From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #1048 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, August 9 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 1048 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- "California Girls", njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] The windfall (Everything for Nothing) [Marianne Rizzo ] New Library item: Big Sure Folk Festival 1968 [TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com] RE: Another glowing review... ["Susan E. McNamara" ] Bananas & avocados [Paul Ivice ] Re: Covering Joni's songs [Jimmy Stewart ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 09:40:42 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: "California Girls", njc I found an appearance on YouTube where Brian Wilson did "California Girls" on Jay Leno's show. My favorite part is where the instruments drop out from 2:49 to 3:04 and we hear this amazing blend of voices. Jim ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 09:37:52 -0400 From: Marianne Rizzo Subject: The windfall (Everything for Nothing) The windfall (from night ride home). . . I wonder who may have inspired this song for joni. Do you happen to know. "You'd eat your young alive For a jaguar in the drive. You want too much You want too badly." Perhaps it is about a lot of people, or perhaps one Thanks And have a beautiful day with flower power, Marianne ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 16:13:52 +0100 From: Anita G Subject: Re: New Library item: Big Sure Folk Festival 1968 njc Jack, nothing in Life is certain. Maybe one can never be sur. Anita On 9 August 2014 00:57, Jack Merkel wrote: > Shouldn't this be Big Sur? > > Jack > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 8, 2014, at 5:44 PM, TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com wrote: > > > > Title: Big Sure Folk Festival 1968 > > Publication: Broadside > > Date: 1968.10.9 > > > > http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2814 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 15:15:02 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: Re: The windfall (Everything for Nothing) This may be a mondegreen but I always thought that line was "because Elvis gave 'em cars, you think I'm cheap!" Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 9, 2014, at 10:10 AM, "Dave Blackburn" wrote: > > It is about Jonis former housekeeper who sued her during the Eighties, as I remember. > > because others gave you cars, you think Im cheap." > > > >> On Aug 9, 2014, at 6:37 AM, Marianne Rizzo wrote: >> >> The windfall (from night ride home). . . >> I wonder who may have inspired this song for joni. >> Do you happen to know. >> >> "You'd eat your young alive >> For a jaguar in the drive. >> You want too much >> You want too badly." >> >> Perhaps it is about a lot of people, or perhaps one >> >> Thanks >> And have a beautiful day >> with flower power, >> Marianne ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 08:51:39 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: The windfall (Everything for Nothing) http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=193&from=search My housekeeper sued in a new version of the palimony. Maybe I made the assumption but I thought I remembered a thread about this once. On Aug 9, 2014, at 8:26 AM, Michael Paz wrote: > That is what I always thought she said too. > I also had heard that this particular line was about a former > boyfriend/bandmember... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 07:02:43 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: The windfall (Everything for Nothing) It is about Jonis former housekeeper who sued her during the Eighties, as I remember. because others gave you cars, you think Im cheap." On Aug 9, 2014, at 6:37 AM, Marianne Rizzo wrote: > The windfall (from night ride home). . . > I wonder who may have inspired this song for joni. > Do you happen to know. > > "You'd eat your young alive > For a jaguar in the drive. > You want too much > You want too badly." > > Perhaps it is about a lot of people, or perhaps one > > Thanks > And have a beautiful day > with flower power, > Marianne ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 10:26:50 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: The windfall (Everything for Nothing) That is what I always thought she said too. I also had heard that this particular line was about a former boyfriend/bandmember... On Aug 9, 2014, at 10:15 AM, Susan E. McNamara wrote: This may be a mondegreen but I always thought that line was "because Elvis gave 'em cars, you think I'm cheap!" Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 9, 2014, at 10:10 AM, "Dave Blackburn" wrote: > > It is about Jonis former housekeeper who sued her during the Eighties, as I remember. > > because others gave you cars, you think Im cheap." > > > >> On Aug 9, 2014, at 6:37 AM, Marianne Rizzo wrote: >> >> The windfall (from night ride home). . . >> I wonder who may have inspired this song for joni. >> Do you happen to know. >> >> "You'd eat your young alive >> For a jaguar in the drive. >> You want too much >> You want too badly." >> >> Perhaps it is about a lot of people, or perhaps one >> >> Thanks >> And have a beautiful day >> with flower power, >> Marianne ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 22:25:41 +0100 From: Anita Gabrielle Subject: Re: No Joni Content Tag (was Re: reinstated) NJC Apologies, David, an oversight, Anita > On 8 Aug 2014, at 21:03, "David J. Phillips" wrote: > > Can we please remember to add "NJC" to the subject line of posts that have no Joni content? > > Thank you! > > djp > > > >> On 08/08/14 08:5041, Anita G wrote: >> For what it is worth, I am pleased that you are back to Ingrid. I >> mistakenly thought you had taken the name Pet A Banana and my initial >> response was why not pick a different fruit to pet and love? However, I >> realised later that I had misread your name change email and you had not, >> in fact, gone Bananas! :~)) >> Welcome back, Ingrid, >> Anita Avocado (thinking of Guacamole) >> >> >> >>> On 8 August 2014 12:22, ingrid lochrenberg wrote: >>> >>> Alas, I'm back at my boring old name partly to appease Marianne. Otherwise >>> I >>> would've quite easily adopted it, having chosen it myself. Not to worry >>> aboutany fate that befell me recently. I am okay, and at peace. >>> Ingrid ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:03:43 -0400 From: "David J. Phillips" Subject: No Joni Content Tag (was Re: reinstated) Can we please remember to add "NJC" to the subject line of posts that have no Joni content? Thank you! djp On 08/08/14 08:5041, Anita G wrote: > For what it is worth, I am pleased that you are back to Ingrid. I > mistakenly thought you had taken the name Pet A Banana and my initial > response was why not pick a different fruit to pet and love? However, I > realised later that I had misread your name change email and you had not, > in fact, gone Bananas! :~)) > Welcome back, Ingrid, > Anita Avocado (thinking of Guacamole) > > > > On 8 August 2014 12:22, ingrid lochrenberg wrote: > >> Alas, I'm back at my boring old name partly to appease Marianne. Otherwise >> I >> would've quite easily adopted it, having chosen it myself. Not to worry >> aboutany fate that befell me recently. I am okay, and at peace. >> Ingrid ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 23:41:55 +0100 From: Anita Gabrielle Subject: Re: Another glowing review... And we got to pre order. How cool is that? Well done Laurie! Anita > On 7 Aug 2014, at 21:22, "Susan E. McNamara" wrote: > > I have been ingesting this album for over a week now. At first I was shocked ... then I was mesmerized, and now I'm enthralled. I have to say I felt like a rube at first because I wasn't getting it ... but it's a challenge and a joy to listen to this music. I blame my own blind immersion in Joni's music. I found myself eventually listening to different levels, the voice first, then the drums, then the horns. I agree with the reviewer that there are sections where the drumming excels, kudos to Mr. Lewis. Plus I've never read such amazingly well written reviews in my life. Laurie, you are not only blessed with amazing talent, and surrounded by amazing musicians, but your reviewers also have an excellent handle on the English language. I guess jazz raises the playing field on all levels!! I know it's definitely raised mine! Right now my favorite tracks are Eastern Rain and Woman of Heart and Mind. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire is phenomenal, too. What a great achiev! > ement. Congratulations Laurie!! > > Susan Tierney McNamara > email: sem8@cornell.edu > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Les Irvin > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 3:33 PM > To: Joni List > Subject: Another glowing review... > > "Ms. Mitchell has made it her business to write wickedly difficult chord changes to suit her wickedly difficult melodies. Her lyrics are written in the vers libre, without rhyme, but full of inner rhymes and rhythms. > Her guitar is tuned differently. She plays in odd metres on a shifting rhythmic base. And that is only part of it. But two attempts to make Joni Mitchell's music anew have been hugely successful. The first is Herbie Hancock's partly instrumental one, River: The Joni Letters and now the amazing recording by the ineffable Laurie Antonioli - Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light. " > > Read the full review: http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2812 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 14:55:15 +0200 From: ingrid lochrenberg Subject: FW: reinstated From: low-tide@outlook.com To: lawntreader@googlemail.com Subject: RE: reinstated Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 14:54:49 +0200 Yes, it was bananas(as in mad) if anything, but you know, nothing can be done.... Thank you for the support, Anita Avocado!! I suppose the avocados and bananas carry a stamp of approval. Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 13:50:41 +0100 Subject: Re: reinstated From: lawntreader@googlemail.com To: low-tide@outlook.com CC: joni@smoe.org For what it is worth, I am pleased that you are back to Ingrid. I mistakenly thought you had taken the name Pet A Banana and my initial response was why not pick a different fruit to pet and love? However, I realised later that I had misread your name change email and you had not, in fact, gone Bananas! :~)) Welcome back, Ingrid,Anita Avocado (thinking of Guacamole) On 8 August 2014 12:22, ingrid lochrenberg wrote: Alas, I'm back at my boring old name partly to appease Marianne. Otherwise I would've quite easily adopted it, having chosen it myself. Not to worry aboutany fate that befell me recently. I am okay, and at peace. Ingrid ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 16:44:54 -0600 (MDT) From: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com Subject: New Library item: Big Sure Folk Festival 1968 Title: Big Sure Folk Festival 1968 Publication: Broadside Date: 1968.10.9 http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2814 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 20:22:07 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: RE: Another glowing review... I have been ingesting this album for over a week now. At first I was shocked ... then I was mesmerized, and now I'm enthralled. I have to say I felt like a rube at first because I wasn't getting it ... but it's a challenge and a joy to listen to this music. I blame my own blind immersion in Joni's music. I found myself eventually listening to different levels, the voice first, then the drums, then the horns. I agree with the reviewer that there are sections where the drumming excels, kudos to Mr. Lewis. Plus I've never read such amazingly well written reviews in my life. Laurie, you are not only blessed with amazing talent, and surrounded by amazing musicians, but your reviewers also have an excellent handle on the English language. I guess jazz raises the playing field on all levels!! I know it's definitely raised mine! Right now my favorite tracks are Eastern Rain and Woman of Heart and Mind. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire is phenomenal, too. What a great achievement. Congratulations Laurie!! Susan Tierney McNamara email: sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Les Irvin Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 3:33 PM To: Joni List Subject: Another glowing review... "Ms. Mitchell has made it her business to write wickedly difficult chord changes to suit her wickedly difficult melodies. Her lyrics are written in the vers libre, without rhyme, but full of inner rhymes and rhythms. Her guitar is tuned differently. She plays in odd metres on a shifting rhythmic base. And that is only part of it. But two attempts to make Joni Mitchell's music anew have been hugely successful. The first is Herbie Hancock's partly instrumental one, River: The Joni Letters and now the amazing recording by the ineffable Laurie Antonioli - Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light. " Read the full review: http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2812 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 09:38:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Paul Ivice Subject: Bananas & avocados I suppose the avocados and bananas carry a stamp of approval. The gas emitted from bananas makes avocados ripen more quickly. Paul Ivice ;>) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:47:27 -0400 From: Jimmy Stewart Subject: Re: Covering Joni's songs I love the covers too! Some because they are sung in a non English language, some because they are cheesy, some because it introduces me to new artists, some because they put a nice twist to Joni songs. There's a few that I like more than Joni's original. Then there's David and Robin. Every Joni song they do is excellent!!! Jimmy ....gesendet von meinem iPhone > On Jul 18, 2014, at 4:09 PM, Bob.Muller@Fluor.com wrote: > > Yeah, I get that, trust me, I get it. Some people don't like covers and > stick with originals. Nothing wrong with that. Me, I've always enjoyed > covers and I could go on and on ad nauseam about covers that are way > superior to the originals, Joni songs included. That, of course, is > subjective - what's better than what and that whole discussion. > > For me, it's never a question of what's better than what - it's that I > have Joni's incredible songs and her lovely versions of them, and then > there's this whole other world of artists who are inspired to tackle them, > some just putting a karaoke stamp on them and others (like Laurie) who > take the melodies, rhythms, arrangements and explore them and expand on > them and in some cases bring (to me anyway) a deeper understanding of the > song musically as well as lyrically. > > I guess maybe diehard fans feel like they are cheating on Joni or > betraying her by enjoying other artist's versions of her songs? I don't > know because to me, it's a kindred spirit, someone who appreciates Joni's > work as we do and is led to interpret her work. I don't have to make a > choice - I love it ALL. > > I'm sure that Joni is delighted to know that the vast majority of her > covers these days come from the JAZZ community, even those "folk songs" > from her early days. > > Bob > > NP: The Who, "Behind Blue Eyes" > > > > > > From: fabiococchi@ymail.com > To: "joni@smoe.org" , > Date: 07/18/2014 02:56 PM > Subject: Covering Joni's songs > Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org > > > > Hi everybody! To be honest, there are really very few Joni's songs covered > by other artists that I like ( including some famous ones). It's just that > Joni's genius is hard to match! It's all right to cover a song and include > it in an album. But I believe that an entire project is quite risky. > Herbie's Joni'Letters is certainly an exception! 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