P.M. Dawn's Set Adrift on A Memory Bliss is a trippy reworking of Spandau Ballet's True.
P.M. Dawn may have even lifted a recorded sample of Gary Kemp's rhythm guitar part from Spandau Ballet's original song. But the drum 'n' bass and the vocal parts are clearly P.M. Dawn's own additions. The synthesizer part used by P.M. Dawn is also very different from Tom Hadley's synthesizer on Spandau's original single. It's entirely possible that P.M. Dawn played all the instrumental parts because it's easy enough to imitate Gary Kemp's rudimentary guitar part.
I like both versions of the song, but P.M. Dawn's hip-hop makeover has a lot more going on musically, than Spandau's original version.
P.M. Dawn- Set Adrift on a Memory Bliss:
Spandau Ballet- True
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