Attack of the Killer Soundtrack: Pearl Rain - Volume 2

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The live transmission has begun, and we're into the final hour of hell. What's up, and welcome to Movie Meltdown's Attack of the Killers soundtrack. I'm Brian, and this week marks the last episode of 2014. And since this past year has been the 30th anniversary of Purple Rain, traditionally the Pearl anniversary, I thought we would put. Together Pearl Rain.

A special retrospective of Prince's monumental soundtrack. So for most of this past year, I've been planning and working on this episode, finding new versions of the songs and talking to different people about the soundtrack, and the more I worked on it, the more material I had. So much so that I saw we could easily do two different episodes and assemble two completely different versions of the soundtrack. So that's what we're doing here, finishing up the second half of this epic musical journey. Now, if you haven't listened to the other half, feel free to go back a few episodes and you'll find Volume 1, where I sat down with Jacqueline and Nick and we discussed, very frankly, our thoughts on Prince and his amazing music.

But this time we're going to go out in the world and talk with a lot of different people about our soundtrack. One of the main places I talked with people was at the 30th anniversary party for the movie put together by Allison Longmire and the people over at Art FM. They run a great independent radio station that you can actually check out online at ArtXFM.com. But at that event, there were obviously quite a few Prince fans on hand, and several singers and musicians who performed their own versions of the songs after they showed the movie that night. So I talked to quite a few of them, who we will check in with throughout this episode.

Plus, I've talked to several of our special guest co-hosts who've been on the show this past year. So we'll also get some comments from them as we go along as well. All that having been said. Let's get started. At my signal, unleash hell.

Now, I talked with our friend Joe that night at the Purple Rain event, and we talked about getting that event started, so I thought he would be a good way to kick off this episode. All right, so give us your name, sir. I'm Joseph Dukowitz. And you are the Master of Ceremonies tonight? That's true.

I am the Master of Ceremonies tonight. The question of the night is, what was your first memory of Prince? Where did he enter your life? Oh, wow. That was a long time ago.

It's a fuzzy memory now, and much of it's not. Is this a family program? We've covered that earlier. We're trying to get people to curse as much as possible, really. So feel free to go to town.

Oh, geez. Well, I can't really do that, but I will say that it was probably somewhere in around 1984, 83. I think this was right before Purple Rain. And my specific memory is Purple Rain was now a thing. So this is 1984.

Jump back here. You might want to edit all this. The rambling. And I remember watching something like Star Search or an equivalent show. And there was a lady on the show who was there doing her very best impression of Prince.

And she had a Prince tattoo, like, on her neck. This was kind of during a time where that's not something that unless you're in prison, you probably would do. Yeah, it was a different world in 84. And the host of the show is like, wow, you're really, really pretty, you know, taken with Prince. And she's like, I hope he sees this and he'll marry me.

And I was really, at that point, as a 13 or 14-year-old person, I was really impressed of just the dynamic relationship vortex of energy that Prince would pull people in with and I felt that too and it's like wow well if it doesn't work out with Prince and that lady maybe that lady could hook up with me so that never worked out and that's the true story that's probably the most memorable experience in the early years with Prince. Is it ready to roll? It is show time alright thank you very. Much it's time to kick off the show let's do that. Dearly beloved We are gathered here today.

To get through this thing called life. Electric word life, that means forever, and that's a mighty long time. But I'm here to tell you, there's something else. The afterworld. A world of never-ending happiness.

You can always see the sun, day or night. So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills, you. Know the one. Dr. Everything will be all right.

Instead of asking how much time you have left, ask how much of your mind, baby. Because in this life, things are much harder than in the afterworld. In this life, you're on your own. And if the elevator. Tries to break you down, go crazy.

Punch a higher floor. Would you live it in? Take a look around you At least you got friends. Said cry my own. Lady For a friendly word She picked up the phone Dropped it on the floor It's all.

I heard We gonna let the elevator. Break Cause down I know Let's go It's going crazy It's getting nuts. We're all excited We don't know. Why Maybe it's cause We're all gonna die And when. We do.

Let's go crazy. Let's get nuts. Look for the purple man out. To report us in the truck. Let's go.

We're gonna let the enemy break us down Let's go crazy Let's go crazy Let's go, let's go, let's go Doctor, everything will be alright Gonna make everything. Go wrong Girls. And frills and daffodils will kill Big tough children Let's go. Yes, if you were paying attention at the end of Volume 1, you heard Jacqueline hint at that band. She seemed rather perplexed at the fact that Incubus had done a cover of Let's Go Crazy.

A little strange, but I went with that one specifically because, if nothing else, they deliver on the guitar solo. which is kind of essential if you're going to cover Let's Go Crazy. Speaking of Prince as a guitarist, at the live event, I talked with Craig, one of the featured guitarists on. Hand that night, and asked him his thoughts on just that. All right, so could you tell us your name? Oh, Craig Wagner.

