Victor Johnson wrote:
>
> I got the impression from reading this article that Joni is not performing
> but that they had listed her as someone who had already had a tribute
> concert.
Yeah, Victor, now that I look closer you're exactly right. Darn. Well,
now I can stop wondering what song Joni would be singing. Couldn't
imagine her singing any of Lennon's tunes. She seems so grounded in
reality and I think of Lennon's music apart from the Beatles as being
much airier and full of fantasy.
Still wondering what Lou Reed will sing, which leads me to picturing him
being at Joni's tribute. That would have been interesting... how about
him singing Nathan LaFraneer? He'd make it so scary no one would go in a
cab again. Or him doing Slouching Toward Bethlehem, with guitar sounds
instead of the booms of Joni's version. Or going against what's expected
and doing a bouncy Joni tune, like In France They Kiss on Main Street,
or Solid Love. Nah, forget that. He could probably do a great version of
A Strange Boy, probably in a very chant-like way.
Debra Shea
NP: John Cale's Hallelujah in the promo for tv show Third Watch. I love
that song and am so glad lots of people are hearing it. It makes me
wonder what Joni song could be used in a similar way so more people
would hear her, and be smitten, of course...
