... it ... I already have my napkin. :o) Meanwhile, should take my bib as well: have to wait at least one week more. My order on amazon.fr was cancelled...
hugues
o.hugues@...
Oct 1, 2003 7:11 am
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... Yes, I got to hold her laptop for her in concert while she used it as a teleprompter for singing that song. I suspect that she actually knows the words but...
... Yes I heard extracts on amazon.com or their site - the song you mentioned sounded nice enough - all the others sounded nice as well. It's hard to judge...
hugues
o.hugues@...
Oct 1, 2003 7:14 pm
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... I was thinking the same thing. I just can't place it though....
Hi, This is a small song in relation to Ron's whole body of work, but I'm bringing it up because I was listening to it today and wondering, not for the first...
Good topic Kris! I love that song. Kind of a going-to-hell-in-a-handbasket song, eh? I think it is intentional the way the tone of the music and the content...
HI Kris Well, the song "From A Few Streets Over" was inspired by the book "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (One of my favorite books) I was trying to write a ...
eldonron@...
Oct 7, 2003 2:21 pm
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Ahh, that makes sense, thanks Ron. I relate. I have a weirdly illustrated poem of an ice cream vendor from when I lived in Vancouver. In the drawing the street...
Phew, I'm not the only one! Ron said ' I'd sort of under my breath tell him to "go to hell" ', I used to dream of slashing tyres! I never did, of course,...
Hi Mitzi, ... week ... of course, and I guess we have the same trouble with them! But in my house children never made the law - one "no" was enough, to insist ...
hugues
o.hugues@...
Oct 8, 2003 2:48 pm
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Hi Hugues, ... I heard one song from it on the radio and it sounded crazy operatic... is the whole album like that? My favorite Rufus songs are a little more...
... Hi Kris, there are just two or three songs like the ones you like on the new album, which is mostly kind of operatic, and sort of glam as well. It does...
hugues
o.hugues@...
Oct 8, 2003 7:13 pm
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... does over all ... album "Poses". The ... Hi; I can only agree with you how wonderful this album is Hugues. To my ears, overall it's maybe a bit more...
Hello, ... I love that Harry Nilsson song on Rarities, "Good Old Desk". I'm going to try to check out his music - I've never heard him. thanks, kris...
OH! He's the "you put the lime in the coconut, you mix it all up" guy! I do so know him. Cool :o) I've always loved that song. Must check out more. "Doc -...
Hello all, It's been sooo long since I have posted anything to this wonderful list. I was prompted to post after I noticed the words "Rufus Wainwright" in the...
maria.politis@...
Oct 9, 2003 11:51 am
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Got it this morning! :o) Chewing the bubblegums offered with the CD, here's the stuff: 1) songs he wrote for others: "On A Whim" (Eddi Reader), "Someway,...
hugues
o.hugues@...
Oct 9, 2003 1:42 pm
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... You could start anywhere, but I'd most recommend the 1968 album Aerial Ballet to begin with. It has Good Old Desk, and other incredible songs such as I...
For anyone who hasn't discovered the amazing interviews and reviews in Pure Music, check it out this month for Frank Goodman's interview with Rufus Wainwright....
Hi, I have a spare ticket in the front row for Elvis Costello at the Festival Hall tomorrow (Saturday) if anyone would like it. Peter Gale [Non-text portions...
... I have recently discovered the original version of "Everybody's Talking" by Fred Neil from his album of the same title - great album. The wonderful ...
hugues
o.hugues@...
Oct 10, 2003 6:11 pm
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Hi Hugues, I can highly recommend the fantastic double cd "The Many Sides of Fred Neil" incl. some brilliant live tunes by Fred. I'm sure you'll love it! Fred...
Hi Dirk, ... yes, I believe it's the best compilation we find about him. I have chosen the CD reissues of the original "Bleecker & McDougal" and "Everybody's ...
hugues
o.hugues@...
Oct 11, 2003 6:25 pm
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Tom Waites also has a song called "The Ice Cream Man" and of course..there are lots of songs about cream...I think of Toronto punk rocker Carol Pope's 80s song...
Hi , For those of you who appreciate B.Springsteen , you can find a cover of Nebraska by "Santa Cruz" ( which is my band ) here : www.santacruzband.net Feel...
Pierre-Vital GERARD
pierrevital.gerard@...
Oct 12, 2003 7:22 am
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Hi again Hugues, just a quick note to let you know that I've read your interesting message. Unfortunately I didn't make it to the Paris Rufus show because of a...
... (snip) ... Carol Pope's ... me cream my ... This post is so incongruent to this group (I think), that I have to reply! I'm late on this but Ron's "Ice...
... And who can forget the incomparable effortless brilliance of Jonathan Richman's Ice Cream Man. "uh, neat, neat, neat!" Dave Nick, York....
Davenick01@...
Oct 13, 2003 9:20 am
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Hi Pierre, Nice version. I'm curious how/why you picked Santa Cruz as the name for your band. Does it have anything to do with the great Santa Cruz band Camper...
Sheafe Smith
shsmith@...
Oct 13, 2003 3:11 pm
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and then there's Ike Turner's "Garbage Man" "I've got some lovely yellow curtains..." ... Jonathan...
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