This video is actually an outtake from the movie _"Purple Rain" (1984)._ You have to watch the movie to understand the context of all the elements in the video. It's a fantastic movie, and Prince was one of the greatest musicians of all time, hands down.
@christhornycroft3686
Жыл бұрын
I always thought that thematically, after pretty much every guy in this movie, including Prince, acted like a complete sexist piece of garbage (no pun intended), that he showed a ton of class giving the stage to Wendy to play the first couple of chords of the song. He showed a lot of courage presenting himself as a flawed character, but not irredeemable.
@Dee2025
2 жыл бұрын
You have to watch the movie “Purple Rain” to get a full understanding of the song.✌🏽
@katharrell3737
2 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@klasyk1532
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@josecortijo1423
2 жыл бұрын
I wholeheartedly agree, if you watch the movie you will learn that every song in the movie has a meaning to something that's going on in the movie. The song that he plays after purple rain in the movie you will love and adore.
@katharrell3737
2 жыл бұрын
@@josecortijo1423 Nice that you didn't go spoiler route, pique that curiosity for Kabir.
@radiof00le
Жыл бұрын
almost 54 years old here. You are completely on point.
@bobshort2149
2 жыл бұрын
The song from the album and movie "Purple Rain", starring Prince, Appolonia, Morris Day, the Revolution (Prince's band), and the Time (Morris Day's band). It's a great movie. I agree with the other comments that you should really watch the movie; it will help you make more sense of the song and the man himself. Prince was a GOAT for sure.☮❤
@jennhurl
2 жыл бұрын
Prince wrote "Purple Rain" as a country song to collaborate with Stevie Nicks. Stevie listened to it but was totally overwhelmed by the song & said she couldn't do it. Prince was with Wendy & Lisa and asked them to try something different. They slowed it down, added areas of hardness, & removed the country elements. After six straight hours they had written it as you hear it today. You were interested in the songs meaning. I remembered a quote I saw where Prince explained it. I looked it up for you: "When there's blood in the sky - red and blue = purple. Purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/god guide you through the purple rain." Prince gives the same purple imagery in "1999". "The sky was so purple there were people running everywhere - tryin to run from the destruction, you know I didn't even care." Please check out: "When Doves Cry" (also from the movie Purple Rain) "KISS" (super fun video)
@tjtreks7134
2 жыл бұрын
Another point of trivia that I haven't seen in the other comments, he was also a prolific song writer. And wrote songs for many other bands and singers, that they took to stardom themselves. Had a huge impact on music in the 80s, 90s and beyond
@respectfulremastersbymetal8336
2 жыл бұрын
This album, front to back, is one of the greatest ever recorded. And this is coming from a hardcore metalhead. Man was a musical genius. The live version of this song from the Superbowl is also fantastic. And if you really want to see him rip on guitar watch "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood. He just comes out and owns the stage like a complete boss.
@jennifermorrow728
2 жыл бұрын
‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ makes me shudder, it’s perfect as only Prince could make it.
@TheLaker323
2 жыл бұрын
Yes he absolutely destroys that guitar in my guitar gently weeps, hes a fuken beast!!!
@Tijuanabill
Жыл бұрын
@@TheLaker323 That $25 guitar, a cheap Japanese knock off of a Fender Telecaster (Hohner Madcat), that played every note of every album he ever recorded. It had that leopard print pick guard, and it came with the animal print guitar strap that Prince is using in this video with his custom cloud guitar, which is just another fake Telecaster, in essence. Many famous artists couldn't afford the real versions of the instrument they were known for; Slash is another great who actually plays a fake when recording and not on stage.
@thecrazyhobo
2 жыл бұрын
Prince was considered by many, including many of the guitar greats themselves, to be the greatest guitarist ever. His vocals, stage presence, and great sense of fashion were just icing on the cake.
@juliesolock7191
2 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Prince, he was a musical genius
@Thebestaustin-d8f
2 жыл бұрын
Very proud to be a fellow Minnesotan with this man! RIP sir!
@Peg__
2 жыл бұрын
Same here. He did a lot for the MN communities.
