I'm sitting here listening to "Purple Rain" and it is making me really emotional. I think it is one of the most beautiful songs EVER written. Something about it, makes me long for being a child. It makes me think about the people I've hurt and disappointed in my life. I realize the song is a staple for Prince fanatics, and the casual listening, fans. However, I think to say, "It is a hit" takes away something from it. It almost cheapens it. The song is fuckin' powerful. Am I the only person who gets a little misty eyed when I hear "Purple Rain?"

not really

Sometimes




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I get misty eyed whenever I watch him do it in the movie, especially what he's just been through.

Not when I listen to it, though.

I do feel really bad for Prince cuz he sounds so sad in the song... the "sing-along" chorus and that last guitar solo make it sound like he's crying.

I used 2 get sad and emotional,but I've heard it so much now,that it still moves me,but not 2 tears.Phenomenal song indeed.

It's probably the song i listen to the least, not because i dont love it, it's a classic....But it justs seems to make me feel like an emotional rollercoaster

Wasn't it 'spose to?

It just makes me wanna watch the movie

sometimes

No.
Cuz I'm hard.

Yes. It makes me sad AND happy equally, which is a little confusing.

DanceWme said:

Me too.

shaedove99 said:

Me, not so much.

I can listen to the song (and the album) w/o the urge to see the movie... cuz I don't own it, heh

But whenever I listen thru the album, I think of where each song occurs in the movie & such.

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

U don't own it? I have an old VHS u can have. LOL

shaedove99 said:

thanx, but no thanx.
It's on my bday list. (along with a bunch of albums )

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

Good... get the anniversary DVD, much better.

Yes, I get a real emotional high when I hear it. Especially when they play the long play version on the radio.

I've gotten emotional from the song before. The song is powerful from the first note to the last string. Seeing him do it live just takes the song to an even higher high.

absolutely. sometimes it completely entrances me. an emotionally transcendent journey for me, listening to it.

madartista said:

that sounds so cool...

one of these days I should really listen to it. I feel like sometimes I lose focus cuz the song's so long. But I think I should just clear my head, lay down with my headphones on and fall into the world it creates. I might find a new meaning for it besides the sad web it already weaves in my head.

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

my favorite version is a nearly 19-minute live version with the revolution from the purple rain tour. sometimes, when the mood strikes, i put it on repeat on my itunes at work. throughout the day different bits -- either guitar strokes or specific lines -- catch my mind. ah, i love my "purple rain days".

madartista said:

wow... ~19 minutes?

Someone sent me a performance video from 1st avenue (the performance ultimately used for the album's recording)... and that was 16 minutes... then again, it's less than that, cuz there's 2-4 minutes of just cheering...
It's interesting hearing the progression with the "deleted verse"... but that was a smart move on his part to take it out for the album version.

this song gives me goosebumps, especially toward the end when he starts howling!

Hell NO! Reminds me of when I was in my 20's having fun. The movie came out. A local band played "When Doves Fly".....The whole albume is good feelings. I associate the music with what I was doing at the time. Of course this was a while back. When I was single. Partying. The albume/song would've never been a hit in those days if it were considered a "downer".
Even in hindsight, no way. Prince was a phenomenon. No sadness about anything he did.....he was a breathe of fresh air.

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It depends on the mood I'm in when I start listening!

When I hear it live it gets me emotional, such a beautiful song

When he plays it at the piano alone in the movie i do. I love the synth chord that plays just before he hits 'play' on the tape recorder

And also, bag in the day when he would scream, and i mean scream (not the fake ass screaams he does now) the line "honey i know, i know, I know times are changing"


WOW.

it depends on if i am listenin to the lyrics of the music at the time

Yeah, it's gotten me emotional before; this and The Beautiful Ones (the latter almost bringing me to tears one time). Reminds me of someone I loved dearly who one day shunned me and dissapeared with no explanation.