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|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)]] | |previous song = [[Blues In C (If I Had A Harem)]] | ||
− | |next song = [[ | + | |next song = [[Bodyfreeze]] |
− | |introduction = '''Bob George''' is the fifth song on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Bob George''' is the fifth song on [[Prince]]’s sixteenth album [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no artist credit). In 1989, a live version was included on the [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS, taken from the [[09_September 1988|9 September 1988]] live TV broadcast. |
− | + | Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1986]] at [[Sunset Sound]] in Hollywood, California (on the same day as the gospel-tinged [[Walkin’ In Glory]], which engineer [[Susan Rogers]] said may have been "to compensate" for [[Bob George]], two days before [[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]]). | |
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The track, along with [[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]] and [[Le Grind]], were recorded for a birthday party [[Prince]] was hosting for [[Sheila E.]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1986]]. | The track, along with [[2 Nigs United 4 West Compton]] and [[Le Grind]], were recorded for a birthday party [[Prince]] was hosting for [[Sheila E.]] on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 11|11 December 1986]]. | ||
− | Although unreleased at the time, [[Prince]] played [[Bob George]] during every show on the [[Lovesexy Tour]] as the penultimate song of the first, darker, half of the show. At the end of the song, the character [[Prince]] played was shot, before [[Prince]] was | + | Although unreleased at the time, [[Prince]] played [[Bob George]] during every show on the [[Lovesexy Tour]] as the penultimate song of the first, darker, half of the show. At the end of the song, the character [[Prince]] played was shot, before [[Prince]] was ’redeemed', playing [[Anna Stesia]] to close the first half. |
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1986]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 7|7 December 1986]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
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|1= '''Bob George''' | |1= '''Bob George''' | ||
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|3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS | |3= [[Home Video: Lovesexy Live|Lovesexy Live 2]] VHS | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
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|performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] | |performed regularly on = [[Lovesexy Tour]] | ||
|performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been played outside of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] context. | |performed occasionally in = This song is not known to have been played outside of the [[Lovesexy Tour]] context. | ||
− | |trivia = The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in this song is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Frank Zappa] | + | |trivia = The ''"Bizarre!"'' sample used in this song is originally from ''Our Bizarre Relationship'' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa Frank Zappa]’s band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mothers_of_Invention The Mothers of Invention] (from ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Meat Uncle Meat]'' 1969). It was one of the preset samples in the Fairlight CMI sample-synthesizer and [[Prince]] took it from there. It was utilized in quite a few songs recorded between 1985 and 1987: [[All My Dreams]], [[Bob George]], [[Christopher Tracy’s Parade]], [[Lovesexy]], and [[Madhouse]] songs [[Nine]] and [[Six|6 (The End Of The World Mix)]] all contain this sample. |
* The sampled gunshot sounds in the song are also from the Fairlight CMI. They are the same as used in [[Thirteen]] and in the opening sequence of an unreleased version [[Play In The Sunshine]]. | * The sampled gunshot sounds in the song are also from the Fairlight CMI. They are the same as used in [[Thirteen]] and in the opening sequence of an unreleased version [[Play In The Sunshine]]. | ||
|see also = [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] album | |see also = [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] album |
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