It’s been busy round 17 Seconds Towers the last few days, hence why the blog has been quiet.
But one of the submissions that I have received is the latest single from Prince, entitled ‘Breakfast Can Wait.’
Whilst I think his output over the last twenty-five years has been variable (from 1989’s Batman soundtrack onwards), and his most, er purple (no gag intended) phase probably was between Dirty Mind and Lovesexy. However, there have certainly been some gems since then – and I think this new single and its accompanying video ‘Breakfast Can Wait’ is one of them.
Watch out for the female Prince impersonator in the video, too…
Prince was one of the coolest songwriters on the planet (though Mike Scott swears he didn’t write ‘The Whole Of The Moon’ about him, contrary to popular belief), and between 1978-1988 he was responsible for some of the greatest music on the planet between For You and Lovesexy. It did start to go downhill from the Batman soundtrack onwards, though…But when you listen to the first decade of his music, there were few who could touch him.
Glasgow based two-piece Midnight Lion (above)are Vocalist and Lyricist Stewart Brock and Lewis Gardner (production). They’ve taken on Prince’s awesome ‘When Doves Cry’ and down a version which strips it back, and reveals the song in a new light. Try this and see what you think…
