I LOVE Purple & Gold for three simple reasons:

1) It's crazy. No-one would have predicted Prince would release anything like it. If you want nice songs by a predictable act, buy a Coldplay album.

2) Prince is a global artist. Releasing a local song about a football team shows that he has bigger cajones than anyone.

3) I have been singing it since first listen.

And if it had been a 1983 b-side, it would be considered a 'hidden gem' classic by now.

Love it!

olskooljamz said:

Don't worry. It's not your fault. I blame the chemtrails.

olskooljamz said:

Oh come on now! If Prince had released P&G in 1983, none of us would be here because I think that's where his career would have ended!

I can understand that you appreciate the man but let's not get carried away!

ok Oldskooljamz, you really like this shitty song...?

I even prefer Coldplay to that song.... but taste is taste, if you like it... cool.

You should probably love it here, on the sticky: http://prince.org/msg/7/328707

MantuaPharoah said:

I think it was some sort of brainwashing that occurred subliminally on the Rainbow Children CD...

Fortunately, I only listened to that thing once or twice or I would be saying crazy shit like that, too...

what's not to like about it. The song is cool. Now if we could get Prince to rewrite our national anthem ...

Prince likes the Vikings and wanted to write a song for them. I don't see what all the fuss is about.

It's shit.

CNN just had a story on Prince and the purple and gold song. Surprisingly,the reporters appeared to rather like the song. They seem to be fans.

Sorry but Geaux Saints!!!

NONSENSE said:

Oh hell to the no! Judging from the piece of shit song that Prince wrote for the Vikings, he'd better not dare TOUCH our National Anthem. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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