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− | |introduction = '''Strange Way''' (a.k.a. '''Strange Way Of Saying Eye Love U''') is an unreleased song recorded at some point in 1981 at [[Prince]] | + | |introduction = '''Strange Way''' (a.k.a. '''Strange Way Of Saying Eye Love U''' or '''A Strange Way Of Saying I Love You''') is an unreleased song recorded at some point in 1981 at [[Prince]]’s [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota (around the same time as [[Gym Class]]). |
− | [[Lisa Coleman]] mentioned the track during a 2004 interview, admitting that the song was written about her. She was living with [[Prince]] in 1981; they had an argument when he suggested she finds her own place; she left and drove around for a few hours; when she returned, [[Prince]] had written and recorded this song for her, with the lyric "I guess I have a strange way of saying I love you". | + | [[Lisa Coleman]] mentioned the track during a 2004 interview, admitting that the song was written about her. She was living with [[Prince]] in 1981; they had an argument when he suggested she finds her own place; she left and drove around for a few hours; when she returned, [[Prince]] had written and recorded this song for her, with the lyric "I guess I have a strange way of saying I love you". In 2017, she repeated the story for [http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/prince-revolution-best-stories.html Vulture.com], but said she had been out at the only bar in Chanhassen following their conversation, and [[Prince]]’s technician Don Batts came in to say that [[Prince]] wanted to talk to her, and felt bad. |
− | During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June | + | During [[Prince: A Celebration]] in June 2000, computer screens at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota, offered names of a selection of tracks which users could vote on for inclusion on [[Album: Crystal Ball Volume II|Crystal Ball Volume II]], and while '''Strange Way''' (now retitled '''Strange Way Of Saying Eye Love U''') was chosen by fans, the project was ultimately abandoned. The track remains unreleased. |
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|date = 1981 | |date = 1981 | ||
− | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]], Chanhassen, MN, USA | + | |studio = [[Kiowa Trail Home Studio]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA |
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|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
|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:1981]][[Category: | + | * [http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/prince-revolution-best-stories.html ''Members of the Revolution Share Their 5 Favorite Prince Stories'' by David Marchese] |
+ | |categories = [[Category:1981]][[Category:Recorded 1981]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] | ||
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