Difference between revisions of "The Sacrifice Of Victor"
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− | |introduction = '''The Sacrifice Of Victor''' is the 18th and final track (16th song) on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''The Sacrifice Of Victor''' is the 18th and final track (16th song) on [[Prince]]’s 14th album [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]], the second album to be credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]. |
− | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early December 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Love 2 The | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in early December 1991, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Sexy M.F.]], [[Love 2 The 9’s]], [[The Morning Papers]], [[And God Created Woman]] and [[Arrogance]]). |
− | It was included as the 24th and final track (15th song) on a March 1992, configuration of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, and the 24th and final track (16th song) on a late-Summer, 1992, configuration, before many of the | + | It was included as the 24th and final track (15th song) on a March 1992, configuration of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, and the 24th and final track (16th song) on a late-Summer, 1992, configuration, before many of the album’s [[Symbol_segues|segues]] were removed for release. |
− | The | + | The song’s semi-autobiographical lyrics caused some confusion after [[Prince]] changed his name to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] eight months after the album’s release. |
Since the album began with [[My Name Is Prince]] and ended with [[Prince]] stating: ''"...my name will be Victor"'', many media outlets reported that "[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]" could be referred to as "Victor", some fans even going so far as to show how the symbol could be broken to form the letters V-I-C-T-O-R. | Since the album began with [[My Name Is Prince]] and ended with [[Prince]] stating: ''"...my name will be Victor"'', many media outlets reported that "[[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]" could be referred to as "Victor", some fans even going so far as to show how the symbol could be broken to form the letters V-I-C-T-O-R. | ||
− | [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] commented regularly on the [[Act II]] tour (which began shortly after the name change), following the main set consisting of "[[Prince]]" songs, making comments such as: ''"my name | + | [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] commented regularly on the [[Act II]] tour (which began shortly after the name change), following the main set consisting of "[[Prince]]" songs, making comments such as: ''"my name ain’t [[Prince]]; and it damn well ain’t Victor"''. |
Strangely, the home video release [[Home Video: The Sacrifice Of Victor|The Sacrifice Of Victor]] does not contain a performance of the song, although it opens with [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] commenting on the name as above. | Strangely, the home video release [[Home Video: The Sacrifice Of Victor|The Sacrifice Of Victor]] does not contain a performance of the song, although it opens with [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] commenting on the name as above. | ||
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|first live appearance = [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, USA]]<br> | |first live appearance = [[11 January 1992|11 January 1992: Glam Slam, Minneapolis, USA]]<br> | ||
− | * [[07 June 2014|7 June 2014: Wiener Stadthalle (Halle D), Vienna, Austria]] <small> (instrumental interpolation in [[ | + | * [[07 June 2014|7 June 2014: Wiener Stadthalle (Halle D), Vienna, Austria]] <small> (instrumental interpolation in [[What’s My Name]]) </small> |
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1992|1992]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(lyrical interpolation during [[ | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1992|1992]], [[All Concerts#1993|1993]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]] <small>(lyrical interpolation during [[What’s My Name]])</small> |
|trivia = The song contains a sample of ''God made Me Funky'' performed by The Headhunters, written by B. Maupin, B. Summers, P. Jackson, M. Clark and B. McKnight (from their 1975 album ''Survival Of The Fittest'', also sampled in [[2 Whom It May Concern]]). | |trivia = The song contains a sample of ''God made Me Funky'' performed by The Headhunters, written by B. Maupin, B. Summers, P. Jackson, M. Clark and B. McKnight (from their 1975 album ''Survival Of The Fittest'', also sampled in [[2 Whom It May Concern]]). | ||
* In 1994, the same name was used for [[Home Video: The Sacrifice Of Victor|The Sacrifice Of Victor]] home video release. | * In 1994, the same name was used for [[Home Video: The Sacrifice Of Victor|The Sacrifice Of Victor]] home video release. |
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