Tom Jones Performs Prince's "Purple Rain" Accompanied by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour (1992)

"Over the decades, Tom Jones has per­formed with the best of them. In 1969, we can find him singing "Long Time Gone" with Cros­by, Stills, Nash & Young, and tak­ing them delight­ful­ly by sur­prise. The same goes for his duet with Janis Joplin in that same year. Now fast for­ward to the 1990s. In this decade, Jones teamed up with the Swedish rock band The Cardi­gans and per­formed a rol­licking ver­sion of the Talk­ing Heads "Burn­ing Down the House.""

"The record­ing above comes from Jones' show The Right Time, a six-episode tele­vi­sion series that aired in 1992. Trac­ing the evo­lu­tion of pop music, the show fea­tured appear­ances by Bob Geld­of, Cyn­di Lau­per, The Chief­tains and Ste­vie Won­der. When it comes to his ver­sion of "Pur­ple Rain," don't miss the Gilmour solo mid­way through. Enjoy! Relat­ed Con­tent Tom Jones Per­forms "Long Time Gone" with Cros­by, Stills, Nash & Young-and Blows the Band & Audi­ence Away (1969) Janis Joplin & Tom Jones Bring the House Down in an Unlike­ly Duet of "Raise Your Hand" (1969) Tom Jones Cov­ers Talk­ing Heads "Burn­ing Down the House"-and Burns Down the House (1999) Prince Plays a Mind-Blow­ing Gui­tar Solo On "While My Gui­tar Gen­tly Weeps""

Tom Jones performed with major artists across decades, joining Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in 1969 for "Long Time Gone" and duetting with Janis Joplin that same year. In the 1990s he collaborated with the Swedish rock band The Cardigans and delivered a rollicking cover of Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House." He also teamed with David Gilmour to sing Prince's "Purple Rain," featuring a notable Gilmour solo. The Right Time, a six-episode 1992 television series, traced pop music's evolution and featured appearances by Bob Geldof, Cyndi Lauper, The Chieftains, and Stevie Wonder.

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