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|song name                = Something Funky (This House Comes)
|song name                = Something Funky (This House Comes)
|single image              = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small>
|single image              = [[Image:D&P_SDE.jpg|100px|link=Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe]] <br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] </small>
|first released            = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_in_Rio#Rock_in_Rio_2 Rock In Rio II] delayed TV broadcast <small>''(exact date needed)''</small><br>
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 27|27 October 2023]]
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|performer                = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]
|performer                = [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] & [[Tony M.]]
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (credited to [[Prince and the New Power Generation]])
|previous song            = [[Somebody's Somebody]]
|previous song            = [[Someone 2 Call]]
|next song                = [[Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)]]
|next song                = [[Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)]]
|introduction              = '''Something Funky (This House Comes)''' is an unreleased song initially recorded in late August, 1990, at [[Warner Pioneer Studios]], Tokyo, Japan (during the same set of sessions as [[Strollin']], [[Willing And Able]], [[Money Don't Matter 2 Night]] and [[5 Women]]). The track was worked on further on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 11|11 September, 1990]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same session as [[Fancy Dancer]], [[Horny Pony]], [[Jughead]] and [[The Flow]]) within hours of returning to the USA from the [[Nude Tour]] in Japan. The track contains a rapped introduction by [[Tony M.]] of each member of the band (missing [[Sonny T.]] and [[Tommy Barbarella]], who had not yet joined the band). It was included as the eleventh track on the December, 1990, configuration of [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], but was removed for later configurations, and remains unreleased.
|introduction              = '''Something Funky (This House Comes)''' was initially recorded as '''Something This House Funky Comes''' on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 7|7 September 1990]] at [[Smile Garage Studio]] in Tokyo, Japan (on the same day as initial versions of [[Horny Pony]] and [[Call The Law]]).
 
The song notably has a band rap where [[Tony M.]] introduces the [[Band:_New_Power_Generation|NPG]] band members. It is unclear if the original September 1990 version already has this specific rap, but if it did it would not have mentioned [[Tommy Barbarella]] on keys, as he wasn’t in the band yet at this point. [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] was referred to as the band’s bass-man.
 
The song was worked on further in a later session at [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios] in North Hollywood, California, presumably in October 1990. This version had [[Elisa Fiorillo]]’s vocals as placeholder for [[Rosie Gaines]] (who at this point was already named in the band-rap).
 
A 4-minute version of the original 1990 version (but updated to already name [[Tommy Barbarella]], but not yet [[Sonny T.]] and including [[Rosie Gaines]]’ vocals) was included as the eleventh track on a late December 1990, configuration of [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]], but was removed for later configurations, and remained unreleased at the time. However, the song was performed live at some shows in early 1991, including at the Rock in Rio II Festival on [[19_January_1991-am|19 January 1991 (a.m.)]] that performance was broadcast on radio and television.
 
In a session on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota, '''Something Funky (This House Comes)''' was re-done for a potential 12" version, and also updated once more to included [[Sonny T.]] in the band-introduction as well, with [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] — now the band’s guitar player — omitted from it. Curiously, the track calls for a solo by [[Rosie Gaines]], but this solo was not included; it's possible this was intended to be added later but never completed. This version was mixed by [[Michael Koppelman]] the same day, and was released as '''Something Funky (This House Comes) [Band Version]''' in October 2023 as the seventh track of ''Vault Tracks part 2'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']].
 
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late August, 1990
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 7|7 September 1990]]
|studio                    = [[Warner Pioneer Studios]], Tokyo, Japan
|studio                    = [[Smile Garage Studio]],<br>Tokyo, Japan  
|additional info          = Initial tracking
|additional info          = Tracking
}}
}}
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 11|11 September, 1990]]
|date                      = October 1990 (estimate)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studio                    = [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios] in North Hollywood, CA, USA
|additional info          = Overdubbing, inclusing Elisa Fiorillo vox
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Mid-late November 1990 (estimate)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Additional recording and re-working
|additional info          = Additional recording and re-working
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = Late November – early December 1990 (estimate)
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Additional recording (replacing rap with Sonny on bass instead of Levi)
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 1991]]
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Re-tracking, mixing
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
'''Something Funky (This House Comes) (Band Version)'''
*[[Tony M.]] - rap
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals and percussion
*[[Damon Dickson]] - background vocals
*[[Michael B.]] - drums
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - guitar (assumed)
*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards
*[[Prince]] - vocals
'''Initial studio version'''
*[[Prince]] - all other vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[Michael B.]] - drums (assumed)
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar (assumed)
*[[Tony M.]] - rap
*[[Tony M.]] - rap
'''Updated studio version(s)'''
*[[Prince]] - all other vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - all other vocals and instruments, except where noted (assumed)
*[[Michael B.]] - drums (assumed)
*[[Michael B.]] - drums (assumed)
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar (assumed)
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - bass guitar (assumed)
*[[Miko Weaver]] - guitar (assumed)
*[[Tony M.]] - rap
*[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards and background vocals (assumed)
*[[Rosie Gaines]] - keyboards and background vocals (assumed)
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals (assumed)
*[[Elisa Fiorillo]] - background vocals
*[[Damon Dickson]] - background vocals (assumed)
 
*[[Elisa Fiorillo]] - background vocals (assumed)
'''Live version'''
*[[Tony M.]] - rap
*[[Rosie Gaines]] - vocals
*[[Prince]] - vocals
*[[Michael B.]] - drums
*[[Sonny T.]] - bass guitar
*[[Levi Seacer, Jr.]] - rhythm guitar
*[[Tommy Barbarella]] - keyboards
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - background vocals
*[[Damon Dickson]] - background vocals
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|1= ''' Something Funky (This House Comes) (Band Version)'''
|2= 7:04
|3= [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]
|4= Studio
|5= Remastered 2023
}}
}}
|broadcasts, streaming    =
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|1= '''Something Funky (This House Comes)'''
|2= T.B.C.
|3= Delayed concert TV broadcast
|4= Live
|5= [[19_January_1991-am|19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
}}
}}
}}
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|1= '''Something This House Funky Comes'''
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|3= Including band introduction rap, No [[Rosie Gaines]] vox
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|1= '''Something Funky (This House Comes)'''
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|2= Studio
|3= Recorded late August, 1990
|3= Including band introduction rap, with [[Rosie Gaines]] vox
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|1= '''Something Funky (This House Comes)'''
|1= '''Something Funky (This House Comes)'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= Final version, intended for [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]]
|3= Including band introduction with [[Sonny T.]], non-remix 
}}
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|video versions            =  
|video versions            =  
|broadcasts, streaming    =
|sampled in                =  
|sampled in                =  
|first live appearance    = [[06 January, 1991-am|6 January, 1991, am, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, MN, USA]]
|first live appearance    = [[06_January 1991|6 January 1991, Glam Slam, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <br>
* [[06 April 1992|6 April 1992: Glam Slam (グラム・スラム), Yokohama, Japan]] <small> (chant in [[Jughead]]) </small>
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1991|1991]]
|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#1991|1991]], [[All_Concerts#1992|1992]]
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = The song’s title is based on the phrase 'Something wicked this way comes', a line originally from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare]’s play [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth Macbeth] ([http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/macbeth_4_1.html Act 4, Scene 1]) from 1605-06.
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
|see also                  =  
|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:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)]][[Category:Recorded 1990]]
|categories                = [[Category:2023]] [[Category:Recorded 1990]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)‏‎]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the New Power Generation)‏‎]]
}}
}}

Latest revision as of 16:35, 25 June 2024

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Something Funky (This House Comes)

from the album
Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Song details
Performer: Prince and the New Power Generation
First Released: Rock In Rio II delayed TV broadcast (exact date needed)

27 October 2023

Album(s): Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition
Writer(s): Prince & Tony M.
Producer(s): Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Something Funky (This House Comes) was initially recorded as Something This House Funky Comes on 7 September 1990 at Smile Garage Studio in Tokyo, Japan (on the same day as initial versions of Horny Pony and Call The Law).

The song notably has a band rap where Tony M. introduces the NPG band members. It is unclear if the original September 1990 version already has this specific rap, but if it did it would not have mentioned Tommy Barbarella on keys, as he wasn’t in the band yet at this point. Levi Seacer, Jr. was referred to as the band’s bass-man.

The song was worked on further in a later session at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, California, presumably in October 1990. This version had Elisa Fiorillo’s vocals as placeholder for Rosie Gaines (who at this point was already named in the band-rap).

A 4-minute version of the original 1990 version (but updated to already name Tommy Barbarella, but not yet Sonny T. and including Rosie Gaines’ vocals) was included as the eleventh track on a late December 1990, configuration of Diamonds And Pearls, but was removed for later configurations, and remained unreleased at the time. However, the song was performed live at some shows in early 1991, including at the Rock in Rio II Festival on 19 January 1991 (a.m.) that performance was broadcast on radio and television.

In a session on 31 January 1991 at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, Minnesota, Something Funky (This House Comes) was re-done for a potential 12" version, and also updated once more to included Sonny T. in the band-introduction as well, with Levi Seacer, Jr. — now the band’s guitar player — omitted from it. Curiously, the track calls for a solo by Rosie Gaines, but this solo was not included; it's possible this was intended to be added later but never completed. This version was mixed by Michael Koppelman the same day, and was released as Something Funky (This House Comes) [Band Version] in October 2023 as the seventh track of Vault Tracks part 2, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
7 September 1990 Smile Garage Studio,
Tokyo, Japan 		Tracking
October 1990 (estimate) Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, CA, USA Overdubbing, inclusing Elisa Fiorillo vox
Mid-late November 1990 (estimate) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Additional recording and re-working
Late November – early December 1990 (estimate) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Additional recording (replacing rap with Sonny on bass instead of Levi)
31 January 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Re-tracking, mixing
Recording Personnel

Something Funky (This House Comes) (Band Version)

Initial studio version

Updated studio version(s)

Live version


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Something Funky (This House Comes) (Band Version) 7:04 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Studio Remastered 2023
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Something Funky (This House Comes) T.B.C. Delayed concert TV broadcast Live 19 January 1991 (a.m.), Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Something This House Funky Comes Studio Recorded September 1990
Something Funky (This House Comes) Studio Including band introduction rap, No Rosie Gaines vox
Something Funky (This House Comes) Studio Including band introduction rap, with Rosie Gaines vox
Something Funky (This House Comes) Studio Including band introduction with Sonny T., non-remix
 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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