1. Purple Rain Loses
1984 is one of the greatest years in music for a multitude of reasons, but if we had to sum it up in three words, we’d say Purple f-n Rain. The soundtrack album to the film of the same name was an extreme success for Prince & The Revolution, nominated for several Grammys, but only managing to win the awards for Best Rock Performance and Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture. The album remains one of the highest selling of all time, and although singles like “When Doves Cry” were amongst the most successful of the 80’s, no songs by Prince & The Revolution were even nominated (Prince did win an award for writing “I Feel For You” performed by Chaka Khan).
Purple Rain at least was nominated for Best Album of the Year, along with Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper and Tina Turner. We might not complain too much if the Boss won, but the fact all four lost to Lionel Richie and his poor Motown pastiche retread Can’t Slow Down once again proved the Grammys have always been lost when it comes to recognizing great music.
Sources:Therichest, Wikipedia, GRAMMY
