The Prince tributes continue to roll in days after the legendary musician’s death, with today’s contribution coming from Coldplay’s frontman Chris Martin and a gaggle of eighth graders. Per Pitchfork, Martin performed at the Santa Monica Chords 2 Cure benefit on Sunday evening, raising money for pediatric cancer research. While there, Martin teamed up with the middle-schoolers to cover Prince’s “Raspberry Beret,” but the performance wasn’t without its early problems:
In a speech before the performance, he talked about how he suggested to the band that they do the song. Apparently, they replied, “We don’t know it. We’ve never heard of it. We’re, like, 14.”
Martin and co. also dug into Coldplay’s X&Y cut “Twisted Logic,” his first time playing the song live. Watch both below (h/t Stereogum).
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MRdHowRiu_w
