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@ParkerCA wrote:
True. I have seen some white though. Could be an ambulance.
I’ve now seen many video versions of this haunting song by several cover artists and as TOverby wrote, Shel never really disclosed the meaning of the story line, at least not that I could find.
Anyway, here is a video done by the Swedish duo Wiwa from 2008.
It follows the story line rather well with the kids going off to school, re-arranging the flowers, etc.
The video ends with a white ambulance and a white police car.
The whole video reminds me of the Disco Days.
It’s a little bit racy in the visuals but not too much for the Friendly Forum.
Our Lucinda must feel deeply honored to have been chosen for this tribute to Shel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFbThKLLq9k
lwjLafayette, just doing my homework on some of JM’s early songs before the Windsor concert.
Wolfgang’s Vault was discussed earlier this year. It’s Free and all y’all have to do is register with your e-mail address and set up a password.
I just spent the last hour over dinner listening to this one.
John Cougar live @ Pershing Auditorium, Lincoln, NE August 12, 1982
The first song “Thirty Days in the Hole” is over 6 minutes with the first 3 minutes no vocal.
There is a lot of banter with John talking to the audience.
His intro to “I need a Lover” is great.
One last thing in the listeners comments. Ticket price was only $8.00
Here is the link if you haven’t heard the concert before.I don’t think this is a re-post.
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/john-cougar/concerts/pershing-auditorium-august-12-1982.html
lwj
p.s. What’s with our Moderators new Avatar? Put on a few pounds?@tntracy wrote:
Wow, new Lu music in our hands by 9/30? While that would be awesome, LWJ, it’s a couple of months earlier than “late Fall” in my mind… 😉 I’m betting we’ll be fortunate to have it by late November, early December. At any rate, I know I can’t wait!!!
Tom
OK tntracy, I guess we’ll have to be patient but what category will it be for Grammy Nomination # 11 ?
Grammys 2009 Best Americana Album “Little Honey”
Grammys 2007 Best Solo Rock Performance “Come On”
Grammys 2007 Best Rock Song “Come On”
Grammys 2003 Best Female Rock Vocal Performance “Righteously”
Grammys 2003 Best Contemporary Folk Album “World Without Tears”
Grammys 2003 Best Female Country Vocal Performance “Lately” (from Going Driftless – An Artists’ Tribute to Greg Brown)
Grammys 2001 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance “Essence”
Grammys 2001 Best Female Country Vocal Performance “Cold, Cold Heart”
Grammys 2001 Best Contemporary Folk Album “Essence”
Grammys 1998 Best Female Rock Vocalistlwj
@TOverby wrote:
After As a result she really wants to try and get that feel for the whole record and we are shooting to have done in less than a month. If we can do that we will still be trying for a late fall release, which is what i’m hoping for.
@TOverby wrote:
It looks like we will be able to finish the basic tracking this week, which just leaves overdubs, but at this point with Greg and Rami being able to add just about anything we need, it doesn’t look like we will need to do very many.
Glad to see the sessions are going so well, really appreciate the progress reports TO and this is of course wishfull thinking on my part, but I looked up the Grammy Awards eligibility dates for # 53 to be held in 2011 and it runs from September 1, 2009 thru September 30 , 2010.
Is it in the realm of possibility to accomplish the release for what I’m sure will be Lu’s 11th nomination in that time frame ?
Butch’s ( hot dog ) studio shots are great. Thanks for posting.
lwj“Live Nation Drops Service Fees For June”
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i9a9ec43069ab4f97ca78c8fe0f683797?imw=Y
lwj@TOverby wrote:
Yes –we start on Tues, as believe i’ve mentioned elsewhere. She is rarin’ to go -and she is indeed very thrilled that all the pieces have come together the way they have.
Actually everybody involved is really excited, there is a very positive energy with all of this right now. I think everyone knows this could be a very special record.TOverby, how about an update on the first week in the studio?
Thanks.
lwj@Lafayette wrote:
My recommendation, for your first Amos show, is to see him in a more intimate venue.
Yeah, good point. The Burlington, VT show takes place at a new venue called “Higher Ground” A large standing room only ballroom. Hopefully Amos will get to Canada some day.
Not sure if you have seen the following article when Amos appeared (with Tift Merritt opening ) at Lincoln Hall in Chicago earlier this year in April, but here is a great quote from the article.
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There’s a sense of humbleness you feel when listening to Lee sing—and a sense of rejuvenation—that clearly makes him a perfect chicken noodle remedy for the soul.
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Here is the article with Amos sporting a tie, plus other photos, and a video of Black River.
http://www3.timeoutny.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/2010/04/amos-lee-at-lincoln-hall-live-review-photos/lwj
[@Lafayette wrote:
Barnes and Noble has the best price on the box set, includes free shipping.
Lafayette, free shipping regretfully does not apply to ship to Canada. We do not have Barnes and Noble in Canada.
However, problem is resolved.
I forged ahead and just placed my order for 7609 with Amazon.ca for $69.99 plus sales tax and included free Super Saver shipping.Still don’t understand the $20.00 price differential between Amazon US and Canada.
By the way, do JM’s concerts usually have a merchandise desk such as Lu’s staffed by Lefty’s gal-Susannah?lwj
@Lafayette wrote:
Here is a cool, interactive link, complete with book turn pages and song samples.
