From: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org (good-noise-digest) To: good-noise-digest@smoe.org Subject: good-noise-digest V5 #10 Reply-To: good-noise@smoe.org Sender: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-good-noise-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk good-noise-digest Tuesday, January 22 2002 Volume 05 : Number 010 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Gorka sings Sinatra ["thehobars" ] Re: Gorka sings Sinatra ["Dan Lins" ] Re: Gorka sings Sinatra [" Gina" ] Re: Gorka sings Sinatra ["Roberta Piper" ] Re: Gorka sings Sinatra [Pfleary@aol.com] On A winter's Night / Cover Tunes [ImSerius2@aol.com] I would prefer a CD for children ["josanne" ] Re: On A winter's Night / Cover Tunes ["Roberta Piper" ] Re: On A winter's Night / Cover Tunes [" Gina" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 08:51:36 -0500 From: "thehobars" Subject: Re: Gorka sings Sinatra Gorka doing covers... hmm... I am always moved by his version of The Water is Wide - I myself prefer the piano version to the guitar version he has recorded. I think, to be honest, that I prefer his version to the original (sorry to shock the Pete Seeger fans out there). So I think that would be my vote. And to echo everyone's sentiments, I would buy ANYTHING he recorded. I also agree that a live album would be incredible. I understand that being recorded live is not preferred by him, however, his live shows keep you coming back for more. I would treasure a live recording. Thanks Bryn... great thread! - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 12:46 PM Subject: Gorka sings Sinatra > A few years back John has a couple Sinatra songs in his set, especially > towards the end of the evening he would pull them out. He also was playing > What A Wonderful World, a Louie Armstrong song. > > At the concert last weekend John played In The Wee Small Hours of the > Morning, a favorite Sinatra song of mine and after the show I overheard > someone tell him that she would quit her job and market John full time if he > would do a Gorka sings Sinatra. > > the seriousness of the offer and the smile on John's face got me to > thinking....what if he DID to an album of covers. Would you guys buy it? > What would you want to see on it? > > I wrote here before that I would love to hear John sing Sentimental Journey. > Name some others....or do you think the idea sucks? > > Wishing you all sunshine during this Mortal Groove time of year. And welcome > Serafina.....I look forward to seeing you again soon. > > Namaste, Bryn, the music junkie ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 08:42:30 -0600 From: "Dan Lins" Subject: Re: Gorka sings Sinatra I agree with the general sentiment. Of course I would buy any album of John's, but a cover album reeks of diminshed creativity, and with hundreds of songs written but not having seen the light of day, John is certainly nowhere near that. Covers tastefully woven into an album are another story. The two songs Wilcox covers in Big Horizon are perfect; the album would be less complete without them. But the strength of Gorka's music is his lyric--even more than Wilcox, I would say. An album of covers would be an album of Gorka's voice, yes, but an album devoid of his muse. So, I would welcome "You Don't Know Me" in an album of Gorka originals. (In the eight times I've seen him live, he's played it four, and moved me each time.) But the lowlight, for me, of last week's house concert was the Sinatra cover. I have a feeling that an entire album of covers would similarly be the lowlight of my Gorka collection. - ----Original Message Follows---- From: ThePsyche@aol.com Reply-To: good-noise@smoe.org To: good-noise@smoe.org Subject: Gorka sings Sinatra Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 12:46:18 EST A few years back John has a couple Sinatra songs in his set, especially towards the end of the evening he would pull them out. He also was playing What A Wonderful World, a Louie Armstrong song. At the concert last weekend John played In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning, a favorite Sinatra song of mine and after the show I overheard someone tell him that she would quit her job and market John full time if he would do a Gorka sings Sinatra. the seriousness of the offer and the smile on John's face got me to thinking....what if he DID to an album of covers. Would you guys buy it? What would you want to see on it? I wrote here before that I would love to hear John sing Sentimental