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It's an awesome feeling when you hear an artist bring fresh life to one of your old favorite songs. Do you have any that just changed the way you felt about song forever?
Here's one of my favorites. It's the first time I ever heard the Cowboy Junkies, and it made me a fan for life. It also gave me a whole new appreciation for Lou Reed and inspired me to buy more of his music.
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I think Billy Preston's version of "Can't Get No Satisfaction" blows the original clear out of the water.
Preston (1946-2006) would go on to become somewhat well known for the hits "Will It Go 'Round In Circles" and "Nothing From Nothing." He never got the level of fame he truly deserved, though.
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Nara Leão (1942-1989) is one of my favorite Brazilian musicians. Here she is doing a rare turn on an American standard (though she's singing it in Portuguese): "Somewhere Over The Rainbow."
Not really a song I ever thought of as being subtle or introspective, until I heard this version.
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BTW, great idea for a thread, Jerry. These links are great!
Here's a little more Mitchell before I head off to bed: Terri Lyne Carrington and her band play "Ethiopia".
Jazz musicians really love Mitchell. I think Herbie Hancock did an entire CD of her songs at one time. And Ethel Ennis, a criminally underrated vocalist, did a killer version of "For Free" on her If Women Ruled The World disc, accompanied by one of my favorite horn players: Jane Ira Bloom. (Couldn't find that one on YouTube, unfortunately.)
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quote:Originally posted by cleome: I think Billy Preston's version of "Can't Get No Satisfaction" blows the original clear out of the water.
Preston (1946-2006) would go on to become somewhat well known for the hits "Will It Go 'Round In Circles" and "Nothing From Nothing." He never got the level of fame he truly deserved, though.
quote:Originally posted by Jerry: Billy Preston was amazing. Nice pick.
Wow! I was not expecting to find some other Billy Preston fans at Legion World! He never got the level of fame he truly deserved but I think a lot of other musicians would kill for the career he had and the achievements he earned during it. How many people get credited with being 'the 5th Beatle' due to all the work he did with that group?
Some incredible Billy Preston videos on Youtube...
* 11 year-old piano prodigy Billy with Nat King Cole on his show -
I can't help but be reminded of my friend Michael Johns' less successful attempt at that song on American Idol but then that also reminds me of his amazing version of Dolly Parton's 'It's All Wrong, But It's All Right' which I think blows hers out of the water (and that's coming from a big Dolly fan) -
quote:Originally posted by cleome: BTW, great idea for a thread, Jerry. These links are great!
Here's a little more Mitchell before I head off to bed: Terri Lyne Carrington and her band play "Ethiopia".
Jazz musicians really love Mitchell. I think Herbie Hancock did an entire CD of her songs at one time. And Ethel Ennis, a criminally underrated vocalist, did a killer version of "For Free" on her If Women Ruled The World disc, accompanied by one of my favorite horn players: Jane Ira Bloom. (Couldn't find that one on YouTube, unfortunately.)
Yes, the Herbie Hancock tribute is called River. It's nice and he won a grammy for it. Lots of great guests. Tina Turner does vocals on Edith. It's fun to see jazz musicians embrace Joni Mitchell. She was bitterly rejected by the jazz establishment when she made her initial efforts at writing, singing, and playing jazz.
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Club Silencio. Great scene from a great movie, rouge.
One of my favorite covers I actually posted a while back in the "Your Latest Favorite Song" thread, but I like it so much it bears repeating.
Beck has an online project where he's done covers of complete albums of artists like Skip Spence, Leonard Cohen, and the Velvet Underground, the last of which produced this fantastic cover of "I'll Be Your Mirror":
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quote:Originally posted by Exnihil: Club Silencio. Great scene from a great movie, rouge.
Not to get too far off topic, but it really is such a brilliant scene. You're told that it's a recording, you think that you "know" it is a recording, but when she collapses and her voice continues, it's still so shocking. The illusion is just so convincing, and the song so powerful.
It just reflects so beautifully on the "Reality" the characters are experiencing up til this point. One of the best scenes in cinema.
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