Difference between revisions of "Moral Majority"
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|performer = [[Vanity 6]] | |performer = [[Vanity 6]] | ||
− | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | + | |writer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> |
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|previous song = [[Moonbeam Levels]] | |previous song = [[Moonbeam Levels]] | ||
|next song = [[The Morning After]] | |next song = [[The Morning After]] | ||
− | |introduction = '''Moral Majority''' is an unreleased track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 1|1 May 1983]] at [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Moral Majority''' is an unreleased track recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 1|1 May 1983]] at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA. The track was recorded for possible use on a [[Album: Vanity 6 (1984)|sophomore]] [[Vanity 6]] album. |
The track is named after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Majority Moral Majority] political organization in the United States which had an agenda of evangelical Christian-oriented political lobbying. The group was founded in 1979 by evangelical fundamentalist Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and a conservative commentator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Falwell Jerry Falwell]. The song opposed the movement, which clearly stood against the sexuality displayed by the likes of [[Prince]] and [[Vanity 6]]. | The track is named after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_Majority Moral Majority] political organization in the United States which had an agenda of evangelical Christian-oriented political lobbying. The group was founded in 1979 by evangelical fundamentalist Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and a conservative commentator [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Falwell Jerry Falwell]. The song opposed the movement, which clearly stood against the sexuality displayed by the likes of [[Prince]] and [[Vanity 6]]. | ||
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+ | A line from the song is borrowed from [[Sexuality]]: "Moral Majority, I wanna let my body be free". | ||
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|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 1|1 May 1983]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/May 1|1 May 1983]] | ||
|studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA | ||
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|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)]] '' | ||
* ''[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)]'' | ||
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