From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2009 #171 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website: http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Saturday, June 6 2009 Volume 2009 : Number 171 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Joni Covers, Volume 113 - Covers Is Bustin' Out All Over [gerard mcla] Re: Joni Covers, Volume 113 - Covers Is Bustin' Out All Over [Bob Muller ] Alternate lyrics to "Help Me"? [Bob Muller ] Re: Alternate lyrics to "Help Me"? [Catherine McKay ] Re: Alternate lyrics to "Help Me"? [waytoblue@comcast.net] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:25:24 +0100 From: gerard mclaughlin Subject: Re: Joni Covers, Volume 113 - Covers Is Bustin' Out All Over thanks again, Bob for the covers. I have listened to a few so far and like My Secret Place v much. On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Bob Muller wrote: > OK, keeping my promise to do better this month - and I'm happy to do so for > another fine edition of Joni covers, Volume 113 in the never-ending series. > I've passed 2,800 and am still counting - not sure when I'll break the 3,000 > mark but I'm sure that I will before too long, especially at the rate that > I've been discovering them of late. > > Thanks to the folks who helped bring this to you - Mark-Leon, Owen, Paul > and I hope I'm not forgetting anyone, thanks a bunch. As is always the case, > this CD's worth of Joni tunes comes from all over the place, old stuff and > new, and features a variety of sonic stylings. > > Here's the stinky linky: > > http://tinyurl.com/m8u4so > > And here's what's on the menu this month: > > 1. Ken Husbands - Blue: All you JMDLer's looking for Husbands, look no > further...nyuk nyuk nyuk. All kidding aside, this is yet another beautiful > cover of one of Joni's prettiest melodies. Ken plays jazz-style electric > guitar and his vocalist is top-notch as well. > 2. Woodstock - Coyote: > 3. Woodstock - Chelsea Morning: Woodstock is an English band, covering > Joni's music as well as that of CSNY. They stick pretty close to the > originals but do a good job of them. They've also offered up "Blue" and > "Night Ride Home" which are featured on another volume. > 4. Contrast - Both Sides Now: Having been recorded 40 years ago, this one's > older than many of you! Don't know much about the band but they do a good, > peppy job with the franchise and throw in a nifty psychedelic guitar solo to > boot. The vocals to me sound inspired by the Davy Graham cover which is > possible since Graham's cover came out in 1968. In any event, this one's a > keeper. > 5. Laura Lamun - Woodstock: Besides being a singer, Laura is also a > "rainbow-headed spreader of light" and will sell you virtually any new-age > product you want. When she sings that she is stardust, she really means it, > and she'll sell you a jar to help whatever ails you. And her recording is a > good one, she nails some high notes and her band helps her drive it home. > 6. Owen Duff - My Secret Place: JMDL'er Owen Duff shared this one and I'm > glad he did as it's the only cover we have of this one to date. An original > arrangement and Owen's voice is pleasant, reminding me of Glenn Tillbrook > (Squeeze) at times. > 7. Lua Hadar With Twist - All I Want: NYC area Cabaret singer and performer > Lua Hadar gives us a dramatic cabaret-style version of All I Want, her band > The Twist swings it pretty nicely as well. > 8. Tutu Puoane - A Case Of You: From South Africa, Tutu Puone turns in a > hushed and pretty take on ACOY, making an interesting (and appropriate) > lyric change from "a map of Canada" to "a map of Africa". > 9. Pete Murray Orchestra - Chelsea Morning: While this one sounds dated & > cheesy, it's from 2008. It comes from a CD of background musical > instrumentals, so it's literally elevator music. > 10. Nick Charles - Both Sides Now: Hailing from the UK, Nick treats us to a > very pretty guitar instrumental, I'm sure all of guitarists will enjoy this > one. > 11. Graham Blvd - Woodstock > 12. Graham Blvd - Free Man In Paris > 13. Graham Blvd - Help Me (I Think I'm Falling): Graham Blvd isn't a REAL > group but rather are some kind of studio incarnation that exists solely to > re-create hits and sell them in various compilations (Best of the 60's, Best > of the Girl Groups, etc). Having said that, their interpretaions are not > very creative but stay very close to the originals and they are OK, nothing > too exciting or surprising in any of these. > 14. The College Of St. Scholastica Madrigal Singers - Both Sides Now: Well > now, what would a Covers Volume be without an old cheesy BSN cover? This > one's actually not as bad as some...The College Of St Scholastica is located > in Duluth, MN, and this one is also 40 this year. > 15. Julie Mairs & Chris Stowell - For Free: This one dates to the mid-70's > and comes from a very rare British folk LP. Julie sings (and her voice is > quite lovely) and Chris (a former member of Westwind