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Rumors have suggested that the booing crowd sampled in the song is from [[Prince]]'s infamous opening act for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones Rolling Stones], from October 1981, but the samples in fact come from a sound library set by the company Sound Ideas ([[Delirious]], [[Lady Cab Driver]], [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]] and [[Live 4 Love]] also use samples from this series, and the computer keystroke noises and computer confirmation beep, as well as the vault door sample heard throughout [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] are also from this series). | Rumors have suggested that the booing crowd sampled in the song is from [[Prince]]'s infamous opening act for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones Rolling Stones], from October 1981, but the samples in fact come from a sound library set by the company Sound Ideas ([[Delirious]], [[Lady Cab Driver]], [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]] and [[Live 4 Love]] also use samples from this series, and the computer keystroke noises and computer confirmation beep, as well as the vault door sample heard throughout [[Album: The Gold Experience|The Gold Experience]] are also from this series). | ||
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+ | During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] "? of the week" in 1999, a fan asked what the significance of "the interspersions of (what sounds like) a boxing match", saying they have wondered about this for years, to which [[Prince]] replied, ''"Good ? - Me 2 :)"'' | ||
On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 28|28 September 1984]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] oversaw the string overdubs (without [[Prince]]'s supervision), at [[Sunset Sound]] (during the same sessions as string overdubs on [[Our Destiny]]). [[Sheila E.]]'s remix of the track was mixed on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 22|22]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1985]], most likely also at [[Sunset Sound]]. | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 28|28 September 1984]], [[Wendy Melvoin]] and [[Lisa Coleman]] oversaw the string overdubs (without [[Prince]]'s supervision), at [[Sunset Sound]] (during the same sessions as string overdubs on [[Our Destiny]]). [[Sheila E.]]'s remix of the track was mixed on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 22|22]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1985]], most likely also at [[Sunset Sound]]. | ||
'''Pop Life''' is the earliest track to be released with two different versions on 12" releases (albeit in different territories): The US and Europe received [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) (remixed by [[Sheila E.]], while the UK, Australia and New Zealand received [[Pop Life]] (Extended Version), which was [[Prince]]'s own original version. | '''Pop Life''' is the earliest track to be released with two different versions on 12" releases (albeit in different territories): The US and Europe received [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) (remixed by [[Sheila E.]], while the UK, Australia and New Zealand received [[Pop Life]] (Extended Version), which was [[Prince]]'s own original version. | ||
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|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)]]'' | ||
* ''Prince: The Studio Sessions'' (Duane Tudahl, early unpublished draft) | * ''Prince: The Studio Sessions'' (Duane Tudahl, early unpublished draft) | ||
+ | * http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html | ||
|categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]] | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Recorded 1984]] | ||
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