Prince - Purple Rain (2015 Paisley Park Remaster) [Full Album]

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  • Prince 'Purple Rain' (1984)
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    Tracklist
    1. Let's Go Crazy 00:00
    2. Take Me With U 04:37
    3. The Beautiful Ones 08:30
    4. Computer Blue 13:44
    5. Darling Nikki 17:44
    6. When Doves Cry 21:58
    7. I Would Die 4 U 27:52
    8. Baby I'm A Star 30:41
    9. Purple Rain 35:03
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  • @unforgiven8619
    @unforgiven8619 Před 2 lety +45

    Best movie intro EVER. How many agree?

  • @zoem2121
    @zoem2121 Před 2 měsíci +23

    a lot of the comments are from people who were alive when he was around - hello from a younger prince fan! I'm 13 and I share my moms love of prince. we went to paisley park last year and it was so incredible. we also watched the purple rain movie together (I may have been a bit too young but it was still super good). I'm so glad my parents exposed me to artists like Prince, Queen, and David Bowie. 💜💜💜💜

    • @rebeccaperrigoue2490
      @rebeccaperrigoue2490 Před měsícem +3

      Good job! Your Mom has introduced you to good music. I’m grateful you appreciate it, at your young age. That’s not something that’s very common anymore, makes me sad. My kids enjoy a vast array of incredible music they’d been subjected to since birth. I love that a great deal about my kids because they, like the variety of music, are well ‘rounded’ as adults. ❤️
      Keep up the listening

    • @purplemajesty6918
      @purplemajesty6918 Před 26 dny +1

      Hello Prince fan, glad to meet you.😊....from someone alive when he was around.

  • @danimarie9672
    @danimarie9672 Před 3 lety +41

    I'm going to honor Prince by watching Purple Rain tonight

  • @Mancada100
    @Mancada100 Před 2 dny +1

    I don't always listen to Prince and the Revolution, but when I do so does my neighborhood.

  • @leannelittle6067
    @leannelittle6067 Před 11 měsíci +90

    Prince was a prodigy. When it came to music he was a genius. He was a kind, gentle man.

    • @leonanaradian5571
      @leonanaradian5571 Před 9 měsíci +8

      An amazing individual a true light worker of his time

  • @toddblessuable
    @toddblessuable Před 4 měsíci +26

    Purple Rain is like The Wall. Both are rock operas about life. Both movies should be watched.

    • @Luiz.Campos
      @Luiz.Campos Před 2 měsíci +4

      But Purple Rain is good.

    • @toddblessuable
      @toddblessuable Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@Luiz.Campos That's like the lady who kissed the cow. Everybody has their own taste.

    • @frandsenphilip1
      @frandsenphilip1 Před měsícem +2

      For me, The Wall is better just listened to. I've watched the movie several times, but it's my imagination and album that make the most impact. That's at least my personal impression.

  • @gavinhenry8671
    @gavinhenry8671 Před 2 lety +24

    The transition from Computer Blue to Darling Nikki is the best song to song change in history.

  • @rebeccaperrigoue2490
    @rebeccaperrigoue2490 Před 5 měsíci +85

    I’m 53 years old and have always been a hard core ‘metal head’. I have a few weaknesses, one of which has been Prince.
    Can’t ignore good music. 🖤❤️‍🔥

    • @1001PerolasdePortugal
      @1001PerolasdePortugal Před 3 měsíci +2

      Remember when I was in 7th grade and told my metalhead friends here in Portugal I really digged Prince... the look on their faces :D (I'm also a huge metalhead, by the way...)

    • @wallieb4325
      @wallieb4325 Před 3 měsíci +3

      I’m listening to this album right now 🤙🤙

    • @paulchristie8452
      @paulchristie8452 Před měsícem

      Would Frank Sinatra have stood a chance in a musical talent contest against Prince? I highly doubt it. Because he wasn’t just a legendary singer, lacking the singing range that Prince had, but even though Prince was a brilliant multi instrumentalist and Frank Sinatra couldn’t play an instrument, Sinatra was a legendary arranger and conductor. So FS could manipulate music but not necessarily create it. What do you think 🤔?

    • @Penelopesyoutube
      @Penelopesyoutube Před měsícem

      Me too
      Prince is the gold standard

    • @koolhand415
      @koolhand415 Před měsícem +3

      I love guitars and used to only consider Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen and the like, but when I saw Prince do George Harrison's tribute playing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" it finally sunk in that he was a talent. I watch that video frequently! RIP

  • @TheDiariesofPrincess
    @TheDiariesofPrincess Před 11 měsíci +11

    Remember that Prince left his music as a reminder. Feeling emotional.

  • @chrishawkins6535
    @chrishawkins6535 Před rokem +18

    Put it back in the movie theaters for the new kids to enjoy!

