A cover of an old Prince b-side, in fact the b-side to his hit ‘1999’, Alicia Keys takes on the might of the little genius making it accessible for the new generation with a little help on production by The Neptunes.
As a massive fan of Ms Keys it would probably seem strange to pick a cover rather than one of her own tracks, but she puts a grand piano sized stamp on this one. The sass, soul, attitude and effortlessness of her vocal drips through the speakers. The music video showcases this one live too, which I was lucky enough to catch for myself at the smaller venue here in Plymouth before she got the worldwide fame we all know her for now. It blew me away.
Alicia has no need for the vocal gymnastics of some of her musical colleagues, if you sing a song with genuine emotion – in this case especially, singing someone else’s song to adjust it to your own situation, then the word ‘cover’ seems a dirty one.
From the album ‘Songs In The Key Of A Minor’ (2001) / @aliciakeys
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