From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #12 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 Saturday, January 16 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 012 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Retro Covers: Volume 46 [Bob Muller ] re: Tracks of Nerina Pallot's Years [Lieve Reckers ] New article: On war, peace, memories and dance [TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com] New article: Dancing to Joni Mitchell [TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com] "I'm very ill, I'm fighting for my life." ["Les Irvin" Subject: Retro Covers: Volume 46 Wow, does the time fly - seems like just yesterday I was poppin' the champagne and ringing in the new year, and now I'm halfway through January already - dang. Anyway, here's a mid-month retro-covers volume, #46 to either help warm you up or cool you down, depending on where you live. You can download mp3's here: http://tinyurl.com/y95to5d And here's what's on it: 1. Dengue Fever - Both Sides Now 2. The Practicers - Chelsea Morning 3. The Practicers - Carey/This Flight Tonight 4. Spring Fever - Woodstock 5. Des O'Connor - Both Sides Now 6. Iron Savior - This Flight Tonight 7. Jimmy Angel - You're So Square 8. Lorin Grean - Green Fields/Big Yellow Taxi 9. John Cacavas - Both Sides Now 10. Michael Perlowin - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 11. Judd Grossman - Carey 12. Toni Janotta - Twisted 13. Ted Mulry - Both Sides Now 14. Pam Bricker - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 15. Patchy Fogg - Woodstock 16. Catherine Reed - Big Yellow Taxi 17. Syncopation - Both Sides Now 18. Donna Deussen - River 19 David Sanborn - Man From Mars 20. Jumble Lane - The Gallery 21. Gary Gendron - Both Sides Now Here's my writeup about it back when I first issued it, November 2003: http://www.smoe.org/lists/onlyjoni/v2003.n341 Happy Friday, hippies! Bob NP: Chenoa Clark, "River" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:56 +0000 (GMT) From: Lieve Reckers Subject: re: Tracks of Nerina Pallot's Years Hi William! Well I for one certainly tweaked at the mention of Nerina Pallot's name! I posted about her a few years ago, when my son mentioned Nerina's song "Sophia" to me. It had struck him how "Joni Mitchell-like" that song was, and when I gave it a listen I had to admit that I too felt it was a song that could have been written by Joni. I'm really talking about the music, the chords etc, more than about the lyrics which are simpler than Joni's, though not a million miles away in spirit. It also pleased me no end, of course, that my son had enough of a feeling for Joni's music to hear similarities or influences! You can give the song a listen yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC-Q2rrlZcM I just listened to the radio programme you mentioned, via the "listen again" facility on the BBC website. If anybody wants to do the same, here it is, just scroll down to 9.30 Ken Bruce, Nerina's choice is somewhere in the last 20 minutes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/programmes/schedules She sounds like a really nice intelligent girl. She chose Carey and said it was "the song that shaped her life". I liked the way she described how, at the age of 12, she was struck by the lines in Carey about going to Amsterdam or Rome, and having flowers in her room. She decided there and then that this is how she wanted to lead her life. The DJ, Ken Bruce, rather annoyed me, saying almost as a criticism that Joni Mitchell (like Steely Dan) is a "musicians' musician", implying that the general public don't know or care for them. It would have been different if he had said it as a compliment, i.e. that Joni and Steely Dan are so good that most musicians are fans. But no, he said it almost as if it was a problem, as if Madonna or Michael Jackson had to be the norm. But Nerina answered that very well, she said that people like Joni and Dylan are the ones that will stay. And I almost saw her wink at Mr Muller as she said that Joni had lots of her songs covered! All the best, Lieve in London - ---------- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:38:48 +0000 From: William Waddell Subject: Tracks of Nerina Pallot's Years On BBC Radio 2 this Friday, Nerina Pallot (who?) chooses a Joni song as one of the Tracks of [Her] Years. As always, I'm intrigued as to what people say about Joni. Available afterwards on iPlayer, if you miss it. WtSx ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:06:01 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Tracks of Nerina Pallot's Years not quite there yet, working on it. Still no Dancing Clown. Bob NP: Lydia van Dam, "Love" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:33:28 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com Subject: New article: On war, peace, memories and dance A new article has been added to the Library at JoniMitchell.com: Title: On war, peace, memories and dance Publication: CanWest News Service Date: 2010.1.15 Read it here: http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2200 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:44:44 -0700 (GMT-07:00) From: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com Subject: New article: Dancing to Joni Mitchell A new article has been added to the Library at JoniMitchell.com: Title: Dancing to Joni Mitchell Publication: Richmond Review Date: 2010.1.14 Read it here: http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2201 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:59:31 -0700 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: "I'm very ill, I'm fighting for my life." http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2203 ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #12 ******************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe