James, Etta - Purple Rain Lyrics






I never meant to cause you any sorrow
I never meant to cause you any pain
I only wanted one time to see you laughing
I only want to see you laughing in the purple rain

Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you bathing in the purple rain

I never wanted to be your weekend lover
I only wanted to be some kind of friend
Baby, I could never steal you from another, oh no
Such a shame our friendship had to end

Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you underneath the purple rain

Honey, I know, I know times are wasted
It's time we all reach out for something new and that means you too
You say you want a leader but you can't seem to make up your mind
I think you better close it, well, let me guide you to the purple rain

Purple rain, purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain
I only want to see you underneath the purple rain





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  1. J.... ....

    This is fabulously purple!!!

  2. D.... H....

    Horrible cover. The Vocals stank up this classic. Is this really Etta ? Man that was terrible.

  3. C.... A....

    God, she gives me chills..one the BEST singers in the world. I love her...Please Lord give us singers like her again. I wished the singers in this new generation knew how to use their voices and sing like this again.

  4. O.... L....

    EXCELENTE ETTA

  5. L.... J....

    Bloody hell yes!! Added to playlist as Amazing!!

  6. N.... W....

    This was Price's song but the glorious lady Miss Etta definitely did it justice. I love Etta James. If there's a Heaven and I get to go I can only imagine she'll be there in concert with Prince playing back up for us all to dance to. What a reward that would be. She was truly a gift while she was alive and her beautiful music will live on forever. RIP lovely Miss Etta.

  7. j.... ....

    I told my daughter that this I want to be the song from my funeral

  8. J.... ....

    Wait is this her song or princes?

    J.... ....

    This was Price's song but the glorious lady Miss Etta definitely did it justice. I love Etta James. If there's a Heaven and I get to go I can only imagine she'll be there in concert with Prince playing back up for us all to dance to. What a reward that would be. She was truly a gift while she was alive and her beautiful music will live on forever. RIP lovely Miss Etta.

  9. S.... G....

    my heart is breaking as I feel like this break up is almost like a death, the grieving that comes with this break up I wouldn't ever wish this on anybody.

    S.... G....

    Be strong girl x

  10. L.... H....

    Surfing Youtube tonight, I have gone from Janice Joplin to Amy Winehouse to Etta James. It's been a pretty fine evening.

    L.... H....

    Janice?

    L.... H....

    @lievehenk - surfing while stoned. Not a surprise, is it ? I have a close friend called Janice, rather than Janis :)

  11. P.... T....

    Thank you internet and YouTube.💗👍

  12. S.... S....

    I would like to invent a time machine so I could go back an become the sort of Man Etta could fall in love with.

    S.... S....

    That's easy. Just go back in time with a pocket full of money.

  13. o.... m....

    Damn Etta is good .

  14. E.... C....

    2019.12

  15. R.... S....

    Another great version of Purple Rain... someone left this as a reply in the comment section, I do believe it's worth mentioning... https://youtu.be/WwXuw3DOpuY

  16. A.... W....

    Well i now know Prince didn't write this amazing song. Always thought he did... 🤔🤔

    A.... W....

    he did, Etta made a cover.

    A.... W....

    @regina george yeah Thanks. I actually researched it and figured it out. I honestly always thought Etta lived back in the days of Billy Holiday and some of the other greats but i learned that she was from a much more recent time. I'm not sure why i thought that but i guess that's why i thought she must have sung purple rain first but i learned different through my research...

  17. N.... N....

    diese Version gefällt mir sehr gut, kannte ich noch nicht, aber die Originalversion ist noch besser

  18. T.... E....

    Props to the guitar player too. That bend at 3:53 is bang on and her voice to follow is so in the soul pocket, don't you think?

  19. M.... H....

    Etta your so beautiful I'll never forget your music. Beauty comes from the inside your truly an angle

  20. C.... R....

    OMG. This is how this song is supposed to be sung.

  21. J.... O....

    Prince divino. Ettá James maravilhosa.

  22. M.... S....

    Please, please, please check out the Postmodern Jukebox version. My edges have just now started growing back 😱

  23. c.... d....

    R.i.p Etta, Prince 🎶🎶❤️

  24. c.... d....

    Maravillosa versión!! Graeat Etta Janes 🤗

  25. P.... R....

    I can't stop to listen. OMG.. Songs are like tattoos indeed

  26. M.... M....

    Amazing ❤️

  27. J.... J....

    🔥🔥🔥🔥

  28. �.... �....

    Yes, her perform has been powerful, she is great, she is a queen. I'm in heaven too.

  29. L.... S....

    Nice cover but I dunno... It's kinda like The Rolling Stones covering Bohemian Rhapsody, I'm sure they'd nail it and its a huge acknowledgement but that's not the point... some songs, I feel, should just be left alone. However, Prince was probably extremely honoured.
    NPG4LIFE 0(->

  30. j.... ....

    amazing... I never knew about this. Price was just a cover artist

    j.... ....

    Prince put it out in 1984, the lovely Miss Etta covered it in 2006.

  31. D.... S....

    Omg!! Etta James doing Prince's Purple Rain..... awesome!!!💜💜💜💜💜

  32. S.... N....

    Tot interpretarea lui PRINCE a fost cea mai emotionanta..!

  33. J.... L....

    Love Love Etta!!!

  34. J.... N....

    WOW ...I need Kleenex

  35. L.... M....

    Who’s listening in October 2019?
    Brilliant tune ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    L.... M....

    I am !!!!!!

    L.... M....

    Me for sure!!!

    L.... M....

    Great !!!!!!!!

    L.... M....

    December

  36. D.... V....

    Planeta

    Vamos viver
    Em paz
    Não não
    Destrói não
    Não consigo
    Entender
    Este mundo
    Lutando
    Em vão
    Vamos salvar
    O planeta terra
    Nossas crianças
    Querem uma
    Solução!
    O planeta
    Chorando
    Pedindo
    Socorro!
    Senhores
    Cadê
    À solução!

  37. d.... n....

    All I agree didn’t know she sang one of my fave Prince songs hope they are hooking up in heaven

  38. h.... f....

    😗🤘🤘🤘

  39. T.... M....

    The soul in her voice is amazing 😉 rip hen

  40. T.... S....

    She is amazing singing this song 💓💓💓💓💓❗

  41. D.... 1....

    nice!!
    reminds me a lil of Mavis Staples..

  42. A.... ....

    Hot damn Etta James covering prince🤯

  43. F.... B....

    This song resonates with a lot of people. Prince understood the human condition. Masterpiece. And Etta sings it just as soulful.

  44. P.... I....

    Sensacional....sem palavras

  45. N.... M....

    MARAVILHOSA!!!!

  46. M.... T....

    This is not possible as it was written in the 1990,s . Fact check me .

    M.... T....

    Prince put it out in 1984, the lovely Miss Etta covered it in 2006.

  47. t.... s....

    I only want to see you under purple reign.
    Aka. you are under the royal elites.

    t.... s....

    Prince explained the meaning of "Purple Rain" as follows: "When there's blood in the sky – red and blue = purple... purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/god guide you through the purple rain." His words not mine.

  48. W.... B....

    ...the gift of giving...we are much more the same...in the real world!

  49. J.... A....

    Bless YouTube!! You bring good things to all good people! Love 💘💘you!

  50. B.... S....

    Take a song, make it your own like it's never been heard before..................she did, breathtaking........wow.

  51. B.... S....

    Besser als Prince👍

  52. T.... ....

    Nah, don't do Prince like that. She's a great artist, but did this no justice. Not feeling it.

  53. s.... f....

    I see you there, laughing

  54. g.... f....

    Kill it !!!! Awesome!!!!!

  55. D.... k....

    Wow! Mama killed it!!!! I think she took my second virginity.

  56. J.... C....

    For those of you who think she did this first and then Prince re-recorded it here is the real deal. Etta did this as a tribute to Prince...nice job Etta! This masterpiece definitely belongs to the Legend Prince...
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Rain_(song)

  57. L.... M....

    G.r.e.a.t Etta🔈🔉🔊

  58. P.... E....

    Wow 😲!!!!!! ❤️

  59. g.... ....

