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This song was long incorrectly attributed to be a straight-forward cover version of the 1976 track '''Cookie Jar''' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_Haskins Fuzzy Haskins] (from the 1976 album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Whole_Nother_Thang A Whole Nother Thang]''), but (like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlet Parlet] cover of the song), it only re-uses the lyrics to the chorus ''I don't know what He'll do witcha when He getcha, Put you in his cookie jar, save you for a rainy day''. Musically the song is different and the verses also seem to be original lyrics by [[Prince]] | This song was long incorrectly attributed to be a straight-forward cover version of the 1976 track '''Cookie Jar''' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzzy_Haskins Fuzzy Haskins] (from the 1976 album ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Whole_Nother_Thang A Whole Nother Thang]''), but (like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlet Parlet] cover of the song), it only re-uses the lyrics to the chorus ''I don't know what He'll do witcha when He getcha, Put you in his cookie jar, save you for a rainy day''. Musically the song is different and the verses also seem to be original lyrics by [[Prince]] | ||
− | + | [[Prince]] sent the master tape of the song to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] and asked for his input. Before the session began, the first minute of the recording was accidentally erased by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) Clinton]'s engineer, when the two inch tape was striped with tones (which were often recorded at the beginning of analog tapes as part of a calibration process for the tape machine). After this embarrassing incident, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(musician) George Clinton] decided not to work on this song. | |
It is unknown if [[Prince]] re-recorded this first portion and if this song was intended for any project. | It is unknown if [[Prince]] re-recorded this first portion and if this song was intended for any project. | ||
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|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
|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)]]'' | ||
+ | *<b>Podcast</b>: [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/george-clinton-part-2/id1485250501?i=1000489784986 '''Questlove Supreme: George Clinton (Part 2)''' on ''Questlove Supreme'' (2 September 2020)] | ||
|categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Studio)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1988]] | |categories = [[Category:1988]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Cover Songs]][[Category:Cover Songs (Studio)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]][[Category:Recorded 1988]] | ||
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