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|producer(s) = [[Prince]] | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] | ||
|previous song = [[Cream]] | |previous song = [[Cream]] | ||
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|introduction = '''The Cross''' is the fifth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. [[Single: The Cross|The Cross]] was released as a promotional single in South Africa only in 1987. In 1996, the track was included as the tenth track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]). | |introduction = '''The Cross''' is the fifth track on the second disc of [[Prince]]’s ninth album [[Album: Sign O’ The Times|Sign O’ The Times]]. [[Single: The Cross|The Cross]] was released as a promotional single in South Africa only in 1987. In 1996, the track was included as the tenth track on the soundtrack album [[Album: Girl 6|Girl 6]] (a compilation of music by [[Prince]] and associated artists for the movie [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_6 Girl 6], directed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_Lee Spike Lee]). | ||
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|3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | |3= [[Album: Sign O’ The Times Deluxe|Sign O’ The Times ''Super Deluxe Edition'']] | ||
|4= Live | |4= Live | ||
− | |5= [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, | + | |5= [[20 June 1987|20 June 1987: Stadion de Galgenwaard, Utrecht, The Netherlands]] |
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+ | |1= '''[[Democrazy]]''' | ||
+ | |2= 6:07 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Come 2 My House|Come 2 My House]] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= The lyrics of the chorus (''Lies to my left, wrong to my right, compassion unknown, this must be the twilight zone. A grizzly affair, caught unaware, why am I so scared? Where have all the flowers gone?'') echo the lyrics of [[The Cross]] (''Ghettos to the left of us, flowers to the right''). | ||
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+ | |1= '''[[Art Official Cage]]''' | ||
+ | |2= 3:41 | ||
+ | |3= [[Album: Art Official Age|Art Official Age]] | ||
+ | |4= Studio | ||
+ | |5= The line ''Ghettos to the left of me, malls to the right'' is a reference to the lyrics of [[The Cross]] (''Ghettos to the left of us, flowers to the right''). | ||
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+ | |1= '''The Cross''' | ||
+ | |2= 4:34 | ||
+ | |3= Delayed live recording radio broadcast<br> | ||
+ | |4= Live | ||
+ | |5= [[02_August_1993|02 August 1993, Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Songline| | {{Songline| | ||
|1= '''The Christ''' | |1= '''The Christ''' | ||
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|first live appearance = [[08 May 1987|8 May 1987: Isstadion, Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden]] <br> | |first live appearance = [[08 May 1987|8 May 1987: Isstadion, Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden]] <br> | ||
* [[07 July 2007|7 July 2007: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <small>(as '''The Christ''')</small> | * [[07 July 2007|7 July 2007: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota]] <small>(as '''The Christ''')</small> | ||
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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.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | * ''[https://www.duanetudahl.com/prince-book Prince and the Parade/Sign O’ The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986, Duane Tudahl (2021)]'' | ||
− | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category: | + | |categories = [[Category:1987]][[Category:Recorded 1986]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Released Songs (Prince)]] |
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