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The Coachella artists who should cover Prince this weekend -- and a few who shouldn’t

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The Coachella artists who should cover Prince this weekend -- and a few who shouldn’t

Prince performs at Coachella in 2008. (Los Angeles Times)
Prince performs at Coachella in 2008. (Los Angeles Times)

We’re still processing that we’re now living in a world without Prince.

With a loss of this magnitude comes the inevitable, well-meaning tributes (keep your eye on the next Grammys, Oscars, the AMAs -- basically anywhere there’s more than five musicians in the same room). Included in that is this weekend’s Coachella, which just went from absorbing idle speculation about which famous guest will turn up to which of the acts will pay tribute to one of music’s true indelible icons.

In a sense, the Empire Polo Club remains Prince’s house since his unforgettable Coachella set in 2008. Following is a list of a few acts that could deliver fitting and goose-bump-raising Prince covers this weekend if they desired, along with a few other artists who, while their hearts may be in the right place, may want to think twice.

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