From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V8 #75 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Thursday, May 11 2006 Volume 08 : Number 075 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] interesting interview, part one [Janet Cinelli ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 13:15:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Janet Cinelli Subject: [RS] interesting interview, part one Here's a link to hear a podcast interview with Richard. I think it was the day after the IMAC show. http://www.podarama.com/podcasts/six-string-island/sixstring-default.html I hope it works. Otherwise, go to www.podarama.com and find the link. It's a little noisy, sounds like they're having lunch! Enjoy! Janet Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 17:37:53 -0400 From: "John McDonnell" Subject: [RS] Re: Cover up Hi all, Brian wrote: >>To me Richard is selling himself short in doing a CD of covers, his music is better than Springsteen's for sure, and just shy of Dylans ... Also, I'd much rather hear Shindell songs than "the Boss". I'd rather hear "Wisteria" than "Senor" . I'd rather hear "Nora" on guitar than "Born in the USA" on bouzouki.<< I have been too busy to do little more than lurk, but I was intrigued by this. I have to agree with Brians implicit placement of RS in the pantheon of American songwriters, but I am really looking forward to the covers, since I think RS is not only a great songwriter, but a great interpreter of songs. Does anyone have any insight as to why the cover songs were chosen? Was there an overarching idea, or was it just songs he liked? Odd as it may sound, "Senor" reminds me of "On a Sea of Fleur De Lis," with its importuning a mysterious figure for answers (and if you don't think Mary was mysterious, how did she get away with the "I'm-pregnant-it's not-yours-but it's not-what-you-think-no-really-it's-the-Son-of-God" conversation with Joseph?), and "Acadian Driftwood" reminded me a little of Sparrows Point, with its sense of displacement and loss. I know these are common themes, but I wondered if there was any guiding principle for the song selection. John McD. ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V8 #75 **********************************