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3 unusual facts about Purple Rain


Dre Knight

By the age of 7, not only did Dre understand the basics of keys, but he could perform most songs by ear; his first song being Purple Rain.

Maurice J. McDonough High School

Former Principal Jervie Petty announced in 2009 that the official school anthem would be "Purple Rain" by Prince, in honor of the school's purple colors.

Purple Rain

Purple Rain Protest, the name given to an anti-apartheid protest held in Cape Town in September 1989


Clarence Williams III

He can be seen in movies such as 52 Pick-Up, Life, The Cool World, Deep Cover, Tales from the Hood, Half-Baked, Hoodlum, Frogs for Snakes, Starstruck, The General's Daughter, Reindeer Games, Impostor, The Legend of 1900, and Purple Rain.

Elkie Brooks

Brooks' twentieth studio album, Powerless, was released in 2010, featuring songs such as Prince's "Purple Rain" and Dylan's "Make You Feel My Love".

World Soundtrack Award for Major Contribution to the Art of Film Music and Sound

2004 Purple Rain - To Prince & The Revolution (Prince, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Bobby Z., Matt Fink & Brownmark) in honor of the twentieth anniversary of their legendary movie Purple Rain.


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Take Me with U

The song is sung as a duet with Apollonia Kotero, and was originally intended for the Apollonia 6 album, but was pulled for the Purple Rain soundtrack.