Purple Rain
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| Initial release | United Kingdom |
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| Directors | Albert Magnoli |
| Screenplay | Albert Magnoli |
| William Blinn | |
| The Revolution, prince | |
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| ID | 2042954 |
About Purple Rain
The Kid, a talented but troubled musician, struggles to navigate his career, the relationship with his parents, band, singer-girlfriend and a new rival.
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Prince's original recording of Nothing Compares 2 U is finally released
... The star was enjoying " a really happy time in his life" after wrapping up his exhaustive, 98-date Purple Rain tour, " It was a really prolific time...
How Sinéad O'Connor recorded Nothing Compares 2 U
... " I was amazed at how beautiful it was, " Rogers told Duane Tudahl, in his book Prince & The Purple Rain studio sessions...
What was the best year for music?
... So now we know that people have a greater affinity for 1984 (Purple Rain, Wake Me Up Before you Go Go) than in 1989 (Like A prayer, ride On time)...
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... The Revolution in 1984 with Wendy (left) and Lisa (middle) America, guitarist Wendy Melvoin of the Revolution in 1983, she joined to play their first gig in the night Prince Purple Rain debuted...
Prince's memoir: Seven things we learned
... Dan Piepenbring, 33, was personally selected by Prince to work with him on his book The book coincided with an inward turn in what he was experiencing, in what would turn out to be his final years, says Dan Piepenbring, 33, the writer Prince chose to collaborate with on his memoir The Beautiful Ones, named after his track on the Purple Rain album...
Yungblud: A mouthpiece for the underrated youth
... We catch up with him first thing in the morning, as his tour bus makes the 436-mile journey between Kansas City and Minneapolis, where he s sold out the infamous First Avenue club, that was the focal point of Prince s Purple Rain movie...
American cheese: this deserves its bad reputation?
... even cheese karaoke (you sing curd and whey to the tune of Purple Rain, for example-the Text I never said you were the only solids / I never meant you to send in the drain / There is only one way to have them both together / Only once, cut the VAT, you will see curds and whey )...
Prince's original recording of Nothing Compares 2 U is finally released
By Mark SavageBBC Music reporter
Prince's estate has released The Star 's original 1984 recording of Nothing Compares 2 U, ahead of The Second anniversary of his death.
One of Prince's loneliest songs, it was initially given to his side project, The Family , before Sinead O'connor made it a hit in 1990.
Prince later reclaimed it In Concert , and released a live version of The ballad on his 1993 Hits album.
The Song also featured in his last ever show, in Atlanta, on 14 April 2016.
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The Bbc is not responsible for The content of external sites. YouTube content may contain adverts.Prince's recording is more ornate than Sinead O'connor 's stripped-down version, and features a heavy guitar riff and a saxophone solo by frequent collaborator Eric Leeds .
But The backing vocals, recorded by The Star 's on-off girlfriend Susannah Melvoin , are a revelation, providing a harmonic counterpoint to The desolate lyrics.
Melvoin later recorded The First released version of The Song with The Family , A Band Prince put together in 1984 as a showcase for singer Paul Peterson .
" I'm so blessed and honoured to have been singing background vocals on this, " tweeted The Singer after Prince's demo was given its first official release on Thursday. " So much love for him. "
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The Bbc is not responsible for The content of external sites.Prince's version was recorded at The Flying Cloud Drive " Warehouse" in Eden Prairie , Minnesota - The huge rehearsal space he used before building Paisley Park - on 15 July 1984.
It was recently unearthed by Michael Howe , The official vault archivist for The Prince estate.
" I spotted The two-inch multitrack reel in The Vault some weeks back while doing a 1984-era inventory, " He Said in a press release. " After retrieving my jaw from The floor, we took The Reel upstairs, analysed it. . and digitised it.
" Even our 'faders up' rough mix was compelling enough to indicate that This Was something very special indeed. "
Prince's Recording Engineer Susan Rogers was present for The original recording in 1984.
The Star was enjoying " a really happy Time In his life" after wrapping up his exhaustive, 98-date Purple Rain tour,
" It was a really prolific time. We were doing basically a song A Day , " she added. " He was very happy. "
'Flash of insight'One day, Prince left The studio holding a notebook and, within an hour, emerged with The lyrics to Nothing Compares 2 U.
" The Song came out like a sneeze, " said Rogers, noting that Prince wasn't like other musicians, who chisel away at a song until it's finished.
" He worked more like a scientist works. He would have a flash of insight.
" He would then Take That flash of insight and he would carry it through to completion without stopping. "
Rogers theorised that The Song was written about Prince's housekeeper, Sandy Scipioni, who had been forced to leave suddenly when her father died of a heart attack
" Sandy was The person who made sure he had his favourite beverage, which was Five Alive, and she made sure The House was clean, and that there were fresh flowers on The Piano , and that The socks and underwear were washed, " Rogers explained.
" She had been gone and Prince's mood was getting darker and darker. He would just ask, 'When is Sandy Coming Back ?'.
" That might have been The inspiration for The Song . "
Although Rogers felt Nothing Compares 2 U was " exceptional" Prince didn't want to release it Himself - perhaps because it was too personal.
" I don't think he ever really intended for this to be released, because it's a guide vocal, " Peterson told BBC 6 Music.
" [But] it's incredible to know people around The World will be able to hear what I Heard that afternoon at My Mom 's house when that tape was delivered to me. "
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The Bbc is not responsible for The content of external sites. YouTube content may contain adverts.The official release of The Song is accompanied by a video of Prince rehearsing with his band, The Revolution , in 1984.
It became available Two Days before The Second anniversary of Prince's death, at The Age Of 57, from an overdose of The painkiller fentanyl, an opioid many times more powerful than heroin, on 21 April 2016.
Prosecutors announced on Thursday that in relation to his death.
The Attorney of Carver County , Mark Metz, said evidence showed Prince thought he was taking The prescription drug Vicodin, when in fact he was taking a counterfeit Vicodin pill laced with fentanyl.
" In all likelihood, Prince had no idea he was taking a counterfeit pill that could kill him, " Mr Metz told reporters.
Source of news: bbc.com