Journey. Name some others....or do you think the idea sucks? Wishing you all sunshine during this Mortal Groove time of year. And welcome Serafina.....I look forward to seeing you again soon. Namaste, Bryn, the music junkie _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 07:23:15 -0600 From: " Gina" Subject: Re: Gorka sings Sinatra Dan, You make some very good points here. I think that they could be the reason why will not see an album of covers from John. Gina - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Lins" To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:42 AM Subject: Re: Gorka sings Sinatra > I agree with the general sentiment. Of course I would buy any album of > John's, but a cover album reeks of diminshed creativity, and with hundreds > of songs written but not having seen the light of day, John is certainly > nowhere near that. > > Covers tastefully woven into an album are another story. The two songs > Wilcox covers in Big Horizon are perfect; the album would be less complete > without them. But the strength of Gorka's music is his lyric--even more than > Wilcox, I would say. An album of covers would be an album of Gorka's voice, > yes, but an album devoid of his muse. > > So, I would welcome "You Don't Know Me" in an album of Gorka originals. (In > the eight times I've seen him live, he's played it four, and moved me each > time.) But the lowlight, for me, of last week's house concert was the > Sinatra cover. I have a feeling that an entire album of covers would > similarly be the lowlight of my Gorka collection. > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: ThePsyche@aol.com > Reply-To: good-noise@smoe.org > To: good-noise@smoe.org > Subject: Gorka sings Sinatra > Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 12:46:18 EST > > A few years back John has a couple Sinatra songs in his set, especially > towards the end of the evening he would pull them out. He also was playing > What A Wonderful World, a Louie Armstrong song. > > At the concert last weekend John played In The Wee Small Hours of the > Morning, a favorite Sinatra song of mine and after the show I overheard > someone tell him that she would quit her job and market John full time if he > would do a Gorka sings Sinatra. > > the seriousness of the offer and the smile on John's face got me to > thinking....what if he DID to an album of covers. Would you guys buy it? > What would you want to see on it? > > I wrote here before that I would love to hear John sing Sentimental Journey. > Name some others....or do you think the idea sucks? > > Wishing you all sunshine during this Mortal Groove time of year. And > welcome > Serafina.....I look forward to seeing you again soon. > > Namaste, Bryn, the music junkie > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 10:29:53 -0500 From: "Roberta Piper" Subject: Re: Gorka sings Sinatra I have never heard John sing "You Don't Know Me" so I'm neutral on that suggestion but I agree with everything else Dan Lins has written about John doing covers. I would buy a JG covers cd but I strongly suspect I would rarely play it. JG's lyrics are what I love most about his songs/singing. Robbie - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Lins" To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 9:42 AM Subject: Re: Gorka sings Sinatra > I agree with the general sentiment. Of course I would buy any album of > John's, but a cover album reeks of diminshed creativity, and with hundreds > of songs written but not having seen the light of day, John is certainly > nowhere near that. > > Covers tastefully woven into an album are another story. The two songs > Wilcox covers in Big Horizon are perfect; the album would be less complete > without them. But the strength of Gorka's music is his lyric--even more than > Wilcox, I would say. An album of covers would be an album of Gorka's voice, > yes, but an album devoid of his muse. > > So, I would welcome "You Don't Know Me" in an album of Gorka originals. (In > the eight times I've seen him live, he's played it four, and moved me each > time.) But the lowlight, for me, of last week's house concert was the > Sinatra cover. I have a feeling that an entire album of covers would > similarly be the lowlight of my Gorka collection. > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: ThePsyche@aol.com > Reply-To: good-noise@smoe.org > To: good-noise@smoe.org > Subject: Gorka sings Sinatra > Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 12:46:18 EST > > A few years back John has a couple Sinatra songs in his set, especially > towards the end of the evening he would pull them out. He also was playing > What A Wonderful World, a Louie Armstrong song. > > At the concert last weekend John played In The Wee Small Hours of the > Morning, a favorite Sinatra song of mine and after the show I overheard > someone tell him that she would quit her job and market John full time if he > would do a Gorka sings Sinatra. > > the seriousness of the offer and the smile on John's face got me to > thinking....what if he DID to an album of covers. Would you guys buy it? > What would you want to see on it? > > I wrote here before that I would love to hear John sing Sentimental Journey. > Name some others....or do you think the idea sucks? > > Wishing you all sunshine during this Mortal Groove time of year. And > welcome > Serafina.....I look forward to seeing you again soon. > > Namaste, Bryn, the music junkie > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 10:40:02 EST From: Pfleary@aol.com Subject: Re: Gorka sings Sinatra Hi, I signed up for this list late last year, but have not yet posted. I have to agree with Dan that I like the idea of a cover or two making its way on to an album, rather than a whole album of covers. Also, I know the Sinatra fans are going to hate me, but I really don't care to hear his songs covered. Maybe it's the ties to organized crime, the tendency he had to be violent or the time he publicly threatened to kick Sinead O'Connor's ass, but I just find the man to be a creep, regardless of his talent. How about covers of great but little known, singer songwriters like Cry Cry Cry did? Peter (ducking the eggs and tomatoes lobbed by Frankie's fans) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 15:56:44 EST From: ImSerius2@aol.com Subject: On A winter's Night / Cover Tunes Hello, all, Saw the 'On a Winter's Night' tour last night at the Ark in Ann Arbor, MI, with John, Lucy, Cliff Eberhardt and Cheryl Wheeler. Wow. John was the self-professed 'host', doing wacky introductions for each song, and once even doing a soft play by play, sort of like a golf announcer, as Cliff was preparing to begin a song. He was very playful and relaxed - he really seemed to feed off the others and it was a good thing!! They opened with 'Good Noise', all of 'em harmonizing on the chorus - amazing!! Then Lucy, with 'Ten Year Night' - what a beautiful song that was...and John teased her, calling her (I think) the 'folk dominatrix of harmony', saying that she wore more leather (at least on the OUTSIDE) of anyone he knew...which Cliff followed up by saying he was wearing a 'folk thong'...too funny...he then did "White Lightning'. Then Cheryl cracked us all up as only she can, with a rambling stream of consciousness about whether it was closer to go home to New England via the U.S. or thru Canada...saying that it was not safe for folksingers to cross international borders...she also intro'd her song by saying that she 'turned 50 this summer'.....'tricks, that is, I'm actually 65' ...she was shameless! Then did a new song, very beautiful, about just having a moment when you realize just how blessed you are...called 'Summer's Almost Over'...she said she'd written it JUST before September 11...and almost under her breath said it was called 'I Love Afghanistan'... Then John did 'People My Age''...followed by Lucy, doing one called (perhaps) Don't Mind Me. Then Cliff joked about appearing in Tupelo, and how there was only Elvis' birthplace and Walmart for tourist attractions, but that country blues were the best...and then did his folk version of a country blues tune, 'You Always Say You Love Me Every Time You Break My Heart'. Then Cheryl once again cracked us up with another rant against cell phones...and did a medley of sorts, anti-cell-phone words to all the various classical tunes that people use as their cell phone ringers...absolutely hilarious!!! Then John went to the piano for 'Let Them In'...wow...followed by Lucy, and a new song - so new she used a lyric sheet, called perhaps 'Land of the Living' - - about her neighborhood in Manhattan after Sept. 11...double wow. Cliff then did 'My Fathers Shoes'', which ROCKED...and they closed the show with, interestingly enough, a 4-part harmony/Cliff on dobro - rockin' version of 'The Worst Song Ever Written' , according to Cheryl - Cheryl's "I'm Gonna Poop in the Handi House'......she joked that there wasn't a 10-year-old boy available at the the time to write it, so the song gods