On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Andrew Hime wrote:
quoted 9 lines and as for an ex-arizona resident, that vocal sample from the> >> and as for an ex-arizona resident, that vocal sample from the
> >> orbs "fluffy little clouds" (ok its old i know) makes that track...
> >
> >Ah, that was apparently Ricky Lee Jones on some radio interview
> >long long ago. And yes, I still love it.
>
>
> I thought it was on Reading Rainbow, a PBS TV show?
>
You are correct sir, and it's Lavar Burton asking her "what were the
clouds like when you were young?" -- he's the black guy with the dope
shades on Star Trek TNG.
That's a very interesting track from the standpoint that there's basically
NO keyboards or actual instruments on it -- the famous guitar figure
is from a Steve Reich piece "Electric Counterpoint" -- Reich sued the
Orb and won over that one. And the harmonica is bit from somewhere --
I forget where but I've heard it on other records.
I don't know how Rickie Lee felt about the track, but I imagine she is a
good enough sport to enjoy it for what it is -- they actually credit her
in the liner notes for OrbLive.
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