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|performer                = [[Prince]]
|performer                = [[Prince]]
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (assumed)
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small>
|previous song            = [[20 (A Girl And Her Puppy)]]
|previous song            = [[20 (A Girl And Her Puppy)]]
|next song                = [[40 Ounces]]
|next song                = [[40 Ounces]]
|introduction              = '''21 Guns''' (speculative title) is an unreleased track originally believed to have been recorded in July 1987 as a piano demo at either [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] or [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. It is not known if the track was re-recorded in the studio.
|introduction              = '''21 Guns''' is an unreleased track originally believed to have been recorded somewhere between 1998 and late 2000 as a piano demo at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. In a 2022 interview [[Kip Blackshire]] said he recorded vocals on the track, alluding it was later recorded in a fuller arrangement. The song may have been intended for [[Kip Blackshire|Blackshire]]’s first album, but it was ultimately not included in his eponymous album released in 2004 nor his second album called ''The Eleventh Hour'' released in 2005.
The song was never included on any known configuration of the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album, which he was working on at the time, or any other projects.


The song’s chord progression bares striking similarities to the track later released as [[Contest Song]].
|recording info            =
|recording info            =
{{RecordingLine|
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = July 1987
|date                      = 1998-2000
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA <br>or<br>
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)<br>
[[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]]<br>Chanhassen, Minnesota
|additional info          = Demo recording
|additional info          = Demo recording
}}
{{RecordingLine|
|date                      = 1999-2000
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)<br>
|additional info          = Studio with [[Kip Blackshire]] vocals
}}
}}
|recording personnel      =  
|recording personnel      =  
*[[Prince]] - vocals and piano (assumed)
*[[Prince]] - vocals and piano  
*[[Kip Blackshire]]
|unreleased versions      =  
|unreleased versions      =  
{{Unreleased|
{{Unreleased|
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|1= '''21 Guns'''
|2= Studio
|2= Studio
|3= Recorded July 1987
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|1= '''21 Guns'''
|2= with [[Kip Blackshire]] vocals
|3=
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|performed regularly on    = none
|performed regularly on    = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|performed occasionally in = none
|trivia                    =  
|trivia                    = The title of this song is a reference to the customary 21-gun salute. This salute is performed in honor of a person who has fallen.
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
|see also                  = [[Unreleased Songs]]
|references                =  
* [[Can You Be My Friend]]
|categories                = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1987]]
* [[Her Way]]
* [[Come And Dance With Me]]
|references                = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9THyaPvWXI '''‎"Truth In Rhythm" - Kip Blackshire (Prince)''' on ''Funknstuff'' (5 July 2022)]
|categories                = [[Category:1998]][[Category:1999]][[Category:2000]][[Category:Recorded 1998]][[Category:Recorded 1999]][[Category:Recorded 2000]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]]
}}
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 26 April 2025

20 (A Girl And Her Puppy)   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   40 Ounces
21 Guns
Song details
Performer: Prince
Writer(s): Prince (assumed)
Producer(s): Prince (assumed)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince.
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

21 Guns is an unreleased track originally believed to have been recorded somewhere between 1998 and late 2000 as a piano demo at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. In a 2022 interview Kip Blackshire said he recorded vocals on the track, alluding it was later recorded in a fuller arrangement. The song may have been intended for Blackshire’s first album, but it was ultimately not included in his eponymous album released in 2004 nor his second album called The Eleventh Hour released in 2005.

The song’s chord progression bares striking similarities to the track later released as Contest Song.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
1998-2000 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
 Demo recording
1999-2000 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
 Studio with Kip Blackshire vocals
Recording Personnel

Versions
Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
21 Guns Studio
21 Guns with Kip Blackshire vocals


 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
  • The title of this song is a reference to the customary 21-gun salute. This salute is performed in honor of a person who has fallen.
References
20 (A Girl And Her Puppy)   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   40 Ounces
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