@Tijuanabill
Жыл бұрын
AYYY tip of the hat to MinneSOOOOOtoans, from down here in the tropics of Kansas. Midwesterners are the best kind of Mids.
@fourthgirl
2 жыл бұрын
His first album he played all the instruments. Wrote music and lyrics. The man earned his moniker of The Artist. Check out his Super Bowl Halftime performance in the rain and While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
@jamesrippy1161
2 жыл бұрын
This song also won the Oscar for best original song. Watching Prince perform purple rain quite literally in the pouring rain at SUPER BOWL 41 was EPIC
@melissaphillabaum2734
2 жыл бұрын
On his first album there was 19 different instruments and he played them all. He was the epitome of the word Iconic.
@40Acres_and_A_Mule
2 жыл бұрын
you should have done purple rain at superbowl in the rain it was the bomb
@Tijuanabill
Жыл бұрын
No, the whole medley, not just that song. It was key that the rain came during the lead up to the song.
@johnneils9084
2 жыл бұрын
I saw him in San Francisco in 1984 on his Purple Rain Tour and he was AMAZING!!! So was Sheila E performing The Glamorous Life. When you watch the movie you will understand the proper context of this performance. Guitar, piano, vocals, composition, over all performance was 100 percent! Prince born in June 1958, so he was a month older than I. Cheers!☔💧💧💧☮💜💜💜You singing along put a big smile on my face!
@kathyb5246
2 жыл бұрын
Are you serious right now? Prince was still excelling up until his death. The man was a creative genius.
@susiecasso6528
2 жыл бұрын
Bothers me too. Genius! Great description.
@Tijuanabill
Жыл бұрын
There are VOLUMES of Prince songs we haven't heard yet, that family lawsuits are preventing from being released. Kevin Smith spoke of them in his funny speaking bit about working with Prince on one of them. He made whole videos, with costumes and sets and production, that we haven't seen yet.
@Drifter_316
2 жыл бұрын
I concur with Derek Cayette. You really need to watch the movie to get the full meaning behind the song.
@Tijuanabill
Жыл бұрын
I disagree, partly. The movie explains the scene in the video, but this was Lisa and Wendy's song, not Prince's. It's about their life, not his.
@mamapoison
2 жыл бұрын
Love Prince. This song ALWAYS makes me cry, partly from knowing the movie and the meaning behind the song, but mostly because of the emotion you can just feel in the guitar solo
@nancycosta6105
2 жыл бұрын
He is self-taught. He can play something like 27 different instruments! He will be greatly missed!R.I.P. Prince🙏🏻
@jorynickila7760
2 жыл бұрын
You left out drug addict.
@nancycosta6105
2 жыл бұрын
@@jorynickila7760 That was his cross he had to bear….that still doesn’t negate his great talent!
@oskarobit
2 жыл бұрын
@@jorynickila7760 No one who knew him closely ever said a word about Prince on drugs. He even forbid alcohol at his home and at his parties!
@carledorsey
2 жыл бұрын
@@jorynickila7760 Prince wore high heels, jumped, danced and did splits in them. The drugs were over prescribed pain killers. Head addicted but like many millions the fault lies with big pharma, and doctors. Not making excuses for anyone but sometimes there are reasons.
@irishbears2103
2 жыл бұрын
I was in high school when the Purple Rain album was first released. This song was extremely popular at school dances.
@PowderedToastMan420
2 жыл бұрын
kabir back in my day when you wanted to get the PARTY started you'd drop the needle on this RECORD or pop in the CASSTTE TAPE. The chics dig PRINCE. 🔥💯✌
@malissaadams283
2 жыл бұрын
Yes we do still. Without the needle or cassette
@irishbears2103
2 жыл бұрын
This video comes from the movie Purple Rain, which if you're a Prince fan, is a must see movie.
@childishtycoon
2 жыл бұрын
If you haven't checked it out already, you need to see him and a bunch of other talented musicians cover "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Prince puts down what many people consider one of the best guitar solos of all time!
@Tijuanabill
Жыл бұрын
It is fantastic, but I feel it's partly mistaken because there is another guitar dueling with him, that the camera never pans to. There are parts where he simply is not playing notes, but notes are present. I'm not sure who on that stage had the balls to jump in like that though, because Tom and the Elo guy were not soloists.
