When Doves Cry

Name: When Doves Cry
Uploaded: 1984-01-01
Duration: 3 min 45 s
Description: Written by Prince for Purple Rain, the song was composed overnight after director Albert Magnoli requested music to match a film segment involving parental difficulties and romance. The music video, directed by Prince, opens with white doves emerging from double doors to reveal Prince in a bathtub.

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Written by Prince for Purple Rain, the song was composed overnight after director Albert Magnoli requested music to match a film segment involving parental difficulties and romance. The music video, directed by Prince, opens with white doves emerging from double doors to reveal Prince in a bathtub.