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− | |introduction = '''The Bird''' was the sixth and final track on [[The Time]] | + | |introduction = '''The Bird''' was the sixth and final track on [[The Time]]’s third album [[Album: Ice Cream Castle|Ice Cream Castle]], and, in the Summer/Fall of 1984, [[Single: The Bird|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 | + | While reflecting on the track’s history on Facebook in 2014, [[Jesse Johnson]] wrote "<i>I wrote a 4 track version on [[1999 Tour|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.</i>" [[Jesse Johnson|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 [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. |
− | A 1998 live version recorded by [[Morris Day]] and [[The Time]] was released in 2004 on their album '' | + | 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]] | + | The released recording is a live recording from [[The Time]]’s concert at [[First Avenue]] in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_4|4 October 1983]], which was overdubbed by [[Prince]] in the studio. If not for these overdubs it would be the only track on the album to feature the entire line-up of [[The Time]], as the studio tracks on [[Album: Ice Cream Castle| Ice Cream Castle]] were recorded almost entirely by [[Prince]] and [[Morris Day]]. |
[[Prince]] (with [[Jesse Johnson]] and [[Morris Day]]) did record a studio version of this prior to the live version, possibly in April 1983 at the at [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. But the decision was made to release the live version on the album, closing the album in a similar way to [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], perhaps because of the inclusion of the song in the movie. [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. | [[Prince]] (with [[Jesse Johnson]] and [[Morris Day]]) did record a studio version of this prior to the live version, possibly in April 1983 at the at [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. But the decision was made to release the live version on the album, closing the album in a similar way to [[Album: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]], perhaps because of the inclusion of the song in the movie. [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. | ||
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|3= [[NPG Music Club]] .wmv download | |3= [[NPG Music Club]] .wmv download | ||
|4= Awards Show performance video | |4= Awards Show performance video | ||
− | |5= [[19 March 2005|19 March 2005, 36th NAACP Image Awards, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California]]; part of medley containing [[D.M.S.R.]] / [[ | + | |5= [[19 March 2005|19 March 2005, 36th NAACP Image Awards, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California]]; 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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− | |first live appearance = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_4|4 October 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <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 | + | |first live appearance = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_4|4 October 1983: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <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> |
* [[04 July 2014|4 July 2014: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA, USA]] | * [[04 July 2014|4 July 2014: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none |
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