if anyone remembers > them) handles all instruments, mostly soprano sax (in place of a clarinet) > on this track. > 16. Carl Dixon - Big Yellow Taxi: Well now, THIS is certainly an energetic > version of BYT! Hailing from Canada, Carl really takes this over the top > vocally, straining a bit for my tastes - maybe trying to emulate Brian Adams > or something... > 17. Dave Short - Twisted: Taken from his 2007 album "Sax Therapy" and > featuring a 10-piece swing band take as well as some fine vocals by Noel > Otten-Ross. > 18. Kevin Tyler - Woodstock: This JMDL exclusive comes from a concert last > year in Almont, Michigan, held to benefit The Literacy Centre in Imlay City, > MI. Kevin's voice and guitar are both very nice and a welcome addition to > Joni's 3rd most-recorded song, soon to break the 200 mark. > 19. Jen Chapin & Rosetta Trio - Sunny Sunday: What a treat to discover > another cover from TI! And it's a nice, simple presentation with an electric > guitar as opposed to an acoustic. > 20. Iselin - Both Sides Now: Last but not least is a pretty cover of BSN by > this Norwegian singer and writer. Her voice is nice and she just sings the > song without any embellishments emotionally or vocally which is just fine as > it presents a kind of innocence to it I think. > > So that's it - hope you enjoy these, check out Joni Undercover if you want > more info of any of these performers - I try to link to their websites when > I can find them and Les has made the site very searchable and user-friendly. > And feel free to drop a few coins in Les' tip jar while you're there, I'm > sure he'd appreciate that. And remember folks - I don't record 'em, I just > collect 'em. Back in 2 weeks with a Flashback edition! > > Bob > > NP: The Reivers, "Breathin' Easy" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 05:57:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Joni Covers, Volume 113 - Covers Is Bustin' Out All Over Thanks for the feedback, Gerard - there's a lot to digest ans sometimes it takes a couple of listens for some of them to grow on you. And it is nice to hear something off the beaten path like "My Secret Place". That's a pretty little melody when it's stripped to its essence like that. Bob NP: Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band, "White Shoes" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:00:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Alternate lyrics to "Help Me"? I'm not ready to call you crazy...I have heard an extensive number of Joni bootlegs and have no recollection of hearing her sing this lyric. Maybe it was someone else's performance of the song? Bob ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 07:32:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Alternate lyrics to "Help Me"? I'd go with the "someone else's version of the song." In fact, I wonder if it might be a version sung by a man? Just a wild guess. Could just as easily be a woman singing it. Sounds kind of lounge-y to me. Call me snooty (but only if I can call you crazy) but those lyrics don't sound like Joni. They sound a little too mainstream. There's not enough angst or duality in them - heh heh. You've got me thinking about you as a lover And not just another friend One of those true romances That seems to...never end - --- On Fri, 6/5/09, Bob Muller wrote: From: Bob Muller Subject: Alternate lyrics to "Help Me"? To: kencal05@yahoo.com Cc: "JMDL" Received: Friday, June 5, 2009, 9:00 AM I'm not ready to call you crazy...I have heard an extensive number of Joni bootlegs and have no recollection of hearing her sing this lyric. Maybe it was someone else's performance of the song? Bob __________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:01:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Flaherty Subject: Re: Message from website "Help me, I think I'm falling In love again You've got me thinking about you as a lover And not just another friend One of those true romances That seems to...never end" Goggling these lines primarily brought me to cites on how to turn your male "friend" into a "lover". (I will be more than a little surprised if this turns out to have anything to do with Joni. The final lines in particular seem very un-Mitchell.) Michael F. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:51:06 +0000 (UTC) From: waytoblue@comcast.net Subject: Re: Alternate lyrics to "Help Me"? Totally agree-very hokey and generic sounding. B B There's no poetry in those words...sounds like lyrics from a bad 80's hair band. Victor - -------------------------------- Call me snooty (but only if I can call you crazy) but those lyrics don't sound like Joni. They sound a little too mainstream. There's not enough angst or duality in them - heh heh. B You've got me thinking about you as a lover And not just another friend One of those true romances That seems to...never end ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2009 #171 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------