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| |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]]. |
| + | * The repeated sample of a voice saying, "Yes, operator. What city please?" was previously used on [[Madhouse]]’s [[Five]]. |
| * 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). | | * 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 |
Bob George is the fifth song on Prince’s sixteenth 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 Lovesexy Live 2 VHS, taken from the 9 September 1988 live TV broadcast.
Basic tracking took place on 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).
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 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 ’redeemed', playing Anna Stesia to close the first half.
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Recording Information
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Recording Sessions
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7, 9, 10 December 1986
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Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
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Tracking, mix (7th); overdubs, mix, edit (9th); mix (10th)
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Recording Personnel
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- Prince - all vocals and instruments
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Versions
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Released Versions
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Bob George
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5:36
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“The Black Album”
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Video Versions
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Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Unreleased Versions
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Additional Info
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Bob George
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Studio
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Version with Camille voice
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Bob George
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Studio
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Longer version
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