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    SNL! SNL! SNL!!!

    in Just A Fan

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    has Wilco not been on SNL in the past?

     

    i seem to remember Wynona Ryder wearing a Wilco t-shirt once when introducing a band.

     

    No, when Winona hosted the show back in 2002 the musical guest was Moby. However, she was wearing a Wilco shirt when she introduced him (later in the show she had on a Tom Waits shirt. She has awesome taste in music!! :yes ).But yeah, she did introduce Wilco two times though, once on Conan and the other on Leno!

    Scarlett Johansson "Anywhere I Lay My Head"

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    as an immense and devoted tom waits fan i surprised myself by being mildly indifferent towards this release, but covering Fawn?? really?? does scarlett play violin? one of the most beautiful recordings of all time, and i'm a little worried to think what scarlett will do to it. she's really beautiful and a good actress, but Fawn? reallyyy???

     

    You know, I thought the same thing...I don't get it! :dontgetit

     

    I'm not too thrilled with the thought of this album-that is until I heard that David Bowie is involved! :D

    Scarlett Johansson "Anywhere I Lay My Head"

    in Someone Else's Song

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    Bowie sings on two tracks!!! :omg

     

    Johansson Unveils Waits Covers Album In NYC

    Scarlett Johansson

     

    February 12, 2008, 6:30 PM ET

     

    Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

    Scarlett Johansson unveiled her debut album, "Anywhere I Lay My Head," for journalists today (Feb. 12) at New York's Joe's Pub. As previously reported, the album includes 10 Tom Waits covers and one original ("Song for Jo"), and will be released May 20 via Atco/Rhino.

     

    "Anywhere" was produced by TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek, who told the crowd he was going for a "cough medicine/Tinker Bell" vibe, sound-wise. David Bowie, whom Johansson met a party just prior to beginning work on the album, lends his distinctive vocals to the tracks "Falling Down" and "Fannin' Street," while Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner and members of the band Celebration contribute throughout.

     

    Johansson said she initially considered making an album of standards, but that the project slowly morphed into a Waits-dominated affair. "His melodies are so beautiful and his voice is so distinct," she said.

     

    The result, according to Johansson, has met with the notoriously persnickety Waits' approval. "I sent him some of the early, early recordings, and he said, 'Go ahead,'" she said. "I've heard he's very pleased."

     

    While the majority of the album lives up to Sitek's prior description, there are some up-tempo departures, particularly on "I Don't Want To Grow Up," which boasts drum machine beats straight out of a New Order song.

     

     

    There are no plans for Johansson to perform live in support of the project, but she says she'd be intrigued by "getting everybody together," perhaps at a festival, at some point in the future. "It would be a missed opportunity not to."

     

     

     

    Here is the track list for "Anywhere I Lay My Head":

     

    "Fawn"

    "Town With No Cheer"

    "Falling Down"

    "Anywhere I Lay My Head"

    "Fannin' Street"

    "Song for Jo"

    "Green Grass"

    "I Wish I Was in New Orleans"

    "I Don't Want To Grow Up"

    "No One Knows I'm Gone"

    "Who Are You?"

    Favorite Elvis Costello line?

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    In a certain light he looked like Elvis

    In a certain way he feels like Jesus

    Everyone dreams of him just as they can

    But he's only the humble Delivery Man

     

    Oh, yes! I forgot about that one. I love that song and that album! It's one of my favorites! :yes

     

    Also, here is a new song that was co-written by T Bone Burnett. I was lucky enough to hear Elvis premiere it at the Bob Dylan show this past September.

     

     

    From Sulfur to Sugar Cane:

     

    It's not very far from sulfur to sugar cane

    Everywhere I travel pretty girls call my name

    I give them a squeeze and they shoot me a wink

    I buy their hard-headed husbands a long cool drink

    You better come up smelling sweet 'cos you're a long time stinking

    It's a little too late to complain

    It's not very far from sulfur to sugar cane

     

     

    Now if you catch my eye and it seems to run down your leg

    It's like striking a match pretty hard upon a powder keg

    They tell you from the borders to the waters of the gulf

    If you take all the sugar you will end up in the sulfur

    And you're burning

    Hello baby I'm pleased to meet ya

    I wouldn't do you wrong, honey

    I wouldn't cheat ya, honey

    When can I see you again?

    Wrap you up in cellophane

    It's not very far from sulfur to sugar cane

    It's not very far from sulfur to sugar cane

     

     

    Then your eyes fill up with brine

    When you're drowning in wine

    It's like the last days of Rome

    With the despots and divine

    And there's no place like home for a little doll from China

    It's a little too late to complain

    It's not very far from sulfur to sugar cane

     

    You can go west to Texas

    Go east to Mississippi

    You can run out of money

    You can run out of pity

    Throw open your purse until you're crying for mercy

    Go to Alabama

    Escape Louisiana

    I'm digging like a miner North and South Carolina

    And then if you continue you will end up in Virginia

    Grammy Nominations

    in Just A Fan

    Posted

    From WilcoWorld:

     

    Wilco's Sky Blue Sky has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Rock Album. This marks the fourth time Wilco has received a Grammy nomination and also the fourth different category. "A Ghost is Born" (2004) won Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Rock Album and Best Recording Package. "Mermaid Avenue" (1998) was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Recording.
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