@rollingthunder8378
2 жыл бұрын
Purple Rain is such a great album and song
@213Slaytanic
2 жыл бұрын
Prince was an ICON. Very under-rated as a guitar player. He was a musical genius. I'd love to see you react to the movie Purple Rain, where this video comes from. 💜
@isaacmalthus3542
2 жыл бұрын
A timeless classic💯
@mschill5575
2 жыл бұрын
Dude in the big white glasses was the club owner in the movie. Another song to react to is While My Guitar Gently Weeps with Prince, Steve Winwood, Tom Petty and others. Prince's guitar solo is SICK!
@jenniferheath6010
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, he was being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. That is an awesome video, Kabir definitely needs to watch that for sure😊
@jonpates7209
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes, yes
@mypungkin
2 жыл бұрын
This video is a performance he did in the movie. The big guy told him his career was over.
@PowderedToastMan420
2 жыл бұрын
Kabir did you know that PRINCE was also a bad ass on the BASS? 🤯🔥💯✌
@kabirconsiders
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that, the man was very versatile it seems!
@jenwendy7
2 жыл бұрын
If you're not crying by the end of this song, especially when he sings those ooohoohoooooews... gets me every time 💜💖
@TheCosmicGenius
2 жыл бұрын
Prince was extremely popular in the '80s, & he was also extremely prolific. He wrote more music, more songs, than he could record himself, & created a handful of, 'side', bands to showcase his stuff. He also tapped on numerous vocalists (mostly female) & turned them into stars, again as an outlet to get his songs heard. He had a falling out in the 90s though, because his record company, Warner Bros., did what all record companies do - placed quantiy over quality, & told him basically, 'less art, more product'. So, he went underground for a while, until he finally got out from his contract, & by the time that was all cleared up, the world's musical tastes has shifted, & his style of music wasn't as popular any more. Still, he wrote amazing stuff over the last 30 years of his life, but didn't get the attention he deserved.
@kennethsmith6367
2 жыл бұрын
I always thought that the underground era made him better. He made great songs then came out with a stronger ability to do what he wanted and that was making great music.
@deanncoates8456
2 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh, Prince...what an artist! I absolutely LOVED him! He was such a profound person, song writer and the absolute fashion icon of his day.
@bobshort2149
2 жыл бұрын
The 80s/90s produced my personal Mount Rushmore of music: Whitney, Madonna, Prince, and Michael. Rest In Power to Prince, to Whitney, to Michael, and all the others - from Jimi and Janis to George Michael and so many others gone too soon. Great reaction, Kabir! ☮❤
@lkayh
2 жыл бұрын
There aren’t a lot of guitar players who can make their guitars talk. He was one of the few. I think I saw that movie like a dozen times. I had such a crush!!
@RandomFandomDragon
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite Prince song will always be 1999, but he's got such a varied catalog. Def check out more of his music!
@ElainetheGARugrat8815
2 жыл бұрын
He is missed and I also miss all of the other songs he didn't get a chance to release. Gone too early!
@davidthieman8020
2 жыл бұрын
One of Prince classic music and song. Its is amazing, like he was.
@kabirconsiders
2 жыл бұрын
lol true
@laurataylor8717
2 жыл бұрын
He was a tiny person with enough charisma for someone twice his size.
@jorynickila7760
2 жыл бұрын
That was the drugs....
@monicamcdonald6510
2 жыл бұрын
@@jorynickila7760 what a terrible thing to say. Truly. Consider why you would say such a thing.
@kimtalley4496
2 жыл бұрын
He was a musical genius. So talented. Rip Prince.
@jena6587
2 жыл бұрын
I saw him in Michigan in 2004. Best concert I’ve ever been to. They brought him down the isle in a black box. A box. Me and a friend sat on the isle they brought him down and the band in. It was AMAZING. Look up Prince- Palace of Auburn Hills in 04. Amazing show and Morris Day and the Time opened. Absolutely awesome!!
@jena6587
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, Prince Musicology Tour Detroit 2004
@TheCosmicGenius
2 жыл бұрын
If you think his guitar work is here, you should check out the way he played on, 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps'. That's an old Beatles' tune, written by George Harrison, & when Harrison was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, an all-star band including Prince played a cover of the song. And, Prince stole the show.
