"How come you don't come PLP with me down at the meters no more?"I remember asking, " What the heck does PLP mean, mom?"She shrugged and had to ask one of her hip friends."Public leaning post, son." Which then made perfect sense to me. I like to do that, too.And then I could sing the whole song without feeling like I was in the out crowd. And Oh man, Steve Gadd brings the groove back in from th...
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"How come you don't come PLP with me down at the meters no more?"I remember asking, " What the heck does PLP mean, mom?"She shrugged and had to ask one of her hip friends."Public leaning post, son." Which then made perfect sense to me. I like to do that, too.And then I could sing the whole song without feeling like I was in the out crowd. And Oh man, Steve Gadd brings the groove back in from th...
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You can visit the MySpace page:www.myspace.com/dutchessofcoolsvilleHere's the Rolling Stones take on Rickie:http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rickieleejonesAnd here's the review of the album from Daily OM Music:May 9, 2007The Sermon on Exposition BoulevardRickie Lee Jones2007"The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard finds Rickie Lee Jones at the end of her third decade of recording, and it's a uniq...
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I have been listening to one album almost exclusively for the last week. I keep hoping a review will gel in my mind for me to post. I'm not sure it has gelled. But I am sure that I cannot sit on this review any longer.A little over a week ago, I heard something about Rickie Lee Jones putting out a new album. I did a quick search on the web and found, sure enough, that her new album had come...
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Talk to me people. Has any one given this woman a serious listen?? I don't mean 1 or 2 tunes, I mean a serious listen? Sampled her catalog? I've posted Rickie on many occasions with very little feedback and I was surprised. She does it for me!
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She was pregnant in MayNow they're on their wayDashing thru the snowTo St. John's, here we goWell, it could be a boyBut it's okay if he's girlOh, these things that grow out ofThe things that we giveWe should move to the west sideThey still believe in thingsThat give a kid half a chanceWhen he pulled off the roadStep in a waltz of ted moon-beamsSaid he fit an APB,A robbery nearbyAnd he go for hi...
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and believe me, the moniker could refer to no one but Rickie Lee JonesDo I love this woman?Damn stright! and always haveShe is a personal favoriteFrom the wik:Born in Chicago, Rickie Lee Jones grew up in a family she has described as “lower-middle-class-hillbilly-hipster” in Chicago, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Arizona, and Olympia, Washington. Her grandfather, nicknamed “Peg Leg Jones,” had com
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One of my favorite CDs by *Rickie Lee Jones* is the one of all cover tunes, ??It's Like This??. I've always loved her voice. Her own compositions? Sometimes yes, sometimes no.As Beatles covers go, this is not a re-invention but not a slavish copy either. A good Sunday morning tune.
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When this song came out, by Gerry and the Pacemakers, I was 14 and first-time rejected. So, naturally, I sat in my room and brooded for days while playing this over and over...Still like the song, and Rickie does a nice update on it. And Sue S., you can EAT ME!
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| 1 On Saturday Afternoons in 1963 |
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| 2 Easy Money |
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| 3 It Hurts |
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| 4 Falling Up |
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| 5 Chuck E.'s in Love |
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