Prince – When Doves Cry

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Prince wrote this song for his movie Purple Rain. In the film, the song plays under a montage after his character loses his girl (Apollonia) to his rival (Morris – Morris Day of The Time). We see Prince riding his motorcycle along with shots of intimate moments with Apollonia. In the movie, Prince has a difficult relationship with his father, who beats his mom. Scenes of his father come in on the lyrics where Prince calls him “demanding.”

The film is semi-autobiographical, but how much is based on real life remains a mystery, as Prince rarely gave interviews and didn’t talk about his personal life. In the movie, the song expresses his fear of becoming like his parents. When the doves cry, that’s his musical refuge – the barrage of keyboards in the chorus represents the doves crying.

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Besides writing and composing the track, Prince played all the instruments on the song.
There is no bass on this song. Prince took out the bass track at the last minute to get a different sound, though he hated to see it go.

In the US, this was the #1 song of 1984. It topped the charts for five weeks over the summer, and kept Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing In The Dark” at #2, preventing The Boss from ever having a #1 hit.

Prince - When Doves Cry (Official Music Video)
Prince - When Doves When Doves Cry

When Doves Cry, este un single de pe albumul din 1984 a lui Prince, Purple Rain. When Doves Cry a fost primul single a lui Prince, care a ocupat locul întâi la Billboard Hot 100, loc pe care a rămas timp de trei săptămâni. De asemenea, melodia a devenit un hit în întreaga lume.

Prince Rogers Nelson, s-a născut la 7 Iunie, 1958 în Minneapolis, Minnesota. (d. 21 Aprilie 2016).

La 21 Iunie 2019 a fost lansat un nou album Prince, “Originals” cu melodii care nu au mai fost publice până acum. Un CD ediție de lux, a fost lansat la 19 Iulie, de asemenea și un vinil violet de 180 grame.

 

Prince - When Doves Cry

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