You just did a pretty impressive solo there. What are your thoughts on Prince as a guitarist, I suppose? I love Prince's guitar playing. In the same way, I kind of love Zappa's guitar playing and everything that had this own character. It kind of came out of Hendrix, but it had its own direction after that.

I mean, sonically, it was coming from that point of view. But he's such an amazing musician, you know? Yeah. All the subtle stuff he does. Like a signature sound that not every guitar player can have.

Yeah, you know. Yeah, I mean, I love his guitar playing always. I actually wish I'd heard more of it on his records, you know. But on this album, you hear probably about as much of it you do on any other one. Let's Go Crazy and this tune and, you.

Know, so. Yeah, that guitar solo on Let's Go Crazy is amazing too. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. How technically challenging is his compared to other guitars? I mean, it's definitely up there, man.

You know, he's a top-notch guitar player, especially in, like, the kind of blues rock, kind of, you know, post-Hendrix kind of vein, right? To me, anyway. So now we're going to go to one of those extra special guests I mentioned earlier. Before we head into the next song, we're going to talk with none other than Miss Lisa Loeb. Are you a Prince fan?

I'm a huge Prince fan. I will say, though, that I like the music from his movies better than the movies. Like, I am obsessed with the Under Cherry Moon soundtrack album. Oh, my God. Amazing.

But it was hard to watch the movie. It's a strange movie but I'm actually doing a special episode on the it's the this year is the 30th anniversary of Purple. Rain which is kind of staggering but but. Yeah I'm trying to have people kind of pick their favorite songs or like from Purple Rain. I'm trying to think what else is on Purple Rain oh my gosh oh there's so many great songs on this album Take Me With You is pretty great yeah It has those slightly out-of-tune bells.

And things like that in it. Well, that's the duet one, too. To me, she's got a weird delivery on that, so I think you need to re-record that now. Oh, interesting. Interesting.

That's a good choice. That's a good idea. Yeah, I do love Take Me With You. I think it's one of my favorites off of that. It's so great. ¶ ¶ I can't disguise.

The pounding in my heart It beats so. Strong It's in your eyes What can I say? They turn me. On I don't care where we go I don't care what we do I don't care, baby. Just take me with.

You Come on, touch the place in me It's calling out your name We want each other oh so much Why must we play this game? Don't care where we go I don't care what we do I don't care pretty baby, just take me with you. I don't care if you spend the night at your mansion. I don't care if you spend the night on the town. All I want is to spend.

The night together. All I want is to smell the light in your arms To be around you is just so right You're sheer perfection You. Drive me crazy and drive me home And I just can't break off the connection. I don't care where we go, I don't. Care what we do.

I don't care pretty baby, just take me with you. I don't care where we. Go, I don't care. What we do. I don't care pretty baby, just take me with you.

And that was Charlene Spiteri's version of Take Me With You. Now I know I was going to have to work that one in there because I was a big Texas fan all the way back to their first album. And I thought it was interesting in more recent years that Charlene had done not just a solo album, but a solo album that was strictly songs from movies. So not only was it great to find out she's covered Take Me With You, but there's some other interesting songs on there, so I'm sure we will return to that solo album in future episodes. Tweaked Audio, your source for high-performance, noise-reducing earbuds.

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Sounds better. Hear no evil, don't you see no evil. Don't you lay no evil down on me. You're gonna burn in hell. Hear no evil, don't you lay no evil.

I'm Dee Snider from Twisted Sister, writer, star of Strangeland, radio, TV, you know me, and you're listening to Movie Meltdown. Yeah. All right, so next up as we lead into this next track we're going to talk with Sarah and Jackson from the Ladybirds. Now, you've heard me mention them on a previous episode. They are a great band.

Check them out if they're playing near you. But that night, they were hanging outside the venue with me, and we talked quite a bit about our man of the hour, Prince. It's kind of annoying when a guy can sing higher than you effortlessly. Prince is a special, special guy. He's very special.

I'm not thinking he's a boring guy. I'm a little bit, like, boring for Prince. He's, yeah. So I figured if you got in trouble with girls, I remember when we watched the movie and did the episode, I pointed out, like, how is he not, like, how does he... hook up with all these girls when truthfully like he can wear. Clothes skinnier than theirs and they'd be like screw you buddy I'm out of here like.

You stole my jean yeah like some of the pants he wears in this movie I'm just like he's tiny like maybe like I don't I don't want to go out with a guy that's skinnier no screw you buddy all right so we're here with back with Sarah previous guest from the West Fest episode hi there would you like to introduce your partner I. Would love to. So, I'm Sarah Swain from the Ladybirds, and this is my partner in crime and the bass player for the Ladybirds, Jackson Swain. Hey, babies. He's also the awesome door dude for this 30th anniversary Purple Rain fun party.

