The Waterboys -Purple Rain Live At Prince's First Avenue 

This is one of the best covers of all time

Absolutely outstanding, the violinist is just a genius with such enthusiasm, my mind is blown !!!

The violin instead of lead guitar is pure musical genius. Never knew a violin could sound better than an electric guitar. Absolutely smashed it. 👏

Absolutely brilliant performance. Violinist is mind blowing.

often said, but this time it's true: the most underrated band ever!

Everything Mike Scott touches turns to gold.

05:33 Playing Prince's most famous lick on a fiddle is simply brilliant, especially when it's played so well.

The Irish in me loves the way the violin plays on my heart ☘️

That fiddler is a master.

Purple Rain is a timeless and immortal anthem. You have to have courage to cover this magnum opus. For these geniuses I have been a follower of The Waterboys for more than 30 years.

quite sure, prince is smiling and dancing up on his cloud, while he listens to this fantastic tribute. great work.

Thank you Prince!❤ Thank you Waterboys!

I'm sure Prince would have loved this.. .

The sun is shining, garden looking good, cup of coffee ☕️, what more could you want? Ah, The Waterboys! Saw them live, they are terrific, and this is a brilliant version 🎉

The greatest cover! That fiddle gives Prince's guitar playing a run for his money.

Whole Of The Moon is said to be about and a tribute to Prince. There's a falsetto at the end that sounds like him, could be him. They're long time fans and they did this song justice.

I try to steer away from bags that try to play this..... But the Waterboys NAILED IT!!!!!! The emotion is all there, well done!!!! 🥰🇺🇲❤️🇨🇮☘️

The keyboard player is having the most fun!

Mike & The Waterboys did a version 40 years ago, back when Prince was the biggest artist in the world. On 'The Live Adventures Of The Waterboys'. This is still so great!

You can tell how great a band is by how well they can do a cover of someone’s song.

one of the best covers all time...chills! been listening to ya's for 35 years ...cheers from 🇨🇦

This is a sincere and passionate performance of respect, sorrow ( Soulful Irish lament element), joy and gratitude that Prince would have understood and loved.

incredible version...hard to do justice to such a song, but The Waterboys DID it! An amazing version. Prince must be smiling and nodding his head in approval ! :)

HOLY S*&T....NEVER HEARD THIS ...BUT FIGURES THESE TWO MASTERS OF THE MUSIC UNIVERSE HAD RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER....LOVE THEM BOTH!! 🎉🥰

That was just so amazing. Prince would have been proud. I hope.

This is nuts! Prince covers one of your songs so you pick one of his greatest songs and throw it back in spades! Awesome

Prince, thank you 🙏🏿 and Waterboys, thank you too. How moving was that. I cried when I heard the violin solo. Incredible special performance. Thank you 😂

A genius gone so young, we miss you Karl!

I mean… wow Never knew the waterboys covered this

takes me back to late 80s, OC MD, hanging with the Irish on work holiday introducing me to the Waterboys

What a band steve wickham a genius, long may the music of the waterboys and prince live long in our memories,brilliant

mike and steve just let us see inside brigadoon for 8 minutes, thank you

Wickham outstanding in the second half. Totally outstanding. Not sure these artists are as connected as the public think they are, but that fiddle is BRILLIANT. And Irish :)

This is beautiful . He'd be so proud 💌

Magnificent!

You guys are incredible. I am so proud of you, Bro. Paul. I could not be any prouder of any of my former students. God Bless you!!

Amazing song with deeper meaning, you are a star in your own right. Proud of you. Great song great voice and music. Very balanced and easy to listen to. Mixture of Dylan and Petty influence. But not saying a copy of but just you. Thanks for your ongoing good work. Love it. Beau and Vicki.❤❤❤

Just beyond incredible ..

OK, OK, ,OK, YEP I felt this one, they did a excellent job and not to many remakes of Prince music make me feel it, but i felt this one.

OMG just watched a movie with you singing the last song, googled you anw and oh wow what have I been missing!!!!

Thank You!!! Soul and Heart remmebering Prince!!!

