I'm sorry to say this, but that's the one thing I don't like about Loreena...when she cuts out parts of songs. It really spoils them for me! ...But I still love her, don't worry!
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Look out for the blood-presure, Jesse!! I can see it's starting to boil any minute.
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Originally posted by Jesse: Okay, I've heard it now! I LOVE the idea, BUT I would have preferred it to have the full lyrics (does anyone know if there is a version like that?). I've also listened to the version of Stolen Child in that interveiw; lyrically it's the same as the Alhambra version (with the third verse omitted). it's also instrumentally the same, except Loreena is playing piano instead of harp. There is also a version of Bonny Portmore that is the same.
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Okay, I've heard it now! I LOVE the idea, BUT I would have preferred it to have the full lyrics (does anyone know if there is a version like that?). I've also listened to the version of Stolen Child in that interveiw; lyrically it's the same as the Alhambra version (with the third verse omitted). it's also instrumentally the same, except Loreena is playing piano instead of harp. There is also a version of Bonny Portmore that is the same.
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Sia, I agree with you. The original version is lovely because I can travel across that lands. Every Loreena's song is a journey, a wonderful journey. Thank you for the link. I will try nex days. Bye, Mary
Originally posted by Mary: I have already listened this version but I don't remember where... Maybe in the interview corner... It's a beautiful version because Loreena experiences a new way for her music, but I prefer the original version with original instruments. Carevanserai and The gates of Istambul are my fauvorite songs of AAM. Bye, Mary
Originally posted by Mary: I have already listened this version but I don't remember where... Maybe in the interview corner... It's a beautiful version because Loreena experiences a new way for her music, but I prefer the original version with original instruments. Carevanserai and The gates of Istambul are my fauvorite songs of AAM. Bye, Mary
Hello Mary, On www.toazted.nl, in an interview of 2007, part two, Ms McKennitt is announcing the remix of Caravanserai as a hip hop song. Both, the hip hop- and the original version are worldmusic genres. Still I prefer also the original; the arrangement, the beautiful variety of instruments, the lyric. In the hip hop song I miss the atmosphere of the sun which is rising in the eastern sky, to be one with an overwelming landscape and after a day's journey, the arrival in a romantic ancient spot of history. The hip hop version for me will do for the speakers of a shoppingcentre. Although the content is not townlife's. "It is not my cup of tea" as the English could say, but perhaps others will like it.
Kind regards, from "it is skating time in Holland".(in nature!) Sia
I have already listened this version but I don't remember where... Maybe in the interview corner... It's a beautiful version because Loreena experiences a new way for her music, but I prefer the original version with original instruments. Carevanserai and The gates of Istambul are my fauvorite songs of AAM. Bye, Mary
Finally got around to hooking speakers up to my laptop so I could hear this. I loved it, I'd buy it, kind of reminded me of the CD, OR MABINOGI, Legends of the Celts, by Ceredwen, it's beautiful.
Mona
Posts: 137 | Location: Minnesota | Registered: August 12, 2007
Lol, when I first heard her version of Greensleves, I really couldn't understand why she was singing in that way, you know...but I liked it. When I read in the booklet for The Visit, I laughed...: "I always wondered how Tom Waits would sing Greensleves..."
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Originally posted by Bombadil: Opening Doors for Others Okay so some may not like the remix but think if you had never heard of Loreena McKennitt and you heard this remix because you like that kind of beat and chorus. Could that not lead some to explore and hear the rest of her music. Surely music is meant for exploring the different ways it can be played. The greatness of a song is the many ways in which a piece can be arranged. How many genre's has The Beatles Yesterday been arranged (Classical, Jazz,Easy Listening to name a few.)If you heard someone singing or humming the tune as a result of the remix wouldn't that be good to hear. Loreena McKennitt's music will last for generatons and no doubt in hundreds of years time become traditional folk songs as was Greensleeves. Hmm I wonder what Henry VIII would have thought of Loreena McKennitt's remix of his song.
Posts: 158 | Location: Föllinge, Sweden | Registered: August 19, 2007
I belatedly listened to the remix version and I have to say that I don't like it at all. I love Loreena because of her interest in conveying various cultural sounds in her music. Her music has never been average or "commercial". I was just in Turkey and Greece over this summer and can fully appreciate the sounds and musical instruments that she uses in The Ancient Muse. She experiences cultures, and then interprets, and conveys it in her music. Quite successfully I might add! So I hope that this remix was just and experiment, and I hope she stays an artisan and is true to her own soul's journey!
Posts: 7 | Location: Massachusetts | Registered: February 01, 2007
Thanks so much for sharing this! Wow, it's terrific to hear that interview as well.
Caravanserai is one of my favorites from An Ancient Muse. I don't mind this version....sure, it's a little different from Loreena's typical....but then again, it helps to bring a more diverse audience to her music.
There's an interview she did in the spring in Amsterdam (I think) where she mentioned some guys in LA were going to do the Caravanserai remix. It's just experimenting. I do think it's the best Bonny Portmore I've heard her do. She sings it with real emotion and nails every note and inflection.
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Posts: 235 | Location: Monterey CA | Registered: May 22, 2007
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