From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2013 #246 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Website:http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe:mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Wednesday, June 26 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 246 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Furry Sings The Blues [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Furry Sings The Blues [Stewart.Simon@sunlife.com] Re: Pronunciations [Dave Blackburn ] Re: pronunciations [jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com] Re: Furry Sings The Blues [Clint Norwood ] Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #835 [Shari Eaton ] Re: VIDEO: Joni: The Creative Odyssey of Joni Mitchell [Shari Eaton ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:35:33 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Furry Sings The Blues Firstly, also a welcome to you Clint - thanks for stepping up and out. I have also edited on Wikipedia in reference to correcting some misinformation regarding Joni covers. I was going to answer pretty much what Catherine said about the visual and metaphorical power of these lyrics so she said that part. I'll only add that she continually says that Hejira remains her touchstone album, and also given her limited range these days it's probably one of the easiest songs for her to sing. Bob - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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It made me wish that I could hop back in my time machine when I was in kindergarten and ask my dad to look for a limo on Mosby. I had asked Les to give me access to these forums so I could see if there was any back story. I found it all terrifically interesting. But then I see that Joni has chosen that (to me very dark) song to feature in the Luminato performances and I think WOW!! That song/experience must have meant very much to her. Someone (sorry I am just getting to know you guys) mentioned that in the CBC interview that happened recently, that they wouldn't have been surprised to see Joni point a bony finger at the interviewer and say, "I don't like you." So it has come full circle for the artists. And then Ange in Oz makes reference to the lil' ole Wiki Furry Lewis article that I wrote/edited to let people know that Furry lived next to Beale street in the 60's and early seventies but by the time Joni arrived (Les put this date as Feb 5th, 1976)he had moved to the Mosby residence (mostly for the reasons that Joni cites, that urban renewal was bulldozing everything including Furry's Fourth St apt.) a good deal north from Beale Street. It was flattering to say the least to see Ange cite my own words so I decided to leave being just a spectator on these boards and participate. So here goes, I have a big, burning question for those who know Joni best. That is: Why does Furry Sing the Blues hold such a place in Joni that she goes back to it all of the time and what should it really mean to us? Down and Out in Memphis, Tennessee Clinton Norwood (No One) ____________________________________ Hi Ange and Clinton, See the link below for a little bit of color as to why Furry was upset with the song. Furry claimed that Joni used his name without permission and he received no royalties from the proceeds that were generated by the song. As to why Furry Sing the Blues hold such a place in Joni that she goes back to it all of the time - its a good question. The imagery of Beale Street and the musicians that played there is beautiful. I know this is one of my favorite songs. http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=107 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary , confidential and exempt from disclosure. 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She doesn't seem to have any trouble with that one. > > Betsy Except that the "s" in "vous" IS pronounced when followed by a vowel, which she doesn't do. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:07:51 -0400 From: jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com Subject: Re: pronunciations Paul said, in part, >I don't think any of Joni's so-called mispronunciations are accidental, but are for artistic effect and, thus, should not be considered "wrong," but merely odd, strange or unusual.> Y Or maybe "artful". Although Joni expressed regret (at least once) about "skoo-ells", I always enjoy it. I figure it makes me think about that word a little bit. It is good for me to work once in a while. My brain enjoys the stimulation. No one actually pronounces it that way, so she must have done it for a reason. In this case it makes the rhyme but she also LEANS on that exaggerated vowel, cajoling the listener to pay attention, to be engaged, to focus on the Story, to be a words person. The way she emphasizes the mis-pronounced word signifies that she did it intentionally, that she is unapologetic. The author is making a point. That one word illustrates why people call her demanding or challenging or deep. Karin Bergquist of Over The Rhine does some novel things with vow-ells too. I never tire of the trick. Jim L PS: But "real-a-tor" is a different thing. