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[[Prince]] was inspired to write the song about Sandy Scipioni, his personal assistant in 1980, who had to leave suddenly after her father's death ([[Prince]] and Scipioni were not in a romantic relationship, however). | [[Prince]] was inspired to write the song about Sandy Scipioni, his personal assistant in 1980, who had to leave suddenly after her father's death ([[Prince]] and Scipioni were not in a romantic relationship, however). | ||
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+ | [[Prince]]'s live version from [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]] went on to be simulcast on US radio stations at 5:07 p.m. CT (6:07 ET/3:07 PT) on May 4, 2016, marking exactly "7 hours and 13 days" since [[Prince]] was pronounced dead. | ||
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* [[Hit And Run Part II]] | * [[Hit And Run Part II]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1992|1992]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1990|1990]], [[All Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All Concerts#1992|1992]], [[All Concerts#2000|2000]], [[All Concerts#2001|2001]], [[All Concerts#2002|2002]], [[All Concerts#2004|2004]], [[All Concerts#2007|2007]], [[All Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]], [[All Concerts#2015|2015]], [[All Concerts#2016|2016]] <small>''(solo piano)'' </small> | ||
− | |trivia = | + | |trivia = *Businessman and future US presidential candidate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump Donald Trump] was in the 200-person audience for the [[27_January 1992-am|27 January 1992 (am), Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA]] live version that was included on [[Album: The Hits 1|The Hits 1]]. By coincidence, when the track was simulcast on US radio stations at 5:07 p.m. CT (6:07 ET/3:07 PT) on May 4, 2016, marking exactly "7 hours and 13 days" since [[Prince]] was pronounced dead, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump Trump] had just secured the Republican party nomination for US president a few hours earlier. |
|see also = [[Album: The Family|The Family]] album | |see also = [[Album: The Family|The Family]] album | ||
* [[The Family]] | * [[The Family]] |
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