From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #56 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org 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 Wednesday, February 21 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 056 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- a dream about Joni [LCStanley7@aol.com] BSN change in style? [missblux@googlemail.com] Joni at Club 47, Jan '68 [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Re=3A=20LOTC=20=2D=20DJRD=20Transitions=20=26=20 Evolutions?= ["=?ISO-8859-1?Q?LESLI=20A=20WATTS?=" ] Re: For The Roses for the hippies? ["Marion Leffler" ] Re: BSN change in style? ["Marion Leffler" ] Re: For The Roses for the hippies? [Jerry Notaro ] Re: LOTC - DJRD Transitions & Evolutions ["Randy Remote" ] Re: LOTC - DJRD Transitions & Evolutions [waytoblue@comcast.net] Cyndi Lauper's performance of "Carey" ["Sherelle Smith" ] Re: Cyndi Lauper's performance of "Carey" [Paul In MD ] Re: Joni's taste in music ["Cassy" ] Joni's piano playing [PassScribe@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:15:09 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: a dream about Joni Hi Ya'll, Last night I had a dream about Joni. I dreamed my 11 year old son got to talk to her for a long time on the phone. After he was done, he said to her, "here's Laura" and handed me the phone. She said "hi" and that was it. So, I was thinking how cool it was that she talked to my son for so long. In the next part of the dream, we had tickets for a concert she was going to give at a local university. The tickets were red, very simple, and cost only $15 a piece. We were selling them to anybody we met up with on the sidewalks. Whoever gave us the tickets to sell told us to especially sell them to college and high school students. When we did we told them how cool Joni is, and the students were very receptive. The concert hall was just like on Miles of Aisles except it was enclosed in a building. I woke up before the concernt unfortunately. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:39:15 +0000 From: missblux@googlemail.com Subject: BSN change in style? I think you are right Victor, to the extent that if it is a change in musical style for her, it is not to a new style that is entirely her own. But, BSN fan as I am, I keep wondering what it is about this album that makes me rate it as second after Hejira, whereas so many people will rate it as number 20 (or however many albums she made). I copy Laurent in on this because we discussed the album when we met in London, and Mack, a fellow BSN enthusiast. Listening again to BSN, the song, it struck me that her singing on this album is very different from her earlier days. Maybe this is trivial, because a lot of it is due to her deteriorated voice. But it is almost as if the loss of her youthful voice also reflects an acceptance of loss in general, of lovers, youth, innocence, idealism or whatever. I find it absolutely perfect (we like our superlatives on this list I guess!) that she should sing that song with that deep, worn voice. And how strange that she is performing this song that she wrote in her youth, it is as if it has grown in truth over the years, as if the young Joni wrote it for the old Joni. Of the seven albums of hers that I know, I cannot think of one where she sings with the same steadfast and beautiful sorrow as on this one. It really is as if she has got a new instrument and has learned to play it, and uses new techniques. You can hear her voice resounding in her chest in a way I have not noticed on other songs. So I am not just saying that "this is a good album", it is a different album that shows a new emotional side of her and new techniques, reflecting a new stage in her life. I don't know if you could say that this style is her own, but I noticed what that Jackie Danqwirth (sp.???) said: that Joni is her favourite jazz singer because she doesn't try to sound like a jazz singer, she just sounds like herself. That's what I think anyway! Mind you I am no musicologist, I can only play as many chords on the guitar as it takes to play BSN very slowly and be utterly and completely puzzled at how different my version is from Jonis! My sympathy and respect for all those horrible renditions of it that Bob sends us every month! Enough from me for today, take care Victor! Benedicte Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:01:14 -0500 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Re: Transitions & Evolutions (njc) For one thing, I wouldn't count BSN as a sweeping change in style. