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− | |first live appearance = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_4|4 October 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <small>(performance by [[The Time]]; no [[Prince]] input)</small> | + | |first live appearance = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_4|4 October 1983, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA]] <small>(performance by [[The Time]]; no [[Prince]] input)</small>; [[01_February 1985|1 February 1985, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA]] <small>(verse and chorus included in [[Baby I'm A Star]])</small>; [[07_June 1985|7 June 1985, Prom Center, St. Paul, MN, USA]] <small>(first full performance by [[Prince]])</small> <br> |
− | *[[01_February 1985|1 February 1985, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA]] <small>(verse and chorus included in [[Baby I'm A Star]])</small>
| + | * [[04 July 2014|4 July 2014: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA, USA]] |
− | *[[07_June 1985|7 June 1985, Prom Center, St. Paul, MN, USA]] <small>(first full performance by [[Prince]])</small>
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| |performed regularly on = none | | |performed regularly on = none |
| |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All_Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All_Concerts#2005|2005]], [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] | | |performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1985|1985]], [[All_Concerts#1999|1999]], [[All_Concerts#2005|2005]], [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2010|2010]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All_Concerts#2012|2012]], [[All_Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All_Concerts#2014|2014]] |
The Bird was the sixth and final track on The Time's third album Ice Cream Castle, and, in the Summer/Fall of 1984, The Bird was released as the album's second single. The Bird was written by Morris Day and Prince under the pseudonym Jamie Starr.
While reflecting on the track's history on Facebook in 2014, Jesse Johnson wrote "I wrote a 4 track version on 1999 tour, Prince kinda like the hook, he threw the rest of what I did in the trash can as he commenced to write and performed a straight heater." Johnson's name was initially included in the credits when submitted for copyright in May 1984, but after he left the band, his name was removed from the credits when the track was released. It was co-produced by Morris Day and Prince under the name The Starr Company. The song also features in the movie Purple Rain.
A 1998 live version recorded by Morris Day and The Time was released in 2004 on their album It's About Time, but this has no input by Prince and is not included here, as it is considered a cover version.
The released recording is a live recording from The Time's concert at First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA, on 4 October 1983, and features no musical input by Prince; it is, in fact, the only track on the album to feature the entire line-up of The Time, as the studio tracks were recorded almost entirely by Prince and Morris Day.
Prince and Morris Day did record a studio version of this song also, however, three months after the live recording, on 4 January 1984 (three days after additional recording on We Can Fuck (later released as We Can Funk), and the day before Oliver's House and The Belle Of St. Mark), but the decision was made to release the live version on the album instead, closing the album in a similar way to Purple Rain, perhaps because of the inclusion of the song in the movie Purple Rain.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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Date
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Studio
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Additional info
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4 October 1983
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First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Live recording
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4 January 1984
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Initial tracking (studio version)
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Recording Personnel
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Ice Cream Castle version
Unreleased studio version
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Video Versions
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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The Bird
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3:41
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Purple Rain 20th Anniversary DVD
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Promo video
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See The Bird video for more details
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The Bird
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T.B.C.
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Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS/DVD
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Live
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17 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA - performed by Morris Day and The Time with appearing as a guest
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Vanguard Jam
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12:18
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NPG Music Club .wmv download
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Awards Show performance video
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19 March 2005, 36th NAACP Image Awards, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, USA; part of medley containing D.M.S.R. / We're A Winner / I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) / Satisfied / I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door, I'll Get It Myself) / Housequake / The Jam / The Bird / The Glamorous Life / Santana Medley
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Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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The Bird
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TBC
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Jesse Johnson MySpace page stream
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Studio
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Studio version recorded 4 January 1984 made available from 30 April 2007
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Title
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Length
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Released
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Version
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Additional info
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The Latest Fashion
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4:02
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Graffiti Bridge
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Studio
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Includes lyrical interpolation from The Bird
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The Latest Fashion (Remix)
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6:15
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Shake! single
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Remix
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Remix by Michael Koppelman, Prince and Sylvia Massy; includes lyrical interpolation from The Bird
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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The Latest Fashion
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Studio
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Original 1987 version; includes lyrical interpolation from The Bird
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The Latest Fashion
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Studio
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1989 version before saxophone overdubs; includes lyrical interpolation from The Bird
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The Latest Fashion
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Studio
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Original Corporate World version; completely different music; includes lyrical interpolation from The Bird
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Unreleased Versions
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Title
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Version
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Additional Info
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The Bird
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Studio
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