'Goodnight Sweet Prince': 'Saturday Night Live' pays tribute to music icon

"Saturday Night Live" aired a special tribute to Prince this weekend after the music legend's death Thursday.

"Prince has been a special presence here at 'Saturday Night Live' for the last four decades, from his debut on the show as a 22-year-old in 1981, to his surprise performance at the after-party for the 'SNL' 40th anniversary," 'SNL' alum Jimmy Fallon said while introducing the episode.

"Tonight we wanted to pay tribute to him by looking back at his performances on the show over the years and by remembering what he meant to us. It was a lot. Other people may have been on the show more times or performed more frequently, but there was always something different about a Prince performance. It was special. It was an event. It was Prince. Times have changed, styles have come and gone, but no matter what, Prince has never not been cool."

Check out the videos of Prince's 'SNL' appearances below:

•     Prince's performance of "Partyup" from his 1981 'SNL' debut

•     A 1989 performance of "Electric Chair"

• Performances of "Fury" and "Beautiful, Loved & Blessed" from 2006

•     An eight-minute set from 2014

•     A never-before-seen video of Prince performing "Let's Go Crazy" at the 'SNL 40' after party

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