@mdsh00
2 жыл бұрын
You should watch his live performance of this song at the Superbowl in 2007. It was raining while he was performing Purple Rain.
@margi6035
2 жыл бұрын
Purple Rain is the greatest music movie ever made I think. Please watch it. His talent is unmatched.
@yugioht42
2 жыл бұрын
the other two songs he's got is 1999 and when doves cry.
@dsgm10
2 жыл бұрын
If you want to see his raw talent you have to watch him in the video of the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's George Harrison induction. where Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynn, etc, do the song My Guitar Gently Weeps. Prince comes in late in the video and takes over. His talent is epic.
@gracelaster1487
2 жыл бұрын
Ok so a couple things you asked that nobody else said..the guy in the white glasses was the club owner in the movie who was on the fence about Prince and his inconsistancy and provocative music..but was won over cause who wouldn't be? In real life though he was an early Prince promoter and DJ in Detroit . His name escapes me but you can easily Google it. Essentially Prince was trying to create a version of his life..not exact but elements.. and also the extraordinary moment in time and music in the Minneapolis scene at this time ..which essentially all revolving around and lead by Prince. This was his home turf. The audience were local fans who clubbed it who dressed to the 9s and came in for the music sequences and took in the songs for the first time. Its authentic. The movie was low budget and Prince fought hard to do it his way or no way. The movie studio wanted John Travolta.Haha. His girlfriend Vanity and musical sattelite act was supposed to play his romantic partner but their relationship ended and her manager said it wasn't enough money. (Theres a whole big back story there you can Google too but kinda sad.) A couple cool things you might like...Wendy Melvoin, Prince' s new guitarist had her stage debut playing Purple Rain on the stage for this movie at age 19.( She was Prince's piano player ,Lisa Coleman's girlfriend and the 3 were roommates at this time.) It's the first cut and the album cut. The director set aside 6 weeks for the musical number scenes to be cut for the film but they were done in a week. Came in and killed. You ask the simple question what is Purple Rain but you really need to understand Prince's musical history and spiritual journey to halfway understand and it is still part mystery. Yes it's probably a break up sing about Vanity...but it's also about the end of the world and Spiritual rapture. With Prince its always duality. Sexual/ Spiritual . Male /Female. Soft and edgy. Complicated and silly. And so on. There is a course now on the theology of Prince! He had his own spirituality and language through music. He was no doubt a genius and also deeply troubled while equally generous and humble while his persona could be as pompous and controlling as it gets. He knew he was a master and he famously lived music and never slept. But he was quite well aware of his gift and not wasting it. He worked on the cover art, designed his own wardrobe with collaborators as well as designing the looks for all his band mates. Musical director. Mentor Charity worker. He was behind alot of charitable efforts that people never knew came from him. Black lives Matter and Green power for inner city.teaching black kids to code. All kinds of causes. He was a phenomenal artist with a huge body of work and mastered and combined most every genre ever! There's something like a song a day he recorded in his vault and many fully produced albums and videos that we may or may not see. Purple rain wasnt in a bunch of movies or used for anything other than Prince. He was extremely serious about artists' rights and not being commercialized in a way he did not agree with. He fought for many years until he bought back his entire catalog from WB for many millions. When PR came out Prince was popular but not super wealthy but he knew this would make him a superstar and it did. I listened to Prince from middle school and Purple Rain came out the year I graduated. It was the first concert I ever took myself to at 18. It spoiled me forever. Watch one of those shows if you can find one or the one on the box set. Then watch everything else. It will blow your mind. Anybody that makes Prince out to be just Purple Rain or just another junkie is missing a whole lot. He punished his body with his physically demanding and exuberant performances and was falling apart. Not wanting to stop but pain was definitely getting the better of him and he was too private to let people see him struggle with addiction after he had been so vocal about sobriety and work ethic. I was gutted when he died. For my generation it was like losing a limb. He was that important to the world. I am genuinely loving watching young people take in Prince because pop music just isn't what it used to be and Prince level means iconic and I think we live in a post icon world when it comes to music. A few living legends but none so fierce free and gifted as Prince . The pinnacle. e.
