Aztec Camera 'True Colors' (WEA b-side, 1990)

Lovely b-side cover from late-period Aztec Camera. An expressive, chiming guitar-led take on the song made famous by Cyndi Lauper. It was released in 1990 as the flipside of earnest rocker 'The Crying Scene'.

It's a much less syrup-y than the original version, with some nicely reverbed-up guitar and a simple heartfelt vocal over a simple drum-machine pattern. There's just the odd daub of organ, backing vocal and a sympathetic bassline to flesh out the song but it works rather well.

Lovely.

Download Aztec Camera 'True Colors' (mp3) (Mediafire)