From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #325 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 Monday, November 4 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 325 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: -------- Today in History: November 3 [ljirvin@jmdl.com] [none] ["William Chavez" ] Re: JMDL Digest V2002 #444 ["William Chavez" ] those songs you really just **love** ["flopit" ] Re: Travelogue [Jerry Notaro ] Travelogue ["Christopher Treacy" ] RE: Travelogue in UK ["Bill Pearson" ] Re: Travelogue in UK ["joe farrell" ] Joni Birthday Special On Internet Radio Monday [jrrose ] Re: Joni Birthday Special On Internet Radio Monday [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: Joni Birthday Special On Internet Radio Monday [Michael Paz ] Travelogue media player ["Brenda" ] Re: those songs you really just **love** ["mack watson-bush" ] Re: those songs you really just **love** ["Blair Fraipont" ] Re: those songs you really just **love** (vljc) ["Brenda" Subject: [none] >On another Judy note: Someone mentioned an album with her on solo piano >that's available on her website. I looked, but wasn't able to tell >which >one it might be. Can someone tell me the title? The Judy album that just has her own compositions being sung by her and a lonely piano as accompaniment is called "Voices". It also has a booklet that gives Judy's own lengthy reflections on what inspired each song. Lastly, sheet music is provided for the piano arrangements performed on this CD. The whole package and concept behind this effort is incredible and should not be viewed as yet another annoying Judy compilation album (and she has got a few). I would hate to call this an UNPLUGGED album (even though that is what it basically is)just because I would hate to lump it with all the other umplugged efforts out on the market. This is obviously not an effort by an artist to cash in on acoustic versions of hit songs previously released. I love many unplugged efforts but lets face it, money is the big thrust behind most of them. This effort is just too "classy", too "classical" to be lumped with anything mainstream or "pop". The piano arrangements are soooo intricate yet do not come across as overdone. I have seen Judy perform a lot of these songs in concert and her head is tilted back to allow the voice to flow and the fingers are dancing over the keys with little visual attention. She just FLIES!!!!!!!! A partial song list off the top of my head: Since You've Asked, My Father, Holly Ann, Houses, Secret Garden, Albatross(magnificent), Song for Judith, Trust Your Heart, etc...A notable exception was "Nightingale" which has excellent lyrics. Probably its inclusion would have seemed like a repetition since, unlike this song, all the others were originally recorded with orchestral or pop arrangements. I still would have liked to have seen it included for the sake of having all of Judy's important piano "gems" on one disk. I have only seen this offered for sale at Barnes and Nobles. Even the B& N without a CD section will carry it in the song book section, despite the fact that this is primarily pushed as a CD. The sheet music portion is a huge piece of paper that is carefully folded down to the size of a CD size jewel case. The music print is smaller than the usual songbook size. More of an old classical presentation. It is still available on her website. _________________________________________________________________ Unlimited Internet access for only $21.95/month. Try MSN! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/2monthsfree.asp ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 06:24:33 -0500 From: "William Chavez" Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2002 #444 >I am a witness that this government under Bush and Giuliani did not do >enough to protect us. I usually try and stay away from political comments but hear goes. I'm definitely not a big Bush fan but I hope you're not insinuating that Clinton would have done any better in preventing 9-11. I don't think any president could have prevented 9-11. While both presidents may have some positive points, for the most part they both suck in my opinion. I don't intend to hurt anybodies feelings with that comment but its just my honest opinion. Will _________________________________________________________________ Get faster connections -- switch to MSN Internet Access! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 19:07:25 -0800 From: "flopit" Subject: those songs you really just **love** so weve seen the postings about desert island discs & favourites of this & that what about those songs you just absolutely love & adore... the ones that sound like an old friend,, that cause that sudden rush of pleasure when they start,, that have you cranking up the volume, and hitting the repeat button. the songs that feel like coming home here i go in no specific order (other than joni first since this is her list :-) ***amelia - shadows & light my first joni album, still my favourite album of all time, & this song is probably the greatest song written in the last 50 years. a true classic. ***god must be a boogie man - shadows & light an intensely personal song to me. one that spoke volumes to me & touched me in a truly deep way during one of the worst periods of my life, an intense depression, when i came so close to suicide i shudder to think about it ***shadows & light - shadows & light are we seeing a pattern here?? getting the impression i love this album?? youre right... :-) ***don juans reckless daughter - don juans reckless daughter ok - i havent got totally to grips with this song - only had it a short while - but im looking forweard to a long & intense relationship with what is probably the 2nd greatest song of the last 50 years. fecking brilliant!!! ***michelle shocked - memories of east texas - from short, sharp, shocked simple, striking, brilliant, full of surprising depth for such a simple song. all about growing up in an east texas town - mirrors some of the comments ive heard on list from people growing up in texas. a song every person who feels theyve been broken to the mould can identify with. ***michelle shocked - if not here - from deep natural one of michelles gospel numbers. this is one of those songs for switching down the lights, turning up the music, and just purging youself to "a burden shared, is only half a trouble i knew youd care, i knew youd understand a burden shared, is only half a trouble joy thats shared, is joy made double joy thats shared, is joy made double" with a lovely, liquid, flowing melody, beautiful guitar work - what a beautiful song... ***michelle shocked - winter wheat - kind hearted woman (commercial release version) dark, brooding, morbid, but ultimately triumphant. a great but overpowering album - not sure why i love this album so much. perhaps i just keep reading something into the "what would make a man, make a promise he cant keep" line... ***fairground attraction - find my love (not sure which album - only got a best of ) the tale of the break up of my marriage a couple of years ago. my ex absolutely adored "perfect" off this album - io only had ears for "find my love".... go figure ***joan baez - ellas danzan solas (cueca sola) off diamonds & rust in the bullring one of my favourite of joans albums - live in spain with some really classy musicians & a great atmosphere. & this powerful song by sting. i always thought joan sounded far, far better in spanish than she ever did in english. ***second chapter of acts - he loves me (not sure which album) one of the most powerfully emotional vocal performances ive ever heard anywhere. lead singer annie herring just channels absolute love & purity on this song. ssshhheeeewwww drained & purged by the end of this song - never fails ***mary chapin carpenter - family hands - from hometown girl like so many people i got started on mcc via the wonderful stones in the road. just a stepping stone to discovering her other albums - esp this one which is now one of my all time favourites. this song is just so great. mary's voice just gets down deep in side of me in a way no other ever has. as her guitarist john jennings once said - "mary's voice is an invitation to intimacy" "and the spoken word wont heal you, like the laying on of hands, the warm & loving ones, that raised you to a man" ***janis - try well - actually - i could have puicked almost any of janis' songs. a part of my grwing up - i neverf lost my tyaste for, or found anyone that could come close to janis ***patty larkin - brazil im a new convert to patty - but totally hooked already - her music is just so absolutelyt addictive - and this is my favourite of hers so far. ***bob dylan - simple twist of fate simple flash of brilliance - damn - i love this one... ***vera lynne - lili marlene - off hits of the blitz a childhood song that stuck with me my whole life. the composer of this beatiful song (i forgethis name) died just recently. i have no idea what else he ever wrote - but i love this one actually - i could go on all night - theres just so much music out there with so much meaning. i just subbed to a local rock music newsletter. one of their features is a listing of the local top 5 from 30, 20, 15 & 10 years ago. i could remembre & sing snatches of every song from 30 years ago!! i mean - i was only 10 at the time!!! i guess music just never fades out of your blood.... ron np - mcc - come on home ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 14:04:17 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Travelogue Merk54@aol.com wrote: > Jerry, > > Can you give us a little more details? Is it entirely like BSN, or does she > get a little more experimental with the orchestra? Any stand out cuts from > your perspective? > > While I like BSN, I will be a little disappointed if she didn't kick it up a > notch