jen.
@bizor.bsky.social
71 followers
220 following
1K posts
fairy entity. heavenly creature. italian ally
Posts
Media
Videos
Starter Packs
Pinned
jen.
@bizor.bsky.social
· 4d
Reposted by jen.
Reposted by jen.
Reposted by jen.
jen.
@bizor.bsky.social
· 6d
![[https://www.classicpopmag.com/features/prefab-sprout-paddy-mcaloon-interview/]
(Do The Sprout Thing
Immediately after Prefab Sprout’s last album Crimson/Red in 2013, Paddy McAloon began working on a new LP. “The songs are catchy,” he considers. “That’s a bland word, but they’re tuneful and brief.”
However, work was interrupted in 2015 when Spike Lee got in touch, wanting to use Prefab Sprout’s songs as the basis for a movie musical. Lee’s brother Cinqué is a Sprout fan, and has been writing the script.
Paddy met with the Do The Right Thing and BlacKkKlansman director, who admitted to the singer: “Full disclosure, I’d never heard of you before Cinqué played me your music.”
Paddy is reluctant to reveal much about the story – “It’s Spike’s project, not mine” – but says: “It’s a parable of a journey. Spike and Cinqué want to use an awful lot of my songs – there’s one on every page. I wanted to give them new stuff as options for their storyline. My stance was, ‘You can have my music, do what you want with it. But if you’d like a different option, like changing the gender of a song’s narrator or pushing the lyrics more in your story’s direction, I’ll help.’ I’ve given them an awful lot of options.”
The musical hasn’t been made yet, and Paddy explains: “Spike is one of those guys who always has a million plates spinning in the air, doing this and that. I don’t know what will happen to it, because it’s the film world. Who knows?” )](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wnf5fjtjtc3aat5fdjtnzpbw/bafkreigdanmiaaoom55dcc3gbyrngitrdfbmgxzdvuagkh7h65qvspt6dm@jpeg)
Reposted by jen.
Reposted by jen.
Reposted by jen.
Reposted by jen.
Reposted by jen.
Reposted by jen.
Reposted by jen.
Reposted by jen.
jen.
@bizor.bsky.social
· 9d
Reposted by jen.
Reposted by jen.
jen.
@bizor.bsky.social
· 11d
![Girls Last Tour (2014) [Yuu: "Ohhh. Pictures."]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wnf5fjtjtc3aat5fdjtnzpbw/bafkreiawvac6rhwerkgokmn7ul2itbr7pjpxxmznlmcrhkuwju6mkj3nki@jpeg)