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| From | "josh chasin" <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Wisdom of Avril vs the wisdom of Jill Sobule |
| Date | Tue, 2 Nov 2004 13:31:08 -0500 |
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OK, fair enough. Personally I really like it, and hearing Chicago in it is
a big part of the reason why. Also I wanted to get the chance to say that I
performed it 3 times with her. There, see? I even said it again.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael vg" <govango@yahoo.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: The Wisdom of Avril vs the wisdom of Jill Sobule
> I also understood that as well, and I have listened to it
> a few times. No change really. I just don't like it.
> That's all. I can't stop hearing Chicago while the song
> is playing.
>
> michael vg
>
> --- josh chasin <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm saying I think if you listen to the song a few times I think you'll
find
> > it less offensive and more joyous.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael vg" <govango@yahoo.com>
> > To: <audities@smoe.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 10:31 AM
> > Subject: Re: The Wisdom of Avril vs the wisdom of Jill Sobule
> >
> >
> > > I know who Jill Sobule is. I have a couple of her CDs.
> > > As I stated just my thoughts. They don't have to be yours.
> > >
> > > michael vg
> > >
> > > --- josh chasin <jchasin@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've heard Jill do this song live, and even performed it with her
> > onstage 3
> > > > times, imitating the Chicago trumpet by pursing my lips to replicate
the
> > > > effects created in studio by the loop (I have an mp3 to prove it).
If
> > you
> > > > want to criticize someone for ripping off with loops, this is the
wrong
> > > > artist. She is a songwriting machine. This was a deliberate and
knowing
> > > > (and effective) homage, the use of the Chicago song evoking the era
the
> > > > lyrics to her song are about. She said Lamm was extremely nice
about
> > the
> > > > whole thing, and advised that she could simply recreate the loop so
that
> > it
> > > > would be cheaper.
> > > >
> > > > Listen to the song a few times, and get past your original offense,
and
> > > > remember that this is a prolific and talented and essentially
> > independent
> > > > singer/songwriter who makes her living (barely) writing and
performing.
> > > > This is not Janet Jackson. I think it is one of the songs of the
year.
> > > >
> > > > By the way, the song is about taking mushrooms and tripping in the
park
> > in
> > > > the 70s at the battle of the bands. What's not to like?
> > > >
> >
>
>
>
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