re: The Greatest Night in Pop…. Netflix…

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It was also cool how Lionel Richie basically told Prince to frick off when he said he wanted a guitar solo and wanted to come record it in a room by himself and not be a part of the group. I loved Quincy Jones saying "He wants a guitar solo, but that's not what we're doing here..."

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Here's Prince's song "Hello" which loosely addresses the criticism he faced for not participating.

[Verse 1]
I tried to tell them that I didn't want to sing
But I'd gladly write a song instead
They said okay, and everything was cool
Till a camera tried to get in my bed

[Refrain]
Hello, my bed, hello, hello


....We're against hungry children
Our record stands tall
There's just as much hunger here at home

We'll do what we can
If y'all try to understand
A flower that has water will grow
And the child misunderstood will go




Then Prince eventually donated his "4 The Tears In Your Eyes" song to We Are The World/Live Aid

It comes up way short. Prince missed out on an epic collaboration with some of his admitted heroes, like Stevie Wonder & Ray Charles.