@jasonlmeadows
Жыл бұрын
Some of the absolute best guitar work in any song ever. You can truly hear the emotion in that guitar. I heard this when it first came out in the 80’s and played this entire album over and over and this guitar work still gives me chills it’s so amazing.
@dominicpardo4783
2 жыл бұрын
Purple Rain/Let's Go Crazy! Super Bowl halftime performance!!
@Peg__
2 жыл бұрын
Prince, the music of my people. 💜 His death didn't hit me, until I was driving in Minneapolis and folks hung memorial banners on bridges over the highway.
@tye8876
2 жыл бұрын
"I bet this song has been in lots of movies". As you probably know by now, Purple Rain was THE movie. This entire video is a scene from the film. Lyrics and meaning will all make sense if you watch . . . a semi autobiographical story of a young musician trying to make it in the Minneapolis music scene. It actually gave birth to what was known in the 80's as the "Minneapolis Sound". genius!
@revcheryl99
2 жыл бұрын
If you want to see him I a performance of this song that will blow your mind you need to check out his Super Bowl appearance when it was pouring rain and he made it THUNDER.
@SC457A
2 жыл бұрын
This scene in the movie was so powerful. Really good movie. Check out his Super Bowl halftime show. Legend stuff....
@katharrell3737
2 жыл бұрын
Purple Rain is the album title for the soundtrack to the movie Purple Rain. Great music on that soundtrack. Though he did stir up a little controversy with a couple the songs. He was absolutely entertaining.
@bobshort2149
2 жыл бұрын
Darling Nikki is such a jam and so filthy😁I love it so much,lol.
@katharrell3737
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobshort2149 Yep. That's the one that caused the biggest stir. 🤣 Tipper Gore, it's filth. 🤣
@bobshort2149
2 жыл бұрын
@@katharrell3737 Thanks to Tipper, that's the first song I listened to when I bought the cassette- fast forward straight to Darling Nikki, lol😉
@katharrell3737
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobshort2149 That's great! I'm laughing so hard. Yeah, she made that happen with a few songs. We rushed to listen. Tell us we shouldn't do something.... 🤣
@oskney3329
2 жыл бұрын
You gotta watch the movie AND his Super Bowl performance. He was phenomenal in both.
@mycanos
2 жыл бұрын
Another great guitarist was Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jimi Hendricks, Mark Knofler, Santana, Slash, Angus Young, B. B.King, Eddie Van Halen, etc., are other great guitarists. Watch Mark Knofler, Sting, Eric Clapton and Phil Collins, 1997, perform MONEY FOR NOTHING. 4 greats together. It was performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England.
@leighhallford894
2 жыл бұрын
Did you know, Prince won an Oscar for this autobiographical movie. Prince is much beloved RIP 🙏🏻
@TBoogy3
2 жыл бұрын
You should absolutley watch the live version, here on KZitem. About 18 minutes of pure bliss.
@darcye7629
Жыл бұрын
2 words icon & Masterpiece. Loved Prince RIP 💕
@michaelm1670
2 жыл бұрын
I live next to his studio and I'll never forget the light being on as we played outdoor hockey and my dad taking me to a show that we had to leave at 2am because we wouldn't stop playing up here in Minnesota
@TheCosmicGenius
2 жыл бұрын
Prince originally wrote this song as an intended collaboration with Stevie Nicks, but she backed out after hearing his demo, saying it was basically above her skill level. Prince was originally afraid to release the song, for fear that the guitar solo was too close to the Neil Schon's solo in the song, 'Faithfully', by Journey. It all worked out in the end, though.
@patrickwadle6471
2 жыл бұрын
You need to watch prince at the superbowl
@d1ndad0r95
2 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Prince 🙏
@kierstenridgway4634
2 жыл бұрын
I played the crap out of this album! I was 18 and just bought a turn table and really cool ( big ) speakers. 😆
@OMahtin
2 жыл бұрын
Charlie Murphy story about him on the Chapelle show is legendary
@TheMaxmurphy1973
2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!! Do the Charlie Murphy/Chapelle videos, hilarious 😂
@sekhmetdance6
2 жыл бұрын
I don't know if anyone else in the comments mentioned this, I didn't go down very far to see but, this was from a movie, also titled "Purple Rain". This video was from the movie. You should watch the movie, it was from the mid 80's. I was in high school, and this movie was epic.
