In a message dated 3/20/01 1:13:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> Yes indeedy, Ian...on the 1983 "My Top 12" BBC radio show, she played
> Edith's "LesTrois Cloches" and spoke of the strong influence Piaf had on
> her singing.
>
> In many other interviews Joni mentions her connection to Piaf. That's what
> made me think of the "Edith" connection...
>
Very interesting Bob. Are there any recordings of these interviews. I'd be
interested in hearing them. In my research on Piaf, I learned she often
dressed in black.
She rose every day at dusk and sang, rehearsed, performed, ate and drank
until dawn, then slept all day and began to create and unravel again as the
sun went down. Nearly every song Piaf sang was a moment of her life from the
streets of Paris. She would tell her composer and musician lovers a story, or
describe a feeling or show them a gesture. And they would put music and words
to her pain and passion, giving her back her own musical autobiography.
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