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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 2017 Super Bowl taking place on February 5 marks |
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the 10th anniversary of the celebrated halftime performance by |
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music legend Prince, who died on April 21, 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, While most performers have used the NFL's |
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high-profile event to promote their back catalog or a new release, |
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Prince cast convention aside to deliver a galvanizing set often |
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cited among the most memorable television concerts; in 2015, |
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Billboard magazine proclaimed it the greatest halftime show in |
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Super Bowl history; and |
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WHEREAS, Prince designed a unique, tightly choreographed, |
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impeccably rehearsed spectacle and then surprised the audience of |
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millions with an unconventional set list as well; it commingled |
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some of his own hits, including "Let's Go Crazy" and "1999," with a |
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mind-boggling mash-up of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud |
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Mary," Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower," and Foo Fighters' |
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"Best of You"; undeterred by a torrential storm over the stadium, he |
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closed with a searing "Purple Rain," seeming to command the |
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elements as well as the crowd with his epic guitar solo; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the most versatile and naturally gifted |
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artists of all time, Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, |
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Minnesota, on June 7, 1958; his career took off with his fifth |
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album, 1999, and rocketed into the stratosphere in 1984 with the |
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release of the soundtrack to the movie Purple Rain, in which he |
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starred; although the radio landscape eventually changed, Prince |
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remained a top concert draw, and he continued to be extraordinarily |
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creative, prolific, and influential; his untimely death caused a |
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global outpouring of grief; and |
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WHEREAS, Prince is deeply missed by fans around the world, |
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but he left an enduring musical legacy, which is curated by his |
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family, his bandmates, and his Paisley Park staff, and each year, |
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Super Bowl performances will be judged against the standard he set |
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in 2007; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of Prince's |
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Super Bowl concert and pay tribute to the memory of this |
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incomparable artist. |
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Johnson of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 234 was adopted by the House on |
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February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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