Prince: “Housequake” (All-the-Way-Live Version)
Abstract
Providing an analysis of the live version of the song “House Quake” from the film Sign o’ the Times, this piece focuses on how Prince adapts conventions drawn from diverse African American performance styles. In examining his music, lyrics, choreography, and stage persona in “House Quake,” it situates Prince in a creative context that features, among others, George Clinton and P-Funk, Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown, Cab Calloway, and Little Richard.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Music History and Culture
Musicology and Musical Analysis
Arts and Performance Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Duke University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 116–119
- Publication date
- 7 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter