Difference between revisions of "Big Tall Wall"
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|song name = Big Tall Wall | |song name = Big Tall Wall | ||
− | |single image = [[File:sottDeluxe.jpg|100px|link= Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']]<br><small> from the album <br>[[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | |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'']] album | + | |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'']] | + | |album(s) = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
|performer = [[Prince]] | |performer = [[Prince]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]] | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
− | 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'']] | + | 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). |
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− | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments (assumed) | + | '''Big Tall Wall (Version 1)''' |
+ | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments, except where noted | ||
+ | *[[Eric Leeds]] - saxophone (assumed) | ||
+ | *[[Atlanta Bliss]] - trumpet (assumed) | ||
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+ | '''Big Tall Wall (Version 2)''' | ||
+ | *[[Prince]] - all vocals and instruments | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{Songchart| | {{Songchart| | ||
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{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Big Tall Wall | + | |1= '''Big Tall Wall (Version 1)''' |
|2= 5:58 | |2= 5:58 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= Version 1 | |5= Version 1 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
− | |1= '''Big Tall Wall | + | |1= '''Big Tall Wall (Version 2)''' |
|2= 5:46 | |2= 5:46 | ||
− | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] | + | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] |
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
|5= Version 2, recording after July 1987 changes | |5= Version 2, recording after July 1987 changes | ||
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|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
− | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe'']] album | + | |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:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]] | |categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Songs (Prince and the Revolution)]] [[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] [[Category:Recorded 1986]] | ||
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