From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #223 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 Monday, February 11 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 223 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #202 [ChamberMuseInk@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 09:12:09 -0500 (EST) From: ChamberMuseInk@aol.com Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #202 Of possible interest. _https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MNAZATpJQN4_ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MNAZATpJQN4) #! In a message dated 2/7/2013 3:02:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, owner-joni-digest@smoe.org writes: JMDL Digest Thursday, February 7 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 202 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: - -------- Re: Retro Covers, Volume 79 [Bob Muller ] Song To A Seagull now covered in its entirety ["kbhla" ] Court and Spark, NOT deeply discounted [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] More on the Magdalene Laundries [Joe Jones ] =?UTF-8?Q?New_Library_item:_Behind_the_Son?= =?UTF-8?Q?g:_Joni_Mitchell,_=E2=80=9CA_Case_of_You=E2=80=9D?= [] RE: Retro Covers, Volume 79 ["ron g" ] Re: Magdalene Laundries [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IE5ldyBMaWJyYXJ5IGl0ZW06IEJlaGluZCB0aGUgU29uZzogS m9uaQ==?= =?UTF-8?B?IE1pdGNoZWxsLCDigJxBIENhc2Ugb2YgWW914oCd?= [] RE: Retro Covers, Volume 79 [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 04:22:55 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Retro Covers, Volume 79 It must be just you Ron - but I will re-send it directly to you. Thanks for the alert. Bob ________________________________ From: ron g To: 'Bob Muller' ; 'JMDL' Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 11:59 PM Subject: RE: Retro Covers, Volume 79 "Hi all - getting back into the covers groove after a weekend off - here is another entry from the wayback machine, Volume 79 chock full o' goodies. http://tinyurl.com/covers79 " Is it just me who can't get the link to work? 'puter keeps saying it cant find tinyurl - even when I try to go there from a google search. Ron - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:33:29 -0800 From: "kbhla" Subject: Song To A Seagull now covered in its entirety Major kudos to you Dave! It is beyond amazing what you have done with Joni's songs and recordings over the years. And Bob wrote: That is a sure bet! ;-) I can't wait! Kakki - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 11:33:35 -0800 (PST) From: Loren Carter Subject: Re: Court and Spark, deeply discounted Cool, thanks for the heads up, Jim.. Always have the eagle eye trained for all things Joni for my wife. Ashara, the shirt arrived, thank you so much. Anyway, I went to Amazon and saw that I had some bonus reward points on credit, so I got the CD for "free" by redeeming some of my points. Even better for me. Loren ________________________________ From: Jim L'Hommedieu To: JMDL Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 1:36 PM Subject: Court and Spark, deeply discounted Amazon is selling the CD version of Court and Spark for $4.99 plus shipping. That's less than the cost of the mp3s for 11 tracks. >>Last night the ghost of my old ideals >>re-ran on channel 5. There are many reviews of the album. Here is just one. >"*The album on which the "real" Joni Mitchell fully emerges"* By Lawrance M. Bernabo - - ------------------------------ The verdict of history is the "Court & Spark" is the album where the "real" Joni Mitchell let loose. On previous albums like "Clouds" and "Blue" she had played piano and guitar, certainly appropriate for her folk roots. But for this album Mitchell brought in Tom Scott's jazz-rock band the L.A. Express. "Raised on Robbery" was the first single released from the album and certainly introduces the "new" Joni Mitchell to the world. How many other songs do you know with hockey references? But notice how the title song opens the album with just the sound of a piano, making the listener think this is still the "old" Mitchell. Of course, "Help Me" and "Free Man in Paris" are the best-known tracks (I consider the latter the quintessential Joni Mitchell song), representing the fact that Mitchell's romantic side tended to be more popular than her quirky fun side (although who can forget "Twisted" once they hear it?). The final pair of lines of the chorus from "Help Me"--"We love our lovin'/But not like we love our freedom"--may well be the most insightful into Mitchell's work. Maybe it is because I have been looking over sonnet forms lately, but it suddenly strikes me that Mitchell is one of the premier writers of couplets in American music. Think about it: "We are stardust we are golden/And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden"; "They paved paradise/Put up a parking lot"; "Stoking the star maker machinery/Behind the popular song"; "I wish I was a river/I could sail away on." Mitchell is a singer/songwriter's singer/songwriter. This is why there are so many covers of songs like "River" and why David Crosby, Graham Nash, Robbie Robertson, Jose Feliciano, and even Cheech & Chong show up for this one. It goes without saying that the cover painting for "Court and Spark" is done by Joni Mitchell.> Jim L'Hommedieu - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:41:37 -0700 (MST) From: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com Subject: New Library item: The Magdalene Laundries report confirms the need to keep church and state matters separate in Ireland Title: The Magdalene Laundries report confirms the need to keep church and state matters separate in Ireland Publication: The Independent (UK Newspaper) Date: 2013.2.6 http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2546 - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:32:10 -0600 From: Arkay Adkisson Subject: =?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Re=3A_New_Library_item=3A_Behind_the_Son g=3A_J_oni_Mit?= =?windows-1252?Q?chell=2C_=93A_Case_of_You=94?