Difference between revisions of "Nine Million Bicycles"
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|song name = Nine Million Bicycles | |song name = Nine Million Bicycles | ||
|single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|border|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|border|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | ||
| − | |performer = [[Prince]] | + | |performer = [[Prince]] |
|writer(s) = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Batt Mike Batt] | |writer(s) = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Batt Mike Batt] | ||
| − | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> |
|previous song = [[Next To Me]] | |previous song = [[Next To Me]] | ||
|next song = [[No Can Do|No Can Do (Remix)]] | |next song = [[No Can Do|No Can Do (Remix)]] | ||
| − | |introduction = ''' Nine Million Bicycles''' is an unreleased cover version of the 2005 track by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Melua Katie | + | |introduction = ''' Nine Million Bicycles''' is an unreleased cover version of the 2005 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Million_Bicycles track] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Melua Katie Melua] (the first single released from her album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_by_Piece_(Katie_Melua_album) Piece By Piece]). [[Prince]] performed the song on few occasions in late 2006 and 2007 with slightly altered lyrics, but it is not known if his studio version was recorded in late 2006 or later with two other [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Melua Melua] songs he also covered ([[If You Were A Sailboat]] and [[The Closest Thing To Crazy]], all written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Batt Mike Batt]). |
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| + | It is also unknown if these recordings were intended for any project at that time, but [[Prince]] was most likely not involved in the original songs. More information will be added if it becomes available. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = Late | + | |date = Late 2006- 2007 (assumed) |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | ||
|additional info = Tracking | |additional info = Tracking | ||
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|1= '''Nine Million Bicycles''' | |1= '''Nine Million Bicycles''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= | + | |3= Recorded in 2006 or 2007 (assumed) |
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|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]] | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2006|2006]], [[All_Concerts#2007|2007]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = Whether intentionally or not, the three [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Melua Katie Melua] songs known to have been covered by [[Prince]] were also the lead singles of the three albums she released in 2003 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Closest_Thing_to_Crazy The Closest Thing To Crazy] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Off_the_Search Call Off The Search]), 2005 ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Million_Bicycles Nine Million Bicycles] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_by_Piece_(Katie_Melua_album) Piece By Piece]) and 2007 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You_Were_a_Sailboat If You Were A Sailboat] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_(Katie_Melua_album) Pictures]). |
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Batt Mike Batt] posted [[Prince]]’s version of [[If You Were A Sailboat]] on his [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H_FiRdbtcU YouTube channel] in April 2022 with the following description:''"[[Prince]]’s recording of my song [[If You Were A Sailboat]], which I wrote for Katie Melua, of whom Prince was a big fan. He sang three of my songs for her ([[The Closest Thing To Crazy]], [[Nine Million Bicycles]] and this one). Before recording it he asked me if he could change "If you were a cowboy" to "If you were a gypsy" to fit the male POV better. I agreed, but when I approved the final version that he sent (as here) he snuck in "If you were a Witness" for "if you were a preacher"!!! (He was a Jehovah’s Witness). I hadn’t noticed that! I’m sure he wouldn’t mind my posting it now, so the world can hear it. Very nice of him to ask permission to make that word change."'' This description may be confusing as it implies that [[Prince]] recorded these three tracks in the studio, and therefore contradicts a post by Batts on [https://twitter.com/Mike_Batt/status/1094362882702299141 Twitter] in 2019 that reads ''"[[Prince]] did 3 of my songs on stage but only recorded one of them and that’s unreleased"''. It has been confirmed that [[Prince]] also recorded a studio version of [[Nine Million Bicycles]] however. | ||
|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
*[[If You Were A Sailboat]] | *[[If You Were A Sailboat]] | ||
*[[The Closest Thing To Crazy]] | *[[The Closest Thing To Crazy]] | ||
|references = ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H_FiRdbtcU Mike Batt Youtube channel]'' | |references = ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H_FiRdbtcU Mike Batt Youtube channel]'' | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:2007]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Studio)]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:2006]][[Category:Recorded 2007]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Studio)]][[Category:Cover Songs (Live)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] |
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