Prince Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/tag/prince/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 23:25:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://popculturereferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-thumbnail-1-32x32.png Prince Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/tag/prince/ 32 32 What Song Did Prince Write About Not Appearing on ‘We Are the World’? https://popculturereferences.com/what-song-did-prince-write-about-not-appearing-on-we-are-the-world/ https://popculturereferences.com/what-song-did-prince-write-about-not-appearing-on-we-are-the-world/#respond Sun, 18 Feb 2024 12:12:28 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=6951 In the latest Pop Culture Questions Answered, Brian reveals what song Prince wrote about not participating in "We Are the World"

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/what-song-did-prince-write-about-not-appearing-on-we-are-the-world/feed/ 0 Jesus Jones Could Have Used a Lesson in Intersectionality With ‘Right Here, Right Now’ https://popculturereferences.com/jesus-jones-could-have-used-a-lesson-in-intersectionality-with-right-here-right-now/ https://popculturereferences.com/jesus-jones-could-have-used-a-lesson-in-intersectionality-with-right-here-right-now/#comments Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:06:01 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5330 In a look at pop culture moments that we wish we could forget, Brian explains why Jesus Jones' "Right Here, Right Now" was tone deaf towards racial politics while celebrating the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/jesus-jones-could-have-used-a-lesson-in-intersectionality-with-right-here-right-now/feed/ 8 The American Music Awards Once Gave Out ‘Black’ Awards https://popculturereferences.com/the-american-music-awards-black-awards/ https://popculturereferences.com/the-american-music-awards-black-awards/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2022 21:37:20 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=3654 In a feature spotlighting pop culture moments that were a mistake, Brian takes a look at how the American Music Awards briefly decided to give out "Black" awards, like "Favorite Black Single," etc.

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