with this one. No notch has been kicked up. In fact, there is a sameness to all the tracks. The orchestra boxes her in, too confining, it does not free her. When Joni is in control of her accompanying music, there is magic between her two instruments. But that is just my opinion. On the plus side, there is Joni singing her songs, and the recording is engineered beyond perfection. Audiophiles, take note. There is a sure Grammy nomination for the recording. Hits: You Dream Flat Tires Judgement of the Moon and Stars For the Roses Sex Kills Refuge of the Roads Borderline Circle Game Dawntreader The Last Time I Saw Richard Near Hits: Love Sire of Sorrow Trouble Child Hejira Chinese Cafe/ Unchained Melody Misses: Otis and Marlena God Must Be a Boogie Man Be Cool Just Like This Train Cherokee Louise Borderline Big Misses: Amelia Woodstock Slouching Towards Bethlehem Again, I am only giving my opinion in comparison to Joni's original recordings and subsequent performances of these songs. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 14:25:33 -0500 From: "Christopher Treacy" Subject: Travelogue I've only gotten through Disc One, but I've got to say that I think Joni's 'bumped it up a notch' for sure. There is a variance in the size of the orchestra, moving between a smaller/mid-sized ensemble (Otis, Flat Tires, Boogie Man) to the larger, more BSN-like sound (Amelia, Stars, Roses), and I truly feel that this makes a huge difference in whether or not the tracks succeed. I do agree that the orchestra confines Joni to some degree rather than freeing her, but thus far I've enjoyed Travelogue much more that I did BSN. It's interesting the way we all perceive things differently; I like the way the larger more lush sound lends itself to 'Amelia' and I particularly enjoy the revamped 'Otis' with a sort of quirky and plucked sound (staccato?). Jerry's right on about the production value - sonically, the disc is AMAZING, and I'm listening to .wav converted Mp3s, so the real thing must be FIERCE. Disc OneHits:Otis and MarlenaAmeliaFlat TiresTrouble ChildBoogie Man Disc OneNear Hits:Judgement M/SSire of SorrowFor the RosesLove Disc OneMediocre/Misses:WoodstockBethlehem Can't wait to get on to Disc two later tonight!-ChrisNP: Best of Jerky Boys (comic relief) --- Christopher Treacy--- ctreacy1889@earthlink.net--- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 21:03:21 -0000 From: "Bill Pearson" Subject: RE: Travelogue in UK Hi Joe, OK, I thought you knew something I didn't, but amazon uk don't have it listed or hadn't up to Friday and tower uk are shipping from the US(they say that on the cd page) They also still list 'Coyote'as being on it. JERRY! Has your advance got Coyote on it? I nearly got my hands on a promo copy but someone else offered $50 for it, yeah, right! $50 for 2 CDRs - I think not! The seller did send me some photos though and it wasn't listed on that, no artwork, just printed CDRs and white printed track list but strangely all bearing the Reprise logo. I will be speaking to 3MV tomorrow for presales and check again but 'not scheduled' usually means NO release date. For example a US release I got for the shop on import nearly 2 months ago is released UK in Jan. likewise the Tom Petty and Tracy Chapman both fairly big releases, were released US six weeks before UK, and I've had the Me'shell Ndegeocello for months now, it finally comes out Monday in the UK. It's happening a lot with Warner product recently. But to be 'not scheduled' at all is very worrying indeed. Let's hope that changes soon Bill - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 22:52:44 -0000 From: "joe farrell" Subject: Re: Travelogue in UK Hi Bill, The 'not scheduled' news is very worrying for UK fans. Hope for better news soon, please let us know of any info you get on the release date. Regards, Joe. - ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Pearson To: 'joe farrell' Cc: Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 9:03 PM Subject: RE: Travelogue in UK > Hi Joe, > > OK, I thought you knew something I didn't, but amazon uk don't have it > listed or hadn't up to Friday and tower uk are shipping from the US(they > say that on the cd page) > They also still list 'Coyote'as being on it. > > JERRY! Has your advance got Coyote on it? > > I nearly got my hands on a promo copy but someone else offered $50 for > it, yeah, right! > $50 for 2 CDRs - I think not! > The seller did send me some photos though and it wasn't listed on that, > no artwork, just printed CDRs and white printed track list but strangely > all bearing the Reprise logo. > > I will be speaking to 3MV tomorrow for presales and check again but 'not > scheduled' usually means NO release date. For example a US release I got > for the shop on import nearly 2 months ago is released UK in Jan. > likewise the Tom Petty and Tracy Chapman both fairly big releases, were > released US six weeks before UK, and I've had the