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:37:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Clint Norwood Subject: Re: Furry Sings The Blues One thing that was untrue about what Joni's manager said about Furry Sings the Blues is that the song only mentioned his name and not much about him so he didn't deserve any royalties. This was partially untrue. In the lyrics (at least in the Shadows and Light concert film) Joni says something like, "my Monday woman, My Tuesday woman etc." and that was a direct reference to his song Furry's Blues. So as you can see there is more than just a mild reference to Furry. I also believe that they should have given him a little something in the way of money as he was pretty close to destitute. But you know the bean counters had more to do with that than Joni I hope. Also one thing: Old blues guys weren't always easy in the company of women. Ask Bonnie Raitt. - -Clint Norwood(Down and Out in Memphis, Tennessee) ________________________________ From: "Stewart.Simon@sunlife.com" To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 12:36 PM Subject: Furry Sings The Blues Does anyone know the full story of Joni's journey to Beale Street and her interactions with Furry? Has she ever answered questions about his reported dislike of her song? Were they friends before she wrote the song? I never heard anything disrespectful in the lyrics to that song, but now I'm wondering whether it's the best choice for this interview. Feel free to shed some (shadows and) light on this topic. Thanking you, Ange in Oz angetakats.com.au A month or two ago I became very interested in "Furry Sings the Blues," most specifically I was interested in the actual meeting and how it took place. It made me wish that I could hop back in my time machine when I was in kindergarten and ask my dad to look for a limo on Mosby. I had asked Les to give me access to these forums so I could see if there was any back story. I found it all terrifically interesting. But then I see that Joni has chosen that (to me very dark) song to feature in the Luminato performances and I think WOW!! That song/experience must have meant very much to her. Someone (sorry I am just getting to know you guys) mentioned that in the CBC interview that happened recently, that they wouldn't have been surprised to see Joni point a bony finger at the interviewer and say, "I don't like you." So it has come full circle for the artists. And then Ange in Oz makes reference to the lil' ole Wiki Furry Lewis article that I wrote/edited to let people know that Furry lived next to Beale street in the 60's and early seventies but by the time Joni arrived (Les put this date as Feb 5th, 1976)he had moved to the Mosby residence (mostly for the reasons that Joni cites, that urban renewal was bulldozing everything including Furry's Fourth St apt.) a good deal north from Beale Street. It was flattering to say the least to see Ange cite my own words so I decided to leave being just a spectator on these boards and participate. So here goes, I have a big, burning question for those who know Joni best. That is: Why does Furry Sing the Blues hold such a place in Joni that she goes back to it all of the time and what should it really mean to us? Down and Out in Memphis, Tennessee Clinton Norwood (No One) ____________________________________ Hi Ange and Clinton, See the link below for a little bit of color as to why Furry was upset with the song. Furry claimed that Joni used his name without permission and he received no royalties from the proceeds that were generated by the song. As to why Furry Sing the Blues hold such a place in Joni that she goes back to it all of the time - its a good question. The imagery of Beale Street and the musicians that played there is beautiful. I know this is one of my favorite songs. http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=107 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary , confidential and exempt from disclosure. 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Lots of Joni, Shari On Jun 26, 2013, at 6:53 AM, Clint Norwood wrote: > Hi All and especially Ange in Oz, > > A month or two ago I became very interested > in "Furry Sings the Blues," most specifically I was interested in the actual > meeting and how it took place. It made me wish that I could hop back in my > time machine when I was in kindergarten and ask my dad to look for a limo on > Mosby. I had asked Les to give me access to these forums so I could see if > there was any back story. I found it all terrifically interesting. But then I > see that Joni has chosen that (to me very dark) song to feature in the > Luminato performances and I think WOW!! That song/experience must have meant > very much to her. Someone (sorry I am just getting to know you guys) mentioned > that in the CBC interview that happened recently, that they wouldn't have been > surprised to see Joni point a bony finger at the interviewer and say, "I don't > like you." So it has come full circle for the artists. And then Ange in Oz > makes reference to the lil' ole Wiki Furry Lewis article that I wrote/edited > to > let people know that Furry lived next to Beale street in the 60's and early > seventies but by the time Joni arrived (Les put this date as Feb 5th, 1976) he > had moved to the Mosby residence (mostly for the reasons that Joni cites, that > urban renewal was bulldozing everything including Furry's Fourth St apt.) a > good deal north from Beale Street. It was flattering to say the least to see > Ange cite my own words so I decided to leave being just a spectator on these > boards and participate. So here goes, I have a big, burning question