Meloh9 said:

A musician that would later play in the band Nirvana for their unplugged concert makes a appearance in the RB video, correct?

Yes, check out reply #34

OldFriends4Sale said:

Scotsman1999 said:

Oh to be a fly on the wall there... That just sounds SO cool. The buzz from everyone after Purple Rain must have been off the charts.

OldFriends4Sale said:

(60) EXT. GLADE AND BARN -- DAWN

as they ride down a leaf-strewn path and
pull to a stop near an old, weathered,
dilapidated BARN. It stands laarge and
silent like a painting. A low THUNDER
rolls across the land...

Built like she was, she had the nerve 2 ask me
If I planned 2 do her any harm
So looka here now, I put her on the back of my bike
Where we go? (Down by) ...Old Man Johnson's farm
So looka here now, overcast days never turned me on
But somethin’ ‘bout the clouds and her mixed
She-e-e-e wasn't 2 bright, but I could tell when she kissed me
She knew how 2 get her kicks

(61) INT. BARN -- DAWN

DAWN LIGHT burns through the wooden
slats.. STEAM rises from the wet hay
scattered throughout. The air is thick
and damp. It begins to RAIN.

Vanity stands in the middle of the barn,
gazing at the storm. Beads of
perspiration glisten on her forehead.
She turns slowly, watches as Prince
retrieves old blankets from a nearby
stall. Their eyes search one another
out, their breathing becomes short,
expectant. She hesitates a moment, then
pulls off her blouse, discards it to the
moist, dusty floor.

(62) INT. BARN -- DAY

Rain sounds so cool when it hits the barn roof
And the horses wonder who U are
Thunder drowns out what the lightning sees
U feel like a movie star
They say the first time ain't the greatest
But I'll tell ya, if I had the chance 2 do it all again, oh

ANOTHER ANGLE

RAIN patters srtongly against the barn.
A deep THUNDER rolls. She's on top of
him, moving deliciously, her body
glowing in the purple, dawn light.
Moist, purple water shadows streak and
course her skin as she moves slowly,
then deliberately against him. He
watches her avidly, his hands firmly on
her thighs, and thrusts into her again
and again...and again.

i love this song, he's the coolest story teller

excited said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

(60) EXT. GLADE AND BARN -- DAWN

as they ride down a leaf-strewn path and
pull to a stop near an old, weathered,
dilapidated BARN. It stands laarge and
silent like a painting. A low THUNDER
rolls across the land...

Built like she was, she had the nerve 2 ask me
If I planned 2 do her any harm
So looka here now, I put her on the back of my bike
Where we go? (Down by) ...Old Man Johnson's farm
So looka here now, overcast days never turned me on
But somethin’ ‘bout the clouds and her mixed
She-e-e-e wasn't 2 bright, but I could tell when she kissed me
She knew how 2 get her kicks

(61) INT. BARN -- DAWN

DAWN LIGHT burns through the wooden
slats.. STEAM rises from the wet hay
scattered throughout. The air is thick
and damp. It begins to RAIN.

Vanity stands in the middle of the barn,
gazing at the storm. Beads of
perspiration glisten on her forehead.
She turns slowly, watches as Prince
retrieves old blankets from a nearby
stall. Their eyes search one another
out, their breathing becomes short,
expectant. She hesitates a moment, then
pulls off her blouse, discards it to the
moist, dusty floor.

(62) INT. BARN -- DAY

Rain sounds so cool when it hits the barn roof
And the horses wonder who U are
Thunder drowns out what the lightning sees
U feel like a movie star
They say the first time ain't the greatest
But I'll tell ya, if I had the chance 2 do it all again, oh

ANOTHER ANGLE

RAIN patters srtongly against the barn.
A deep THUNDER rolls. She's on top of
him, moving deliciously, her body
glowing in the purple, dawn light.
Moist, purple water shadows streak and
course her skin as she moves slowly,
then deliberately against him. He
watches her avidly, his hands firmly on
her thighs, and thrusts into her again
and again...and again.

i love this song, he's the coolest story teller

Just heard Raspberry Beret & 1999 on the radio at work

that was a good time in Prince's storytelling years, he was still very much attached to his real life

best way to tell a good story

when this came out..not only was my dad blasting around the world in the day cassette in the car but I had my mom buy the cassette and the album for me because I thought that Prince was the greatest thing at that time. while growing up in Columbus,Georgia, my family loved this video and the live promo for "america" where Prince tears up the drums; we didnt miss that video for nothing especially my uncles because we would try to remix the beat for raspberry beret through the boombox cassette deck.

OldFriends4Sale said:

excited said:

i love this song, he's the coolest story teller

Just heard Raspberry Beret & 1999 on the radio at work

that was a good time in Prince's storytelling years, he was still very much attached to his real life

best way to tell a good story

outsideofthebox said:

when this came out..not only was my dad blasting around the world in the day cassette in the car but I had my mom buy the cassette and the album for me because I thought that Prince was the greatest thing at that time. while growing up in Columbus,Georgia, my family loved this video and the live promo for "america" where Prince tears up the drums; we didnt miss that video for nothing especially my uncles because we would try to remix the beat for raspberry beret through the boombox cassette deck.