    • @Manasamafangirl
      @Manasamafangirl Před rokem +3

      If you don't mind me asking do you know where I can find the movie I never seen it before and I'm quite curious about it

    • @chrishawkins6535
      @chrishawkins6535 Před rokem +2

      @@Manasamafangirl U can go online and pay like 3.99 to see it I'm sure! But watch the movie it will change your life and your view of music forever!! Im serious💜

  • @berry.morgan
    @berry.morgan Před 9 měsíci +23

    Very cool that this ran with no commercials.
    It's like CZcams understands the importance somehow LOL

  • @tonyroyal8449
    @tonyroyal8449 Před 6 měsíci +15

    This album is SO ahead of it’s time.

  • @TheAllSeeingGuy
    @TheAllSeeingGuy Před 2 měsíci +12

    Front to back, one of the best albums of all time.

  • @ameralbadry6825
    @ameralbadry6825 Před 2 lety +15

    Rest in the afterlife Prince
    Your songs will live forever in our hearts.

  • @gunnerzane5230
    @gunnerzane5230 Před rokem +132

    Prince was a one man band. Talent out of this world. Heavy metal guy here.

    • @kevinbrown688
      @kevinbrown688 Před rokem +9

      Anyone who truly knows Prince and his genius is a pure music lover of all styles. Faithful headbanger back at you. Bless the Purple family. The Mozart of the ages. There will never be another. Welcome to the dawn. 💜

    • @jokinandsmokin423
      @jokinandsmokin423 Před rokem +5

      Glad some fellow headbangers appreciate this stuff.

    • @StreetJustice77
      @StreetJustice77 Před rokem +5

      Yes my gateway to metal, punk and new wave... obviously still listening to this
      With a Slayer shirt to a Prince show!

    • @Michelle-po1ep
      @Michelle-po1ep Před rokem +4

      Heavy metal head here too. And still 💕 Prince. I could have helped him with his life and pain He is well loved by all fans

    • @teresahickey3021
      @teresahickey3021 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Yeap!! He played every instrument
      Nobody still to date has broken his records in sales with movie ‘ single, album etc….

  • @SiFiClark
    @SiFiClark Před 3 lety +14

    Bought this in Germany 85..19 yrs old..wow, a lifetime ago...Prince forever XXX

    • @dennyshoopman4397
      @dennyshoopman4397 Před 18 dny +1

      I bought it in Wiesbaden!!

    • @SiFiClark
      @SiFiClark Před 18 dny +1

      @@dennyshoopman4397 Krefeld!

    • @SiFiClark
      @SiFiClark Před 18 dny +1

      @@dennyshoopman4397Those days I played albums once to record onto cassette so its still only had one outing.

    • @dennyshoopman4397
      @dennyshoopman4397 Před 8 dny +1

      @@SiFiClark WHOA!!!

    • @SiFiClark
      @SiFiClark Před 8 dny

      @@dennyshoopman4397 Ahh...what we did when we were young eh Dennys? Records in Germany were so much cheaper in the 80s than England

  • @soapmom426
    @soapmom426 Před 11 měsíci +8

    A TRUE PRINCE FAN CANT PICK A FAVORITE. IVE LOVED PRINCE SINCE HIS VERY FIRST SONG! IM 60 YEARS OLD AND I CANT PICK A FAVORITE OF HIS CHILDREN, AS HE REFERRED TO THEM!

  • @th3ignant1
    @th3ignant1 Před rokem +45

    No other album brings out so many emotions. Feeling sad, angry, depressed, happy, crazy, etc. Prince has you covered in this album!

  • @foxmulder55
    @foxmulder55 Před 3 lety +16

    Dearly beloved
    We are gathered here today
    To get through this thing called life
    Electric word life
    It means forever and that's a mighty long time
    But I'm here to tell you
    There's something else
    The after world
    A world of never ending happiness
    You can always see the sun, day or night
    So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills
    You know the one... , Dr. Everything'll Be Alright
    Instead of asking him how much of your time is left
    Ask him how much of your mind, baby
    'Cause in this life
    Things are much harder than in the after world...
    In this life...
    You're on your own
    And if the elevator tries to bring you down
    Go crazy . . .

  • @kymyilmaz-ndao7501
    @kymyilmaz-ndao7501 Před 3 lety +23

    I'm visiting Phoenix, Arizona from Louisville, Kentucky. Some of the family n I are on our way to Grand Canyon which is almost a five hour ride, long story short I don't care for the music these people 😂 are listening to. One of them had the nerve to try to pass up a Prince song playing on the radio 🤨👀. I looked at as if she DONE lost her mind and it was one of my children... she knows better cause I thought her better. Lol, I don't care if I'm sleeping do not pass up a Prince song... smh...kids... its 632 a.m. Checked to see what's on You-Tube.. and what do I see???!!!! Some thing about Prince!!! The God's love me!!! Thank You for is upload!!! Have a good day to all reading, be good to yourself and kind to others. I still belong to Prince!!

