Paisley Park is a 65,000 square foot estate in Chanhassen, Minnesota , United States, once owned by an American musician Prince . It was opened to the public as a museum in October 2016.
17-455: Construction of the $ 10 million complex began in January 1986, and officially opened on September 11, 1987. Designed by architecture firm BOTO Design Inc., of Santa Monica, California, the main designers were architect Brett Thoeny and acoustician Marshall Long. The complex shares its name with Prince's 1985 single, " Paisley Park ". The Paisley Park studio complex totalled 55,000 square feet by
34-476: A medley with other songs from around the same period. Warren Zevon performed the song on Late Night with David Letterman . Zevon had previously recorded a version as part of the Hindu Love Gods , which was released in 1990. In 2016, Paste ranked the song number eight on their list of the 50 greatest Prince songs, and in 2022, American Songwriter ranked the song number four on their list of
51-488: Is a rock and roll number, with guitar and organs and emotional lyrics screamed toward the end. The UK B-side was "Hello", which was included on the U.S. release of " Pop Life ". Cash Box described the single as "an immediately accessible track, melodic and teasingly sexual." Greg Tate of Spin said it was, "a typical Prince sex fantasy set to an arrangement reminiscent of the softer side of Abbey Road ." Following Prince's death, "Raspberry Beret" re-charted on
68-520: Is a 1985 song by Prince and The Revolution . It was the first single released in some international markets from their 1985 album, Around the World in a Day and so is also the album's last single internationally. "Paisley Park" was recorded 3 months after the Purple Rain album was released. Violin on the song was played by Novi Novog , and Wendy & Lisa provide backing vocals. The rest of
85-486: Is a song written by American musician Prince and the lead single from Prince & the Revolution 's 1985 album Around the World in a Day . The sound of the song expanded upon previous Prince arrangements, incorporating stringed instruments , Middle Eastern finger cymbals , and a harmonica in the extended version. The song was also more in the pop vein than before, though the 12-inch single and video of
102-590: The Billboard Hot 100 at number 33 on the chart dated the week of May 14, 2016. As of April 30, 2016, it has sold 691,421 copies in the United States. The video for the song was filmed on June 5, 1985 at S.I.R. in Los Angeles . It was directed primarily by Prince, with animation created by Colossal Pictures co-founder Drew Takahashi. It combines footage of Prince & The Revolution performing
119-489: The Paisley Park Records label folded in 1994, Prince continued to live and record at Paisley Park Studios, and he intended to establish Paisley Park as a public venue like Graceland . He was found dead in his estate's elevator on April 21, 2016. In the basement of Paisley Park there is a vault that held unreleased material, hundreds of hours of live recordings, music videos, and unheard songs. The contents of
136-543: The Raspberry Beret video that "the hairstyle [in the video] was literally all I could do with it." "Raspberry Beret" remained a perennial live favourite in Prince's concerts for many years. It was initially performed in a full version for his 1986 Hit N Run World Tour whilst later performances including those on his Lovesexy Tour feature it as a stripped-down piece performed solely by Prince on piano, often as part of
153-504: The bodyguard's ear. The bodyguard says, "You can stay. He likes your hair." It also features the debut of actress Jackie Swanson who hands Prince his guitar. In the same book, producer Simon Fields also recalled production on the video: "For 'Raspberry Beret', we filmed a whole video, then Prince got a Japanese animator to do a completely different video and we mashed the two up." In an interview with Prince’s hair stylist Earl Jones, he stated that Prince damaged his hair so badly prior to
170-431: The early 1990s, and includes four recording studios , a 12,500 square-foot sound stage , a video editing suite, rehearsal room, offices, tenant space, and an underground parking garage. Other amenities include an outdoor basketball court, and living quarters. Paisley Park's four recording studios are designated A, B, C, and D. Studio A is a 1,500 square-foot space and originally utilized a 48-channel mixing console, which
187-686: The sleeve ("She's Always In My Hair" being present twice). Basic tracking took place on December 29, 1983 in Studio 3 at Sunset Sound, with Prince playing all instruments on the track. Greg Tate of Spin said the song, "recycles the Beatles ' Magical Mystery Tour for the '80s with Middle-Eastern instrumentation and escapist lyrics straight out of the Lennon-McCartney dreambook." Credits sourced from Duane Tudahl, Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud Raspberry Beret " Raspberry Beret "
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#1732787807192204-748: The song feature a funky intro. The lyrics concern a sexual experience with a girl who wears a raspberry -colored beret . The extended version was included on the compilation album Ultimate in 2006. While the song hit number one in Cash Box and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US (behind " A View to a Kill " by Duran Duran ), it only reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart . The US B-side , "She's Always in My Hair",
221-477: The song surrounded by dancers and overlaid with various animations. The video uses an extended version of the song with a longer intro. Guitarist Pat Smear of Germs and Foo Fighters fame, appears as one of the background dancers in the video but, according to bandmate Dave Grohl, he was nearly fired. In the 2010 book I Want My MTV , Grohl elaborates further: "everyone has to do a synchronized dance. Pat [couldn’t] dance so they sent him home[...] Prince whispers in
238-499: The song was performed by Prince. The song reached the Top 40 in all of the countries it was released in. It peaked within the Top 20 in both Ireland (No. 11) and the UK (No. 18). The B-side of the single was "She's Always in My Hair", which was also on the U.S. release of " Raspberry Beret ". Many copies of the 12" single were mis-pressed, featuring four tracks instead of the three mentioned on
255-560: The vault have been since removed and relocated to a studio in Los Angeles to be restored, remastered, and stored in climate-controlled conditions to be used for later releases. An urn in the shape of Paisley Park which contains Prince's ashes was on display in Paisley Park's main entrance for a period of time after his death; after being moved into the vault, the urn was brought back out in 2021. After Prince's death, Paisley Park
272-864: Was later replaced by a 64-channel SSL 6000E. Studio B is a 1,000 square-foot space that was, per Prince's specifications, patterned after Sunset Sound's Studio 3, with a custom-built Automated Processes, Inc. API mixing console. Studio C has a 36-input Soundcraft TS24 console, and Studio D is a small DAW -based room. Initially a private studio used by Prince and Paisley Park Records artists like The Time , Carmen Electra , Jill Jones , Sheila E. and others, Paisley Park's production facilities were used by numerous artists, including Tevin Campbell , Martika , Fine Young Cannibals , Barry Manilow , Steve Miller , Bee Gees , Chris Mars , BoDeans , Madonna , Bob Mould , George Clinton , George Benson , Stone Temple Pilots , Stevie Wonder , R.E.M. , and A-ha . After
289-592: Was turned into a museum open to the public, and tours of the Paisley Park Museum started in October 2016. Graceland Holdings, the company that has managed Elvis Presley's Graceland since 1982, organizes the tours. Tours include recording studios, soundstages, and artifacts from Prince's personal archives. 44°51′41″N 93°33′38″W / 44.8615°N 93.5606°W / 44.8615; -93.5606 Paisley Park (song) " Paisley Park "
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