It’s an absolute travesty that a song that is so iconic can be butchered the way it has. Dawn’s label), it seems every original version of the Number One hit have disappeared and only Doc G’s mix of the song is now available at streaming. Dawn catalog under Universal Music Group (they are the current rights administrators for Gee Street & Island Records, P.M. While it remains unclear what happened to the P.M. Given the tremendous success of “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss” and its place in the history of pop and hip-hop, Doc G began releasing music under the better-known moniker and re-recorded the classic in 2013 making it the version available to every Nineties music/hip-hop compilation under the sun. Dawn’s two original members became the Doc G show by 2009. Subsequently, Minutemix was terminated from the band due to claims of alleged sexual misconduct. His paternal first cousin, Gregory Lewis Carr II, better known as Doc G, basically took over the reins from Prince Be after his stroke in 2005. With a severe stroke and numerous complications from diabetes, he was unable to record or even handle any matters on his own. Unfortunately, Prince Be became incapacitated years before his untimely death in 2015. Thankfully, the music video still exists and you can enjoy Prince Be’s voice and the original mix on YouTube.Īlso See Lady Gaga to Host Elton John’s Oscar Party With Billy Porter, Eric McCormack Unless you owned and kept the cassette, CD or have a vinyl of the album – you’re unlikely to hear the original version again. Today, music lovers and fans of the song are unlikely to find the original version of the single on any streaming platform. Of course, sadly, that doesn’t seem to have remained the case. Unlike many hip-hop classics of the time that were being sued and disputed for credits and royalties, “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss” actually managed to buck that trend spearheading a move by labels to manage these talks before the release of a single. The song actually credits Ballet’s lead singer and sole songwriter for “True” as one of the songwriters for the song, Gary Kemp alongside Prince Be. Spandau Ballet’s “True” is featured prominently throughout the single, alongside The Soul Searchers’ “Ashley’s Roachclip” and Paul Simon’s “Take Me To Mardi Gras” (as performed by Bob James). The song was one of the first hip-hop songs to reach the top spot and also one of the first hits to feature such a prominent sample of another hit. It was a historic week on the charts as it was the first single to feature the more comprehensive data of the Neilsen SoundScan system which more accurately monitored airplay and sales for all songs. Dawn hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100. 30 years ago this week, “Set Adrift On Memory Bliss” by P.M.
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