And we're going to be singing a song a little bit later, too. So, we're batting down the hatches for a big old night. So, I guess the question for... for the night is what, where was your first interaction with Prince? What was the first time you remember seeing this guy, I guess, crazy character, whatever he is that, cause I remember seeing him that first time and being like, I don't know how to process this. I don't know what it is.

So yeah. What is this guy doing? Like he's, he's very strange, but I was a small child. So, you know, we were confused anyway. So what, I don't know.

What was your first, uh, remembrances of Prince? That's a great question. Well, Prince is certainly a lot to take in. especially for a child. We're all kids of the 80s. But the first song I remember of his is definitely Raspberry Beret.

But I don't really recall the music video. So I just kind of, you know, it was more auditory and less visual, even though there's a lot visually there when that finally did roll around. Yeah. But yeah, Raspberry Beret was my jam. It's sort of a cartoon.

It's live action, but it feels sort of like a cartoon, that video. Everything about him feels a little like a cartoon. You might have a point there. It's just too, it's so cool and perfect. It's like, can't be real life, you know?

Another, well, so Little Red Corvette is another one of my favorites. The raspberry and the red go well together. He does have a color thing, doesn't he? Mm-hmm. And with the purple, yeah, yeah.

He's got a really good color palette. They say that purple is the color of royalty, so... He is Prince. Yeah, yeah, obviously. It's a good choice.

At some point, will he, like, graduate up? Will he end up being king somewhere, like, when he's 80 or 90? Yeah, I don't know. The etiquette on that. Because, like, you know, Elvis is the king.

Well, the king of rock and roll. Prince, actually, I do feel like he should be king of what would you even say his particular. Genre is, like. I don't know. Grind pop, sexy grind pop with lace cuffs.

I don't know, because then Michael started trying to, like, horn in on that area. Because I remember before, like, years, but kind of before he went into that, like, shutdown mode. But, like, those last 10 or 15 years, at some point he declared himself the king of rock, pop, and soul. Oh, you can just call all those genres. I was like, that's all.

I mean, you are a lot of crossover, Michael. I'll give you that. But I was like, that's a bold statement. That is bold. Yeah, very bold.

I feel like James Brown might have something to say, although he's the godfather. So, yeah. There's enough titles. Really, there are enough titles to go around for everyone, I guess, as long as we can get creative. Everybody just needs to make up a new thing for them.

The viceroy of rock and roll. Yeah, nice. That's perfect. Patented. Yeah, that's right.

TM, trademark, bam, done. Copyright pending. Nice. We go into all the stuff. Absolutely.

Memories of favorite songs. I think that's a great question. Yeah, and I wish I had some really super vivid flashbulb tableau where it's. Like I was here and then the lights dimmed and bam, explosion. But it was just kind of growing up.

I was born in 1980. Do the math. I don't like math. It grew up me either boring. But so when you grow up with something, it's kind of just the norm, like when you know something was around before you were.

So it was just like, yeah. prince androgynous like he's so ladylike and sexy i don't understand how i'm feeling but i love all these songs you know can't. Argue that here's the question the old school purple rain question did you have it on cassette tape. Oh my sister did so she's a little bit older than me and always got to the cool stuff a little before i did um but that was good so it just like all the cool things were just waiting for me once i was ready so shout out to dr amy wendell bam Is she still. Listening to it, you think? Hopefully.

Did you have it on cassette tape? Are we going back that far for you? Yes, we had the Purple Rain cassette in my home for sure. Yes. And aside from the one you're performing tonight, do you have a favorite track?

Well, I mean, that's hard. I mean, Darling Nikki, that's what we're performing. I mean, I love that. I definitely love that one. I mean, I think probably.

The. Beautiful Ones is like one of the most amazing songs. It's so dramatic and, you know, it's so intense. I've always had a soft spot for that one. Baby, baby, baby What's it gonna be?

Baby, baby, baby. Is it harvested me? Yeah. Don't make me waste my time. Yeah.

Don't make me lose my mind. Baby. Baby, baby, baby. Ah. Can't you stay.

With me tonight? Baby, baby, baby. Don't my kisses please you right? You are so hard to find. Beautiful ones that hurt you every time.

If I told you. Baby That I was in love with you, love with you Baby, baby, baby Oh, if we got married I'd be so. Down for that. You make me so confused, oh Beautiful ones, you're all we seem to lose. Baby, baby, baby, baby.

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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Candace is actually from Nashville, but relocated to New York City, and in November of 2013, she sat down at a piano at Capitol Studios and sang one song. One song.

She was so impressive in that one song that Blue Note Records president Mr. Don Was offered her a record deal on the spot. Rightfully so, I might add. And if that wasn't enough, Prince himself heard her doing a cover of Sam Smith's song. Stay With Me online. and ask her to perform at Paisley Park for his own Purple Rain 30th Anniversary Celebration.

Which was probably about as cool as this one, but either way, that's quite an honor. Candice is currently working on her debut solo album to be released in the spring of 2015, and I would say to look for it. She definitely made that song her own and took it in a completely different direction. Tone down the angstiness that kicks in towards the end of the original, but without sacrificing any of the soulfulness. In fact, maybe adds a new, different layer to it.

It's a great version of that song. This is the kind of music that tells me to go out there and free somebody! And as we head into the next song, let's check back in with Craig. Of all the ones here, what is sort of your favorite track on that album? I mean, I love When Doves Cry a lot.

There's that one little, what is it called? There's this one little instrumental thing. It was like that tune that his dad wrote. What was that? That's the end of Computer Blue.

Yeah, Computer Blue. I love that tune. Computer Blue. Until I find the. One that's wrong.

Thank you. Yes, Computer Blue, as I've mentioned on several previous episodes. Possibly my favorite track on the album, definitely my favorite hidden gem on the soundtrack, and Truthfully, the only original song off that soundtrack that I've played. On the show before. Very first episode, Computer Blue was on there.

Because it's awesome. But not covered as much as all the other songs. I found many, many versions of pretty much every other. Song on the soundtrack. But not Computer Blue.

There were only a handful of songs. We'd already played the Of Montreal version off Purpleish Rain. So it's like it was kind of hard to track down another version of Computer Blue. So that was Randy. A Swedish punk rock band from an album called Purple Pain, which is kind of doing something similar.

To what we're doing here if everything we were playing was from Swedish rock bands. Yes, the entire soundtrack is done by bands in Sweden. Purple Pain. It was hard to track down, let me tell you. So if you find yourself a copy out there, go ahead and pick it up because they are hard to come by in this country.

How do you use a magazine? I was getting to that. Alright, so now we're at the most infamous track on the album. And more so than all of the hit singles off this soundtrack, this was the song that everybody wanted. To talk to me about.

So along the way here, we'll check back in with Sarah and Jackson from the Ladybirds. We'll also check in with Simon, Mark, and Thomas from the band The Wands, who we had on earlier this year. But first up, we're going to kick off this very different version of the song, done by Talisman, with a little intro and a dramatic lyrical reading from Zach and Shane. the band Houndmouth. Does anyone have any thoughts on this album right here Purple Rain it's the 30th anniversary is it really yeah that's kind of scary I think wow can I see that. I think that Purple Rain is just one of the best albums of all time and I don't think of it in a movie sense because I listen to the album all the way through before you know before you see the movie so I just think of it as like a piece of musical art not as something accompanying a video And every song in there is just fire.

Matt and I used to cover Purple Rain. We were in this little Motown thing for a while, and we used to cover Purple Rain. Is it Darling Nikki that was the one that they couldn't even play on the radio because it was so fucking. It's the racy one. Yeah, I like that.

Why don't you quote us some lyrics? From Darling Nikki? Some grinding going on. There's a magazine. You're going to read these two lines.

Her loving will kick your behind. She'll show you no mercy, but she'll show enough, show enough, show you how to grind. Nice. Darling Nikki. This is like when it was cool to write Instead of T-O-O, the number two.

I think that was just his thing. Was it? I don't know that anybody else could pull that off. There's a lot of numbers, like for a good time. He also uses an I.

Die for you. He uses an I. Yeah, and the letter U is, yeah. That's why I sound like a jackass reading it just then. I promise I'm not illiterate.

It's just tough to read Prince's shorthand. Well, again, if it was anybody else, wouldn't you kind of call him out for that? But it's Prince, so you're like, no, he can do that. Right, yeah, well, he can pretty much do whatever you want. A girl named Nikki.

I guess you could say she was a sex fiend. I met her at a hotel lobby, masturbating with a magazine. She said, how'd you like to wait some time? And I could not resist when. A slow little Nikki cried.

She took me to a castle I just couldn't believe my eyes She had so many devices Everything and money combined She said sign the name on the dining line The lights went out Nickel. I can't tell you what you did to me. I'm on my. Body, but never be the same. Oh, Nikki, with a little kick, you're behind.

She'll show you. No mercy, but she'll shine up, shine up, shine up. Yeah, she'll show you how to grind. Woke up the next morning, and Nikki wasn't there. I looked all over, and all I found was a phone number on the stairs.

It said, thank you for a funky time. Call me up whenever you want to cry. Yeah, Nikki! Oh, come back, Nicky, come back. You tiny little grinch want.

To grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind. That's it, that's it, that's it. Hold on, I got to go. I guess we're kind of covering my favorite track, which is Darling Nikki. I was like, let's do the dirtiest one.

The infamous Darling Nikki. Yes, so that's the one Jackson and I are duetting on. We thought it would be fun for people to see a married couple duet on Darling Nikki. I'm putting together a special. We're coming up on the anniversary of an album.

I wanted to see your thoughts on this album right here. Oh, no. Oh, yes. Does anyone have any feelings about this album? I love it.

They want to hear the frightening thing. It's the 30th anniversary of this release. It scares the hell out of them. We're trying to put together sort of a retrospective on it. One of the first records I ever bought, just side note, not specific to that, but one of the first records I ever bought, I was eight years old.

Yeah. Had my mom take me to a Tower Records, or I think it was Tower Records, whatever it was, and had her buy me that Prince's Diamonds and Pearls. Nice. Did it have the fancy sticker on the front? You know, I don't remember.

That's the one I. I just remember, like, I was eight years old, really into that song, Get Off. That explains how things have worked out, doesn't it? It does explain. And for some reason, my mom was like, absolutely.

We can go get that record. That's how we get up. That's how we get up. That was the first time I'd seen that movie. I fucking was laughing my ass off.

The last scene where he walks off the stage and everyone's got a single tear in their eye. It's one of those, we re-watched it a couple years ago, and you want to make fun of it the entire time. It's very silly, but then he gets on stage, and you kind of can argue with him. I've never seen Prince before, but I've heard his shows are fucking awesome. I've heard they're mind-blowing.

A friend of mine ran into Prince one time and said that he was the tiniest person he's ever met. Yeah. Really kind of almost like a. Like an ethereal hobbit. Have you ever watched the, I think it was a tribute to George Harrison?

Did you ever see that live show that they did? Prince came out and played guitar on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. At the very end, he throws his guitar up, and the way it's shot, it's like the guitar never comes down. And he just walks off stage, it's like, oh my god, that was amazing. It's badass.

Again, everything Prince does is kind of badass. Yeah so i mean you you had to have been i i saw you on stage earlier at some point you're on the ground sort of writhing around you can't. I mean that's my jig there's a little prince in there right i mean. There's some inspiration right absolutely oh no any any specific song you guys liked or uh darling nikki of course see that's what i remember again as as a child more or less and listening to that and I don't. Even know if I fully got it.

I don't know if I still figured it out, actually. Yeah, that song was oddly way too sensual for me to really comprehend what was going on. Especially as massively popular as that album got, to have such a weird, erotic song jammed in the middle of it there. The rest are all stuff they're playing on TV and the radio. And then, oh wait, get to this track.

Guess what? What what record was that uh little red corvette that was before that actually. That was 1999 yeah i almost want to take prince's hand and just kind of give it a little smack like dirty boy You take Prince's hand, I don't think that's what's going to happen. You might end up with a baby. Or blueberry pancakes.

You guys want some pancakes? He does make really good pancakes. I've heard. Yes, as I said, that version was done by Talisman, who were a Swedish hard rock band. Again, we go back to Sweden.

Obviously, the Swedish people love Prince, but who doesn't, really? Why don't you just love Prince? More than life itself. So now we're coming up on the biggest hit single of the album. Certainly one of the best known and most recognizable songs on the album, both then and today.

Still gets a lot of airplay even today. And we're going to lead into it with Sharon from Art FM, who has a great personal story as her tie-in to the grandiose personal narrative that is When Doves Cry. All right, that's it. Tell them your name. Hi, I'm Sharon Scott.

And what is your favorite song from Purple Rain? Is this a trick question? They're all kind of awesome, but, you know, everybody has their weird personal take on it. I think on the album, Prince doing the songs, I would go with When Doves Cry. Yeah.

You know, I had like a secret knot. It was our passcode to the fort when we were kids. So, you know, kind of nostalgic. That's a good tie-in there. And still holds up 30 years later.

It's pretty impressive. Yeah, it is pretty impressive. So I think we all enjoyed it then, enjoy it now. I gave. You a picture of you.

And I engaged in a kiss. Sweat of your body covers me. Can you, my darling, can you picture this? Dream, if you can, a courtyard. Oceans and violets and bloom.

Animals strike curious poses. They feel the heat, the heat between me and you. Touch, if you will, my stomach. Feel how it trembles inside You've got the butterflies all tied. Up Don't make me chase you Cause even those half-pride Can you just leave me.

Standing Alone in a world that's so cold Maybe I'm just too demanding Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold. Maybe I'm just like my mother. She's never satisfied, never satisfied. With each other. This is what it sounds like when the dogs cry.

Don't cry. Don't cry. Don't cry. Don't cry. Don't cry.

Don't cry. Don't cry. I ain't joking, woman. I've got your ramble. I'll leave you when the summer comes.

Leave you when the summer comes along. . . So dig if you will this picture of you and I engaged in a kiss. Now that song is one, when I first came up with this concept, I knew I wanted to work that version in there. If you remember back to Volume 1, Jacqueline mentioned that, when doing a cover song, you don't want to do it just like the original artist. Ideally, you want to take what's good about the original, and weave it in there with what you do best as a performer.