Me'shell Ndegeocello > for months now, it finally comes out Monday in the UK. It's happening a > lot with Warner product recently. > But to be 'not scheduled' at all is very worrying indeed. > Let's hope that changes soon > > Bill > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 18:01:15 -0600 From: jrrose Subject: Joni Birthday Special On Internet Radio Monday Hi,my name is John Rose and I just joined the list! I'll be celebrating Joni's 59th birthday(11-7-43) by playing lots of her music on this week's "Hidden Treasures" show. The show is broadcast tomorrow(and every Monday) from 12-4 PM CST at http://uicradio.ws/ . You can request your favorite Joni songs by emailing me at jrrose@uic.edu or calling 312-413-2191 during the show. I hope you can join me! Listen to "HIDDEN TREASURES OF ROCK 'N' ROLL", some of the best music you've never heard,every Monday on the net from 12-4PM CST at http://uicradio.pages.uic.edu/! ! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 19:03:30 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni Birthday Special On Internet Radio Monday In a message dated 11/3/2002 7:00:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, jrrose@uic.edu writes: > Hi,my name is John Rose and I just joined the list! Hi John, and welcome to the Jonilist! I'll put in a request for "A Strange Boy", since I am one, sort of... :~) Looking forward to hearing more from you. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 18:35:35 -0800 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Joni Birthday Special On Internet Radio Monday Hi John Welcome to the list. I will tune in tomorrow and listen to you at my office. I'd like to put in a request for Love from Wild Things Run Fast one of my faves of all time and one that I am currently working on again for live performance with Christina and Jack (other list members here in New Orleans). Best of luck. Tell us more about your show. Best Paz on 11/3/02 4:01 PM, jrrose at jrrose@uic.edu wrote: > Hi,my name is John Rose and I just joined the list! I'll be celebrating > Joni's 59th birthday(11-7-43) by playing lots of her music on this week's > "Hidden Treasures" show. The show is broadcast tomorrow(and every Monday) > from 12-4 PM CST at http://uicradio.ws/ . You can request your favorite Joni > songs by emailing me at jrrose@uic.edu or calling 312-413-2191 during the > show. I hope you can join me! > > Listen to "HIDDEN TREASURES OF ROCK 'N' ROLL", some of the best music you've > never heard,every Monday on the net from 12-4PM CST at > http://uicradio.pages.uic.edu/! > ! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 19:57:20 -0600 From: "kerry" Subject: those songs you really just **love** Ron wrote: >what about those songs you just absolutely love & adore... the ones >that sound like an old friend,, that cause that sudden rush of pleasure >when they start,, that have you cranking up the volume, and hitting the >repeat button. >the songs that feel like coming home Great thread! This may be weird, but the first song that came to mind was the theme from the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Every time I hear it, I get all warm and fuzzy inside! Here's my eclectic list: A Case of You - Since the trend has been to slow it down, whether it's Joni (on BSN), Bryan Thomas or Diana Krall, it just blows me away Fire & Rain - James Taylor Landslide - Stevie Nicks Ghost - Indigo Girls - beautifully written lyrics and melody Into the Mystic - Van Morrison Pride (In the Name of Love) - U2 All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix or Neil Young Superstar - Carpenters - Karen's voice just grabs me right from the start....."Long ago and oh so far away......" Secret Love - Doris Day (sorry Hell!) Kerry NP - Willy Porter - Dandelion on the Minefield ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 17:57:42 -0800 From: "Brenda" Subject: Travelogue media player So I hear that the player is supposed to be live on Tuesday. It should be on the Nonesuch site. I also hear that the player will be a track a day, BUT only for that day and then it will be gone the next day (go figure!). More as I get it tomorrow... Brenda n.p.: Broun Fellinis - "Black Grapes" - -------------------------------------------- "Radio has no future" - Lord Kelvin, 1897 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 20:18:57 -0600 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: Re: those songs you really just **love** Kerry wrote: the theme from > the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Every time I hear it, I get all warm and fuzzy > inside! Me too. Mary, the all american girl. who wouldn't want to be mary's friend? Superstar - Carpenters - Karen's voice just grabs me right from the > start....."Long ago and oh so far away......" Oh yes Kerry. Karen, karen, karen. Secret Love - Doris Day (sorry Hell!) I love this tune too. Doris can do it baby. mack ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 