chose her instead. Never thought I'd live to see the day where 4 highly respected singer/songwriters would be doing choreography of sorts to a tune about a porta potty....and John and Lucy even did a do-si-do sort of dance move...and when on the chorus they'd sing the word 'poop', they'd all sort of squat together.... (well, if you've never heard the song...suffice it to say it's tasteless and tacky - and sooooooooooo funny) And here's where the 'cover' portion of the post comes in - as their encore, they did 'You Really Got a Hold On Me'....Holy cow, it was amazing...Cliff and John trading the lead vocals, Lucy and Cheryl harmonizing...and all four of 'em tearing it up at the end.... it was great. Oh, and unlike during his On the Map appearance last weekend, John was indeed wearing red shoelaces last night! We were sitting on the same end of the stage as John, and I must say it was a joy to watch him as he enjoyed the others and the interaction - he was smiling a LOT and seemed to be having a blast. It was a fun time! Suzie Tee ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 23:19:07 +0100 From: "josanne" Subject: I would prefer a CD for children I think you are right. I also would buy every Got\rka record but I hope he will write all the songs himself. And with the two small kids he must have enough inspiration. I think it is also funny if he would make a CD for children !! Then I can play that one also for my 3 kids !! A CD with lullabies like Shawn Colvin ore a CD like Greg Brown made regards from Jos - ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: thehobars Aan: Verzonden: maandag 21 januari 2002 14:51 Onderwerp: Re: Gorka sings Sinatra > Gorka doing covers... hmm... > > I am always moved by his version of The Water is Wide - I myself prefer the > piano version to the guitar version he has recorded. I think, to be honest, > that I prefer his version to the original (sorry to shock the Pete Seeger > fans out there). So I think that would be my vote. > > And to echo everyone's sentiments, I would buy ANYTHING he recorded. I also > agree that a live album would be incredible. I understand that being > recorded live is not preferred by him, however, his live shows keep you > coming back for more. I would treasure a live recording. > > Thanks Bryn... great thread! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 12:46 PM > Subject: Gorka sings Sinatra > > > > A few years back John has a couple Sinatra songs in his set, especially > > towards the end of the evening he would pull them out. He also was > playing > > What A Wonderful World, a Louie Armstrong song. > > > > At the concert last weekend John played In The Wee Small Hours of the > > Morning, a favorite Sinatra song of mine and after the show I overheard > > someone tell him that she would quit her job and market John full time if > he > > would do a Gorka sings Sinatra. > > > > the seriousness of the offer and the smile on John's face got me to > > thinking....what if he DID to an album of covers. Would you guys buy it? > > What would you want to see on it? > > > > I wrote here before that I would love to hear John sing Sentimental > Journey. > > Name some others....or do you think the idea sucks? > > > > Wishing you all sunshine during this Mortal Groove time of year. And > welcome > > Serafina.....I look forward to seeing you again soon. > > > > Namaste, Bryn, the music junkie ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 17:35:11 -0500 From: "cycle12345" Subject: Re: On A winter's Night / Cover Tunes Thanks for the supereview, Suzie Tee! Now I'm wishing that I had made my second 24-hour round trip weekend into the upper midwest, especially since Lucy and Cheryl are two of my favorite female folksingers, and John's a pretty good dude, too . . . Did Chris and Angelle' make it down from the far reaches of Canada for that one as well? Thanks again, kid! Steve > Hello, all, > Saw the 'On a Winter's Night' tour last night at the Ark in Ann Arbor, MI, > with John, Lucy, Cliff Eberhardt and Cheryl Wheeler. > Wow. > John was the self-professed 'host', doing wacky introductions for each song, > and once even doing a soft play by play, sort of like a golf announcer, as > Cliff was preparing to begin a song. He was very playful and relaxed - he > really seemed to feed off the others and it was a good thing!! > They opened with 'Good Noise', all of 'em harmonizing on the chorus - > amazing!! Then Lucy, with 'Ten Year Night' - what a beautiful song that > was...and John teased her, calling