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@kevin41788 Laura's birth name is Laura NIGRO (pronounced NYE-gro--at least in this country). She invented her stage name and insisted that it be pronounce NEER-O (i.e. like Nero), although her management, record co. and her own family warned her that it would be mispronounced by many...if not m...

@WLASteve I know what you mean.

@dllewiszz I trust that's not an attempt at a subtle dig at Tracy Nelson. The reason so many people are commenting on Dianne is because this is the only tune from this Tracy show that Dianne is spotlighted on. There are plenty of other opportunities to comment on Tracy's talent on the numerous...

CKathy R. has a good deal of power and energy, but she's still much more of a conventional rocker than Slick, who was and is a true original. Grace sounded 'cool' even when belting, that's a rare ability. Cathy does this tune as well as or better than any of the Grace-Ersatz types (Darby, Dia...

I was never a big druggie nor did I grow up in an area where I got to see a lot of live music, but I still GOT the Dead. And, yeah, I prefer ANTHEM or LIVE to AMERICAN BEAUTY or WORKINGMAN'S. Why they wanted to be CSNY all of a sudden I'll never know. I DO remember being incredibly disappointe...

@ronstadtfanaz Not gonna argue with someone whose sign-on is "ronstadtfanaz" LOL. I don't think Linda's voice is 100% right for a blues based number, BUT I do think she did a credible job w/ her take on DSL. And hey, it helped Tracy buy her farm in Tennessee back in the day. Anyway, I'm not ...

@ThomasAD3 I'm amazed that something relatively (if undeservedly) obscure as the original DSL would trigger copyright checking software--when you consider how much other more well known stuff is posted on this channel... But THANK YOU for doing what you could. It's 3 minutes of sublimity.

Very nice. Tracy Nelson remains for me the definitive interpreter of Kaz's material. Her version w/ Mother Earth from BRING ME HOME.

A beautiful song. I loved Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth's version on the BRING ME HOME album.

Horrible, cruel, self-righteous, smug video. You should be ashamed of yourself. But of course, you can't see yourself as anything but divinely inspired in your judgmentalism. Watched your fast food video too. Junk food, junk religion.

She's basically hitting all the notes she's trying for. So why is Janis so much better--well, emotional honesty for one thing--and not just showing off.

It's nice to hear the guys playing like they mean it tho'.

I watched this and the one for "Jay," and all I can say is that it's heartening to know that there's a Slick fan out there who's taken loving care to illustrate her most difficult (and beautiful) material. No, folks there's more than "Rabbit" and "Somebody..." Much more.

@taariqtaariq Actually she was never legally married to Paul Kantner either--unless they qualified as "common law" in CA (tho' in most states, I don't think they would have been together long enough). She was married to Jerry Slick from the early 60s to their divorce well after she'd taken up w...

Dang. They left out the part where they go to sea in a beautiful pea green boat...

@puppiefaces It HAS been posted--altho' apparently it's a download from the original vinyl and a bit scratchy.

The CD is available from all the usual online sources AND Tracy's website.

@MiserableOldFart I find Joan Baez a little TOO pristine. But aside from the fact that they went to the same high school, I see little commonality betw. the two. Folk apples to rock oranges. But as far as folk queens go, I prefer Judy Collins to Baez. I think she was a more sensitive interpr...

This is not the most obvious Grace Slick song to cover, so you get extra credit for originality! (In the US, if someone covers Grace, you KNOW it's gonna be "White Rabbit" or "Somebody to Love.") I like your vocal quality very much, to say nothing of the power and control you exhibit. As a la...

@sansmithend "Better Lying Down"

(verse3) It's cause love never seems to quite work out/that you've always got somebody new/still the boys in the bar impressed the numbers, still make a hero of you/and sometimes you think about dyin'/but you're really scared of growing old/and the boys in the bar impressed by the numbers are all...

@bixntram Are you replying to me? If so, you completely misunderstand my comment. I'm saying she doesn't JUST do blues or gospel influenced stuff. Please read more carefully.

@lovedrug13 Thanks, but after umpteen notes correcting me on this pt. what I really need is someone to tell me how to delete the damn original (w./ the boo boo) so that I stop getting these notes.

@sdfkjllshadflhadfshl Sigh## Once again--Obama and the DOJ will not be defending the law in any legal challenge. That is NOT the same as not enforcing it. So in the alternate universe where Sarah Palin might be pres. (and she would have quit by now if she were), her DOJ would also not be p...

@hodkovice Well then I'll have to seek out Mitty, cuz it's hard to imagine anything much better than this. BTW, I believe that Tracy has always referenced an Ann Peebles take of this tune. I don't recall ever hearing anything about Mitty--maybe WALTER Mitty, but that's about it. I'll look int...

@meanwiddlekid Not at all. She speaks (or used to) with a kind of nervous energy--probably because she wants to make a pt. before Johnny (or whoever) cuts in w/ an ostensible compliment, but nonetheless suggests that he's not taking her seriously as a musician.

@WeedVulva No fair "peaking." I remember this on TV. I mean, JA on a PERRY COMO special. How subversive is THAT?

@OmeletteThePuppy As someone else noted, this preceded ELI, but I do agree w/ you that there's a kind of spiritual kinship between Grace and Laura. I think both were enigmatic figures, whose lyrics were often difficult and sometimes a bit skewed (beautifully so, I think). Lyrically, I relate ...

Hello, Raymond. I actually have a video of myself doing the song a la Kenny Rankin, which I might post if I can ever figure out how. I'll let you know if I do. I won't claim it's as good as Kenny Rankin's but it would give you an idea. I also do "I Come And Stand At Every Door." We must be t...

@VPKings Bette's version is a completely different groove. Slow, sultry and sexy. It's one of my favorite tracks of hers. Doesn't mean I don't love Bobby Freeman's original--or for that matter, the Beach Boys' spirited mid-60s remake.

@dsbtreker A key influence would be Tracy Nelson.