And possibly no song hits that balance as well as that. Version of When Doves Cry by Damien Rice. Purple Rain reminds me of another soundtrack that's also a favorite. I've got to say the Romeo and Juliet, the Baz Luhrmann one, because they have that kid Quentin Tarver who comes in and does When Doves Cry with the really gospel, churchy version. It's just fantastic.

And yes, I want to acknowledge the Quentin Tarver version on the Romeo plus Juliet soundtrack. It is great as well. In fact, I specifically didn't work it in because I've already played that one. Once again, back on the very first episode of Attack of the Killer soundtrack, I worked that one in there. So go check that one out there, along with a bunch.

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Road and he said hey this is KG of Tenacious D and you're listening to Movie Meltdown with Brian oh. Yeah Now in the shadow of that last track, it would be hard for someone to do something similar, but equally different and impressive. And yet I give you Kush. I don't know much about the band. In fact, there are several different bands out there with that or a similar version of that name.

So I'm not going to claim anything more than in digging around through a lot of other covers out there. And believe me, there are several different dance club mix kind of versions out there like this one going on behind me right now. But none of those really stood out. And then I came across this version from a band listed as Kush. That's all I know, but that's all I need to know.

It's a different take on the original, but it's pretty great. And here's our friend Carly with an intro. Is that your favorite track on the album, Purple Rain? No, actually. Let's see.

I'm kind of a big fan of I Would Die For You. I'm pretty into that. I'm not a woman, I'm not a man I'm something that you never understand Never beat you, I'll never lie And if you leave her I'll forgive you by and by Yeah, you, I would die for you Darling, if. You want me to Yeah, you, I would die for you Not your lover, not your. Friend I'm something that you'll never comprehend.

No need to worry, no need to. Cry I'm your Messiah and you're the reason why Yeah, you, I would die. For you Darling, if. You want me to Yeah, you, I would die for. You Thank you. fire when you are cold.

I make you happy when you are sad. I make you good when you are bad. I'm not a human, I'm a dove. I'm your conscience, I'm love. All, all, all I really need is to know that you love me.

I would die for you Darling if you want me to, yeah you I would die for you Darling, if you want. Me to Yeah, you. I would die for you Oh, darling, if you want me to Baby, you. I would die for. You Yeah, you I.

Would die for you. If you want me to, darling, you. I would die for. You Yeah, you I would die for you Darling, if you want me to, baby, you. I would die for you.

Alright, so we're here with the organizer of this Purple Rain themed event. Where did you get this specific idea? Well, I've been a fan of Prince for literally 30 years. And it is the 30 year anniversary of the film. I recall seeing it in middle school, and it really pretty much blew my suburban mind.

And I've loved Prince ever since. I'm a DJ for Art FM, and I've been doing that for about a year. And I saw it as a really great way to benefit Art FM as a fundraiser. So I approached Tim Barnes, who is the program director of Art FM, as well as the owner of Dreamland, and asked him if we could show the film here. And it evolved from there.

Very cool. And what is your song of choice off this monumental soundtrack? What's your favorite? I would have to say I Would Die For You. I'm torn between that and Baby I'm A Star.

But then again, Purple Rain is pretty great too. And yes, that was in fact the host of the live event, Allison, throwing around a little Prince love. Now that's a weird phrase. Anyway, in Volume 1, you heard me say that Mariah is arguably the biggest or at least the most mainstream artist to have covered a Prince song from Purple Rain. But I'd say our next entry outranks her, at least in the annals of rock and roll.

And to get us into it, we have Rick with another personal backstory of the album, the movie, and the next song. Hey Brian, it's Rick. The good times had by all. Definitely. What was your favorite track on the album?

Oh, Baby I'm a Star. Right. Do you have. I don't know it now, but. Do you have specific fond memories of that song?

Well, the whole album in general. I can remember, you know, Showcase Cinemas, when it first premiered, my friend Renee and I, no longer with us, bless her heart, but snuck in a 12-pack, sat there, watched the whole movie, and We had to be strategic about popping a top of opening the beer. It wasn't allowed, but great show, great time. Oh. Luckily, there's a lot of loud music and songs.

You can cover up the opening. Hey, look me over. Tell me, do you like what you see? Hey, I ain't got no money. Honey, I'm rich with personality.

Hey, hey. Check it all out Check it all out Baby, I know. What it's all about Before the night is through You will see my point of view Even if I have to scream. And shout Baby, I'm a star. You might not know it now But baby, you'll find out I'm a star And I wanna stop Until I reach.

The top Sing it! We are Hey, take a listen. Tell me, do you like what you did? If it don't turn you on, just say the word and I'm gone. Honey, I know there ain't nothing wrong with your ears.

