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Watch: Riverboat Gamblers Cover Prince's "Let's Go Crazy"

See the Texas punks rip up their contribution to SPIN's Purplish Rain tribute album.
Riverboat Gamblers' Mike Wiebe
Riverboat Gamblers' Mike Wiebe

After accepting our invitation to contribute a cover of Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" to SPIN's Purple Rain tribute album, punk quintet Riverboat Gamblers didn't feel intimidated -- at least not a lot. "It's not like it'll reflect badly on us if our version of a Prince song isn't as awesome as his," says singer Mike Wiebe. "It's hard to screw up material like this."

Artistic modesty aside, the Gamblers hold their own with their riotous cover. Guitarist Fadi el-Assad channels the Purple One with a shred-tastic solo, debunking a theory that Wiebe expressed in SPIN's July issue: "No one in our band can play guitar like that skinny motherfucker with the high voice."

Check out Riverboat Gamblers' take on "Let's Go Crazy" with exclusive studio footage below. Bonus: Stay tuned to the very end to find out which of Prince's backup singers Wiebe wants to bed!

WATCH: Riverboat Gamblers, "Let's Go Crazy"

Comments

MXLPLCK

Nice work at mimicking the original solo. Close, but no cigar.

Anonymous

GFFG!

lars

this is a major botch, i'm afraid....... no surprise that i've never heard of the band

Cherilyn

Recorded at the mighty Sweatbox Studio in Austin, TX!

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