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− | |introduction = '''The Egyptian Intro''' is an interlude performed live by The NPG during the [[Act I]] and [[Act II]] tours while [[Prince]] was offstage. A slightly revised version was played during the [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] Tour and other shows in 1995 and 1996. It was played as an intro for [[7]] during these tours. '''The Egyptian Intro''' is an Oriental-flavoured instrumental during which [[Mayte]] performed her sword dance entirely different from [[The Arabic Intro]] that was played on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]] with percussive drums, guitar parts lifted from [[7]] and ululations. A sample of [[Around The World In A Day]] was added at the beginning of this interlude for the [[Act II]] tour. | + | |introduction = '''The Egyptian Intro''' is an interlude performed live by The NPG during the [[Act I]] and [[Act II]] tours while [[Prince]] was offstage. A slightly revised version was played during the [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] Tour and other shows in 1995 and 1996. It was played as an intro for [[7]] during these tours. '''The Egyptian Intro''' is an Oriental-flavoured instrumental during which [[Mayte]] performed her sword dance (entirely different from [[The Arabic Intro]] that was played on the [[Diamonds And Pearls Tour]]) with percussive drums, guitar parts lifted from [[7]] and ululations. A sample of [[Around The World In A Day]] was added at the beginning of this interlude for the [[Act II]] tour. |
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| '''The Egyptian Intro''' was revised and shortened from 4 to 2 minutes for the [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] Tour and [[Japan '96]] shows with a different beat but keeping the same basic elements (percussive drums, guitar parts lifted from [[7]], ululations and sample from [[Around The World In A Day]]) with [[Prince]] playing guitar onstage. | | '''The Egyptian Intro''' was revised and shortened from 4 to 2 minutes for the [[The Ultimate Live Experience]] Tour and [[Japan '96]] shows with a different beat but keeping the same basic elements (percussive drums, guitar parts lifted from [[7]], ululations and sample from [[Around The World In A Day]]) with [[Prince]] playing guitar onstage. |