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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

Funky is an unreleased instrumental track recorded on 13 November 1989, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MA, USA. The song uses a sample of Funky by The Chambers Brothers (from their 1970 album New Generation). This is the same sample that is used on the 1989 song I Left My Wallet In El Segundo by A Tribe Called Quest. It is not known if Prince heard I Left My Wallet In El Segundo before he used the sample himself, although it is quite likely. The track also samples clips of Miles Davis playing trumpet from several different recordings (which have not been identified), with Prince playing keyboards and guitar. Prince recorded the track to suggest the musical direction that Davis might want to consider in future recordings, but when the track was sent, Davis was not enthusiastic, and he is not believed to have done anything with it. In 1994 Prince and the New Power Generation recorded a proper cover version of the The Chambers Brothers' song (see Funky for details of that track). Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 13 November 1989 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Prince - all instruments, except where noted Miles Davis - trumpet samples (from unknown recordings) Versions Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Funky Studio Recorded 13 November 1989

Additional Information See also Trivia Unreleased Songs The only other tracks to feature Prince and Miles Davis performing are Sticky Wicked and Can I Play With U?, in both of which their pieces were recorded separately. Prince played The Chambers Brothers’s original version of Funky while hosting The New Power Generation Radio Show on Minneapolis radio station KMOJ (using the host name Me, Myself and I) in December 1989. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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