@deborahbdelphineshandcraft4599
2 жыл бұрын
Such a fabulous entertainer. He was brilliant.
@jorynickila7760
2 жыл бұрын
That was the drugs....
@nicolesgaming8917
2 жыл бұрын
To understand this one, you'll just need to watch the movie, Purple Rain. (This is the title song off of the 1984 album of the same name, which served as the soundtrack for the movie of the same name, which also came out in 1984.) Norb Caoili, a Seahawks fan who goes by NorbCam, did a tribute video to Prince shortly after he died where he gave a bit of a speech, before launching into a piano-vocal cover of "Purple Rain". His performance at Super Bowl XLI was- and remains- the best Super Bowl halftime show ever. A couple months before he died, the NFL uploaded a video looking back on it, called "Prince Performs 'Purple Rain' During Downpour | Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show | NFL".
@NanciBK
2 жыл бұрын
Eric Clapton was once asked what it felt like to be the greatest guitarist in the world and he said “I don’t know. You would have to ask Prince.”
@seanmonetathchi1060
2 жыл бұрын
The song is a million times more potent within the context of the movie. It is the cathartic climax of Prince's "character" in the movie. A must watch movie for the 80s time frame. As stated before by 40 Acres and a mule, react to the NFL video of Prince's entire performance at the Super Bowl halftime show. Considering the incredible circumstances surrounding his performance, it was a virtuoso performance of a true superstar performer and musician at the height of his prowess. Many superstars have performed at the halftime show of the Super Bowl but Prince's performance is considered one of the few best if not THE BEST performance ever. PLEASE, Kabir, do yourself a favor and check it out. Cheers!
@lisajacobsen8347
2 жыл бұрын
Prince is more beloved by the people of Minnesota than Bob Dylan. When he died so unexpectedly, we were so devastated.
@erinchamberlain1315
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Kabir!!!! Another one of my absolute favorites! I won't repeat the first few comments I've seen, and I do apologize if people have addressed this in further comments, I'm in the middle of something but, PLEASE check out his version of this at the NFL half-time show. He is known as an incredible songwriter and popular artist but, IMHO, he is underappreciated as a guitarist. He can really shred!!! Check it out, if you have time! I don't often cry when celebrities pass but I sure did when he died (and Anthony Bourdain). Have a great night!
@seanmonetathchi1060
2 жыл бұрын
100% agree! As a teenager of the 80s I always felt about Prince as older generations felt about Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, etc. Sure there were other popular and uber-talented performers (Michael Jackson, Madonna, etc.) but Prince was a true creative prodigy. I personally believe, once his cached catalog is finally revealed and studied that his music will stand the test of time and be performed in future concert halls in the same manner as the classical maestros (Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, et al) are played now. JMHO.
@erinchamberlain1315
2 жыл бұрын
@@seanmonetathchi1060 yessssss!!!! Couldn't agree more!!!! Thanks for the positive comment! Have a great night!
@ymykeclause
2 жыл бұрын
This video was a part of the Purple Rain movie. If your a prince fan you should watch it!!
@toniborras2691
2 жыл бұрын
It’s been 30 years since I’ve seen the movie, but the song is definitely speaking to relationship problems
@tiacalhoun3841
2 жыл бұрын
This is a clip from the movie Purple Rain, great movie
@monicamcfadden9479
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Prince. Gone way too soon!
@rollingthunder8378
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@silverfiste
2 жыл бұрын
The song hits harder if you watch the movie
@LewKat74
2 жыл бұрын
Watch the movie "Purple Rain"
@lydiaedwards8100
2 жыл бұрын
Late '70s until his death...Purple Rain was a movie. This is a scene in the biopic in which he started as himself.
@clarionblur
2 жыл бұрын
God, I loved him.
@laurabistak5680
2 жыл бұрын
You have to see the video of him performing this at the halftime show during the superbowl
@beekellee841
2 жыл бұрын
An all time favorite! Iconic.
