Prince & The Revolution – Purple Rain (1984)
[Album 26/1001]
Forget the title ‘The Artist’ or ‘The Artist formerly known as Prince.’
Or as Weird Al suggested, he should become a scent as opposed to a written or spoken name, and be *scent.* (though that is brilliant.)
Forget the caricature…Prince in 1984 is fantastic.
The outstanding When Doves Cry and the toe-tapping Let’s Go Crazy were easy choices to be released as singles.
Though not released as a single, the album track Darling Nikki is notable for a couple of other reasons:
1. It was partly responsible for the introduction of ‘Parental Advisory’ stickers on album covers with questionable lyrical content.
2. For Fresh Prince of Belair fans – it turns out the song Will sings on a tricycle during the earthquake is to the tune of Darling Nikki!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kNUDTyEgj4
On the list of ‘top movie soundtracks,’ Purple Rain is definitely a contender.
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