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|Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_28|28 September 1992]] | |Date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September_28|28 September 1992]] | ||
|producer(s) = Planet Pictures | |producer(s) = Planet Pictures | ||
− | |Director = [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. | + | |Director = [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. Nicholas] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Kerslake Kevin Kerslake] |
|Related = [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] home video | |Related = [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] home video | ||
|ReleaseDate = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_16|16 August 1994]] | |ReleaseDate = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_16|16 August 1994]] | ||
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|Introduction = '''My Name Is Prince''' is a [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: My Name Is Prince|single]]. | |Introduction = '''My Name Is Prince''' is a [[Prince and the New Power Generation]] video released for broadcast and to promote the [[Single: My Name Is Prince|single]]. | ||
− | Shooting took place at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen and on location in Minneapolis, Minnesota (behind the [[Venue: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]]) in August and September 1992. The video was directed by [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. | + | Shooting took place at [[Paisley Park Studios]] in Chanhassen and on location in Minneapolis, Minnesota (behind the [[Venue: Glam Slam|Glam Slam]]) in August and September 1992. The video was co-directed by [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. Nicholas] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Kerslake Kevin Kerslake]. It features actress [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirstie_Alle Kirsty Alley] as Vanessa Bartholemew and real-life journalists [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Green Lauren Green] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Meier Randy Meier]. |
− | The audio of the video is the censored album version. A short and censored version was also created and sent to music channels. The video was included in a different edit on [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] with [[Tony M.]]’s full and uncensored rap part | + | The audio of the video is the censored album version. A short and censored version was also created and sent to music channels. The video was included in a different edit on [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] with [[Tony M.]]’s full and uncensored rap part. |
[[Prince]]’s face is barely seen during the video as he is wearing the chain-hat (also shown on the [[Video: Violet The Organ Grinder|Violet The Organ Grinder]]). The song being the opening of the storyline of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, '''My Name Is Prince''' sets up the initial meeting between [[Prince]] and [[Mayte|Princess Mayte]]. Towards the end of the video, she handles him a box containing a tape for him to watch. In [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]], this video is followed by a re-edited scene lifted from [[Video: Clockin’ The Jizz|Clockin’ The Jizz]] in which [[Prince]] was originally watching various footage. | [[Prince]]’s face is barely seen during the video as he is wearing the chain-hat (also shown on the [[Video: Violet The Organ Grinder|Violet The Organ Grinder]]). The song being the opening of the storyline of the [[File:SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Album: Symbol]] album, '''My Name Is Prince''' sets up the initial meeting between [[Prince]] and [[Mayte|Princess Mayte]]. Towards the end of the video, she handles him a box containing a tape for him to watch. In [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]], this video is followed by a re-edited scene lifted from [[Video: Clockin’ The Jizz|Clockin’ The Jizz]] in which [[Prince]] was originally watching various footage. | ||
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+ | It was rumored at the time of this song’s release that it was written in response to Michael Jackson proclaiming himself "the king of pop" in 1991 (especially the line "U must become a Prince before U’re king anyway"). Tony M. refuted this, but it is open to interpretation. In the version included on [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]], there is a less debatable reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna Madonna] when a lookalike is seen while [[Prince]] is burning a panties (she famously throw her panties to the audience during her concerts on occasions). | ||
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
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* [[Mayte]] - Princess of Cairo | * [[Mayte]] - Princess of Cairo | ||
* ± 100 uncredited extras | * ± 100 uncredited extras | ||
− | |crew = * [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. | + | |crew = * [https://www.randeestnicholas.com/ Randee St. Nicholas] - co-director |
+ | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Kerslake Kevin Kerslake] - co-director and editor | ||
+ | * [[Scott McCullough]] - insert segment / cameraman | ||
* ''More information needed'' | * ''More information needed'' | ||
|released versions = | |released versions = | ||
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* [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] Home video | * [[Home Video: 3 Chains O’ Gold|3 Chains O’ Gold]] Home video | ||
|Quotations & trivia = Playboy Channel created a "porno mix" of '''My Name Is Prince''' (using the "12” Club Mix" version as the audio) but it was most likely not acknowledged by [[Prince]] or [[Paisley Park Records]] although it contains some unused footage of [[The NPG]] that seem to come from the [[Video: 2 Whom It May Concern|2 Whom It May Concern]] shooting. | |Quotations & trivia = Playboy Channel created a "porno mix" of '''My Name Is Prince''' (using the "12” Club Mix" version as the audio) but it was most likely not acknowledged by [[Prince]] or [[Paisley Park Records]] although it contains some unused footage of [[The NPG]] that seem to come from the [[Video: 2 Whom It May Concern|2 Whom It May Concern]] shooting. | ||
− | * Randee St. Nicholas has directed or co-directed the following videos for [[Prince]] : [[Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]], [[Video: Violet The Organ Grinder|Violet The Organ Grinder]], [[Video: Insatiable|Insatiable]], [[Video: 2 Whom It May Concern|2 Whom It May Concern]], [[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]], [[Video: Damn U|Damn U]], [[Video: The Morning Papers|The Morning Papers]], [[Video: The Continental|The Continental]] and [[Video: Sweet Baby|Sweet Baby]]. | + | * Randee St. Nicholas has directed or co-directed the following videos for [[Prince]]: [[Video: Gett Off|Gett Off]], [[Video: Violet The Organ Grinder|Violet The Organ Grinder]], [[Video:_Clockin’ The Jizz|Clockin’ The Jizz]], [[Video: Insatiable|Insatiable]], [[Video: 2 Whom It May Concern|2 Whom It May Concern]], [[Video: My Name Is Prince|My Name Is Prince]], [[Video: Damn U|Damn U]], [[Video: The Morning Papers|The Morning Papers]], [[Video: The Continental|The Continental]] and [[Video: Sweet Baby|Sweet Baby]]. |
+ | * Footage of '''My Name Is Prince''' was later included in the [[Video: 2 Whom It May Concern|2 Whom It May Concern]] and [[Video: Purple Medley|Purple Medley]] videos. | ||
<!-------REFERENCES -------> | <!-------REFERENCES -------> | ||
|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)]] '' |
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