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rfmcdonaldEven a week later, it's still hard for me to understand that Prince is dead. The idea of such a talented person no longer being around is something I should be used to, this the year that David Bowie died, but I'm not used to it. I don't think I should. The man's skill, as a songwriter and a musician, is astounding.
Dangerous Minds' Christopher Bickel linked to this 1985 punk version of "When Doves Cry", "When Doves Scream", noting how Prince could do whatever he wanted and at least make it interesting.
I love "When Doves Cry", remembering the first time I saw the video on MuchMusic, and of course own the genius Purple Rain album on CD. My first significant encounter with Prince was probably in 1989, with the soundtrack album for that year's Batman. Joker's trashing of the Gotham Museum would never have been so effective without "Partyman" playing on his lackeys' boomboxes.
And there's his influence on others. "Why Should I Love You?", a collaboration with Kate Bush (if, apparently, a fraught one), is one of my favourite songs off of her 1993 album The Red Shoes.
The music of Prince is something I've always enjoyed. That the genius behind the music is gone just seems wrong. We were lucky to have had him, but I still think we were unlucky that he could not stay longer.
Dangerous Minds' Christopher Bickel linked to this 1985 punk version of "When Doves Cry", "When Doves Scream", noting how Prince could do whatever he wanted and at least make it interesting.
I love "When Doves Cry", remembering the first time I saw the video on MuchMusic, and of course own the genius Purple Rain album on CD. My first significant encounter with Prince was probably in 1989, with the soundtrack album for that year's Batman. Joker's trashing of the Gotham Museum would never have been so effective without "Partyman" playing on his lackeys' boomboxes.
And there's his influence on others. "Why Should I Love You?", a collaboration with Kate Bush (if, apparently, a fraught one), is one of my favourite songs off of her 1993 album The Red Shoes.
The music of Prince is something I've always enjoyed. That the genius behind the music is gone just seems wrong. We were lucky to have had him, but I still think we were unlucky that he could not stay longer.
