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Thread started 02/21/15 9:22am

Averett

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Has Prince ever incorporated this instrument into his music

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Reply #1 posted 02/21/15 1:29pm

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Endorphinmachine?

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Reply #2 posted 02/21/15 1:31pm

RodeoSchro

Yep, Endorphinmachine for sure. It's in some other songs, but the names excape me right now.

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Reply #3 posted 02/21/15 3:51pm

bonatoc

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The Glamourous Life, besides the obvious.

He mixed the cowbell like some sort of Cowbell of Doom on the Lovesexy Tour.


Oh yeah, "Eye Know" has it.

Obviously when Sheila was the Drummer we had "more cowbell" sprinkled here and there and everywhere.

I think "Witness 4 The Prosecution" maybe?
"Baby I'm a Star"?

I think the bizarre thunk you hear on the end of the drum machine pattern of "Anotherloveholenyohead"
is a very altered cowbell.

Again, there's a hell lot of songs to go through looking for hidden cows.

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The Colors R brighter, the Bond is much tighter
No Child's a failure
Until the Blue Sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't Ever Lose, Don't Ever Lose
Don't Ever Lose Your Dreams
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Reply #4 posted 02/21/15 8:41pm

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eek

http://everysongwithcowbell.tumblr.com/

Just scroll down a wee bit, click "Listen" and enjoy lol

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Reply #5 posted 02/21/15 8:50pm

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I found this website that accounts for many songs that include cowbell. Here is what they had for Prince:

Prince You Got The Look
Prince Endorphinmachine
Prince Cream
Prince Little Red Corvette

I don't remember cowbell being present in Little Red Corvette. Am I just missing it but you folks can hear it? hmmm

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Reply #6 posted 02/22/15 4:54am

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Used it in Manchester one year ago....today
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Reply #7 posted 02/23/15 5:04am

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All over the albums and live shows

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Reply #8 posted 02/23/15 5:10am

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cream..... Get on top!
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Reply #9 posted 02/23/15 5:57am

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Life Can Be So Nice

Cowbell – Sheila E.

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Reply #10 posted 02/23/15 7:51am

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Alphabet Street has cowbell.

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Reply #11 posted 02/23/15 10:49am

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Feel U Up has pitch-bended cowbell all the way through.

Hot Thing, of course!


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Reply #12 posted 02/23/15 10:52am

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Isn't new position loaded up with some cowbell?
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Reply #13 posted 02/23/15 2:33pm

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The rarest cowbell track is 'Wedding Feast (Paisley Park Cowbell Mix)' credited to Kirk Johnson and Larry Graham, but I've heard from those in the know that Prince actually pressed four buttons during the session and demoed the Cowbell parts so Kirk could copy it exactly how Prince did it. Also Larry read the King James Bible throughout the session which took all of 33 minutes to complete. It was scheduled to appear at the Grammies that year but Prince got bored with it and instead began the long arduous task of backmasking all the swear words from his back catalog.

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Reply #14 posted 02/23/15 3:22pm

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bonatoc said:

Feel U Up has pitch-bended cowbell all the way through.

Hot Thing, of course!


Hot Thing is a big one.

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Reply #15 posted 02/24/15 11:31am

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Shortberry Strawcake (1984)

Positivity (1988)

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Reply #18 posted 02/24/15 2:46pm

Averett

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Wow! Color me impressed by the number of songs that readily include the mighty cowbell. Thank you all for the examples wink

Does Little Red Corvette indeed include cowbell? I don't hear it myself.

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Reply #19 posted 02/24/15 6:16pm

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Averett said:

eek

http://everysongwithcowbell.tumblr.com/

Just scroll down a wee bit, click "Listen" and enjoy lol

So stupid, its funny. lol

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Reply #20 posted 02/25/15 5:22am

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Averett said:

Does Little Red Corvette indeed include cowbell? I don't hear it myself.

Probably not

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Reply #21 posted 03/05/15 8:27am

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Chocolate (1983)

Chocolate - Melvoin, play your guitar. I'm gonna go tap on the cowbell

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Reply #22 posted 03/05/15 1:56pm

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OldFriends4Sale said:

Chocolate (1983)

Chocolate - Melvoin, play your guitar. I'm gonna go tap on the cowbell

I needs to hear more cowbell in this music cow

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