A Very Protective Prince

Soundcheck | Apr 25, 2011

The artist currently known as Prince isn’t happy about a law that lets musicians cover his songs without his royal blessing. Today: A discussion about that law – and a Smackdown pitting Tom Jones and Art of Noise’s cover of “Kiss” against the original. Plus: Texan guitarist and fiddle player Amanda Shires plays live in the Soundcheck studio.

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