Having his 1984 hit “Purple Rain” named one of the state songs of Minnesota “would have meant so much” to Prince, his sister ...

A bill introduced in the state Senate last week would make Prince's "Purple Rain" and Bob Dylan's "Girl from the North Country" Minnesota's official state songs.

The Minnesota State Senate is considering a bill to establish additional state songs. A bipartisan group of state senators introduced the bill to include “Purple Rain”, composed by Prince and ...