From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #236 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 Monday, November 17 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 236 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Dream JoniCovers, now Left of Center Joni Covers [Mark-Leon Thorne ] RE: Hejira Album Cover Photograph [William Waddell ] Amanda Ghost's Joni interview repeated on BBC ["Paul Castle" ] Re: first Joni? [Michael Paz ] LA Fires [Michael Paz ] Song for a funeral [Arkay Adkisson ] RE: Song for a funeral [Arkay Adkisson ] Re: Song for a funeral ["gene" ] Re: Song for a funeral [Michael Paz ] Re: Song for a funeral [Bob Muller ] Re: first Joni? [Kate Johnson ] RE: Song for a funeral [hannah green ] Re: first Joni? [Corey Blake ] Re: Song for a funeral ["Randy Remote" ] Re: first Joni? [Monika Bogdanowicz ] Joni a hippie? [Monika Bogdanowicz ] Horoscope: Trivial Joni fun [Monika Bogdanowicz ] Re: Dream JoniCovers, now Left of Center Joni Covers [Joseph Palis Subject: Re: Dream JoniCovers, now Left of Center Joni Covers On 16/11/2008, at 7:00 PM, onlyJMDL Digest wrote: > Tracey Thorn - See You Sometime I do like this thread. Thanks Rian. I don't recognise a lot of the names you mentioned, Joseph but, Tracey Thorn stands out. I would love to hear her tackle any of Joni's songs but, See You Sometime is an excellent choice for her voice. Mark in Sydney NP 10 - Madhouse ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:54:30 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Joni R Stone greatest singers list The latest issue of Rolling Stone (#1066-four diff.covers) has the cover story, "The 100 Greatest Singers Of All Time" with Joni ranking a mere #42-harumph!! Plus 3/4's of the picks are male, although Aretha was #1. Ballots were sent out to musicians and other industy types. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/42 "Joni's got a strange sense of rhythm that's all her own," Bob Dylan told Rolling Stone. RR ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:24:39 +0000 From: William Waddell Subject: RE: Hejira Album Cover Photograph Somehow my sign off "Wts" got hooked onto the end of the url for the webpage.Try it without the 'WtS", i.e.,:http://www.last.fm/music/Joni+Mitchell/+images/7012651WtS _________________________________________________________________ See the most popular videos on the web http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/115454061/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:28:53 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Kate Bennett Thanks Mark, I'm fine. I am far enough away from these fires right now this is the third seriously frightening fire we've had in this area this year. This recent fire burned fewer acres but destroyed more homes. The two other fires (one went on for months) got less media attention but were much bigger, they just didn't destroy as many homes. It has been a weekend of getting in touch with so many people I know to see how they are. Many friends of mine lost their homes, but many did not. Nobody so far has lost their life which is amazing. The media is quite hyped & has concentrated on the perception that the fire hit an area of wealthy celebrities. Truth is the majority of folks who have been hit the worst are the regular working folks, some of whom have lived here for generations. Most of us who've lived through many serious fires over the decades here know the dangers of living here. Fire is a natural part of the life cycle of the native plants. It's just that people have built their houses in places that maybe they shouldn't. Yet it appears to be worth the risk for some because the views can be breathtakingly astounding. Kate >Hey Kate, If you get a chance would you check in and let us know what your situation is? It's been looking pretty bad in the SB area. Hoping you are safe and untouched by the fires. Mark in Seattle < ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:13:16 +0000 From: "Paul Castle" Subject: Amanda Ghost's Joni interview repeated on BBC BBC Radio 2 repeated the first part (1 hour) of 'Come in from the Cold' interview last night - think people overseas should be able to listen again (if you have Realplayer) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/documentaries/jonimitchell.shtml The second hour will be broadcast again next Tuesday. (seem to remember Joni tells a joke about a chicken going into a library -- heard it!!) very best PaulC np Losing You by Randy Newman (who's cancelled his London gig next week (dang! - was so looking forward to that) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:19:23 -0600 From: "James O. Phillips" Subject: first Joni? Folks, Have a question that would be appropriate to ask. If you were going to introduce someone to the music of Joni, what cd would you give them as a jumping point. It's a toughie that I've been pondering, and thought would be good question for this list. Best James O. Phillips Urbana IL USA http://www.myspace.com/mrjop1975 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/autoharpsenthusiasts/ http://onevoiceattitude.googlepages.com "I believe I've finally made it home, I believe that with me there is nothing wrong" I Believe I've Finally Made It Home written by Nona Hendryx, recorded by Labelle ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:13:47 -0800 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: first Joni? For the Roses hands down. Esp. if they are a musician. Go forth and assimilate! Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Nov 16, 2008, at 6:19 AM, James O. Phillips wrote: Folks, Have a question that would be appropriate to ask. If you were going to introduce someone to the music of Joni, what cd would you give them as a jumping point. It's a toughie that I've been pondering, and thought would be good question for this list. Best James O. Phillips Urbana IL USA http://www.myspace.com/mrjop1975 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/autoharpsenthusiasts/ http://onevoiceattitude.googlepages.com "I believe I've finally made it home, I believe that with me there is nothing wrong" I Believe I've Finally Made It Home written by Nona Hendryx, recorded by Labelle ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:18:11 -0800 From: Michael Paz Subject: LA Fires To All Our Friends in the LA area- Just flew over the city and saw all the fires first hand. We were choking from the smoke on the plane even. My heart goes out to everyone here. Be well and safe! Hope Kate and Jeff are ok up in Santa Barbara. Take care you guys! IN OTHER NEWS+++++++ Had a lovely afternoon yesterday in MEGA Minifest fashion having an afternoon of guitar playing and singing and talking with fellow lister Dave Blackburn. What an awesome guitarist and all around nice person. NOW I am really excited for the SoCal Fest. Should be a musical meltdown. Sign up now or be left out. Best Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:25:47 -0600 From: Arkay Adkisson Subject: Song for a funeral My mother passed away on friday and i am in charge of her funeral arrangements. She was very devout join fan, and i would like to play a joni song during the service. the only song i can think of is of joni singing both sides now from the all star tribute to joni mitchell, but the only copy i have of that song has all sorts of applause on the track, and there is no version on itunes that i can find. i really need help thinking of appropriate songs...i cant use anything from blue, for the roses, court and spark-for personal reasons. please can someone think of a nice song that could work for a funeral? thank you. arkay _________________________________________________________________ Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_1 12008 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:37:35 -0600 From: Arkay Adkisson Subject: RE: Song for a funeral or if anyone knows where i can locate a copy of joni singing both sides now from the all star tribute that doesnt have the applause on it? that would be great. arkay > From: inkedmamajama@hotmail.com > To: joni@smoe.org > Subject: Song for a funeral > Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:25:47 -0600 > > My mother passed away on friday and i am in charge of her funeral > arrangements. She was very devout join fan, and i would like to play a joni > song during the service. > > the only song i can think of is of joni singing both sides now from the all > star tribute to joni mitchell, but the only copy i have of that song has all > sorts of applause on the track, and there is no version on itunes that i can > find. > > i really need help thinking of appropriate songs...i cant use anything from > blue, for the roses, court and spark-for personal reasons. > > please can someone think of a nice song that could work for a funeral? > > thank you. > > arkay > > _________________________________________________________________ > Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. > http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_1 > 12008 _________________________________________________________________ Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119462413/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:58:50 -0800 From: "gene" Subject: Re: Song for a funeral I can't help you with joni's song, but I am very sorry to hear about your loss. May she Rest in Peace. take care, gene - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arkay Adkisson" To: Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 8:25 AM Subject: Song for a funeral > My mother passed away on friday and i am in charge of her funeral > arrangements. She was very devout join fan, and i would like to play a > joni > song during the service. > > the only song i can think of is of joni singing both sides now from the > all > star tribute to joni mitchell, but the only copy i have of that song has > all > sorts of applause on the track, and there is no version on itunes that i > can > find. > > i really need help thinking of appropriate songs...i cant use anything > from > blue, for the roses, court and spark-for personal reasons. > > please can someone think of a nice song that could work for a funeral? > > thank you. > > arkay > > _________________________________________________________________ > Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious > email. > http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_1 > 12008 > > !DSPAM:144,49204caa223493439889526! