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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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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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Last december? | |
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Gold Last December | |
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 the problem is, not just fans have 2 love the song ...  really was crazy 4 Musicology when it came out ... and was no fan ...  | |
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Unclear on the question.
Another Purple Rain in what sense? Commercial acceptance? Sales? style, length subject matter???? I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. | |
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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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Last December, Gold. |
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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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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! strays of the world | |
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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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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? You might not like the taste but I'm still gonna stick your face in this FUNK | |
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bluestar2006 said: Gold
Last December yes  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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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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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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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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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] "The Lion Sleeps Tonight... | |
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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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 [Edited 5/18/08 19:02pm] | |
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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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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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still would stand all time  | |
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kimrachell said: still would stand all time
that song sucked worse than the movie | |
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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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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". NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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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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KISSSS !!! | |
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HOLY RIVER feels like the closest to PURPLE RAIN to me | |
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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) My Legacy
http://prince.org/msg/8/192731 | |
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"Like You'll Never See Me Again"//Alicia Keys because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." | |
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