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| − | |introduction = '''By Alien Means''' is an unreleased track recorded at some point in 1988 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (the song was filed for copyright registration on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_12|12 October, 1988]]). [[Prince]] submitted the track to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] for inclusion on her fourth album [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] (which featured [[Prince]] on other tracks), but she turned it down, and it is unlikely that she ever recorded vocals for the track. | + | |introduction = '''By Alien Means''' is an unreleased track recorded at some point in 1988 at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA (the song was filed for copyright registration on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October_12|12 October 1988]]). [[Prince]] submitted the track to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer) Madonna] for inclusion on her fourth album [[Album: Like A Prayer|Like A Prayer]] (which featured [[Prince]] on other tracks), but she turned it down, and it is unlikely that she ever recorded vocals for the track. |
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| | The track is ambitious, alternating between a slow, wistful melody and a monotonous vamp. The lyrics ask young people not to commit suicide, saying "don’t go out by alien means". | | The track is ambitious, alternating between a slow, wistful melody and a monotonous vamp. The lyrics ask young people not to commit suicide, saying "don’t go out by alien means". |
