Lyrics Three of a Perfect Pair - Commentary - King Crimson feat. David Singleton

'Three of a Perfect Pair' with the opening a cappella verses
Rather as the name suggests
'Three of a Perfect Pair' is the title track of the third King Crimson album from the 1980s
Recorded by the quartet of Fripp, Belew, Bruford and Levin

When we were first penciling in tracks to include in the series of unusual takes
The a cappella version of 'Three of a Perfect Pair' was one of the very first suggestions
This first appeared in the 'On (and off) The Road' box set in 2016
In that version, the opening two a cappella verses
Were followed by a stripped-down version of the track
Where many of the lead lines and lead vocals had been removed

No doubt many listeners will be frustrated that we haven't used that version here
Although, it's fascinating for those who know the track very well
It will make very little sense to a first time listener

So we've wrestled with the question of what should follow the opening two a cappella verses
We've tried the lazy options, always appealing
Just have those two verses and then stop
Or join those two verses to the existing mix of the track
Which proved impossible as the vocal balance is so different

Finally, we bit off on the obvious solution
That there was no alternative but for me to create a new version
So new that the paint is still wet as I speak
It does however to allow Three of a Perfect Pair, in this KC 50 series
Which I am very happy to do as it's a personal favorite from that period
So here it is, a previously unreleased version of Three of a Perfect Pair with an a cappella opening