Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “Purple Rain”
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Veronica Wells
Where did the name come from?
In a rare, late night jam session, Prince allowed his band members to help him collaborate on a song for the first time. The end result would eventually become the song we now know as “Purple Rain.” According to band mate Lisa Coleman, the song symbolizes “a new beginning. Purple, the sky at dawn; rain, the cleansing factor.”
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