  • @lynd007
    @lynd007 Před rokem +9

    Prince = Master of the 80's

  • @johngower2208
    @johngower2208 Před 5 měsíci +8

    The ending to Beautiful Ones is unreal. Blows my mind every time

  • @craigreveley
    @craigreveley Před rokem +9

    PRINCE WAS A PHENOMINAL PERSON, FLUIDITY OF HIS MUSIC WILL SPEAK FOR ITSELF FOR 1000 YEAR'S...!!!

  • @--pussypatroll--
    @--pussypatroll-- Před 2 lety +10

    The greatest year for music in history. PROOVE ME WRONG.

  • @research1207
    @research1207 Před rokem +7

    Takes me back!! Just graduated from nursing school and moved to Nashville, TN for a job. Saw this in the theater and this music played at every club I went to! Dancing my ass off and listening to Prince! The good old days!!

  • @bryantwilliams647
    @bryantwilliams647 Před 5 měsíci +8

    DAMMMM I wish I would have appreciated Computer Blue in my 80s youth days. I really missed out on a master piece of a song for alot of years.

  • @adamsgrad93
    @adamsgrad93 Před 8 měsíci +44

    This album is an artistic masterpiece. Every song is beautiful.

  • @avace917
    @avace917 Před 2 lety +17

    This wasn't just an album, movie and tour. It was a monument in Rock and Roll

  • @tamikam.murray8844
    @tamikam.murray8844 Před 19 dny +2

    One of my favorite albums ever! I loved being an 80s kid. Since my mom was in her early 20s when I was born we grew up together. I listened to ALL the great 80s artists and saw ALL the movies, some I shouldn't have but hey parents back then didn't care. LOL

  • @jimbobshambles
    @jimbobshambles Před 4 měsíci +14

    “Purple Rain” the song is the most powerful song ever written in my humble opinion. Rip Prince 🙏

  • @stevehopper7904
    @stevehopper7904 Před 3 lety +1085

    Purple Rain should ALWAYS be listened to as a complete album. 37 years after its release and it is still impossible to choose the best track on the album.

    • @francescobattisti9926
      @francescobattisti9926 Před 2 lety +37

      it's all about let's make it rock. shaky, powerful, ballad. the guy was a genious and could play with everything making it its own.

    • @candicehopkins2344
      @candicehopkins2344 Před 2 lety +15

      Take your pick and your cannot go wrong!!!

    • @danielkoschalka3955
      @danielkoschalka3955 Před 2 lety +8

      I choose Let's Go Crazy. There, proven you wrong!

    • @ronaldjstaesjr2365
      @ronaldjstaesjr2365 Před 2 lety +3

      Amen, Brother!

    • @rogerf7229
      @rogerf7229 Před 2 lety +9

      ~ Take Me With You ~
      C'mon !!!! On the purple street bike Honda Magna i think in the movie PURPLE RAIN it's on VHS video tape.
      Try it you'll like it

  • @lancebell4252
    @lancebell4252 Před rokem +51

    Thriller was cool, but Purple Rain rules. Hands down!!!!!

    • @heatherhogan1114
      @heatherhogan1114 Před rokem

      Ip

    • @boogpotter7269
      @boogpotter7269 Před rokem

      Thank you, the vocals, music, everything about it. Best pop/rock album of the 80s.

    • @vrblacktongue68
      @vrblacktongue68 Před rokem

      Coming from a mosh pit of punk rock,. Prince .. I mean seriously..
      Ya thriller and Jackson 5. All fine. Dandy.
      Prince will always be King of the genre
      I bow to know one.. save .. currently perhaps VolfGang Twins... That's today... I'm royale

    • @vrblacktongue68
      @vrblacktongue68 Před rokem

      I did see purple rain tour. I was forced.
      Was not disappointed.
      So.

    • @PSICK1234ikillallracistrolls
      @PSICK1234ikillallracistrolls Před rokem +1

      Man stop it.

  • @Clarence-tn1pl
    @Clarence-tn1pl Před 8 měsíci +5

    Purple Rain and Prince are eternal and the world should never forget that he was a genius and a beautiful soul RIP 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @barbarariedl3435
    @barbarariedl3435 Před 3 lety +12

    Prince is UNFORGETABLE!

  • @tinalapusniak6169
    @tinalapusniak6169 Před 2 lety +8

    One of the best albums of all times. Prince was a musical genius. Forever missed.

  • @ronhaywood171
    @ronhaywood171 Před 3 lety +71

    That doggone solo guitar at the end of Let's Go Crazy....Priceless!
    Take me away

    • @jerewarden2963
      @jerewarden2963 Před 2 lety +1

      I'm pushing 70 when my wife first got married we heard let's go crazy I said whos that he tears it up on his guitar rip prince you did it son

    • @jerewarden2963
      @jerewarden2963 Před 2 lety

      I'm almost 70 I remember my first wife and I heard go crazy I said that guy tears it up Rip brother

    • @GooseMyers27
      @GooseMyers27 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Gives me the shivers every time.

  • @robmyers932
    @robmyers932 Před 3 lety +105

    Thank you Prince. This album makes this world a better place.

  • @juliehawthorne4777
    @juliehawthorne4777 Před 2 lety +6

    Summer of 1984!!! Best summer of my life!!!

