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|song name = Pop Life | |song name = Pop Life | ||
|album image = [[File:Atwiad.jpg|100px|link=Album: Around The World In A Day]]<br><small>from the album<br> | |album image = [[File:Atwiad.jpg|100px|link= Album: Around The World In A Day]]<br><small>from the album<br> | ||
[[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | ||
|single image = [[File:Poplife_single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Pop Life]]<br><small>single art for [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Poplife_single.jpg|100px|link= Single: Pop Life]]<br><small>single art for [[Single: Pop Life|Pop Life]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | |performer = [[Prince and the Revolution]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April 1985]] - [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_22|22 April 1985]] - [[Album: Around The World In A Day|Around The World In A Day]] | ||
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Rumors have suggested incorrectly that the booing crowd sampled in the song is from [[Prince]]’s infamous opening act for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones Rolling Stones], from October 1981. The samples actually come from a Jac Holzman’s 1964 sound effects album titled ''Authentic Sound Effects Volume 4'' (namely “Prize Fight, Large Arena” and “Barroom Brawl”). During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] “? of the week” in 1999, a fan asked what the significance of “the interspersion of (what sounds like) a boxing match”, saying they have wondered about this for years, to which [[Prince]] replied, ''“Good ? - Me 2 :)”'' | Rumors have suggested incorrectly that the booing crowd sampled in the song is from [[Prince]]’s infamous opening act for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones Rolling Stones], from October 1981. The samples actually come from a Jac Holzman’s 1964 sound effects album titled ''Authentic Sound Effects Volume 4'' (namely “Prize Fight, Large Arena” and “Barroom Brawl”). During a [[Love4oneanother.com]] “? of the week” in 1999, a fan asked what the significance of “the interspersion of (what sounds like) a boxing match”, saying they have wondered about this for years, to which [[Prince]] replied, ''“Good ? - Me 2 :)”'' | ||
'''Pop Life''' is the earliest track to be released with two different versions on 12" releases (albeit in different territories): The US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand received [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) (remixed by [[Sheila E.]], while the UK, | '''Pop Life''' is the earliest track to be released with two different versions on 12" releases (albeit in different territories): The US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand received [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) (remixed by [[Sheila E.]]), while the UK, received [[Pop Life]] (Extended Version), which was [[Prince]]’s own original version. | ||
Like [[A Love Bizarre]], the '''Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix)''', remixed by [[Sheila E.]], contains an interpolation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A8re_Jacques Frère Jacques]. | |||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 25|25 May 1985]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 25|25 May 1985]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]] - Studio 3,<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = Edits | |additional info = Edits | ||
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*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted<br> | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted<br> | ||
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums (and uncredited additional vocals on the ''Fresh Dance Mix'') | |||
*[[Sheila E.]] - drums | |||
*[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and background vocals | *[[Brown Mark]] - bass guitar and background vocals | ||
*[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and background vocals | *[[Lisa Coleman]] - keyboards and background vocals | ||
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'''Orchestral Players''' <!-- on [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) --> | '''Orchestral Players''' <!-- on [[Pop Life]] (Fresh Dance Mix) --> | ||
*Violins - [ | *Violins - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Page Sid Page] and [[Marcy Dicterow-Vaj]] | ||
*Violas - [[Denyse Buffum]] and [[Laury Woods]] | *Violas - [[Denyse Buffum]] and [[Laury Woods]] | ||
*Stand-up bass - [[Tim Barr]] and [[Annette Atkinson]] | *Stand-up bass - [[Tim Barr]] and [[Annette Atkinson]] | ||
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|first live appearance = [[03_March 1986|3 March 1986: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]<br> | |first live appearance = [[03_March 1986|3 March 1986: First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota]]<br> | ||
* [[14_April_2016-1|14 April 2016 (Show 1): | * [[14_April_2016-1|14 April 2016 (Show 1): Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA, USA]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Parade Tour]]<br> | |performed regularly on = [[Parade Tour]]<br> | ||
* [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] <small>(European and Japanese legs only)</small> | * [[One Nite Alone... Tour]] <small>(European and Japanese legs only)</small> | ||
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* ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | ||
* ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]'' | * ''[http://princeonlinemuseum.com/love4oneanother/home99.html PrinceOnlineMuseum.com]'' | ||
|categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:1985]][[Category:Recorded 1984]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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