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|trivia = The intro of [[The Cocoa Boys]] opens with the same Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, FILMUSIC (patch 69) preset synth opening heard in [[U Got The Look]] and [[Nine]]. | |trivia = The intro of [[The Cocoa Boys]] opens with the same Sequential Circuits Prophet VS, FILMUSIC (patch 69) preset synth opening heard in [[U Got The Look]] and [[Nine]]. | ||
− | * The pseudonym [[Joey Coco]] was used by [[Prince]] as the writer of of at least eight songs for other artists: [[101]], [[Baby Go-Go]], [[Cool Love]], [[Neon Telephone]]), [[Telepathy]] and [[You’re My Love]], with [[Jill Jones]]' [[My Man]] and [[Violet Blue]] listed as [[Prince]] compositions on her [[Album: Jill Jones|album]], but registered to [[Joey Coco]] at the Library of Congress. | + | *The pseudonym [[Joey Coco]] was used by [[Prince]] as the writer of of at least eight songs for other artists: [[101]], [[Baby Go-Go]], [[Cool Love]], [[Neon Telephone]]), [[Telepathy]] and [[You’re My Love]], with [[Jill Jones]]' [[My Man]] and [[Violet Blue]] listed as [[Prince]] compositions on her [[Album: Jill Jones|album]], but registered to [[Joey Coco]] at the Library of Congress. |
*It is unclear why the character in the song and planned musical [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]] was Joey Coco but used as a writing synonym as [[Joey Coco]]. | *It is unclear why the character in the song and planned musical [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]] was Joey Coco but used as a writing synonym as [[Joey Coco]]. | ||
*It has long been alleged that the song was played as an instrumental jam during a soundcheck session on [[25 August 1986]] at Le Zénith, Paris, France, hours before the [[Parade Tour]] show (along with recordings of [[Susannah’s Blues]], [[Strange Relationship]], [[Last Heart]], a cover version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations The Temptations]’ [[I Can’t Get Next To You]] and a first run-through of [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], which was then recorded live at the show), but this is now considered to have been misinformation. | *It has long been alleged that the song was played as an instrumental jam during a soundcheck session on [[25 August 1986]] at Le Zénith, Paris, France, hours before the [[Parade Tour]] show (along with recordings of [[Susannah’s Blues]], [[Strange Relationship]], [[Last Heart]], a cover version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temptations The Temptations]’ [[I Can’t Get Next To You]] and a first run-through of [[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]], which was then recorded live at the show), but this is now considered to have been misinformation. | ||
+ | *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 | ||
* [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]] musical | * [[Musical: The Dawn|The Dawn]] musical |
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