Difference between revisions of "We Can Funk"
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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'). | 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'). | ||
− | [[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 Edina, Minnesota (in sequence after [[Data Bank]] and [[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]], the day before recording [[Girl O’ My Dreams]]). These recordings were intended for an aborted musical tentatively titled [[Musical: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]]. This version of '''We Can Funk''' was later sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | [[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 Edina, Minnesota (in sequence after [[Data Bank]] and [[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]], the day before recording [[Girl O’ My Dreams]]). These recordings were intended for an aborted musical tentatively titled [[Musical: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]]. This version of '''We Can Funk''' was later sent to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_O’Clock Three O’Clock] for consideration along with [[Neon Telephone]], [[Can’t Stop This Feeling I Got]], [[Girl O’ My Dreams]] and [[Teacher, Teacher]], but the band decided to use only [[Neon Telephone]]. 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. |
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]]. Some musical overdubs with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) Clinton]’s musicians were recorded at [http://www.unitedsounddetroit.com/ United Sound Studio] in Detroit, Michigan, 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 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]]. Some musical overdubs with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) Clinton]’s musicians were recorded at [http://www.unitedsounddetroit.com/ United Sound Studio] in Detroit, Michigan, 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. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 17|17 June 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 17|17 June 1986]] | ||
|studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | |studio = [[Washington Avenue Warehouse]],<br>Edina, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = Basic tracking | + | |additional info = Basic tracking of new version |
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− | |date = | + | |date = 1986 (assumed) |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Vocal overdubs by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micki_Free Micki Free] | |additional info = Vocal overdubs by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micki_Free Micki Free] | ||
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|date = 1989-1990 | |date = 1989-1990 | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = Additional recording (1983 version) | + | |additional info = Additional recording (1983 version, retitled '''We Can funk''') |
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*[[Terry Christian]] – engineer | *[[Terry Christian]] – engineer | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | '''Unreleased 1986 version | + | '''Unreleased 1986 version |
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
*[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion | *[[Bobby Z.]] - drums and percussion | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Shider Garry Shider] - co-lead vocals <br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Shider Garry Shider] - co-lead vocals <br> | ||
*Other musicians unknown | *Other musicians unknown | ||
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|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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− | |1= '''We Can | + | |1= '''We Can Fuck''' (code named W.C. Fields) |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= 1986 Initial raw take | |3= 1986 Initial raw take | ||
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− | |1= '''We Can | + | |1= '''We Can Fukk''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= Overdubs added (1986 version) | |3= Overdubs added (1986 version) | ||
}} | }} | ||
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− | |1= '''We Can | + | |1= '''We Can Fuck''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= 'Finished' 1986 version | |3= 'Finished' 1986 version | ||
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− | |1= '''We Can | + | |1= '''We Can Fuck''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= 1986 version with vocal overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micki_Free Micki Free] | |3= 1986 version with vocal overdubs by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micki_Free Micki Free] |
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