Purple Rain regularly is ranked among the best albums in rock music history. Time magazine in 1993 ranked it the 15th greatest album of all time, and it placed 18th on VH1's The Greatest Rock n Roll Albums of All Time. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it 72nd greatest album of all time and Zounds magazine 18th greatest album of all time. The album was 4th in Plásticos y Decibelios list The Greatest Albums of All Time. In 2007, the editors of Vanity Fair labeled it the best soundtrack of all time and by Tempo magazine it was named greatest album of the 1980s.
The 1000th issue of Entertainment Weekly dated July 4, 2008 listed Purple Rain at number one on the Top 100 Best albums of the past 25 years. The RIAA lists it as having gone platinum 13 times over.
Let's Go Crazy
Prince Lyrics
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あっと言う間に過ぎて
雨の日のデートも帰り道
寂しげな感じ見せて
2人 in the rain そして
傘の中デートを続けよう
君を強く強く強く強く
抱きしめたい
(Lonelyな)君をもっと強く
俺の胸に投げたい
強く強く強く強く
抱きしめてたい
(Lonelyな)君をもっと強く
傘の中で抱きしめてやる
貸し切り夢はキラキラ
2人で見る夜の show time
雨の日のデートは続いてく
(Jump)
プレゼント見せてあげよう
思い出より現在(いま)から
晴れたその素敵な顔を離さない
君を強く強く強く強く
抱きしめたい
(Lonelyな)君をもっと強く
俺の胸に投げたい
強く強く強く強く
抱きしめてたい
(Lonelyな)君をもっと強く
傘の中で抱きしめてやる
(You get, you get)
心配すんなって
(Just lonely girl)
側にいるからさ
(You get, you get)
心配すんなって
(Just lonely girl)
空は晴れるから
君を強く強く強く強く
抱きしめたい
Lonelyな君をもっと強く
俺の胸に投げたい
強く強く強く強く
抱きしめてたい
Lonelyな君をもっと強く
この空が晴れ渡るまでさ
(You get, you get)
心配すんなって
(Just lonely girl)
側にいるからさ
(You get, you get)
心配すんなって
(Just lonely girl)
空は晴れるから
(You get, you get)
心配すんなって
(Just lonely girl)
側にいるからさ
(You get, you get)
心配すんなって
君を離さない
Prince's Let's Go Crazy is a song packed with life lessons and challenges to seize moments of joy while we can. The opening lyrics describe how we are gathered to tackle the challenges of life. Prince references "Electric word, life" and its implicit link to forever, which may seem long, given its implications. However, he believes in the afterworld, where there is no ending to joy and happiness, a world that we can all aspire to. He advises that instead of asking "how much of your time is left," we should ask "how much of your mind," to prioritize the things that truly matter in this life.
Prince refers to the difficulties of life and the challenges of facing them. He urges listeners not to be held back by these challenges and instead says we should "go crazy, punch a higher floor." The song continues, noting that we should take control of the world around us, face our fears and live in the moment. The chorus becomes a call-to-action, encouraging people to get nuts and look for the purple banana, despite whatever obstacles may present themselves.
Let's Go Crazy is ultimately an uplifting anthem that encourages listeners to live life on their terms and not be held back by fear. The message is that the world we live in can be challenging, but we can rise above and find our own happiness by not taking things too seriously, taking control and letting go of our inhibitions.
Line by Line Meaning
Dearly beloved
Hello, everyone
We are gathered here today
We are here now in this moment
To get through this thing called life
To survive our lives
Electric word, life
Life is intense and powerful
It means forever and that's a mighty long time
Life lasts a very long time
But I'm here to tell you
But I have something else to say
There's something else
There is more to life than what we know
The afterworld
A spiritual dimension outside of our world
A world of never ending happiness
A place where everyone is always happy
You can always see the sun, day or night
The sun, which represents life, is always present
So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills
If you need help from a professional, like a therapist
You know the one, Dr. Everything'll-Be-Alright
A specific therapist who claims to make everything better
Instead of asking him how much of your time is left
Rather than asking how long you have to live
Ask him how much of your mind, baby
Ask how much of your mental wellbeing can be saved
'Cause in this life
Because in our world
Things are much harder than in the afterworld
Life is more complicated than the spiritual realm
In this life
In our world
You're on your own
You must fend for yourself
And if de-elevator tries to bring you down
If life shatters you
Go crazy, punch a higher floor
Get wild and aim higher in life
If you don't like the world you're living in
If you are unhappy in life
Take a look around you
See what you can change
At least you got friends
Remember that you have people to support you
You see, I called my old lady
For example, I called my girlfriend
For a friendly word
Just to chat
She picked up the phone
She answered the call
Dropped it on the floor
But then she hung up unexpectedly
(Ah, ah) is all I heard
I only heard a sound
I'm not gonna let de-elevator
I won't let life beat me
Bring us down
Defeat us
Oh, no let's go
Let's not be beaten
Let's go crazy
Let's act wild
Let's get nuts
Let's do something unusual
Let's look for the purple banana
Let's search for something impossible
'Til they put us in the truck, let's go
Let's keep going until we're defeated
We're all excited
We are enthusiastic about life
But we don't know why
But we don't know why we feel this way
Maybe it's 'cause
Perhaps it's because
We're all gonna die
We will all inevitably die
And when we do (when we do)
And when death comes
What's it all for (what's it all for)
What is the purpose of life
You better live now
You should live life fully
Before the grim reaper come knocking on your door
Before death comes to take you away
Tell me, are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down
Are we going to allow life to beat us
Let's go crazy
Let's act wild
Let's get nuts
Let's do something unusual
Look for the purple banana
Search for something impossible
'Til they put us in the truck, let's go
Let's keep going until we're defeated
Come on, baby
Let's go
Yeah
Yes
Crazy
Wild
Are we gonna let de-elevator bring us down?
Are we going to allow life to beat us?
Go crazy (woo)
Get wild (yeah)
I said let's go crazy (go crazy)
I mean it, let's act wild
Let's go, let's go
Let's move on, let's go forward
Go (let's go)
Let's get going
Dr. Everything'll-Be-Alright
A specific therapist who claims to make everything better
Will make everything go wrong
Will probably make things worse
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill
Drugs and excitement won't solve your problems
Hang tough, children
Stay strong, everyone
He's coming
Death is inevitable
Take me away
Death will take us away
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Written by: Noko
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