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Reply #30 posted 03/30/17 7:39am

PURPLEIZED3121

Militant said:

It was incredibly significant to me already because a few years ago, a long term relationship had ended in April. Weirdly enough, it was when I was making my Parade documentary for XFM Radio. The documentary went out on the last day of April as I recall, and so at the time the relationship ended, I was doing the final edits of the last section of the documentary which was..... guess what..... Sometimes It Snows in April.

I saw Prince play the song on several occasions and it made me tear up every time. Now... it's even harder to listen to.

Now, the uncirculating orchestral version, on the other hand, I can listen to. The phenomenal orchestration by Clare Fischer makes it feel like a very different song.







tried listening to Dolphin...add that to the current 'no go' list! jeez who'd ever thought we'd end up here.

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Reply #31 posted 03/30/17 6:46pm

donnyenglish

Every word of that song was prophetic. That song along with Way Back Home are almost too deep to listen to.
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Reply #32 posted 03/30/17 7:16pm

sonshine

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I love both songs. I did before and I do now. Equally. I couldn't listen to either initially. Then when I finally felt able to listen again I sobbed buckets the first time but made it all the way through. They both still tug at my heart, along with a few others. So I have to always follow it up with 319, DMSR, or something equally funky and upbeat that make me smile and bounce along despite myself wink
It's a hurtful place, the world, in and of itself. We don't need to add to it. We all need one another. ~ PRN
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Reply #33 posted 04/05/17 2:04pm

RodeoSchro

I played it last night. Got through it a whole lot better than I thought I would.

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Reply #34 posted 04/06/17 7:31am

rogifan

PURPLEIZED3121 said:



Militant said:


It was incredibly significant to me already because a few years ago, a long term relationship had ended in April. Weirdly enough, it was when I was making my Parade documentary for XFM Radio. The documentary went out on the last day of April as I recall, and so at the time the relationship ended, I was doing the final edits of the last section of the documentary which was..... guess what..... Sometimes It Snows in April.

I saw Prince play the song on several occasions and it made me tear up every time. Now... it's even harder to listen to.

Now, the uncirculating orchestral version, on the other hand, I can listen to. The phenomenal orchestration by Clare Fischer makes it feel like a very different song.










tried listening to Dolphin...add that to the current 'no go' list! jeez who'd ever thought we'd end up here.


I get the same feeling from the P&M shows. Like the Oakland show at Oracle Arena when Prince is singing Paisley Park and says "That's where I live in Minnesota. Maybe you'll come see me but if you do come in the summertime as it's too cold otherwise." He sure seemed to be inviting people to Paisley a lot the last few years of his life. There was one show in Amsterdam where Prince said the next time we see each other it will be at Paisley Park and when you come to Paisley Park he needs you to take care of it for him.

https://www.facebook.com/...cation=ufi

And then this tweet responding to someone with what to do about ticket touts....and the response was residency st Paisley Park.


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Paisley Park is in your heart
#PrinceForever 💜
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Reply #35 posted 04/10/17 8:32pm

Simbobby

It's snowing in Minneapolis at this moment. Today, fams were allowed on the Paisley Park grounds to post memorials on the purple fence. Just say'in!
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Reply #36 posted 04/10/17 8:34pm

rdhull

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Nope. PR is still that heart stringer bell. Thats not to say that SISIA is powerful itself.

"Climb in my fur."
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Reply #37 posted 04/11/17 4:10am

jcurley

I prefer it anyway to Purple Rain. For me PR has to be experienced live and watch him in motion.

However it's poignant for me because I was on Twitter last April 21st and saw the play out at Paisley Park. I phoned someone to say I think Prince is dead and they said half jokingly that he wouldnt die the day before my birthday !

well.... anyway my birthday arrived on April 22nd and I was looking at pictures of Prince's ashes being rushed into a waiting car by Tyka n her son. God did I cry.

There was no celebrating that day!

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Reply #38 posted 04/11/17 4:43am

TheFman

No. I never cared for SISIA, it's the overrated song i always skip on Parade. And usually i don't skip. (ok, Temptation i skip as well)

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