Difference between revisions of "Schoolyard"
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The song includes a narrative about a 16-year-old boy seducing a 14-year-old girl. The lyrics mention [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squib_Cakes Squib Cakes] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower Of Power] (written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Thompson Chester Thompson], from their 1974 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Oakland Back To Oakland]), which was sampled on both [[Release It]] (recorded prior to this track) and [[Sleep Around]] (recorded later). Although no official artist credit has been given to the track, its inclusion on (what became) [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] would have resulted in this track being credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]], which is how it is listed here. The track remains unreleased. | The song includes a narrative about a 16-year-old boy seducing a 14-year-old girl. The lyrics mention [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squib_Cakes Squib Cakes] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Power Tower Of Power] (written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Thompson Chester Thompson], from their 1974 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Oakland Back To Oakland]), which was sampled on both [[Release It]] (recorded prior to this track) and [[Sleep Around]] (recorded later). Although no official artist credit has been given to the track, its inclusion on (what became) [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] would have resulted in this track being credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]], which is how it is listed here. The track remains unreleased. | ||
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'''Schoolyard''' was released as one of the songs on the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe'']] in 2023. | '''Schoolyard''' was released as one of the songs on the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe|Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe'']] in 2023. | ||
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*[[Michael B.]] - drums (assumed) | *[[Michael B.]] - drums (assumed) | ||
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar (assumed) | *[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar (assumed) | ||
+ | *Unidentified female(s) - background vocals | ||
+ | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone | ||
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'''unreleased version''' | '''unreleased version''' | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed) | ||
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