themed week // Prince, Purple Rain

Prince is the artistic name for the American singer, musician and songwriter Prince Rogers Nelson, who's career started in the late 1970's.

Known for his peculiarity, eccentricity and talent, Prince is the creator of songs like When Doves Cry, Kiss, Cream or Diamonds and Pearls.

At some point, Prince was known as The Symbol or The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, written as

With 25 studio albums, 2 live albums, 5 compilations, 12 EPs and many singles, Prince is one of the most complete and creative artists of the last decades.

Purple Rain is taken from the album Purple Rain released in 1984, belonging to the same titled movie.
The song is a mix between rock, pop, gospel and orchestral music and is considered to be one of Prince's signature songs.

Artists like Etta James, Ben Harper, Foo Fighters or Maroon 5 have performed this song.

"I never meant to cause you any sorrow
I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted one time to see you laughing
I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain"