Difference between revisions of "Bob George"
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|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]’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. | |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]]. |
+ | * After its cancellation in 1987, [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] was widely bootlegged. Oddly enough, [[Prince]] allowed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwam%C3%A9 Kwamé] (to whom he was not linked to) to sample '''Bob George''' several years before its official release on their songs. The line "skinny motherfucker with a high voice" was sampled on a remix for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna]’s [[Like A Prayer]] (released on a promo edition of the [[Single: Like A Prayer|single]] in 1989) and on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwam%C3%A9 Kwamé & A New Beginning]’s "Skinee Muva" (released on their [https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-day-in-the-life-a-pokadelick-adventure-mw0000204667 A Day In The Life (A Pokadelick Adventure)] album in 1990). | ||
|see also = [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] album | |see also = [[Album: The Black Album|''“The Black Album”'']] 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:1994]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]] | |categories = [[Category:1994]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]] | ||
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