Peter Murphy And Boy George Team Up On ‘Let The Flowers Grow’
Culture Club’s Boy George and Bauhaus‘ Peter Murphy have joined forces for their new single “Let the Flowers Grow.”
The track, which premiered on Rolling Stone, also features Killing Joke’s Youth who produced the song and laid down the guitar work. Though it’s an unexpected collaboration, Murphy admits wanting to work with George for a long time.
“I first met Boy George when he asked to be allowed backstage to meet Howard Devoto when Bauhaus were supporting Magazine,” ” Murphy told Rolling Stone. “He struck me as a super-original, self-styled 17th century fop. The second time I met him was when we walked into the BBC to do ‘Ziggy Stardust’ on Top of the Pops where Culture Club were also making their debut on the show. George greeted me very warmly and I discovered he was a Bauhaus fan.”
He goes on to discuss how Youth got involved after Murphy heard an unfinished demo of a song Boy George had written with him. “It only had one verse and a chorus. I was urged to have Youth prepare it for me to sing and finish what was missing – 1st verse, 3rd verse and harmonizing with Boy George on the choruses. In a matter of 20 minutes, we had ‘Flowers…’ finished and we played it for Boy George, who wasn’t expecting it. He loved it and I’m so glad he did.”
Boy George added “When I heard the mix I was satiated in every way. I have always loved Pete’s voice and his writing on this adds a beautiful darkness. With everything going on in the world about identity it feels very powerful. The production feels very epic like Scott Walker. It makes me dizzy and proud.”
Listen to the song below.
This marks Boy Geroge’s second collaboration this year. Earlier this year, he released “Electric Energy” featuring Ariana DeBose and Nile Rodgers. Meanwhile, Peter Murphy hasn’t released new music since 2014’s Lion. In 2022, a reformed Bauhaus released “Drink The New Wine.”
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