From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #159 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/onlyjoni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Sunday, June 2 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 159 The Official Joni Mitchell Homepage, created by Wally Breese, can be found at http://www.jonimitchell.com. It contains the latest news, a detailed bio, Original Interviews, essays, lyrics and much much more. The JMDL website can be found at http://www.jmdl.com and contains interviews, articles, the member gallery, archives, and much more. ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #158 [StDoherty@aol.com] Re: sjc - Joni influences [WARREN901@aol.com] nancy's untimely demise [WARREN901@aol.com] Re: nancy's untimely demise [anne@sandstrom.com] Covers #30 is bustin' out all over! [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Covers 30, win a freebie!! [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: [NortheastJonifest] Jonifest Weekend Schedule [Michael Paz From: "mia ortlieb" > Subject: sjc - Joni influences > > I have seen some articles where Joni mentions other artists that she has > appreciated and/or been influenced by. Some of these mentions are of Billie > > Holiday and Edith Piaf. I confess I know nothing about either. Can anybody > > recommend some albums to start with? > > With Bllie - just make sure there's a cover My Old Flame on whatever collection you chose. I've enjoyed Verve Recordings. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 12:28:23 EDT From: WARREN901@aol.com Subject: Re: sjc - Joni influences hello again mia ! i won't add anything to the information that jerry provided, except that i always heard piaf referred to as the " little sparrow " not " kid sparrow." ( for what its worth !) i just wanted to suggest a few albums by her, as well as billie, that i have in my collection. i've always been partial to billie's " lady in satin." it is her last album and it always breaks my heart when i listen to it. some say her voice was shot by then, from years of smoking and drug abuse, but it is just that quality in her voice which i think makes the album so wonderful. i just recently replaced my vinyl with a cd and i notice there are several bonus tracks included. columbia has a excellent series called " the quintessential billie holiday " which includes several volumes covering different periods of her career. i also have an album on verve entitled " the billie holiday songbook " which is a good overveiw of her early to mid career. ( the cd for it also has bonus tracks.) as for piaf, i have an album on columbia called " the very best of edith piaf," and it is. naturally the songs are in french, and even though i don't understand the language i can certainly understand the adoration she has received. i'm not sure if you are familiar with grace jones' work, she did an excellent cover of a song co-penned by piaf called " la vie en rose." ( the literally translation being the life in rose, but i understand that it is more of a french slang which translates as looking at life through rose colored glasses !) i believe grace covered another piaf song but it escapes me at this moment. hope this is of some help... female vocalists rule, warren keith p.s. thanks for the influences info i was not aware of these two fine performers being joni influences ! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 13:04:56 EDT From: WARREN901@aol.com Subject: nancy's untimely demise hi guys, my condolences and heart go out to you . i lost a cat of 18 years, luanne pouvey, back in 2000. oddly enough i had to have her put to sleep the morning of the joni concert at chastain park in atlanta. ( the fates must have known i'd be in need of a huge diversion following my beloved kitty's death. ) a friend and i made the trip from NC to atlanta and even though i was numb from loss the concert was fabulous and much needed. luanne and i had been through alot together, a litter of which i kept two babies( rita louise and rosemary), and i still tear up when i think of her, both babies passed before their mom. i have new cats now, maeve and baxter, which were stray kittens i adopted shortly after i lost luanne. i hope you will plan to find a new kitty friend shortly, it certainly helped me recover from my loss. ( joni was there to console me as well !) i also hope you will consider giving a much needed home to a stray when and if you do... in sympathy, warren keith ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 10:43:52 -0700 (PDT) From: anne@sandstrom.com Subject: Re: nancy's untimely demise rest in peace, little soul... oddly enough, today I'm celebrating the 8th anniversary of finding my beloved Tuckerman, who is pure love packaged in grey and white fur. I hope another feline finds its way to your home and heart. lots of love Anne ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 17:45:03 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Covers #30 is bustin' out all over! Well, the temps are in the 90's here, and folks all around are cruising in their convertibles. Don't you know they're wishing they had some Joni covers to play in those cd players? If they had Volume 30, here's what they'd be jammin' to: 1. Sue & Sunny - Michael From Mountains: A pleasant female duet with some nice harmonies. This record is a strings & horns arrangement from the latter 60's, a bit dated but still pretty cool. 2. Carla Sciaky - Urge For Going: Pretty soprano playing in the classic folk style with acoustic guitar. I just LOVE this song. 3. The Wind Children - The Fiddle & The Drum: A little on the bizarre side, this was from "Flower & Flag" an early seventies project from a hip youth choir using hip music to make some hip statements. All in all, pretty darn hip! 4. Zimmer's Hole - This Flight Tonight: The heaviest TFT yet! Ya' gotta love the way the track starts out with "You wanna give me a Spit Cup?" and instead of " i Look at you baby, I get so weak" it's "Look at you baby, wanna snap your neck!" Rocks. 5. Mantovani - Both Sides Now: Strategically placed to calm you down after Track 4. Medication time... 6. Chan Mei Ling - The Circle Game: Inspired by Agnes Chan, she's probably busy even as we speak making clothes for Cathy Lee, who coincidentally recorded this song! 7. Toxic Audio - Big Yellow Taxi: A fun be-bopping acapella take, nice vocal ranges and arrangement. Not Toxic at all. (Well, I did get a little rash, but it went right away) 8. Carl Verheyen - Cactus Tree: Carl's an ace session guitarist and also a luthier in his own right. This is a gorgeous electric-guitar instrumental and one of my favorite tracks on this volume. Great player, great song - what more do you need? 9. Paul Winter - Both Sides Now: A pleasant enough version from new age king Paul Winter, nice to hear the flute taking the lead at times and some other pretty woodwinds contributing as well. 10. Carl Verheyen - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat: Interestingly enough, you'd think he'd play electric on this one & acoustic on Cactus Tree...but as you know Joni covers are always FULL of surprises! One listen to this track and you'll see why Carl's an in-demand session axeman. 11. James Last - This Flight Tonight: Carries the "Uncle John" stamp of approval! C'mon everyone, let's get up and dance like robotic dimbulbs! Guaranteed to raise a smile... 12. BB Gabor - Big Yellow Taxi: I REALLY dig this one, Canadian new wave from the 80's. Gabor starts in one groove, and then changes in the middle and rocks out with it. VERY unique! 13. Bill Comeau - Both Sides Now: Simply dreadful. Makes you want to grab the guitar and smash it into splinters ala Animal House. This guy has the wimpiest voice in history, I'll bet even tiny Nikki could take him in a fair fight. 14. Monica Akihary - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat: Monica reminds me a lot of Cassandra. This version features her husky, whispery jazz vocal, acoustic guitar, and percussion. Sweet! 15. The Shivers - Big Yellow Taxi: From the land down under, these cats aren't afraid to rock out. Peppy ala "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina & The Waves, plus a nice harmonica solo which I'm a huge sucker for. 16. Sight & Sound - Woodstock: Somebody got a new wah-wah pedal for his birthday! All this one needs is a pulsating lava lamp. Groovy, baby... 17. Anthony Arizaga - Help Me: Bordering on muzak, but the acoustic guitar is inventive enough to make it very enjoyable. So close to Joni's arrangement you could use it for Karaoke. 18. David Syme - Both Sides Now: Solo piano, could be your kid playing at a recital, although if it was you'd probably pay closer attention then you will to this. 19. Bobby Fuller - You're So Square, Baby I Don't Care: Rockin' rockabilly from the same dude who fought the law, and as we all know, the law won. 20. Lucy Leyton - Woodstock: Starts out with a great electric bass solo, adds some nice guitar textures and percussion touches. The vocal is right on as well. This track is featured on the "Came Upon A Child of God" tribute, although this one came from another Dressed to Kill compilation called "Hippy Chick". 21. Jennifer Hollywood - River: Another Dressed to Kill track, so you don't really know if "Jennifer Hollywood" is a real name or not, but it's hard to mess up 'River', and this one sticks pretty close to the original recipe. So there you have it, another collection of Joni's songs done, undone, and re-done by folks around the globe! The hits just keep on coming...so until the next one, "You wanna give me a spit cup!?" ;~) Bob NP: Sue & Sunny, "Michael From Mountains" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 17:53:49 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Covers 30, win a freebie!! As per usual, some lucky JMDL'er will win a free copy of the FANTASTIC "Covers, Volume 30", and I'll throw something else in to sweeten the deal. Winner's choice. As always, all it will cost you is an e-mail. Just guess a track on one of Joni's records, and be sure to tell me the song title and album title, such as: "Lakota - CMIARS" Send your guess to me, not to the list...I'll keep the contest open til Thursday midnight, and announce a winner Friday morning. Remember, if you don't give it a shot, you can't win! So let's have some fun! Bob NP: Zimmer's Hole, "This Flight Tonight" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 18:37:55 -0700 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: [NortheastJonifest] Jonifest Weekend Schedule I wanna go see! This cracked me up Nikki! Well I can't wait any longer. The girl is far to humble herself to make the announcement so I am gonna steal her a portion of her thunder and wish her my heartfelt congratulations for graduating college. She has completed a task that I set out to do and never was able to finish (mostly cause I was so easily distracted and then there was music). I talked to her a bit today and was teasing her when I found out she is headed for graduate school eventually that she could probably drag this whole education thing out for at least another 20 years. Way to go girl! Best of luck for the future! Love Paz NP-Here I Go-Jack Neilson on 6/1/02 10:17 AM, Nikki Johnson at stealth@voicenet.com wrote: > Visiting Woodstock or Yasgur's Farm? I've been to the farm, it's in some > tiny town Bethel that is in the middle of nowhere and not really close to > Woodstock. The space has quite an atmosphere... > > Love Nikki > > np: Just Like This Train ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 23:03:25 EDT From: BRYAN8847@aol.com Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2002 #236 -- Ten songs vs. 11, Facelift in '94 In a message dated 6/1/02 12:03:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time, les@jmdl.com writes: > I'm transcribing a 1994 interview Joni did at L.A. radio station KSCA and > when the interviewer asks why "Facelift" wasn't added as the 11th track to > TI, Joni laughs and says because after 10 the record company robs you. She > > doesn't elaborate, just says ' you gotta get savvy!' > Are you sure the song was Facelift? I don't think that had been written in '94, or if it had been, it must have been amended later to include the Donald reference then. J. and Donald hadn't met yet in '94, I believe. We, I mean she, was still married (or breaking up with) LK then. Bryan ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #159 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------- Siquomb, isn't she?