Hey, check it out. Better look now, I guess it might be too late. My look's gonna change tonight. There's gotta be a better life. Take a picture, honey.

I ain't. You might not. Know it now, but baby, you'll find out I'm a star. Oh, I don't want to. Stop till I reach the top.

We are the stars. Everybody say, nothing comes too easy. When you got it, baby, nothing comes too hard. You see what I'm all about? I got a dream and a shot.

Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby. Oh, you might not know it now. Maybe you'll find out. Maybe you'll find. Out I'm a star.

I don't want to stop. You don't need to stop. Uh-huh. You got it? Is that it?

We're going to wind it up? Hey, baby. Oh, honey. Oh, oh. Star.

Star. Yes, that was in fact Tina Turner covering Baby I'm a Star. Again, there's a pretty straightforward message in those lyrics, and an icon like Tina certainly knows how to own up to that. What a. Weird record.

It's a lot of different stages. Again, I think that was kind of showcasing him at that point of how that wide array of stuff that he actually can do, that you have these guitar solos that kind of put metal guys to shame. And then like later he's doing a cheesy duet moment. And then later he's doing stuff that's just total funk. And so he's just got such a wide.

He's a renaissance man. He's not a one trick pony. And then that really, I feel like that carries over into his whole persona. You know, you think you've got them all summed up with being like effeminate and squealing and looking great and looking better in skinny jeans than any lady does. You know, but then he's, like, riding on his motorcycle and getting, like, passionately angry.

And, you know, he's just, he's a really, he's a complex character, Brian. He's a complex man. That's what those hissy fits mean. That's what the, yeah. No, they're manly.

They're not hissy fits. A few of them are kind of hissy fits. Yeah, yeah. B-I-T-C-H. Brian, I wish that you could see, I wish that you could tell the folks how awesome it looks inside here right now.

Show the listeners. Yeah. It's very, very fucking cool. Oh, shit. No, he said it's all good.

F-word's good. Yeah, the decoration inside is amazing. There are Prince posters. He is looking very sexy in his man thong. I'm not sure if you guys know, which record did that come in, that famous one?

Where he's in the shower like this in his man panties? That one's really old. I think that was even pre-' 99, wasn't it? Maybe. It's like, what is that one, the one right before that?

I think Controversy, wasn't it? Controversy. Sweet. Cause that was the first one that feels like he got like a pretty decent budget too. Like you can see like at that point he started with it.

Cause those early ones he's like probably in his house doing, I mean, he plays every instrument on those early albums and like he's recording it himself. He's editing. So it's like, it feels like controversy is. The first one where it feels like he probably got a real studio and they threw a little money at him. So they probably paid for that really weird photo session.

Can you only imagine the photo session that was, And they're. Like, are you ready? Are you sure? Are you ready? Do I have to take?

All right, fine. This better be cash. I'm not taking a check from you, buddy. Well, my point is that's like on the wall right when you walk into the door here. See, but next to it is the Purple Rain, like the poster.

It's not like it's the fancy one sheet. It's like the one that you bought at Spencer's Gifts that I probably bought at Spencer's Gifts. Oh, yeah. It's him with that bologna on the motorcycle. Yeah, it's pretty awesome.

It's quintessential. It's pretty awesome. You need it to be a 12-year-old in 1985. I just think. It's just super interesting.

The record, sonically, is just so weird and cool. I was around in 1984, but definitely wasn't... picking. Apart the tracks of Purple Rain yet. You've spent every day since then doing it. Yeah.

It's just so weird and cool. I imagine people didn't know what you know. I imagine it really blowing minds when it came out. Dude, I serve a society by rocking, okay? I'm out there on the front lines liberating people with my music.

Yes, that was a little more Prince Talk with Sarah and Jackson. A big thank you to them. They were a lot of fun to hang out with that night. Okay, so we're. Closing in on the end of the album here.

But first, I wanted to head back to our segment with Carly. She actually performed her own version of the closing track, and I talked to her just a few minutes afterward. So I wanted to get her take on performing such a milestone in music history. What was your name? Carly Johnson.

And you just did Purple Rain. I guess the real question is, 30 years later, how is. It that it's still that powerful a song? Man, I don't know. I think you're going to have to ask Prince that question.

That guy is serious with his same chords over and over again, but still epic, epic song. I was a little nervous about doing it with just a guitar player and not having the full gospel singers in the background and the drums and bass and whatnot. So. I was pretty intimidated myself, but it was an honor to do it. Prince is an intimidating guy.

He's way too talented for any human being. Absolutely, and if you've seen him on Arsenio lately, which is the last few days, that will also confirm exactly what you just said. And he might not be a human being because he refuses to age 30 years later. That's very true. I firmly believe he is a musical alien.

May very well be, actually. I completely agree with that. I've kind of been asking everybody what their first exposure to Prince was, what your first Prince memory was. That's a tough one. Honestly, I would have to say, so I'm turning 30 in.

