Cover Charge is simple: A covers B, B covers C, C covers D and so on, until I loop back to where I started, Ouroboros-style.
Last time: Pixies to The Jesus and Mary Chain
After quite a few Straight Bat covers recently, it's nice to feature an Own Stamp today, in the form of The Mary Chain's take on the Purple One's Alphabet Street. This was released all the way back in 1994, on the flip-side of the Come On EP. It's heavy and fuzzy, as you might expect.
Prince's original, six years earlier, was an altogether lighter and sharper affair. The lead single from Lovesexy, it peaked at #8 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the R&B chart, selling 750,000 copies in the process. Is it funky, do you think? I typed that just now but then edited it back out. It might be a little funky, but it doesn't make me want to move body parts, not like I expect funk to anyway. Maybe I should leave it up to connoisseurs of the métier to decide.
Next time: post-
Prince takes a road less travelled.
Loved Alphabet Street (Prince's) when it came out. The Mary Chain's version is great, the Reid brothers are as un- Prince like as its possible to be.
ReplyDeleteYes - whatever is opposite purple on the colour wheel, JAMC are that.
DeleteJust catching up on things after being away for a bit. This is a great idea, and a few of the twists and turns have taken me by surprise. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteCheers. I'll keep it going until I get back to square one, The Specials.
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