References in Other Media
- In the Mortal Kombat video game series, the character Rain wears a purple outfit; Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon is a known Prince fan. Rain is also referred to as the "Prince" of Edenia.
- In Digimon, the Digimon Prince Mamemon has a special move called 'Purple Rain'.
- A traffic sign featured in National Lampoon's "True Facts" column and compilations thereof (e.g., appearing on Page 107 of National Lampoon Presents True Facts: The Big Book) points to the locales of Princeton and Prince, the caption for this photograph is "Beware of Purple Rain".
- BMX company Odyssey BMX manufactured bicycle parts called "Purple Rain". These parts had purple and black splatter paint.
- A Rocket to the Moon makes a reference to this song in their song "Like We Used To".
- Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon on 95.8 Capital FM sing "Showery Rain" to the tune of "Purple Rain" when the weather is going to be rainy.
- MD 20/20, a low-end fortified wine manufacturer produces a wine called "Purple Rain".
- On an episode of Martin, Gina and Martin are having trouble in their relationship. Martin, saddened by the outcome, arrives at Gina's apartment stating "I have your favorite movie Purple Rain and popcorn". To this she replies "Purple Rain is not my favorite movie, The Color Purple is."
- On an episode of The Golden Girls, as Sophia is resting out on the lanai, she picks up her nearby Walkman and presses play. A few seconds later she belts out the chorus of "Purple Rain".
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