Difference between revisions of "Laydown"
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− | |introduction = '''Laydown''' is the uncredited 77th and final track on [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Laydown''' is the uncredited 77th and final track on [[Prince]]’s 35th album [[Album: 20TEN|20Ten]] ([[Everybody Loves Me]], the album’s ninth track, is the album’s final credited track, with tracks 10-76 silent tracks). |
The title is written in lighter text on the back cover of the CD packaging. | The title is written in lighter text on the back cover of the CD packaging. | ||
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On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 2013]] a 5:54 extended mix of the song was streamed on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rd Eye Girl]] YouTube channel. | On [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/January 6|6 January 2013]] a 5:54 extended mix of the song was streamed on [[3rd_Eye_Girl_Streams|3rd Eye Girl]] YouTube channel. | ||
− | A tape photographed in [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists it as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 25|25 November 2009]], together with [[Sea Of Everything]], [[Act Of God]] and a song apparently titled [[Glas | + | A tape photographed in [[Paisley Park Studios]] lists it as [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/November 25|25 November 2009]], together with [[Sea Of Everything]], [[Act Of God]] and a song apparently titled [[Glas O’ Cola]], alluding the exact date for the recording at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. |
− | The | + | The song’s lyrics contain [[Prince]] referring to himself as "the purple Yoda", a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars Star Wars] character [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoda Yoda], believed to be the only reference to the popular movie franchise in [[Prince]]’s lyrics ([[Sign O’ The Times]] uses the phrase "Star Wars", but this likely refers to the US Strategic Defense Initiative nicknamed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative Star Wars]). |
− | Following [[Prince]] | + | Following [[Prince]]’s performance of the song on [[13 April 2011-m|Lopez Tonight]], his performance was intercut with footage from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Playoffs NBA Playoffs] and included in a few different commercials for the playoffs which were broadcast during games in May and June 2011. |
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