Prince - Sign O' The Times (Official Music Video) 

what does that even mean

More like timeles.

@@Jerrywest1 At least she didn't say he was underrated....

Why are people saying this was before it’s time. The song was predominantly about AIDS, this was a Sign O the times, what was happening all around the world in the 1980’s and regrettably the subject matter continues to be sadly relevant xxxx God Bless each and everyone we are here for only a short while, make a difference, making your time really count xxxx R.I.P Prince xxxx 💜✝️☯️ xxxx

By that time (early 1987) the AIDS epidemic had spread from the gay community to intravenous drug users. The hurricane tragedy could be attributed to increased dangerous storm acitivity from global warming. The rocket ship was,of course,the Space Shuttle disaster of January 1986.

Sandra Bullock was asked which song at Colbert. She answered anything of Prince. If so my answer would have been this song. Everything in it.

@@gentlehorst *`he died of h0rse ~~ Isn´t that **#ironic** 🤣😈´*

💯🙏💜🫡💫

This is a genius record

miss him more😢

Undoubtedly !

@@specirt6894 Couldn't agree with you more Toni.

Agreed

You Got the Look was such a great song that Roxette ripped it off and took it to #1 a second time... I'd be honored if some Prince fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of PURPLE RAIN and LITTLE RED CORVETTE on my YT channel in tribute to the greatest songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist of all time. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Happy '020s to all and RESPECT to the genius of Prince.

Hell YEAH

GEMINI GENIUS ♊🎹🎸🎶🎵🎼🎤💯♊

Yep

Its sign of the Times man! Rock on 🤟

😢 and missed.

Yes He Was

He is very sexy

​@@christelvandenwyngaert1487Um, somebody missed the point 🤦🏽

It will always be relevant. Prince was a poet of times

You didn't know his name was Prince for a reason 💯

More relevant than ever

100%!!!🙏💜🌟🍀🌟💜🙏

The right answer❤

Very, very interesting comment. Thank you.

He robbed us of him with his pill dabbling.

Genius indeed🎉

Really? I found Prince to be a vacuous little shit.

@@TBOTSS How can someone who played numerous instruments, produce countless albums and enhance many musical careers, be vacuous? Poor choice of word in my opinion. Prince was a Genius, full stop.

Prince and David Bowie deaths really shattered me. Thank God their music is with us.

@@TBOTSS That's because yer a dumb fuck.

@@grunthostheflatulent9649 Granted I do prefer David Bowie (everyone has different taste, makes the world interesting), I still think Prince is immensely talented. I think 2016 was such an awful year for music - 4 stars taken from us; Bowie, Prince, Michael & Burns.

EXACTLY 👍🏾💯💯💯💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🙏🏼

Well put

Plus he wrote it 5 minutes on his own with a drum machine after a live show.. Can Harry Styles say the same?

@@robertodandrea5587 I would say not. Like I said Genius 💜

⚡️💜

Now they're jamming together! ❤️💜❤️

Exactly

Timeless. I think Prince will come back one day, hejust checked out for awhile. Some day in the far future he'll return to Earth in a spaceship or something. Ready to shred all the music.

Disciples BD GD MD SD

He'd only be a visionary if the lyrics hadn't applied when the song was released. They were pretty topical back then. He's not a visionary, we just haven't evolved much.

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Absolutely no one. Especially this day and age.

agreed

@@danielduplantier4526 So what example would you give then? Please explain why the statement is an example of hyperbole.