for those > who know Joni best. That is: > Why does Furry Sing the Blues hold such a place > in Joni that she goes back to it all of the time and what should it really > mean to us? > > Down and Out in Memphis, Tennessee > > Clinton Norwood (No One) > ________________________________ > From: JMDL Digest > > To: joni-digest@smoe.org > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, > 2013 2:00 AM > Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #835 > > > > JMDL Digest Tuesday, > June 25 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 835 > > > > ========== > > TOPICS and > authors in this Digest: > -------- > Mispronounced words > [Betsy Blue ] > Re: Squelched? > [Lori Renee Fye ] > Re: Questions regarding Furry Sings > The Blues [Catherine McKay Re: Questions regarding Furry Sings > The Blues [Ange T ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: > Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:04:44 -0700 > From: Betsy Blue > Subject: Mispronounced words > > Dave said: > Joni is probably not a good source > for its pronunciation having heard her > way of saying "samba" and "cellulite"! > Catherine added: > She also says "realtors" strangely. We've had the > "clandestine" discussion > before too. > > May I please add the mystery of the 'd' > in the middle of Champs Elysees? > And President REEgan? Most of the odd > pronunciations, I chalk up to > Canadian (prairie) dialect or song fit, but > those bug me. > > Betsy > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 > 19:52:44 -0600 > From: Lori Renee Fye > Subject: Re: > Squelched? > >> My feeling is that people will discover her music as time >> goes > on with or without a Hollywood movie about Joni or >> a high profile young > singing sensation playing her in it. > > Actually, what's most likely to happen > is that, when Joni passes on (and > goddess forbid the thought, but ...), the > Biography Channel will quickly > finish up whatever it already has in the can > (and you know something like > that exists, as it exists for just about every > performer who's made any > sort of an impact) and then, suddenly, lots of people > who never before had > an interest in Joni's music will "discover" her. > >> Good > musicians who know their stuff are never going to >> let Joni's music fade into > obscurity. > > Thank the goddess for that! > > Lori > Idaho > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:16:33 -0700 (PDT) > From: Catherine McKay > Subject: Re: Questions regarding > Furry Sings The Blues > > Wow! Well done, you! Either you have a very good > memory, or you recorded that whole speech. My memory is absolute crap! I > didn't remember most of that story until you retold it. >> ________________________________ >> From: Scott Johnson > >> To: 'Catherine McKay' ; > 'Ange T' ; joni@smoe.org >> Sent: Monday, June 24, > 2013 8:57:59 PM >> Subject: RE: Questions regarding Furry Sings The Blues >> >> >> All I can add to the "Furry" story is what prompted Joni into stealing the >> badges from cops. During the Rolling Thunder Tour, every place they played, >> there would be all these cops standing around. They all had bad attitudes >> toward cops because of Mayor Daley and the Democratic Convention. > ------------------------------ > > Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:35:36 +1000 > From: > Ange T > Subject: Re: Questions regarding Furry > Sings The Blues > > There's a JMDL facebook page? I'd love to join it if you can > send me the > details! > > Thanks to everyone for their insights regarding > pronunciation and the Furry > story. I'll dig a little deeper online before my > interview and hopefully > make the JMDL proud when I talk about the song and > Joni on air next week! > > Ange in Oz > P.S. Catherine, I'd only seen her Tuesday > night performance of the song so > I really appreciate you sharing this clip. > Loved Joni's descriptions of the > decaying state of Beale Street...just wished > she'd talked more about old > Furry! > > > On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 8:36 AM, > Catherine McKay wrote: > >> Funny you should ask about > the pronunciation. A few of us commented on >> that on the Facebook jmdl page. > The way Joni pronounces it is the way you >> do, Hedge-ear-uh. Jon Pareles > pronounced it Hedge-eye-ruh. If you look it >> up on a dictionary, you might > even find another way or two to pronounce it, >> so go with the Joni > pronunciation, since it's her song. >> >> Before Joni sang "Furry" at Massey > Hall last week, she told a story about >> how she had gone around whatever city > she was in at the time, collecting >> badges from cops, by flirting with them. > She says that, when she got to >> Memphis, a cop there (and she mentions he had > been one of the cops present >> when Martin Luther King was assassinated, or > one who arrived on the scene >> shortly after) wouldn't give her his badge, but > instead offered to drive >> her down to Beale Street, where she met Furry > Lewis. >> >> You can hear part of this story on the Youtube link below, where > she >> describes what it was like on Beale Street at the time, when things were > in >> ruins. Unfortunately, it doesn't include the part just before that, about >> getting badges from cops. Maybe someone else who was there can remember > this story better than I can and can fill in some gaps. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qhJHY05rX8 >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message > ----- >>> From: Ange T >>> To: "joni@smoe.org" > >>> Cc: >>> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 6:04:36 PM > Subject: Questions regarding Furry Sings The Blues >>> >>> Hey listers, > I've been asked to do an interview here in Australia on ABC radio. The > segment is called: Something old, something new, something borrowed, > something blue. It involves me selecting/playing songs that relate to >> those >>> themes. >>> >>> Off the back of Luminato, it seems like the obvious > selection for the >>> 'blue' themed song would be Furry Sings the Blues > (particularly given >>> that >>> Joni says one of the lyrics she is most proud > of is within this song). >> But >>> before I go on air, I'd like to ask you a > couple of questions: >>> >>> 1. How do I pronounce Hejira? I always pronounced > it as "hedge-ear-ra" >>> but >>> after listening to her Luminato interview, > where the interviewer says >>> "hedge-eye-ra", I'm now uncertain. I'm > wondering if this is a >>> 'you say >>> tomAYto, I say tomARto' thing... or if > there's a correct way of saying >>> it. >>> >>> 2. I was researching Furry > online and found this reference on wikipedia: >>> >>> Joni Mitchell's song, >> >> "Furry >>> Sings the Blues", is about her visit to Furry >>> Lewis' > apartment and a mostly ruined Beale >>> Street on >>> February 5th, 1976. > Lewis despised the Mitchell song and demanded she pay >>> him royalties >>> < >>> >>> Does anyone know the full story of Joni's journey to Beale Street and > her >>> interactions with Furry? Has she ever answered questions about his > reported >>> dislike of her song? Were they friends before she wrote the song? >>> >>> I never heard anything disrespectful in the lyrics to that song, but > now >>> I'm wondering whether it's the best choice for this interview. Feel > free >>> to >>> shed some (shadows and) light on this topic. >>> >>> Thanking > you, >>> Ange in Oz >>> angetakats.com.au > > ------------------------------ > > End > of JMDL Digest V2013 #835 > ***************************** > > ------- > To post > messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 07:22:28 -0700 From: Shari Eaton Subject: Re: VIDEO: Joni: The Creative Odyssey of Joni Mitchell Have to say I agree with you here. She repeatedly says what an influence Dylan was to her lyric writing. Imagine if Dylan said 'oh Joni started copying me so I had to switch it up.' It diminishes the talents of the 'influenced' artist and is kind of childish really. I've never listened to Paul Simon and thought he'd done anything other than play music that suited his talents and sensibilities. I would be curious to know at which point in his song writing and album making that the supposed change occurred. Dylan was smart in this arena. Whenever anyone (acquaintance or media) brought up Joni (or the name of another artist) he would just reply 'Joni? Yeah she's great.' End of story. A little dull but respectable. On Jun 26, 2013, at 7:04 AM, Dave Blackburn wrote: > I must say I'm rather baffled by Joni's claim that Paul Simon copied her too-many-syllables-in-a-line style, so she felt she therefore had to abandon it as it was no longer her sole province. This claim, which she states as fact, seems on reflection to be rather preposterous. > > Joni freely incorporated HER influences into her writing, from slack key open tunings to sax player phrasing. Isn't that how artists work, processing their influences and environment into their art. > > I wonder which Paul Simon material she refers to: one song, a whole album, or everything he wrote after succumbing to her influence? I wonder what he would have to say about this claim. He was himself an artist who extended popular song conventions. > > Dave > > p.s now if she had said Paul Simon copied her idea of writing freewheeling songs over an African groove, ten years after she had done it, I might agree. > > > > On Jun 26, 2013, at 6:35 AM, "Susan E. McNamara" wrote: > >> I think I made a convert at work. He was not sure who Joni was and since everyone was talking about my trip to Toronto, he pulled up Joni on Pandora and ran over to my desk to tell me how he was really enjoying the music, and also the other artists that came up with her (Pandora currently pulls Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkel, Cat Stevens and all iterations of CSNY, which I think is fascinating given her comment about Paul Simon at Luminato). We chatted about her for about 20 minutes, and I think he is becoming aware!! :-) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:49:35 -0400 (EDT) From: BarbaRent7@aol.com Subject: Joni film? Having problems with my computer so didn't get a chance to read every item, but got the sense there had been a plan for a film about Joni's life that she didn't want to happen? And that the ridiculous person to star as her would have been Taylor Swift? If so, TS would have had to lipsinc since there's no way she'd ever come close to singing as great as our Joni! My film about her life (which is FAR from over!) is still running inside my head. Blessings to all! Barbara of the desert In a message dated 6/26/2013 7:45:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, owner-joni-digest@smoe.org writes: ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:27:16 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: VIDEO: Joni: The Creative Odyssey of Joni Mitchell typo - that should have read 1975/6 onward. On Jun 26, 2013, at 7:49 AM, Dave Blackburn wrote: > Joni speaks as if Paul Simon copied her after what I presume is Hejira, so 1976/6 onward. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:56:04 -0700 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: Furry Sings The Blues Yes, Clint, I agree that a C note would have not been patronizing and been taken as a due of respect. Joni does undoubtedly mock him in the song somewhat and does get pretty specific about his condition and habits. She was well aware of the irony of her limo shining on his shanty street while he clearly had nothing. A little "pourboire" would have been appropriate. And, she wrote the song confessing she was not familiar with what W.C Handy played, thus not curious enough to read up on him, relying just on her strong impressions of his heyday. Furry Lewis was the living link to Handy and might have been fascinating to learn from if she had gained his trust. Sure is a great song though Dave On Jun 26, 2013, at 1:37 PM, Clint Norwood wrote: > One thing that was untrue about what Joni's manager said about Furry Sings the > Blues is that the song only mentioned his name and not much about him so he > didn't deserve any royalties. This was partially untrue. In the lyrics (at > least in the Shadows and Light concert film) Joni says something like, "my > Monday woman, My Tuesday woman etc." and that was a direct reference to his > song Furry's Blues. So as you can see there is more than just a mild reference > to Furry. I also believe that they should have given him a little something in > the way of money as he was pretty close to destitute. But you know the bean > counters had more to do with that than Joni I hope. > > Also one thing: Old > blues guys weren't always easy in the company of women. Ask Bonnie Raitt. > -Clint Norwood(Down and Out in Memphis, Tennessee) > ________________________________ > From: "Stewart.Simon@sunlife.com" > > To: joni@smoe.org > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 > 12:36 PM > Subject: Furry Sings The Blues > > > Does anyone know the full story of > Joni's journey to Beale Street and her > interactions with Furry? Has she ever > answered questions about his reported > dislike of her song? Were they friends > before she wrote the song? I never > heard anything disrespectful in the lyrics > to that song, but now > I'm wondering whether it's the best choice for this > interview. Feel free to > shed some (shadows and) light on this topic. > > Thanking > you, > Ange in Oz > angetakats.com.au > > > > A month or two ago I became very > interested in "Furry Sings the Blues," > most specifically I was interested in > the actual > meeting and how it took place. It made me wish that I could hop > back in my > time machine when I was in kindergarten and ask my dad to look for > a limo > on Mosby. I had asked Les to give me access to these forums so I could > see > if there was any back story. I found it all terrifically interesting. But > then I see that Joni has chosen that (to me very dark) song to feature in > the > Luminato performances and I think WOW!! That song/experience must have > meant > very much to her. Someone (sorry I am just getting to know you guys) > mentioned > that in the CBC interview that happened recently, that they > wouldn't have been > surprised to see Joni point a bony finger at the > interviewer and say, "I don't > like you." So it has come full circle for the > artists. And then Ange in Oz > makes reference to the lil' ole Wiki Furry > Lewis article that I wrote/edited > to let people know that Furry lived next > to Beale street in the 60's and early > seventies but by the time Joni > arrived (Les put this date as Feb 5th, 1976)he > had moved to the Mosby > residence (mostly for the reasons that Joni cites, that > urban renewal was > bulldozing everything including Furry's Fourth St apt.) a > good deal north > from Beale Street. It was flattering to say the least to see > Ange cite my > own words so I decided to leave being just a spectator on these > boards and > participate. So here goes, I have a big, burning question for those > who > know Joni best. That is: Why does Furry Sing the Blues hold such a place > in Joni that she goes back to it all of the time and what should it really > mean to us? > > Down and Out in Memphis, Tennessee > > Clinton Norwood (No One) > ____________________________________ > > > Hi Ange and Clinton, > > > See the link > below for a little bit of color as to why Furry was upset with > the song. Furry > claimed that Joni used his name without permission and he > received no > royalties from the proceeds that were generated by the song. As > to why Furry > Sing the Blues hold such a place in Joni that she goes back to > it all of the > time - its a good question. The imagery of Beale Street and > the musicians that > played there is beautiful. I know this is one of my > favorite songs. > http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=107 > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use > of > the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > information > that is privileged, proprietary , confidential and exempt from > disclosure. If > you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that > any dissemination, > distribution or copying of this communication is > strictly prohibited. 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