Very clever indeed.
“On The Rural Route 7609” is a musical journey that sheds new light on an American musician who, as both a songwriter and and social activist. Mellencamp found his true voice as he followed his heart and mind over the course of a career that, after an improbable start, has spanned four decades and is reflected in the selections heard “On The Rural Route 7609”. “On The Rural Route 7609” is a singular way to discover John Mellencamp again.. arguably, for the first time.
This maybe an ideal purchase for me as a JM newbie. What do you think?
I know pricing was discussed for the box set on Club Cherry Bomb, but how does this anomaly figure Lafayette?
Amazon.com $89.88 Amazon.ca only $69.99 CDN. Think it will be available for purchase in Windsor?@Lafayette wrote:
I don’t remember this video all that much (no trivia to offer here) , the song…yes. This was the time period I started following JM, known as JC at that time
OK-some trivia-video was from the late, late night Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert which aired weekly from 1973 to 1981. I don’t remember this show being broadcast in Canada but you can sure search for some neat segments from all kinds of rockers. Or, if the show was broadcast in Canada during those years, I was married at the time and maybe I wasn’t allowed to stay up late late.
So if this video of Small Paradise was from 1979 or 1980 and you just started following JM(JC) how come you have been a registered Club Cherry Bomb member since 12/31/1969? Matter of fact , I just joined the club recently to get the password for Windsor and it seems I’ve been a member since 12/31/1969 also along with all the other members.
lwj@tntracy wrote:
Lu sings “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan” on a new Shel Silverstein tribute album, Twistable Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein, due out June 8th on Sugar Hill Records. A sample can be listened to here.
The song was originally recorded in 1975 by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show & was also covered by Marianne Faithfull in 1979.
Tom
From the link to twistableturntable, here is what our forum member dr.winston oboogie from Scotland said about Lu’s version.
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1. dr winston oboogie says:
June 2, 2010 at 2:33 am
Marvellous version played it over and over, `nuff said.
Our wonderful LU hits the target yet again.
And yes I agree this could easily be bigger that the Marianne Faithfull version.
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With this forum’s permission here is an original live (mimed) Marianne version from Germany Jan. 17, 1980.
Both versions are a great tribute to Shel.
Have a listen.
http://www.rockpeaks.com/video/f/Faithfull-Marianne/Musikladen-1980/The-Ballad-Of-Lucy-JordanBy the way, the above rockpeaks data base has a wealth of great music to explore.
lwj@Lafayette wrote:
I love this man.
Lafayette, enough to detour North East over to Scranton, PA to see Amos # 2 one day before seeing # 1 JM in Windsor on your top 5 list.
I see a possibility for me to see him in Burlington, VT on July 10th.
I didn’t realize Amos appeared on one of my favorite shows Austin City Limits-Great stuff.From his My Space tour list he is really selling out his shows early including DavidinMaine’s home town of Portland.
Certainly exciting to see the …… connect with Lucinda.
lwj@Lafayette wrote:
Fun video indeed ! The only time JM wore his hair long.
Another long hair video of JM from a TV appearance in 1979 or 1980 which, no doubt you have seen Lafayette.
Love the song “Small Paradise”
( Is he still trying to kick the habit as per Club Cherry Bomb? )
http://www.nodepression.com/video/john-mellencamp-small-paradiselwj
Thought everyone might enjoy this from No Depression videos.
Live from Germany 1969
http://www.nodepression.com/video/janis-joplin-ball-and-chain
lwj@TOverby wrote:
In the past couple of weeks Lu has been busy -I guess we just can’t give her a break 🙂
And this past Saturday a film crew came to the house and filmed Lu for a documentary about legendary delta blues singer Honeyboy Edwards. He is 94 years old and is still touring -in fact he is playing Cozy’s Blues club in LA on 1/15 & 16. As you might imagine he has an amazing story-for example he was with Robert Johnson the night he was poisoned in 1938. Anyway, Lu talked about Honeyboy -but she also talked a lot about the blues which is a topic she loves to talk about.
In addition to Lu, the movie will also include Keith Richards, BB King and Billy Gibbons among others.
Here is a link to a clip of the movie— http://www.honeyboyfilm.comProducerRobPerkins — June 01, 2010 — “One of the few original Mississippi Delta Blues musicians still living today, David Honeyboy Edwards is a man who not only sings of hard times, he lived them. First hand accounts of sharecropping, jumping freight trains and playing juke joints by Edwards and his generation are soon to be lost, leaving such stories to history books and archival films. Originally intended to preserve this rare view of Americana, the film Honeyboy does that and much more.”
Directed by Scott Taradash and Produced by Rob Perkins, this film also features Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, Joe Perry of Aerosmith, BB King, Robert Cray and Lucinda Williams.
Have a listen to “Honeyboy and the history of the blues trailer”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGvs8pAHTH8Just found this but the YouTube has been removed by the user.
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YouTube – Lucinda Williams Interview for Honeyboy Blues Documentary
1 Jun 2010 … Lucinda Williams talks about his introduction to the Blues in this interview for … Directed by Scott Taradash and Produced by Rob Perkins, …
youtube.com/watch?v=vsV2NZEsbjM
END QUOTE:Perhaps TOverby can shed a little light on this one.( as to how the interview got on the web / off the web )
lwj