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:48:31 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Joni at Club 47, Jan '68 http://hear-rock-city.blogspot.com/2007/02/joni-mitchell-at-club-47-1968.html A very nice performance for those who have not heard it. Bob NP: Tom Waits, "Pasties & A G-String" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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Not being a musician or anything but Miles davis comes to mind. - ---------- Original Message ------------- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:29:59 -0800 From: "Dr. Katherine Whited" To: "JMDL LIST" Subject: LOTC - DJRD Transitions & Evolutions >Other than Joni, I am not aware of any musician in history with the talent >and courage it takes to make such sweeping changes in their music. I was a >folk singer/songwriter during her first transition period and I seriously >missed her STAS  LOTC sound. But when I just relaxed and listened with no >judgments (no projecting my own expectations) I not only enjoyed her music >but also grew musically. > >A friend and I were sharing a bottle of wine in my shabby apartment on the >beach listening to the new HOSL (8-track of course) and discussing how much >Joni & Paul Simon had changed when it suddenly dawned on me that all of us >had changed musically and personally since the days of STAS. I let go of my >resistance that night, kinda like a light switch going on and as a result >Joni's music has introduced me to wonderful new loves: harp guitar, world >music, jazz, fingerstyle guitar...etc. Then there's the world of AMAZING >artists that opened up like Jaco, Michael Hedges, etc >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgKB8zG5qP0 > >MHO in a nutshell about that transition between LOTC and DJRD is that while >its true that people have a tendency to resist change, I'm glad that we've >chosen to "thaw out' and appreciate her ever-evolving music.(You know it >never has been easy whether you do or you do not resign, whether you travel >the breadth of extremities or stick to some straighter line....you're either >gonna thaw out or freeze.) > >I am so eager to hear her new music! Has anyone heard any of it, yet? > >Whoever wrote : "I love Hejira - she was thinking, thinking, and I >love to >think, think and hear Joni thinking, thinking. Then, one record later, she >changes pace, and is living, living, reckless multiplicity. " > I love that! Its so true! When I first heard her on DJRD with the driving >world beat, Jaco's bass, well all of it just knocked my socks off then took >me prisoner and I couldn't play anything else for a long time. I totally get >where it'd be a great steroid running partner. However, Hejira remains my >favorite album to date. Okay, perhaps my own affinity for the road is a big >influence, but I really love that relaxed smoothness of Hejira. Listening to >Hejira is like slipping on a favorite pair of old silk pajamas, perfect fit >and feels so good. >Katherine ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:43:39 +0000 From: waytoblue@comcast.net Subject: Re: BSN change in style? I love BSN as well and I would count it as one of my favorite albums by Joni. After catching her performance at Chastain (along with Muller and several other jmdl folk) my appreciation of it grew, having had a chance to see these songs live. It gave them a warmth that seems to be lacking in the recording which would be my only criticism of BSN. I would like to see it remastered though considering how long the others are taking I'll probably have to wait till 2020. Victor -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: missblux@googlemail.com > But, BSN fan as I am, I keep wondering what it is about this album > that makes me rate it as second after Hejira, whereas so many people > will rate it as number 20 (or however many albums she made). I copy > Laurent in on this because we discussed the album when we met in > London, and Mack, a fellow BSN enthusiast. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:24:07 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Flaherty Subject: Re: BSN change in style? Just some thoughts on the morning's posts: I'll admit that BSN etc. worked better live, although it's hard to tell how much of that was being in Joni's presence (I was so close I could see the lines in her face). I still prefer the small groups, even from a distance. Change in style: For Joni, yes, for music, no. In other words, it was something different for her, but not innovative in the way much of her catalog is. Finally, yes, for whatever it's worth, Miles Davis changed his style more often, more dramatically, with more innovation and had more influence to music in general than Joni (who has compared Miles to Picasso). (Don't get mad: the BSN comments are just my opinion; the Miles a simple fact.) :-) Michael Flaherty _____________________________________________________________________________ _______ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:48:22 +0100 From: "Marion Leffler" Subject: Re: For The Roses for the hippies? Hi, I would agree to your choice of Woodstock, Sisotowbell Lane and Morning Morgantown, and come to think of it, Ladies of the Canyon (the song) could also be on your list, but for the rest I think these are songs that are not specific to the hippie movement, with the possible exception of Blue - where Joni on the other hand declares that she does not think (drug)hell is the hippest way to go. The same sort of criticism then as in Roses Blue. Of course, this could be an endless topic, depending on how we define the hippy era. Marion - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 3:48 AM Subject: Re: For The Roses for the hippies? > In a message dated 2/13/2007, Marion wrote: > > "Hi, I am new on this list so maybe I shouldn't jump in yet but I just > have > to say that I totally agree, Joni never made any hippie album (and yes, I > am > old enough to remember the sixties). Then again, it could be discussed > what > defines "hippie music"? The Byrds came pretty close, I think...And some > of > Joni's songs could certainly qualify, for example Woodstock and Roses > Blue. > But never an entire album, and she had definitely grown out of the hippie > scene by Blue. > Love to you all, > Marion" > > > I think that Joni would agree. From "The Boho Zone" > > "I was a hopeful in rooms like this > When I was working cheap > It's an old romance the Boho dance > It hasn't gone to sleep > > But even on the scuffle > The cleaner's press was in my jeans > And any eye for detail > Caught a little lace along the seams..................... > > Nothing is capsulized in me > On either side of town > The streets were never really mine > Not mine, not mine, these glamour gowns" > > > Along the lines of "never an album, but maybe a song" (never is a big > word) > - > > I would agree with your choice of Woodstock, although it not only captures > the spirit of the movement and the event, but has a timelessness about it > that > reflects the best of that movement. And, by use of the first person, Joni > throws her hat into the spirit - "We've got to get ourselves back to the > garden". > > I do not really agree with Roses Blue, which is to me more a troubled if > not > scathing commentary on the foibles of the scene and its shortcomings - not > to say potential failings (directionally, think Charles Manson). > > Morning Morgantown comes closer to the genre, IMO. Or Sisotowbell Lane. Or > even Chelsea Morning. Or Morning Morgantown. And you know there may be > more > :-) Maybe we could collect a dozen and make an album of them after > all........ > :-) > > OK here goes my shot at songs that IMO capture a bit of the hippie > sentiment > - all from Joni's first 4 albums. I like all the songs, but I'm glad she > spread them out ;-) > > Michael From Mountains > Marcie > Nathan La Franeer > Sisotowbell Lane > Chelsea Morning > The Fiddle and the Drum > Morning Morgantown > Big Yellow Taxi > Woodstock > All I Want > My Old Man > California > > Bobsart > > PS - on the subject of sad songs, two sad ones from PP&M that always got > to > me were their cover of Bob Dylan's Dream, and The Great Mandella. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:01:34 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: For The Roses for the hippies? does the song make you smell strawberry incense in your mind? then its probably a hippe song. Or patchouli. Thats's my hippie song filter. Even sandalwood! :) Em - --- Marion Leffler wrote: > > Of course, this could be an endless topic, depending on how we define > the > hippy era. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:04:05 +0100 From: "Marion Leffler" Subject: Re: BSN change in style? God how I envy you lucky so and so's :-) who get so see Joni perform! I love Both Sides Now, especially the song. I can't decide though which of the two versions I like better but the latest one surely has the quality of life experience that gives it much more character and credibility than the first one, while in the first version it's Joni's beautiful voice that makes the song. I remember thinking when I first heard the 60's version "How can she now know all that yet, she's too young". Well, now that she knows she sings it with so much more feeling and conviction. As for her voice having "detoriated" - well, it has aged like the rest of her body. I read a really nasty article (by whom I've forgotten now but it's in the jmdl-library) where the journalist was saying something like "Gee, Joni, if you had to make this album, couldn't you have done it before your voice broke?" Now, why should the voice of a mature woman sound like that of a young girl? Wouldn't that be kind of creepy? Just wondering... From up North in Europe Marion - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; "Joni LIST" ; "Laurent Olszer" ; Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 3:43 PM Subject: Re: BSN change in style? >I love BSN as well and I would count it as one of my favorite albums by >Joni. After catching her performance at Chastain (along with Muller and >several other jmdl folk) my appreciation of it grew, having had a chance to >see these songs live. It gave them a warmth that seems to be lacking in >the recording which would be my only criticism of BSN. I would like to see >it remastered though considering how long the others are taking I'll >probably have to wait till 2020. > > Victor > > > > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: missblux@googlemail.com > >> But, BSN fan as I am, I keep wondering what it is about this album >> that makes me rate it as second after Hejira, whereas so many people >> will rate it as number 20 (or however many albums she made). I copy >> Laurent in on this because we discussed the album when we met in >> London, and Mack, a fellow BSN enthusiast. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:25:10 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: For The Roses for the hippies? And I would add that we who were attracted and listening to this music were no more authentic hippie than the white suburban kids who listen to hip hop and rap. Jerry > Hi, > I would agree to your choice of Woodstock, Sisotowbell Lane and Morning > Morgantown, and come to think of it, Ladies of the Canyon (the song) could > also be on your list, but for the rest I think these are songs that are not > specific to the hippie movement, with the possible exception of Blue - where > Joni on the other hand declares that she does not think (drug)hell is the > hippest way to go. The same sort of criticism then as in Roses Blue. > Of course, this could be an endless topic, depending on how we define the > hippy era. > Marion > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 3:48 AM > Subject: Re: For The Roses for the hippies? > > >> In a message dated 2/13/2007, Marion wrote: >> >> "Hi, I am new on this list so maybe I shouldn't jump in yet but I just >> have >> to say that I totally agree, Joni never made any hippie album (and yes, I >> am >> old enough to remember the sixties). Then again, it could be discussed >> what >> defines "hippie music"? The Byrds came pretty close, I think...And some >> of >> Joni's songs could certainly qualify, for example Woodstock and Roses >> Blue. >> But never an entire album, and she had definitely grown out of the hippie >> scene by Blue. >> Love to you all, >> Marion" >> >> >> I think that Joni would agree. From "The Boho Zone" >> >> "I was a hopeful in rooms like this >> When I was working cheap >> It's an old romance the Boho dance >> It hasn't gone to sleep >> >> But even on the scuffle >> The cleaner's press was in my jeans >> And any eye for detail >> Caught a little lace along the seams..................... >> >> Nothing is capsulized in me >> On either side of town >> The streets were never really mine >> Not mine, not mine, these glamour gowns" >> >> >> Along the lines of "never an album, but maybe a song" (never is a big >> word) >> - >> >> I would agree with your choice of Woodstock, although it not only captures >> the spirit of the movement and the event, but has a timelessness about it >> that >> reflects the best of that movement. And, by use of the first person, Joni >> throws her hat into the spirit - "We've got to get ourselves back to the >> garden". >> >> I do not really agree with Roses Blue, which is to me more a troubled if >> not >> scathing commentary on the foibles of the scene and its shortcomings - not >> to say potential failings (directionally, think Charles Manson). >> >> Morning Morgantown comes closer to the genre, IMO. Or Sisotowbell Lane. Or >> even Chelsea Morning. Or Morning Morgantown. And you know there may be >> more >> :-) Maybe we could collect a dozen and make an album of them after >> all........ >> :-) >> >> OK here goes my shot at songs that IMO capture a bit of the hippie >> sentiment >> - all from Joni's first 4 albums. I like all the songs, but I'm glad she >> spread them out ;-) >> >> Michael From Mountains >> Marcie >> Nathan La Franeer >> Sisotowbell Lane >> Chelsea Morning >> The Fiddle and the Drum >> Morning Morgantown >> Big Yellow Taxi >> Woodstock >> All I Want >> My Old Man >> California >> >> Bobsart >> >> PS - on the subject of sad songs, two sad ones from PP&M that always got >> to >> me were their cover of Bob Dylan's Dream, and The Great Mandella. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:33:33 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: LOTC - DJRD Transitions & Evolutions > Kathrine wrote: "Other than Joni, I am not aware of any musician in > history with the talent and courage it takes to make such sweeping changes > in their music." > > Not being a musician or anything but Miles davis comes to mind. > The Beatles- it's a long, long way from "She Loves You" to "A Day In The Life". Every year for five years, they made an innovative step forward. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:49:27 +0100 From: "Marion Leffler" Subject: Re: For The Roses for the hippies? Right! I wasn't even attracted to the hippie movement but I loved the music. Marion - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Notaro" To: "Marion Leffler" ; ; "Joni List" Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 6:25 PM Subject: Re: For The Roses for the hippies? > And I would add that we who were attracted and listening to this music > were > no more authentic hippie than the white suburban kids who listen to hip > hop > and rap. > > Jerry > > >> Hi, >> I would agree to your choice of Woodstock, Sisotowbell Lane and Morning >> Morgantown, and come to think of it, Ladies of the Canyon (the song) >> could >> also be on your list, but for the rest I think these are songs that are >> not >> specific to the hippie movement, with the possible exception of Blue - >> where >> Joni on the other hand declares that she does not think (drug)hell is the >> hippest way to go. The same sort of criticism then as in Roses Blue. >> Of course, this could be an endless topic, depending on how we define the >> hippy era. >> Marion >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: >> To: >> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 3:48 AM >> Subject: Re: For The Roses for the hippies? >> >> >>> In a message dated 2/13/2007, Marion wrote: >>> >>> "Hi, I am new on this list so maybe I shouldn't jump in yet but I just >>> have >>> to say that I totally agree, Joni never made any hippie album (and yes, >>> I >>> am >>> old enough to remember the sixties). Then again, it could be discussed >>> what >>> defines "hippie music"? The Byrds came pretty close, I think...And some >>> of >>> Joni's songs could certainly qualify, for example Woodstock and Roses >>> Blue. >>> But never an entire album, and she had definitely grown out of the >>> hippie >>> scene by Blue. >>> Love to you all, >>> Marion" >>> >>> >>> I think that Joni would agree. From "The Boho Zone" >>> >>> "I was a hopeful in rooms like this >>> When I was working cheap >>> It's an old romance the Boho dance >>> It hasn't gone to sleep >>> >>> But even on the scuffle >>> The cleaner's press was in my jeans >>> And any eye for detail >>> Caught a little lace along the seams..................... >>> >>> Nothing is capsulized in me >>> On either side of town >>> The streets were never really mine >>> Not mine, not mine, these glamour gowns" >>> >>> >>> Along the lines of "never an album, but maybe a song" (never is a big >>> word) >>> - >>> >>> I would agree with your choice of Woodstock, although it not only >>> captures >>> the spirit of the movement and the event, but has a timelessness about >>> it >>> that >>> reflects the best of that movement. And, by use of the first person, >>> Joni >>> throws her hat into the spirit - "We've got to get ourselves back to >>> the >>> garden". >>> >>> I do not really agree with Roses Blue, which is to me more a troubled if >>> not >>> scathing commentary on the foibles of the scene and its shortcomings - >>> not >>> to say potential failings (directionally, think Charles Manson). >>> >>> Morning Morgantown comes closer to the genre, IMO. Or Sisotowbell Lane. >>> Or >>> even Chelsea Morning. Or Morning Morgantown. And you know there may be >>> more >>> :-) Maybe we could collect a dozen and make an album of them after >>> all........ >>> :-) >>> >>> OK here goes my shot at songs that IMO capture a bit of the hippie >>> sentiment >>> - all from Joni's first 4 albums. I like all the songs, but I'm glad >>> she >>> spread them out ;-) >>> >>> Michael From Mountains >>> Marcie >>> Nathan La Franeer >>> Sisotowbell Lane >>> Chelsea Morning >>> The Fiddle and the Drum >>> Morning Morgantown >>> Big Yellow Taxi >>> Woodstock >>> All I Want >>> My Old Man >>> California >>> >>> Bobsart >>> >>> PS - on the subject of sad songs, two sad ones from PP&M that always >>> got >>> to >>> me were their cover of Bob Dylan's Dream, and The Great Mandella. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:07:31 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: The Nara sessions! Thank you so much Vincenzo for sharing these clips! They are absolutely wonderful! I am also a Michael McDonald fan and post on his board. I have been trying to turn as many on to Joni as possible and am doing a good job. Everyone thre now knows to associate me with Joni. Anyway, I shared these links straightaway with them! Michael's wife Amy is a very big fan of Joni's as well. Thank you again! From: "vincenzo mancini" You can see them at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70LXLE3CkJk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w0CJbMOVVc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25MF9j4N5G0 Vincenzo _________________________________________________________________ Dont miss your chance to WIN 10 hours of private jet travel from Microsoft. Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0540002499mrt/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:11:08 +0000 From: waytoblue@comcast.net Subject: Re: LOTC - DJRD Transitions & Evolutions -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Randy Remote" > > Kathrine wrote: "Other than Joni, I am not aware of any musician in > > history with the talent and courage it takes to make such sweeping changes > > in their music." > > > > Not being a musician or anything but Miles davis comes to mind. > > > The Beatles- it's a long, long way from "She Loves You" to > "A Day In The Life". Every year for five years, they made > an innovative step forward. Upon further thought, I would also add Stevie Wonder...its a long way from teenage wonder Stevie to Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. During that 70's period he made an innovative step with every album. Jethro Tull comes to mind as well. Their first album "This Was", simple blues and flirtation with jazz (Serenade to a Cuckoo) to albums like "Benefit", then the complex orchestration of "Thick as Brick" and "Passion Play" to the modern electronic sound of "Broadsword and the Beast" and "Under Wraps." John Coltrane, who's probably had even more of an impact on jazz than even Miles, and I don't know why I just thought of this but Frank Zappa probably has everyone beat. Joni is a bright star, yes, but there are many that make up the constellation of groundbreaking, innovative music that took great courage and devotion. Victor ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:06:27 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Cyndi Lauper's performance of "Carey" While listening to other clips graciously submitted by Vincenzo, I ran across this clip of the TNT tribute performance of Cyndi Lauper's "Carey". You can see Joni getting into it and singing along! It was absolutely fabulous! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg5b7yrooLs&mode=related&search= _________________________________________________________________ Dont miss your chance to WIN 10 hours of private jet travel from Microsoft. Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0540002499mrt/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:15:51 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Cyndi Lauper's performance of "Carey" A definite highlight of the entire tribute show. Jerry > While listening to other clips graciously submitted by Vincenzo, I ran > across this clip of the TNT tribute performance of Cyndi Lauper's "Carey". > You can see Joni getting into it and singing along! It was absolutely > fabulous! Enjoy! > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg5b7yrooLs&mode=related&search= > > _________________________________________________________________ > Dont miss your chance to WIN 10 hours of private jet travel from Microsoft. > Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0540002499mrt/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:18:40 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: Re: Cyndi Lauper's performance of "Carey" I was hoping you would say that Jerry! Without wanting to slight any of the other performances, I truly felt (and still do feel) the same way! Sherelle >From: Jerry Notaro > >A definite highlight of the entire tribute show. > >Jerry > > > > While listening to other clips graciously submitted by Vincenzo, I ran > > across this clip of the TNT tribute performance of Cyndi Lauper's >"Carey". > > You can see Joni getting into it and singing along! It was absolutely > > fabulous! Enjoy! > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg5b7yrooLs&mode=related&search= > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Dont miss your chance to WIN 10 hours of private jet travel from >Microsoft. > > Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0540002499mrt/direct/01/ > > _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage rates as low as 4.625% - Refinance $150,000 loan for $579 a month. Intro*Terms http://www.NexTag.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:45:04 EST From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Re: LOTC - DJRD Transitions & Evolutions Hmm, I would be tempted to put Pink Floyd down. Piper At The Gates of Dawn (or even A Saucerful of Secrets if you want to count Syd Barrett out) is quite different than the Wall or The Final Cut. However, they were interrupted by losing their first primary writer/guitarist....then their second primary songwriter. But even with the foursome that made Dark Side, it'd be hard to say that Dark Side is anything like Animals and so forth. Sure, they have a certain style (what it exactly is is beyond me) but every album was always a different animal in itself. - -Monika


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Check out free AOL at http://free.aol.com/thenewaol/index.adp. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, millions of free high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and much more. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:53:23 +0100 (CET) From: Joseph Palis Subject: RE : Cyndi Lauper's performance of "Carey" Thanks for sharing this link, Sherrelle. Being one of the last folks in JMDL-dom to catch up on things people already talked about concerning Joni, I was unprepared at the almost improvisational feel of Cyndi Lauper's performance. I thought she looked a bit nervous at the swaying mid-tempo beat of the first part of the song. But when she flattened notes at the second chorus, it was chill-inducing. And who was that hornman who looked like Stan Getz who had a brief duet with Cyndi? I don't know about you all but everytime I see a hornman and a singer occupying the same space, I think of Billie and Lester Young, or Etta Jones and Houston Person. Hair-raising. I don't know if I am more thrilled seeing Lauper do her slithery snake-like undulations or seeing Joni swaying to the quiet syncopation of the beat of the song. Very beautiful. Thanks for giving me a space to relax after an exhausting read of Walter Benjamin. Joseph in sunny and 68-degree-weather Chapel Hill Sherelle Smith a icrit : While listening to other clips graciously submitted by Vincenzo, I ran across this clip of the TNT tribute performance of Cyndi Lauper's "Carey". You can see Joni getting into it and singing along! It was absolutely fabulous! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg5b7yrooLs&mode=related&search= _________________________________________________________________ Dont miss your chance to WIN 10 hours of private jet travel from Microsoft. Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0540002499mrt/direct/01/ - --------------------------------- Dicouvrez une nouvelle fagon d'obtenir des riponses ` toutes vos questions ! Profitez des connaissances, des opinions et des expiriences des internautes sur Yahoo! Questions/Riponses. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:12:48 EST From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Joni's taste in music So I've read Joni give compliments to some jazz artists and so forth. With her taking a dip into jazz, it'd be understandably so. I understand she likes or liked or was influenced by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Judy Collins. And I'd imagine she enjoyed not just the company of but the music of musicians she was friends with or involved with. That being said, I've also read a lot on her saying she doesn't listen to music anymore...or atleast not much. What artists/bands have you seen Joni saying she likes? What artists in the past have you seen her compliment and what artists more recently have you seen her say something nice about? I remember reading an interview (sometime in the late 70's that interview was) with her where she said she enjoyed Fleetwood Mac when they came on. Other than that, what else does she like or has she said she liked? - -Monika


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Check out free AOL at http://free.aol.com/thenewaol/index.adp. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, millions of free high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and much more. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:46:46 -0800 From: "Jill Haas" Subject: Jonifest-- Hejira and Dulcimer Moni, (do you mind that I've nicknamed you that?) I name. I name. Cars: Bubbles and Lint. Current favorite guitar: Yummie Bear. I don't even own a dulcimer right now. I'm going to beg to borrow one from a great Seattle company called "Dusty Strings." They make the best lap and hammer dulcimers ever, right here in the Freemont district, known in Seattle as "The Center of the Universe." So, wish me luck--if they let me borrow one, we'll name it together. I'm sure I'll have to promise to hand out their business cards or something, but hey, if you were a dulcimer manufacturer, wouldn't you want one of your dulcimers to appear at Jonifest? I mean, c'mon. It's a marketing no-brainer. Jill ----- Original Message ----- From: Motitan@aol.com To: jillah@msn.com Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:57 PM Subject: Re: Jonifest-- Hejira and Dulcimer I've been playing and singing to the point where I'm hoarse and my guitar fingers are killing me. There's a lot of catching up to do after years of neglecting practice, but I'm having more fun than a puppy ------------------------------ Hey, fun is what makes it all worth it. I always tell people (well a couple people I know who do play an instrument) that if you don't WANT to play it and you have to force yourself to practice/play, then what are you doing? It should be natural. You should have an inclination. I think so anyway. Anyway, I look forward to meeting you at Jonifest! I can't wait to hear you sing/play even though you are hoarse and so forth. It'll be a fantastic time. Plus, dulcimers seem so cool. One day I am going to own not only my guitars, a keyboard, and a harmonica, but a banjo, mandolin, dulcimer, and sitar. I'll play anything with strings on it that you can pick or strum that isn't a bass! Instruments are all so fascinating (though nothing takes my love like a guitar). Oh, I think you ought to name your dulcimer! I name my guitars. I've got my two acoustics named Mr. Soul and Gandalf and my electric named Daltrey, hahaha. It just stregthens the bond, you know? Haha. -Monika - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -- Check out free AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, millions of free high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and much more. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:06:48 -0800 (PST) From: Paul In MD Subject: Re: Cyndi Lauper's performance of "Carey" Thanks for the clip, Sherelle. This was definitely the highlight of the TNT Tribute for me. Before this, I only knew Cyndi as the person who sang "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" and painted her hair. Nice gimmick but not particularly interesting to me. Since then, I've discovered she's an incredibly talented performer. When I viewed it on tv, I thought the first verse was a bit shaky. I'm sure she was a bit nervous performing in front of Joan but after viewing it again I can see that she was also holding back. The way she does a slow burn and lets the song build all the way through is just brilliant. What a gal! Thanks again. Paul In MD Sherelle Smith wrote: While listening to other clips graciously submitted by Vincenzo, I ran across this clip of the TNT tribute performance of Cyndi Lauper's "Carey". You can see Joni getting into it and singing along! It was absolutely fabulous! Enjoy! - --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:10:23 -0800 (PST) From: Paul In MD Subject: Re: BSN change in style? That is exactly the way I