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Jun 25, 2022 · If Prince has one single signature song, then it is Purple Rain. An integral part of the film it lent its name to, Purple Rain not only defined everything about Prince – from his musicianship to his life-long quest to reach a higher plane through music – it ensured his place among the best 80s musicians while standing as a timeless song that speaks to all generations and all types of music ...
Apr 21, 2023 · How Prince learned to play nice with others, how he learned to rock to rock, and how he made Purple Rain, his world-beating sixth album. (Image credit: Ron Wolfson) It’s August 3, 1983 and history is about to be made, in the shape of Prince 's career-defining sixth album, Purple Rain. Inside the First Avenue club in Minneapolis, a sweaty ...
The brilliance of Purple Rain is how it stirs seemingly contradictory moods—lust, devotion, intimacy, alienation—into a brew where nothing can be separated from anything else. He makes trauma sound erotic (“When Doves Cry”) and salvation sound reckless (“Let’s Go Crazy”). His sexual escapades are spiritual, disorienting, and ...
Apr 13, 2022 · Purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/God guide you through the purple rain,” Prince said of the song’s meaning. To keep up the ...
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Aug 3, 2008 · Prince designed "Purple Rain" as the project that would make him a superstar, and surprisingly, that is exactly what happened. Simultaneously more focused and ambitious than any of his previous records, "Purple Rain" finds Prince consolidating his funk and R&B roots while moving boldly into pop,rock, and heavy metal with nine superbly crafted songs.
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なお、本作からは他に 「パープル・レイン」(Purple Rain)(2位)、「ダイ・フォー・ユー」(I Would Die 4 U)(8位)、「テイク・ミー・ウィズ・U」(Take Me with U)(25位)がシングルカットされている。また、「ビートに抱かれて」は年間シングルチャートで ...