her (I think) the 'folk dominatrix of > harmony', saying that she wore more leather (at least on the OUTSIDE) of > anyone he knew...which Cliff followed up by saying he was wearing a 'folk > thong'...too funny...he then did "White Lightning'. > Then Cheryl cracked us all up as only she can, with a rambling stream of > consciousness about whether it was closer to go home to New England via the > U.S. or thru Canada...saying that it was not safe for folksingers to cross > international borders...she also intro'd her song by saying that she 'turned > 50 this summer'.....'tricks, that is, I'm actually 65' ...she was shameless! > Then did a new song, very beautiful, about just having a moment when you > realize just how blessed you are...called 'Summer's Almost Over'...she said > she'd written it JUST before September 11...and almost under her breath said > it was called 'I Love Afghanistan'... > Then John did 'People My Age''...followed by Lucy, doing one called (perhaps) > Don't Mind Me. > Then Cliff joked about appearing in Tupelo, and how there was only Elvis' > birthplace and Walmart for tourist attractions, but that country blues were > the best...and then did his folk version of a country blues tune, 'You Always > Say You Love Me Every Time You Break My Heart'. > Then Cheryl once again cracked us up with another rant against cell > phones...and did a medley of sorts, anti-cell-phone words to all the various > classical tunes that people use as their cell phone ringers...absolutely > hilarious!!! > Then John went to the piano for 'Let Them In'...wow...followed by Lucy, and a > new song - so new she used a lyric sheet, called perhaps 'Land of the Living' > - about her neighborhood in Manhattan after Sept. 11...double wow. > Cliff then did 'My Fathers Shoes'', which ROCKED...and they closed the show > with, interestingly enough, a 4-part harmony/Cliff on dobro - rockin' version > of 'The Worst Song Ever Written' , according to Cheryl - Cheryl's "I'm Gonna > Poop in the Handi House'......she joked that there wasn't a 10-year-old boy > available at the the time to write it, so the song gods chose her instead. > Never thought I'd live to see the day where 4 highly respected > singer/songwriters would be doing choreography of sorts to a tune about a > porta potty....and John and Lucy even did a do-si-do sort of dance move...and > when on the chorus they'd sing the word 'poop', they'd all sort of squat > together.... > (well, if you've never heard the song...suffice it to say it's tasteless and > tacky - and sooooooooooo funny) > And here's where the 'cover' portion of the post comes in - as their encore, > they did 'You Really Got a Hold On Me'....Holy cow, it was amazing...Cliff > and John trading the lead vocals, Lucy and Cheryl harmonizing...and all four > of 'em tearing it up at the > end.... it was great. > Oh, and unlike during his On the Map appearance last weekend, John was indeed > wearing red shoelaces last night! We were sitting on the same end of the > stage as John, and I must say it was a joy to watch him as he enjoyed the > others and the interaction - he was smiling a LOT and seemed to be having a > blast. > It was a fun time! > Suzie Tee ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 18:51:51 -0500 From: "Roberta Piper" Subject: Re: On A winter's Night / Cover Tunes Suzie Tee, thanks so much for the review of the Ann Arbor show. It sounds like it was so much fun that I'm kinda sorry Ross and I didn't try to make it. Perhaps there'll be another some day! Robbie - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 3:56 PM Subject: On A winter's Night / Cover Tunes > Hello, all, > > Saw the 'On a Winter's Night' tour last night at the Ark in Ann Arbor, MI, > with John, Lucy, Cliff Eberhardt and Cheryl Wheeler. > > Wow. > > John was the self-professed 'host', doing wacky introductions for each song, > and once even doing a soft play by play, sort of like a golf announcer, as > Cliff was preparing to begin a song. He was very playful and relaxed - he > really seemed to feed off the others and it was a good thing!! > > They opened with 'Good Noise', all of 'em harmonizing on the chorus - > amazing!! Then Lucy, with 'Ten Year Night' - what a beautiful song that > was...and John teased her, calling her (I think) the 'folk dominatrix of > harmony', saying that she wore more leather (at least on the OUTSIDE) of > anyone he knew...which Cliff followed up by saying he was wearing a 'folk > thong'...too funny...he then did "White Lightning'. > > Then