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Raspberry Beret

Music Video details First aired: Producer(s): Simon Fields for Limelight, Drew Takahashi for Colossal Pictures (animation) Director: Prince Related home video/DVD: The Hits Collection First (Commercially) Released: 14 September 1993 Awards Date Institution, Country Award 6th Annual Minnesota Music Awards, USA 20 May 1986 Best Video MTV Video Music Awards, USA 5 Sep. 1986 Best Choreography in a Video

Raspberry Beret is the eighteenth Prince video to have been released for broadcast. Of note, the version of the song is an edit of the Extended Remix (also called New Mix). Shooting Information Shooting Sessions Date Location Additional info 5 June 1985 S.I.R. Los Angeles, CA Cast Prince Bobby Z. Brownmark Wendy Melvoin Matt Fink Lisa Coleman Jackie Swanson ± 50 'audience' dancers, including Kimberly Ann Delfin and Pat Smear Crew Prince (choreographer) Jan Kiesser - camera Jeff Katz - still photography More information needed Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Raspberry Beret 4:21 The Story So Far... (1986) The Hits Collection (1993) Prince streaming video platforms (2017) Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017)

Additional Information See Also Quotation & triva Raspberry Beret Raspberry Beret (single) Prince originally intended the video to be animated only. Actress Jackie Swanson who later played Kelly Gaines in the sitcom Cheers appears in this video as the girl who hands Prince his guitar. Another 'known' person in the video is actor/guitarist Pat Smear (who later played with Nirvana and Foo Fighters but who during this period acted as an extra in movies such as Blade Runner and Howard The Duck). Smear appears in the video with long dreadlocks. Of note Wendy Melvoin plays the Taylor 12-string purple acoustic guitar seen previously in 4 The Tears In You Eyes. Nominations: - Best Urban Contemporary Video: 4th American Video Awards (20 November 1985). - Best Performance by a duo or group: 4th American Video Awards (20 November 1985). References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) Awards: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_MTV_Video_Music_Awards

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