Difference between revisions of "Hey U"
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|single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | |single image = [[File:Unreleasedsong.jpg|link=Unreleased Songs]]</small> | ||
|performer = [[Margie Cox]] | |performer = [[Margie Cox]] | ||
| − | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] |
|producer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> | ||
|previous song = [[Hey Lover]] | |previous song = [[Hey Lover]] | ||
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|introduction = '''Hey U''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | |introduction = '''Hey U''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June 23|23 June 1991]] at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | ||
| − | The track was intended for a planned solo project by [[Margie Cox]] (after the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album, for which she sung lead vocals, was abandoned), but this | + | '''Hey U''' was filed for copyright registration on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 4|4 October 1991]]. The track was intended for a planned solo project by [[Margie Cox]] (after the [[Album: Flash (1990)|Flash]] album, for which she sung lead vocals, was abandoned), but this [[Album: Margie Cox (1994)|album]] remained unreleased. |
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| + | '''Hey U''' contains musical elements from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Bell_%26_the_Drells Archie Bell & The Drells]’ 1968 song [[Tighten Up]] and a chorus reminiscent of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Esquires The Esquires]’ 1967 song [[Get On Up]], both covered by [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] on the [[Act_I_Tour_1993|Act I]] Tour in 1993. It also contains a sample of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaWanda_Page LaWanda Page]’s voice saying ''Hold it, Fred!'' (from the TV series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford_and_Son Sanford And Son]) also heard on [[Gangster Glam]] recorded around the same time. | ||
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|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
|performed occasionally in = none | |performed occasionally in = none | ||
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = '''Hey U''' was also registered as '''Hey, U''' at the Library Of Congress |
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|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
| + | *[[Album: Margie Cox (1994)|Margie Cox]] unreleased solo album | ||
*[[Margie Cox]] | *[[Margie Cox]] | ||
|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:1991]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] | |categories = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] | ||
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