Purple Rain???
waxjunky
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What is Purple Rain, really? It's specifically mentioned in that America song "Ventura Highway" that came out in the 70s: "...I've been hit by purple rain." I've looked on the internet about this topic, and a lot of references to drug slang come up (PCP, as well as syrup). I've got to think that these drug references are all derived from the Prince LP title.There's also mention of fall-out from Agent Orange being called purple rain. This seems to possibly fit the context of the America song -- I can't imagine he was singing about PCP (and certainly not syrup). Or is purple rain simply some psychedelic hippy shit to say, just like "alligator lizards in the air"?I've always wondered about this, and now I've finally become bored enough to ask.
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Does it have any breaks?
This makes me want to cry. Doves anyone?
Walking down the road
Tell me, how long you gonna stay here, joe?
Some people say this town don???t look good in snow
You don???t care, I know
Ventura highway in the sunshine
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger than moonshine
You???re gonna go I know
???cause the free wind is blowin??? through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there
Seasons crying no despair
Alligator lizards in the air, in the air
Did di di di dit ...
Wishin??? on a falling star
Waitin??? for the early train
Sorry boy, but I???ve been hit by purple rain[/b]
Aw, come on, joe, you can always
Change your name
Thanks a lot, son, just the same
Ventura highway in the sunshine
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger than moonshine
You???re gonna go I know
???cause the free wind is blowin??? through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there
Seasons crying no despair
Alligator lizards in the air[/b], in the air
I'll tell you, but first you must purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.
Can I at least wait until the summer?
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