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Thread started 05/18/08 10:33am

seanselbach

What's the closest U believe Prince has come to ever writing another Purple Rain?

We all know he said Gold was going to be the next Purple Rain... but in ur mind, what song was closest to the next Purple Rain?



for me it has to be Gold (Obviously), The Ladder, and Slow Love.

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Reply #1 posted 05/18/08 10:42am

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seanselbach said:

We all know he said Gold was going to be the next Purple Rain... but in ur mind, what song was closest to the next Purple Rain?



for me it has to be Gold (Obviously), The Ladder, and Slow Love.

Gold

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Reply #2 posted 05/18/08 10:50am

greyhoodiegirl

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Last december?

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Reply #3 posted 05/18/08 10:53am

bluestar2006

Gold
Last December

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Reply #4 posted 05/18/08 10:57am

jasch55

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hmmm the problem is, not just fans have 2 love the song ... eye really was crazy 4 Musicology when it came out ... and eye was no fan ... redface

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Reply #5 posted 05/18/08 11:06am

SUPRMAN

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Unclear on the question.
Another Purple Rain in what sense?
Commercial acceptance? Sales? style, length subject matter????

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Reply #6 posted 05/18/08 11:28am

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seanselbach said:

We all know he said Gold was going to be the next Purple Rain... but in ur mind, what song was closest to the next Purple Rain?



for me it has to be Gold (Obviously), The Ladder, and Slow Love.


Gold could have been big, it has that same epic feel without being too preachy like The Last December, but he'd lost his mind at that point & the music buying public knew it & steered clear.
[Edited 5/18/08 11:29am]

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Reply #7 posted 05/18/08 11:46am

eyewishuheaven

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Last December, Gold.

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Reply #8 posted 05/18/08 11:49am

RumAndRaisin

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GOLD!!!

That was Prince last top ten in england aswell!!! Bectha By Golly Wow! went to no.11 though, but apart from that, no top tens!

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Reply #9 posted 05/18/08 1:08pm

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RumAndRaisin said:

GOLD!!!

That was Prince last top ten in england aswell!!! Bectha By Golly Wow! went to no.11 though, but apart from that, no top tens!




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Reply #10 posted 05/18/08 1:33pm

Dance

When he took back NC2U or maybe Diamonds and Pearls.

PR was this soul hair metal power ballad fusion he did on purpose. After that pretty much everyone was doing that so he of course went the other way. He also toned down or held onto his material like that.

But those two songs had almost the same feel and they were both focused pop efforts that mainstream ate up.

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Reply #11 posted 05/18/08 1:35pm

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SUPRMAN said:

Unclear on the question.
Another Purple Rain in what sense?
Commercial acceptance? Sales? style, length subject matter????


Yes what do you mean by closest? I'd be voting for If I Was Your Girlfriend maybe if you mean a song which stands up after all this time and is still eerily affecting no matter how many times you hear it and gets pretty much unanimous critical praise. If you mean like a great big stadium rock ballad maybe Nothing compares 2 u?

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Reply #12 posted 05/18/08 2:51pm

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bluestar2006 said:

Gold
Last December


yes nod

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Reply #13 posted 05/18/08 5:30pm

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gold has similar knack of giving me chills & thrillz. also maybe 7.
has he ever performed gold in concert?

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Reply #14 posted 05/18/08 5:59pm

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I think the Movie is what made that song so popular at the time and has kept it a classic,. If there was a movie behind let's say GOLD that would have made it.

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Reply #15 posted 05/18/08 6:35pm

seanselbach

What I mean by the "next" Purple Rain is a song that can define him in one song (even tho we all know that is not possible) Purple Rain is very much so his signature song.... it's so undeniable. i have a friend who swore he hated prince and that his only good song was Little Red Corvette. I made him listen to Purple Rain all the way thru and his mind was changed.

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Reply #16 posted 05/18/08 6:37pm

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I don't know if you mean the fame of the song, or the sentiment.
I would say, "Adore" for the fame.
"Diamonds and Pearls, for the sentiment. and "Call my Name," for the sweetness of that kind of love.
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Reply #17 posted 05/18/08 6:52pm

seanselbach

Tame said:

I don't know if you mean the fame of the song, or the sentiment.
I would say, "Adore" for the fame.
"Diamonds and Pearls, for the sentiment. and "Call my Name," for the sweetness of that kind of love.
[Edited 5/18/08 18:37pm]




thats the best response so far

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Reply #18 posted 05/18/08 6:56pm

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Reply #19 posted 05/18/08 7:08pm

eyewishuheaven

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I never would have dreamed I'd see Purple Rain and Diamonds and Pearls mentioned in the same sentence!

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Reply #20 posted 05/18/08 9:57pm

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eyewishuheaven said:

I never would have dreamed I'd see Purple Rain and Diamonds and Pearls mentioned in the same sentence!


Why? They're both extreme cheese.

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Reply #21 posted 05/18/08 10:35pm

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still would stand all time smile

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Reply #22 posted 05/18/08 10:39pm

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kimrachell said:

still would stand all time smile

that song sucked worse than the movie

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Reply #23 posted 05/18/08 10:48pm

R3V

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how bout Welcome 2 The Dawn

"Try to remember how you used to feel about me
and think about how you're treating me now.
Then try to reconcile them, if you can.
But you don't even remember, do you?"
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Reply #24 posted 05/19/08 3:29am

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I'm gonna have to go with a lot of folks here and say "Last December" since "Gold" isn't all that. I don't know what some of y'all are thinking.

But I could also take the high road and say "Anna Stesia".

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Reply #25 posted 05/19/08 3:33am

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seanselbach said:

What I mean by the "next" Purple Rain is a song that can define him in one song (even tho we all know that is not possible) Purple Rain is very much so his signature song.... it's so undeniable. i have a friend who swore he hated prince and that his only good song was Little Red Corvette. I made him listen to Purple Rain all the way thru and his mind was changed.


In the UK it would be Kiss, 1999, When Doves Cry - signature songs

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Reply #26 posted 05/19/08 3:37am

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KISSSS !!!

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Reply #27 posted 05/19/08 12:02pm

dazedawhile

HOLY RIVER feels like the closest to PURPLE RAIN to me

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Reply #28 posted 05/19/08 12:10pm

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Probably The Ladder, with a vocal solo in place of a guitar solo.

Gold is probably the most self conscious attempt to copy it, followed by Last December (which I prefer)

"If you have opinions you can't see"

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Reply #29 posted 05/19/08 12:17pm

DirtyChris

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"Like You'll Never See Me Again"//Alicia Keys

"be who you are and say what you feel
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind."
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