Difference between revisions of "Dead On It"
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| − | |introduction = '''Dead On It''' is the third song on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Dead On It''' is the third song on [[Prince]]’s sixteenth album [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] (originally planned for release as his tenth album, albeit with no artist credit). |
| − | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracks were recorded in March 1987 at [[Prince]] | + | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracks were recorded in March 1987 at [[Prince]]’s [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions that produced [[Cindy C.]] and [[Nine]]). |
The song includes a sampled line by [[Sheila E.]] taken directly from [[Holly Rock]] ("badder than a wicked witch"). Although unreleased at the time, lyrics (ridiculing rappers) from [[Dead On It]] were rapped by [[Tony M.]] (over music from [[Race]]) as an introduction to [[Jughead]] on each date of the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]. | The song includes a sampled line by [[Sheila E.]] taken directly from [[Holly Rock]] ("badder than a wicked witch"). Although unreleased at the time, lyrics (ridiculing rappers) from [[Dead On It]] were rapped by [[Tony M.]] (over music from [[Race]]) as an introduction to [[Jughead]] on each date of the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]. | ||
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| − | |first live appearance = [[20 May 1987|20 May 1987, Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland]] <small>(interpolation in [[ | + | |first live appearance = [[20 May 1987|20 May 1987, Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland]] <small>(interpolation in [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]])</small> <br> |
* [[12 July 1992|12 July 1992: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]] <small>(intro to [[Jughead]])</small> <br> | * [[12 July 1992|12 July 1992: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France]] <small>(intro to [[Jughead]])</small> <br> | ||
|performed regularly on =[[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] <small>(first verse only, over music from [[Race]] as introduction to [[Jughead]])</small> | |performed regularly on =[[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] <small>(first verse only, over music from [[Race]] as introduction to [[Jughead]])</small> | ||
| − | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(interpolation in [[ | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1987|1987]] <small>(interpolation in [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]])</small>, [[All Concerts#1988|1988]] <small>(interpolation in [[Head]])</small> |
|trivia = | |trivia = | ||
|see also = [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] album | |see also = [[Album: The Black Album|''"The Black Album"'']] album | ||
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