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|introduction              = '''Damned If [[File:Eye.png]] Do''' is the ninth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]'s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].
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|introduction              = '''Damned If [[File:Eye.png]] Do''' is the ninth track on the first disc of [[Prince]]’s 19th album [[Album: Emancipation|Emancipation]], the third album to be credited to [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]].
  
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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in February 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Saviour]] and [[Sarah]]). It was one of the final [[Paisley Park Studios]] sessions to feature [[Michael B.]] and [[Tommy Barbarella]] as regular members of [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]'s band.  
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While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in February 1996 at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Saviour]] and [[Sarah]]). It was one of the final [[Paisley Park Studios]] sessions to feature [[Michael B.]] and [[Tommy Barbarella]] as regular members of [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]’s band.  
  
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The track is the only track on the album to feature [[Prince]]'s wife [[Mayte]] (credited by her middle name, "Janelle"), speaking Spanish.
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The track is the only track on the album to feature [[Prince]]’s wife [[Mayte]] (credited by her middle name, "Janelle"), speaking Spanish.
  
 
The line ''"I’ll fill your cup / I won’t do it like Kevin''" is a reference to a scene from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Reynolds_(director) Kevin Reynolds]’ 1995 film [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterworld Waterworld] in which [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Costner Kevin Costner] pees in a cup.  
 
The line ''"I’ll fill your cup / I won’t do it like Kevin''" is a reference to a scene from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Reynolds_(director) Kevin Reynolds]’ 1995 film [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterworld Waterworld] in which [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Costner Kevin Costner] pees in a cup.  
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Revision as of 20:25, 20 August 2021

Damn U   < < < Non-Prince Songs All Prince Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   The Dance
Damned If BigEyePrpl.png Do
Emancipation.jpg
from the album Emancipation
Song details
Performer: SymbolSmallerBlue.png
First Released: 19 November 1996 - Emancipation album
Album(s): Emancipation
Writer(s): Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
Producer(s): Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Damned If Eye.png Do is the ninth track on the first disc of Prince’s 19th album Emancipation, the third album to be credited to SymbolSmallerBlue.png.

While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking took place in February 1996 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced Saviour and Sarah). It was one of the final Paisley Park Studios sessions to feature Michael B. and Tommy Barbarella as regular members of SymbolSmallerBlue.png’s band.

The track is the only track on the album to feature Prince’s wife Mayte (credited by her middle name, "Janelle"), speaking Spanish.

The line "I’ll fill your cup / I won’t do it like Kevin" is a reference to a scene from Kevin Reynolds’ 1995 film Waterworld in which Kevin Costner pees in a cup.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
February 1996 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA 		Tracking
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Damned If Eye.png Do 5:20 Emancipation Studio



 
Additional Information
See also Trivia
References
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