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[michelej1]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I don't know about y'all, but I'm rather stunned that Stevie was first given the instrumental track for "Purple Rain" before Prince turned it into his most beloved song. Stunned. Had Stevie actually co-written and recorded her version of this song, she could have changed the course of music history as we know it. She would have had this epic, monster hit, or Prince would have never rocketed to superstardom. The mind boggles at what Stevie could have done with this.

By the time Purple Rain came out, I already considered Prince a super star.
Also, is that really his most beloved song? I mean, of course it's an anchor, an anthem, but even just in the context of that movie (forget the rest of his catalog) I'd give that crown to When Doves Cry and its pounding beat.

I feel the heat, the heat between me and you . . .

Michele