21:36:59 -0500 From: "Blair Fraipont" Subject: Re:Tori/Gonna Take a Miracle I just need to say that I just bought, "Gonna Take a Miracle" by Larua Nyro and Labelle and have to say that it is fantastic. The music is uplifting and it caresses and entices the listener. I got the new remastered version with the extra live tracks, "Up on the Roof" being one of them (I had said a few weeks earlier that her version of this song was a new favorite). So, I can imagine this album will be on repeat for a long while as well as NEw York Tendaberry. Also about Roberta Flack, her second album, "Chapter Two" was my soul mate two years ago. I need to buy that on cd, for i have only the record and that album would be on my record player EVER night at bedtime, it was like a drug, I couldn't get enough of it. "Do what You gotta DO" has to be the best track on the album or maybe that is tied with the cover of Buffy Sainte Marie's "Until it's time for you to go". I was thinking about getting The new Tori. I had her first four albums.. LOVED* the Third one most of all and i had borrowed the live/studio ablum. The live album was great but I found the studio album to be really poor in comparison to really good Tori songs/work of the past. So, who knows.. I downloaded, one of the new songs to see if it is worth a purchase. ANy Suggestions? Blair "I met him on a Sunday Morning" -Laura Nyro and Labelle _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 21:44:07 -0500 From: "Blair Fraipont" Subject: Re: those songs you really just **love** Songs that I could play over and over: "Up on the Roof"--Laura Nyro "DO what you gotta Do"-Roberta Flack "O-O-H Child" Nina Simone "Young Gifted, and Black"-NIna Simone "Oh Me oh MY"-Aretha Franklin "SaD Jane"--Frank Zappa "YOu are the Everyting"--R.E.M. "Cotton Avenue"--JONI "Last Year's Man"--Leonard Cohen "Freddie Freeloader"-Miles Davis "Welcome"-JOhn Coltrane I could go on for ever, but i am sure all of you could too. Blair _________________________________________________________________ Get a speedy connection with MSN Broadband. Join now! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 00:16:28 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu \(Lama\)" Subject: Re: Bob Dylan (and Bryan Thomas?), 1% JC Bobby doing covers????? What the hell? LOL! This is pretty surprising to me. I guess the ol' boy has a few tricks up his sleeves yet. Okay, Merk, you've convinced me to seek him out. I am one of 27 people on the planet who thought that the "Slow Train Comin" disc had tons of good ideas on it so it's good to hear he's revisiting that collection. To me, Bobby is the only lyricist of my generation in Joni's league (and vice versa). This is good news. Lama np: Bryan Thomas'es song, "Now". Check out this sample: " 3 AM no sirens scream just blue and red lights like 3-D glasses cellophane and no police sirens scream just the sound of little boy heart-beat and beating " I have no idea what this means to Bryan but, man, do I ever get a movies in my own head. He puts just enough paint on the canvas to get you started then stands back...... Merk said, >>>>>His set list is pretty much top drawer from start to finish, and covers the gambit from a strikingly beautiful acoustic version of Masters of War, to a rambunctious cover of Brown Sugar. His version of Niel Young's Old Man was a revelation, and coming from someone of Bob's age, it put a new twist on the song - instead of plea to the Old Man to recall what he was like in his youth, it had the air of a confessional, that even though he couldn't relate to his Old Man while growing up, now that he is there himself, he isn't all that different. "Old Man take a look at my life, I'm a lot like you". Definite goose bump material. As a man in upper 40's who never got along with his father, this definitely hit home.>>>>>> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 00:39:33 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu \(Lama\)" Subject: Re: Travelogue, 100% JC Thanks, Gerald. It's cool to get the advance word. Shout it from the rooftops. Let's push some digits. Jerry Notaro said, in entirety: "------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2002 14:04:17 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Travelogue Merk54@aol.com wrote: > Jerry, > > Can you give us a little more details? Is it entirely like BSN, or does she > get a little more experimental with the orchestra? Any stand out cuts from > your perspective? > > While I like BSN, I will be a little disappointed if she didn't kick it up a > notch with this one. No notch has been kicked up. In fact, there is a sameness to all the tracks. The orchestra boxes her in, too confining, it does not free her. When Joni is in control of her accompanying music, there is magic between her two instruments. But that is just my opinion. On the plus side, there is Joni singing her songs, and the recording is