Purple may refer to any of a variety of colours with hue between red and blue. However, the meaning of the colour term purple differs even among native speakers of English, for example when comparing speakers from the United Kingdom with those from the United States ).Purple is closely associated with Violet, and the meanings of these two terms differs among people, languages and historical periods. In the United Kingdom, many native speakers of English refer to the blue-dominated spectral colour beyond blue as violet, but this colour is called purple by many speakers in the United States. In some texts the term violet refers to any colour between red and blue. However, there are also authoritative texts from the United Kingdom in which this same range of colours is referred to by the term purple. Purple has long been associated with royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye was extremely expensive in antiquity. Purple was the colour worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial colour worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic bishops. Similarly in Japan, the color is traditionally associated with the emperor and aristocracy. According to contemporary surveys in Europe and the United States, purple is the colour most often associated with rarity, royalty, magic, mystery and piety.
“Deep Purple” was the biggest hit written by pianist Peter DeRose, who broadcast, 1923 to 1939, with May Singhi as “The Sweethearts of the Air” on the NBC radio network. “Deep Purple” was published in 1933 as a piano composition. The following year, Paul Whiteman had it scored for his suave “big band” orchestra that was “making a lady out of jazz” in Whiteman’s phrase. “Deep Purple” became so popular in sheet music sales that Mitchell Parish added lyrics in 1938 and the song became a sentimental ballad.. Artie Shaw’s version reached No. 17 with vocalist Helen Forrest in 1939.
“The Purple People Eater” is a novelty song written in 1957 by Sheb Wooley, (a cover version was made by UK Comedy writer Barry Cryer) , which reached No. 1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958, it reached No. 12 overall in the UK Singles Chart and topped the Australian chart. For contractual reasons Wooley’s version was never released in Scandinavia, but Cryer’s was, and reached number one in Finland. “The Purple People Eater” tells how a strange creature (described as a “one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater”) descends to Earth because it wants to be in a rock ‘n’ roll band.
“Purple Haze” is a song written by Jimi Hendrix and released his second single by in March 1967. The song features his inventive guitar playing, which uses the signature Hendrix chord and a mix of blues and Eastern modalities, shaped by novel sound processing techniques. Because of ambiguities in the lyrics, listeners often interpret the song as referring to a psychedelic experience, although Hendrix described it as a love song. “Purple Haze” is one of Hendrix’s best-known songs and featured regularly in concerts and each of Hendrix’s group configurations issued live recordings. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and is included on lists of the greatest guitar songs, including at number two by Rolling Stone and number one by Q magazine.
“Purple Rain” is a song by Prince and the Revolution. It is the title track from the 1984 album and film of the same name, and was released as the third single from the album. “Purple Rain” reached No. 2 on the Billboard and stayed there for two weeks. It reached No. 1 in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is certified Gold by the RIAA and is considered to be one of Prince’s signature songs. Following Prince’s death in April 2016, “Purple Rain” rose to No. 1 on the US and UK iTunes Charts, allowing it to re-enter the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached No. 4. It also re-entered the UK SIngles Chart at No. 6, placing two spaces higher than its original peak of No. 8. In France, where it originally peaked at No. 12, “Purple Rain” reached No. 1 around a week after Prince’s death.
“Violet” is a song by American band Hole, written by vocalist and guitarist Courtney Love and guitarist Eric Erlandson. The song was written in mid-1991, and was performed live between 1991 and 1992 during Hole’s earlier tours, eventually appearing as the opening track on the band’s second studio album Live Through This (1994). The song was released as the group’s seventh single and the third from that album in early 1995. “Violet” peaked at number 29 on the Billboard‘s Modern Rock Tracks after the album’s release in 1994, and is considered one of Hole’s most well-known and critically recognized songs.
“Violet Hill” is a song by Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, Viva la Vida (2008). Built around a repeating guitar sound, it utilises a marching tempo, supported by the pianos and rhythms that accompany the song’s lyrics. The song was initially made available as a free download on the band’s website and was downloaded more than two million times. The single debuted on the US Billboard in May 2008 at number 40. The song stayed in the peak position from its release. The song peaked at number six in Canada Singles Chart and number eight in the UK Singles Chart, making it the second single to reach the Top 10 to have not having a single released physically.
“Violet” is a song by Seal. “Violet” was released as the fifth and final single from his debut album Seal – although the version on the single is actually an acoustic, live version, recorded (among five other tracks from the album) for inclusion on the video version of the album. The acoustic version is a simple arrangement, half the length of the original version. The video, also titled Seal, opens with the six-track live segment (which was also released as a promo CD “The Acoustic Session” in the US) and is followed by promo video clips of the first four singles taken from the album.