@KB-xp6dq
Жыл бұрын
Prince said the first verse was about his father, the second was about a romantic relationship, and the third was about his fans.
@margi6035
2 жыл бұрын
React to him in concert performing, Play that funky music and see how he and his guitar are one. He taught himself over twenty instruments and better at them than his hired musicians. A point to note, he was 24/25 doing this film.
@kristinmelinamercury8880
2 жыл бұрын
I think he sings about the end of the world. The man with the glasses is the pub-owner. This is from the movie 💜
@ItsMeAnn628
2 жыл бұрын
This video is a scene straight from the movie of the same name. I know cause I saw the movie in the movie theatre when I was 16 years old. I have this song on a 45 that is actually purple! Love this man!!!
@dene39
2 жыл бұрын
Essentially, this performance is taken from the movie of the same name, the character he plays, his father has just shot himself in an attempted suicide. His character is a self absorbed egotist, who doesnt allow his band any creative freedom. His fathers attempted suicide brings him around as hes on the same pathway in life. He finally listens to a song his band wrote and then gives them the credit for it, something that would not previously have happened (in the movie)
@joshuabolton3866
2 жыл бұрын
Everytime I get purple Gatorade I sing this song because there is one called Purple Reign
@jerrysantos6484
2 жыл бұрын
You really should watch his Super Bowl half time show. It rained as he sang this.
@raylewis2121
2 жыл бұрын
You would enjoy the Superbowl halftime show version-it’s live and stellar.
@kabirconsiders
2 жыл бұрын
I'll put it on my list!
@raylewis2121
2 жыл бұрын
@@kabirconsiders really should check out Rage’s “Down Rodeo”-it’s just still-pertinent bars upon bar, upon bar....
@n3zyd
2 жыл бұрын
Michael Jackson wrote Hits, Prince wrote standards that will still be relevant 50 years later. like Sinatra's 'My Way' or Nat king Cole's Unforgettable.
@elisageorge1798
2 жыл бұрын
Still give me chills!
@shawnschwaner8583
2 жыл бұрын
The guy that they panned on was the owner of the club who was deciding if he should keep the Revolution on his docket or bring in Apallonia Six affiliated with The Time. Dude, Billy was the man.
@tammyjackson3113
2 жыл бұрын
Saw him in concert 3 times💜💜💜
@kennyshoulders1284
2 жыл бұрын
When you watch the purple rain movie you will get the reference said to Charlie Murphy Dave Chappelle. Purify yourself in lake Minnetonka
@wen-nz3sk
2 жыл бұрын
His mom lived a block down from me in Golden Valley a few decades ago, I live elsewhere now. Missing Prince Rogers like crazy. Check out tribute to George Harrison's While My Guitar Gently Weeps, beautiful.
@gregcissell345
2 жыл бұрын
You need to check out Lets go crazy,the guitar solo is in my top 5 of my best solos ever .
@billieyoung497
2 жыл бұрын
this was epic my brother.......they asked eric clapton who was the best guitar player ever....he said prince...NO LIE....that ICON said prince...he was that good...a guitar GOD called him best there ever was.
@Lovejazz01
2 жыл бұрын
I shake my head when non Prince fans(not just gonna say the present young generation) react to this and don’t know the history of the sing, they it’s actually from the movie of the same name, starring Prince. Why react to the song before you watch the movie? If you watch the movie you will understand the sing and the video, which is taken from a scene in the movie. Watch the movie! Us Prince fans definitely take offense to the casual that only know Prince from this song, that dint realize that even thought the movie and album made him a mega star. It is but a blip in his incredible musical history, he made si much music before and after Purple Rain, till his death.
@blackbajatours8819
2 жыл бұрын
the guy they kept panning to is the guy that played the club owner in the movie
@lydiaedwards8100
2 жыл бұрын
Prince was iconic
@ladydiamondprisca
2 жыл бұрын
My internal monologue before I clicked on this video: * Prince! But I really need to go to sleep. BUT IT'S PRINCE!!! It's 11pm and you wake up at 5am! IT'S. PRINCE. IN. PURPLE. RAIN. I'll sleep as soon as I'm door watching this and the other 2 videos on queue.*x
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