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Thread started 05/14/05 5:28pm

Darla

The artist Cristina: Earliest Prince cover released or unreleased

Correct me if I'm wrong, but 80's New Wave Princess Cristina may have recorded the earliest known cover version of a Prince song. This is not including associated artists like The Time or songs written for artists like Ren Woods. The song When U were Mine was only recorded as a demo in 1981 & produced by Robert Palmer who did all the instruments in the Bahamas. The song itself is pure new wave, percolating synth drums & cooing vocals.It's available on the re-issued album of hers Sleep it Off which I highly recommend.



http://www.redoverwhite.org/cristina/

http://www.zerecords.com/...s.php?id=1

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Reply #1 posted 05/14/05 5:37pm

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which song did she cover?
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Reply #2 posted 05/14/05 5:39pm

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From the second link:

"she (Christina) is especially fond of her deadpan reading of Prince's "When You Were Mine." "It's got this decadent, Gidget-goes-trisexual vibe."

Sounds cool.
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Reply #3 posted 05/14/05 6:16pm

Darla

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

which song did she cover?

redface sorry, it was indeed a cover version of When U were Mine
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Reply #4 posted 05/15/05 10:50am

Darla

If anybody wants to hear it send me a PM, & I'll provide a link.
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