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|introduction = '''We Can Work It Out''' is an unreleased track recorded in Summer 1977 at [[Sound 80]], Minneapolis, MN, USA, around the time of signing with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] Drummer [[Bobby Z.]] notes that he and [[Prince]] rehearsed the track a few times before recording it (seemingly in a single take). The track's lyrics are really directed at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.], by way of introducing himself to the record company. Lyrics include lines such as "Makin' music naturally, me and W.B. Music for the young and old, music bound to be gold". The song ends with an explosion, which is interesting given that [[Prince]] would later view himself as a slave and desperately tried to remove himself from his contract with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] The track remains unreleased. | |introduction = '''We Can Work It Out''' (originally titled '''I Hope We Work It Out''') is an unreleased track recorded in Summer 1977 at [[Sound 80]], Minneapolis, MN, USA, around the time of signing with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] Drummer [[Bobby Z.]] notes that he and [[Prince]] rehearsed the track a few times before recording it (seemingly in a single take). The track's lyrics are really directed at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.], by way of introducing himself to the record company. Lyrics include lines such as "Makin' music naturally, me and W.B. Music for the young and old, music bound to be gold". The song ends with an explosion, which is interesting given that [[Prince]] would later view himself as a slave and desperately tried to remove himself from his contract with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Records Warner Bros.] | ||
In early 2017, following [[Prince]]'s death, the [http://www.mnhs.org/ Minnesota Historical Society] acquired [[Prince]]'s original handwritten lyrics for the track for their permanent collection in St. Paul. The handwritten lyrics showed the song's original title, '''I Hope We Work It Out''', but otherwise the track appears to the same as recorded, so it's unlikely another version was recorded with the original title. | |||
The track remains unreleased. | |||
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|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
*''[http://blog.thecurrent.org/2017/01/minnesota-historical-society-acquires-handwritten-prince-lyrics-for-1977-song-i-hope-we-work-it-out/ Local Current Blog: Minnesota Historical Society acquires handwritten Prince lyrics for 1977 song ‘I Hope We Work it Out’]'' | |||
|categories = [[Category:1977]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1977]] | |categories = [[Category:1977]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1977]] | ||
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