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|Introduction = '''I Wanna Be Your Lover''' (band version) is an alternate version of a video filmed to promote the [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] single. It was shot with [[Prince]] | |Introduction = '''I Wanna Be Your Lover''' (band version) is an alternate version of a video filmed to promote the [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] single. It was shot with [[Prince]]’s band, a few months after the first video was done but was never aired and remains unreleased. Both videos are two separate run-throughs of the song and neither one contains any shots also present in the other. | ||
The video show [[Prince]] and his band lip-syncing the song in a room stage scenery. This version marks the first of a [[Prince]] ''trademark'' for videos: all his next music videos until [[Video: When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry]] follow the same template: a band lip-syncing a song on a live stage (mostly borrowed from [[Prince]] | The video show [[Prince]] and his band lip-syncing the song in a room stage scenery. This version marks the first of a [[Prince]] ''trademark'' for videos: all his next music videos until [[Video: When Doves Cry|When Doves Cry]] follow the same template: a band lip-syncing a song on a live stage (mostly borrowed from [[Prince]]’s tour stages). | ||
While the [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (solo version) video depicts a ''clean'' [[Prince]] image, this video shows a more ''dirty'' side of him and the band: [[Prince]] wears nothing but blue shorts (with suspenders) and legwarmers, while [[André Cymone]] wears plastic transparent pants. These outfits were reportedly usually worn during live shows. | While the [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (solo version) video depicts a ''clean'' [[Prince]] image, this video shows a more ''dirty'' side of him and the band: [[Prince]] wears nothing but blue shorts (with suspenders) and legwarmers, while [[André Cymone]] wears plastic transparent pants. These outfits were reportedly usually worn during live shows. | ||
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* [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (single)<br><br>[[Image:Iwannabeyourlover_single.jpg|100px]] | * [[Single: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover]] (single)<br><br>[[Image:Iwannabeyourlover_single.jpg|100px]] | ||
* [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover (Solo version)]] | * [[Video: I Wanna Be Your Lover|I Wanna Be Your Lover (Solo version)]] | ||
|Quotations & trivia = Of note, the video features [[Prince]] playing an ''Orr guitar'', (named after its luthier Charley Orr), an instrument rarely seen during his career; it was also used in [[Video: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad]] video. In [[Video: I Like It There|I Like It There]] video, | |Quotations & trivia = Of note, the video features [[Prince]] playing an ''Orr guitar'', (named after its luthier Charley Orr), an instrument rarely seen during his career; it was also used in [[Video: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad]] video. In [[Video: I Like It There|I Like It There]] video, it’s been included in the lot of suspended guitars above the band. | ||
* The video also features a ''Knut Kouppee Cloud Bass'' guitar (named after Knut Koupee music store), played by [[Andre Cymone]]. This bass also appears in [[Video: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] and [[Video: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] (played by [[Sonny T.]]). | * The video also features a ''Knut Kouppee Cloud Bass'' guitar (named after Knut Koupee music store), played by [[Andre Cymone]]. This bass also appears in [[Video: Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?|Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?]] and [[Video: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World|The Most Beautiful Girl In The World]] (played by [[Sonny T.]]). | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
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