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:04:21 -0800 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Song for a funeral I like Stay In Touch, for obvious reasons. I keep in touch with my mom ever since I lost her in 96. She is always in my thoughts. I remember doing an interview with someone during the Hurricane Mitch Relief efforts and a reporter asked me where I got my strength to keep going and I told that I had lost my mom who I had been so close with during life and while I grieved horribly for months I realized that I had never been as close to her in life as I am after I lost her in the physical sense. My deepest sympathy to you and I wish you peace and understanding. Best Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Nov 16, 2008, at 8:25 AM, Arkay Adkisson wrote: My mother passed away on friday and i am in charge of her funeral arrangements. She was very devout join fan, and i would like to play a joni song during the service. the only song i can think of is of joni singing both sides now from the all star tribute to joni mitchell, but the only copy i have of that song has all sorts of applause on the track, and there is no version on itunes that i can find. i really need help thinking of appropriate songs...i cant use anything from blue, for the roses, court and spark-for personal reasons. please can someone think of a nice song that could work for a funeral? thank you. arkay _________________________________________________________________ Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_1 12008 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:24:35 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Song for a funeral Arkay, Please accept my sympathies for your loss. How about just using the orchestrated BSN that Joni recorded for her 2000 album of the same name? That's pretty much the same arrangement, and obviously no applause. If that doesn't work for you let me know & I'll check out the quality and applause level for the live track that I have. Bob NP: The Brains, "In The Night" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:51:29 -0600 From: Kate Johnson Subject: Re: first Joni? Court and Spark was my first, at age 15, and it hooked me for life, so I'd go with that one. Kate http://xoetc.antville.org Who Does She Think She Is? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:15:14 +0000 From: hannah green Subject: RE: Song for a funeral I am having both sides now at my funeral i think it is a perfect conclusion of life please also accept my sympathies for your loss aswell xxx> Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:24:35 -0800> From: scjoniguy@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Song for a funeral> To: inkedmamajama@hotmail.com; joni@smoe.org> > Arkay,> > Please accept my sympathies for your loss. How about just using the orchestrated BSN that Joni recorded for her 2000 album of the same name? That's pretty much the same arrangement, and obviously no applause. If that doesn't work for you let me know & I'll check out the quality and applause level for the live track that I have.> > Bob> > NP: The Brains, "In The Night" _________________________________________________________________ See the most popular videos on the web http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/115454061/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:33:29 -0800 From: Corey Blake Subject: Re: first Joni? Yeah, Court and Spark would be my first pick. Depends on the person, though. Blue or For the Roses would be good ones for the right person. On Nov 16, 2008, at 9:51 AM, Kate Johnson wrote: > Court and Spark was my first, at age 15, and it hooked me for life, > so I'd go with that one. > > Kate > > > http://xoetc.antville.org > Who Does She Think She Is? ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:00:31 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: Song for a funeral Sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. Another song that comes to mind is "Love" from the Wild Things Run Fast album-the lyrics were adapted from Corinthians. Although i speak in tongues Of men and angels I'm just sounding brass And tinkling cymbals without love-- Love suffers long-- Love is kind!