Difference between revisions of "Modernaire"
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− | |introduction = '''Modernaire''' (a.k.a. ''' (I Want 2 B A) Modernaire''') was performed (in part) by [[Dez Dickerson]] in [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Modernaire''' (a.k.a. ''' (I Want 2 B A) Modernaire''') was performed (in part) by [[Dez Dickerson]] in [[Prince]]’s first film [[Film: Purple Rain|Purple Rain]]. Over 20 years later, [[Dez Dickerson]] released the song as the first track on his limited edition compilation [[Album: A Retrospective 1982-1987|A Retrospective 1982-1987]] (from his own tape copy of the track, rather than the master copy). |
Three years later, [[Dez Dickerson]] released the single [[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]], including the original version of the track and multiple cover versions of the song by dance artists (labeled on the single as "remixes"). | Three years later, [[Dez Dickerson]] released the single [[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]], including the original version of the track and multiple cover versions of the song by dance artists (labeled on the single as "remixes"). | ||
− | While specific recording dates are not known, it is believed that the track was recorded in May 1983 at [[Prince]] | + | While specific recording dates are not known, it is believed that the track was recorded in May 1983 at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (credited as "the Purple House basement studio"). |
− | Some reversed background vocals by [[Jill Jones]] include the lines "''Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek / For that which thou hast heard me speak tonight''", taken from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare] | + | Some reversed background vocals by [[Jill Jones]] include the lines "''Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek / For that which thou hast heard me speak tonight''", taken from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare]’s play [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_and_Juliet Romeo and Juliet] ([http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/Romeo_and_Juliet/9.html Act 2, Scene 2]). This same recording was later used in [[Intermission]]. |
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|date = May 1983 | |date = May 1983 | ||
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
− | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking, [[Jill Jones]] overdubs |
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[[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]] single | [[Single: Modernaire|Modernaire]] single | ||
|4= Studio | |4= Studio | ||
− | |5= a.k.a. '''(I Want 2 B A) Modernaire'''; Released from [[Dez Dickerson]] | + | |5= a.k.a. '''(I Want 2 B A) Modernaire'''; Released from [[Dez Dickerson]]’s tape copy instead of a master copy of the track |
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* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | * ''[https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Purple-Rain-Studio-Sessions/dp/1538114623/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984 (Expanded Edition, paperback), Duane Tudahl (2018)]'' | ||
* [http://modernaire.bandcamp.com/album/modernaire modernaire.bandcamp.com] | * [http://modernaire.bandcamp.com/album/modernaire modernaire.bandcamp.com] | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:2005]][[Category:Songs ( | + | |categories = [[Category:2005]][[Category:Recorded 1983]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]] |
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