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A first version of this song was tracked on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 7|7 September 1990]] at [[Smile Garage Studio]] in Tokyo, Japan (on the same day as initial versions of [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]] and [[Call The Law]]). It was overdubbed at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota, a few days later, after [[Prince]] returned home from the [[Nude Tour]]. It was included as such as the ninth track on a December 1990, configuration of the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] album. | A first version of this song was tracked on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 7|7 September 1990]] at [[Smile Garage Studio]] in Tokyo, Japan (on the same day as initial versions of [[Something Funky (This House Comes)]] and [[Call The Law]]). It was overdubbed at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota, a few days later, after [[Prince]] returned home from the [[Nude Tour]]. It was included as such as the ninth track on a December 1990, configuration of the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] album. | ||
After rehearsing the song with the band, and having played it at the South American dates in January 1991, including at the Rock in Rio II Festival on [[19_January_1991-am|19 January 1991 (a.m.)]] that was broadcast on radio and television, [[Prince]] recorded his own stripped down version of it. This version, dubbed “Version 2”, was released in October 2023, as the sixth track of ''Vault Tracks part 2'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition']] (and as the b-side of the [[Single:_Alice_Through_The_Looking_Glass|Alice Through The Looking Glass]] single). | After rehearsing the song with the band, and having played it at the South American dates in January 1991, including at the Rock in Rio II Festival on [[19_January_1991-am|19 January 1991 (a.m.)]] that was broadcast on radio and television, [[Prince]] recorded his own stripped down version of it on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29 |29 January 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota. This version, dubbed “Version 2”, was released in October 2023, as the sixth track of ''Vault Tracks part 2'', one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls SuperDeluxe| Diamonds And Pearls ''Super Deluxe Edition']] (and as the b-side of the [[Single:_Alice_Through_The_Looking_Glass|Alice Through The Looking Glass]] single). | ||
A third version was then recorded | A third version was then recorded two days later on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, Minnesota with the band. This version was ultimately released as the b-side to [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]], and included as the seventh track on a [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 8|8 May 1991]] configuration of the album. Also in May 1991, this version was included as the first track on an acetate of a [[Single:_Gett_Off#May.2C_1991.2C_configuration|Gett Off]] EP, which was aborted soon after compilation. | ||
[[Horny Pony]] was replaced on the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] album by [[Gett Off]] in June 1991, but the track is still mentioned in the rap portion of [[Push]] (along with other songs on the album), and is printed on the corresponding tracklist on the packaging’s back cover (quoted from [[Push]]). | [[Horny Pony]] was replaced on the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] album by [[Gett Off]] in June 1991, but the track is still mentioned in the rap portion of [[Push]] (along with other songs on the album), and is printed on the corresponding tracklist on the packaging’s back cover (quoted from [[Push]]). | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29 |29 January 1991]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 29|29 January 1991]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Tracking of ‘Version 2’ | |additional info = Tracking of ‘Version 2’ | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|date = | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 31|31 January 1991]] | ||
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) | ||
|additional info = Tracking of ‘Band Version’ | |additional info = Tracking of ‘Band Version’ | ||
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*[[Damon Dickson]] - background vocals | *[[Damon Dickson]] - background vocals | ||
'''Horny Pony (Version 2) | '''Horny Pony (Version 2)''' | ||
*[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
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* The theme that previews each verse is very similar to a theme heard in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone Sly And The Family Stone]’s track [[In Time]], which has been played live by [[Prince]]. | * The theme that previews each verse is very similar to a theme heard in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone Sly And The Family Stone]’s track [[In Time]], which has been played live by [[Prince]]. | ||
* Other tracks from the era mentioning a pony in the title or lyrics include [[Alphabet St.]], [[Le Grind]], [[My Pony]], [[Ponyride]] and [[She Pony]]. | * Other tracks from the era mentioning a pony in the title or lyrics include [[Alphabet St.]], [[Le Grind]], [[My Pony]], [[Ponyride]] and [[She Pony]]. | ||
* Introductory lyrics refer to the song as ‘new dance commercial - take one’, and a distinctive dance accompanied the song’s live performance in 1991. During the lyrics of [[Jughead]] from the same era, reference is similarly made to that song as ’new dance commercial - take two'. Both songs were included on unreleased configurations of the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] album during 1991. However, the songs are otherwise unrelated. | * Introductory lyrics refer to the song as ‘new dance commercial - take one’, and a distinctive dance accompanied the song’s live performance in 1991. During the lyrics of [[Jughead]] from the same era, reference is similarly made to that song as ’new dance commercial - take two'. Both songs were included on unreleased configurations of the [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]] album during 1991 and include lyrical instructions to learn a new dance. However, the songs are otherwise unrelated. | ||
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|see also = [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]] single<br> | |see also = [[Single: Gett Off|Gett Off]] single<br> | ||
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