From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2005 #59 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/joni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Tuesday, February 8 2005 Volume 2005 : Number 059 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- re: top 50 ["mike pritchard" ] RE: Top 500 list -- njc ["mike pritchard" ] Another top 50 scribbled on the back of an envelope - 2% JC ["Azeem" ] Dory Previn NJC [Gary Zack ] Re: Cher - njc [Jerry Notaro ] RE: Top 50 songs (NJC) ["Ross, Les" ] Re: Top 50 songs (NJC) ["Marian Russell" ] my top 50 ok I couldn't resist NJC [Em ] Re: Top 50 songs (NJC) [JRMCo1@aol.com] 50 something and counting (njc) ["Anne Sandstrom" ] Re: Top 50 songs (NJC) [JRMCo1@aol.com] Re: Top 50 songs (NJC) [FMYFL@aol.com] Re: 50 something and counting (njc) ["Mark or Travis" ] Re: Happy Birthday Wally [JRMCo1@aol.com] Re: Top of my head 50-- Warning!!!!Dylan Content (but Joni content,too)njc [Randy Remote ] Re: Top 50 -- How do you do it? -- njc [Lori Fye ] NJC Re: Top of my head 50-- Warning!!!!Dylan Content (but Joni content,too)njc [Bob Muller ] Joni in Fiction - here's one for the Smurfer [Catherine McKay ] Re: NJC Re: Top of my head 50-- Warning!!!!Dylan Content (but Jonicontent,too)njc [Randy Remote ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:10:48 +0100 From: "mike pritchard" Subject: re: top 50 Beach Boys - Heroes and Villains Beatles - Eleanor Rigby Bjork - Hidden Place Bruce Springsteen - Point Blank Chieftains - Napoleon's Retreat Cream - White Room Donna Summer - MacArthur Park (Disco Version) Elvis Costello - Tokyo Storm Warning Emmylou Harris - Here, There and Everywhere Fairport Convention - Tam Lin Family - Weaver's Answer Four Tops - I'll Be There Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band Jam - Going Underground Janis Ian - At Seventeen Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah Jefferson Airplane - We Should Be Together Jethro Tull - Living in the Past Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower Joan Armatrading - Your Letter Joni Mitchell - Hejira June Tabor - The Plains of Waterloo Kinks - Lola Laura Nyro - Gibsom Street Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine Nick Cave - O'Malley's Bar Patti Smith - Because the Night Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up Police - Message in a Bottle Pretenders - Kid Rod Stewart - Maggie May Rolling Stones - Paint it Black Ry Cooder - I Can't Win Santana - Samba Pa Ti Sheila Chandra - Waiting Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer Smiths - This Charming Man Smokey Robinson - Tracks of My Tears Steely Dan - Haitian Divorce Stevie Wonder - Black Man Supremes - Reflections Talking Heads - Life During Wartime Temptations - Papa was a Rolling Stone The Doors - L.A. Woman The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again Tom Waits - Romeo is Bleeding Van Morrison - Astral Weeks Waterboys - A Bang On The Ear ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:22:34 +0100 From: "mike pritchard" Subject: RE: Top 500 list -- njc >>Dory's album was dark and bitter as I remember, but I liked it. That's all I can recall. Does anyone remember this LP by Dory Previn? Were there more?<< I think I once had 3 albums by DP. They are in Wales now so unable to check the song titles. One was 'Mythical Kings and Iguanas'; one was called 'Mary C Brown and the Hollywood Sign', and I think the other was 'Reflections in a Mud Puddle' , but I can't remember which songs were on which album. I do remember that I liked the last one least. Dark stuff, certainly, but some wry humorous stuff too, and a lovely tribute to Janis Joplin on 'A Stone for Bessie Smith'. Worth a listen. mike in barcelona np - jeff buckley - grace ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:01:00 -0000 From: "Azeem" Subject: Another top 50 scribbled on the back of an envelope - 2% JC Best not to think too much about these things. I was going to ignore the only-one-per-artiste thing, but then realised all the great songs Id have to leave out, so I caved in... Azeem in London Hejira - Joni Mitchell Oh My My - Jane Siberry All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix The Woods of Darney - Richard Thompson Aint No Going Back - Annabel Lamb The Sensual World - Kate Bush Catherine Wheels - Crowded House Just to Keep You Satisfied - Marvin Gaye Who Knows Where The Time Goes? - Fairport Convention (the version from Unhalfbricking) Northern Sky - Nick Drake Sweet Thing/Candidate/Sweet Thing (reprise) - David Bowie Beside You - Caroline Trettine The Facts About Jimmy - Shawn Colvin No One Could ever Love you More - Aretha Franklin This River - Pooka Giant - Nut Hello Mary - David Baerwald If you Dont Come Back - Carmel Poverty Train - Laura Nyro Holes - Mercury Rev I Believe in You - Talk Talk Thinking about Tomorrow - Beth Orton One - U2 Too Big For Me - Matilde Santing Teardrop - Massive Attack Os Dias Sao A Noite - Madredeus Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin The Curse of Milhaven - Nick Cave The Great Valerio - Richard & Linda Thompson Titanic Days - Kirsty MacColl Find the River - REM Private Life - Pretenders The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott-Heron Hidden Place - Bjork We Float - PJ Harvey Why Dya Do It? - Marianne Faithfull Persuasion - Tim Finn Primavera - Robin Holcomb Brass Buttons - Gram Parsons What do you want the girl to do? - Allen Toussaint The Last Time (I get burned like this) - Robert Cray Side of the Road - Lucinda Williams The Message - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious five How Soon is Now? - The Smiths Sweet Little Mystery - John Martyn Whales Tales - The Cocteau Twins Into the Mystic - Van Morrison San Diego Serenade - Tom Waits Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder - -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 03/02/2005 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 04:58:36 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: ya'lls top 50's NJC damn you all love some good stuff! Not sure I've ever hung around a group who's top 50's rip my face off so completely. At least not online. :) Em ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 08:04:49 -0500 From: Gary Zack Subject: Dory Previn NJC I have a "twofer" CD which contains "Mary C. Brown & The Hollywood Sign" (1972) and "On My Way To Where." (1973) "Mary C. Brown & The Hollywood Sign" track list: 1) Mary C. Brown And The Hollywood Sign 2) The Holy Man On Malibu Bus Number Three 3) The Midget's Lament 4) When A Man Wants A Woman 5) Cully Surroga He's Almost Blind 6) Left Hand Lost 7) The Perfect Man 8) Starlet Starlet On The Screen Who Will Follow Norman Jean? 9) Don't Put Him Down 10) King Kong 11) Morning Star/Evening Star 12) Jesus Was A Androgyne 13) Anima/Animus "On My Way To Where" tracklist: 1) Scared To Be Alone 2) I Ain't His Child 3) Esther's First Communion 4) He Lives Alone 5) With My Daddy In The Attic 6) The Veteran's Big Parade 7) Michael Michael 8) Beware Of Young Girls 9) Twenty-Mile Zone 10) Mr. Whisper Best regards, Gary mike pritchard wrote: >>>Dory's album was dark and bitter as I remember, but I liked it. That's all >>> >I can recall. Does anyone remember this LP by Dory Previn? Were there >more?<< > >I think I once had 3 albums by DP. They are in Wales now so unable to check >the song titles. One was 'Mythical Kings and Iguanas'; one was called 'Mary C >Brown and the Hollywood Sign', and I think the other was 'Reflections in a Mud >Puddle' , but I can't remember which songs were on which album. I do remember >that I liked the last one least. Dark stuff, certainly, but some wry humorous >stuff too, and a lovely tribute to Janis Joplin on 'A Stone for Bessie Smith'. >Worth a listen. >mike in barcelona >np - jeff buckley - grace ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 08:02:59 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Cher - njc And worth every one :) > Jerry wrote: > >> I too loved seeing >> her sing it on her show in dripping white fox. > > > Jerry, do you have any idea how many dripping whites > died so she could dress like that? > > --Smurf > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 13:42:14 -0000 From: "Ross, Les" Subject: RE: Top 50 songs (NJC) What an impossible job! Picking just one track from an Artist almost makes you resent the choice you make because others don't make the cut and they're just as worthy. I mean how to choose Tom Waits' Kentucky Avenue over The Day After Tomorrow or Johnsburg Illinois. And then there's the songs you select out of loyalty. I've got a Yes song in here and if I'm honest it's only really there because, though I listened to some of their stuff recently and enjoyed it, the band were a really big deal to me when I was a newt and kinda irelevant now. And then there are the sentimental signpost songs. Where I was, what I was doing and with whom. Anyhoo, a bit of fun. Thanks Bob. Joni Mitchell - Hejira Tom