Prince: Detroit My Name Is Prince And I've Come To Play With You
Tom Hibbert, Smash Hits, 22 November 1984
Smoke bombs explode, fabulously exciting multi-coloured confetti rains from the rafters, The Revolution are playing 'Let's Go Crazy' and Prince is twirling round and round. The "Purple Rain World Tour" is under way and Detroit is going mildly bananas. By Tom Hibbert.
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