Darling Nikki - Music
Darling Nikki by Prince & The Revolution
Prince & The Revolution
Artist Biography For Prince & The Revolution
Prince Formed The Revolution In Minneapolis Minnesota In 1979 As His Backing Band For His First Concert Tour. The Original Lineup Consisted Of Gayle Chapman On Keyboards André Cymone On Bass Dez Dickerson On Guitar Doctor Fink On Keyboards And Bobby Z. On Drums & Percussion. The Band Went Nameless For Almost Three Years While Supporting Prince Live And Appearing In His Music Videos. Chapman And Cymone Left In The Early 1980's And Were Replaced By Lisa Coleman On Keyboards And Brownmark On Bass. The First Album On Which The Revolution Performed Was The 1982 Prince Release 1999 Which Has The Band's Moniker Written In Reverse On The Back Cover. When The 1999 Tour Ended In 1983 Dez Dickerson Left The Band For Religious Reasons And Was Replaced By Lisa's Childhood Friend And Soon-To-Be Lover Wendy Melvoin On Guitar. The First Album Officially Released As Prince & The Revolution Was Purple Rain In 1984 Which Sold Over 16 Million Copies In The United States Alone. The Band's Sound Incorporated Heavy Metal Pop Funk R&B And Hard Rock Elements. Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman Formed A Particular Creative Bond With Prince And Greatly Influenced The Band's Output During The Rest Of Their Tenure. The Band Achieved Two Number-One Billboard 200 Albums Purple Rain & Around The World In A Day Six Top Ten Singles On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart And Won Three Grammy Awards. In 1985 Members Of The Soon-To-Be-Defunct Group The Family Which In Turn Included Former Members Of Another Group The Time Joined The Revolution Along With People From Sheila E.'s Band. This Included The Addition Of Three Dancers/vocalists/comic Foils Known As The Bodyguards . The Last Lineup Of Prince & The Revolution Was Informally Known As The Counter-Revolution And Consisted Of - Jerome Benton The Bodyguards - Atlanta Bliss Trumpet - Greg Brooks The Bodyguards - Lisa Coleman Keyboards Piano And Vocals - Doctor Fink Keyboards And Vocals - Eric Leeds Saxophone - Brown Mark Bass Guitar And Vocals - Susannah Melvoin Backing Vocals - Wendy Melvoin Guitar And Vocals - Prince Lead Vocals Guitar And Piano - Wally Safford The Bodyguards - Miko Weaver Guitar - Bobby Z. Drums The Revolution Was Officially Disbanded By Prince In 1986 After The Hit N Run Tour Which Supported Parade The Soundtrack For The Movie Under The Cherry Moon. Melvoin And Coleman Went On To A Successful Career As Wendy & Lisa.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Darling Nikki
Prince-&-The-Revolution - Purple Rain
"Darling Nikki" Is A Song Produced Arranged Composed And Performed By Prince And Originally Released On His Grammy Award-Winning Album Purple Rain 1984 . Though The Song Was Not Originally Released As A Single It Gained Wide Notoriety For Its Sexual Lyrics. Partly Because Of The Lyrical Content Of "Darling Nikki" Tipper Gore Founded The Parents Music Resource Center Which Eventually Led To The Use Of "Parental Advisory" Stickers And Imprints On Album Covers. Trinity Broadcasting Network And Jimmy Swaggart Both Attacked The Song As Being 'pornographic' And 'satanic'. The Song Is A Guitar-Driven Rocker Telling The Story Of A "sex-Fiend" Named Nikki Who Seduces Prince. The Song Was Directed Toward Apollonia Kotero In The Purple Rain Film When She Decided To Work With Prince's Rival Morris Day. The Song Has The Appearance Of Being Recorded Live In A Single Take Because Of The Gritty Nature Of The Guitar And The Live Drum Kit Though Purple Rain's Liner Notes State The Entire Song Was Performed By Prince. The Ending Of The Song Contains A Short Segment Recorded Backwards Over A Rain Sound Effect To Contain A Hidden Message. The Segment When Played In Reverse Is A Sharp Contrast To The Profane Song With A Chorus Singing "Hello How Are You? I'm Fine 'cause I Know That The Lord Is Coming Soon. Coming Coming Soon." During The Purple Rain Tour Performances Of "Darling Nikki" The Recording At The End Was Played But Not In Reverse. A Circulating Outtake Of "Darling Nikki" Contains An Instrumental Subdued Section In The Middle Of Keyboard Onslaught At The End Of The Song. Also It Does Not Have The Backmasking Segment Tacked On To The End Instead Prince Performs An Extended Hard Guitar Solo Devoid Of Any Other Instruments.