Waits - Kentucky Avenue Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates Pat Metheny - Are you going with me Todd Rundgren - Don't You Ever Learn (live from Back to the Bars) Keane - Untitled 1 Bjork - Big Time Sensuality (remix version with big bad horn section) Bonnie Rait - You Jackson Browne - The Late Show Tori Amos - Ruby through the Looking Glass (thanks Mista Chris) Led Zeppelin - Rain Song Doobie Brothers - Real Love Steely Dan - Gaucho Don Henley - The End of the Innocence Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Vangelis - The Love Theme from Blade Runner Swing out Sister - Breakout Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky Bob and Marcia - Young Gifted and Black Miles Davis - In a Silent Way Stevie Wonder - That Girl Lowell George - 20 Million Things Patty Griffin - Rain Iris DeMent - Our Town Emmylou Harris - Sweet Old World Bruce Springsteen - Walk Like a Man Crowded House - Fall at your Feet INXS - New Sensation (Live) Bob Marley - Redemption Song Trio - Blue Train Yes - Sound Chaser David Bowie - Scarey Monsters U2 - Where the Streets have No Name The Cure - Friday I'm in Love Weather Report - A Remark You Made Sarah McLachlan - Fallen James - Getting Away with it All (live) Peter Gabriel - Red Rain Genesis - Carpet Crawlers Jane Siberry - Calling all Angels Kate Bush - Moments of Pleasure Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary Shawn Colvin - Witchita Skyline Kirsty McColl - A New England This Mortal Coil - Song to the Siren Lucinda Williams - Blue Bob Dylan - Most of the Time The Beatles - Penny Lane The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset The Pretenders - Don't Get me Wrong ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:55:09 -0500 From: "Marian Russell" Subject: Re: Top 50 songs (NJC) This was an interesting exercise. I also am enjoying seeing the favorite songs of other people. It would be nice to make all the lists into individual CD compilations so that we could all hear "hell's favorite songs", "MarkE's favorite songs", etc. I wonder if we could at least preserve these lists somewhere in JMDL? Anyway, here are my 50 (these are all that I can think of for the moment): 1. My Favorite Things - John Coltrane 2. Aspirations - Gentle Giant 3. Icarus - Paul Winter Consort 4. Bird Song - Linda Waterfall 5. Solisbury Hill - Peter Gabriel 6. Worry About You - Ivy 7. Love At The Five And Dime - Patty Griffith 8. My Father - Judy Collins 9. Catch The Wind - Donovan 10. Excellent Birds - Laurie Anderson 11. The Flat Earth - Thomas Dolby 12. Crazy - Seal 13. Friday I'm In Love - The Cure 14. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears 15. One Of These Things First - Nick Drake 16. Railway - Dando Shaft 17. Mama - Spice Girls 18. Burn For You - Sting 19. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits 20. Anybody Seen My Baby - Rolling Stones 21. Bo Radley - Bruce Hornsby 22. love is more thicker than forget - Jonatha Brooke 23. We Can Work It Out - The Beatles 24. Classical Gas - Mason Williams 25. 10,000 Miles - Mary Chapin Carpenter 26. Tony - Patty Griffin 27. Winter Wind - Patty Larkin 28. Paprika Plains - Joni Mitchell 29. Every Grain Of Sand - Bob Dylan 30. Honey And The Moon - Joseph Arthur 31. Know By Now - Robert Palmer 32. Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake and Palmer 33. And You And I - Yes 34. Black Coffee - All Saints 35. For Emily Wherever I May Find Her - Simon & Garfunkel 36. Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) - John Cougar Mellencamp 37. A'soalin' - Peter, Paul & Mary 38. Canned Heat - Goin' Up To Country 39. Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procul Harum 40. Morning Has Broken (Traditional) - Cat Stevens 41. Passion - Raya O'Coal 42. Bloszfueszig - Broadlahn 43. Shotgun Down The Avalanche - Shawn Colvin 44. Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland 45. Small Blue Thing - Suzanne Vega 46. Thank U - Alanis Morissette 47. Lady Of The Island - Crosby, Stills and Nash 48. Because It's There - Michael Hedges 49. Stolen Land - Bruce Cockburn 50. All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan) - Jimi Hendrix Marian ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 06:56:11 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: my top 50 ok I couldn't resist NJC and the weird thing is, it got harder and harder as I went along, because I was feeling the limitation - like I didn't get to put "Tears of a Clown" or "Good Vibrations" on there... 