  • @econogate
    @econogate Před rokem +8

    This will always be the finest 80s album that defined the decade in many many ways!

  • @fastacesus8499
    @fastacesus8499 Před rokem +163

    This album is the work of a genius.

  • @smr4712
    @smr4712 Před 10 měsíci +8

    Probably the worlds best musical artist.

  • @Dracula249
    @Dracula249 Před rokem +7

    THIS ALBUM IS IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

  • @kouki568white
    @kouki568white Před 3 lety +21

    When I was a university student in kanazawa city 35 year ago, I went the the movie of purple rain. Since then I love these music very much.

  • @shawnekiar2313
    @shawnekiar2313 Před 3 lety +55

    Man, that 🎸 guitar introduction on Doves Cry gets me every time

  • @joyjewel748
    @joyjewel748 Před 3 lety +75

    Released 36 years ago today. Thanks for this gift. Love you Prince ☔️💜

    • @dyingpharaohs
      @dyingpharaohs Před 2 lety +2

      timeless album!

    • @komox1
      @komox1 Před 2 lety +1

      Make that 37

    • @joyjewel748
      @joyjewel748 Před 2 lety

      @@komox1 My comment's a year old, so yeah. I wrote it the day this was uploaded.

  • @bobbykarros8412
    @bobbykarros8412 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Purple rain will be top 10 Album produced for all time!!!!

  • @donos4dubai436
    @donos4dubai436 Před 3 lety +14

    Skip button doesn’t exist for me on this Album.

  • @fredhalstied
    @fredhalstied Před 3 lety +38

    Brings back memories. 1984 I was 14.

  • @thevoice464
    @thevoice464 Před 3 lety +8

    GOAT.......HANDS DOWN FOLKS

  • @anitakos1375
    @anitakos1375 Před 3 lety +19

    Prince left an imprint on my heart since my teens! Summer of 1984, Purple Rain and meeting my first love! I was also so happy to see Prince during his Purple Rain Tour in Toronto! Forever in my heart!! Sad you are gone. Love you! Rest in heaven or I'm sure you are singing your heart out!! xoxo xoxo xoxo xoxo

  • @jonphillips1482
    @jonphillips1482 Před 3 lety +37

    This record is a fucking time machine . Press play and it is instantly 1984 again. God bless this man.

    • @damselflies8639
      @damselflies8639 Před 2 lety +4

      1984, prince, and polo cologne.

    • @kcmichelson4528
      @kcmichelson4528 Před 2 lety +1

      I wasn't even alive in 1984 and weirdly get the same vibe lol. The 80s had a sound tho.

    • @brandyrodgers4329
      @brandyrodgers4329 Před 2 měsíci

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @aleksandratopic5278
    @aleksandratopic5278 Před rokem +10

    This Beautiful voice will never die! Prince is one of the greatest artists ever to exist!

  • @youhimekae
    @youhimekae Před 3 lety +10

    このCDを初めて聴いたのが中2の時。
    仲の良い男子が聴いてる音楽に興味を持ったのがきっかけでした。
    あれから途轍もなく時が過ぎたのに、今聴いても斬新でワクワクする…
    未来永劫、語り継がれていって欲しいCDの一つ。
    本当に、切に思います。
    Prince最高!!

  • @tike2022
    @tike2022 Před měsícem +2

    I'm sure Prince is somewhere in heaven looking over us
    R.I.P you may have been formerly known to be Prince but you were a King!! ❤🕊️

  • @BushcraftingBogan
    @BushcraftingBogan Před rokem +10

    I believe Prince is the Paul McCartney of the GenX. He was a great musician, and master song writer. Extremely versatile and reflected his era with unmatched talent. Prince gave away more hits than some bands and groups ever created.

    • @tedmontana2745
      @tedmontana2745 Před 2 měsíci

      Hahahha mc cartney side by side with prince is just a boring english who sings

  • @garfieldharrison510
    @garfieldharrison510 Před 3 lety +161

    So the year was July 1984..I went to see the movie on Long Island New York. We viewed the movie 2 times that same day.. That's how impressed we were with the film. The music was popping because prior seeing the film,I had the music a month before. So it was so fun to watch the cohesive blend of the film in conjunction to this music I was listening to so intensively. I was left thinking . He did it. He transformed himself into a mega superstar. It just worked the whole package. Brilliant album. I was supporting his music since Controversy hit stores back in 81. I saw something in his movement back then. He didn't disappoint, Purple Rain is a culmination of all those very hardship days and nights the man put into the recording studio from 77 on until that point, He deserved every accolade for this masterpiece.

    • @paulmorgan2948
      @paulmorgan2948 Před 3 lety +5

      @. Garfield Harrison. I am actually new to the music of Prince. It is a great 👍 trip so far. I heard some of the singles earlier in life. As I became disconnected from the reality of my life I didn’t hear any of it. I began to bottom out in July 2008...In April 2021 I started to listen and 👂 these beautiful sounds coming out of my iPad. You, Garfield, have given a perfect assessment of Purple Rain ☔️. I applaud 👏 your effort.

    • @garfieldharrison510
      @garfieldharrison510 Před 3 lety +2

      @@paulmorgan2948 thanks for kind words. Next couple of days there will be a surprise on my podcast channel. If you subscribe you will get the notification for PoD-OpiNioN cast. Lots information and good fun.Thanks again Paul.

    • @Irish8inches
      @Irish8inches Před 3 lety +5

      One of, if not THE most underrated performers of all time. His guitar work was nothing short of phenomenal. He wrote the book on this genre. Definitely missing him. Another one gone much too soon.

    • @dianegardiner780
      @dianegardiner780 Před 2 lety +2

      Wonderfully said, thank you !!! Agree completely with everything you've said !!!

    • @216Numbskull
      @216Numbskull Před 2 lety +1

      @@paulmorgan2948 Being a day-1 fan of Prince, Prince himself & his music have always been inspiring, intriguing, witty, & absolute in many ways 4 me. Here's a story what I mean 2 how Prince "played" with in various ways all at the same time, his song,music,lyrics,fans,joke,serious,message,etc... When this "Purple Rain" LP came out & hit the dance clubs there were as we know multiple hits, pretty much the entire album. At times Prince would play tricks in songs 2 see if fans were listening, really listening. I was listening 2 every word being a lyricist myself, yet others, who knows some may still not know? I'd be in the club, house on tilt, the DJ spins "I Would Die 4 U" I'd see couples on the dance floor or the bar copying Prince's hand gestures from the movie 2 each other. Having a great time, yet still had no idea the song was really about God, & a message from God threw Prince's song. That was part of Prince's genius, his tricky touches undercover by masking the message a bit by using 1 word like "Darlin" in the song "I Would Die 4 U" & changing up the beat to a dance groove, 2 accomplish his feat with a smile of happiness on his face. 2 Prince it wasn't about trying 2 convert anyone to God, it was about what he believe God wanted 4 us all. By being happy, & showing love 2 one another, not outside in the parking lot fighting over some BS! That was also Prince's mission & what he wanted 4 all of us too! Prince knowing that people around the world 4 a moment in time, was able 2 make people dance, love & were happy jamming together 2 his songs, also helped Prince complete his own destiny. ++Peace,Funk, & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul++ Keep on keeping on! "Happy New Year!"

  • @phillynott2459
    @phillynott2459 Před 3 lety +375

    80's pop music cannot be fucked with.
    The creativity and totally awesome synth sounds are the best of any decade

    • @michaelfrazia4569
      @michaelfrazia4569 Před 2 lety +17

      yesss...I say that and I hear 70s...90s...80s sounds are where the early 70s synths were fully reaized...the optimism, ear candy, and new sounds of the 80s would never be equaled. 80s era pop is the most timeless

    • @ronaldjstaesjr2365
      @ronaldjstaesjr2365 Před 2 lety +5

      Yes sir!

    • @CharlieTourniquet
      @CharlieTourniquet Před 2 lety +3

      Word up!

    • @mindbomb9341
      @mindbomb9341 Před 2 lety +11

      Well. This was something exceptional that has easily stood the test of time. A lot of that other stuff hasn't aged nearly as well.

    • @phineus8397
      @phineus8397 Před rokem +1

      lizzie rules ya bass

  • @davidwilcox5916
    @davidwilcox5916 Před 3 lety +145

    Thank you Prince! Last time I listened to this album with headphones was 1985...I was in SF General just recovering from a near fatal accident. I was 16 and literally was in a coma a few days earlier when my older brother made the 40 mile trip to visit me with my folks. At this point it was 50/50 if I was going to make it...no one told me that part. So my older brother was quiet and as he was walking out he handed me his 1984 Sony Walkman with this tape in it. I was a farm kid and didn't know Prince at all. I played that tape constantly for the next 20 days and nights! The sounds...the keyboard, piano, strings, bass, guitar, and vocals all distinct and perfect! I had never listened to stereo headphones before then...holy shit! A diet of am radio in my old farm truck just destroyed by this 43 minutes of brilliance! 35 years later my kids are watching Purple Rain the movie and asking if that was really how the 80's were at the end, and me not being able to answer because I am crying! Thank you Prince!

    • @oaktree313
      @oaktree313 Před 2 lety +13

      U lived 2 see the dawn

    • @stormysoul68
      @stormysoul68 Před rokem +6

      Well said. My heart shattered when I heard he was found dead. I got to take my oldest daughter to his Musicology tour. Her mind was blown.

    • @christabcook
      @christabcook Před rokem +5

      @David Wilcox Wow. Just, wow.. that's an amazing story. I am SO impressed that you had that experience. Whew😥that's beautiful. My memories are having the record and playing it in my Nana's house-the room where we opened our Christmas presents, that special room, had the stereo in it. I had a cassette as well...

    • @jeweltone1546
      @jeweltone1546 Před rokem

      Omgoodness, beautiful! I'm crying now too😢 God bless.

