> I'm excited to hear ol' Del, I love it when someone puts >a new spin on an
old favorite!
Bob, I'm surprised that there weren't more Joni covers in Hawaii. This
album of mostly Beazley songs is really good and includes musicians Michael
Paulo (Kalapana, Bobby Caldwell), Gaylord Holomalia (Kalapana) and Kimo
Cornwell (Hiroshima). Here's what Beazley says in the liner notes:
"Joni Mitchell wrote this song about the commercialization of Hawai'i, about
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Foster Gardens, and parking lots now the images of
paradise. I've put a little 'local' spin on one of my favorite songs."
(I think Joni's about due to write an update, ahem ;-)
As I was driving along over there I heard the old standard "Waimanalo Blues"
on the radio a few times and was struck for the first time at a similiar
theme. Check out some of the lyrics.
Where I will go the wind only knows
Good times around the bend
Get in my car, goin' too far
Never comin' back again
Tired and worn I woke up this mornin'
Found that I was confused
Spun right around and found I had lost
The things that I couldn't lose
CHORUS:
The beaches they sell to build their hotels
My fathers and I once knew
Birds all along sunlight at dawn
Singing Waimanalo blues
Down on the road with mountains so old
Far on the country side
Birds on the wing forget in a while
So I'm headed for the windward side
Don't it always seem to go.... Looking forward to Vol. 14!
Kakki
