Purple Rain by Prince

Prince’s iconic performance of Purple Rain at the Superbowl is here.

The song is mentioned in The Time Virus in Chapter 2.22:

‘Can we go for a swim when we get down there?’ asked Ben.

‘Of course,’ said Blizzard. ‘It’s great surfing the Noesis, but there’s nothing quite like being in the real ocean — plus, our ocean is indigo, as you can see.’

‘My dad makes indigo dyes,’ said Frank, ‘and indigo ink.’

‘Excellent,’ said Blizzard. ‘Sometimes, the Noesis mixes with ordinary clouds and we get purple rain — it’s lighter than the indigo of the sea, and so beautiful.’

‘Wow,’ said Minnow. ‘There’s a song about purple rain — my mother loves it.’

‘I’ve heard of it,’ said Blizzard. ‘When Marescimar has purple rain, there are outbreaks of the most spectacular luck. It’s very good.’