Prince: Keeping Dan, The List Guy, sane in the 80s. Below is a mini-Prince video collection, culled from YouTube, a large portion from the Purple Rain-era. This means extra lace, more steamy videos set in bathtubs, subtract Vanity 6, but add a little Appolonia, Wendy & Lisa, and Morris Day.

“I Wanna Be Your Lover”
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Prince arriving at the premiere of Purple Rain[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/8WRrzYYo804" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

“1999″[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/NC-Pa6XVfaw" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

“When Doves Cry”
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“Let’s Go Crazy”
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“Take Me with U” (Live)[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/-wKIb4MGEnM" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

“Purple Rain”
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“Kiss”[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/zNsYftzpY1w" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

“Prince Vs. Charlie Murphy” skit from “The Chapelle Show”[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/aJDpuUMmEPk" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]