engineered beyond perfection. Audiophiles, take note. There is a sure Grammy nomination for the recording. Hits: You Dream Flat Tires Judgement of the Moon and Stars For the Roses Sex Kills Refuge of the Roads Borderline Circle Game Dawntreader The Last Time I Saw Richard Near Hits: Love Sire of Sorrow Trouble Child Hejira Chinese Cafe/ Unchained Melody Misses: Otis and Marlena God Must Be a Boogie Man Be Cool Just Like This Train Cherokee Louise Borderline Big Misses: Amelia Woodstock Slouching Towards Bethlehem Again, I am only giving my opinion in comparison to Joni's original recordings and subsequent performances of these songs. - ------------------------------" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 22:45:53 -0800 From: "Brenda" Subject: Re: those songs you really just **love** (vljc) On 3 Nov 2002 at 19:57, kerry wrote: > This may be weird, but the first song that came to mind was the theme > from the Mary Tyler Moore Show. Every time I hear it, I get all warm > and fuzzy inside! > I have a TV song on my list as well - Jose Feliciano's "Chico and the Man" and the rest in no particular order: Hall & Oates - "She's Gone" k.d. lang - "My Old Addiction" Radiohead - "Just" Cream - "Sunshine of Your Love Zero 7 - "Destiny" De La Soul - "Me, Myself and I" Sarah Vaughan - "You Are Too Beautiful" Irene Kral - "Where Is Love" Todd Rundgren - "Fade Away" Wynonna - "Only Love" The Isley Brothers - "Harvest for the World" Lalah Hathaway - "I'm Coming Back" Stevie Wonder - "Golden Lady" Kenny Loggins - "Will It Last" John Coltrane - "Everytime We Say Goodbye" John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - "My One and Only Love" The Black Crowes - "Thorn In My Pride" Joni - "Hejira" ... This is a great question....I could go on and on. Music sure is grand. Brenda - -------------------------------------------- "Radio has no future" - Lord Kelvin, 1897 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2002 23:06:22 -0800 From: "Mark or Travis" Subject: Re: those songs you really just **love** > what about those songs you just absolutely love & adore... the ones > that sound like an old friend,, that cause that sudden rush of pleasure > when they start,, that have you cranking up the volume, and hitting the > repeat button. > > the songs that feel like coming home The second side of 'Miles of Aisles' in its entirety: Cactus Tree Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire Woman of Heart and Mind A Case of You Blue To me these performances of these five songs are the heart and soul of Joni's work up to that point in time. She reveals her deepest feelings here and it's goose bump stuff. You're So Vain - Carly Simon Always crank it up and sing along - real loud! There's something totally liberating about it. Your Love is Lifting Me Higher - Bette Midler Another crank it up and let the intensity flow through you song. Orgasmic. When the Sun Comes Out - Barbra Streisand Another goose-bump, orgasmic torcher sung as only the young Streisand could. I'll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday Quiet, heart-rending, longing. Melancholy, exquisite, elegant, soulful. Day Is Done - Peter Paul and Mary Makes me cry everytime. Peter Yarrow's voice is sweetly soulful and so is the song. Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane Grace Slick's powerful voice rhythmically chanting over a pulsating beat. Sixties flower-power distilled into a 3 or so minute song. Sara - Fleetwood Mac My favorite Stevie Nicks song. Another one that used to make me cry but has less power over me now. Still a beautiful melody, haunting production and lyrics that evoke regret and a sweet melancholy. If I Loved You - Barbra Streisand Barbra's covers on the first Broadway Album were about as close to perfection as you can get. I've always loved this Rogers and Hammerstein song from one of my favorite musicals, 'Carousel'. Barbra doesn't oversing it but still manages to bring it to an intense emotional climax with exquisite control and just enough power. It's Too Late - Carole King The first Carole King single I bought back in high school. Fell in love with her. A simple, to the point song about a relationship that is ending. A great song by one of the great pop song writers. Rickie Lee Jones - Stewart's Coat The first RLJ song that I learned all the lyrics too and still my favorite. A sweet song about falling in love and learning how healing it can be. The story of my life. The Sound of Music - Julie Andrews After a montage of breathtaking aerial shots of the Austrian Alps, the camera finds Julie walking across an Alpine meadow. As the shot zooms in on her she spreads her arms in a gesture of absolute joy, turns around once, taking in the surrounding splendor and in her miraculously clear-as-a-bell soprano voice, comes out with 'The hills are alive with the sound of music.' Oh God! I saw it 7 times when I was a kid and I'm *waiting* for a restored re-release. The