Raspberry Beret

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	Raspberry Beret

Raspberry Beret is a 1985 song by the American musician Prince , which he wrote , composed , arranged and produced . The piece is included on his album Around the World in a Day and was released on May 15, 1985 as the first single from the album. Prince recorded Raspberry Beret with his then backing band The Revolution .

history

The song was released as a single on May 15, 1985 and became a top ten hit in the United States , Canada, and New Zealand . It's 3:31 minutes long, appeared on the album Around the World in a Day, and the B-side has She's Always in My Hair .

In contrast to the earlier songs, you can hear string instruments and mostly hand-made elements, in an extended version of the song you can also hear a harmonica . In addition, the intro of the song goes in the direction of funk . Although Prince wrote the song back in 1982, he and his companion band The Revolution reworked the song when the album was recorded in 1984 to give the hit a more international sound. The background vocals are from Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman .

The song is about a teenage romance and the first sexual intercourse with a young girl wearing a beret , as you can see on the album cover. The music video is the first that Prince released after his brief 'boycott' of the medium. (After the "Purple Rain" tour he had decided not to go on tour and not to make videos anymore.) For many fans of Prince this song is one of the favorite songs and was therefore played by him in almost every concert. The extended version is included on the Ultimate compilation .

Raspberry Beret is also on the Prince compilations His Majesty's Pop Life / The Purple Mix Club (1985), The Hits / The B-Sides (1993), The Very Best of Prince (2001), Ultimate (2006) and 4Ever (2016 ) to find.

The video for the song was performed at the MTV Video Music Awards 1986 as Best Choreography in a Video award. The award went to Prince himself, who created the choreography.

Cover versions

1990: Hindu Love Gods
1997: Daft Punk
1997: D'Angelo
2002: Back
2006: Justin Timberlake (Until the End of Time)

Individual evidence

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^ VMA 1986 - MTV Video Music Awards. In: MTV.vom. Retrieved July 5, 2019 .

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[3] VMA 1986 - MTV Video Music Awards. In: MTV.vom. Retrieved July 5, 2019 .


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