    • @michaelkenyon6173
      @michaelkenyon6173 Před rokem +1

      You brought a tear to my eye. I was 16 when the album and movie came out. Next time a theater does a tribute and puts purple rain on the screen I'm taking my grown kids. I'm glad you survived and thrived man. God bless ☮️

  • @amberperfetto1773
    @amberperfetto1773 Před 2 lety +5

    Beautiful Ones is probably the most gorgeous songs I’ve ever heard

  • @michelleszafranski4
    @michelleszafranski4 Před 3 lety +17

    You know your amazing, beautiful, brilliant, magnificent, love you

  • @prhurwitz
    @prhurwitz Před 3 lety +559

    This album will never get old.

  • @jamesalston8134
    @jamesalston8134 Před 4 měsíci +4

    The Album, the Movie. I was there when it all went down. Amazing time in my life. Will never forget it.

    • @joanneargent7513
      @joanneargent7513 Před 3 měsíci

      So was I 😊❤ just will never ever ever be another

  • @jackalexander8842
    @jackalexander8842 Před 8 měsíci +5

    My Mum was the biggest Prince fan, ever. When he died, she was blasting his music louder than the DJ in the local venue. When she died (Jan 8th '23) her whole funeral was Prince themed, per request, nay, order! Everyone was in purple, Prince was all the music. She demanded Little Red Corvette be blasted from the Herse, as it was! Albeit with the odd funny look on the way to the crem. The symbol wreath was brilliant and the food was starfish shaped shortbread, coffee, maple syrup and jam. The order of service was made to be the insert from the Purple Rain album, with my mum riding his bike.
    We were raised on Prince, I have his discography. But, this track was mine & my mum's Prince song from when I was ~4 years old. 30 years ago, seems like forever, and yet sadly nowhere near long enough!

  • @Cheryl_Haydon
    @Cheryl_Haydon Před 3 lety +266

    I will never, ever get tired of hearing this masterpiece of an album. #RIPPrince

  • @JanineLANeville
    @JanineLANeville Před 2 lety +12

    No wonder they say he was a total GENIUS in the music world

  • @jonathanedwards4575
    @jonathanedwards4575 Před 2 lety +118

    Does anyone remember Princes perfomance at the Superbowl when it started raining? He Killed It!

    • @0852657luis
      @0852657luis Před 2 lety +5

      One of the most perfect moments in music of all time. Glad i was alive to see live. Felt like magic when it happened.

    • @johnnoel3171
      @johnnoel3171 Před rokem +1

      Still the greatest halftime show ever

    • @michaelkenyon6173
      @michaelkenyon6173 Před rokem +1

      Greatest SB performance hands down 🎸 ☔️

    • @JP-ve7or
      @JP-ve7or Před 5 měsíci

      I was never so happy to sit through a Superbowl party with near-strangers in my entire life.

    • @leslieannvanhumbeck7630
      @leslieannvanhumbeck7630 Před 4 měsíci +1

      Wow. That's amazing. God must 🙏 have approved.

  • @jarredkennedy6131
    @jarredkennedy6131 Před 3 lety +41

    I'm 32 but I collect vinyl albums (keeping them wrapped, too), and I'd been after this one on vinyl for the longest time. Yesterday I finally scored it, and you better believe it's my current pride and joy. RIP, Your Royal Badness.

  • @jklee0323
    @jklee0323 Před 3 lety +356

    Best album, best soundtrack, best music in a movie, greatest musician to ever live. Everything about Purple Rain is the greatest.

    • @lonnieking4466
      @lonnieking4466 Před 2 lety +14

      Its so sad we have lost one of the best like Elvis and Michael and prince no one of tadays music has that to be there ta help us through so much lift us up its a shame i miss them all they helped us all wether we want to admit it or not, love ya guys for every bit of happyniss ya gave me and guidance youns are missed and I'm not ta proud ta say it

    • @starrcompany3275
      @starrcompany3275 Před 2 lety +4

      @@lonnieking4466 Of course they helped us all alot!!!! Thru lifes woes and hardships! This music has helped us make decisions and helped us decide on our own life adventures! We needed this music in our lifes and God created the right men for it MICHAEL& Prince💜🍷

    • @Righteous628
      @Righteous628 Před 2 lety +3

      I couldn't have said it better !!!!
      Your 100% right!!!!

    • @cartergomez5390
      @cartergomez5390 Před 2 lety +3

      Yes, I agree. I'm forced to listen to the album from answering Microsoft rewards questions. The question was: Which album would you crack the music up? The options were Michael Jackson or Prince.

    • @armywife2248
      @armywife2248 Před 2 lety +3

      Agreed!!

  • @cbutlermk
    @cbutlermk Před 3 lety +57

    One of the GREATEST albums ever!

  • @corndog2835
    @corndog2835 Před 16 dny +1

    Lisening to this music takes me back to Friday and Saturday nights when i worked at the skating rink in the 80s, i also remember going to the midnight matinee movie theater with a bunch of friends and watching the movie. Great times...

