myeksie@uokvax.UUCP (12/16/84)
I was listening to Joni Mitchel's "Court & Spark" last night for the first time in ages. The last song on the album is 'Twisted' - my candidate for the 'Great Lyrics' poll. I realize that putting the words to this song in print DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE. So please go find someone that has it. It is the only song NOT written by JM, but by (I believe) Ross & Grey. Since the discussion has been on covers lately, does anybody out there know who did the original? (It could have been JM but she recorded it in '73 and it was written in '65 (according to the album) so I would assume that her's is a cover). (To give you an idea of the type of song we're talking about here, the credits list Cheech & Chong for Backup Vocals) Of course, reprinted without permission. Enjoy! ..ctvax!uokvax!myeksie =========================================================================== Twisted My analyst told me, that I was right out of my head The way he described it He said I'd be better dead than alive I didn't listen to his jive I knew all along, that he was all wrong And I knew that he thought, I was crazy but I'm not. My analyst told me, that I was right out of my head He said I'd need treatment But I'm not that easily led He said I was the type, that was most inclined When out of his sight, to be out of my mind And he thought I was nuts, no more ifs or ands or buts. They say as a child I appeared a little bit wild With all my crazy ideas But I knew what was happening I knew I was a genius What's so strange when you know That you're a wizard at three I knew that this was meant to be. Now I heard little children were supposed to sleep tight That's why I got into the vodka one night My parents got frantic didn't know what to do But I saw some crazy scenes before I came to Now do you think I was crazy? I may have been only three but I was swinging. They all laugh at angry young men They all laugh at Edison and also at Einstein So why should I feel sorry if they couldn't understand The idiomatic logic that went on my head I had a brain It was insane Oh they used to laugh at me when I refused to ride On all those doubledecker buses All because there was no driver on the top. My analyst told me, that I was right out of my head But I said dear Doctor, I think that it's you instead Because I've got a thing that's unique and new To prove it I'll have, the last laugh on you Cause instead of one head, I've got two. And you know two heads are better than one.
gtaylor@lasspvax.UUCP (Greg Taylor) (12/18/84)
Unless my memory totally escapes me, the original version of the song is actually transcribed from a saxophone solo. The soloist was King Pleasure, I believe, and the transcription is from a live broadcast or performance. The lyrics were added by Ross and Grey, who I believe did the same to a number of tunes. Greg
emjej@uokvax.UUCP (12/19/84)
/***** uokvax:net.music / myeksie / 4:02 pm Dec 15, 1984 */ Since the discussion has been on covers lately, does anybody out there know who did the original ["Twisted"]? (It could have been JM but she recorded it in '73 and it was written in '65 (according to the album) so I would assume that hers is a cover). (To give you an idea of the type of song we're talking about here, the credits list Cheech & Chong for Backup Vocals) /* ------------------------------ */ I recall seeing a videotape (B&W) of someone doing "Twisted," perhaps Ross & Grey themselves. It was a male and a female, the female singing. (Cheech & Chong do their thing during the instrumental break--"Man, this chick is twisted! Crazy! Flip city!") James Jones
mengm@homxa.UUCP (P.MENG) (12/21/84)
Twisted, I have an album by Lambert(?), Hendricks and Ross with this same song on it. I'm not sure who wrote the song but its typical stuff that they did. LH&R were an inspiration to Jazz vocalists today like Manhattan Transfer. Anybody know if LH&R are still around?? Peter Meng
dan@godot.UUCP (Dan Aronson) (12/27/84)
In article <581@homxa.UUCP> mengm@homxa.UUCP (P.MENG) writes: >Twisted, > I have an album by Lambert(?), Hendricks and Ross with >this same song on it. I'm not sure who wrote the song but >its typical stuff that they did. > LH&R were an inspiration to Jazz vocalists today >like Manhattan Transfer. Anybody know if LH&R are still >around?? > > Peter Meng There was an interview with Anne Ross (who wrote "Twisted") last night (12/26) on All Things Considered. She is currently singing somewhere in New York City (for the first time in 20 years). One of the others (either Lambert or Hendricks) died sometime in the mid sixties. --Dan
guest1@smu.UUCP (01/04/85)
/* Written 4:02 pm Dec 15, 1984 by myeksie@uokvax in smu:net.music */ /* ---------- "Re: Great Lyrics --- "Twisted"" ---------- */ I was listening to Joni Mitchel's "Court & Spark" last night for the first time in ages. The last song on the album is 'Twisted' - my candidate for the 'Great Lyrics' poll. I realize that putting the words to this song in print DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE. So please go find someone that has it. It is the only song NOT written by JM, but by (I believe) Ross & Grey. Since the discussion has been on covers lately, does anybody out there know who did the original? (It could have been JM but she recorded it in '73 and it was written in '65 (according to the album) so I would assume that her's is a cover). (To give you an idea of the type of song we're talking about here, the credits list Cheech & Chong for Backup Vocals) Of course, reprinted without permission. Enjoy! ..ctvax!uokvax!myeksie =========================================================================== Twisted My analyst told me, that I was right out of my head The way he described it He said I'd be better dead than alive I didn't listen to his jive I knew all along, that he was all wrong And I knew that he thought, I was crazy but I'm not. My analyst told me, that I was right out of my head He said I'd need treatment But I'm not that easily led He said I was the type, that was most inclined When out of his sight, to be out of my mind And he thought I was nuts, no more ifs or ands or buts. They say as a child I appeared a little bit wild With all my crazy ideas But I knew what was happening I knew I was a genius What's so strange when you know That you're a wizard at three I knew that this was meant to be. Now I heard little children were supposed to sleep tight That's why I got into the vodka one night My parents got frantic didn't know what to do But I saw some crazy scenes before I came to Now do you think I was crazy? I may have been only three but I was swinging. They all laugh at angry young men They all laugh at Edison and also at Einstein So why should I feel sorry if they couldn't understand The idiomatic logic that went on my head I had a brain It was insane Oh they used to laugh at me when I refused to ride On all those doubledecker buses All because there was no driver on the top. My analyst told me, that I was right out of my head But I said dear Doctor, I think that it's you instead Because I've got a thing that's unique and new To prove it I'll have, the last laugh on you Cause instead of one head, I've got two. And you know two heads are better than one. /* End of text from smu:net.music */
mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON) (01/08/85)
> One of the others > (either Lambert or Hendricks) died sometime in the mid sixties. > > --Dan Dave Lambert died, unfortunately. Jon Hendricks is alive and well. His latest effort is a vocal group called the Hendricks (it features his daughter) Marcel Simon ..!mhuxr!mfs