Difference between revisions of "By Alien Means"
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− | |introduction = '''By Alien Means''' is an unreleased track recorded at some point in 1988 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] | + | |introduction = '''By Alien Means''' is an unreleased track recorded at some point in 1988 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (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. |
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". | ||
The song remains unreleased. | The song remains unreleased. | ||
− | In 1991 [[Prince]] re-used its music to update the also unreleased song [[Crystal City Cry]] intended for [[Ingrid Chavez]] | + | In 1991 [[Prince]] re-used its music to update the also unreleased song [[Crystal City Cry]] intended for [[Ingrid Chavez]]. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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|date = 1988 | |date = 1988 | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Basic tracking |
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
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+ | |1= '''[[Crystal City Cry]]''' | ||
+ | |2= Studio | ||
+ | |3= Revised 1991 version containing music from '''By Alien Means''' | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
|first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] | |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by [[Prince]] | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none |
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