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|single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Flash]] | |performer = [[Flash]] | ||
− | |writer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney Paul McCartney] | + | |writer(s) = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney Paul McCartney]; additional rap by [[Tony M.]] <small>(assumed)</small> |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
|previous song = [[Dandelion]] | |previous song = [[Dandelion]] | ||
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|introduction = '''Day Tripper''' is an unreleased cover version by [[Flash]] of the song by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney Paul McCartney], released as a double a-sided single in 1965 with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can_Work_It_Out We Can Work It Out]). | |introduction = '''Day Tripper''' is an unreleased cover version by [[Flash]] of the song by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles] (written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney Paul McCartney], released as a double a-sided single in 1965 with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can_Work_It_Out We Can Work It Out]). | ||
− | It was recorded in late 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the same set of sessions as [[Good Body Every Evening]] and a cover version of [[Fire]], during the last set of sessions for the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album. | + | It was recorded in late 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during the same set of sessions as [[Good Body Every Evening]] and a cover version of [[Fire]], during the last set of sessions for the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album. [[Flash]]’s version of '''Day Tripper''' contains additional rap parts by [[Tony M.]] (his part may have been added later) and a horn motif reminiscent of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brown James Brown]’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Pants_(James_Brown_song) Hot Pants] also used in [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = November 1989 (assumed) |
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = 1990 / 1991 (assumed) | ||
+ | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], <br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | ||
+ | |additional info = additional work including rap overdub (assumed) | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
− | *[[Margie Cox]] - lead vocals | + | *[[Margie Cox]] - lead vocals |
+ | *[[Tony M.]] - rap | ||
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (assumed) | *[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted (assumed) | ||
*[[Michael B.]] - drums (possible, but uncertain) | *[[Michael B.]] - drums (possible, but uncertain) | ||
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*[[Billy Franze]] - guitar (possible, but uncertain) | *[[Billy Franze]] - guitar (possible, but uncertain) | ||
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - piano (possible, but uncertain) | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - piano (possible, but uncertain) | ||
+ | *[[Jason 'JP' Delaire]] - saxophone (possible, but uncertain) | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
{{Unreleased| | {{Unreleased| | ||
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|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= Recorded late 1989 | |3= Recorded late 1989 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Day Tripper''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= With additional rap parts by [[Tony M.]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = Although [[Prince]] has covered other songs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles] in concert ([[While My Guitar Gently Weeps]], [[Come Together]], [[The Long And Winding Road]], [[With A Little Help From My Friends]]), this is the only cover version known to have been recorded in the studio. | |trivia = Although [[Prince]] has covered other songs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles] in concert ([[While My Guitar Gently Weeps]], [[Come Together]], [[The Long And Winding Road]], [[With A Little Help From My Friends]]), this is the only cover version known to have been recorded in the studio. | ||
+ | *[[Flash]] also covered [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jimi_Hendrix_Experience The Jimi Hendrix Experience]’ [[Fire]] during these sessions. Interestingly, both songs ([[Day Tripper]] and [[Fire]]) were also played live by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix Jimi Hendrix] at the BBC radio in 1967 and officially released in 1988 on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_One_(album) Radio One] live posthumous album. | ||
|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Recorded 1989]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince contribution)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Studio)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] |
}} | }} |
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