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He was even the right size.
While a Prince tribute might seem ideally suited to one of his more obvious musical progeny, like D’Angelo or Maxwell — both of whom have performed dazzling covers of his songs — Bruno Mars is a less obvious, but equally suitable fit. Where the other two are more likely to channel Prince’s moodier and more experimental muses, Mars is the show-stopping showman, the firecracker bandleader, the one who performs the synchronized dances that were a hallmark of the Minneapolis wonder’s early years.
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