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Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 2004]], during a three-and-a-half hour session with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota that also yielded [[3121]], [[From The Lotus...]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Love Like Jazz]], [[Wall Of Berlin]], [[Planet Earth]], [[Guitar]], a song titled [[Shameless]] as well as two or three others. <br>
 
Basic tracking took place on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 2004]], during a three-and-a-half hour session with [[Michael B.]] on drums and [[Sonny T.]] on bass at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota that also yielded [[3121]], [[From The Lotus...]], [[...Back 2 The Lotus]], [[Love Like Jazz]], [[Wall Of Berlin]], [[Planet Earth]], [[Guitar]], a song titled [[Shameless]] as well as two or three others. <br>
 
A tape photographed in [[Prince]]’s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists [[Wall Of Berlin]] as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 2004]], which alludes this is the exact date for all of the songs in this sessions. <br>  
 
A tape photographed in [[Prince]]’s vault at [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists [[Wall Of Berlin]] as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November_19|19 November 2004]], which alludes this is the exact date for all of the songs in this sessions. <br>  
In an August 2006 [http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2006/08/michael-bland-2/#.VD7L3IvF_HI interview], [[Michael B.]] said [they recorded] eleven or twelve tracks in three and a half hours that night. On a different occasion he later indicated that this was the last recording session they did with [[Prince]] for a while after that.<br>
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In an August 2006 [http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2006/08/michael-bland-2/#.VD7L3IvF_HI interview], [[Michael B.]] said [they recorded] eleven or twelve tracks in three and a half hours that night. On a different occasion he later indicated that this was the last recording session they did with [[Prince]] for a while after that.<br>
  
 
The presence of [[Támar Davis]] on background vocals suggests that the track was overdubbed by her before Summer 2006, while [[Shelby J.]]’s vocals are not likely to have been recorded before 2007 when she first started performing with [[Prince]].
 
The presence of [[Támar Davis]] on background vocals suggests that the track was overdubbed by her before Summer 2006, while [[Shelby J.]]’s vocals are not likely to have been recorded before 2007 when she first started performing with [[Prince]].
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Whether intentionally or not, the song’s music is largely based upon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Makeba Miriam Makeba]’s 1974 song "Quit It" (written by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongi_Makeba Bongi Angela Makeba], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caiphus_Semenya Caiphus Semenya]).
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|performed occasionally in = [[All_Concerts#2008|2008]], [[All_Concerts#2009|2009]], [[All_Concerts#2011|2011]], [[All Concerts#2013|2013]], [[All Concerts#2014|2014]]
 
|trivia                    = The sessions that yielded this track mark the first appearance of [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]] together on a released [[Prince]] recording since their Spring 1996 sessions as part of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]
 
|trivia                    = The sessions that yielded this track mark the first appearance of [[Michael B.]] and [[Sonny T.]] together on a released [[Prince]] recording since their Spring 1996 sessions as part of the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: Lotusflow3r|Lotusflow3r]] album

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Colonized Mind

Lotusflow3r album.jpg
from the album Lotusflow3r
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 24 March 2009 - Lotusflow3r album
Album(s): Lotusflow3r
Writer(s): Prince
Producer(s): Prince
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:

Colonized Mind is the fifth track on Prince’s 33rd studio album Lotusflow3r. The track was premiered on Los Angeles radio station Indie 103 on 18 December 2008, along with Crimson And Clover, Wall Of Berlin and 4ever. In October 2015, the album version was featured as a Tidal Purple Pick of the Week, accompanied by a 2012 article focusing on Prince’s guitar skills.

Basic tracking took place on 19 November 2004, during a three-and-a-half hour session with Michael B. on drums and Sonny T. on bass at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota that also yielded 3121, From The Lotus..., ...Back 2 The Lotus, Love Like Jazz, Wall Of Berlin, Planet Earth, Guitar, a song titled Shameless as well as two or three others.
A tape photographed in Prince’s vault at Paisley Park Studios lists Wall Of Berlin as 19 November 2004, which alludes this is the exact date for all of the songs in this sessions.
In an August 2006 interview, Michael B. said [they recorded] eleven or twelve tracks in three and a half hours that night. On a different occasion he later indicated that this was the last recording session they did with Prince for a while after that.

The presence of Támar Davis on background vocals suggests that the track was overdubbed by her before Summer 2006, while Shelby J.’s vocals are not likely to have been recorded before 2007 when she first started performing with Prince.

Whether intentionally or not, the song’s music is largely based upon Miriam Makeba’s 1974 song "Quit It" (written by Bongi Angela Makeba, Caiphus Semenya).


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
19 November 2004 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
2005 / 2006 (assumed) Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed)
overdubs
2007 (assumed) unknown studios overdubs
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Colonized Mind 4:48 Lotusflow3r Studio
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Colonized Mind 4:58 Studio radio broadcast Studio Full fade-out (without overlap with Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful), played on Los Angeles radio station Indie 103 on 18 December 2008
Colonized Mind 3:42 3rdEye TV Show # 19 concert video stream Live 7 August 2013, Dyrehaven - Bøgescenen, Skanderborg, Denmark


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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