King Crimson‘s Robert Fripp and wife Toyah Willcox have returned with a special Halloween edition of their Sunday Lunch series, taking on Black Sabbath’s ‘Children Of The Grave’.
In typical Sunday Lunch vogue, Fripp performed lead guitar with a menacing expression on his face, whereas Willcox dealt with lead vocals and an interpretive dance routine. Both had been clad in Halloween costumes, with Fripp dressed as a mummy with large black spiders throughout his physique, and Willcox with a spider of her personal clasped round her bust. In the background, they’ve strung up a large internet and a portray that reads “ALL BOW OZZY”.
It marks the second time the pair have paid tribute to Black Sabbath – one among their first Sunday Lunch movies, from all the best way again in November of 2020, was a canopy of their basic observe ‘Paranoid’. Responding to their tackle the 1970 single, Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi informed Heavy Consequence: “I think they’ve gone mad, actually. I think this lockdown has drove them mental.”
Back in August, too, the couple put their uniquely off-kilter spin on Ozzy Osbourne’s 1980 solo hit ‘Crazy Train’.
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The pair started their Sunday Lunch sequence again in 2020, and have since launched new episodes weekly. They’ve lined an enormous array of artists, with latest standouts together with Pantera’s ‘5 Minutes Alone’, Lenny Kravitz’s ‘Are You Gonna Go My Way’ and Billy Idol‘s ‘Rebel Yell’, amongst many others. They additionally not too long ago carried out a rendition of David Bowie‘s ‘Heroes’ in dedication to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Last week’s Sunday Lunch noticed Fripp and Willcox tackle Korn’s 1994 hit ‘Blind’, rounding out one thing of a nu-metal trilogy: previous to it, they’d lined tracks by Slipknot (‘Psychosocial’) and Limp Bizkit (‘Nookie’). That version additionally marked a return to the standard Sunday Lunch format, following a quartet of movies that includes Chesney Hawkes. With him, the pair lined ‘Summer Of 69’, ‘Mr Brightside’, ‘Stacy’s Mom’ and even Hawkes’ personal tune, ‘The One And Only’.
Next 12 months, Fripp and Willcox will take Sunday Lunch on the highway. They introduced a joint 2023 tour again in June, however are but to formally reveal when and the place they’ll be performing.
Last Week, Fripp mentioned the Sunday Lunch sequence had upset some King Crimson followers. He refused to pander to them, nevertheless, saying in a brand new interview: “We’re keenly conscious of what individuals have skilled throughout lockdown. I imply, banged up in a small house whereas your mom’s dying and you’ll’t go to the funeral. My spouse mentioned to me, if all we’ve completed in two years is assist one particular person by way of their dangerous time, it’s all price it.
“So I’m not sure if that meets a criteria of serving what is highest in music, but for me, it’s a real undertaking that I respect. And I am quite prepared to strap on a guitar and rock out to a classic riff in order to achieve it. At age 76, why should I give a fuck? This is my life.”