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|song name = We Can Funk <small>(a.k.a. We Can F**k / Oui Can Luv) </small> | |song name = We Can Funk <small>(a.k.a. We Can F**k / Oui Can Luv) </small> | ||
|album image = [[Image:Graffitibridge.jpg|100px|link=Album: Graffiti Bridge]]<br> | |album image = [[Image:Graffitibridge.jpg|100px|link=Album: Graffiti Bridge]]<br> | ||
− | <small> from the album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]<br> (as '''We Can Funk''')</small><br> [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album:_Purple_Rain_Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']]<br> (as '''We Can F**k''')</small> | + | <small> from the album [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]<br> (as '''We Can Funk''')</small><br> [[File:Purplerain_Deluxe.jpg|100px|link=Album:_Purple_Rain_Deluxe]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']]<br> (as '''We Can F**k''')</small> |
|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]]<br> (as '''Oui Can Luv''')<br></small> | |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]]<br> (as '''Oui Can Luv''')<br></small> | ||
|performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] & [[Prince]]; [[Andy Allo]] featuring [[Prince]]; [[Prince and the Revolution|Prince & The Revolution]] | |performer = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] & [[Prince]]; [[Andy Allo]] featuring [[Prince]]; [[Prince and the Revolution|Prince & The Revolution]] | ||
− | |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 | + | |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 Expanded Edition'']] album |
|album(s) = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]<br> | |album(s) = [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]]<br> | ||
[[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] <br> | [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] <br> | ||
− | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | + | [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] |
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] is credited as co-writer for the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] version) | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] is credited as co-writer for the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] version) | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[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 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. | + | |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 Expanded Edition'']] 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'). | 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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{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
− | |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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*[[Prince]] - acoustic guitar | *[[Prince]] - acoustic guitar | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
− | '''Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' version''' (as '''We Can F**k''') | + | '''Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'' 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 | ||
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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 F**k''' | |1= '''We Can F**k''' | ||
|2= 10:17 | |2= 10:17 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'' (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)]]<br> | + | |3= [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe (Expanded) Edition'' (From The Vault & Previously Unreleased)]]<br> |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= original 1983 recording | |5= original 1983 recording | ||
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{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
− | |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 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
− | |1= '''We Can | + | |1= '''We Can Fukk''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= Overdubs added (1986 version) | |3= Overdubs added (1986 version) | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
− | |1= '''We Can | + | |1= '''We Can Fuck''' |
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
|3= 'Finished' 1986 version | |3= 'Finished' 1986 version | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Unreleasedline| | {{Unreleasedline| | ||
− | |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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* [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] album | * [[Album: Oui Can Luv|Oui Can Luv]] album | ||
* [[Tidal]] | * [[Tidal]] | ||
− | * [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe'']] | + | * [[Album: Purple Rain Deluxe|Purple Rain ''Deluxe Expanded Edition'']] |
|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)]] '' | ||
* ''[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)]'' | * ''[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]] [[Category:Recorded 1989]] | |categories = [[Category:1990]][[Category:2017]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1983]][[Category:Recorded 1986]] [[Category:Recorded 1989]] | ||
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