OldFriends4Sale said:

Just heard Raspberry Beret & 1999 on the radio at work

that was a good time in Prince's storytelling years, he was still very much attached to his real life

best way to tell a good story

lol He was the greatest thing at that time

nice story,

my dad appreciated Prince, but wasn't a 'fan' but I didn't know too many people at the time that were not some degree of a Prince fan

"Raspberry Beret" was the 14th of Prince's 32 Top-40 hits in America. 1985 was a hot year for Prince; it was one year after Purple Rain, and years before his contract disputes with Warner Brothers would drive him to controversial measures.

Man.....how I would love to have the unedited movie version of purple rain. someone online claimed to have had the deleted scenes but unfortunately, he lied the whole thing and it was a big joke to him when I texted them about it. that is something that you dont joke about. stupid fool....

excited said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

(60) EXT. GLADE AND BARN -- DAWN

as they ride down a leaf-strewn path and
pull to a stop near an old, weathered,
dilapidated BARN. It stands laarge and
silent like a painting. A low THUNDER
rolls across the land...

Built like she was, she had the nerve 2 ask me
If I planned 2 do her any harm
So looka here now, I put her on the back of my bike
Where we go? (Down by) ...Old Man Johnson's farm
So looka here now, overcast days never turned me on
But somethin’ ‘bout the clouds and her mixed
She-e-e-e wasn't 2 bright, but I could tell when she kissed me
She knew how 2 get her kicks

(61) INT. BARN -- DAWN

DAWN LIGHT burns through the wooden
slats.. STEAM rises from the wet hay
scattered throughout. The air is thick
and damp. It begins to RAIN.

Vanity stands in the middle of the barn,
gazing at the storm. Beads of
perspiration glisten on her forehead.
She turns slowly, watches as Prince
retrieves old blankets from a nearby
stall. Their eyes search one another
out, their breathing becomes short,
expectant. She hesitates a moment, then
pulls off her blouse, discards it to the
moist, dusty floor.

(62) INT. BARN -- DAY

Rain sounds so cool when it hits the barn roof
And the horses wonder who U are
Thunder drowns out what the lightning sees
U feel like a movie star
They say the first time ain't the greatest
But I'll tell ya, if I had the chance 2 do it all again, oh

ANOTHER ANGLE

RAIN patters srtongly against the barn.
A deep THUNDER rolls. She's on top of
him, moving deliciously, her body
glowing in the purple, dawn light.
Moist, purple water shadows streak and
course her skin as she moves slowly,
then deliberately against him. He
watches her avidly, his hands firmly on
her thighs, and thrusts into her again
and again...and again.

i love this song, he's the coolest story teller

my uncle told me years ago that brownmark's brother is the one dancing at the beginning of the video.

outsideofthebox said:

my uncle told me years ago that brownmark's brother is the one dancing at the beginning of the video.

what guy? what was he wearing?

the guy that does the sped up robot dance in the beginning....he is wearing the all white ruffled shirt with black pants and he kinda looks like brownmark too.

OldFriends4Sale said:

outsideofthebox said:

my uncle told me years ago that brownmark's brother is the one dancing at the beginning of the video.

what guy? what was he wearing?

OldFriends4Sale said:

Thanks to this thread, I watched the music video for the first time in I don't know when, cafefully wacthing all the little nuances, the costumes people were wearing, the way the people stop dancing and listen to Prince's story that is the 2nd verse....

Love the song, lovfe the video, love the 12 inch and it's b sides(s)

I remember when I first heard it, I couldn't stop repeating the opening linn drum beat...absolutely awesome

The video is an odd mashup of performance footage and animation. Simon Fields, who was one of the top music video producers at the time, said in the book I Want My MTV: "We filmed a whole video, then Prince got a Japanese animator to do a completely different video and we mashed the two up. He would mess with directors. He would give them the impression that they'd be in charge of the video, then halfway through he'd go 'Thank you,' take what he liked, and edit it himself."

Pat Smear...

Exhibit A: as a teenager, he was an extra in Prince's video for "Raspberry Beret." The director tried to toss him out because he couldn't dance, but as was trudging off, Prince himself called him back because he liked Pat's style (at the time, dreads).

Prince originally recorded "Raspberry Beret" in 1982, but re-worked it with his newly-reformed Revolution backing band, which had just crystalized into what would become the fan-favorite line-up: Brown Mark on bass, Bobby Z on drums, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman and Doctor Fink on keyboard, backing guitar, and backing vocals. If you blinked in the mid-'80s, you missed it, because this incarnation of the Revolution broke up by 1986, with Prince firing everybody but Doctor Fink.

Home studio, April 1982

Girl O’ My Dreams #1
Raspberry Beret #1
777-9311 (7:57)*

2 words:

HIS. HAIR.

Thank you SO MUCH for all the passion and detail you put into these threads. It is so inspiring

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

2 words:

HIS. HAIR.

Thank you SO MUCH for all the passion and detail you put into these threads. It is so inspiring

Well thank U ma Lady,

I always love your replies & posts, U always make me smile

I only knew 1 person back then who tried to get that Prince look when the video came out

OldFriends4Sale said:

Home studio, April 1982

Girl O’ My Dreams #1
Raspberry Beret #1
777-9311 (7:57)*

Now that I would be interested in hearing.