35. Purple Lemonade: Prince & Beyoncé

Switched On Pop

• Episode: 35. Purple Lemonade: Prince & Beyoncé
• Website: Switched On Pop
• Feed URL: http://www.switchedonpop.com/?feed=podcast
• Duration: 00:43:22
• Published: 2016-05-05 10:19

It has been a period of musical loss and celebration. On the same week we lost Prince, the world was gifted Beyoncé’s 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 Beyoncé's “Hold Up,” 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’s musical legacy. Featuring Beyoncé - Pray You Catch Me Beyoncé - Freedom Beyoncé - Formation Beyoncé - Love Drought Beyoncé - Sorry Beyoncé - All Night Beyoncé - Daddy Lessons Beyoncé - Hold Up Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps Vampire Weekend - Obvious Bicycle Beyoncé - Don’t Hurt Yourself Prince - Musicology Joshua Redman - How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore Prince - How Come U Don’t 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) You can read Matthew Valnes' article "When Doves Cry" over at Musiqology. Also check out Behind The Linear Notes’ latest episode on the history of the Castrati featuring a clip from our episode on One Direction.