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It was re-released again in an ill conceived attempt to to capture the Valentines Day market on 14 February 2006.
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It has an understated bluesy guitar solo - the effects make it sound underwater (like the 3121 track) & it compliments the song’s Island vibes.
Mr & Mrs Dunham handled the rhythm section.
Prior to working with Prince, between them they had worked with names like Yusef Lateef, Donald Byrd, Joe Sample, Lalah Hathaway & Patti LaBelle, amongst others.
@iamQueenCora
@Dunham_Josh
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@herberturena is from a Latin Grammy nominated Panamanian band Afrodisiaco who create music that fuses the black & rural cultures of Panama with contemporary influences - a musical narration of the journey of the first Africans of the
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And of course the Master @clare_fischer was on call for the string arrangements.
Here’s what some of the reviews said about it:
@Housequake @pitchfork @RollingStone
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Check out my playlist containing some of the New Wave of Bossa Nova sounds of that time:
open.spotify.com/playlist/3BR5J…
Perhaps the 3121 residence was inspired by this music-venue lifestyle model where P created his own sound design & hosted exclusive celebrity parties.
👂👇 @DJRASHIDA
So this might provide some evidence of the inspiration venues like this had on 3121 branding & music during this period.
He had a high end venue, a celebrity clientele, a sound design, a DJ & a 3121 perfume.
He had plans for 3121 mag which became a newsletter/website to promote his brand & music.
@samjennings
Read about it here: shorturl.at/jtvY6
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SOTT Tour - he would regularly play “Soul Salsa” by @SheilaEdrummer.
So Sheila E was an obvious influence with a grounding in Latin music.
Playlist👇of P’s Latin influenced tunes.
open.spotify.com/playlist/7Il74…
@ApolloniaKotero
Not strictly Latin but kinda Latin Rock, here’s a must hear blistering Prince performance of the infamous Santana Medley live at Glam Slam in 1994:
dailymotion.com/video/x5b0a6b
In 2005 they recorded a two-and-a-half hour demo episode intended to be aired by @SIRIUSXM but talks stalled & it never aired in the end.
However, in May 2020 it finally aired on the Prince Channel - SiriusXM.
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You can catch many of the tunes of the 3121 Radio Show here:
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P heard their amazing low budget live album & was so taken by it that he started working with them.
Listen to this album & you’ll understand why - It’s 🔥🔥🔥!
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had a residency at P’s 3121 Club & they did one-off gigs:
Golden Globes, Super Bowl pre-party, American Latino Music Awards, Indigo & Coachella.
On occasion Prince guested at their gigs.
@adrianmquesada
@PrinceVault
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They covered tracks by Panamanian 👀 artist ‘El General’ - a pioneer of ‘Reggaeton’ which crossed over with Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” in 04’ & again recently with Bad Bunny, J Balvin & Rosalia.
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“The lyrics [of my songs] caused conflict with my conscience” - ring any bells!
Grupo F covered this monster anthem:
P joins the band mid-gig on Maceo’s ‘Soul Power 74’.
The Latin tracks from the set list are compiled here 4 your listening pleasure
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Just 1 of many P references to Panama during the 3121 era.
Bootlegs exist & can be found of the whole show. Here’s the audio of 1:
But it is not known whether they also appeared on the recorded studio version.
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Providing an insight into why P found them so appealing as they were phenomenal, superb live musicians with perfect Purple Funk traits.
Imagine a P & Grupo F album - A missed opportunity! 🔥
CF’s strings are just so masterful & beautiful. They ooze class & elevate the track into another dimension.
More CF here:
His most famous work was Bossa Nova influenced with albums like “Bossa Nova Jazz Samba” & “Brasamba”.
Check out CF’s Bossa Nova creations in this playlist:
open.spotify.com/playlist/19QAs…
“Getz & Gilberto” is one of my all time favourite Bossa Nova albums, an absolute classic that has soundtracked many summers for me.
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‘We had heard him do funky things like “Te Amo Corazón” before. Even wilder things. I would venture to guess that some of the very unusual things that we’ve heard Prince come up with recently are due
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Liza appears on the 3121 album as 'guest per4mer'.
Liza is likely to be the voice on “Lolita”, backing vox on The Dance & the “Panamama" P refers to in “Get On The Boat”
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But who knows? Who cares lol 😂
‘Maybe’ it was a perfect foil to go to Panama to see Liza whilst still married!
The 3121 movie was supposedly built around her.
She’s in the leaked trailer!
It doesn’t really sound anything like him at all & so I’m highly doubtful.
But apparently he financed the video.
Perhaps he met Liza on a flight somewhere in 2004 & that’s how she came to appear in the Million Days video.
I wonder if they ever joined the Mile High Club.
It might explain his trips to Panama in 05’, “Streets of Panama”, the
The video was directed by one of Prince’s besties @salmahayek (From Dusk Till Dawn & Valentina’s mommy).
The video stays faithful to the single except it starts with some bells ringing.
It’s a cool & stylish video but nothing much happens.
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She decided to shoot it in a riad in Marrakech, Morocco.
You can learn more about that whole process here:
Hear her speak about Prince’s hilarious advice to her:
“Sista’ stay away from the Buffet”
The compilation contains loads of exclusives of the then contemporary Moroccan music scene.
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He performed an alternative arrangement of the song with additional (& better) guitar solos.
Live - it didn’t match the brilliant studio version.
The Mediterranean-ish Sea visuals complimented the vibe of the song
‘had a really good time rehearsing for it ... at his house....(Wendy thought) ...The three of us are going to announce this, do that,’
When they got there Prince didn’t speak one word to the two of them.
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You can hear TAC at about 33 minutes in here:
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Credit to:
@AfshinShahidi for some of the photos I have used which have been taken from his wonderful book “A Private View”.
@samjennings - Website
@8minutesidle for his book
@EdgarKruize for the thumbnail designs.
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Apparently a limited number of these books were given as gifts to crew members of the video shoot.
They were never intended for public consumption.
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Credit also to @darlingnisi who sent me these further images of the book that she found online & had posted on one of her Twitter threads in 2019:
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All my other Prince threads can be found via this link:
The whole #PrinceTwitterThread series is collated & stored here on Edgar’s website:
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