The Band America Used The Term Purple Rain In The Song Ventura Highway, What Does Purple Rain Really Mean?
America used the term Purple rain in the song Ventura Highway which came out several years before Prince. The lyric is
WISHING ON A FALLING STAR
WAITING FOR THE EARLY TRAIN
SORRY BOY BUT I’VE BEEN HIT BY PURPLE RAIN
Ah COME ON JOE YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE YOUR NAME
THANKS ALOT SON JUST THE SAME.
Where else has the term been used before Prince or America used it in a song?
Hmmm Hendrix said Purple Haze… not rain. I don’t know, sorry.
Purple rain is the Indigo tears. An Indigo child crying .
purple rain came from prince
Purple Rain according to the Urban dictionary means
A restless feeling. A non-descript feeling of boredom, restlessness and confinement. A feeling one has when wanting to escape from responsibility (chiefly emotional) by travelling. Sometimes synonymous with ‘wanderlust.’ The desire to travel in order to escape an emotional commitment.
Well I learned something too! Thanks for asking the question!
Purple rain is when your blue emotions (sadness) melt and pour like rain
It literaly mean to break to tears and wash the blues feeling out