A song about the repetition of the working life, in this case factory-worker
Coming from a city that was built on the back of the industrial revolution and heavy industry, and although I never worked in a factory, I knew many that did, mainly feeding the larger car plant on Europe at the time, British Leyland or actually working there. The sweat, the hard hours, the harsh reality of your existence and the injuries that people sustained, some life changing.
So, this was and still is, a special song for me. It’s also beautifully written and performed. The lyrics are some of the most poignant ever written. It’s storytelling at its finest
Starting with that great piano intro, into those great harmonies and the sparse arrangement and Bruce’s almost weary delivery. Perfect
This is one of those songs that make me tear up. So wonderful.
"Some folks are born into a good life, other folks get it anyway anyhow, I lost my money and I lost my wife, them things don't seem to matter much to me now"
Bruce expertly brings together the themes explored throughout the album, lost love, hardships, betrayal and redemption and even hope and unifies them into a single track.
It’s a magnificent song with the slow build-up and then it just bursts into life. A goosebump moment for me every time.
One of, if not, the greatest power / rock ballad of all time, It’s epic and it’s got the usual blend of Prince greatness stamped all over it combining rock, R&B, gospel and soul, culminating in one of the great guitar solos of all time which swells and sours majestically proving, if proof were needs, that Prince was one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
These are not my words but sum up why I included two videos for the song
"Purple Rain" was featured as the last song of Prince's set (at Super Bowl 2007) and was played during a downpour at the stadium; when combined with the purple stage lighting, this created the song's signature image. The performance has topped lists of the best Super Bowl halftime shows of all time.
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