i was listening to "summertime" wow, haven't heard it in a while

I wish I could appreciate Joplin's voice, but I cannot. I feel like a loser admitting that, but it's the truth. Too much screaming for me.

i thought u meant the fresh prince version
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RipHer2Shreds said:

i'm not a huge fan of hers either but i do like this song.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I'm sad for you.

FunkMistress said:

I know, I know. I'm a

that's what 'ball and chain' does to me, but summertime is pretty amazing too.

FunkMistress said:

RipHer is my boy but I'll give that broha a chance,,,

Cry Baby

I remember seeing an old footage of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue singing that tune in Diane Shore's Show as a tribute to her(Janis) when she died. In fact, if there's a white version of Tian Turner,,,that would def be Jan.

BTW I laugh everytime I hear this song,,

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV ?
Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until three,
So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV ?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town ?
I’m counting on you, Lord, please don’t let me down.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town ?

Everybody!
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends,
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?

That’s it!

Janis

Anxiety said:

how about Billy Stewart's version. I love how he thrills his voice at the beginning

Nothing tops this woman's version,,,

Harlepolis said:

I read that her favourite singer was Etta James & there's a lot of
Etta James in her voice also.
/peace Manki

thesexofit said:

I read that two fast and thought for a second that our Prince covered this..and then I got it. Damn! I'm not a music snoob but to be dissapointed that someone was talking about the Joplin song instead of the Fresh Prince song....that's a laugh riot, my friend!

One thing I always loved about Janis was that though she was completely influenced by the blues greats, she didn't just bite in lame imitation--she sang from the bottom of HER own soul, that sassy Tex-ASS white gal soul. She didn't pretend to be something she wasn't. She sang with her own damn voice and didn't just steal it from somebody else.

I love Janis Joplin. She could turn me into a lesbian for a night or two. We could go to an island together to climb in the trees and pluck bananas. We could go for a swim, I would drown and she would save me.

I just love her voice. She was a pretty bed girl, that's for sure, but she was so passionate !

"You fixed yourself, you said 'well nevermind, we are ugly but we have the music' "

MarieLouise said:

I meant bad of course. Did I?

RipHer2Shreds said:

"Disturbed" screams..but it's a good scream...still it is just a scream.
Janice: that "screaming" sound is the pouring out of ones soul...but if ya not feelin that...I guess it is just screams.

Is there's such a thing as soul-deaf?

Anon

panther514 said:

I don't think I'm deaf to soul. I just don't like her voice. It's that easy.

Not a really big Janis Joplin fan myself.
Mainly because many of her most well known tunes were done better by the original artist.
These tunes are worth hearing however if you keep that in mind...

Piece of My Heart (originally done by Erma Franklin)
Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) - (originally done by Lorraine Ellison)
Cry Baby (originally done by Garnet Mimms)
Get It While You Can - (originally done by *Howard Tate)

All the above tunes were co-written by the great Jerry Ragovoy.

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* Howard Tate and Jerry Ragovoy reformed their late 60s partnership to release...



...Rediscovered in 2003.
The release features a Ragovoy/Elvis Costello colab called Either Side Of The Same Town.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

RipHer2Shreds said:[quote]

panther514 said:

No offense. It's just that I'm using my friends name (Mike B. from OH). I kinda get beside myself...ya know...talkin' smack and stuff. Apologies!

Seriously, I'm not a BIG fan of the "voice" either. But it's what's beyond the voice that I'm into.


Anon

theAudience said:

Hey Audience Guy.

I heard the Erma Franklin "Piece of My Heart". So easy. So sweet.
Now I get the Janice Pain. It was the pain of the strain to be Ms Erma.
Seriously, wherever it comes from, it's that strain/struggle that makes Janice appealing. Struggle is struggle and everyone relates to that.

Will go down the list and check out the others...thanx

Anon

P.S. sounds like the Beatles took a little piece of that songie too

AnckSuNamun said:

Yes! I really like his version. Sam Cooke's version is nice too. Don't know Joplin's, though.

panther514 said:

Whassup?

Reading my post again, i'm thinking I should have left my opinion out and just made folks, that didn't already know, aware of the original versions. But I heard them before Janis did hers so I admit to being biased.

Anyway let me know what you think of the others once you've heard them.

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

heybaby said:

You should check out the live at woodstock version of this song AMAZING!! you can find it on the Kozmic Blues re-master as bonus track!!

theAudience said:

Audience Guy,

I usually don't like male vocals this pretty but "Cry Baby" is nice. I'll just have to imagine that Garnet is a big middle age chic. It sounds better that way. (Except for the "other guy" references.)

RE: Piece of My Heart
Didn't want to imply that I like the Janice song more...I don't.
I don't like it less either. They're 2 different animals. I actually do prefer Janice today(the energy of it)...tomorrow that might not be the case.

Not a Janice die-hard or anything...I'm here 'cause the convo is cool. Also because I've got stuff to do and I'm kinda procrastinating.

The songs of Janice that I like, I really like. The ones I don't like I may never listen to again. Like that Mercedes song.

Oh Lord, won't you get someone to cover that song.

You can stone Mike B (Panther514) if I've offended anyone. He lives in Ohio. Columbus.


Anon

panther514 said:

Would that remove an s-load of falsetto Prince performances from your list then?



As a matter of fact, that tune has been covered quite a bit:
Bob Neuwirth (co-wrote it)
Dusty Wright
Concrete Blonde
Gilby Clarke
Goose Creek Symphony
Taj Mahal (my pick)


Care to 'splain?

tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

I haven't heard alot of the original songs Janis covered either , but Ive always liked her version of "Maybe" better than the Three Degree's version.

Ive always enjoyed her work , but I understand that she could be grating to those who didn't . I used to drive my mother crazy with "I Got Dem Ol Kozmic Blues Again ,Mama"

MrTation said:

Aah ha!

Check out the original '57 version by...



...The Chantels


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm