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MCD successfully trolled the entire country with this tweet

If all the Purple Rain drops were lemon drops and gum drops…

Nov 26th 2013, 1:45 PM 6,158 Views 3 Comments

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EARLIER THIS MORNING, MCD tweeted the exciting news that His Royal Purpleness is coming to town next summer.

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Naturally everyone got very excited at the prospect of Prince making his way to these shores again. The singer settled a legal battle with the production company over a cancelled concert in 2008.

Sadly however, the tricksters were referring to this Purple One:

Television - Barney & Friends Photocall - London Source: EMPICS Entertainment

Yes, Barney the Dinosaur, who will be playing the Olympia in Dublin next summer.

The deception hit Prince fans hard.

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Someone needs to tell those cats to chill.

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MCD successfully trolled the entire country with this tweet

If all the Purple Rain drops were lemon drops and gum drops…

Bono and The Edge cover Get Lucky in wedding-band style>