Wow! Oh Wow!! That’s how to do a cover!! ❤️

What a song, what a version. Perfect.

I was there and it was amazing!!

Mere words are inadequate to express the depth of feelings I have seeing this.

Brilliant!

Wow.... Goosebumps from 1st vocal. Amazing ❤️❤️👌👌👍👍💖💖💖🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

Used to sing this to get the crowd going when I hosted karaoke nights at various bars around northeast Tennessee. That electric fiddle is mind blowing. Mother Station kicked ass, Bro Paul, and you get full credit.

Absaloute genius ❤❤❤

Owe. This is amazing but I love The Waterboys so underrated. They were so musical and so talented.

Bro Paul Brown is miles above all of the other keyboard players in this world. So much SOUL!

Extraordinário, simplesmente extraordinário!!! Eterno Prince!! Waterboys mantendo vivo na memória de todos nós essa espetacular canção.♥️♥️🎧🎧🎸🎸🎸🎤

This is better than the original ❤❤❤

What an absolute treat. Brilliant Mike and the boys. Now we just have to climb out of this isolation and see a live show. Thanks...

God bless Prince and Karl Wallinger - talent never dies!

El mejor homenaje al gran Prince, de vuelta a su soberbio The Whole of the moon. Grande uno, como otros.

And God said LET THERE BE LIGHT AND DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE SSSSOOOOUUUUUNNNNNDDDD❤

Speechless!

Tears and goosebumps all over.

Waterboys super e il violino di Wickham è da brividi ❤️❤️

Here live it's different the best version it's the one of double album The Live Adventures Of The Waterboys ❤

Fantastico

Great Stuff. Long Live The' Purple One'. BTW While Meditating on The Greatness of The Purple One, The Whole of The Moon Is One Of The Greatest Songs ever Penned. Period.

What an amazing tribute ❤ absolutely brilliant 👏

Wow!! No one could have done it better. Thats talent right there!!

Rest in peace, Karl.

thats great i love these gys we saw whole of the moon in puprle

Wow ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Unreal performance

Brilliant 👍

bawling my eyes out

The incredible David Hood on bass.

Ok now this is just awesome. 👍

The waterboys, enough said❤

Now 1st Ave. Originally it was a club, where Prince played called uncle Sam's. The corners in downtown Minneapolis. That club is why I have danced my whole life. And launched Princes career.

Was never a fan of Prince but love Waterboys

Thank you! ❤😊Amazing

Fantastic ❤

Fantastic, unique version of a true classic.

Magnifique, grandissime version ❤️ merci 🙏 et j'en connais vraiment beaucoup. De la part d'un inconditionnel du Purple Génius 💜.

This is absolutely brilliant !!!!!

Just perfect just so perfect

old... but nevers dies

Phenomenal cover

SW’s violin has kept that band going for years, saved them from MS’s ego. As witnessed here.

GREAT TRACK, GREAT TUNES, GREAT VOCAL, GREAT MUSICIANS! WONDERFUL!

Espectacular

Whooft! That is outstandingly fucking amazing!

This is brilliant, Steve absolutely outstanding! Such joy and skill in this amazing performance. What a special person Mike is! What a great band you all are! Greetings from Lisboa, I was at Coliseu last month at your fantastic gig!

Amazing cover! Great Waterboys!

Uuugh. This band sooo underrated. ❤️‍🔥

Excelente tributo...

It’s time we all reached out for something new 🎵

Thank you so much Brother Paul

I was at this show!!

Holy cow NICE ❤😂🎉😢😅😊

Maravilhoso! Obrigado

Pure brilliance

Steve Wickham!! Stupendous violinist/ fiddler!!! Heard he pretty recently left the group maybe to slow it down or do something else saw him at the Hardly strictly bluegrass festival in SF & The Waterboys were the best band there and as a group of musicians that festival in 2019 had some of the best fiddlers I've ever seen but Steve Wickham was the best. There was a female fiddler with hair dyed white who played with Robert Plant and she was excellent almost as good as Steve Wickham 🎉❤❤😊

Amazing!!! Violín Gg Guitar 😍🦻🏻