Parade Tour
The Parade Tour( also called the Under the Cherry Moon Tour) was a concert tour by American recording artist Prince in support of Prince and The Revolution's eighth studio album" Parade" and his 1986 film" Under the Cherry Moon".
The Hit n Run Tour was not a full scale American tour, but a string of concerts that was dubbed" Hit n Run" by Prince's manager.
Most of those shows were announced days or hours before the actual concert took place.
The Parade Tour marked the first full tour of Europe by Prince.
It also saw the expanded Revolution line- up and featured Sheila E. and her band as an opening act for most shows.
Amir Bar-Lev
Amir Bar-Lev (born 1972) is an American film director, producer and writer from Berkeley, California.
Bar-Lev is noted for his work in directing documentary films.
He has directed such films as "Fighter", a documentary film released August 24, 2001.
The film received a Special Jury Citation in the 2000 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
The 2007 documentary film "My Kid Could Paint That" was directed by Bar-Lev, and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
The film was bought by Sony Pictures Classics in 2007.
He also served as co-producer of the
2009 Oscar nominated documentary "Trouble the Water."
Bar-Lev also directed "The Tillman Story", which premiered as a Domestic Documentary Finalist at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
Bar-Lev directed Happy Valley, a film about the Penn State Jerry Sandusky Scandal.
His most recent film, Long Strange Trip, explored the Grateful Dead.
Bar-Lev has taught documentary filmmaking at New York University.
He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and three children.
Girls & Boys (Prince song)
" Girls& Boys" is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album" Parade", the soundtrack to the film" Under the Cherry Moon".
The song was released as a single in the UK, and as the B-side to" Anotherloverholenyohead" in the US.
Following the smash success of its predecessor" KissGirls& Boys" peaked at number 11 in the UK, but was not released as a single in America.
Prince's former drummer, Bobby Z. later commented that the song may have helped the entire album and film achieve bigger success, saying" second singles sometimes were n't right ...' Kiss' was a complete smash and set the album up huge.
In my opinion it should then have been' Girls& Boys', not' Mountains'".
The music video for the single consisted of clips from the film and separately- shot footage of The Revolution, including Prince's then- fiancee Susannah Melvoin.
" Girls& Boys" is a funk offering featuring both live drumming as well as Linn drum machine.
The keyboard hook is a peculiar duck- like sound.
This is the first official Prince single to include the saxophone contributions of Eric Leeds.
The lyrics speak of characters similar to Christopher and Mary from" Under the Cherry Moon", although their actions are not seen in the film.
The song includes a seduction spoken by Marie France in French, as well as an early attempt by Prince to deliver a short rap.
Background vocals are Wendy& Lisa, and Susannah Melvoin.
Sheila E. is not in it.
The B-side was the LP version of" Under the Cherry Moon".
The 12" single also included the 1984 track" Erotic City", which originally backed" Let's Go Crazy".
In addition, a special double 7" single was released containing" Girls& Boys She's Always in My Hair"( which originally backed" Paisley ParkUnder the Cherry Moon", and" 17 Days", which originally backed" When Doves Cry".
In March 2006, British actress Kristin Scott Thomas, one of the stars of" Under the Cherry Moon", nominated" Girls and Boys" as one of her eight favourite Desert Island Discs.
" Girls and Boys" was covered by jazz/ funk bassist Marcus Miller on his 2005 album" Silver Rain", featuring singer Macy Gray.
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
What a Long Strange Trip
It's Been is the second compilation album by the Grateful Dead.
It was released August 18, 1977 by Warner Bros.
Records, three years after the compilation.
Both albums are subtitled" The Best of the Grateful Dead".
Unlike the previous compilation," What a Long Strange Trip It's Been" is a double album.
Mountains (Prince song)
" Mountains" is a 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album" Parade", the soundtrack to the film" Under the Cherry Moon".
It was written by The Revolution members Wendy& Lisa together with Prince.
The extended 12" single version of the song runs nearly ten minutes.
It reached number 23 in the US but only 45 in the UK.
The B-side was the instrumental" Alexa de Paris", one of the few tracks from this project featuring a guitar solo.
Both songs appear in the film" Under the Cherry Moon", with the video for" Mountains" playing as the credits roll.