1. Pentangle Light Flight < Bob and Marcia - Young Gifted and Black > Curiosity got the better of me, so I had to check out this cut on iTunes. I had never heard of Bob and Marcia heretofore, but to my ears, this joint is the bomb! That is to say: this tune is quite impressive, isn't it? It's downloading as I listen and type. Thanks for the tip, Les. You know, life is for learning. - -Julius ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 10:44:17 -0500 From: "Anne Sandstrom" Subject: 50 something and counting (njc) Doug added: Cold Missouri Waters - James Keelaghan Yes! Yes! Yes! What WAS I thinking???? Maybe I have to revise my list... Also, I didn't include any Diane Zeigler, did I? Or Nick Drake. Or Jesse Winchester. And then there's Mason & Daring's "Marblehead Morning." Hmmm... And, shamefully, I've ignored the incredibly talented folks on this very list. Oh, it looked so easy at first... Can I just say that I can't count? (You just KNOW I'll be adding more as I think of songs and artists...) lots of love, Anne ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:50:15 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Re: Top 50 songs (NJC) Now me: 1. Stevie Wonder- "Living For the City" 2. Marvin Gaye - "Ecology" 3. Joni Mitchell - "Coyote" 4. Grover Washington - "Mister Magic" 5. Melanie - "Candles in the Rain" 6. Lulu - "To Sir With Love": 7. Jimi Hendrix- "Wind Cries Mary" 8. Rolling Stones - "Satisfaction" 9. Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody" 10. Pure Prairie League - "Aimee" 11. Claudia San Souie - "Conversation" 12. Kate Bennett - "Irene" 13. Jack Nielsen - "Shine On Our Love" 14. Wyclef Jean - "A Million Voices" 15. Jackson Brown - "The Pretender" 16. Cat Stevens - "Moonshadow" 17. Chris Issac - "San Francisco Days" 18. Donny Hathaway - "For All We Know" 19. Dave Matthews - "Satellite" 20. Bob Dylan - "Lay Lady Lay" 21. Bill Withers - "Use Me Up" 22. Billie Holiday - "Come Rain or Come Shine" 23. Aretha Franklin - "Mary (Don't You Weep)" 24. Patsy Cline - "Crazy" 25. John Lennon - "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" 26. Joshua Redman - "I Had a King" 27. Jim Croce - "Operator" 28. Jimmy Cliff - "Sitting Here In Limbo" 29. Bonnie Raitt - "What Is Success?" 30. Carpenters - "Goodbye to Love" 31. English Beat - "Soul Salvation" 32. Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane" 33. CSN - "Wasted On the Way" 34. Curtis Mayfield - "Freddies Dead" 35. David Bowie - "Young American" 36. Diana Krall - "Devil May Care" 37. Dire Straits - "Romeo and Juliet" 38. Eric Clapton - "Wonderful Tonight" 39. Everything But the Girl - "Tougher Than the REst" 40. Sade - "By Your Side" 41. Seal - "Kiss From A Rose" 42. Stevie Nicks - "White Winged Dove" 43. Manfred Mann - "By the Waters of Babylon" 44. Stevie Ray Vaughn - "Little Wing" 45. Sting - "I'm So Happy (I Can't Stop Crying)" 46. Terri Hendrix - "Goodtimes Van" 47. Tom Petty - "American Girl" 48. Toni Childs - "Walk and Talk Like Angels" 49. Townes Van Zandt - "If I Needed You" 50. Clash - "Rock the Casbah" Whew! - -Julius ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:58:01 EST From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: Top 50 songs (NJC) Julius wrote: > 11. Claudia San Souie - "Conversation" > I can't even begin to name my top 50 songs, but I know this one sure would be up there! I think Claude sings this song better than Joni! Jimmy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:59:59 -0800 From: "Mark or Travis" Subject: Re: 50 something and counting (njc) Anne Sandstrom wrote: > Can I just say that I can't count? > > (You just KNOW I'll be adding more as I think of songs and artists...) > I know what you mean, Anne. I keep seeing artists and songs on other people's lists and going 'D'oh! Why didn't I think of that one?!' Maybe we just do our next 50 favorites and make it whole dollar's worth. Mark E. in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:51:39 EST From: OzWoman321@aol.com Subject: NJC - best songs (50 Ways to Leave Your Cover - with apologies to Paul Simon) Hello, All - This is mostly off the top of my head - when I began to rethink and substitute, I stopped and hit Send (music should be intuited and not analyzed... :-) I did seem to concentrate more on contemporary singer-songwriters with an occasional nod to the past (rock and folk) - the below 50 make me think, feel or dance (sometimes all three!)... 1. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell 2. Nightswimming - R.E.M. 3. You're Aging Well - Dar Williams 4. Kate and The Ghost of Lost Love - Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer 5. Reunion Hill - Richard Shindell 6. There - Michael Smith 7. River of Gold - Eliza Gilkyson 8. You Might As Well Pray - Jules Shear 9. The Kid - Buddy Mondlock 10. Infinite Combinations - John Wesley Harding 11. The Moon and St. Christopher - Mary Chapin Carpenter 12. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - The Allman Brothers 13. Far From Me - John Prine 14. I Spoke As a Child - Todd Snider 15. Ring Them Bells - Bob Dylan 16. Anna Begins - Counting Crows 17. Into the Mystic - Van Morrison 18. Love Shack - The B-52's 19. Mr. Sellack - The Roches 20. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (duh!)... by anyone... :-) 21. Cynically Yours - Amy Rigby 22. Angels and Devils the Following Day - Dory Previn 23. Superman's Song - Crash Test Dummies 24. Four Seasons in One Day - Crowded House 25. This Heart Stops for Railway Crosses - Katy Moffatt 26. The One Thing I Know - Christine Kane 27. Moscow Song - Kris Delmhorst 28. Helplessly Hoping - Crosby, Stills and Nash 29. God Is In - Billy Jonas 30. Mystery - Indigo Girls 31. Blue Norther - Louise Taylor 32. Set the Prairie on Fire - Shawn Colvin 33. Don't Forget to Dance - The Kinks 34. Blue River - Eric Andersen 35. Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen 36. The Wonder of Birds - Innocence Mission 37. Hot Summer Day - It's a Beautiful Day 38. May I Suggest - Susan Werner 39. Take a Pebble - Emerson, Lake and Palmer 40. Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits 41. Side of the Road - Lucinda Williams 42. Superhero - Ani DiFranco 43. Snakes - Susan McKeown 44. Cocktail Trees - Exene Cervenka 45. To Live is To Fly - Townes Van Zandt 46. Sorry Signs and Cash Machines - Mason Jennings 47. Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading 48. Anchorage - Michelle Shocked 49. If I Had $1,000,000 - Barenaked Ladies 50. Respect - Aretha Franklin Susan http://www.heartsdesireconcerts.com http://www.horseofadifferentcolorbooking.com "I was all out of choices, but the woman of voices She turned round the corner with music around her, She gave me the language that keeps me alive..." ~ Dar Williams ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 18:11:35 +0000 From: colin Subject: top 50? njc Not in order: TDSOTM-Pink Floyd NRH and TI -Joni Anticipation/Letters Never Sent/The Bedroom Tapes-Carly Simon The End Of Summer -Dar Williams Dreams-Grace Slick Universal Mother-Sinead O'Conner First of Tracy Chapman I Remember Yesterday/Once Upon A Time-Donna Summer Tapestry - Carole King Station To Station/Diamond Dogs and Ziggy Stardust-David Bowie Ommadawn-Mike Oldfield Enigma 1 - Enigma Deep Forest-Deep Forest Sacred Spirit-Sacred Spirit Incognito-Amanda Lear The Hills of Katmandu/Wishbone-Tantra THOSL-Joni The Sound Of Music-soundtrack 1492 - Vangelis Ray of Light-Madonna Very-Pet Shop Boys Nightflight to Venus-Boney M The Visitors- Abba Come Away With Me -Nora Jones Broken English - Marianne Faithful Richochet/Stratosphere -Tangerine Dream Breaking Silence-Janis Ian - -- bw colin http://www.btinternet.com/~tantraapso/ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 13:20:49 EST From: JRMCo1@aol.com Subject: Re: Happy Birthday Wally Godspeed, Jim and Les. I'm excited and I'll be thinking about our friend, Wally, dreamweaver and webmaster of the Universe, as you go. I'll be waiting for the newness with antici............pation. Wally Breeze. What a wonderful man. Sigh. I miss him dearly. - -Julius In a message dated 2/6/05 5:36:54 PM, mosalm@mindspring.com writes: > It's going to be a huge project, and I'm delighted Les has the time (we all > know he has the expertise). The new JoniMitchell.com won't happen overnight > -- it's a big site, after all -- but we're getting started, and I think the > end result will be well worth waiting for. > > I'm sure Wally's happy about this. And that, of course, is the best > facelift. > > Jim ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 10:59:20 -0800 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: Top of my head 50-- Warning!!!!Dylan Content (but Joni content,too)njc Richard Flynn wrote: > I wonder what attracts Joni to this particular Dylan song. Do you think > she's going to have explanatory liner notes on the disc? It's just a great song, full of great lines. It sounds like one of those ones that was just immaculately concieved, like Joni's best stuff, and so much of Dylan's. Bob Muller wrote: > 20 Emerson Lake and Palmer - Trilogy > > Your list was equally awesome Randy...I really wanted to put an ELP > track on my list. debated "Rodeo" vs. "Karn Evil 9", and then > picked Yes' Siberian Khatru for the prog-spot. Oh, the humanity. > Curse you, Mr. Muller! 