Purple Rain

Purple Rain was almost co-written by Stevie Nicks.

Nicks has said Prince sent her a long instrumental version and asked her to write the words - she found it too overwhelming and turned him down.

The basic track was recorded live on 3 August 1983 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, during a benefit show for the Minnesota Dance Theatre. The single reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.

Would you have said no to Prince?