Difference between revisions of "1000 X's & O's"
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In late 1993 or early 1994, [[Rosie Gaines]]' vocals were replaced by [[Nona Gaye]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and her version (still known as '''A 1,000 Hugs And Kisses''') was intended for a planned project titled [[Album: MPLS (1994)|MPLS]], but this project remained unfinished. Around the same time, however, it was considered for inclusion on a proposed album by [[Nona Gaye]], but this was also left unfinished. | In late 1993 or early 1994, [[Rosie Gaines]]' vocals were replaced by [[Nona Gaye]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and her version (still known as '''A 1,000 Hugs And Kisses''') was intended for a planned project titled [[Album: MPLS (1994)|MPLS]], but this project remained unfinished. Around the same time, however, it was considered for inclusion on a proposed album by [[Nona Gaye]], but this was also left unfinished. | ||
− | During [[Prince]]'s 2007 [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]], he unexpectedly played the track during a solo piano set at the [[31 August 2007]] show, marking its first live performance, over 15 years after its initial recording. | + | During [[Prince]]'s 2007 [[21 Nights In London : The Earth Tour]], he unexpectedly played the track during a solo piano set at the [[31 August 2007]] show (after having played a brief portion of it on [[28 August 2007]]), marking its first live performance, over 15 years after its initial recording. |
A new recording of the track was made in Autumn 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. It was premiered over the PA prior to an unannounced [[Prince]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]] on [[16_November 2014-am|16 November 2014 (a.m.)]] (along with [[Revelation]], [[X's Face]], a new recording of [[If I Could Get Your Attention]], [[Ain't About To Stop]] and a remix of [[Pretzelbodylogic]]), following a show by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FKA_twigs FKA twigs] in a different room. On 24 July 2015 the track was announced on [http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33649080 BBC News] as included on [[Prince]]'s 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]], and the updated title was only known when an official tracklist surfaced a few days before the album's availability on the [http://tidal.com/ Tidal] streaming platform. The new title is somewhat confusing: "X's & O's" is often written as a shorthand, with "X" meaning a kiss, and "O" meaning a hug, so the revised title would actually read "A thousand kisses and hugs" (perhaps this was to avoid the title being read "A thousand noughts and crosses", however, with noughts and crosses being another name for the game referred to in [[Tictactoe]]). | A new recording of the track was made in Autumn 2014 at [[Paisley Park Studios]]. It was premiered over the PA prior to an unannounced [[Prince]] show at [[Paisley Park Studios]] on [[16_November 2014-am|16 November 2014 (a.m.)]] (along with [[Revelation]], [[X's Face]], a new recording of [[If I Could Get Your Attention]], [[Ain't About To Stop]] and a remix of [[Pretzelbodylogic]]), following a show by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FKA_twigs FKA twigs] in a different room. On 24 July 2015 the track was announced on [http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33649080 BBC News] as included on [[Prince]]'s 38th album [[Album: Hitnrun Phase One|Hitnrun Phase One]], and the updated title was only known when an official tracklist surfaced a few days before the album's availability on the [http://tidal.com/ Tidal] streaming platform. The new title is somewhat confusing: "X's & O's" is often written as a shorthand, with "X" meaning a kiss, and "O" meaning a hug, so the revised title would actually read "A thousand kisses and hugs" (perhaps this was to avoid the title being read "A thousand noughts and crosses", however, with noughts and crosses being another name for the game referred to in [[Tictactoe]]). | ||
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− | |first live appearance = [[31 August 2007|31 August 2007: The O<sub>2</sub> Arena, London, England]] <br> | + | |first live appearance = [[28 August 2007|28 August 2007: The O<sub>2</sub> Arena, London, England]] ''(partial)'' / [[31 August 2007|31 August 2007: The O<sub>2</sub> Arena, London, England]] ''(full)''<br> |
* [[20 February 2016-2|20 February 2016 (show 2): Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia]] | * [[20 February 2016-2|20 February 2016 (show 2): Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none |
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