dvd is great but there's nothing like seeing it on the big screen. Cabaret - Liza Minelli Say what you like about Liza, when this movie came out in 1972 it was one of the most incredible movie musicals I'd ever seen and she was bursting at the seams with charm, energy and talent. She threw everything she had into the role of Sally Bowles and she was brilliant. Her rendition of the title song at the end of the film followed by the reflections of the audience with the swastikas scattered on uniforms throughout the crowd is both show-stopping and chilling. Laura Nyro - Christmas in My Soul To me this is the pinnacle of Laura's output. I know many disagree but this song takes me to places and moves me in too many ways to count. Some of it's dated, sure, but the sentiments she expressed are still relevant today. Soul stirring as only Laura can do it. This Street That Man This Life - Cowboy Junkies One of the most chilling and heart-breaking songs I've ever heard. Lyrics like 'that man wears his skin/like a dancer's wears a veil/that man stalks his victims/like a cancer stalks a cell/that man's soul has left him/his hearts as deadly as a rusty nail/that man wears his skin/like a veil' re-enforce my belief that Michael Timmons is a lyricist on a par that approaches Joni & Bob. And then there's Margo. The voice that interprets his melancholy words with exquisite perfection. Hour of Gold - Emmylou Harris Emmylou is a great songwriter. Just listen to 'Red Dirt Girl' if you don't believe me and this song in particular: 'But the world will be my witness/when they excavate my heart/and find the image of your face/imprinted there like some Shroud of Turin/that neither time nor tundra could erase.' The breaking of her voice breaks my heart with words like that. She amazes me time and again. Linda Ronstadt - Prisoner in Disguise Great J D Souther song sung as only Linda can. I think Linda has one of the great voices of our time. With the right song, she is unbeatable. Patsy Cline - Sweet Dreams Speaking of great voices, this was one of the all-time greats. She may have been classified as a country singer but Patsy stands up there with any of the great singers in pop music. This was recorded in the last sessions she did before that damn plane crash took her away from us. She was in top form and this is one of the all time great heartbreakers. Dusty Springfield - The Walls Are Much Too Thin Started with 'The Look of Love' and changed my mind. I love this song. Dusty was one of a kind. To me she defines the term 'Blue-Eyed Soul.' This song about a girl who hears talk about the boy she loves through the thin walls of her apartment building is sung with such soul and heartbreak, it just gets to me. I didn't really listen to Dusty until a couple of years ago when I picked up the cd of 'Dusty in Memphis' and became completely smitten with her. Can't get enough of her now. Another one of the greats. Dionne Warwick - Are You There With Another Girl Dionne had a unique, sophisticated sound and style that was none-the-less soulful. This song is supposed to be about a girl suspecting that her boyfriend is cheating on her but it is so campy that is just plain fun to sing along to. I love it. Dionne was one of the first artists I started collecting when I was a teenager and I still love her early stuff. Judy Garland - Over the Rainbow No matter how many times I see 'The Wizard of Oz' or hear that rendition of 'Rainbow' I am still enchanted by it everytime. One of the few moments in those MGM musicals that Judy made in the 30s when she wasn't belting a song out in that show-stopping voice. She becomes the simple Kansas farm girl pouring her heart out to her dog and the sunbeams bursting through the gray clouds. Quiet, gentle, longing and heartfelt with a voice that was smoother and softer than velvet. Sigh. Ok, that's enough for now. As usual, I've written way too much. Pardon my self-indulgence. Mark E in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2002 02:18:31 -0500 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: those songs you really just **love** (vljc) >Todd Rundgren - "Fade Away" I love Fade Away...and also by Todd...Hello It's ME >The Isley Brothers - "Harvest for the World" Gosh YES!! Cincinnati's own.. THE Isley Brothers! "Harvest for the World" would be in my top twenty favorite songs of ALL time! Bree >Joni - "Hejira" >... > >This is a great question....I could go on and on. Music sure is grand. > >Brenda > >-------------------------------------------- >"Radio has no future" - Lord Kelvin, 1897 _________________________________________________________________ Surf the Web without missing calls! Get MSN Broadband. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/freeactivation.asp ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #325 ********************************* ------- 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? (http://www.siquomb.com/siquomb.cfm)