Thanks to Dave Chappelle and Charlie Murphy, Prince’s love of basketball is common knowledge. But football too?
Foxnews, the Washington Post, and numerous other sources are reporting that Prince wrote a fight song for the Minnesota Vikings. Prince was supposedly inspired after being on hand for the Vikings deconstruction of the Dallas Cowboys 34-3 last weekend.
This is not Prince’s first time on the gridiron. Prince performed at Superbowl XLI in 2007, in one of the greatest halftime shows ever. While there were no wardrobe malfunctions, Prince’s guitar did have a giant penis.
Fox says that “he (Prince) went home night (sic) after the Cowboys game and wrote the song.” The name of the song? “Purple and Gold.” Purple and gold, of course, are the colors of the Minnesota Vikings.
Like all sports fight songs, the lyrics are a bit questionable. Even more in this case, as Prince adds his special “Princeness” to the lyrics, coming up with rallying calls such as:
the veil of the sky draws open
the roar of the chariots touch down
we r the ones who have now come again
and walk upon water like solid ground
As far as fight songs go, this one is pretty good, a mix of “funk and circumstance.” Its certainly much better than the awful songs that come out every year to support the local team (I’m lookin at you, morning zoo).
And yet, my heart is broken. I just assume that every one that I admire is a Jets fan. I know its foolish, but when it comes to football, I’m a fool (and yes, I‘ve been a Jets fans for a very long time). Who will write the Jets’ song? I can hope for Bruce, or even Bon Jovi, but I’m preparing myself for the inevitable: Lady Gaga singing about the Jets.
Foxnews, the Washington Post, and numerous other sources are reporting that Prince wrote a fight song for the Minnesota Vikings. Prince was supposedly inspired after being on hand for the Vikings deconstruction of the Dallas Cowboys 34-3 last weekend.
This is not Prince’s first time on the gridiron. Prince performed at Superbowl XLI in 2007, in one of the greatest halftime shows ever. While there were no wardrobe malfunctions, Prince’s guitar did have a giant penis.
Fox says that “he (Prince) went home night (sic) after the Cowboys game and wrote the song.” The name of the song? “Purple and Gold.” Purple and gold, of course, are the colors of the Minnesota Vikings.
Like all sports fight songs, the lyrics are a bit questionable. Even more in this case, as Prince adds his special “Princeness” to the lyrics, coming up with rallying calls such as:
the veil of the sky draws open
the roar of the chariots touch down
we r the ones who have now come again
and walk upon water like solid ground
As far as fight songs go, this one is pretty good, a mix of “funk and circumstance.” Its certainly much better than the awful songs that come out every year to support the local team (I’m lookin at you, morning zoo).
And yet, my heart is broken. I just assume that every one that I admire is a Jets fan. I know its foolish, but when it comes to football, I’m a fool (and yes, I‘ve been a Jets fans for a very long time). Who will write the Jets’ song? I can hope for Bruce, or even Bon Jovi, but I’m preparing myself for the inevitable: Lady Gaga singing about the Jets.
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