Another huge thanks to my boy Bob who is the King of covers bar none (no pun..) We had a great night tonight and talked about you. Hope your ears burned! Love
Paz > In a message dated 2/17/2003 4:28:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, Murphycopy > writes: > >> Why not just take out a gun and kill poor Bob Muller . . . > > No harm, no foul...believe me, by now I'm used to the GIANT wave of JMDL > apathy that cloaks my project like a Dorothy Lamour sarong. No problem, to > each their own & I love my peculiar hobby...matter of fact I'm on pins & > needles waiting for Feb 25 when New Yorker Melissa Errico releases her new CD > with a Night Ride Home cover! > > And speaking of which, I had previously mentioned the Claire Martin cover of > Blue Motel Room, which I have since received and listened to, several times. > Very interesting version...firstly, it's a duet with Ian Shaw (who's also > given us covers of This Flight Tonight, Furry Sings The Blues and Goodbye Pork > Pie Hat), and it's all acapella with a Take 6-style backing chorus. As the > track runs under 2 minutes, they only do a handful of the lyrics...they leave > out the verse with the pachyderms and also the one where Joni name-checks > herself. > > As for Pazfest? It's f*cking fantastic...the incredible Pink Floyd meets Led > Zeppelin take on Hejira with Brian Stoltz throwing in solo after solo is one > of the most mind-blowing things I heard all year. > > And Paz is working on getting the rest of that unforgettable night to us as > well, so that's cool. > > Bob > > NP: Billy Joel, "The Great Wall of China"
