How was the title song mainly recorded?

Live at a First Avenue benefit concert

Purple Rain Quiz: Prince's Film, Soundtrack and First Avenue

This Purple Rain quiz steps onto the stage of First Avenue with Prince and the Revolution. Play 10 interactive questions on the 1984 film and album, The Kid, Apollonia, Morris Day and the Time, the title song recorded live at a benefit show, When Doves Cry without a bass line, Let's Go Crazy, months at number one and an Oscar for the score.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Artist
Whose film and album is Purple Rain?
Band
Which band backs Prince on Purple Rain?
City
In which city is the film set?
Club
Which nightclub is central to the film?
Role
What is Prince's character called?
Rival
Which band is his rival in the film?
Live
How was the title song mainly recorded?
Doves
What is missing from When Doves Cry?
Chart
How long was the album number one in the US?
Oscar
Which Oscar did Prince win?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Whose film and album is Purple Rain?
Answer: Prince
It came out in 1984.
Q2: Which band backs Prince on Purple Rain?
Answer: The Revolution
Wendy and Lisa were members.
Q3: In which city is the film set?
Answer: Minneapolis
It is Prince's hometown.
Q4: Which nightclub is central to the film?
Answer: First Avenue
Its walls carry painted stars.
Q5: What is Prince's character called?
Answer: The Kid
He battles his own family troubles.
Q6: Which band is his rival in the film?
Answer: Morris Day and the Time
They supply comic moments.
Q7: How was the title song mainly recorded?
Answer: Live at a First Avenue benefit concert
Overdubs were added later.
Q8: What is missing from When Doves Cry?
Answer: A bass line
Prince removed it.
Q9: How long was the album number one in the US?
Answer: 24 weeks
It topped the chart for months.
Q10: Which Oscar did Prince win?
Answer: Best Original Song Score
It was awarded in 1985.

The Kid at First Avenue

Purple Rain, released in 1984, is both a film and a soundtrack album by Prince and the Revolution. In the film, directed by Albert Magnoli, Prince plays The Kid, a Minneapolis musician dealing with family troubles and a rivalry with Morris Day and the Time, with Apollonia as his love interest.

Much of the film is set at First Avenue, the Minneapolis club whose outside walls carry painted stars for musicians. The title song was mainly recorded live at a benefit concert there in 1983, with overdubs added later.

When Doves Cry, with no bass line, and Let's Go Crazy both hit number one. The album topped the US chart for 24 weeks, and Prince won the Oscar for Best Original Song Score. Purple Rain remains his signature work.

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Did You Know?

Prince rides a purple motorcycle.
I Would Die 4 U is a fan favorite.
Wendy and Lisa shaped the sound.
Purple became his signature color.
The film was shot in Minneapolis.