The world was shocked and saddened by the news of Prince’s death on Thursday. The music legend was 57 years old. Although most of us never knew him on a personal level, his music and enigmatic, yet larger than life personality undoubtedly made an impact on millions of people around the globe.
I, for one, have been reliving my youth today through his song “Trust” from Tim Burton’s 1989 film version of Batman. Say what you will about how well the whole affair holds up, it’s still my definitive Batman movie, aided in large part by Prince’s wacky, yet strangely appropriate music.