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|song name = Big Tall Wall | |song name = Big Tall Wall | ||
| − | |single image = [[File: | + | |single image = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
| − | | | + | |first released = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 25|25 September 2020]] - [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album |
| − | | | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
| − | |producer(s) = | + | |performer = [[Prince]] |
| + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
| + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[The Big Pump]] | |previous song = [[The Big Pump]] | ||
|next song = [[Bill Collector Blues]] | |next song = [[Bill Collector Blues]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Big Tall Wall''' is | + | |introduction = '''Big Tall Wall''' is a track recorded on[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 18|18 April 1986]] at [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. 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 two later configurations. |
| − | + | In July 1987 [[Prince]] revamped the lyrics, and re-recorded the song. It was then 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. | |
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| + | The track was initially 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 at this point had a quite upbeat sound and melody, making the lyrics effectively talking about imprisonment seem somewhat sweet and innocent. | ||
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| + | The 1987 version is re-recording, done when [[Prince]] came back from the [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]] and [[Susannah Melvoin]] was out of the picture, romantically. This version is a minimalist funk/rock song, with [[Prince]]’s vocals accompanied only by a drum machine beat. The lyrics now include the line “I’ve got more holes than a golf course” which [[Prince]] later re-used in the party coda to [[The Ball]] (later heard 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” likely later inspired [[Glam Slam]]. While equally possesive, this new version seems to be attributed to a woman [[Prince]] expresses his desire (but not respect) to make his, while the previous one focussed on a woman and relationship he wants to keep. | ||
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| + | In September 2020, two versions of the song were released on two of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] ('''Big Tall Wall (Version 1)''' from 1986 as the sixteenth track of ''Vault Tracks part 1'' and '''Big Tall Wall (Version 2)''' from 1987 as the tenth track of ''Vault Tracks part 3'' repectively). | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 18|18 April 1986]] |
| − | |studio | + | |studio = [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Basic tracking | |additional info = Basic tracking | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = July 1987 | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/July 10|10 July 1987]] |
| − | |studio | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
|additional info = Additional recording | |additional info = Additional recording | ||
| + | |additional info = Basic tracking of re-recording | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = July 1987 | ||
| + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = Additional recording to updated version | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
| − | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed) | + | '''Big Tall Wall (Version 1)''' |
| − | | | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted |
| − | {{ | + | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone (assumed) |
| − | |line= | + | *[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet (assumed) |
| − | {{ | + | |
| − | |1= '''Big Tall Wall''' | + | '''Big Tall Wall (Version 2)''' |
| − | |2= | + | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments |
| − | |3= | + | |released versions = |
| + | {{Songchart| | ||
| + | |line = | ||
| + | {{Songline| | ||
| + | |1= '''Big Tall Wall (Version 1)''' | ||
| + | |2= 5:58 | ||
| + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= Version 1 | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Songline| |
| − | |1= '''Big Tall Wall''' | + | |1= '''Big Tall Wall (Version 2)''' |
| − | |2= | + | |2= 5:46 |
| − | |3= | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
| + | |4= Studio | ||
| + | |5= Version 2, recording after July 1987 changes | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | |unreleased versions = | ||
|video versions = | |video versions = | ||
|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
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|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
| − | |see also = [[ | + | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album |
* [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | * [[Album: Dream Factory|Dream Factory]] unreleased album | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]] |
}} | }} | ||
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