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|song name                = <!-- <div style=float:left:clear:right;margin-top:-.35em;margin-bottom:-.45em;> -->Y Should [[file:BigEyePrpl.png|45px]]&nbsp;Do That When&nbsp;[[file:BigEyePrpl.png|45px]]&nbsp;Can Do This? <!--</div>-->
|album image              = [[File:NPGMusicClub logo.jpg|x85px|link=NPGMusicClub.com downloads]]<br> <small>
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|album image              = [[File:NPGMusicClub logo.jpg|130px|link=NPGMusicClub.com downloads]]<br> <small>
 
[[NPG Music Club]] download <br>- no official artwork created </small>
 
[[NPG Music Club]] download <br>- no official artwork created </small>
|single image              = [[File:Slaughterhouse album.png|x85px|link=Album: The Slaughterhouse]] <br> <small> included on [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]]</small>
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|single image              = [[File:Slaughterhouse album.png|x100px|link=Album: The Slaughterhouse]] <br> <small> included on [[Album: The Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]]</small>
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|performer                = [[Prince]]
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 11|11 June 2001]] - [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] download
 
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 11|11 June 2001]] - [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] download
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|introduction              = '''Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?''' (later known as '''Y Should [[file:Eye.png]] Do That When [[file:Eye.png]] Can Do This?''') was initially heard as a 1:32 excerpt streaming on [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_1|1 June 2000]], along with excerpts of [[Splash]] and [[Cybersingle]]. In June 2001, it was released as part of the [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] as an mp3 download (credited to [[Prince]], despite having been recorded and initially heard while [[Prince]] used the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). In 2004, it was included (as '''Y Should [[file:Eye.png]] Do That When [[file:Eye.png]] Can Do This?''') as the third track on the compilation album [[Album: The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]].
 
|introduction              = '''Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This?''' (later known as '''Y Should [[file:Eye.png]] Do That When [[file:Eye.png]] Can Do This?''') was initially heard as a 1:32 excerpt streaming on [[NPGOnlineLtd.com]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_1|1 June 2000]], along with excerpts of [[Splash]] and [[Cybersingle]]. In June 2001, it was released as part of the [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] as an mp3 download (credited to [[Prince]], despite having been recorded and initially heard while [[Prince]] used the name [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). In 2004, it was included (as '''Y Should [[file:Eye.png]] Do That When [[file:Eye.png]] Can Do This?''') as the third track on the compilation album [[Album: The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]].
  
Initial recording dates are unknown, but the track was believed to have been recorded during sessions for [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]], corroborated by [[The Hornheadz]], who recorded horns for the track on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 17|17 May 1999]] (during the same session as horn overdubs for [[Hot Wit U]], [[Man'O'War]], [[I Ain't Gonna Run]] and [[R U Ready?]]).
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Initial recording dates are unknown, but the track was believed to have been recorded during sessions for [[Album: Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic|Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic]], corroborated by [[The Hornheadz]], who recorded horns for the track on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 17|17 May 1999]] (during the same session as horn overdubs for [[Hot Wit U]], [[Man‘O’War]], [[I Ain’t Gonna Run]] and [[R U Ready?]]). The track contains a repeated sample of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone Sly & The Family Stone]’s [[Family Affair]] (written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_Stone Sly Stone], released on the album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_a_Riot_Goin%27_On There’s a Riot Goin' On] and as a single in 1971).
 
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|date                      = Spring 1999 (assumed)
 
|date                      = Spring 1999 (assumed)
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Michael B.]] - drums
 
*[[Michael B.]] - drums
* [[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone
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*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone
* [[Dave Jensen]] - trumpet
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*[[Dave Jensen]] - trumpet
* [[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone
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*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone
* [[Steve Strand]] - trumpet
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*[[Steve Strand]] - trumpet
* [[Kenni Holmen]] - saxophone
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*[[Kenni Holmen]] - saxophone
 
|released versions        =
 
|released versions        =
 
{{Songchart|
 
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|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2000|2000]]
 
|performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#2000|2000]]
|trivia                    = The version released on [[Album: The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]] differs slightly with the version  released through [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]]; there's a slight horn overdub to obscure use of the N-word.  
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|trivia                    = The version released on [[Album: The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]] differs slightly with the version  released through [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]]; there’s a slight horn overdub to obscure use of the N-word.  
 
|see also                  = [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] download
 
|see also                  = [[NPG_Music_Club_Year_One_Releases#NPGMC_Edition_.23_5|NPG Music Club Edition # 5]] download
 
* [[Album: The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]] album
 
* [[Album: The_Slaughterhouse|The Slaughterhouse]] album
 
|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:2001]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1999]]
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|categories                = [[Category:2001]][[Category:Recorded 1999]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 29 September 2022

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Y Should BigEyePrpl.png Do That When BigEyePrpl.png Can Do This?

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NPG Music Club download
- no official artwork created

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included on The Slaughterhouse
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 11 June 2001 - NPG Music Club Edition # 5 download
Album(s): The Slaughterhouse
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This? (later known as Y Should Eye.png Do That When Eye.png Can Do This?) was initially heard as a 1:32 excerpt streaming on NPGOnlineLtd.com on 1 June 2000, along with excerpts of Splash and Cybersingle. In June 2001, it was released as part of the NPG Music Club Edition # 5 as an mp3 download (credited to Prince, despite having been recorded and initially heard while Prince used the name SymbolSmallerBlue.png). In 2004, it was included (as Y Should Eye.png Do That When Eye.png Can Do This?) as the third track on the compilation album The Slaughterhouse.

Initial recording dates are unknown, but the track was believed to have been recorded during sessions for Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic, corroborated by The Hornheadz, who recorded horns for the track on 17 May 1999 (during the same session as horn overdubs for Hot Wit U, Man‘O’War, I Ain’t Gonna Run and R U Ready?). The track contains a repeated sample of Sly & The Family Stone’s Family Affair (written by Sly Stone, released on the album There’s a Riot Goin' On and as a single in 1971).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Spring 1999 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
Tracking
17 May 1999 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Horn overdubs
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This? 4:30 NPG Music Club Edition # 5 download Studio
Y Should Eye.png Do That When Eye.png Can Do This? 4:30 The Slaughterhouse Studio Clean version
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Y Should Eye Do That When Eye Can Do This? 1:32 NPGOnlineLtd.com stream Edit


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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