The only problem: he started to become concerned that “Purple Rain” sounded a bit too much like “Faithfully,” the massive hit by Journey.
As we mentioned, Alan Light wrote an excellent book called Let’s Go Crazy, all about the making of Purple Rain.
Prince asked Stevie Nicks to write the lyrics for what would become “Purple Rain,” but she was too intimidated by the song’s epic length.
Magnoli heard Prince doing “Purple Rain” live at First Avenue and loved it.
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