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− | |introduction = '''Big Tall Wall''' is an unreleased track, recorded in mid-April | + | |introduction = '''Big Tall Wall''' is an unreleased track, recorded in mid-April 1986 at [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (during the same set of sessions as [[Crystal Ball]], [[Starfish And Coffee]] and [[Visions]]). It was included as the fifth track on a late April 1986 configuration of the [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] album (which was planned as a [[Prince and the Revolution]] release), but was removed as the album underwent changes, and was not included on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 3|3 June 1986]] or [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 18|18 July 1986]] configurations. In July 1987, [[Prince]] revamped the lyrics, and the song was mentioned in the initial script of the [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] movie, dated [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 22|22 September 1987]]. It was included as the first track on the [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 1988]] configuration of the [[Album: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] album. The song remains unreleased. |
The track is a minimalist funk/rock song, with [[Prince]]'s vocals accompanied only by a Linn LN-1 drum machine. The track was recorded around the time when [[Prince]]'s then-girlfriend [[Susannah Melvoin]] had moved out of [[Prince]]'s house and the lyrics, including "I'm gonna build a big tall wall, stone circle so you can’t get out”, are a direct reference to the round apartment building in Lake Calhoun to which she moved. The song includes the line "I've got more holes than a golf course" which [[Prince]] later reused in the party intro to [[The Ball]] (heard both in the intro to both [[Joy In Repetition]] and [[Eye No]]). The line "pretty little baby, you're so glam, every time I see you I wanna slam" also inspired [[Glam Slam]]. While the lyrics in the initial version were focused on a negative, possessive relationship, the revised version reframed the lyrics to depict a positive, loving relationship. | The track is a minimalist funk/rock song, with [[Prince]]'s vocals accompanied only by a Linn LN-1 drum machine. The track was recorded around the time when [[Prince]]'s then-girlfriend [[Susannah Melvoin]] had moved out of [[Prince]]'s house and the lyrics, including "I'm gonna build a big tall wall, stone circle so you can’t get out”, are a direct reference to the round apartment building in Lake Calhoun to which she moved. The song includes the line "I've got more holes than a golf course" which [[Prince]] later reused in the party intro to [[The Ball]] (heard both in the intro to both [[Joy In Repetition]] and [[Eye No]]). The line "pretty little baby, you're so glam, every time I see you I wanna slam" also inspired [[Glam Slam]]. While the lyrics in the initial version were focused on a negative, possessive relationship, the revised version reframed the lyrics to depict a positive, loving relationship. | ||
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− | |date = Mid-April | + | |date = Mid-April 1986 |
|studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Initial tracking | |additional info = Initial tracking | ||
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− | |date = July | + | |date = July 1987 |
|studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
|additional info = Additional recording | |additional info = Additional recording | ||
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− | |3= Recorded mid-April | + | |3= Recorded mid-April 1986 |
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− | |3= Recording after July | + | |3= Recording after July 1987 changes |
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