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Originally created for the 1989 Tim Burton ''Batman'' film, '''"Dance with the Devil"''' was based around the Joker's famous catchphrase/question, "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?". It was chosen to be included in the film's soundtrack after "Batdance," but was ultimately removed because Prince felt it would have been too dark for the album, named after that song.
Originally created for the 1989 Tim Burton ''Batman'' film, '''"Dance with the Devil"''' was based around the Joker's famous catchphrase/question, "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?". It was chosen to be included in the film's soundtrack after "Batdance", but was ultimately removed because Prince felt it would have been too dark for the album, named after that song.


While it was never officially released, it was used in some promo material for the film before its release. Due to Prince's high efforts to have none of his music on YouTube or other such sites, the song was generally very hard to find until he passed away in 2016. The song was eventually released on an unofficial bootleg album titled '''The Work Volume 3''' <ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Prince-The-Work-Volume-3/release/7618383 Discogs listing for The Work Volume 3]</ref>
While it was never officially released, it was used in some promo material for the film before its release. Due to Prince's high efforts to have none of his music on YouTube or other such sites, the song was generally very hard to find until he passed away in 2016. The song was eventually released on an unofficial bootleg album titled ''The Work Volume 3''<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Prince-The-Work-Volume-3/release/7618383 Discogs listing for The Work Volume 3.] Retrieved 15 Apr '18</ref>


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://mega.nz/#!mBcSVTIT!MmvlJVIoLMs_V0CXAT_tCvZDhR5qskgJ7foBhNiCUDU MEGA Mirror from 2011 bootleg Prince collection]
*[https://mega.nz/#!mBcSVTIT!MmvlJVIoLMs_V0CXAT_tCvZDhR5qskgJ7foBhNiCUDU MEGA Mirror from 2011 bootleg Prince collection.]
*[http://www.princevault.com/index.php/Dance_With_The_Devil PrinceVault page]
*[http://www.princevault.com/index.php/Dance_With_The_Devil PrinceVault page.]
*Prince.org boards on the song: [http://prince.org/msg/7/152699 Board 1] and [http://prince.org/msg/7/263882 Board 2]
*Prince.org boards on the song: [http://prince.org/msg/7/152699 Board 1], and [http://prince.org/msg/7/263882 Board 2.]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batdance Wikipedia page on Batdance]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batdance Wikipedia page on "Batdance".]
*[http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/27/20-best-prince-songs-never-heard The Guardian's article on unreleased Prince songs, including this one]
*[http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/27/20-best-prince-songs-never-heard The Guardian's article on unreleased Prince songs, including this one.]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:45, 7 October 2018

Dance.jpg

A mockup cover for the song.

Status: Found

Date found: Unknown

Found by: Unknown

Originally created for the 1989 Tim Burton Batman film, "Dance with the Devil" was based around the Joker's famous catchphrase/question, "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?". It was chosen to be included in the film's soundtrack after "Batdance", but was ultimately removed because Prince felt it would have been too dark for the album, named after that song.

While it was never officially released, it was used in some promo material for the film before its release. Due to Prince's high efforts to have none of his music on YouTube or other such sites, the song was generally very hard to find until he passed away in 2016. The song was eventually released on an unofficial bootleg album titled The Work Volume 3[1]

External Links

References