50 is just not enough! I left off some very important ones: 51 Fiona Apple - Paper Bag 52 John McLaughlin - Good Bye Pork Pie Hat 53 Stephane Grappelli - Satin Doll 54 Quintet of the Hot Club of France - Nuages 55 Maria Muldaur - Midnight At The Oasis 56 Louis Armstrong - Wonderful World ...and you know there WILL be more..... RR ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 11:10:55 -0800 (PST) From: Smurf Subject: Top 50 -- How do you do it? -- njc I am enjoying reading these, but I really don't know how you people do it. I think I have some kind of attention disorder that makes it impossible for me to even attempt this exercise. For example, my current favorite song is "Lilac Wine" by Jeff Buckley. I can't stop listening to it. But then I think, would this song stand the test of time for me? Does it deserve to be a top-50 song when I've only known it for a few weeks? Then "Lilac Wine" makes me think of other songs about wine or alcohol or even substance abuse, such as "Summer Wine" by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood, which could be a candidate for my top 50. Or Cole Porter's "I Get a Kick Out of You" by Ethel Merman. Or "Alcohol" by the Kinks. Or "One More for My Baby" by Frank Sinatra. Or "Sunday Morning Coming Down" by Kris Kristopherson. Or even "Sister Morphine" by the Stones. Then, of course, there's "A Case of You" and "Twisted." It just goes on and on. And I don't even drink alcohol anymore. Anyway, I am enjoying your lists. I think that it's interesting, for example, that so many people have chosen "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" as a favorite. I like that song too, but then I think: whose version? Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's? Eva Cassidy's? Judy Garland's? If so, which one? The original from "Wizard of Oz" or a later one? Se what I mean? Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi, - --Smurf NPIMH: Everything at once Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 14:40:31 -0500 From: Lori Fye Subject: Re: Top 50 -- How do you do it? -- njc I don't know how everyone who has submitted "Top 50" lists does it either. Plus, I don't know that I'm "well rounded" enough, musically, to be bold enough to submit a list. My current favorite cd, though, on non-stop rotation since last Saturday (Jan 29) is this: "Impossible Dream" by Patty Griffin. I know some of you know it; I'm just slow to the gate. But boy howdy, is this ever a great cd!! Lori ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:45:15 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: NJC Re: Top of my head 50-- Warning!!!!Dylan Content (but Joni content,too)njc Randy Remote wrote: (sound of siren) Officer Bob: All right hippie, pull that computer over to the side and show me your user's certificate. I clocked you doing 56 and accelerating in a 50 zone, I'm gonna have to write you a citation... Randy: But Officer, 50 is a totally unreasonable limit! I could easily do 100 - this law is stupid! O.B.: Hey punk, don't blame me, blame Evian. He makes the laws, I just enforce 'em. Look, I'm gonna let you go this time - but I expect you to get a little RESPECT for the law, y'hear? Bob NP: Chuck Prophet, "Monkey In The Middle" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 18:40:47 -0800 (PST) From: mags h Subject: my top 50 songs NJC in no particular order, and as others have said, this could change tomorrow, next week, etc. i've tried to choose some that are a bit rare or unknown, perhaps. any one you have questions about let me know ;-) Very difficult to choose just one song, and of course yea, I did bend the rules a bit by putting in a cover or two...Amazonian's perogative ;-)) 1.10,000 Miles Mary Chapin Carpenter 2.Roads - Portishead 3.Fall at your feet - Crowded House 4.Common Threads - Bobby McFerrin 5.Good Mother - Jann Arden 6.Arlington - Wailin' Jennys 7.Arrows of Light - Bruce Cockburn 8.Pride (in the name of love) U2 9.Sleeping in Hollow Trees - zoebliss 10. Salt - Lizz Wright 11. Forgiven - Deb Talan 12. A la poursuite du nord - Cano 13.Rockets - Marc Jordan 14.Wherever You Go - Paul Mounsey 15.Lately - Aengus Finnan 