Video: Raspberry Beret

► 1985: Paisley Park

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 Video 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.

Shooting Information

Shooting Sessions
Date	Location	Additional info
5 June 1985	SIR Los Angeles, Hollywood, CA, USA
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 Video 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