I have a question for those sleuths out there, I hope you're able to help out...

I remember reading about a test pressing of 'Purple Rain', the album, that included this track, supposedly a ballad meant for Jill Jones to sing at one key point during the film.Whether Jill ever recorded a version of this track is not known, nor do I know if it was Prince's own version of "Wednesday" that ended up on the test pressing.

I also remember reading a particular commentary on the lyrics to "Wednesday", which includes the line: "If you're not here by Wednesday..."

Interestingly, whilst listening to the piano sessions from 1982 last night, I noticed that a track tentatively titled "There's No Telling What I Might Do" actually features the following lyric:

"If you're not here by Wednesday... there's no telling what I might do"

Could this meandering piano ballad finally be identified as an early version of "Wednesday"?


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Seems like the version of "Wednesday" on the test pressing was Jill's, since it says she was supposed to sing it in the movie...

http://www.uptown.se/2002...o_24.shtml

FunkMistress said:

Cheers for the link. Indeed, it looks like the version of "Wednesday" on that test pressing could be Jill's.

I wonder if that ballad from the piano sessions is the work-in-progress for "Wednesday", though...

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Actualy, 2 my understands. Its already a Piano-oriented ballad,,there're no versions. Just title changing thats all

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