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− | |Introduction = This entry details a video for the song [[Empty Room]]. The videos for [[Video: 18 & Over|18 & Over]], [[Video: Zannalee|Zannalee]] and [[Video: Empty Room|Empty Room]] (shot in late 1994, around the same time as the videos for [[Video: The Same December|The Same December]] and [[Video: I Like It There|I Like It There]]) were completed by [[Prince]] (then [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and date-stamped on December 22nd 1994. At the time, all three tracks were unreleased: [[Zannalee]] was later released on [[Album: Chaos And Disorder|Chaos And Disorder]] (in 1996), [[18 & Over]] on [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (in 1998) and a live version of [[Empty Room]] was included on [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]] (in 2004). The three videos were premiered on the [[The_Ultimate_Live_Experience_1995|The Ultimate Live Experience Tour]] in March 1995, when they were screened prior to the concerts along with video | + | |Introduction = This entry details a video for the song [[Empty Room]]. The videos for [[Video: 18 & Over|18 & Over]], [[Video: Zannalee|Zannalee]] and [[Video: Empty Room|Empty Room]] (shot in late 1994, around the same time as the videos for [[Video: The Same December|The Same December]] and [[Video: I Like It There|I Like It There]]) were completed by [[Prince]] (then [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and date-stamped on December 22nd 1994. At the time, all three tracks were unreleased: [[Zannalee]] was later released on [[Album: Chaos And Disorder|Chaos And Disorder]] (in 1996), [[18 & Over]] on [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]] (in 1998) and a live version of [[Empty Room]] was included on [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]] (in 2004). The three videos were premiered on the [[The_Ultimate_Live_Experience_1995|The Ultimate Live Experience Tour]] in March 1995, when they were screened prior to the concerts along with video clips of [[Video: The Same December|The Same December]], [[The NPG]]’s [[Video: Get Wild|Get Wild]] and [[Mayte]]’s [[Video: If Eye Love U 2night|If ]][[File:EyeBlue.png|link=Video: If Eye Love U 2night]][[Video: If Eye Love U 2night| ♥ U 2night]]. The three videos were also shown at [[The New Power Generation Store]]s in Minneapolis and London and at the Glam Slam nightclubs, but they were never released to any television stations. They were also not used in promotion of [[Album: Chaos And Disorder|Chaos And Disorder]] or [[Album: Crystal Ball|Crystal Ball]]. A single, loosely knit storyline takes place in the three videos, which run for over 10 minutes. |
− | The '''Empty Room''' video begins where [[Video: Zannalee|Zannalee]] ends: [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] purs on his hat, indicating that he won’t be joining the | + | The '''Empty Room''' video begins where [[Video: Zannalee|Zannalee]] ends: [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] purs on his hat, indicating that he won’t be joining the girls in bed. He is pictured remembering [[Mayte]] who plays two characters in this video. She is seen wandering in a city and entering what looks like a city hall or a theatre. Dressed with an angel outfit and a crown of roses, she also contemplates herself dancing. [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] is then pictured lying in his bathtub with his pants on (recalling the lyrics of [[The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker]]). Throughout the video, he remembers [[Mayte]]’s beauty and contemplates phoning her, but he can’t seem to gather the courage. [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] is pictured writing "slave" on his face while looking in the mirror before leaving his home, symbol-shaped cane in hand. |
Much like the [[Video: Zannalee|Zannalee]] video, the storyline is interspersed with footage of [[The NPG]] ([[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]] only) performing the song with [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. Both performances were most likely shot in sequence. Interestingly, the video uses the original 1985 version of [[Empty Room]] and not an updated version. A live version of the song from 2002 was released as a members-only download from the [[NPG Music Club]] and included on the [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]] album in 2004. Footage from this video (of [[Mayte]] wandering, dancing and dressed as an angel and [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] in his bathroom) were included in the [[Video: The Holy River|The Holy River]] in 1996. | Much like the [[Video: Zannalee|Zannalee]] video, the storyline is interspersed with footage of [[The NPG]] ([[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]] only) performing the song with [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]. Both performances were most likely shot in sequence. Interestingly, the video uses the original 1985 version of [[Empty Room]] and not an updated version. A live version of the song from 2002 was released as a members-only download from the [[NPG Music Club]] and included on the [[Album: C-Note|C-Note]] album in 2004. Footage from this video (of [[Mayte]] wandering, dancing and dressed as an angel and [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] in his bathroom) were included in the [[Video: The Holy River|The Holy River]] in 1996. | ||
− | Some footage from this video were included in the [[Video: Glam Slam Wallpaper| | + | Some footage from this video were included in the [[Video: Glam Slam Wallpaper|95 Tour Wallpaper]] video. |
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− | |Quotations & trivia = | + | |Quotations & trivia = The in-house tape containing the videos for [[Video: 18 & Over|18 & Over]], [[Video: Zannalee|Zannalee]], [[Video: Empty Room|Empty Room]], [[Video: The Same December|The Same December]] (first version) and [[Video: I Like It There|I Like It There]] (1994 version) was labeled ''Gothic''. |
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|References = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |References = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' |
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