Cheryl cracked us all up as only she can, with a rambling stream of > consciousness about whether it was closer to go home to New England via the > U.S. or thru Canada...saying that it was not safe for folksingers to cross > international borders...she also intro'd her song by saying that she 'turned > 50 this summer'.....'tricks, that is, I'm actually 65' ...she was shameless! > Then did a new song, very beautiful, about just having a moment when you > realize just how blessed you are...called 'Summer's Almost Over'...she said > she'd written it JUST before September 11...and almost under her breath said > it was called 'I Love Afghanistan'... > > Then John did 'People My Age''...followed by Lucy, doing one called (perhaps) > Don't Mind Me. > > Then Cliff joked about appearing in Tupelo, and how there was only Elvis' > birthplace and Walmart for tourist attractions, but that country blues were > the best...and then did his folk version of a country blues tune, 'You Always > Say You Love Me Every Time You Break My Heart'. > > Then Cheryl once again cracked us up with another rant against cell > phones...and did a medley of sorts, anti-cell-phone words to all the various > classical tunes that people use as their cell phone ringers...absolutely > hilarious!!! > > Then John went to the piano for 'Let Them In'...wow...followed by Lucy, and a > new song - so new she used a lyric sheet, called perhaps 'Land of the Living' > - about her neighborhood in Manhattan after Sept. 11...double wow. > > Cliff then did 'My Fathers Shoes'', which ROCKED...and they closed the show > with, interestingly enough, a 4-part harmony/Cliff on dobro - rockin' version > of 'The Worst Song Ever Written' , according to Cheryl - Cheryl's "I'm Gonna > Poop in the Handi House'......she joked that there wasn't a 10-year-old boy > available at the the time to write it, so the song gods chose her instead. > Never thought I'd live to see the day where 4 highly respected > singer/songwriters would be doing choreography of sorts to a tune about a > porta potty....and John and Lucy even did a do-si-do sort of dance move...and > when on the chorus they'd sing the word 'poop', they'd all sort of squat > together.... > > (well, if you've never heard the song...suffice it to say it's tasteless and > tacky - and sooooooooooo funny) > > And here's where the 'cover' portion of the post comes in - as their encore, > they did 'You Really Got a Hold On Me'....Holy cow, it was amazing...Cliff > and John trading the lead vocals, Lucy and Cheryl harmonizing...and all four > of 'em tearing it up at the > end.... it was great. > > Oh, and unlike during his On the Map appearance last weekend, John was indeed > wearing red shoelaces last night! We were sitting on the same end of the > stage as John, and I must say it was a joy to watch him as he enjoyed the > others and the interaction - he was smiling a LOT and seemed to be having a > blast. > > It was a fun time! > > Suzie Tee ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 20:46:00 -0600 From: " Gina" Subject: Re: Gorka sings Sinatra More thoughts on this post... Yes, Frank wasn't the nicest guy, but I don't think he wrote his own songs. So, you can go ahead and enjoy some of the them. His first wife was a patient of mine. Now *she* was the most adorable, sweet lady. I thought that it was just horrible how he could do what he did to this woman. But, he was the father of her children... Anyway, my vote is still for an all Frank compilation of different artists, including JG of course. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 9:40 AM Subject: Re: Gorka sings Sinatra > Hi, I signed up for this list late last year, but have not yet posted. I > have to agree with Dan that I like the idea of a cover or two making its way > on to an album, rather than a whole album of covers. Also, I know the > Sinatra fans are going to hate me, but I really don't care to hear his songs > covered. Maybe it's the ties to organized crime, the tendency he had to be > violent or the time he publicly threatened to kick Sinead O'Connor's ass, but > I just find the man to be a creep, regardless of his talent. How about covers > of great but little known, singer songwriters like Cry Cry Cry did? > > Peter (ducking the eggs and tomatoes lobbed by Frankie's fans) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 22:29:52 -0600 From: " Gina" Subject: Re: On A winter's Night / Cover Tunes I wish I had been there. It sounds like a great concert! I ADORE all of those