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Very last-minute. Belatedly offering some more poignant songs from ballsy ladies, if I may.
For bluesonafriday. Lizzie Miles was a pre-war Dixieland black blueswoman from Louisiana (born on Bourbon Street) who worked with King Oliver, Kid Ory, A.J. Piron and Fats Waller. She happened to be half-sisters with Edna Hicks. I believe she was the first to record this number. (Songwriting credits: Lizzie Miles / Babe Thomas / Spencer Williams) http://www.redhotjazz.com/lizziemiles.html
She Walked Right Up and Took My Man Away : by Lizzie Miles : 1922
For SNL and SUTC, and because Emily Haines (or was it Metric?) included the original in a MOG playlist recently. A delightful outro starts at the 3:20 mark.
Candy Says (Live) : by Beth Gibbons with Rustin' Man : 2003
For SNL. Panic Ensemble are a folk + klezmer + cabaret ensemble of eight, including three female vocals, from Tel Aviv.
This Woman (Live) : by Panic Ensemble : 2006
Art by Sam Kieth
Locating MOG account...
Comments (11)
(and thank you. yes, you.)
This is the first thing i see on this cold late fall Sunday morning & I must say I'm delighted. What excellent choices Ilay. The Lizzie Miles track is especially tastey, & that oh so ethereal "Candy Says" goes to whole new places,& yes...that outro is pure troubled reverie.
.....Panic Ensemble is intriguing on first listen......I think i'd like to hear more.
SCORE!
Not too shabby for a "last minute" post :-)
Loved this, poe!
wow. this was fantastic! I showed for She Walked Right Up... but its all working together so well. really intriguing art by mr. Kieth
Isn't that interesting, I was wondering if I was the only "The Maxx" fan on the Interweb. Here's to the singing whales of The Outback...
I really enjoyed those too, and I am curious to hear more from Panic Ensemble!
Perused quite a few Image titles, but not Maxx. But, I caught a bit of the film adaptation of "Sheena..." not long ago. A primer?
agreed...that Panic Ensemble depicts a rather delightful hopelessness, kind of an opposite companion to Carly Simon's "That's the Way I Always Heard it Should Be"
But, the fine-feathered pain preceeded in "Candy Says" makes the outro shine.
And Lizzie? yours (and others) fine knowledge of antique value can't be argued with...but it can be hard to (empatically) grok.
hi, everyone. as you know i appreciate you dropping by and i appreciate all the comments. i am glad you enjoyed the music. i shall be back with more worthwhile replies before you know it. 3)
Jeff, i agree with the assessment. see Panic Ensemble mini-review below.
Paul, i shall take it.
Madeline, that is good to know, thanks.
Rob, the blues for a change! oh, i love The Maxx (comic book and) artwork. given the last-minute post with "female" theme, it came to my mind real quick.
Aiea48, that is too awesome. i myself hardly knew anyone who loved The Maxx as much as i did. i will admit, though, that i am a lapsed fan just because i stopped reading and collecting comic books altogether at some point.
Andy (and Jeff and Scott), Panic Ensemble i think sounds better on paper because the album (well, the 2006 album, the only one i've listened to) was not able to transcend the Western "indie" folk-pop sound that i was hoping it would (although the lyrics did better). but the songs are enjoyable.
Scott, you would have loved the way that both its art and characterizations pushed the box back then, and just as importantly, not in any overly seriously way but really fun, actually.