Video: Raspberry Beret

► 1985: Paisley Park

Raspberry Beret

Music Video details

First aired:
Producer(s):	Simon Fields for Limelight, Drew Takahashi for Colossal Pictures (animation)
Director:	Prince
Related home video/DVD:	The Hits Video Collection
First (Commercially) Released:	14 September, 1993

Awards
Date	Institution, Country	Award
6th Annual Minnesota Music Awards, USA	20 May 1986	Best Video
MTV Video Music Awards, USA	5 Sep. 1986	Best Choreography in a Video

Raspberry Beret is the eighteenth Prince video to have been released for broadcast.

Shooting Information

Shooting Sessions
Date	Location	Additional info
5 June, 1985	SIR Los Angeles, Hollywood, CA, USA
Cast
Prince Bobby Z. Brownmark Wendy Melvoin Matt Fink Lisa Coleman Jackie Swanson ± 50 'audience' dancers
Crew
Prince (choreographer) Jan Kiesser - camera Jeff Katz - still photography More information needed

Versions

Released Versions

Title	Length	Released	Version	Additional info
Raspberry Beret	4:15	The Hits Video Collection

Additional Information

	See Also	Quotation & triva

	Raspberry Beret Raspberry Beret (single)	Prince originally intended the video to be animated only. Actress Jackie Swanson who played Kelly Boyd in the sit-com Cheers at the time appears in this video as the girl who hands Prince his guitar. Another 'known' person in the video is later Nirvana & Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear. He's the guy with the long dreadlocks. Of note Wendy Melvoin plays the Taylor 12-string purple acoustic guitar seen previously in 4 The Tears In You Eyes. Nominations: - Best Urban Contemporary Video: 4th American Video Awards (20 November 1985). - Best Performance by a duo or group: 4th American Video Awards (20 November 1985).

	References
	The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Awards: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_MTV_Video_Music_Awards

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