guys and to see them in one place, well, I might not even be able to stand it. Cliff has already told me that it will never happen in my city. So, I may never be able to experience them together. Thanks for sharing this with us. "You Really Got A Hold on Me" is on one of Cliff's albums and John sings on it. Sorry, I can't remember which one it is now. It's good though. Cheryl and Cliff are the closest of friends. Can you imagine what those two are like together? Gina - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 2:56 PM Subject: On A winter's Night / Cover Tunes > Hello, all, > > Saw the 'On a Winter's Night' tour last night at the Ark in Ann Arbor, MI, > with John, Lucy, Cliff Eberhardt and Cheryl Wheeler. > > Wow. > > John was the self-professed 'host', doing wacky introductions for each song, > and once even doing a soft play by play, sort of like a golf announcer, as > Cliff was preparing to begin a song. He was very playful and relaxed - he > really seemed to feed off the others and it was a good thing!! > > They opened with 'Good Noise', all of 'em harmonizing on the chorus - > amazing!! Then Lucy, with 'Ten Year Night' - what a beautiful song that > was...and John teased her, calling her (I think) the 'folk dominatrix of > harmony', saying that she wore more leather (at least on the OUTSIDE) of > anyone he knew...which Cliff followed up by saying he was wearing a 'folk > thong'...too funny...he then did "White Lightning'. > > Then Cheryl cracked us all up as only she can, with a rambling stream of > consciousness about whether it was closer to go home to New England via the > U.S. or thru Canada...saying that it was not safe for folksingers to cross > international borders...she also intro'd her song by saying that she 'turned > 50 this summer'.....'tricks, that is, I'm actually 65' ...she was shameless! > Then did a new song, very beautiful, about just having a moment when you > realize just how blessed you are...called 'Summer's Almost Over'...she said > she'd written it JUST before September 11...and almost under her breath said > it was called 'I Love Afghanistan'... > > Then John did 'People My Age''...followed by Lucy, doing one called (perhaps) > Don't Mind Me. > > Then Cliff joked about appearing in Tupelo, and how there was only Elvis' > birthplace and Walmart for tourist attractions, but that country blues were > the best...and then did his folk version of a country blues tune, 'You Always > Say You Love Me Every Time You Break My Heart'. > > Then Cheryl once again cracked us up with another rant against cell > phones...and did a medley of sorts, anti-cell-phone words to all the various > classical tunes that people use as their cell phone ringers...absolutely > hilarious!!! > > Then John went to the piano for 'Let Them In'...wow...followed by Lucy, and a > new song - so new she used a lyric sheet, called perhaps 'Land of the Living' > - about her neighborhood in Manhattan after Sept. 11...double wow. > > Cliff then did 'My Fathers Shoes'', which ROCKED...and they closed the show > with, interestingly enough, a 4-part harmony/Cliff on dobro - rockin' version > of 'The Worst Song Ever Written' , according to Cheryl - Cheryl's "I'm Gonna > Poop in the Handi House'......she joked that there wasn't a 10-year-old boy > available at the the time to write it, so the song gods chose her instead. > Never thought I'd live to see the day where 4 highly respected > singer/songwriters would be doing choreography of sorts to a tune about a > porta potty....and John and Lucy even did a do-si-do sort of dance move...and > when on the chorus they'd sing the word 'poop', they'd all sort of squat > together.... > > (well, if you've never heard the song...suffice it to say it's tasteless and > tacky - and sooooooooooo funny) > > And here's where the 'cover' portion of the post comes in - as their encore, > they did 'You Really Got a Hold On Me'....Holy cow, it was amazing...Cliff > and John trading the lead vocals, Lucy and Cheryl harmonizing...and all four > of 'em tearing it up at the > end.... it was great. > > Oh, and unlike during his On the Map appearance last weekend, John was indeed > wearing red shoelaces last night! We were sitting on the same end of the > stage as John, and I must say it was a joy to watch him as he enjoyed the > others and the interaction - he was smiling a LOT and seemed to be having a > blast. > > It was a fun time! > > Suzie Tee ------------------------------ End of good-noise-digest V5 #10 *******************************