the harmonica bit is from the theme to ... um ... some Clint Eastwood
joint from the 60's ... dammit. Either "A Fistfull of Dollars" "The
Magnificent Seven" or "For a Few Dollars More" ... I think.
josh
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Kent williams wrote:
quoted 31 lines On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Andrew Hime wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Andrew Hime wrote:
>
> > >> 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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