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| |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. |
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− | 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 unknown if Prince heard '''I Left My Wallet In El Segundo''' before he used the sample himself. Though this is 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.. |
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| 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. |