feel Bene. I find this especially true on T'log where Joni, who I'd classify as an "old soul", reinterprets her earlier works. In fact, the songs that I like best on T'log are the ones I liked least in the original form. Two that come to mind are For The Roses and The Last Time I Saw Richard. They were wonderful songs as originally recorded but they seemed to have been written by someone much older. I feel the "new" world weary voice particularly suits them. Come to think of it, Joni's changed not just her style -- she's changed her voice. That happens to artists. However, many try to recreate songs from their past catalogue but can't hit the mark anymore. When that happens, it simply draws attention to what they have lost. Joni does not try to recreate, she reinterprets her songs so that she can still sing them and does not end up a caricature of her former self. In that respect, she's done a fine job. Paul In MD missblux@googlemail.com wrote:... the loss of her youthful voice also reflects an acceptance of loss in general, of lovers, youth, innocence, idealism or whatever. I find it absolutely perfect (we like our superlatives on this list I guess!) that she should sing that song with that deep, worn voice. And how strange that she is performing this song that she wrote in her youth, it is as if it has grown in truth over the years, as if the young Joni wrote it for the old Joni. - --------------------------------- Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers. Try it now. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:06:52 -0500 From: "Cassy" Subject: Re: Joni's taste in music From: Monika <<< Other than that, what else does she like or has she said she liked? >>> In 2005 Starbucks was selling a CD called "Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell". It contains the music she likes to listen to. Details can be found at: http://www.amazon.com/Artists-Choice-Joni-Mitchell/dp/B0007ZMH68 The track listing is: 1. Clare De Lune - DeBussy 2. Subtle Lament - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 3. Solitude? - Billie Holiday 4. It Never Entered My Mind - Miles Davis 5. Jeep?s Blues - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 6. Harlem In Havana - Joni Mitchell 7. Saturday Night Fish - Louis Jordan 8. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry 9. Third World Man - Steely Dan 10. Night Bird - Deep Forest 11. The First Twilight - Deep Forest 12. Trois Cloches - Edith Piaf 13. At Last - Etta James 14. Lonely Avenue - Ray Charles 15. Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye 16. Sweetheart Like You? - Bob Dylan 17. The Stories of the Street - Leonard Cohen 18. You Get What You Give - New Radicals There is also a CD put out around the same time called "Songs Chosen By Her Friends & Fellow Musicians" which is pretty self-explanatory and contains: 1.For Free 2.A Case of You 3.Free Man in Paris 4.For the Roses 5.Coyote 6.Raised on Robbery 7.Blue 8.Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire 9.A Strange Boy 10.Black Crow 11.God Must Be a Boogie Man 12.Two Grey Rooms 13.Both Sides Now [Orchestral Version I have the CD but it's packed away at the moment so I can't give you the details of who picked each of the songs. I hope this is useful. Warmly, Cassy NP: The evening news. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:47:15 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Joni's piano playing Motitan@aol.com Subject: I had forgot.....Joni's piano playing... I had asked your favorite singing and guitar playing of Joni's but didn't ask what are your favorite piano peformances or piano bits by her. I mean she's played almost as much piano as guitar if not the same amount (well I'm not familiar with her later works yet so I don't know about those) so it's almost unfair not to ask. So what are your favorite piano parts/piano songs by Joni? Why those? - - -monika Hi, Monika, Not only is "Down To You" (from the C&S album) my favorite song but it's also my favorite piano playing (in the beginning & the middle, especially... very sensitive and heartfelt... the beginning has that fading to softness and slight pause between bars, that prepares you for the story to come). I've raved so much about this song on the JMDL that I'm afraid they'll get tired of me mentioning it by now ;-) I also like to turn the lights off, lie on the floor & listen to "Judgement Of The Moon & Stars/Ludwig's Tune" from For The Roses, for the piano work in that one as well. Kenny B (Hey, I was just going to "send" this but decided to read what others had written in the next batch of mail and, what do I find? Jill wrote: Down to You-- Court and Spark Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune) --For the Roses Paprika Plains--Don Juan's Reckless Daughter) ************************************** Check out free AOL at http://free.aol.com/thenewaol/index.adp. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, millions of free high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and much more. ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #56 ******************************** ------- 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)