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Lyle Lovett song?

#1 Post by kbuxton » Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:20 pm

Bill played a Lyle Lovett song at the end of his set at SONH. I forgot to write down the title though.. Anyone have any idea what it was?

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#2 Post by Nate Dogg » Tue Sep 07, 2004 3:16 pm

How did it go? Some Lyle Lovett songs that get played sometimes down here.

"You've Been So Good Up To Now"
"Peel Me A Grape" with Blossom Dearie
"Church"

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#3 Post by laf » Tue Sep 07, 2004 4:22 pm

"Record Lady"?

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#4 Post by jmatthew » Tue Sep 07, 2004 4:38 pm

"I just had to go"?
I'm not an obsessive personality. I just happen to pick hobbies that seem to consume my life.

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#5 Post by BillBee » Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:26 pm

It was "Church"
I first heard it played at the Denver exchange by Deb Cotherman and it rocked the house. I've been playing it ever since.
"To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak"

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#6 Post by LindyChef » Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:20 am

Have to check that one out ... personal fave of mine that I've heard by Lyle is "She's No Lady."

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#7 Post by Nate Dogg » Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:55 am

LindyChef wrote:Have to check that one out ... personal fave of mine that I've heard by Lyle is "She's No Lady."
"Church" is on Joshua Judges Ruth, which also has

"She Makes Me Feel Good" and "You've Been So Good Up To Now"

That is a good Lyle Lovett album to have.

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#8 Post by kbuxton » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:33 am

BillBee wrote:It was "Church"
I first heard it played at the Denver exchange by Deb Cotherman and it rocked the house. I've been playing it ever since.
Just ordered the CD. Thanks :)

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#9 Post by Jerry_Jelinek » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:33 pm

I just listened to this track on the All Music Guide.

From the 1 minute sample, it strikes me much more like a gospel-rockish song. At least the performance I heard.

Not being a dancer, do people lindy or jitterbug to this? That seems like a big stretch to my uneducated swing feet.

Help me to understand the swing portion of this.

Thanks,

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#10 Post by Mr Awesomer » Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:07 pm

"Gospel-rockish?"

Sounds like something the Westies would dig.
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#11 Post by Nate Dogg » Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:13 pm

Jerry_Jelinek wrote:I just listened to this track on the All Music Guide.

From the 1 minute sample, it strikes me much more like a gospel-rockish song. At least the performance I heard.

Not being a dancer, do people lindy or jitterbug to this? That seems like a big stretch to my uneducated swing feet.

Help me to understand the swing portion of this.

Thanks,
No, it is not really a lindy song, certainly not a jitterbug song. I don't think anybody every said it was a swing song. Probably should have been posted in other music.

I have mostly heard in blues rooms or similar environments. Also, it works well for Sunday Lindy In the Park, especially earlier shifts. It has been played at ALX a few times in that context.

The song is about a preacher who talks too long while his congregation gets restless and hungry. Everybody wants to go have lunch. It has funny lyrics, very much a novelty song.

I don't know if Westies would dig it or not.

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#12 Post by Toon Town Dave » Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:11 pm

To be honest, this westie doesn't dig it (Church). At least not from the clip on AMG.

The tracks Nate mentioned are decent old-school wesite. "You've Been So Good Up To Now" is one of the songs used by a local ballroom club for teaching and is horribly overplayed around here.

Changed my mind, I listened to the live version and thought it was okay. Sounded more like a slow-ish two-step (country), but might also work for nightclub.
Certainly not Lindy or Jitterbug IMHO.

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#13 Post by djstarr » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:21 pm

A friend of mine who was at the Denver Exchange told me she had the best dance of the weekend to "Church". Since she told me that I've been meaning to dig out Joshua Judges Ruth from my non-swing collection since I really like Lyle Lovett.

Kristin - I promise not to cut you with it next Tuesday ;-)

It's blues-rock Lyle Lovett style. not quite country, not quite rock and roll.

Jerry - it doesn't swing, but we have quite the blues dance crossover now at some venues, so this song would be welcome in the proper context.

p.s. just listened to the song --- now I know why it's a money song - it's the clapping - lol

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#14 Post by Jerry_Jelinek » Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:14 am

GuruReuben wrote:"Gospel-rockish?"
I invent short musical combinations for myself.

I write them on my notes inside my CD cases. Then I know what the song style is.

This track isn't gospel, but has very much a gospel feel. It isn't rock and roll, but has a harder 'rock' like edge to it. Thus the phrase 'gospel-rockish'.

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#15 Post by Jerry_Jelinek » Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:18 am

Nate Dogg wrote:No, it is not really a lindy song, certainly not a jitterbug song. I don't think anybody every said it was a swing song. Probably should have been posted in other music...
That is probably the case. I was assuming that this was been presented as a swing track.

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