Can’t keep away from the boy
The two sides of my brain need to have a meeting
Can’t think of anything to do
My left brain knows all of love is fleeting
When you’re someone who hardly ever listens to the radio—and then when you do, it’s NPR—you miss a lot of music. But NPR can still tip you off. It’s where I first learned about Joss Stone.
I think it was a CD review (The Soul Sessions, 2003). Her cover of “Some Kind of Wonderful” left me breathless. I had to hear more.
She was sixteen, white, and British. She didn’t sound like any of those things. Especially the first.
There are some classic tracks on the disc, but then there’s “Fell in Love with a Boy.” Dude.
But here’s the other thing about missing too much pop culture. I looked at the liners to see who wrote the song; the credit was Jack White. The only Jack White I could think of (besides my mother’s cousin) was White Stripes Jack White, and that didn’t seem likely—not that I really know his music. But sure enough, this is a cover of his apparently well-known “Fell in Love with a Girl.” Turns out I love it, and it couldn’t be more different from Stone’s.
Is it possible I could come to Jack White through Joss Stone?
The path of the musical journey twists and turns mysteriously.
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Wow this post is about covers and new musical loves, just as my Saturday post was, and no we didn't plan it. There must be an under current of synchronicity that we are not fully aware of.
Anyhow, I think Joss Stone's voice is so organically wonderful. I only have one song of hers but need to get more. Now it is off to hear The White Stripes do this song. That should be fun.
Back again to say,
I've heard that White Stripes original before and Joss did it so different I didn't even recognize it.
The White Stipes video is cool. Imagine the hours spent moving those Legos around to film that short little song. WOW!
Fun post... weird how music works eh?
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