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|song name = We Can Funk | |song name = We Can Funk | ||
− | | | + | |album image = [[Image:Graffitibridge.jpg|100px|link=Album: Graffiti Bridge]]<br> |
− | <small> from the album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]</small> | + | <small> from the album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]</small> <br> [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album:_Purple_Rain_Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] |
− | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] & [[Prince]] | + | |single image = [[File:Ouicanluv album.jpg|x100px|link=Album: Oui Can Luv]] <br><small> from the streamed album [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] (as '''Oui Can Luv''')<br></small> |
− | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 20|20 August | + | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] & [[Prince]]; [[Andy Allo]] featuring [[Prince]]; [[Prince and the Revolution|Prince & The Revolution]] |
− | |album(s) = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 20|20 August 1990]] - [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album <br> [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 2017]] - [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album |
+ | |album(s) = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]<br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] <br> | ||
+ | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
− | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]]; [[Prince]] (assumed, no credits given); [[Prince]] |
|previous song = [[We Are America]] | |previous song = [[We Are America]] | ||
|next song = [[We Can (Get It On)]] | |next song = [[We Can (Get It On)]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''We Can Funk''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s 12th album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], and is credited as a duet between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] and [[Prince]]. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]. In | + | |introduction = '''We Can Funk''' is the seventh track on [[Prince]]'s 12th album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], and is credited as a duet between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] and [[Prince]]. The track is also featured in the movie [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]. In 2015, an acoustic version of the track, with some lyrical changes and renamed '''Oui Can Luv''', was included as the eighth track on the acoustic album [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] by [[Andy Allo]] featuring [[Prince]] on acoustic guitar. The original version titled '''We Can Fuck''' was released (as '''We Can F**k''') as the tenth track on the ''From The Vault & Previously Unreleased'' disc of the [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] album in June 2017. |
− | + | While the song emerged from a jam on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 30|30 December 1983]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California, basic tracking for the original version took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 31|31 December 1983]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 1|1 January 1984]] (still at [[Sunset Sound]]), as '''We Can Fuck''' (although listed as "The Dawn" and "Moral Majority" respectively, as the original title was considered 'too raunchy'). | |
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+ | [[Prince]] would later tone down the title and lyrics of the song, and re-recorded the track on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 17|17 June 1986]] at the [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]] in Eden Prairie, Minnesota (in sequence after [[Data Bank]] and [[Can't Stop This Feeling I Got]], the day before recording [[Girl O' My Dreams]]). At one point Prince had [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micki_Free Micki Free] fly to Minneapolis to record lead vocals. It is unclear when this took place and to which version the vocals were added. | ||
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+ | The 1983 recording was returned to and updated in 1989 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and this updated version, without [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] on vocals, was included as the sixth track on a 1989 configuration of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] added vocal overdubs in late 1989-1990, also at [[Paisley Park Studios]], and the final version was included as the seventh track on a 1990 configuration of [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]], where it remained for release. | ||
The track's lyrics mention the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra], considered to be the most important work in a long line of Indian erotic literature, written by the Hindu philosopher [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%81tsy%C4%81yana Vātsyāyana] ([[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] later named the first and only album by [[The NPG Orchestra]] [[Album: Kamasutra|Kamasutra]]). | The track's lyrics mention the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra Kama Sutra], considered to be the most important work in a long line of Indian erotic literature, written by the Hindu philosopher [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C4%81tsy%C4%81yana Vātsyāyana] ([[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] later named the first and only album by [[The NPG Orchestra]] [[Album: Kamasutra|Kamasutra]]). | ||
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+ | In 2011, a 1:00 video (audio only with a static image) of an acoustic demo of the track recorded by [[Andy Allo]] (as '''Oui Can Luv''', with a revised chorus to match) was streamed on her [[Andy Allo Facebook Streams|Facebook page]], with the tagline "CHECK OUT WHAT EYE FOUND IN PRINCE'S VAULT (Demo recorded in Sacramento on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_31|8/31/11]] using ProTools 9 & a Sterling Audio ST69 Mic)", followed a few weeks later by a full-length version of the same track. The track was re-recorded in a similar acoustic version; while specific recording dates for the acoustic re-recording are not known, it is believed to have been recorded in Autumn 2011 to mid-2012 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, during sessions for [[Andy Allo]]'s second album [[Album: Superconductor|Superconductor]]. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 30|30 December 1983]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Jam session originating riff, no recording |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 1|1 January | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 31|31 December 1983]] |
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
+ | |additional info = Basic tracking (as '''We Can Fuck''') | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 1|1 January 1984]] | ||
+ | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Additional recording and mixing | |additional info = Additional recording and mixing | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/ | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 2|2 January 1984]] |
