From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #1595 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 Tuesday, December 16 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 1595 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: Joni Covers Volume 202 - I'm a wild seed again [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] RE: Joni Covers Volume 202 - I'm a wild seed again ["Susan E. McNamara" <] And another review of LHMF [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] RE: Joni Covers Volume 202 - I'm a wild seed again NJC now [Bob.Muller@Fl] Local Record Store review of LHMF [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Said or sad? [Catherine McKay ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 15:50:34 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: Joni Covers Volume 202 - I'm a wild seed again Hi Sue - thanks for the note. You know, I REALLY love the non-English covers because it involves so much more work to translate and create words that will still scan properly with the melody and rhyme, etc. Can be harder to search for those because while I'll do a search for "People's Parties" I'll seldom do one for "Folks Fester". :-) Plus, it shows how much Joni is ADORED all over the world. I hope she feels that. I really do. The chorus versions of BSN's always get me a bit emotional too, because it takes me back to 1969 and Mrs. Galvin's class. We sang BSN, I Am A Rock, and a couple of other songs in her class. She'd pass out the words and play the record and we would sing along. Plus, she was tall and pretty and had a big ol' beehive hairdo and I had a schoolboy crush. That might have been the first time I ever heard BSN! Bob NP: Barnaby Bright, "Castle Rock" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 and all computers and other devices. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:33:11 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: RE: Joni Covers Volume 202 - I'm a wild seed again Folk Fester ... it's hard enough to sing People's Parties in English, I was really impressed with this version. Great crop of songs, Bob. I liked the choral Both Sides Now, too. Something about those community type of covers that make me emotional, like I'm sitting in the audience at one of Kate's assemblies in middle school. :-) Susan Tierney McNamara email: sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: Bob Muller [mailto:scjoniguy@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 11:19 AM To: Susan E. McNamara Subject: Re: Joni Covers Volume 202 - I'm a wild seed again Different guy. This one is a trombonist. Bob Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 15, 2014, at 9:44 AM, "Susan E. McNamara" wrote: > > That's not Porcupine Tree Steve Wilson, right? That would be mindblowing. :-) downloading now ... > > Susan Tierney McNamara > email: sem8@cornell.edu > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Bob Muller > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2014 9:37 AM > To: JMDL JMDL > Subject: Joni Covers Volume 202 - I'm a wild seed again > > Happy weekend y'all! Getting back on the covers train after a weekend away from things. And herewith is another BRAND NEW set, trying to stay on schedule to avoid falling farther behind... Volume 202 for your consumption and enjoyment. Most of these tracks from 2013, but going all the way back to 1970 with some rare vinyl by Andre Herve. > Kicking off this one is a much-sought-after recording, Janet Jackson's cover of BOBW, this was supposed to be released as part of the "Case of Joni" CD but got shelved. Kevin Sandbloom put his spin on the entire Blue LP, I've released a couple tracks from it, all of which I really dig, and here's his take on "Richard", equally tasty. Other selections from Joni Tribs are from Brian Kennedy, Sally Barker, NereideB and Irma Schultz, who tosses in a Swedish-language cover of "People's Parties". And back to Brian Kennedy's "Strange Boy"....wow, just wow. Some great recordings from names that may not be as familiar, like Vanessa Jacquemin and Sarah Hiltz, who gives us a bouncy swinging piano-jazz Chelsea Morning. Four River's for your holiday listening. > Mathieu Kowalski's BITB is actually a cover of the Lou Barlow version and as such is a tad strange. 79+ minutes of Joni covers, here's the link and the Table of Contents: > https://www.yousendit.com/download/UlRUTGs1YUkrV3dFSzhUQw > 1. Janet Jackson - Beat of Black Wings2. Sarah Darling - River3. Kevin Sandbloom - The Last Time I Saw Richard4. Steve Wilson - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines5. Cantus Vocum - Both Sides Now6. Adam James - Woodstock7. Courtney Paulson & Steve Sullivan - River8. Andre Herve - Big Yellow Taxi9. Sally Barker - Chelsea Morning10. Irma - Folks Fester (People's Parties/Swedish)11. > Brian Kennedy - A Strange Boy12. The Whiskeybelles - River13. Vanessa Jacquemin - Cherokee Louise14. Sarah Hiltz - Chelsea Morning15. Nereide - My Old Man16. Natsu Naji - Both Sides Now17. Hurray For The Riff Raff - River18. > Carlie Fairburn - Woodstock19 Mathieu Kowalski - The Blonde In The Bleachers > 19 songs, 19 hits. Enjoy. > Bob > NP: Sarah Hiltz, "Chelsea Morning" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 10:06:50 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: And another review of LHMF Pop Matters gives it a 7 out of 10, and calls Dancin Clown "painfully dated". http://goo.gl/JUO3Gn Bob NP: Greg Laswell, "How The Day Sounds" (remix) - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 and all computers and other devices. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:04:54 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: Joni Covers Volume 202 - I'm a wild seed again NJC now Thatbs why I get crazy about lack of arts and music in the public schools these days. > And rightfully so...there is SO MUCH DATA that shows how music and the arts in schools SUPPORTS the academics, they should be doubling up on it, not eliminating it. Arts, Athletics, Academics...I'm more about the three A's than the three R's, especially when only ONE of them really begins with an R. I played the cornet (briefly) in 5th grade. Unfortunately I had a terrible teacher (abusive and insulting) and begged my parents to allow me to drop it. Bob NP: John Hiatt, "Baby's Gonna Kick" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 and all computers and other devices. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 07:49:30 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Local Record Store review of LHMF Here's a review from Gene Berger, local record store owner and lifelong Joni fan. http://blog.horizonrecords.net/2014/12/15/joni-mitchell/ Bob NP: Mark Kozelek, "Christmas Time Is Here" (not typically one for Christmas tunes, but when it's Mark Kozelek I make an exception) - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 and all computers and other devices. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:04:44 +0000 (UTC) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Said or sad? I've obviously not paid a lot of attention to the words of this song because it all sounds brand new to me. This has never been my favourite Joni song. The girl does have a way with words, though, doesn't she? I'll have to have another look and listen to that song. I'd lean towards "so much said" (because that's how I hear it, and sometimes silence says a lot, and who truly listens? Most of us are just waiting for our chance to spew our own words!) but I agree that you can say "so much sad" and that it could very well be interpreted that way and make sense. Joni herself has said, "What does it mean to you?" I know for a fact that there are plenty of things I've heard in my own way (some would say "wrong") and I'm sometimes disappointed to find out that what I heard in my own way was actually said in a different way. In other words, don't expect this to be resolved. From: Susan E. McNamara To: Jim L'Hommedieu Cc: "joni@smoe.org" Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 10:20 AM Subject: RE: Said or sad? I was thinking of it in context of the whole song: Where do Songs To Aging Children Come from .... Some come dark and strange like dying [like from] crows and ravens whistling [like from] lines of weeping, strings of crying [like at a funeral] So much sad/said in listening [the feeling of sadness comes from listening to these songs/so much is said about these songs from listening] I've also thought about the Canadian dialect too because Joni's rhyming sequencing is not always usual: Strange Ravens Strings Said Come Crows Crying sad Hmmm ... I'm not convinced yet ... carry on.B :-) Susan Tierney McNamara email:B sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: Jim L'Hommedieu [mailto:jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com] Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 12:12 AM To: Susan E. McNamara Cc: joni@smoe.org Subject: Said or sad? Sue, I think she said, "said".B First, at the time, she had only been off the prairie a short time, eh? The prairie pronunciation of "about" is very different from the one heard in Ithaca too.B They do funny things with vowels up there.B I think the A sound in said comes out sounding like "egg" to my Ohioan ears. Secondly, I think that "sad" is overtly poetic, which would be a little unusual for Joni. (Although she was flowery in the early days, so who knows?) Lastly, Said/listening makes an interesting dichotomy and you know how she ***lives*** in duality. Interesting question though. Sometimes I like to ponder this stuff. For a long time, I thought she was deliberately ambiguous.B Now, I'm uncertain of the ambiguity.B (!) There are scores of things like that in her songs, unlike Steve Miller.B You know: > dance, dance, dance > let's make some ro- > nance Nothing unclear there.B I hope Malka has a comment. Jim ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #1595 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. 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