A rare performance of “Electric Intercourse,” a track that has bounced around a few of Prince’s long list of shelved projects, and, as far as I know, has yet to see the light of day. Recorded during a Minnesota Dance Theater benefit show at First Avenue on August 3, 1983.

The rest of the show, including the (supposed) first live performance of “Purple Rain,” can be seen here.

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Holy shit! Watch this before it gets taken down. The sound and picture quality are totally whack, but this version of “Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)” is epic.

Prince and Wendy Melvoin are pretty front and center throughout, and you can kind of make out Matt Fink and Bobby Z. in the background. Brown Mark’s bass neck makes it into the left of the frame, and I guess Lisa Coleman has her keyboard rig set up on the other side of the drums.

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Hail young knaves, your new anthem for pillage and plunder is here! Prince’s extra special fight song for the Minnesota Vikings may be lacking in the musical department, however, considering he probably wrote, recorded and released it all in the span of about 15 minutes, it actually sounds pretty OK.