purple silver annivesary

I can't believe that I haven't mentioned that it was recently the 25th anniversary of Prince's Purple Rain. Prince is obviously one of Minnesota's favorite sons, and the movie was filmed at Minneapolis rock shrine First Ave. I can remember playing the soundtrack on a friend's boombox during recess when we were in fourth grade and dancing madly to "Let's Go Crazy." In honor of his purpleness, here's a gem of a cover.