16. Forgive Myself - Lisa Winn 17.Skimming Stone - Beth Orton 18. You Know What I Mean - Phil Collins 19. Keep Me In Your Heart - Warren Zevon 20.Pilgrim - Enya (for Dave) 21.Speaking Confidentially - Cowboy Junkies 22.Beautiful - Gordon Lightfoot 23.Two Step - Dave Matthews Band 24.I Don't Want To Talk About It - Indigo Girls 25.Muir and the Master Builder - Dick Gaughan(Brian Mitchell cover) 26.Everything - Lifehouse 27.Say Hello Wave Goodbye - David Gray 28.Back To You - Jacob Moon 29.Nexus - Dan Fogelberg 30.The Sea- Sandy Denny 31.Walk Down the Mountain - Martyn Joseph 32. Laugh Myself to Sleep - Lynn Harrison 33.St. Clare - Suzanne Vega 34.Love Is Everything - kd langs version 35. The Seabird - Eleanor McEvoy 36.1979 - Smashing Pumpkins 37.Blue Avenue - Elton John 38. Dream Letter - Brendan Perry (cover) 39. I Grieve - Peter Gabriel 40.The Ark - Gerry Rafferty 41.Full Circle - Loreena McKennitt 42.Jericho - Joni Mitchell (i changed this one about 5 times) 43.Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers 44.Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (L.Cohen cover) 45.New Beginning - Tracy Chapman 46.Here Comes the Rain Again - Eurythmics 47.You Do Something To Me - Emm Gryner 48. Morning Glory - Simon Raymonde and Anneli Drecker (Jeff Buckley cover) 49.Stan Rogers - Mary Ellen Carter 50.Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 21:47:58 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Joni in Fiction - here's one for the Smurfer Aha! Here's one for Smuradelica (I hope he's paying attention) - A JONI MENTION in a book called "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. Thanks to Mags for recommending this book. - ---------------------------------------------------- "Clare: And so we are married. At first we live in a two-bedroom apartment in a two-flat in Ravenswood. It's sunny, with butter-colored hardwood floors and a kitchen full of antique cabinets and antiquated appliances. We buy things, spend Sunday afternoons in Crate & Barrel exchanging wedding presents, order a sofa that can't fit through the doors of the apartment and has to be sent back. The apartment is a laboratory in which we conduct experiments, perform research on each other. We discover that Henry hates it when I absentmindedly click my spoon against my teeth while reading the paper at breakfast. We agree that it is okay for me to listen to Joni Mitchell and it is okay for Henry to listen to the Shags as long as the other person isn't around. We figure out that Henry should do all the cooking and I should be in charge of laundry and neither of us is willing to vacuum so we hire a cleaning service." - ---------------------------------------------------- Niffenegger, Audrey: The Time Traveler's Wife; Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2003, p. 273 ===== Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 22:14:39 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Joni in Fiction - here's one for the Smurfer --- Catherine McKay wrote: > Aha! Here's one for Smuradelica I mean Smurfadelica. Jeez! ===== Catherine Toronto - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 22:35:30 -0500 From: "Nikki Johnson" Subject: RE: A little good news (NJC) YAY Sherelle!!!!!!!!!!! :-) If you make your way to Philly drop me a line cause I would love to try to see you and hook you up while you are up here. Love nikki - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@jmdl.com [mailto:owner-joni@jmdl.com]On Behalf Of Sherelle Smith Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 11:32 AM To: joni@smoe.org Subject: A little good news (NJC) Hi everyone, I found out for sure last Thursday that I am going to play the lead role in a musical play about Roberta Flack. The fellow I worked with before who I now consider a friend, David has written it. He's a little out there but he has a good heart and he is very determined. he may be a little eccentric, but he doesn't lie. He says that he has spoken to Roberta Flack and gotten her blessing on the project. She lives here in the DC area. I've had the chance to read with the characters who will play Donny Hathaway and Peabo Bryson. It's a do-able script...very original. I can't really say much more about it because I have to sign a confidentiality agreement on its contents. David Whitehead (the playwright) is a very determined person who I think will succeed through sheer willpower alone. As some of you know, I've been through my share of ups and downs in