Only other Prince songs 🤷🏻‍♂️

Amen

I was ten when this album came out. Prince is true royalty in my mind. I grew up listening to all of his music. "Purple Rain" is still one of my top favorite songs of all time! When I was 6 or 7, I actually watched the Purple Rain movie and saw the first "sexual" movie scene in my life. It was the Fourth of July and my parents were running around, trying to get me and my two older brothers along with a few friends together to leave to see the fireworks, so no one noticed me watching it! Every July 4th, we went to this place called "Fish and Games" to watch the fireworks show each year. It had a bunch of medium sized lakes where you could go boating, fishing, swimming , hunting , etc.. depending on the season. There was a designated area where there were a bunch of huge canvas tents set up with all types of activities going on during the day before it got dark. I remember our neighbor (the Dad) always throwing axes at these things that looked like large tree stumps that were cut and turned sideways… that was a LONG TIME AGO! Once it got dark, everyone laid out huge sheets and blankets to lay on to watch the fireworks. We used to run around and catch fireflies b/c there were thousands of them, as far as you could see! I remember it getting a little chilly once the sun went down… (we lived pretty close to one of the Great Lakes.) I MISS chilly nights, even in the summertime! I also miss chilly autumns with the leaves turning yellow, orange, red then brown! Our grass stays green and 95% of the trees in our area stay green throughout the fall and winter! It ALWAYS snowed up North on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, every single year! Well, my parents divorced after 20 yrs. of marriage when I was 12. My Mom remarried when I was 15 (my brothers were both in college) and we ended up moving about 2400 miles away with my stepdad, to where he was originally from. I went through MAJOR culture shock! It was 88°F on my first Christmas Day in Texas! There aren’t fireflies down here either… I think I’ve seen maybe two or three in the past 30 years and that was while visiting near San Antonio. Once I moved down here I had never gotten into the Christmas Spirit until I started having kids (I have 3). Down here in Southeastern Texas, the months of July, August and September are always disgustingly H☀️T! We went over six weeks this summer where it was over 100°F EVERY SINGLE DAY… It didn’t rain ONCE in that period of time or the following month either, which is unheard of here on the Gulf of Mexico, where I live!!! We USUALLY get a small summer shower DAILY that blows in off the Gulf in the early afternoon, in the summer. *RIGHT NOW, on October 27th, 2023, it is 85° here! The temperatures in the next month will go up and down from 92°F to maybe 79°… For some odd reason, in the area of Texas I live in, if we get a cool snap, it NEVER lasts for more than three days! If you look one week away from the first day of the cooler weather, it will always be like at least 10°F higher in temperature, IF NOT MORE! When it gets down to the low 70’s, everyone here starts wearing long sleeves, sweaters and even jackets! I used to laugh at all those people… but 30 years later, I tend to get chilly once it gets into the 60’s…🤭. I REALLY 🙏🏼 pray we don’t have another deep freeze and have temperatures that stay well below freezing here in Texas again this winter like we did a few years back! It stayed under 20°F for several days straight and also stayed way below freezing for another couple weeks. We, along with millions upon millions of other Texans, lost power for at least 2 weeks and others did for MUCH longer.. 😔 We were so lucky to only lose power for 2 weeks! Due to all of the ice from so much freezing rain which clung to EVERYTHING including power lines, poles, transformers, etc… it all totally crashed MANY power grids across Texas. Everyone had to boil all the water from their faucets (if their faucets even had water…) before drinking it or cooking with it! A large amount of people had ELECTRIC stoves, ovens, water heaters and heating systems, etc..!!! You can’t boil water if you don’t have a working stove! Some people didn’t have ANY water for weeks. Also, with no electricity you couldn’t drink or use the filtered water/ ice from your refrigerator. MANY, MANY people had their pipes burst! All of the homes here are built with every water pipe housed in the attic and they run across the top of the entire home, right ABOVE all of the ceilings! We can’t bury the pipes underground because we are at sea level and if you dig just two or three feet down, you hit water! We were SO BLESSED that we didn’t have ANY pipes burst! We know MANY people who lost just about everything and others who lost it all from their homes being flooded by their burst water pipes…😒 We could use and drink our faucet water after a few (4-5) days! Many others couldn’t for several weeks to a over a month longer. The water filtration plants were not working at all so you couldn’t even bathe/ shower in the water that came from your faucets. You also couldn’t put the water in your mouth so you had to use bottled/ boiled water to brush your teeth and rinse. We were so blessed to get clean faucet water back so quickly! 😇 Also, people with electric stoves had no way to boil their water! We used both of our gas grills to cook our food. One of my grills has two burners like you have in your home if you have gas. That REALLY HELPED! Honestly, we had SO MUCH bottled water that we didn’t need to boil our drinking water but did if we made food with faucet water. WOW, I’m SO SORRY for sending you a novel! 🤦🏻‍♀️ I really hope you have a great weekend and that you and your loved ones are staying happy and healthy! Love from Texas ♥️🤠🌴

This is a soundtrack for a failing soceity, an actual historical piece. It's eternal.

sign o` the times :)

Indeed. Scan RU-vid and watch for example the video to Chainsmoker´s "Something just like this". Lyrics Videos are absolutely trendy now and Prince was the first using them.

He still is.

This and "Praying For Time", were truly the first 'Lyric Videos'.

stevehndz #Truth

Agreed

Most definitely!

I heard this song when I was 3 or four and prince died on my actual birthday I will never forget picking up my phone and reading the news I didn't want it to be true.

@@musiclover-cn7tb I went to see him perform in Birmingham UK, about 10 month before he died. I remember commenting on how skinny he looked. He appeared healthy but something was just not right. He's perform was exceptional, but the truth was Prince had been struggling with a drug addiction, For who knows how long.R.I.P 🙏🏿To the king of prince's.

i still remember the "what the fack" reaction when a new album was released. the impression that something had changed and a new standard was going on. (talking about the first listening of this song)

Yup, my absolute favorite album of his.

