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Journey with the assist on Purple Rain
Posted on 4/27/16 at 11:31 am
Posted on 4/27/16 at 11:31 am
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pretty cool story
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Singer/songwriter Jonathan Cain tells Billboard that he was notified in early 1984 that Prince wanted to speak with him. Curious, Cain went to Columbia Records' offices in Los Angeles and took a call from Prince, who told Cain, "I want to play something for you, and I want you to check it out. The chord changes are close to 'Faithfully'" -- a top 20 single from Journey's 1983 album Frontiers -- "and I don't want you to sue me." After listening, Cain says, "I thought it was an amazing tune, and I told him, 'Man, I'm just super-flattered that you even called. It shows you're that classy of a guy. Good luck with the song. I know it's gonna be a hit.'
"And it was 'Purple Rain.'"
pretty cool story
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Posted on 4/27/16 at 12:37 pm to BilJ
Cain reportedly told Prince that the only thing the songs had in common, musically, was the same 4 chords.
Cue Axis of Awesome...
Cue Axis of Awesome...
Posted on 4/27/16 at 9:08 pm to BilJ
Saw this today. Very cool story.
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