this city (DC) but I still have had so many opportunities that have not come to others working musically here. I'm very fortunate. I don't know why it has been happening but I'm going to go with the flow. Our first performance is tentatively scheduled for sometime in March at Eastern Market theater in Capital Hill. There will be other performances hopefully in Baltimore and Philadelphia. David said to me during our meeting last Thursday, "I think I've gotten it right this time" and I think he just may be right. I'll keep everyone posted. Keep thinking good thoughts! Love, Sherelle ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 20:09:33 -0800 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: NJC Re: Top of my head 50-- Warning!!!!Dylan Content (but Jonicontent,too)njc Bob Muller wrote: > (sound of siren) > > Officer Bob: All right hippie, pull that computer over to the side and show me your user's certificate. I clocked you doing 56 and accelerating in a 50 zone, I'm gonna have to write you a citation... > > Randy: But Officer, 50 is a totally unreasonable limit! I could easily do 100 - this law is stupid! > > O.B.: Hey punk, don't blame me, blame Evian. He makes the laws, I just enforce 'em. Look, I'm gonna let you go this time - but I expect you to get a little RESPECT for the law, y'hear? > > Bob Randy: I won't do it again, officer. (Takes off doing 57. Linda Ronstadt-Blue Bayou) O.B.: Why do I bother? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 23:03:02 -0500 From: "patrick leader" Subject: my top 60 bravo bob for starting a great thread. i'm sending off this before i see any more surprises that throw me off. and i can't get it down to 50 anyways. and azeem, oh my my by sib is such a cheat, it's a symphony not a song, and i'm glad it's on my list too. i even had to throw a couple of alternates in. okay, so i don't follow rules well. and thank you so much anne sandstrom, for including donna summers' 'state of independence'. it would have been in my top 10, but i didn't expect to see it on anyone else's list. patrick np - shawn colvin, stranded 1 joan armatrading - love and affection 2 kate bush - moments of pleasure (the morning fog) 3 morrissey - late night, maudlin street 4 the smiths - asleep (cemetry gates) 5 todd rundgren - lost horizon 6 utopia - the wheel 7 jane siberry - oh my my 8 rickie lee jones - last chance texaco (the real end) 9 joni mitchell - hejira 10 peter gabriel - in your eyes 11 led zep - rain song (or ramble on) 12 donna summer - state of independence 13 his name is alive - how ghosts affect relationships 14 the sundays - i feel 15 aretha - maybe i'm a fool 16 alison moyet - ode to boy ii 17 grace jones - slave to the rhythm 18 this mortal coil - song to the siren 19 etta james - hurt me so bad 20 sylvester - i need someone to love tonight 21 sarah maclachlan - mercy 22 eurythmics - it's alright, baby's coming back 23 cheryl lynn - daybreak/storybook children 24 chaka khan - got to be there 25 roxy music - avalon 26 tori amos - mother 27 toni childs - zimbabwe 28 basscut - sylvester 29 cocteau twins - a kissed out red flatboat 30 natalie cole - nothing stronger than love 31 bette midler - stay with me (divine madness performance) 32 pretenders - birds of paradise 33 linda ronstadt - someone to lay down beside me 34 bonnie tyler and todd rundgren - lovin' you's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it 35 rosanne cash - i can't resist 36 kim carnes - miss you tonight 37 sons of champlin - queen of the rain 38 stevie wonder - pastime paradise 39 prince - the beautiful ones 40 bruce cockburn - loner (the rose above the sky) 41 tim curry - out of pawn 42 thomas dolby - screen kiss 43 style council - long hot summer 44 yes - starship trouper 45 tubes - young and rich 46 maria - richard beymer (from west side story soundtrack) 47 lighthouse - one fine morning 48 freur - doot doot 49 marvin gaye - sexual healing 50 elp - take a pebble 51 talking heads - once in a lifetime 52 blue oyster cult - i love the night 53 george michael - waiting for that day 54 containe - tired eyes 55 mary j. blige - i love you 56 luka bloom - bridge of sorrow 57 brian kennedy - oldest dream in the world 58 radiohead - how to disappear completely 59 renaissance - bound for infinity 60 mimi goese - fire and roses ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2005 #59 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------- Siquomb, isn't she? 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