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Thread started 04/30/02 7:49pm

HoneyLove2the9
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What inspired Prince to write Purple Rain?

Does anybody know if Prince wrote Purple Rain about someone personally? Just curious...
"Don't use that magical, mysterious, intoxicating, joy, fantastic, fascinating word called LOVE unless U Love me 2 the 9's. This is the only kind of Love that I've been dreaming of. The kind of Love that takes over your body, mind and
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Reply #1 posted 04/30/02 7:57pm

manalive

I dunno, but I do know that the song drives me insane.
Am I the only 1 tired of hearing it??
And what exactly does it mean??
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Reply #2 posted 04/30/02 8:32pm

pkidwell

i thought his father wrote the music or something like that or it's about the death of his father or something like that....confused? me too smile
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Reply #3 posted 04/30/02 8:58pm

cranshaw62

Bob Seger.

According to DMSR Bob Seger was in every town Prince toured either before or after him and he couldn't understand his success.

And one of the members said Prince would make a fortune if he wrote a song like Bob Seger. The book descibes it better, I'm quoting off the top of my head.

The phrase purple rain was first used in "Ventura Highway" and Stevie had a song called "Purple Raindrops" in the sixties.
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Reply #4 posted 05/01/02 11:45am

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The music seems to be a direct cop of the FUNKADELIC anthem "Maggot Brain".
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