Nothing wrong with any of the songs per se, it's one of the challenges of having so much (too much?) music to listen to, with more new stuff coming in all the time, this year being no exception.
The selection opens with two of 2022's top acts, Working Men's Club and Confidence Man coming together in a remix soundclash. Prince appears in potty-mouthed abusive character from The Black Album, recorded in 1987 but shelved until an official, limited release in 1994. Another Prince - Prince Fatty, that is - pops up twice, firstly with Big Youth and Marcia Griffiths and again at the controls with Horseman. There's also a rematch between The Beatles (courtesy of My Brightest Diamond) and The Stones.
As I said, an eclectic selection that starts off in the club, staggers to the late night cafe and then stumbles home, regretting the excess the following morning. Perfect for a Friday going into Saturday, in that case.
1) First Class Bitch (Working Men's Club Remix): Confidence Man (2020)
2) Lararari (Canzone Felice) (Santos Disco) (Edit) (Remix By Sabino Contartese & Davide Marsilio): Santos & Sabino (1998)
3) Bob George: Prince (1987)
4) Gangster Tripping (Long Edit): Fatboy Slim (1998)
5) Of Course I'm Lying (The Truth Is) (Remix By Boris Blank & Dieter Meier): Yello (1989)
6) Steppin' Out Of Babylon: Prince Fatty ft. Big Youth & Marcia Griffiths (2019)
7) Wild Horses (Acoustic): The Rolling Stones (1971)
8) I Sold My Soul On Ebay: Swansea Sound (2020)
9) No In A Dat (Album Version): Horseman (2014)
10) Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey (Cover of The Beatles): My Brightest Diamond (2008)
1989: Of Course I'm Lying EP: 5
1994: The Black Album: 3
1998: Gangster Tripping EP (USA promo CDS): 4
1998: VC Recordings Summer Sampler EP: 2
2008: The White Album Recovered (Mojo magazine promo CD): 10
2014: Dawn Of The Dread: 9
2015: Sticky Fingers (Deluxe Edition): 7
2019: In The Viper's Shadow: 6
2020: First Class Bitch EP: 1
2021: Live At The Rum Puncheon: 8
Amazing that Prince should be so into a cockney darts player..wonder never cease..
ReplyDeleteIt's a lesser known fact that Prince was a huge fan of darts and vice versa. Phil 'The Power' Taylor allegedly took the inspiration for his nickname from The New Power Generation, which would have been a bit clunky if used in full. The bloke who told me this down the pub swore he heard it first hand from Prince himself.
DeleteI love Bob George. It's the funniest thing Prince ever did.
ReplyDeleteI haven't listened to The Black Album in a long time, but unearthing this song has prompted me to (virtually) dust off the album and give it another airing.
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