Jack Bruce Wants More Cream Reunion Gigs

Cream bassist Jack Bruce says that he and Eric Clapton will meet up with drummer Ginger Baker on October 3rd when Baker is given Zildjian's Drummers Achievement Award at the Royal Albert Hall in London. As for another possible reunion for the "Sunshine of Your Love" trio, Bruce says "'Cause I'm only the bass player, I can't say for sure. I know there's a good chance we may play at that event ... but I don't want to overstate it and make it into something it isn't." The band last reformed in 2005 for a run of concerts in London and New York. "I think there might be a chance of some more," Bruce tells Billboard.com. "I would like to do some more, 'cause I enjoyed it. It was very emotional. I would like another shot at it." The main roadblock in another Cream reunion is location and timing, as Baker lives in South Africa and Clapton is always on the move, as evidenced by the recent Blind Faith get-together. As for the Zildjian show, the Jimi Hendrix Experience's Mitch Mitchell will also be honored, with Jason Bonham and the Killers' Ronnie Vannucci among those performing.

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Song Stories

“1999”

Prince | 1982

“I don’t consider myself a great poet,” Prince told Rolling Stone. “I just know I’m here to say what’s on my mind.” In the case of the apocalyptic party anthem “1999,” he was worried about then-president Ronald Reagan’s foreign policies. The song’s melody is based on a riff borrowed from the Mamas and Papas’ “Monday, Monday,” and Prince originally envisioned the first verse with three-part harmony but later split the vocals between himself and members of the Revolution. Because Warner Bros., with whom Prince was locked in a contractual battle, owned the original’s masters, Prince rerecorded the song and appropriately released that version in 1999.

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