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|introduction = '''Hey U''' was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on the same day as [[Standing At The Altar]]. Both songs were earmarked for a solo project by [[Margie Cox]], after the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album, for which she sung lead vocals, was abandoned. | |introduction = '''Hey U''' was recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, on the same day as [[Standing At The Altar]]. Both songs were earmarked for [[Album: Margie Cox (1994)|a solo project]] by [[Margie Cox]], after the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album, for which she sung lead vocals, was abandoned. | ||
The composition contains musical elements from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Bell_%26_the_Drells Archie Bell & The Drells]’ 1968 song [[Tighten Up]] and a chorus reminiscent of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Esquires The Esquires]’ 1967 song [[Get On Up]], both covered by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] on the [[Act_I_Tour_1993|Act I]] Tour in 1993. It also contains a sample of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaWanda_Page LaWanda Page]’s voice saying ''Hold it, Fred!'' (from the TV series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford_and_Son Sanford And Son]) also heard on [[Gangster Glam]] recorded around the same time. | The composition contains musical elements from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Bell_%26_the_Drells Archie Bell & The Drells]’ 1968 song [[Tighten Up]] and a chorus reminiscent of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Esquires The Esquires]’ 1967 song [[Get On Up]], both covered by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] on the [[Act_I_Tour_1993|Act I]] Tour in 1993. It also contains a sample of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaWanda_Page LaWanda Page]’s voice saying ''Hold it, Fred!'' (from the TV series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford_and_Son Sanford And Son]) also heard on [[Gangster Glam]] recorded around the same time. |
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