'Purple Rain' celebrated...by members of Congress

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison took out his guitar to celebrate the 30th year since Prince's Purple Rain was released

June 25, 2014 at 8:09PM

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison took out his guitar and took to Twitter to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of Minnesotan Prince's iconic 'Purple Rain' album.

"Can't believe it's been thirty years since #PurpleRain," the Minneapolis Democrat tweeted Wednesday morning to his nearly 55,000 followers. He also posted this video:

New York Democratic Rep. Joe Crowley felt the need to respond in kind:

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