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Prince Formed The Revolution In Minneapolis Minnesota In 1979 As His Backing Band For His First Concert Tour. The Original Lineup Consisted Of Gayle Chapman On Keyboards André Cymone On Bass Dez Dickerson On Guitar Doctor Fink On Keyboards And Bobby Z. On Drums & Percussion. The Band Went Nameless For Almost Three Years While Supporting Prince Live And Appearing In His Music Videos. Chapman And Cymone Left In The Early 1980's And Were Replaced By Lisa Coleman On Keyboards And Brownmark On Bass. The First Album On Which The Revolution Performed Was The 1982 Prince Release 1999 Which Has The Band's Moniker Written In Reverse On The Back Cover. When The 1999 Tour Ended In 1983 Dez Dickerson Left The Band For Religious Reasons And Was Replaced By Lisa's Childhood Friend And Soon-To-Be Lover Wendy Melvoin On Guitar. The First Album Officially Released As Prince & The Revolution Was Purple Rain In 1984 Which Sold Over 16 Million Copies In The United States Alone. The Band's Sound Incorporated Heavy Metal Pop Funk R&B And Hard Rock Elements. Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman Formed A Particular Creative Bond With Prince And Greatly Influenced The Band's Output During The Rest Of Their Tenure. The Band Achieved Two Number-One Billboard 200 Albums Purple Rain & Around The World In A Day Six Top Ten Singles On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart And Won Three Grammy Awards. In 1985 Members Of The Soon-To-Be-Defunct Group The Family Which In Turn Included Former Members Of Another Group The Time Joined The Revolution Along With People From Sheila E.'s Band. This Included The Addition Of Three Dancers/vocalists/comic Foils Known As The Bodyguards . The Last Lineup Of Prince & The Revolution Was Informally Known As The Counter-Revolution And Consisted Of - Jerome Benton The Bodyguards - Atlanta Bliss Trumpet - Greg Brooks The Bodyguards - Lisa Coleman Keyboards Piano And Vocals - Doctor Fink Keyboards And Vocals - Eric Leeds Saxophone - Brown Mark Bass Guitar And Vocals - Susannah Melvoin Backing Vocals - Wendy Melvoin Guitar And Vocals - Prince Lead Vocals Guitar And Piano - Wally Safford The Bodyguards - Miko Weaver Guitar - Bobby Z. Drums The Revolution Was Officially Disbanded By Prince In 1986 After The Hit N Run Tour Which Supported Parade The Soundtrack For The Movie Under The Cherry Moon. Melvoin And Coleman Went On To A Successful Career As Wendy & Lisa.
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"Darling Nikki" is a song produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince and originally released on his Grammy Award-winning album Purple Rain (1984). Though the song was not originally released as a single, it gained wide notoriety for its sexual lyrics. Partly because of the lyrical content of "Darling Nikki", Tipper Gore founded the Parents Music Resource Center, which eventually led to the use of "Parental Advisory" stickers and imprints on album covers. Trinity Broadcasting Network and Jimmy Swaggart both attacked the song as being 'pornographic' and 'satanic'.
The song is a guitar-driven rocker, telling the story of a "sex-fiend" named Nikki who seduces Prince. The song was directed toward Apollonia Kotero in the Purple Rain film when she decided to work with Prince's rival, Morris Day. The song has the appearance of being recorded live in a single take, because of the gritty nature of the guitar and the live drum kit, though Purple Rain's liner notes state the entire song was performed by Prince.
The ending of the song contains a short segment recorded backwards over a rain sound effect, to contain a hidden message. The segment, when played in reverse, is a sharp contrast to the profane song, with a chorus singing, "Hello, how are you? I'm fine, 'cause I know that the Lord is coming soon. Coming, coming soon." During the Purple Rain tour performances of "Darling Nikki", the recording at the end was played, but not in reverse.
A circulating outtake of "Darling Nikki" contains an instrumental subdued section in the middle of keyboard onslaught at the end of the song. Also, it does not have the backmasking segment tacked on to the end, instead Prince performs an extended hard guitar solo devoid of any other instruments.
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