The version shown on MTV to promote the single was in color as opposed to the film's black- and- white version.
" Mountains" was often performed in his live concerts.
A music video, directed by Prince was released in April 1986.
Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker.
A guitar virtuoso known for his genre-crossing work, falsetto singing voice and flamboyant stage appearances, Prince is regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all time.
His innovative music integrated a wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop.
Prince pioneered the late 1970s Minneapolis sound, a funk rock subgenre drawing from synth-pop and new wave.
Born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Prince developed an interest in music as a young child and wrote his first song, "Funk Machine", at the age of seven.
He signed a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 19, and released his debut album "For You" in 1978.
Followed with his next four albums — "Prince" (1979), "Dirty Mind" (1980), "Controversy" (1981), and "1999" (1982)—Prince gained critical success, prominently showcasing his explicit lyrics as well as blending of funk, dance, and rock music.
In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as The Revolution and released "Purple Rain", the soundtrack album to his successful film debut of the same name.
It quickly became his most critically and commercially successful record, spending 24 consecutive weeks atop the "Billboard" 200.
The film also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, the last to receive the award.
Following the disbandment of The Revolution, Prince released the critically acclaimed double album "Sign o' the Times" (1987).
He released three more solo albums before debuting The New Power Generation band in 1991.
In 1993, in the midst of a contractual dispute with Warner Bros., Prince changed his stage name to an unpronounceable symbol , also known as the "Love Symbol", and began releasing new albums at a faster rate in order to quickly meet a contractually required quota and therefore release himself from further obligations to the record label.
He released five records between 1994 and 1996 before he signed with Arista Records in 1998.
In 2000, he began referring to himself as "Prince" again.
He subsequently released 16 albums, including "Musicology" (2004), which was his most successful album of the 2000s.
His final album, "Hit n Run Phase Two", was first released on the Tidal streaming service in 2015.
In April 2016, at the age of 57, Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park home and recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
Prince sold over 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
He won seven Grammy Awards, seven Brit Awards, six American Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
He was also honored with special awards including the Grammy President's Merit Award, the American Music Award for Achievement and of Merit, and the "Billboard" Icon Award.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
"Rolling Stone" ranked Prince at No. 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead
Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead is the first compilation album from rock band the Grateful Dead.
It was originally released in February 1974.
As with other such packages, the album was a way for Warner Bros.
Records to capitalize on the Dead's back catalog, after the band had left the label.
It was followed three years later by a second compilation," What a Long Strange Trip It's Been".
Under the Cherry Moon
Under the Cherry Moon is a 1986 American musical film directed by and starring Prince in his directorial debut.
The film also stars former The Time member Jerome Benton, Steven Berkoff, Kristin Scott Thomas (in her feature film debut), and Francesca Annis.
The film was a critical and commercial failure, winning five Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, tying with "Howard the Duck".
But, despite that, its soundtrack album, entitled "Parade", went platinum, selling over a million copies.
Long Strange Trip
Long Strange Trip is a documentary film about the rock band the Grateful Dead.
It premiered on January 23, 2017, at the Sundance Film Festival.
It had a one-night only nationwide screening on May 25, 2017, and a week-long limited theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles starting on May 26.
The film was split into a six-part miniseries, which became available on Amazon Video on June 2, 2017.
"Long Strange Trip" was directed by Amir Bar-Lev, and has a running time of almost four hours.
Martin Scorsese was one of the executive producers.
Justin Kreutzmann, the son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, was one of the producers.
The film features newly conducted interviews with living band members and friends including Bob Weir and his wife Natascha, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, John Perry Barlow, Donna Godchaux, Dennis McNally, Barbara "Brigid" Meier, Nick Paumgarten, Steve Silberman, and Alan Trist.
A soundtrack album was released on May 26, 2017.
"Long Strange Trip" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Music Film.
7th Golden Raspberry Awards
The 7th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 29, 1987, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1986.
For the first time, the Razzies had a tie for Worst Picture, between" Howard the Duck" and" Under the Cherry Moon".
Recipients are denoted in bold:

Question: Are the directors of films Long Strange Trip and Under The Cherry Moon both from the same country?
Answer: yes