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|producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | ||
|previous song = [[Funknroll]] | |previous song = [[Funknroll]] | ||
− | |next song = [[Funky | + | |next song = [[Funky 4 No Reason]] |
|introduction = '''Funky''' is an unreleased instrumental track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 13|13 November 1989]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MA, USA. | |introduction = '''Funky''' is an unreleased instrumental track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 13|13 November 1989]], at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MA, USA. | ||
− | The song uses a sample of '''Funky''' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambers_Brothers The Chambers Brothers] (from their 1970 album ''New Generation''). This is the same sample that is used on the 1989 song '''I Left My Wallet In El Segundo''' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest A Tribe Called Quest]. It is not known if Prince heard '''I Left My Wallet In El Segundo''' before he used the sample himself, although it is quite likely | + | The song uses a sample of '''Funky''' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambers_Brothers The Chambers Brothers] (from their 1970 album ''New Generation''). This is the same sample that is used on the 1989 song '''I Left My Wallet In El Segundo''' by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest A Tribe Called Quest]. It is not known if Prince heard '''I Left My Wallet In El Segundo''' before he used the sample himself, although it is quite likely. |
The track also samples clips of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] playing trumpet from several different recordings (which have not been identified), with [[Prince]] playing keyboards and guitar. | The track also samples clips of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] playing trumpet from several different recordings (which have not been identified), with [[Prince]] playing keyboards and guitar. | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 13|13 November 1989]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 13|13 November 1989]] | ||
− | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, | + | |studio = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
− | |trivia = The only other tracks to feature [[Prince]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] performing are [[Sticky Wicked]] | + | |trivia = The only other tracks to feature [[Prince]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis Miles Davis] performing are [[Sticky Wicked]] and [[Can I Play With U?]], in both of which their pieces were recorded separately. |
− | * [[Prince]] played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambers_Brothers The Chambers Brothers] | + | * [[Prince]] played [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambers_Brothers The Chambers Brothers]’s original version of '''Funky''' while hosting [[The New Power Generation Radio Show]] on Minneapolis radio station [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMOJ KMOJ] (using the host name [[Prince|Me, Myself and I]]) in December 1989. |
|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)]]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1989]][[Category:Recorded 1989]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] |
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