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|song name = Bob George | |song name = Bob George | ||
|single image = [[File:blackalbum.jpg|100px| | |single image = [[File:blackalbum.jpg|100px|Link= Album: The Black Album]]<br> <small> from the album [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_19|19 April 1989]] - [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] home video (video)<br> | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April_19|19 April 1989]] - [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] home video (video)<br> | ||
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 1994]] - [[Album: The Black Album|'' | [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 22|22 November 1994]] - [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] album (audio) | ||
|album(s) = [[Album: The Black Album|'' | |album(s) = [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[ | |previous song = [[Blueberry Jam]] | ||
|next song = [[ | |next song = [[Bodyfreeze]] | ||
|introduction = '''Bob George''' is the fifth song on [[Prince]] | |introduction = '''Bob George''' is the fifth song on [[Prince]]’s sixteenth album [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no artist credit). In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988]] live TV broadcast. | ||
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (on the same day as the gospel-tinged [[Walkin’ In Glory]], which engineer [[Susan Rogers]] said may have been "to compensate" for [[Bob George]], two days before [[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]]). | |||
The track, along with [[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]] and [[Le Grind]], were recorded for a birthday party [[Prince]] was hosting for [[Sheila E.]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1986]]. | The track, along with [[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]] and [[Le Grind]], were recorded for a birthday party [[Prince]] was hosting for [[Sheila E.]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1986]]. | ||
Although unreleased at the time, [[Prince]] played [[Bob George]] during every show on the [[Lovesexy Tour]] as the penultimate song of the first, darker, half of the show. At the end of the song, the character [[Prince]] played was shot, before [[Prince]] was | Although unreleased at the time, [[Prince]] played [[Bob George]] during every show on the [[Lovesexy Tour]] as the penultimate song of the first, darker, half of the show. At the end of the song, the character [[Prince]] played was shot, before [[Prince]] was ’redeemed', playing [[Anna Stesia]] to close the first half. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7]], [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 9|9]], [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 10|10 December 1986]] | ||
|studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
|additional info = | |additional info = Tracking, mix (7th); overdubs, mix, edit (9th); mix (10th) | ||
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|1= '''Bob George''' | |1= '''Bob George''' | ||
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|3= [[Album: The Black Album|'' | |3= [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
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|3= Version with [[Alias: Camille|Camille]] voice | |||
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|1= '''[[Like A Prayer]] (Dub Beats)''' | |||
|2= 4:36 | |||
|3= [[Single: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] promo | |||
|4= Remix | |||
|5= Remix by Bill Bottrell. See [[Like A Prayer]] for details. | |||
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|first live appearance = [[08_July 1988|8 July 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]]<br> | |first live appearance = [[08_July 1988|8 July 1988, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]]<br> | ||
* [[13 February 1989|13 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]] | * [[13 February 1989|13 February 1989: Osaka-jō Hall (大阪城ホール), Osaka, Japan]] | ||
|performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been played outside of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] context. | |performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been played outside of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] context. | ||
|trivia = The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in this song is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Frank Zappa] | |trivia = The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in this song is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Frank Zappa]’s band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mothers_of_Invention The Mothers of Invention] (from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Meat Uncle Meat]'' 1969). It was one of the preset samples in the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer and [[Prince]] took it from there. It was utilized in quite a few songs recorded between 1985 and 1987: [[All My Dreams]], [[Bob George]], [[Christopher Tracy’s Parade]], [[Lovesexy]], and [[Madhouse]] songs [[Nine]] and [[Six|6 (The End Of The World Mix)]] all contain this sample. | ||
* The sampled gunshot sounds in the song are also from the Fairlight CMI. They are the same as used in [[Thirteen]] and in the opening sequence of an unreleased version [[Play In The Sunshine]]. | * The sampled gunshot sounds in the song are also from the Fairlight CMI. They are the same as used in [[Thirteen]] and in the opening sequence of an unreleased version [[Play In The Sunshine]]. | ||
|see also = [[Album: The Black Album|'' | * The repeated sample of a voice saying, "Yes, operator. What city please?" was previously used on [[Madhouse]]’s [[Five]]. | ||
* After its cancellation in 1987, [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] was widely bootlegged. Oddly enough, [[Prince]] allowed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwam%C3%A9 Kwamé] (to whom he was not linked to) to sample '''Bob George''' several years before its official release on their songs. The line "skinny motherfucker with a high voice" was sampled on a remix for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna]’s [[Like A Prayer]] (released on a promo edition of the [[Single: Like A Prayer|single]] in 1989) and on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwam%C3%A9 Kwamé & A New Beginning]’s "Skinee Muva" (released on their [https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-day-in-the-life-a-pokadelick-adventure-mw0000204667 A Day In The Life (A Pokadelick Adventure)] album in 1990). | |||
* When [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] was asked in an interview conducted through and published on his official website, [[Love4OneAnother.com]] on 17 November, 1997: ''"Who is Bob George?"'', he replied ''"A well-known “journalist"''. | |||
|see also = [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] 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:1994]][[Category: | |categories = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] | ||
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