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|introduction              = '''We Can Hang''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 2|2 November 1988]]. [[Prince]] had attended a concert by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Mambo%27s_Combo Dr. Mambo's Combo] at Fine Line, Minneapolis, Minnesota on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 2|2 November 1988]], during a day off from the [[Lovesexy Tour]], and asked the group's singer, [[Margie Cox]], if she would be interested in recording with him. They went to nearby [[Paisley Park Studios]] that night and recorded [[We Can Hang]]. In late December 1988, they re-recorded [[We Can Hang]] (during the same sessions that produced [[Curious Blue]], [[Warden In The Prison Of Love]], [[Brand New Boy]], [[R U There?]] and [[Girls Will Be Girls]]), to be released under the group name [[Flash]] or [[Flash|MC Flash]] (both names were used). The track was included as the seventh track on the late 1989 configuration of the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album, which was ultimately abandoned. In November 1991, a new version of the song was recorded; at this point the project reverted back to a [[Margie Cox]] solo project. [[Margie Cox]] has stated that this is the only song from her sessions with [[Prince]] that she contributed to lyrically. This song is the earliest [[Prince]]-related recording to feature [[Margie Cox]].
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|introduction              = '''We Can Hang''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 2|2 November 1988]]. [[Prince]] had attended a concert by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Mambo’s_Combo Dr. Mambo’s Combo] at Fine Line, Minneapolis, Minnesota on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 2|2 November 1988]], during a day off from the [[Lovesexy Tour]], and asked the group’s singer, [[Margie Cox]], if she would be interested in recording with him. They went to nearby [[Paisley Park Studios]] that night and recorded [[We Can Hang]]. In late December 1988, they re-recorded [[We Can Hang]] (during the same sessions that produced [[Curious Blue]], [[Warden In The Prison Of Love]], [[Brand New Boy]], [[R U There?]] and [[Girls Will Be Girls]]), to be released under the group name [[Flash]] or [[Flash|MC Flash]] (both names were used). The track was included as the seventh track on the late 1989 configuration of the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album, which was ultimately abandoned. In November 1991, a new version of the song was recorded; at this point the project reverted back to a [[Margie Cox]] solo project. [[Margie Cox]] has stated that this is the only song from her sessions with [[Prince]] that she contributed to lyrically. This song is the earliest [[Prince]]-related recording to feature [[Margie Cox]].
 
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|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 2|2 November 1988]]
 
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 2|2 November 1988]]
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|first live appearance    = [[30_April 1990|30 April 1990, Rupert's, Golden Valley, MN, USA]] <small>(during [[Flash]] opening set; no [[Prince]] input)</small>
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|first live appearance    = [[30_April 1990|30 April 1990, Rupert’s, Golden Valley, MN, USA]] <small>(during [[Flash]] opening set; no [[Prince]] input)</small>
 
*This song is not known to have been performed live by [[Prince]].
 
*This song is not known to have been performed live by [[Prince]].
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none

Revision as of 22:17, 20 August 2021

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We Can Hang

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Song details
Performer: Margie Cox / Flash / MC Flash
Writer(s): Prince (music and lyrics); Margie Cox (lyrics)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

We Can Hang is an unreleased song recorded on 2 November 1988. Prince had attended a concert by Dr. Mambo’s Combo at Fine Line, Minneapolis, Minnesota on 2 November 1988, during a day off from the Lovesexy Tour, and asked the group’s singer, Margie Cox, if she would be interested in recording with him. They went to nearby Paisley Park Studios that night and recorded We Can Hang. In late December 1988, they re-recorded We Can Hang (during the same sessions that produced Curious Blue, Warden In The Prison Of Love, Brand New Boy, R U There? and Girls Will Be Girls), to be released under the group name Flash or MC Flash (both names were used). The track was included as the seventh track on the late 1989 configuration of the Flash album, which was ultimately abandoned. In November 1991, a new version of the song was recorded; at this point the project reverted back to a Margie Cox solo project. Margie Cox has stated that this is the only song from her sessions with Prince that she contributed to lyrically. This song is the earliest Prince-related recording to feature Margie Cox.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
2 November 1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
Late December 1988 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Re-recording (Flash/MC Flash version)
6 November 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Re-recording
Recording Personnel

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
We Can Hang Studio Recorded 2 November 1988; hard rock version
We Can Hang Studio Recorded late December 1988
We Can Hang Studio Recorded 6 November 1991; funk version


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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