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− | |introduction = '''The Cocoa Boys''' (previously assumed to be titled '''Coco Boys''') is a track recorded by [[Prince]] alone on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 14|14 September 1986]] at his [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. | + | |introduction = '''The Cocoa Boys''' (previously assumed to be titled '''Coco Boys''') is a track recorded by [[Prince]] alone on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 14|14 September 1986]] at his [[Galpin Blvd Home Studio]] in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Overdubs, including background vocals, horns and a bed of looped audiences, presumed to be from the [[25 August 1986]] show at Le Zénith, Paris, France, where [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] was recorded, were added at a later session. |
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− | Overdubs, including background vocals, horns and a bed of looped audiences, presumed to be from the [[25 August 1986]] show at Le Zénith, Paris, France, where [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]] was recorded, were added at a later session. | + | |
+ | Along with [[When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes]] and [[Crucial]], the song was written specifically for the planned musical [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]]. Other songs recorded earlier ([[Heaven]], [[God Is Everywhere]], [[Others Here With Us]] and [[All My Dreams]]) were also considered for the film, but the project was ultimately abandoned, and the song was never intended for any of [[Prince]]’s many late-1986 album projects. | ||
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The song also has the lines ''‘All the boys and all the girls, you are the new kings of the world’'', later reused in [[Positivity]], as well as a chant of ''‘We are beautiful, it’s gonna be beautiful night’'' from [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]. | The song also has the lines ''‘All the boys and all the girls, you are the new kings of the world’'', later reused in [[Positivity]], as well as a chant of ''‘We are beautiful, it’s gonna be beautiful night’'' from [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]. | ||
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*The lyrics refer to three different dances that Prince (often together with other band members) would sometimes incorporate in live shows during 1986-7: the 'Detroit Crawl', the 'Wooden Leg' and the 'Kangaroo'. | *The lyrics refer to three different dances that Prince (often together with other band members) would sometimes incorporate in live shows during 1986-7: the 'Detroit Crawl', the 'Wooden Leg' and the 'Kangaroo'. | ||
|see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | |see also = [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] album | ||
+ | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | ||
* [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]] musical | * [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]] musical | ||
|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:2020]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]] | |categories = [[Category:2020]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Recorded 1986]] | ||
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