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− | |introduction = '''Eggplant''' is a song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 7|7 July 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]]. | + | |introduction = '''Eggplant''' is a song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 7|7 July 1986]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] (on the same day as [[Train]]). |
| Inspiration for this song came from [[Susannah Melvoin|Susannah]] and [[Wendy Melvoin]], as [[Prince]] overheard their conversation about vain girls who constantly flip their hair while having a conversation with someone. The song makes an analogy between a shallow girl and an eggplant, presumably the opposite of an egghead (an intellectual). The song is sung as an advise to a friend. Horns overdubs were done to the second instrumental half of the song. | | Inspiration for this song came from [[Susannah Melvoin|Susannah]] and [[Wendy Melvoin]], as [[Prince]] overheard their conversation about vain girls who constantly flip their hair while having a conversation with someone. The song makes an analogy between a shallow girl and an eggplant, presumably the opposite of an egghead (an intellectual). The song is sung as an advise to a friend. Horns overdubs were done to the second instrumental half of the song. |
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