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|Introduction = '''Papa''' is a [[Prince]] / [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] video that was aired as part of the [[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] TV-special. It was shot in sequence with [[Video: Loose!|Loose!]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota or [[Venue: Glam Slam West|Glam Slam West]], Los Angeles, California. | |Introduction = '''Papa''' is a [[Prince]] / [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] video that was aired as part of the [[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] TV-special. It was shot in sequence with [[Video: Loose!|Loose!]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota or [[Venue: Glam Slam West|Glam Slam West]], Los Angeles, California. | ||
− | Unlike the other videos from [[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] which were shot in early 1994 specifically for this TV-special, '''Papa''' and [[Video: Loose!|Loose!]] come from another project. They were actually shot in June or July 1993 for another film about which little is known. Directed by [[Parris Patton]], this mini-film starred [[Nona Gaye]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Marcil Vanessa Marcil] with scenes set in an underground club where [[Prince]] is the main attraction. The whole project was scrapped in favor of [[Home_Video:_The_Undertaker|The Undertaker]] which stars [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Marcil Marcil] only. It is not clear however if [[Home_Video:_The_Undertaker|The Undertaker]] was a portion of this project, its continuation or a totally different one. The footage in '''Papa''' with [[Nona Gaye]] | + | Unlike the other videos from [[TV Film: The Beautiful Experience|The Beautiful Experience]], which were shot in early 1994 specifically for this TV-special, '''Papa''' and [[Video: Loose!|Loose!]] come from another project. They were actually shot in June or July 1993 for [[Film: Untitled 1993 short film|another film]] about which little is known. Directed by [[Parris Patton]], this [[Film: Untitled 1993 short film|mini-film]] starred [[Nona Gaye]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Marcil Vanessa Marcil] with scenes set in an underground club where [[Prince]] is the main attraction. The whole project was scrapped in favor of [[Home_Video:_The_Undertaker|The Undertaker]] which stars [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Marcil Marcil] only. It is not clear however if [[Home_Video:_The_Undertaker|The Undertaker]] was a portion of this project, its continuation or a totally different one. The footage in '''Papa''' with [[Nona Gaye]] seems to come from the aborted 1993 film. Of note, the song [[Papa]] was also the titled track of [[Single:_Papa_EP|an EP]] that [[Prince]] worked on around that time, but remained unreleased. |
− | + | Shot in mid 1993, between the [[Act I]] and [[Act II]] tours, '''Loose!''' and [[Video: Papa|Papa]] foreshadows [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]’s post [[Act II]] tour band with only [[Michael B.]], [[Sonny T.]], [[Tommy Barbarella]], [[Morris Hayes]] (who wears a chain-hat) and [[Mayte]]. It may or may not be a hint that this was the full band for the planned but never materialized ''Act III'' tour in Japan and Australia that , but this is purely speculative. | |
− | The '''Papa''' video is a | + | The '''Papa''' video is a straightforward performance of the song in front of an audience. The track was included on [[Album: Come|Come]], released a year after the shooting, but the video was not used as promotional tool for the album. |
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* [[Nona Gaye]] | * [[Nona Gaye]] | ||
* ± 50 'audience' dancers | * ± 50 'audience' dancers | ||
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* ''More information needed'' | * ''More information needed'' | ||
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* [[TV_Film:_The_Beautiful_Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] | * [[TV_Film:_The_Beautiful_Experience|The Beautiful Experience]] | ||
* [[Home_Video:_The_Undertaker|The Undertaker]] | * [[Home_Video:_The_Undertaker|The Undertaker]] | ||
− | |Quotations & trivia = | + | * [[Film: Untitled 1993 short film|"Untitled 1993 short film"]] |
+ | |Quotations & trivia = Parris Patton has directed the following videos for [[Prince]]: [[Video: Love 2 The 9’s| Love 2 The 9’s]], [[Video: The Max|The Max]], [[Video: Blue Light|Blue Light]], [[Video: Peach|Peach]], [[Video: Loose!|Loose!]] and [[Video: Papa|Papa]]. | ||
<!-------REFERENCES -------> | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
|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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