From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2011 #778 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://jmdl.com JMDL Digest Monday, December 26 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 778 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Retro Joni Covers #59, 'Twas the night before Christmas...NJC [Bob Mu] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:59:37 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Retro Joni Covers #59, 'Twas the night before Christmas...NJC Thanks Gerard...I debated whether or not to include those 7-year-old comments, which I googled and found fairly easily. Glad you enjoyed them and hope you also dig the tunes. Bob NP: Sade, "Smooth Operator" ________________________________ From: gerard mclaughlin To: Bob Muller Cc: JMDL Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 12:33 AM Subject: Re: Retro Joni Covers #59, 'Twas the night before Christmas... I have just downloaded the covers but since it is the middle of the night here I shall wait till the morning to listen to them. Thanks Bob. Love your comments and looking forward to the one marked "not for the squeamish " particularly. Sounds like a good bag of dolly mixtures. I guess it is now Boxing Day. Christmas was fun. Managed to burn all the veggies and it was odd listening to everyone round the table tell me how delicious everything was when it was all so obviously incinerated but there's nothing like family for forgiving such things and for dishing out moral support.It was appreciated; Every plate was cleared so perhaps it wasn't so very very bad.It was bad though ! Anyway there is a good cover of DED by NYCITY something or other on you tube. He;s the lad who Joni went to visit at some point or other because she liked his covers, or so I heard. You must know who I mean ...Josh something or other.The List is quiet these days though some good stuff on it all the same. Wish I could start a thread but honestly haven't a clue ...The wind is howling. The wolf that lives in linsay On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 4:32 PM, Bob Muller wrote: And all through the house, >The whole fam was jamming to Joni Covers! > >Or not. >Not everyone has the need. But if you do, and you're playing catchup, here >comes the Ghost of Joni Covers Past to dole out some covers of yesteryear. >Definitely some stuff here you'll treasure for years to come, starting off >with an outstanding (and really the only) DED cover. Lisa Hannigan displays a >Willy, and the gone but never forgotten Eva Cassidy knocks Woodstock out of >the ballpark. > >The link: http://tinyurl.com/7g93hf5 > > >Here's the >tracklisting and what I wrote about it way back when (01DEC04): > >1. Terri >Lyne Carrington - Ethiopia: Lots of you have heard this one by now >as it was >one of my Sweet 16 for this year. The first DED cover is a total >winner and >hopefully will be the first of many. >2. Julian Davies - The Circle Game: >Julian is listed in the JMDL members >index, but never responded to my >email...oh well, this is a very pretty and tender >version of this song. If >you're out there Julian, thanks for recording it. >3. Ken Dodd - Both Sides >Now: Known as "Britain's undisputed king of comedy", >and star of the British >stage, Ken also had a second career as a balladeer, >and here's his take on >the franchise. >4. Avenue - Big Yellow Taxi: Nothing is known about them...but >for some >reason, instead of singing "they paved paradise" she sings "the pink >paradise"...it's as if Ashara, the Mondequeen herself, had recorded it! >5. >Sweet Harmony - Woodstock: This is a 2004 release out of Canada, a cover >of >the Matthews Southern Comfort arrangement. It was a special release for a >fundraiser for a children's charity. For more information see: >http://www.addperformance.com/sweet/about.htm >6. Hirotaka Izumi - Both Sides >Now: Lovely instrumental from Japan. >7. Fabio Ranza & Elisabetta Zamberlan - >God Must Be A Boogie Man >8. Fabio Ranza & Elisabetta Zamberlan - The Dry >Cleaner From Des Moines: This >amazing guitar/jazz vocal duo has been >highlighted on the last couple of >volumes as well. They complete their >appearance by turning in 2 great versions of >Mingus tracks, and as always >Fabio's acoustic guitar is right on the money. >9. Chet Lam - A Case Of You: >From Hong Kong, and inspired by Diana Krall's >version, a very nice take on it >too. >10. Symphonia Canada - Both Sides Now: Symphonic music from Canada - but >did >I REALLY need to say that? >11. Pinguin Moschner, Maggie Nichols, Joe >Sachse - Blue: Pinguin is an >avant-garde Jazz tuba player, Joe plays synths >and percussion, so they create a bit >of a cacophonous background while Maggie >sings pretty much a straight melodic >line over the white noise. Pretty weird! >12. The Hit Crew - Big Yellow Taxi: Dios Mio! I thought we were done with >these Counting Crows-BYT cover remakes, but I was wrong. Don't know why it >exists, but it does so here it is. >13. Nancy Toms - You Turn Me On, I'm A >Radio: The instrumental track sounds a >little programmed, and Nancy's >oh-ver-lee concerned with may-king shoo-wer >that she pro-noun-ces eh-ver-ee >syllable just so. Loosen up, Nance, willya? >14. The US Army Chamber Orchestra >- Both Sides Now: More symphonic BSN music, >and very well done - I salute >you, fellas. >15. Lisa Hannigan - Willy: An unreleased live recording, Lisa >recorded and >toured with Damien Rice and is obviously a Joni fan. Special >thanks to Emiliano >for turning up this rarity. >16. Eva Cassidy - Woodstock: >Another rare one, a live version of Eva doing >Woodstock, which she thankfully >recorded in the studio as well - - this is very >similar to that studio version, >but is still always a pleasure to hear her, and >bittersweet too knowing that >her sweet voice was silenced all too soon. >17. The Ohio Singers - The Circle >Game: Not to be confused with The Ohio >Express (Yummy Yummy Yummy) or The >Ohio Players (Fire, Love Rollercoaster), these >cats are most likely a group >formed to cover the hits of the day. Not bad but >nothing to get too excited >about. >18. The Generation Gap - Both Sides Now: While you're in that unexcited >state, let's spin this leftover thanksgiving turkey...The GG is actually a >quartet >spun off of the Naramata Choir in Canada: >http://www.img.net/naramatachoir/highlights.html >As you can see from the >picture, they are a pretty square bunch and this >track is as square as it >gets. Blame Canada. >19. Esther - Chelsea Morning: Ummm, they need a little >more rehearsing. >Further proof that putting your music on the internet for >downloading can be a >dangerous thing. Not for the squeamish. >20. The Vineyard >Sound - A Case Of You: The Official Acapella group of >Martha's Vineyard. This >was from an early live recording so the quality suffers a >bit but these guys >can sing, no doubt about that. Listen for yourself at: >http://www.vineyardsound.org/ > >Enjoy! > >Bob > >NP: Chris Cornell, "Imagine" ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2011 #778 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, send to joni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------