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|Current video name = Kiss | |Current video name = Kiss | ||
|Video Image = Kiss-vid5in1.png | |Video Image = Kiss-vid5in1.png | ||
| − | |Date = | + | |Date = Week of 24 February 1986 |
| − | |producer(s) = | + | |producer(s) = [[Steve Fargnoli]] |
| − | |Director = Rebecca Blake | + | |Director = [http://rebeccablake.com Rebecca Blake] |
| − | |Related = [[Home_Video: | + | |Related = [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] |
|ReleaseDate = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_14|14 September 1993]] | |ReleaseDate = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_14|14 September 1993]] | ||
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|Next Video link = [[Video: Mountains|Mountains]] | |Next Video link = [[Video: Mountains|Mountains]] | ||
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| − | |Introduction = '''Kiss''' is the | + | |Introduction = '''Kiss''' is a [[Prince and the Revolution]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: Kiss|single]]. |
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| + | The video was filmed in mid-February with two days of rehearsals and preparation on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_11|11]] and [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_12|12 February 1986]] and post-production the days after the shoot on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_13|13 February]] at Laird International Studios, Culver City, California. | ||
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| + | Although '''Kiss''' was the lead single for the [[Film: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] [[Album: Parade|soundtrack]], it does not feature footage from the film (contrary to the first singles released from the [[Film: Purple Rain| Purple Rain]] and [[Film: Graffiti Bridge|Graffiti Bridge]] which also functionned as trailers for the movies). | ||
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| + | In the video, [[Prince]] does the ''Wooden leg'' dance, created as a response to [[Morris Day]]'s song [[The Oak Tree]]. In concert, [[Prince]] introduced that dance by saying : ''"We're gonna have to chop that (Oak Tree) down this evening. We're gonna chop that down and make a wooden leg out of it."'' [[Prince]] replayed this choreography on future tours. The idea of the veiled woman was an integral part of the performance of the song on the [[Sign O' The Times Tour|Sign O' The Times]], [[Lovesexy Tour|Lovesexy]] and [[Diamonds And Pearls]] tours. | ||
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| + | It was the first video directed by photographer [http://rebeccablake.com Rebecca Blake]. She would later work again with [[Prince]] in 1991 for [[Video: Cream|Cream]] and [[Video: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]]. She also directed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Easton Sheena Easton]'s video for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvW-lo3H8Us Eternity] (penned by [[Prince]]) in 1987. | ||
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| + | The video was included on [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] in 1993. | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| − | |date = | + | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_13|13 February 1986]] |
| − | |studio = | + | |studio = Laird International Studios, Culver City, CA, USA |
|additional info = | |additional info = | ||
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* [[Wendy Melvoin]] | * [[Wendy Melvoin]] | ||
* Monique Mannen | * Monique Mannen | ||
| − | |crew = * John LeBlanc - | + | |crew = * [[Steve Fargnoli]] - producer |
| − | * | + | * Graham Cottle - executive producer |
| + | * [http://rebeccablake.com Rebecca Blake] - director | ||
| + | * Dan Auerbach - assistant to director | ||
| + | * Tony Basile - production manager/ 1st assistant director | ||
| + | * Jeff Sachs - 2nd assistant director | ||
| + | * Shirley Bukrey - production coordinator | ||
| + | * Bob Elliot - director of photography | ||
| + | * John LeBlanc - camera operator | ||
| + | * Victor Nikaido - 1st assistant camera | ||
| + | * David Parrish- 2nd assistant camera | ||
| + | * Carol Davis - script supervisor | ||
| + | * Chris Hill - video assist | ||
| + | * Ken Isley - playback operator | ||
| + | * Stan Harris - art director | ||
| + | * Carol Harris - assistant art director | ||
| + | * Larry Grosman - props | ||
| + | * Bob Bocchieri - props | ||
| + | * Chris Doherty - props | ||
| + | * Dicran Donilian - creative consultant | ||
| + | * [[Robyn Lynch]] - makeup (Prince) | ||
| + | * Earl Jones - hairdresser (Prince) | ||
| + | * Danny Valesco - make-up | ||
| + | * Mary France - principal wardrobe | ||
| + | * Beth Sidla - assistant wardrobe | ||
| + | * Louis Falco - choreographer | ||
| + | * Roger Montoya - assistant choreographer | ||
| + | * Tim Phellps - gaffer | ||
| + | * Gary Stark - best boy electrician | ||
| + | * Bob Fillis - electrician | ||
| + | * Bob Fiore - electrician | ||
| + | * Bob Ahern - electrician | ||
| + | * Terry Neville - electrician | ||
| + | * C.D. Simpson - vari lite operator | ||
| + | * Arthur Smith - 2nd vari lite operator | ||
| + | * Jonathan Woolf - key grip | ||
| + | * Bob Fisher - best boy grip | ||
| + | * Rick Davis - dolly grip | ||
| + | * Tom Slokum - grip | ||
| + | * Bill Pearson - rigging grip | ||
| + | * Claude Fullerton - rigging grip | ||
| + | * Jeff Smith - rigging grip | ||
| + | * Doug Cole - production auditor | ||
| + | * Crystal Lujan - casting director | ||
| + | * Magic Casting - extra casting | ||
| + | * Lee Kissink - extra casting | ||
| + | * Michael Blum - extra casting | ||
| + | * Julio Flores - craft services | ||
| + | * Nancy Spivak - assistant to Rebecca Blake in NYC | ||
| + | * Lisa Beasley - production assistant | ||
| + | * Stuart Hagen - production assistant | ||
| + | * Joe Fiacco - production assistant | ||
| + | * Veyler Hildebrand - office runner | ||
| + | * Deke Donelian - camera operator | ||
| + | * Steve Purcell - editor | ||
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|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
{{SongReleased| | {{SongReleased| | ||
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|1= <b>Kiss</b> | |1= <b>Kiss</b> | ||
|2= 3:56 | |2= 3:56 | ||
| − | |3= [[Home_Video: | + | |3= [[Home Video: The Story So Far...|The Story So Far...]] (1986)<br> |
| − | [[ | + | [[Home_Video: The Hits Collection|The Hits Collection]] (1993)<br> |
| + | [[Home_Video: Under The Cherry Moon|Under The Cherry Moon]] (2004 DVD release)<br> | ||
| + | [[Prince Streaming Video Channels |Prince streaming video platforms]] (2017)<br> | ||
| + | Released for sale as separate track on iTunes (2017) | ||
|4= | |4= | ||
|5= | |5= | ||
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{{AlbumAwards| | {{AlbumAwards| | ||
| Date = 26 Feb. 1987 | | Date = 26 Feb. 1987 | ||
| − | | Award | + | | Award = Best Black Video |
| Institution, Country = 5th annual American Video Awards, USA | | Institution, Country = 5th annual American Video Awards, USA | ||
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* [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]] (single)<br> | * [[Single: Kiss|Kiss]] (single)<br> | ||
[[Image:Kiss single.jpg|100px|border]] | [[Image:Kiss single.jpg|100px|border]] | ||
| − | |Quotations & trivia = | + | |Quotations & trivia = The video shoot for this song was initially scheduled on 22 november 1985 at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studios_de_la_Victorine Studios de la Victorine] in Nice, France (on the same day as videos for [[Video: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] and [[Video: Love Or $|Love Or $]]) with a different screenplay featuring [[The Revolution]] members [[Matt Fink]] and [[Brownmark]] (by a pool), [[Bobby Z.]] (in bed), [[Lisa Coleman]] standing by the shore with a cape blowing in the wind, and [[Wendy Melvoin]] (in a bubble bath). Ultimately, only the [[Video: Girls & Boys|Girls & Boys]] was shot on that day. |
| − | + | * Rebecca Blake has directed the following videos for [[Prince]]: [[Video: Kiss|Kiss]], [[Video: Cream|Cream]] and [[Video: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds and Pearls]]. | |
| + | * Footage of '''Kiss''' was later included in the [[Video: Nothing Compares 2 U|Nothing Compares 2 U]], [[Video: Pink Cashmere|Pink Cashmere]] and [[Video: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] videos. | ||
|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)]'' | ||
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|Categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category: Videos (Prince)]][[Category: Recorded 1986]] | |Categories = [[Category:1986]][[Category: Videos (Prince)]][[Category: Recorded 1986]] | ||
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