Greatest Lists S1 #3 “Purple Rain” by Prince

The first season of Greatest Lists features the Top 50 ’80s Movie Soundtrack Songs and in this episode, Eric chooses “Purple Rain” by Prince from Purple Rain as the #3 song on the list. Listen to get the scoop on the song’s history, commercial success, and the hosts’ personal history and reviews.

Greatest Lists is best heard on Spotify Premium, which includes the featured song in its entirety during the show and bonus songs at the end. If you use a different app to listen to Greatest Lists and want to listen to the music, use this “Purple Rain” Songwhip link to connect with the song in your favorite music app. This episode also has two bonus songs:

Greatest Lists is best heard on Spotify Premium with the featured songs played directly after each podcast. You can also connect with the show in your favorite listening app like Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and more or stream episodes by visiting the Greatest Lists website.

Follow Greatest Lists on Twitter @GreatestLists and give the hosts your feedback on this episode’s song choice!

While you are here, watch the music video for “Purple Rain”…

Watch the video for “I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man” which is our first bonus song…

Finally, watch this 2001 live performance of “Ventura Highway” from America which is the song that has the Purple Rain lyric that Prince was inspired to use…

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'80s Kid, '90s Grad, and '00s Dad. I've been writing and podcasting about 1980s pop culture since 2011 at my Rediscoverthe80s.com website. I collect vinyl, cassingles, '80s comics, Batman memorabilia, and all things Mobile Armored Strike Kommand.

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