Prince - "Batdance"

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   Thanks to the incredible selection in the clearance bins at the various Half-Price Books in the Twin Cities, I picked up the Batman soundtrack for $1.  Life is good.

The hit "Batdance" has been notoriously hard to find over the years, since it was left off the Hits I & II collections.  (It's not Prince's finest work, but it was still a hit...)

So, here are instructions for creating the 45 edit:

Keep 0:00.0-1:44.7 of the LP version.

Edit on the first of four guitar/bass drum notes.

Remove 1:44.7-2:40.2; it's the entire guitar solo.

Keep 2:40.2-4:55.4 of the LP version.

Edit on the downbeat where the tempo picks up.

Remove 4:55.4-6:06.8; it's the entire uptempo portion.

Keep 6:06.8-6:13.7 (end) of LP version.

In your mixdown, you'll have edits at 1:44.7 and 4:00.0, with a total run time of 4:06.9.

Only two edits - this one isn't difficult at all.  Timing is from the Batman soundtrack (Warner Bros. 9 25936-2), which can probably be found for $1 at a retailer near you!

Edited by crapfromthepast

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crapfromthepast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 14 September 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 104	Post Options Post Reply Quote crapfromthepast Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Prince - "Batdance" Posted: 16 November 2007 at 10:57am
	Thanks to the incredible selection in the clearance bins at the various Half-Price Books in the Twin Cities, I picked up the Batman soundtrack for $1. Life is good. The hit "Batdance" has been notoriously hard to find over the years, since it was left off the Hits I & II collections. (It's not Prince's finest work, but it was still a hit...) So, here are instructions for creating the 45 edit: Keep 0:00.0-1:44.7 of the LP version. Edit on the first of four guitar/bass drum notes. Remove 1:44.7-2:40.2; it's the entire guitar solo. Keep 2:40.2-4:55.4 of the LP version. Edit on the downbeat where the tempo picks up. Remove 4:55.4-6:06.8; it's the entire uptempo portion. Keep 6:06.8-6:13.7 (end) of LP version. In your mixdown, you'll have edits at 1:44.7 and 4:00.0, with a total run time of 4:06.9. Only two edits - this one isn't difficult at all. Timing is from the Batman soundtrack (Warner Bros. 9 25936-2), which can probably be found for $1 at a retailer near you! Edited by crapfromthepast

aaronk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 16 January 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 208	Post Options Post Reply Quote aaronk Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 November 2015 at 4:07pm
	After 26 years, I finally heard the unedited, unreleased original version of "Batdance." After hearing it, the dubbed in "funk" on the released version (in the line "get the funk up") becomes obvious, and there's even a bad splice on the 3rd and final one that made the LP and single versions. In addition to the "f" word on the original, this version runs close to 9:00. Most of what was trimmed to make it 6:13 is non-essential, although there is a completely different section (new tempo, new melody) that comes out of nowhere after the line "and where is the Batman." I can see why Prince chose to edit the final version down to 6:13, but it was interesting to hear nonetheless.
	Aaron Kannowski Uptown Sound 91.9 The Peak - Classic Hip Hop

Brian W. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 13 October 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brian W. Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 December 2015 at 6:36pm
	Wow. I didn't know there was a longer version.

Smokin' TomGary Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 26 June 2011 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Smokin' TomGary Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 December 2015 at 8:45pm
	Promo CD PRO-CD-3579 has two cuts: 1. LP Version 6:13 listed; 6:16 actual 2. Edit 4:07 listed; 4:06 actual Stock CD has two Batdance cuts plus one: 1. The Bat Mix 7:15 listed; 7:18 actual 2. Vicki Vale Mix 5:55 listed; 5:53 actual

chendagam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 27 August 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote chendagam Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 December 2015 at 5:36pm
	I dug around and found the unedited demo as well and I think I am just as excited to discover this version all these years later. Thank you for posting about this. The file I found runs 8:46. Everything is the same (minus the extra parts Aaron described) except for the ending. There is no explosion sound effect (as well as the other sound effect right before the explosion) after the "who's going to stop 200 balloons nobody" lyric and they omit the "batman stop" Michael Keaton sound bite at the end. Instead it just fades out. Edited by chendagam