Difference between revisions of "Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer"
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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 20|20 January 1985]] at 5th Floor Recording Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA . At this point the track was still known as '''Small Grey Monkey'''. Overdubs took place on the 23rd, and 24th, also at 5th Floor Recording Studio. | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 20|20 January 1985]] at 5th Floor Recording Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA . At this point the track was still known as '''Small Grey Monkey'''. Overdubs took place on the 23rd, and 24th, also at 5th Floor Recording Studio. | ||
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| + | The track contains an interpolation of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Fu%C4%8D%C3%ADk_(composer) Julius Fučík]’s 1897 composition [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrance_of_the_Gladiators Entrance Of The Gladiators]. | ||
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*[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone | *[[Eddie M.]] - saxophone | ||
*[[Karl Perazzo]] - drums, bongos (uncredited) | *[[Karl Perazzo]] - drums, bongos (uncredited) | ||
| − | *[[Benny Rietveld]] - bass guitar | + | *[[Benny Rietveld]] - bass guitar (uncredited) |
*[[Susie Davis]] - keyboards (uncredited) | *[[Susie Davis]] - keyboards (uncredited) | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
| + | |unreleased versions = | ||
| + | {{SongUnreleased| | ||
| + | |unreleased versions = | ||
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| + | |1= '''Small Grey Monkey''' | ||
| + | |2= Studio | ||
| + | |3= Initial takes with vocals by [[Sheila E.]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Small Grey Monkey''' | ||
| + | |2= Studio | ||
| + | |3= Overdubs on one of the intial takes (5-minute version) | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer''' | ||
| + | |2= Studio | ||
| + | |3= Same as released without sound effects | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] | + | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] <small>(see Trivia)</small> |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = The live version by [[Sheila E.]] and her band of '''[[Merci For The Speed Of A Mad Clown In Summer]]''' included in the Home-Video [[Home_Video:_Live_Romance_1600|Live In Romance 1600]] contains an arrangement (not included on the album version) that was later used on the [[Lovesexy Tour]] during the [[Jack U Off]] / [[It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)]] / [[Twelve]] portion. |
|see also = [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]] album | |see also = [[Album: Romance 1600|Romance 1600]] album | ||
* [[Sheila E.]] | * [[Sheila E.]] | ||
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