I have been fighting doing a Prince blog post, because I had a feeling of where it would lead to. I figured since I feature him in a post (Read it HERE), I didn't need. Prince Rogers Nelson has passed away. Like many I have cry and watched various specials in his memory.
I can't put Purple Pain in the DVD yet, I am not ready. And I am kicking myself that I don't also own his other movies, Under the Cherry Moon & Graffiti Bridge. I don't believe he is gone to soon because God doesn't not make mistakes. But yeah I was not through listening to his works. I hope his unreleased vault is opened but if not we will jam all the music that was released.
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I don't remember music without Prince. I was a little girl (under 10) when Purple Rain came to cable. It was the 1st grown up movie that I actually "understood". I even understood that The Kid was upset with Apollonia for being friends with Morris & Jerome. He was so upset that he wrote a mean song that made her cry & run out. Later, I understood that he called a whore (without profane language) with that song. That is one of my first memories of Prince & his music. But it is not my favorite. I can imagine a few churches incorporating his music in worship periods, this weekend. I saw one on a Facebook post (Praise His Name & He Made a Way) and it is the reason why I am blogging on this topic. Bishop Paul S. Morton had a Prince moment during his song, Let It Rain (Yes, I provided the LINK) in 2003. But none of it, ran through my head like this memory from 2001 when I was a student at Lamar University in Beaumont, Tx. I went to church with Football Nerd. I think the church was called Triumph. Fact about Me: If I don't know a worship song, the worship team has one verse to catch my attention. Well, somebody must have told this group. The chords played sound very familiar. The verse was very touching. Then they got to the chorus.
♫Jesus Reigns, Jesus Reigns
Jesus Reigns, Jesus Reigns
I Want to Tell the Whole Wide World That Jesus Reigns♫
I was stunned. Folks was running and shouting to the Lord.
Football Nerd snarked "If you were worshiping, you would not have noticed the song" You know I gave him side eye. (Years later he said he didn't remember saying that) The Worship Team had rearranged Purple Rain for worship. Like the Youtube Video I found as an example above. It did it's intended job because the spirit was high all service long. When they say Prince's influence stretched to all genres of music, It really did. Hey it touched even a church in small town America. I wonder if Triumph sang Jesus Reign for worship this weekend. Hope they did.
Prince will miss. But his music & his impact will live on. RIP Prince
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