Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp cover King Crimson in new ‘Sunday Lunch’ video
Musicians Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have released another cover in their Sunday Lunch series, this time re-creating ‘Part IV’ from the King Crimson album Larks’ Tongues in Aspic, a song that featured Fripp himself on guitar.
Released in March 1973, Larks’ Tongues in Aspic is the fifth studio album by the English progressive rock band, following the release of Islands in 1971. Influenced by the sounds of European classical music, the album was a keystone in the band’s stylistic transition, with new band members joining Fripp for the album, including singer John Wetton.
Shredding the guitar in a way that was reminiscent of Fripp in his heyday playing for King Crimson, Toyah was left to emphatically dance around the musician flailing ribbon wands during the latest iteration of their Sunday Lunch series, which sees the pair cover a brand new song weekly.
While Fripp doesn’t perform the entire 13-minute song, you can get a good impression of the track from the 90 seconds that he expertly produces.
The pair’s Sunday Lunch series is so successful that they have recently announced news of a Christmas Party 2024 UK tour, setting dates in place for concerts in Edinburgh, Bath, London and more. Announcing the news on Instagram, the post stated: “Following the runaway success of their Sunday Lunch YouTube series, and their critically acclaimed Tour of ’23, Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp are bursting out of their kitchen again for the Christmas Party 2024 tour, five evenings of classic rock with their full band!”
This news follows suggestions that the duo could soon be about to launch a feature film focusing on the unique YouTube series.
To see Fripp play in King Crimson in their heyday, look no further than their performance at New York’s Central Park in 1973, where they played several tracks from Larks Tongues in Aspic. Including improvised sections and wild dynamic changes, the classic performance shows off the best of King Crimson when violinist David Cross made their live shows into a psychedelic experience.
Take a look at the brand-new edition of Toyah and Fripp’s Sunday Lunch below.
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