Difference between revisions of "Video: I Wish U Heaven"
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|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|Director = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino] | |Director = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino] | ||
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|Previous year = 1988 | |Previous year = 1988 | ||
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− | |Introduction = '''I Wish U Heaven''' is | + | |Introduction = '''I Wish U Heaven''' is a [[Prince]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: I Wish U Heaven|single]]. |
− | It was filmed at | + | It was filmed at S.I.R. in Los Angeles, California on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_2|2 June 1988]] before the [[Lovesexy Tour]] commenced. It was directed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino], who had also shot the cover for [[Album: Lovesexy|Lovesexy]], and whom had previously directed [[Jill Jones]]’ video for [[Video: Mia Bocca|Mia Boca]]. |
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+ | In style, it is not too far removed from the [[Video: Alphabet St.|Alphabet St.]] video. It features [[Prince]] singing the song in a computer generated background of light blue sky. The title ''I Wish U Heaven'' floats through the images, in the font made by [[Margo Chase]] as used for the song titles on the album. Other images include the figurines [[Prince]] had also on a necklace, as seen on the front of the [[Tourbook:_Lovesexy|Lovesexy Tourbook]]. | ||
It has the girls in the band ([[Sheila E.]], [[Cat]] and [[Boni Boyer]]) singing back up. While Sheila is also hitting a snare drum. In some shots [[Prince]] is over-imposed in a close-up, when he is also shown in the background. There are also images of a blueish green apple on a branch, and a humming bird, the deeper meaning of which (if any) is uncertain. | It has the girls in the band ([[Sheila E.]], [[Cat]] and [[Boni Boyer]]) singing back up. While Sheila is also hitting a snare drum. In some shots [[Prince]] is over-imposed in a close-up, when he is also shown in the background. There are also images of a blueish green apple on a branch, and a humming bird, the deeper meaning of which (if any) is uncertain. | ||
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Two versions of this video were made. The initial one did not have [[Boni Boyer]] in it and some of the objects floating in and out of the scene are different. | Two versions of this video were made. The initial one did not have [[Boni Boyer]] in it and some of the objects floating in and out of the scene are different. | ||
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+ | Of note, the video features the last appearance of [[Sheila E.]], [[Cat Glover]] and [[Boni Boyer]] in a [[Prince]] video. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_2|2 June 1988]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_2|2 June 1988]] | ||
− | |studio = | + | |studio = S.I.R. Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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* [[Sheila E.]] | * [[Sheila E.]] | ||
* [[Boni Boyer]] | * [[Boni Boyer]] | ||
− | |crew =* Jean-Baptiste Mondino - | + | |crew = * [[Prince]] - producer |
− | * Mark Plummer - | + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Mondino Jean-Baptiste Mondino] - director |
− | * | + | * Mark Plummer - cinematography |
− | * | + | * Fred Raimondi - special effects |
+ | * Maury Rosenfled - special effects | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{SongReleased| | {{SongReleased| |
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