Re:cheech and chong
Recently I bought a copy of Los Cochinos by Cheech and Chong (the one with Basketball Jones). Because of this I went to the CC site on All-Music guide, and subsequently found out that the guys sing backup on Joni Michell's Court and Spark LP. What in God's name is the story behind this gig? Was Joni secretly hip and no one told me about it. Lance . . .
Re:cheech and chong
On Thu, 4 Mar 1999 08:49:17 -0600 lance davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Recently I bought a copy of Los Cochinos by Cheech and Chong (the one with Basketball Jones). God, and I thought I was the only one who'd bought this recently! I found a good vinyl copy, btw. Speaking of goofy novelty songs, BBall Jones really takes me back to when I was 11 or 12. It was all over the radio. My folks even let me buy it on a 45, though I'm sure they weren't hip to CC's alternative image. They were pretty good about not screening my music, unlike other parents, God bless 'em. That's how I got my first copy of "Mississippi Queen -- the kid down the street's mom thought she heard a cussword on it. Even then none of us kids could understand the words. I still can't. PS -- Speaking of weird liner notes -- Los Cochinas lists Klaus Voormann and I believe, George Harrison, as musicians on the record. A stoner joke? True? William Cocke Senior Writer HSC Development University of Virginia (804) 924-8432
Re:cheech and chong
Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 4-Mar-99 Re:cheech and chong by "John Kinnamon"@one.net The song they appeared on was "Twisted", which was later covered by Bette Middler. I wouldn't call what they actually did singing, but they are there, sure enough... Excited talking is more like it. I still think the funniest cameos of a Joni Mitchell record are the 5,000 celebrities on Chalk Mark In a Rainstorm, especially Billy Idol. Carl Z.
Re:cheech and chong
PS -- Speaking of weird liner notes -- Los Cochinas lists Klaus Voormann and I believe, George Harrison, as musicians on the record. A stoner joke? True? William Cocke Yep, not only them, either. When I scraped the seeds away, I found out that Nicky Hopkins and Billy Preston also play on this cut. Go figger. Lance, still smokin' . . .
Re:cheech and chong (Basketball Jones)
Oh yeah, Carole King also plays electric piano and Jim Keltner's on drums. What was this thing--an Acapulco Golden Smog? Lance . . .
