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Thread started 04/13/09 12:10am

ernestsewell

Foley in the Songs

Which Prince song do you think uses the most foley (aka sound effects)?

We all know he uses foley, but which ones uses the MOST.


"Chaos and Disorder" and "Zanalee" come to mind. "Wasted Kisses" has a lot at the end.
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Reply #1 posted 04/13/09 12:13am

errant

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The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Dolphin has a little bit at the end.
"does my cock look fat in these jeans?"
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Reply #2 posted 04/13/09 1:32am

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"Joint 2 Joint," most definitely. nod

You can hear him walking upstairs on the "Come upstairs 2 my room" line and also you can hear him chewing Cap'n Crunch in the "cereal" part! lol

Awesome song...in my Top 3 tracks from Emanicipation. headbang
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Reply #3 posted 04/13/09 2:40am

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Paisley Park
Lady Cab Driver
Starfish and Coffee
International Lover
2 Nigs United 4 West Compton
1999
Delirious
Bob George
Pop Life
I Wonder U
Batdance
Family Name
Partyman
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Reply #4 posted 04/13/09 3:50am

Sander

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Foley, you mean that guy from Miles Davis' band, right? lol

I have no clue what foley (the sound effect) is!
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Reply #5 posted 04/13/09 4:11am

Singingboy

I always thought 'It's About That Walk' was about Mick Foley.
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Reply #6 posted 04/13/09 5:02am

TyphoonTip

For a reason I can't explain, I think C&D seems to have the most comfortable foley. That is, I think the song is better for it, and it doesn't feel as tacked on as the other examples listed above. ....TMBGITW, for example.

Having said that, I could completely imagine someone having a polar opposite view. It's a taste thing I think.
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Reply #7 posted 04/13/09 5:34am

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there is also a Wilhelm scream in We March.
Im kidding , I did hear the same scream being used in an episode of Heroes once.
Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
woot!
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Reply #8 posted 04/13/09 10:52am

ernestsewell

Sander said:

Foley, you mean that guy from Miles Davis' band, right? lol

I have no clue what foley (the sound effect) is!


Foley is just another word for sound, or sound effects. The "foley editor" in a movie is the person in charge of putting all the little sounds over the film. When someone walks, it doesn't necessarily pick up the footsteps, yet in the movie, we hear them in a subtle manner. Or perhaps background noise in a club scene. They're not really playing music while filmimg, they add that later.

So things like "Lady Cab Driver" has the sound of a city street. That is foley, or sound effects. "Chaos and Disorder" has a lot of stuff in it, sound effects, that is foley.
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Reply #9 posted 04/13/09 11:10am

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I always thought 'It's About That Walk' was about Mick Foley.


LMAO!!!!! HARDCORE!
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Reply #10 posted 04/13/09 3:53pm

Sander

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ernestsewell said:

Sander said:

Foley, you mean that guy from Miles Davis' band, right? lol

I have no clue what foley (the sound effect) is!


Foley is just another word for sound, or sound effects. The "foley editor" in a movie is the person in charge of putting all the little sounds over the film. When someone walks, it doesn't necessarily pick up the footsteps, yet in the movie, we hear them in a subtle manner. Or perhaps background noise in a club scene. They're not really playing music while filmimg, they add that later.

So things like "Lady Cab Driver" has the sound of a city street. That is foley, or sound effects. "Chaos and Disorder" has a lot of stuff in it, sound effects, that is foley.


Thank you very much! At first I thought it was a guitar effect or something: overdrive, wahwah, foley.

On topic: my guess would be 'Lady cab driver'.

I like foley! biggrin
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Reply #11 posted 04/13/09 4:03pm

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Supercute: airplane
P Control: convertible top
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Reply #12 posted 04/13/09 4:07pm

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I think foley when I hear: About That Walk, Joint-2-joint, Peach
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