  • @sdey893
    @sdey893 Před 11 měsíci +8

    THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER!

  • @NewChannel9000
    @NewChannel9000 Před 3 lety +487

    This album is one of _THE_ BEST ones ever made....PERIOD.

    • @goldwitch2799
      @goldwitch2799 Před 3 lety +8

      Hell No

    • @jpcoqueran
      @jpcoqueran Před 3 lety +13

      @@goldwitch2799 more people would disagree with you there friend. crazy thing is, this isnt even his best album

    • @goldwitch2799
      @goldwitch2799 Před 3 lety +13

      @@jpcoqueran Maybe it's not his best but it's 100% his most famous one

    • @goldwitch2799
      @goldwitch2799 Před 3 lety +2

      @@jpcoqueran i know some people would disagree with me..but any normal person knows this isn't the best album you know i can name a bunch of better albums..but not saying "Purple Rain" is a bad album..it's good..but it's not the best for sure

    • @jpcoqueran
      @jpcoqueran Před 3 lety +2

      @@goldwitch2799 I respect that.

  • @garfieldharrison510
    @garfieldharrison510 Před 3 lety +209

    One of the greatest Albums to be produced in the 20th century. This was his Sgt. Peppers moment in contemporary music. Rest Well Prince. You did it big time!

    • @michaelfrazia4569
      @michaelfrazia4569 Před 2 lety +10

      totally was...his talent fully realized...absolute masterpiece ...his talent flashed so bright at this time

    • @johnsonmark65
      @johnsonmark65 Před 2 lety +13

      Purple Rain and Thriller are the 2 most important albums of the 80s no daubt.

    • @horrorpowerfilms9481
      @horrorpowerfilms9481 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@johnsonmark65 LOL! Thriller does not come close to The Clash's London Calling or to Talking Heads ‘Remain in Light’, U2's Joshua Tree, Springteen Born in the USA etc. even tough Quincy Jones is a genius. BTW Purple Rain is the most perfect album ever made, there's not a flaw in that album.

    • @johnsonmark65
      @johnsonmark65 Před 5 měsíci

      @@horrorpowerfilms9481 culturally wise,impact wise, popularity wise and even in terms of the sound it had, what album defined more the 80s than Thriller? Lol it was an absolute phenomenon regardless of if you like Jackson or not,literally the biggest album ever, MJ was the icon of the 80s, not even the biggest fan but it is what it is.....

    • @horrorpowerfilms9481
      @horrorpowerfilms9481 Před 5 měsíci

      @@johnsonmark65 Well as much as you trying to sound knowledgable, your mixing two totally different things, still I have I answer for both: FIRST. Thriller as "cultural wise" and "sound it had" does not match Prince's Sign O' The Times and Purple Rain (and like many critics said at the time not even 1999 album), BUT before going the obvious Prince route (subject of this video, not MJ), you might not know that REM, Talking Heads, The Smiths and The Clash had way more better reviews and better numbers on critics/experts lists of the best of the 80s then Thriller. SECOND. Thriller "impact wise" is just a mater of how many places, countries were forced to ship Thriller copies, Thriller was the album that was sold on malls, meaning you could stop by to get your sardines can and had Thriller on the same shelve at 5 bucks, so your so called "impact" is just MARKETING, people who bought Thriller din't even like music. BUT before you go all crazy, just think about it, you have no valid media data, no journalism proof, no names of experts/critics/articles that ever stated that Thriller had any "impact" other then sells. THIRD. It's sad that MJ Entertainment took the none-music buyer and brainwashed them with lies, half truths and false report sales, like the whole idea that MJ was the only artists with insane records. So you ended up with 99% of MJ fanatics quoting MJ press kits, MJ press videos and MJ team marketing tactics, still no fanatic dares to search for the truth because it hurts.

  • @ourgroovygarden
    @ourgroovygarden Před 2 lety +9

    I WORE MY ALBUM OUT AND PUSHED MY STEREO SPEAKERS TO THE MAX when this was Released!!! 58 and STILL LOVING IT 💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫😎🎉🦋

  • @dadefjam
    @dadefjam Před 5 měsíci +9

    43 minutes, being this creative

  • @CarefulWithThatAxeEugene
    @CarefulWithThatAxeEugene Před 2 lety +5

    True artists never die, they just quit giving live concerts.

  • @DS-tv1cl
    @DS-tv1cl Před 2 lety +8

    The 369 people that disliked this are crazy! This was one of the best albums ever for it’s time! Just crazy they disliked This! He was a musical genius!!

  • @agesflow6815
    @agesflow6815 Před rokem +4

    Thank you, Prince and The Revolution.

  • @nostromoinspace
    @nostromoinspace Před rokem +26

    still the greatest pop album i've ever come across - the psychedelic sheen of every song, the fantastic vocal personality, and the blend of funk, rock + pop is seamless. all nine songs rock. in love!