-- Enduring all things-- Love has no evil in mind If i had the gift of prophecy-- And all the knowledge-- And the faith to move the mountains Even if i understood all of the mysteries-- If i didn't have love I'd be nothing Love--never looks for love-- Love's not puffed up-- Or envious-- Or touchy-- Because it rejoices in the truth Not in iniquity Love sees like a child sees As a child i spoke as a child-- I thought and i understood as a child-- But when i became a woman-- I put away childish things And began to see through a glass darkly Where, as a child, i saw it face to face Now, i only know it in part Fractions in me Of faith and hope and love And of these great three Love's the greatest beauty Love Love Love ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:11:35 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: first Joni? I'd give introduce Joni with Blue or Court & Spark. I'd say they are her most famous and very accessible. - -Monika - --- On Sun, 11/16/08, James O. Phillips wrote: Folks, Have a question that would be appropriate to ask. If you were going to introduce someone to the music of Joni, what cd would you give them as a jumping point. It's a toughie that I've been pondering, and thought would be good question for this list. Best James O. Phillips Urbana IL USA http://www.myspace.com/mrjop1975 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/autoharpsenthusiasts/ http://onevoiceattitude.googlepages.com "I believe I've finally made it home, I believe that with me there is nothing wrong" I Believe I've Finally Made It Home written by Nona Hendryx, recorded by Labelle ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:39:45 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Joni a hippie? I don't know why I was thinking about this today, but did you consider Joni to be a hippie? Was she a part of the movement or did she just happen to be there? Which of her songs do you think best reflect the attitudes and beliefs of the counterculture? I remember reading an interview with Joni where she said in one way she wasn't a hippie at all and in another way, she was the Queen of the hippies. I think that suits her well. What do you think about the writer behind the song Woodstock as far as this topic goes? - -Monika NR: Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath by Stephanie Hemphill ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:49:53 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Horoscope: Trivial Joni fun Celebrity Horoscope for Joni Mitchell: Deeply attuned to his emotional condition and of others, Scorpio is accurately aware of words or people whom he/she senses are false or insincere. They enjoy the mysterious and are prone to personal secrecy. They are slow to genuine anger, but long on resentment, once they are offended. Scorpio is attracted to the healing arts and spiritual pursuits or may take the road of financial management. - -Monika ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:55:33 +0000 (GMT) From: Joseph Palis Subject: Re: Dream JoniCovers, now Left of Center Joni Covers I agree with you, Mark, about Tracey Thorn. She has a lovely melancholy voice that is so affecting. I loved her all these years with EBTG and as a solo artist. B In fact, I can imagine her soulful voice singing: "Where are you now/ are you in some hotel room/ Does it have a view?.." I think she should cover a Joni song since she has done some covers of songs by Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Cyndi Lauper, Danny Whitten and even Burt Bacharach. B Other performers who I'd love to hear do a Joni cover: B (1) Kari Bremnes - Hejira (hi Oddmund!) - love to hear it in a foreign language B (2) Tom Waits - Barangrill - if only to hear his ogre voice wrap around this song B (3) Michael Nyman - Paprika Plains - should be a brilliant reinvention B (4) Manhattan Transfer - Shadows and Light - more as a vocalese showcase rather than their famous voice-blending B (5) Clannad - This Flight Tonight - It would be great to hear Maire Brennan's plaintive voice amidst Uillean pipes B (6) Matt Bianco - Sweet Sucker Dance - can be a reason to invite Basia to sing this song and Danny White's percussive playing B (7) Susan Werner - Man to Man - This woman is unbelievably talented so she can sing any Joni song in the catalogue B (8) Squirrel Nut Zippers - All I Want - I want to hear how they will re-arrange AIW and make it more bluegrass and less New Orleans B (9) Patricia Barber - Blue Motel Room - her grandly understated voice could make this song even sexier. B (10) Luka Bloom - Magdalene Laundries - Love a little Gaelic charm to sing this tragic song B and B Rickie Lee Jones - Sunny Sunday - why not? But then anything RLJ sings is magic. B - --- En date deB : Dim 16.11.08, Mark-Leon Thorne a C)critB : I don't recognise a lot of the names you mentioned, Joseph but, Tracey Thorn stands out. I would love to hear her tackle any of Joni's songs but, See You Sometime is an excellent choice for her voice. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:15:28 +0700 From: do9eatdo9@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Song for a funeral I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. Hope she rest in peace. As for song, my pick is like Randy's : Love. But i recommend the Travelogue version. Rian ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #236 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe