Ray Davies Cancels Tour Due to Medical Issues

Ray Davies' four upcoming U.S. tour dates have been canceled due to unspecified medical issues.

The former Kinks singer's website says that Davies did not cancel the dates himself but "was ordered by his doctors not to fly or embark on the accompanying ground travel for the forthcoming four U.S. dates until his medical condition has stabilized to their satisfaction."

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The dates were for shows later this month in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Montclair, New Jersey. There is no word on when the dates might be rescheduled.

Ray Davies' North American tour cancelled [RayDavies.Info via NME]

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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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