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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). | ||
− | During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] | + | During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] “? of the week” in 1999, a fan asked what the significance of “the interspersion of (what sounds like) a boxing match”, saying they have wondered about this for years, to which [[Prince]] replied, ''“Good ? - Me 2 :)”'' |
'''Pop Life''' is the earliest track to be released with two different versions on 12" releases (albeit in different territories): The US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand received [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) (remixed by [[Sheila E.]], while the UK, 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, Europe, Australia and New Zealand received [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) (remixed by [[Sheila E.]], while the UK, received [[Pop Life]] (Extended Version), which was [[Prince]]’s own original version. | ||
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− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19 February 1984]] | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 19|19]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February 20|20 February 1984]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 2,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = Basic tracking | + | |additional info = Basic tracking (19th); Overdubs, including string overdubs (20th) |
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− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 25|25 May 1985]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Edits |
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− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 22|22]] | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 22|22]] & [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1985]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = Remix by [[Sheila E.]] | + | |additional info = Remix by [[Sheila E.]] (22th); overdubs, edits (23rd) |
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*[[Jonathan Melvoin]] - tamborine | *[[Jonathan Melvoin]] - tamborine | ||
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− | '''Orchestral Players''' on [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) | + | '''Orchestral Players''' <!-- on [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) --> |
*Violins - [[Sid Page]] and [[Marcy Dicterow-Vaj]] | *Violins - [[Sid Page]] and [[Marcy Dicterow-Vaj]] | ||
*Violas - [[Denyse Buffum]] and [[Laury Woods]] | *Violas - [[Denyse Buffum]] and [[Laury Woods]] |
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