    Thats the difference with Michael Jackson, Michael is self made of Soul not ego since born, Prince had the constant ego fight inside...

  60. D.... P....

    Yep🎶🎵❤️

  61. A.... M....

    Agradable escuchar una magna canción de Prince con la hermosa interpretación de Esta James.

  62. P.... P....

    Thought Prinz wrote this?.?.

  63. D.... ....

    sounds just as good as the original - prince and the greats live on

  64. 1.... ....

    Thank you for posting this. I never knew Etta James recorded a version of Purple Rain. I remember Randy Crawford's version. This version is pure blues. Outstanding!!

  65. M.... C....

    Such a beautiful rendition. Etta James charismatic expression and intimidating cadence wakes the listeners soul with emotional fireworks. Greatly missed but truly timeless.

  66. C.... K....

    An immortal song, two immortal artists! This is the stuff of legends!

  67. B.... M....

    Class purple rain

  68. C.... G....

    So love her!!

  69. T.... t....

    I didn't know that Etta James made this song omg I thought Prince wrote purple rain ☔️

    T.... t....

    The true Queen Prince wrote and composed the song yes ,it’s his .

    T.... t....

    No it's from Prince and Wendy and Lisa. Etta James covered it in 2006.

    T.... t....

    Prince did write it. It's a cover song. Bad Ass though.

    T.... t....

    The true Queen Randy Crawford's version is much better I think.

  70. T.... ....

    She meant business. Man how l love (d) the Lady!

  71. R.... l....

    Gostei muito dessa aversão

  72. R.... J....

    ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

  73. A.... G....

    GRANDE GRANDE GRANDE ETTA JAMES

  74. N.... P....

    Just beautiful x

  75. M.... R....

    George Mona Tagle 💜💜💜

  76. C.... B....

    I never knew that she covered this song. Well done etta.

  77. L.... C....

    In awe.

  78. B.... B....

    Fml, officially my life can not get worse. Just cover me in dirt and be done with it.

  79. T.... M....

    Love it!! And love her!!! RIP Miss Etta and Prince.

  80. K.... T....

    Loved her

  81. a.... 1....

    Who is playing the instrumental in background

  82. X.... B....

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  83. T.... R....

    At first glance, I thought...Rosanne Barr!?

  84. D.... R....

    Beautiful

  85. R.... T....

    Etta James brilliant 👍👍

  86. A.... E....

    keep women doing music - that's a challenge?

  87. E.... M....

    FROM MY HEART TO YOU.

  88. s.... s....

    Majestosa.

  89. s.... s....

    Linda, maravilhosa, Amo.

  90. �.... �....

    Che fece... il gran rifiuto

    Σε μερικούς ανθρώπους έρχεται μιά μέρα
    που πρέπει το μεγάλο Ναι ή το μεγάλο το Οχι
    να πούνε. Φανερώνεται αμέσως όποιος τόχει
    έτοιμο μέσα του το Ναι, και λέγοντάς το πέρα
    πηγαίνει στην τιμή και στην πεποίθησί του.
    Ο αρνηθείς δεν μετανοιώνει. Αν ρωτιούνταν πάλι,
    όχι θα ξαναέλεγε. Κι όμως τον καταβάλλει
    εκείνο τ' όχι -το σωστό- εις όλην την ζωή του.

  91. A.... G....

    How could I possibly never have heard of that woman until today? What a beautiful and sensual voice! I rank her as the best jazz singer along with Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald.

  92. C.... K....

    My two worlds just collided!
    Now what ? Hmmm

  93. 6.... ....

    💜🙏🏼

  94. A.... W....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZt1xKtPbUQ

  95. w.... ....

    How am I just hearing this for the first time?

  96. m.... ....

    She is an angel.

  97. C.... C....

    For some reason I just found this now but thanks lord I find it

  98. L.... C....

    Maravilhoso!! Etta James🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️👏👏👏 Diva Eterna😍

  99. A.... C....

    Grande voz!
    R.I.P