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| − | |introduction = '''Democrazy''' is the ninth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] | + | |introduction = '''Democrazy''' is the ninth track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]’s tenth solo studio album [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]]. The song was written and produced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] and [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), and features [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) sharing vocals (as they all do on [[Push It Up]] and [[Free]] on the companion albums [[Album: Newpower Soul|Newpower Soul]] and [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]] respectively). |
While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking likely took place between April-June 1998, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, as the last track recorded for the album. | While specific recording dates are not known, basic tracking likely took place between April-June 1998, at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, as the last track recorded for the album. | ||
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|date = April-June 1998 | |date = April-June 1998 | ||
| − | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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|1= '''Tour The House''' | |1= '''Tour The House''' | ||
|2= 5:03 | |2= 5:03 | ||
| − | |3= [[Single: | + | |3= [[Single: Don’t Talk 2 Strangers|Don’t Talk 2 Strangers]] single |
|4= Edits | |4= Edits | ||
|5= Edits of several songs from [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]]; [[Democrazy]] edit is 1:28 | |5= Edits of several songs from [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]]; [[Democrazy]] edit is 1:28 | ||
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| − | |trivia = The title is a pun on the word "democracy", as discussed in the | + | |trivia = The title is a pun on the word "democracy", as discussed in the song’s lyrics. |
| + | *The lyrics of the chorus (''Lies to my left, wrong to my right, compassion unknown, this must be the twilight zone. A grizzly affair, caught unaware, why am I so scared? Where have all the flowers gone?'') echo the lyrics of [[The Cross]] (''Ghettos to the left of us, flowers to the right''). | ||
|see also = [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] album | |see also = [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] album | ||
|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)]] '' | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1998]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1998]][[Category:Recorded 1998]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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