Every1 of his songs are bad ass

@@sabrinamejorado4331 yeah right

didnt get as good ratings as PR

Double album as well. How many artists today can produce,write,compose a classic double album?

So glad you made it through. This song carries so much in it, and the first notes never fail to drop me like a rollercoaster 🎢

you are okay?

It's 2023 and...oh...never mind...

Me

At this moment 7.27 😉, dreamt off Prince tonight, was awesome ❤

"Oh yeah!"🎶

Apsolutno💜♾️

❤❤❤❤Always will listen to this song ❤❤❤❤

we lived it! gen x and prince forever

Freddy, I totally agree. It’s his finest lyric and it resonates every time I hear it.

Don't forget about the revolutionair video clip

I am 54 years old know this song well damn the Reagan administration

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PobrSpMwKk4.html ? !

WCPBOODYPHATBOODYBOOTY

The best

instrumentalist*

Masterpiece, absolutely

Yes

I couldn't listen for 2 years after he died, still have trouble with certain songs, still hurts

This man is my inspirational dove

🙏😷😬💜💜💜

👍👍👍👍👍

SHRINKNEWS, SOTHIS, PAUL HARDCASTLE, SIGN, .....and misty yn roots yn nyc.....if i had the keys.............

This will be always relevant

This is America

Ball of confusion- The Temptations

Money don’t matter and man in the mirror

@@angeloadams3069 they dont care about us

Lorraine Rotundo, I totally agree with you, still listen to his music, such a talented guy.

The best decade

Like you so sad 😞 can't believe it xx miss him 😢 💔 xx

Same! 💜

Totally agree.

Sonya very well said... I'd be honored if some Prince fans would check out my acoustic piano & vocal covers of PURPLE RAIN and MONEY DON'T MATTER 2 NIGHT on my channel in tribute to the Master. Live acoustic with no autotune. Thanks and RESPECT to the genius of Prince.

I am wrecked. I am blessed that I work in nyc I met him

I think this same theory about John Lennon.

Brilliant:A Young BlackMan from the Suburbs of Minnesota:Alcohol-Reefer-Horse-after that Jail,Institutions or Death.SIGN O THE TIMES...😁😎✌🤘🖤💙luv ya byo eJ

That's okay. I remember when this song came out. It still gives me chills too...

JUST IMAGINE WHEN THIS WAS RELEASED IN 1987. You missed out.

May have to check that one out.

@@oscarl.ramirez7355 Thanx! You'll love the muppets! Cynthia Rose🌹

@@slappedhappy9549 but i will not marry them. Ha Ha

Agreed. An amazing array of styles performed, all performed magnificently. Absolute masterpiece.

ExcelExercice #Facts 💯

Listen 'Was Dog A Doughnut?', by Cat Stevens, from his album 'Izitso', released in 1977.

Fuck yes.

I CAN'T " ADD TO THAT ""

thanks to big pharma. Prince is just another number of deaths that didnt have to happen thanks to these crazy strong and highly addictive pills.

I so totally agree with you, one of his best ever, and remember when it came out, still have the album, and in great condition also.

Yes

Same here. I'm not a fan but there's no denying the brilliance of the lyrics and music. God help us all.

@@CMDR_Verm *i only rEAlly LOVE a hand full of Prince songs (but he wAs great) and he dEfinitely had his OWN sound*

How can anyone not be a fan of Prince?!😯

Oh YEAH.

Being locked down for the flu and forcibly injected is just the sign o the times.

for ever a genius.

TRUTH!

So true and that is so disappointing 😞

@@divalee9508 hopefully NOT the end of times

hes not a prophet

2024 .... and still timeless

youre not alone

Sweden June 2024 ❤

Good for you, Pray little bit for him too.

Jack Howard Most of prince's songs have just now been able to be posted here... at least for now. He was real protective of his work... for good reason

I miss you prince...... man....... I know your up there in Heaven ..and singing with The Angles Rock On !!!!! Peace, Love & Always Be Happy. From Gypsi Girl from Butte County. Always🎵🎵🎶🎵🙏✌️🎇🎇🕶️❣️❣️❣️❣️

Different generations of RU-vid viewers.

Absolutely

What difference does it make just as you like or love it. I love it too

he was just ripping off what punk rockers said 10 years earlier and they where ripping off old school country western

Luv4oneAnother 1999)

@@mattgreen3696 "ripping off" is a crass way to put it, but point taken. Prince still definitely has the look

People that far ahead of their time don't live very long for some reason.

Luv4oneAnother 1999 he did start