Purple Lemonade: Prince & Beyonce
It has been a period of musical loss and celebration. On the same week we lost Prince, the world was gifted Beyonc\xe9\u2019s Lemonade. Both artists contain multitudes of musical traditions, collaborators and themes that weave throughout their song. In the first half of the show, we break down Beyonc\xe9's \u201cHold Up,\u201d an exemplary piece about Lemonade's main theme of marital distress. But the song is not as simple as it may seem. Its compositional restraint suggests more complex ideas about love. Speaking of love, Prince may have published more songs on the subject than any other recording musician. In the second half of the show, we speak with scholar and Musiqology contributor Matthew Valnes about Prince\u2019s musical legacy. Featuring - Beyonc\xe9 - Pray You Catch Me - Beyonc\xe9 - Freedom - Beyonc\xe9 - Formation - Beyonc\xe9 - Love Drought - Beyonc\xe9 - Sorry - Beyonc\xe9 - All Night - Beyonc\xe9 - Daddy Lessons - Beyonc\xe9 - Hold Up - Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps - Vampire Weekend - Obvious Bicycle - Beyonc\xe9 - Don\u2019t Hurt Yourself - Prince - Musicology - Joshua Redman - How Come U Don\u2019t Call Me Anymore - Prince - How Come U Don\u2019t Call Me Anymore - Prince - When Doves Cry - Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You - Prince - Super Bowl Press Conference Performance - Marcus Miller - Jean Pierre (live at North Sea Jazz Festival) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7Q8Ual3coM You can read Matthew Valnes' article "When Doves Cry" over at Musiqology: http://musiqology.com/blog/2016/04/25/when-doves-cry-prince-and-black-popular-music-history/ Also check out Behind The Linear Notes\u2019s latest episode on the history of the Castrati featuring a clip from our episode on One Direction: http://www.betweenthelinernotes.com/episodes-1/castrato\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices