I just saw that Joseph had written the following to Bob:
"Just reconnected to the List. My question to you: do you already have the
version of CENTERPIECE with Van Morrison, Annie Ross and Georgie Fame? I
listened to Van Morrison's HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON album with
Georgie Fame and there was CENTERPIECE with the three of them singing at
the same time. If you don't have it, tell me, so I can send this song along
with the Paganini Ensemble's version of GOODBYE PORKPIE HAT."
I'm a *diehard* Van fan, but think that including his version of
"Centerpiece," as much fun as it is - or any of a great number of other
versions of these two songs - would be taking the "Covers" concept one step
too far. Joni based her own covers on Lambert, Hendricks and Ross' version
of "Centerpiece," and Charles Mingus' 1959 version of "Goodbye Pork Pie
Hat." Both of those are already included in Bob's "Covers" series.
Just an opinion ... :)
"Boston Jim"
NP: "Wharf Rat," the Dead at Nassau Coliseum, 1990