A couple weeks. Also your Pearl anniversary. So it is also my Purple Rain anniversary. So obviously I didn't see it when it came out. I was a twinkle in someone's eye or I just popped out.

But honestly, I think my biggest memory of Prince is at some point when I was much younger. hearing about the controversy about him switching his name to a symbol. And then I kind of delved a little deeper to find out who the hell they were talking about. And then I was like, oh, well, he could kind of get away with that. He's an artist. Yes, he is.

Formerly known as. However, he came to his senses. I never meant to cause you any sorrow. I never meant to cause you any pain. Alright, this is it.

We're going to round things out here, just like the soundtrack does, with THE Monster Ballad. And as I mentioned along the way, there were a few artists and covers that I thought of right off the bat that I knew I wanted to include. But this is the one that goes back the furthest. Years ago, I ran across a live version of Purple Rain done by Martin Sexton. Now I think I was already familiar with him, probably from his song and album Black Sheep, but I really remember taking to his cover of the Imposing Prince song.

I even added it to a mix CD I was making at the time, and I drove around listening to that thing for years. It really stuck with me. And even though I specifically went out of my way on all the other songs I've chosen to dig up studio versions of the songs. I mean, tons of people out there have probably thrown a Prince cover in their lineup at some point. I was trying to track down people who were serious enough to go out of their way to record their versions in a studio.

But when it came time to round out this year-long, two-volume journey... I thought Martin was the way to do it. And technically, it is from one of his official releases, just a live release. It's from his 2008 album, Solo, we get a live version that's slightly different than the one I heard years back, but equally as impressive. And actually, it's sort of fitting that this song is the one track with a live audience.

I think this song, more than any on the soundtrack, allows the performer to connect with the audience. Go to any live show and do a decent version of the song, and I bet everybody in the room will react. Some of them may start off rolling their eyes, but I bet before the song is over, they'll be fighting the urge to sing along. It's an anthem, not just for that generation in 1984, but for everyone who's discovered that soundtrack since then. It continues to be just that, an anthem, even 30 years later.

So thank you to all of you for coming along with me on this musical odyssey through the last three decades, and thank you to everyone who talked with me over the last year. I was glad to get a chance to share in your memories and have you be part of these episodes. It's been a lot of. Fun, and I look forward to putting together more interesting conglomerations of music in the coming year. So with that, I will remind you, Get a Life will provide an epic soundtrack.

I never meant to cause you any sorrow Never gonna cause you any pain Only wanna one time see you laughing Only wanna see you laughing in. The purple rain. Purple rain, purple rain Purple. Rain, purple rain. Purple rain, purple.

Rain Only wanna see you laughing in the purple rain Only wanna be your weekend lover. Only wanna be some. Kind of friend Yeah, yeah, yeah. The woman I could never steal you from another It's such a shame that our friendship had to end Purple rain, purple rain. Purple rain, purple.

Rain Purple rain, purple rain. The only one. To see you laughing in the purple rain. Honey, I know, I know that these times are changing. And I know it's time we all reach out for something new, and.

That'd be you too. You say you want. A leader, but you can't seem to make up your mind. Maybe we ought to close it. And let us guide you.

Through the purple rain, purple rain, purple. Purple rain, purple. Rain Only wanna see you bathing in the purple rain. Guitar solo Thank you. Thank you.

I never meant to cause you any sorrow. I never meant to cause you any pain. All I ever wanted was to see you laughing in the pouring rain. In the pouring rain. It's pouring rain and I'm tired.

It's cold and rain outside, but I don't mind. All I ever wanted was to see you. All I ever wanted was to see you. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah. Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.

Thank you, brothers and sisters. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you. Peace and love be with us all. Thank you. Wow, impressive.

Prince would be proud. Prince would be proud, I think. Don't think anyone expected that dramatic of an end to the show. So it was fantastic. And plus, tonight the purple rain.

The sky was kind of purple and this crazy storm, lightning going everywhere. I feel like it was on, I don't remember if I saw it in the theater or if I saw it. I think mine was cable and it felt really strange. Yeah, it's such a weird. I believe it was Little Red Corvette.

It's pretty sexy. You know, most movies, most feature length motion pictures you're going to see are like so, are often really like Hollywoodized, you know, so it's like this band that, you know, it's like these actors pretending to play guitars, you know, maybe like it's just like a little more canned, you know. Wait, Zac Efron can't play guitar? Wait, ouch, vision shattered. Actually, we don't know.

Yeah, I have no idea. All right, I'll get Zac on the phone. Hold on. Did you see Prince tonight? Like mystically in the universe.

Wasn't he here? There was someone. He looked a lot like Prince. I think it was him. I think he was here.

I'm pretty sure. The spirit of Prince is with us all. All the time. Always. Wherever we go.

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