. So, in that sense, Prince didn't originate it, but what's important is that he is in line with rock and roll's OG.

Hope that trope comes up in your teacher-student exchanges. Many modern black writers and musicians respond to their predecessors' 'call.'

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