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Celerity

(43,312 posts) Sat Mar 18, 2023, 05:54 PM Mar 2023

Prince Performs "Purple Rain" During Downpour Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show 2007

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Prince Performs "Purple Rain" During Downpour Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show 2007 (Original Post) Celerity Mar 2023 OP

Best Halftime Show So Far ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #1

Mother Nature brought the rain, but Prince turned it Purple. patphil Mar 2023 #2

That was an epic show. Coventina Mar 2023 #3

Thank you, I didn't see it at the time... DemocraticPatriot Mar 2023 #4

ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)

1. Best Halftime Show So Far

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Sat Mar 18, 2023, 06:32 PM

Mar 2023

The awesome band was super tight. He played & sang the daylights out of the songs.
And, how can we beat Purple Rain in the rain?

patphil

(6,169 posts)

2. Mother Nature brought the rain, but Prince turned it Purple.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Sat Mar 18, 2023, 07:44 PM

Mar 2023

Absolutely astonishing performance!

Coventina

(27,101 posts)

3. That was an epic show.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Sat Mar 18, 2023, 08:24 PM

Mar 2023

I miss him so much!

DemocraticPatriot

(4,343 posts)

4. Thank you, I didn't see it at the time...

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Sat Mar 18, 2023, 08:54 PM

Mar 2023

He still looked young....

I danced with my wife to that song on our wedding night....
(well, EX-wife a long time ago-- but that remains as one of our best moments..)

Very cool that he worked a Jimi Hendrix song into the set.

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