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srodts-palenik · 03-04-2003, 01:29 PM

<g> annie is quite right ...

i've been a musician for years and have followed gl, like most of us here, for decades.

i am extremely hesitant to play/sing a gl tune in public. i do so in the privacy of my kitchen <g>, when no one is listening. not that i'm bad, rather, there is no way in the world i can do justice to gl's work. folks who listen to gl, expect nothing less than trueness in delivery.

of all the musicians that have covered gl, only one can pull it off and that's tony rice.

there are some musicians/songs that just can't be played by any other than the original.

i know there are some on the board who do play and i'm sure play well, the gl tunes. i've not had the opportunity to hear them, at least not yet.

i had been kicking over the idea of including two gl tunes into the gig but i've had second thoughts. they are, Only Love Would Know and If It Should Please You. both numbers are very simple tunes and melodies relatively easy. there is just no way on earth i can catch the nuances that gl puts in his lyrics and that is why i'm hesitant and having second thoughts.

so to those folks that are succeeding with playing their gl tunes, what is the true response from your audience?

i'm really curious! <g>

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ambrose

[This message has been edited by ambrose (edited March 04, 2003).]

03-04-2003, 01:29 PM	#15
srodts-palenik Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: jackson,Mississippi, usa Posts: 24	<g> annie is quite right ... i've been a musician for years and have followed gl, like most of us here, for decades. i am extremely hesitant to play/sing a gl tune in public. i do so in the privacy of my kitchen <g>, when no one is listening. not that i'm bad, rather, there is no way in the world i can do justice to gl's work. folks who listen to gl, expect nothing less than trueness in delivery. of all the musicians that have covered gl, only one can pull it off and that's tony rice. there are some musicians/songs that just can't be played by any other than the original. i know there are some on the board who do play and i'm sure play well, the gl tunes. i've not had the opportunity to hear them, at least not yet. i had been kicking over the idea of including two gl tunes into the gig but i've had second thoughts. they are, Only Love Would Know and If It Should Please You. both numbers are very simple tunes and melodies relatively easy. there is just no way on earth i can catch the nuances that gl puts in his lyrics and that is why i'm hesitant and having second thoughts. so to those folks that are succeeding with playing their gl tunes, what is the true response from your audience? i'm really curious! <g> ** ambrose [This message has been edited by ambrose (edited March 04, 2003).]