= I also really enjoyed the writing in this article, and I've got to hear that Prince cover! Arkay On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Eaton, Shari wrote: > Absolutely beautiful piece of writing. I nearly teared up. I love it when I > feel that other appreciate her as deeply as I do. > > "She's an angel. She's a goddess. She's incredible. Joni's just one of > those > really special voices in music, not just as a writer, but in a multitude of > ways. She was the first lyricist I listened to, and she made me listen to > music entirely differently. I could listen to a storyteller in a new way. > Joni > says things with an unexpected turn of phrase that makes otherwise mundane > things very special, and she's got a real flair for how to capture the > details > of a person or a place. She's one of my favorite writers of all time, and > has > influenced me beyond words." > > On Feb 6, 2013, at 8:16 AM, TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com wrote: > > > Title: Behind the Song: Joni Mitchell, b A Case of Youb > > Publication: American Songwriter > > Date: 2013.2.6 > > > > http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2545 - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:36:32 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Court and Spark, deeply discounted Amazon is selling the CD version of Court and Spark for $4.99 plus shipping. That's less than the cost of the mp3s for 11 tracks. >>Last night the ghost of my old ideals >>re-ran on channel 5. There are many reviews of the album. Here is just one. >"*The album on which the "real" Joni Mitchell fully emerges"* By Lawrance M. Bernabo - - ------------------------------ The verdict of history is the "Court & Spark" is the album where the "real" Joni Mitchell let loose. On previous albums like "Clouds" and "Blue" she had played piano and guitar, certainly appropriate for her folk roots. But for this album Mitchell brought in Tom Scott's jazz-rock band the L.A. Express. "Raised on Robbery" was the first single released from the album and certainly introduces the "new" Joni Mitchell to the world. How many other songs do you know with hockey references? But notice how the title song opens the album with just the sound of a piano, making the listener think this is still the "old" Mitchell. Of course, "Help Me" and "Free Man in Paris" are the best-known tracks (I consider the latter the quintessential Joni Mitchell song), representing the fact that Mitchell's romantic side tended to be more popular than her quirky fun side (although who can forget "Twisted" once they hear it?). The final pair of lines of the chorus from "Help Me"--"We love our lovin'/But not like we love our freedom"--may well be the most insightful into Mitchell's work. Maybe it is because I have been looking over sonnet forms lately, but it suddenly strikes me that Mitchell is one of the premier writers of couplets in American music. Think about it: "We are stardust we are golden/And we've got to get ourselves back to the garden"; "They paved paradise/Put up a parking lot"; "Stoking the star maker machinery/Behind the popular song"; "I wish I was a river/I could sail away on." Mitchell is a singer/songwriter's singer/songwriter. This is why there are so many covers of songs like "River" and why David Crosby, Graham Nash, Robbie Robertson, Jose Feliciano, and even Cheech & Chong show up for this one. It goes without saying that the cover painting for "Court and Spark" is done by Joni Mitchell.> Jim L'Hommedieu - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:24:09 -0800 From: "Eaton, Shari" Subject: =?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_New_Library_item=3A_Behind_the_Song=3A_J o?= =?windows-1252?Q?ni_Mitchell=2C_=93A_Case_of_You=94?= Absolutely beautiful piece of writing. I nearly teared up. I love it when I feel that other appreciate her as deeply as I do. "She's an angel. She's a goddess. She's incredible. Joni's just one of those really special voices in music, not just as a writer, but in a multitude of ways. She was the first lyricist I listened to, and she made me listen to music entirely differently. I could listen to a storyteller in a new way. Joni says things with an unexpected turn of phrase that makes otherwise mundane things very special, and she's got a real flair for how to capture the details of a person or a place. She's one of my favorite writers of all time, and has influenced me beyond words." On Feb 6, 2013, at 8:16 AM, TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com wrote: > Title: Behind the Song: Joni Mitchell, bA Case of Youb > Publication: American Songwriter > Date: 2013.2.6 > > http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2545 - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 11:42:02 -0800 From: Lindsay Moon Subject: Judy & Stephen (vljc) Well, I was waiting for Steve Dulson to chime in because he remembered some bon mots from Stephen Stills, who is very funny  but I hope he'll write later. The "Talk" was at the Saban Theater which I'd never heard of, looked old and very ornate, very nice venue with a big bar in the middle of the lobby. Two low chairs placed on a stage. Both Judy and Stephen looked great. Judy looks like a dancer with her thin frame and pretty legs in leggings and high-heeled black suede boots no less! And that pretty crown of white hair now. Stephen looked kind of fidgety and he later complained that those were the worst chairs ever. Before long, two guys came out with higher chairs with more support and he said, "This is the best present I've ever gotten!" He also took a hearing aid out of his ear at one point early and said, "Can't anyone make a decent hearing aid?" I didn't know he had any hearing problems but he seemed to struggle through the talk saying he couldn't hear and the sound was bouncing all around the venue. (I looked up some more info on him and he's said publicly he's lost a lot of his hearing). He kept looking at Judy saying, "Translation?" Poor guy, I felt bad for him because that must be very uncomfortable when she's looking at you for a response and you couldn't hear. He did seem to have some physical discomfort, I don't know whether arthritis or what. He made reference to trying to impress Judy in Colorado long ago with his skiing prowess and blew out both his knees which he's lived! with all this time. He later remarked his shoulder was giving him trouble. Seemed a little creaky getting up (aren't we all?) Lots of old stories about where they played in New York in the Village, how Simon & Garfunkel were around the corner in another venue, Jimi Hendrix, Richie Havens, etc. Judy said she used to sit at the bar with a seedy looking guy she felt kind of sorry for  who it turned out was Bob Dylan. Haha. Stephen told the story of having most of "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" written and a lot of material which he hastily laid down in a recording studio just to make sure he got it on tape. The tapes disappeared for 40+ years and is now available on Rhino as "Just Roll Tape." He was selling the upcoming "Carry On" due out in March and she was selling her book "Sweet Judy Blue Eyes." They did sing sort of at the end. Stephen got his guitar, they chatted for a minute, and then tried one song,"The Last Thing on My Mind," harmonizing. I'd call it a bit rough and they might have rehearsed it. They sang one verse and couldn't remember any more. Haha. We waited for autographs and I will say I was disappointed that when we finally got up to them, they were distracted talking to someone at the side about going out to dinner. Both Steve and I said to them several times "Thank you so much for doing this, it was great," and we never got one iota of a thank-you or even met our eyes. Hmm. Really enjoyable night and I think a great idea for "aging" artists, especially those so important to that period of music. Thank you to Steve Dulson, my charming chauffeur and companion! So sorry Kakki & Roch couldn't make it. They would have loved it! Lindsay - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:39:22 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Court and Spark, NOT deeply discounted http://tinyurl.com/b8t9er9 And the motto is - whatever you have to pay for it, it's worth it. Bob - - ------------------------------------------------------------ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - - ------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 17:43:10 +0000 From: Joe Jones Subject: More on the Magdalene Laundries Hi, more on the Magdalene Laundries http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21326221 Joe np - Cry Tough - Nils Lofgren - - -- - - -- Joe Jones +44 7831 914094 - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:16:57 -0700 (MST) From: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?New_Library_item:_Behind_the_Son?= =?UTF-8?Q?g:_Joni_Mitchell,_=E2=80=9CA_Case_of_You=E2=80=9D?= Title: Behind the Song: Joni Mitchell, bA Case of Youb Publication: American Songwriter Date: 2013.2.6 http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2545 - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 21:02:22 +0200 From: "ron g" Subject: RE: Retro Covers, Volume 79 "It must be just you Ron - but I will re-send it directly to you." Thanks - downloaded & playing now "you swing with your girl, you promenade somehow" Huh - wtf - it gets even wilder. Worth listening to just to see where it goes!!!! Lol :-) These must be the lost lyrics from when joni dabbled in country. An drugs. Lots of strong drugs.... Like dolly on speed singing bsn - what gives here??!?!?! :-) - ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:24:53 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Magdalene Laundries Thanks Joe - a sad reminder of what might be Joni's saddest song. Bob - - ------------------------------------------------------------ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - - ------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:54:43 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: =?UTF-8?B?UmU6IE5ldyBMaWJyYXJ5IGl0ZW06IEJlaGluZCB0aGUgU29uZzogS m9uaQ==?= =?UTF-8?B?IE1pdGNoZWxsLCDigJxBIENhc2Ugb2YgWW914oCd?= Sweet! They reference the covers database and some of the folks that have covered it. A nice read all around. Bob From: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com To: joni@smoe.org Date: 02/06/2013 11:25 AM Subject: New Library item: Behind the Song: Joni Mitchell, bA Case of Youb Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org Title: Behind the Song: Joni Mitchell, bA Case of Youb Publication: American Songwriter Date: 2013.2.6 http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2545 - - ------------------------------------------------------------ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - - ------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 16:30:24 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: Retro Covers, Volume 79 Thanks for letting me know Ron - more than happy to help. And yes, as you know by now - a volume of Joni Covers is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. In this case it's a square dance record where they throw some extra words in there to assist the dancers in their moves. Dosey do! There's another dance record where the guy is giving instructions over an instrumental version of "I Don't Know Where I Stand". Bizarre. Bob From: "ron g" To: "'Bob Muller'" , "'JMDL'" Date: 02/06/2013 03:12 PM Subject: RE: Retro Covers, Volume 79 Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org "It must be just you Ron - but I will re-send it directly to you." Thanks - downloaded & playing now "you swing with your girl, you promenade somehow" Huh - wtf - it gets even wilder. Worth listening to just to see where it goes!!!! Lol :-) These must be the lost lyrics from when joni dabbled in country. An drugs. Lots of strong drugs.... Like dolly on speed singing bsn - what gives here??!?!?! :-) - - ------------------------------------------------------------ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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