I went to see Kiki Dee yesterday at the Kashmir Klub, which seems to be
getting a lot of free publicity at the moment :-) It was a really beautiful
set, just her and her superb guitarist Carmelo Luggeri. She sounds great, an
example to any singer who's been on the scene since the 60s, been Very
Famous, and wants to continue making music; her songs are far more personal
now, she doesn't try to take her voice places it doesn't want to go, and
looks great, not trying to look any younger than she is (mid 50s).
After enchanting us all, she came back for an encore, and guess what? She
sang Big Yellow Taxi! She has quite a few Joni tunes in her repertoire, and
felt this was the one to go with. It was a great rendition, which breathed
life into the old workhorse. I will see if I can get hold of a recording,
but I'm not making any promises!
Were you there, Arthur?
Azeem in London
NP: Lucinda Williams - Joy (from a great concert recording - thanks to the
kind lister who sent it to me ;-)