− | |studio = [[ | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Overdubs, vocals and mixing |
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 17|17 June 1986]] |
− | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]], Eden Prairie, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA |
+ | |additional info = Basic tracking (as '''We Can Funk''') | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = Summer 1986 | ||
+ | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Eden Prairie, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Additional recording | |additional info = Additional recording | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = Unknown date | ||
+ | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Vocal overdubs by Micki Free | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = 1989-1990 | |date = 1989-1990 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Additional recording (1983 version) |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{RecordingLine| | ||
+ | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 31|31 August 2011]] | ||
+ | |studio = Unknown location,<br>Sacramento, CA, USA | ||
+ | |additional info = Acoustic recording, as '''Oui Can Luv''', by [[Andy Allo]] and [[Prince]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |date = | + | |date = Autumn 2011 to mid-2012 (assumed) |
− | |studio = | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Acoustic re-recording, as '''Oui Can Luv''', by [[Andy Allo]] and [[Prince]] |
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Graffiti Bridge version''' |
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] - co-lead vocals<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] - co-lead vocals<br> | ||
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*Sandra Dance - background voices<br> | *Sandra Dance - background voices<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' version''' (as '''We Can F**k''') |
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitar and background vocals | *[[Wendy Melvoin]] - guitar and background vocals | ||
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and background vocals | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and background vocals | ||
+ | *[[David Coleman]] - oud and finger cymbals | ||
+ | *[[Jill Jones]] - vox (uncredited) | ||
+ | <hr> | ||
+ | *[[Bill Jackson]] – engineer | ||
+ | *[[Terry Christian]] – engineer | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Unreleased 1986 version''' | '''Unreleased 1986 version''' | ||
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|5= | |5= | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''We Can F**k''' | ||
+ | |2= 10:17 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)]]<br> | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= original 1983 recording | ||
+ | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
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|3= | |3= | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
− | |5= Unreleased 1989 track | + | |5= Unreleased 1989 track |
}} | }} | ||
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|1= '''We Can Fuck''' | |1= '''We Can Fuck''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
− | |3= 1983 preliminary | + | |3= 1983 preliminary version |
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
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}} | }} | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
+ | {{SongVideo| | ||
+ | |video versions = | ||
+ | {{Songchart| | ||
+ | |line = | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''We Can Funk''' | ||
+ | |2= 1:33 | ||
+ | |3= [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] DVD | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= Part of the album version but with an edited ending | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
{{SongBroadcast| | {{SongBroadcast| | ||
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|4= Demo | |4= Demo | ||
|5= Full-length recording with lower levels to eliminate audio problems | |5= Full-length recording with lower levels to eliminate audio problems | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Songline| | ||
+ | |1= '''Oui Can Luv''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:20 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] [[Tidal]] stream | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= [[Andy Allo]] featuring [[Prince]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | |first live appearance = [[03_June | + | |first live appearance = [[03_June 1990|3 June 1990, Stadion Feyenoord, Rotterdam, the Netherlands]] <small>''(lyrics incorporated into [[Baby I'm A Star]])''</small>; [[10_June 1990|10 June 1990, Niedersachsen stadion, Hannover, Germany]] <small>(more complete version)</small> <br> |
− | + | * [[21 January 1991|21 January 1991: Estadio Monumental A. Vespucio Liberti (River Plate), Buenos Aires, Argentina]]<small>''(lyrics incorporated into [[Baby I'm A Star]])''</small> | |
|performed regularly on = [[Nude Tour]] <small>(mainly as vocal clips during [[Baby I'm A Star]])</small> | |performed regularly on = [[Nude Tour]] <small>(mainly as vocal clips during [[Baby I'm A Star]])</small> | ||
− | |performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been performed other than on the [[Nude Tour]]. | + | |performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been performed other than on the [[Nude Tour]] and few 1991 one-off performances. |
|trivia = As the original title '''We Can Fuck''' was considered not suitable to put on the work order sheet, engineer Terry Christian initially labeled the song as "The Dawn". When [[Prince]] finished work on the song the next day he retitled it "Moral Majority" on the working order, but that was never the actual title of the song. The 1982 [[Vanity 6]] song with the title [[Moral Majority]] nor the 1996 song [[Welcome 2 The Dawn]] have anything to do with '''We Can Funk'''. | |trivia = As the original title '''We Can Fuck''' was considered not suitable to put on the work order sheet, engineer Terry Christian initially labeled the song as "The Dawn". When [[Prince]] finished work on the song the next day he retitled it "Moral Majority" on the working order, but that was never the actual title of the song. The 1982 [[Vanity 6]] song with the title [[Moral Majority]] nor the 1996 song [[Welcome 2 The Dawn]] have anything to do with '''We Can Funk'''. | ||
|see also = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album | |see also = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album | ||
* [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie | * [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie | ||
+ | * [[Andy Allo]] | ||
+ | * [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] album | ||
+ | * [[Tidal]] | ||
+ | * [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1990]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]] | + | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1990]][[Category:2017]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]][[Category:Recorded 1986]] | ||
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