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|Current video name    = Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)
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|Current video name    = Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)
|Video Image            = -vid5in1.png
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|Video Image            = RNRalive2 video.jpg
|Date                  = late 1995 (promo only)
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|Date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January_27|27 January 1996]]
|producer(s)            =  
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|producer(s)            = Adam Cohen
 
|Director              = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
 
|Director              = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
 
|Related                =  
 
|Related                =  
|ReleaseDate            = (1995)
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|Previous year          = 1995
 
|Previous year          = 1995
|Next year              = 1995
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|Next year              = 1996
 
|Previous video link    = [[Video: Gold|Gold]]
 
|Previous video link    = [[Video: Gold|Gold]]
 
|Next Video link        = [[Video: Dinner With Delores|Dinner With Delores]]
 
|Next Video link        = [[Video: Dinner With Delores|Dinner With Delores]]
 
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|Introduction          = '''Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' is a [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) video for a song that was only released as the b- side to [[Single: Gold|Gold]]. It was recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_10|10 October 1995]], together with videos for [[Video: Gold|Gold]] and [[Video: Days Of Wild|Days Of Wild]] for use in the [[TV_Film:_Love_4_One_Another|Love 4 One Another]] tv film. When streamed on Vevo/YouTube in 2018 it was a slightly edited version of the video omitting some of the shots of the character Nikki.
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|Introduction          = '''Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)''' is a [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) video for a song that was only released as the b- side to [[Single: Gold|Gold]].
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It was recorded at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_10|10 October 1995]], together with footage for a video for [[Video: Gold|Gold]] for use in the [[TV_Film:_Love_4_One_Another|Love 4 One Another]] TV-special. The video features various "celebrity" attendees of Prince’s concert, including people in politician masks (Bill Clinton, Hilarry Rodham-Clinton, and Richard Nixon among them) and an Elvis look-alike (who ends up face down and naked on the bathroom floor to tie in with the song’s lyrics).
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Until its release as stream in the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv3mNSNjuWldihk1DUdnGtw Prince YouTube channel] it was not officially available as stand alone video outside of the [[TV_Film:_Love_4_One_Another|Love 4 One Another]] TV-special. Like for the [[Video: Gold|Gold]] video, two edits were made (the stand alone version uploaded on the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv3mNSNjuWldihk1DUdnGtw Prince YouTube channel] omitting some of the shots of the character Nikki).
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|cast=  
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|cast= * [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])
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* [[Michael B.]]
 
* [[Michael B.]]
 
* [[Sonny T.]]  
 
* [[Sonny T.]]  
 
* [[Tommy Barbarella]]  
 
* [[Tommy Barbarella]]  
 
* [[Morris Hayes]]
 
* [[Morris Hayes]]
* Mayte]]
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* [[Mayte]]
* Corrie Dana - Nikki
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* Corrie Dana - Nikki
* Mark Pool - Elvis
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* Mark Pool - Elvis
* Anjila Kozel - Hilary Clinton
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* Anjila Kozel - Hillary Clinton
* Steve Swanson- Bill Clinton
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* Steve Swanson- Bill Clinton
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* Frank Felder - Upstairs guard
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* Receptionist - Roger White
 
* crowd of 500
 
* crowd of 500
|crew                  =  
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|crew                  = * [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) - director
* [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]]) - director
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* Abby Rubin - segment producer
* Abby Rubin - Segment Producer
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* Molly Maguire - segment producer
* Molly Maguire - Segment Producer
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* Cheryl Broussard - production manager
* Cheryl Broussard - Production Manager
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* Ian Hansing - production coordinator
* Ian Hansing - Production Coordinator
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* David Savage - director of photography
* David Savage - Director Of Photopgraphy
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* Gerry Wenner - director of photography
* Gerry Wenner - Director Of Photopgraphy
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* Tim Attridge - director of photography
* Tim Attridge - Director Of Photopgraphy
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* Cliff Cunnigham - Art Director  
 
* Cliff Cunnigham - Art Director  
 
* Eric Howell - Special Effects
 
* Eric Howell - Special Effects
 
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|1= <b>Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)</b>
 
|2=  4:45
 
|3= [[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2018)<br>
 
|4= omitting 'Nikki' shots from [[TV_Film:_Love_4_One_Another|Love 4 One Another]] version
 
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|1= <b> Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)</b> (Version 1)
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|1= <b> Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)</b>  
|2= 5:45
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|2= 4:45
|3= [[TV_Film:_Love_4_One_Another|Love 4 One Another]]<br>
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|3= [[TV_Film:_Love_4_One_Another|Love 4 One Another]] TV-special
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[[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2018)<br>
 
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<!-------ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -->
 
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|see also        = [[Rock 'N' Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]]
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|see also        = [[Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)]]
*[[Single: Gold|Gold]] (single)
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* [[Single: Gold|Gold]] (single)
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[[File:Gold_single.jpg|100px]]
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* [[TV_Film:_Love_4_One_Another|Love 4 One Another]] TV-special
 
|Quotations & trivia    =  
 
|Quotations & trivia    =  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 24 December 2021

1995: Gold Music Videos
(Prince)
Music Videos
(Related Artists)
1996: Dinner With Delores
Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis)

Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) music video selected snapshots

Music Video details


First aired: 27 January 1996
Producer(s): Adam Cohen
Director: Prince (as Paisley Park)
Related home video/DVD:
First (Commercially) Released:

Awards


Date Institution, Country Award
This music video has not received any awards in the USA

Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) is a Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) video for a song that was only released as the b- side to Gold.

It was recorded at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota on 10 October 1995, together with footage for a video for Gold for use in the Love 4 One Another TV-special. The video features various "celebrity" attendees of Prince’s concert, including people in politician masks (Bill Clinton, Hilarry Rodham-Clinton, and Richard Nixon among them) and an Elvis look-alike (who ends up face down and naked on the bathroom floor to tie in with the song’s lyrics).

Until its release as stream in the Prince YouTube channel it was not officially available as stand alone video outside of the Love 4 One Another TV-special. Like for the Gold video, two edits were made (the stand alone version uploaded on the Prince YouTube channel omitting some of the shots of the character Nikki).


Shooting Information
Shooting Sessions
Date Location Additional info
10 October 1995 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
Cast
Crew
  • Prince (as Paisley Park) - director
  • Abby Rubin - segment producer
  • Molly Maguire - segment producer
  • Cheryl Broussard - production manager
  • Ian Hansing - production coordinator
  • David Savage - director of photography
  • Gerry Wenner - director of photography
  • Tim Attridge - director of photography
  • Cliff Cunnigham - Art Director
  • Eric Howell - Special Effects

Versions
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Alive! (And It Lives In Minneapolis) 4:45 Love 4 One Another TV-special

Prince streaming video platforms (2018)


 
Additional Information

See Also Quotation & triva

Gold single.jpg


References
1995
Gold
Music Videos (Prince) Music Videos (Related Artists) 1996
Dinner With Delores