  • @susanmeans8928
    @susanmeans8928 Před 3 lety +13

    My dad was a manager at the movie theater when Purple Rain came out. He would view the film late Thursday night before Friday's premiere. Me, my mom, and a group of girls got to see Purple Rain the night before it premiered to the public. My dad is leaving this world now because of covid. I'm just trying to enjoy wonderful memories.

    • @slushyx2507
      @slushyx2507 Před 3 lety +1

      Pray because god wont let the world stand like this for long

    • @susanmeans8928
      @susanmeans8928 Před 3 lety +2

      @@slushyx2507 I have been praying. And my dad is off the ventilator!! He still has a long road ahead but he is still here!!

    • @casualbusiness7517
      @casualbusiness7517 Před 3 lety

      @@susanmeans8928 Awesome! Great dose of healing vibes, this Prince music. :-)

  • @peacellove3384
    @peacellove3384 Před 3 lety +72

    This beautiful man put his soul ,sweat &love in every songs on this cd!

  • @dougkeefover6621
    @dougkeefover6621 Před 2 lety +7

    Prince was so far ahead, we still haven't caught up to him

  • @user-rp5yg1gr8s
    @user-rp5yg1gr8s Před 11 měsíci +18

    Best album of all times.Modern, futuristic sound that still surprises with its power and effectiveness

  • @Funsho97
    @Funsho97 Před 3 lety +29

    Epic, no words, Prince was more than any words can explain. Rest in peace my brother of everything great!!! You will forever be missed!!!!

  • @TheWolfmun
    @TheWolfmun Před 3 lety +323

    Never be anyone like him and his music.

  • @Librarian272
    @Librarian272 Před rokem +8

    Y'all generation has the best music! This '85 baby is so jelly right now...not one urge to skip any song💜🙌🏾💃

  • @computerblue1915
    @computerblue1915 Před 2 lety +15

    If I could take only one album with me when I fell on a deserted island, I would take this purple rain album with me without hesitation for a moment.

  • @madhimaran1168
    @madhimaran1168 Před 2 lety +5

    80s witness three mega stars...
    MJ
    Prince
    Madonna
    &
    Two legendary albums
    THRILLER
    PURPLE RAIN

  • @Croatiaedits10
    @Croatiaedits10 Před 3 lety +92

    Prince is the best

  • @rubengarcia4218
    @rubengarcia4218 Před rokem +4

    Purple Rain is the musical genius at his very best and even though it is a movie soundtrack.This recording reigns in all it's purple 💜 majesty.Miss u,P.R.Nelson,my brother from Minnesota.

  • @ronperry9057
    @ronperry9057 Před 2 lety +7

    THE WHOLE ALBUM IS GREAT

  • @jimdavis1566
    @jimdavis1566 Před 3 lety +49

    When I die, I hope to go where the streets are paved in gold and the rain is purple

  • @Buddhammaful
    @Buddhammaful Před 3 lety +58

    For those who don’t know this album was released 36 years ago to the day. I know this because tomorrow I turn 36. I feel I was timed just right, and so was Prince. R.I.P. 💜

  • @GregCampbell-ol1mn
    @GregCampbell-ol1mn Před měsícem

    It's a blessing to me to have been alive to get a opportunity to listen to this great music prince is definitely one of the greatest of all time rip brother ❤❤❤❤❤❤😅😅😅😅🎉

  • @fernandogarza6913
    @fernandogarza6913 Před 3 lety +6

    never skipping a song in this album

  • @carolynross7959
    @carolynross7959 Před 3 lety +385

    Brings back beautiful memories. My husband and I were dating when this came out and he would play the album nonstop 24 / 7. He’s been deceased 5 years. We had 30 exciting years together.

  • @stevebiesiadabada6669
    @stevebiesiadabada6669 Před 3 lety +48

    Prince will always and forever be the musical genius he is, Purple Rain Awesome

  • @troysummers9277
    @troysummers9277 Před 3 lety +16

    I am not a human I am a dove I am your conscious I am love ....come on best lyrics ever....I would die for you and Baby I'm a Star...Boy did he ever become ICONIC

    • @deep1689
      @deep1689 Před 3 lety

      Ok, when is this said??? I really need to hear this.

    • @LJBurns
      @LJBurns Před 3 lety +1

      @Dee P 29:24 💜

    • @Machelle3200
      @Machelle3200 Před 3 lety +2

      My favorite line...

    • @justchilling704
      @justchilling704 Před 2 lety +2

      Pretty sure he’s taking about God there.

  • @reneadeyo278
    @reneadeyo278 Před 2 lety +2

    Prince fan here. 💜 His music will always be in season. So ahead of his time! 😉😁💯🥰🥰🥰 I miss you Mr.nelson

  • @xl_Jettstream_lx
    @xl_Jettstream_lx Před 3 lety +136

    This album opened my eyes and changed my life. There isn't a day i don't miss Prince.

    • @damselflies8639
      @damselflies8639 Před 2 lety +2

      i'm glad it changed your life. it's a good trajectory.