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"Purple Rain" is a song by the American musician Prince and his backing band the Revolution. It is the title track from the 1984 album Purple Rain, which in turn is the soundtrack album for the 1984 film Purple Rain starring Prince, and was released as the third single from the album.
Regarding the meaning of "Purple Rain", both Mikel Toombs of The San Diego Union and Bob Kostanczuk of the Post-Tribune have written that Prince took the title "Purple Rain" from lyrics in the America song "Ventura Highway". [3] [4] Asked to explain the phrase "purple rain" in "Ventura Highway", Gerry Beckley responded: "You got me."
"Superhero (Heroes & Villains)" is a trap song that features "pummeling 808s and muted horns" in the production, over which Future raps in his "customary, chant-like flow", [1] and style similar to "the days of DS2" [2] In the latter portion, the instrumental "fades into somber synths", for "distorted melodies" from Chris Brown, [1] who sings about people who do not want to see him succeed. [3]
The song has since been claimed to be a forgotten masterpiece, with multiple positive reviews and acclaim given for its lyrics and themes. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] When it was released, it was the first song to be officially credited to Prince and the Revolution rather than just Prince.
Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution Won Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special: Purple Rain – Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin, John L. Nelson, and Prince Won Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) Prince and the Revolution (Mark Brown, Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink, Wendy Melvoin, Prince, and Robert B. Rivkin)
The song is a direct and urgent appeal to Apollonia to choose Prince as her lover—and it is a direct challenge to Day. Ultimately, as the song ends and Prince lies, apparently spent, on the floor of the stage, Apollonia leaves in tears. (Later, she returns to the Kid when he is unlocking his motorcycle to leave the club.)
The song contains the phrase "purple rain", later the title of the 1984 song, album, film and tour, from the artist Prince.Whether any connection actually exists, both Mikel Toombs of The San Diego Union and Bob Kostanczuk of the Post-Tribune have written that Prince got the title directly from "Ventura Highway".
According to the Script lead vocalist Danny O'Donoghue, "Superheroes" is a song written for "the unsung heroes out in the world". [1] The song, which calls out "people who are going through the hardest of times but can keep their head held high", has drawn comparisons by some music critics to "Firework", originally performed by American singer Katy Perry, in terms of the song's lyrical themes.