The Egyptian Intro: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
|previous song = [[Eggplant]] | |previous song = [[Eggplant]] | ||
|next song = [[Eight]] | |next song = [[Eight]] | ||
|introduction = '''The Egyptian Intro''' is an interlude performed live by The NPG during the [[Act I]] and [[Act II]] tours while [[Prince]] was offstage. A slightly revised version was played during the [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] Tour and other shows in 1995 and 1996. It was played as an intro for [[7]] during these tours. '''The Egyptian Intro''' is an Oriental-flavoured instrumental during which [[Mayte]] performed her sword dance entirely different from [[The Arabic Intro]] that was played on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] with percussive drums, guitar parts lifted from [[7]] and ululations. A sample of [[Around The World In A Day]] was added at the beginning of this interlude for the [[Act II]] tour. | |introduction = '''The Egyptian Intro''' is an interlude performed live by The NPG during the [[Act I]] and [[Act II]] tours while [[Prince]] was offstage. A slightly revised version was played during the [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] Tour and other shows in 1995 and 1996. It was played as an intro for [[7]] during these tours. '''The Egyptian Intro''' is an Oriental-flavoured instrumental during which [[Mayte]] performed her sword dance (entirely different from [[The Arabic Intro]] that was played on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]) with percussive drums, guitar parts lifted from [[7]] and ululations. A sample of [[Around The World In A Day]] was added at the beginning of this interlude for the [[Act II]] tour. | ||
'''The Egyptian Intro''' was revised and shortened from 4 to 2 minutes for the [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] Tour and [[Japan '96]] shows with a different beat but keeping the same basic elements (percussive drums, guitar parts lifted from [[7]], ululations and sample from [[Around The World In A Day]]) with [[Prince]] playing guitar onstage. | '''The Egyptian Intro''' was revised and shortened from 4 to 2 minutes for the [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] Tour and [[Japan '96]] shows with a different beat but keeping the same basic elements (percussive drums, guitar parts lifted from [[7]], ululations and sample from [[Around The World In A Day]]) with [[Prince]] playing guitar onstage. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:05, 21 February 2021
| Eggplant < < < | Non-Prince Songs | All Prince Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Eight |
| The Egyptian Intro |
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Information
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eggplant < < < | All Songs | Unreleased Songs | > > > Eight |
