Cover songs

[hoops]

most of us have heard the rumour that Janis ia planing on doing a cover album in the future...forgive me if we've already done this thread... i was wondering what song/songs you would like Janis to cover
i can think of one right now
"Come rain or come shine"
what are your thoughts
peace
hoops

[janisian]

I'm happy to discuss ideas. And yes, John and I have been fooling around with the idea of an "Unreleased 4: REALLY unreleased!" album for some time, probably released digitally only. We've got about five sides so far.

[hoops]

Janis,
thank you, five sides already geeze you never stop do you :)
peace
hoops

[Mimi]

I'm happy to discuss ideas. And yes, John and I have been fooling around with the idea of an "Unreleased 4: REALLY unreleased!" album for some time, probably released digitally only. We've got about five sides so far.

Yes, PLEASE, Janis! Unreleased songs! I would love them!

MIMI:) :) :)

[Anna from Dublin]

I've had a little think about this and actually I've decided I don't really have an opinion on what covers Janis should do. I think she should do songs she loves and give them her own treatment - after so many years singing her own songs I'm happy to leave it up to her.......However, if she wants to give us a few bars of some songs electroncially for us to vote /comment on, I'd be happy to have my say - try stopping me ;)

And any unrelased stuff is always welcome - what about some of those songs offered to the Japanese folks? I hope we're going to get a chance to buy those some time.

[Jan de Vries]

Ideas for covers:

what I'd really like to hear Janis sing as a cover is

The Rose (Bette Midler)

and First Time (ever I saw your face) (Roberta Flack, Celine Dion and many others).


Jan.

[Dee]

There are too many songs I'd suggest for Janis to do cover versions of so I won’t.

But what the heck, she could sing the phone book and I’d buy it.

[hoops]

i hear that dee, right on
peace
hoops

[Agnes]

Cool! But more importantly, how are you feeling, Janis? :)

You really should do the songs you love, like Anna said.
But if you insist on suggestions... Songs I'd love to hear you sing are e.g.:
- This Shirt by Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Broken Wings by Dougie MacLean
- This Love Will Carry Me by Dougie MacLean

[leslie]

I think Janis could really do justice to the emotion of:

Ship in A Bottle (by Amanda McBroom)

Sometimes I feel like a ship in a bottle
Lost in a corner on somebody's shelf
Shipshape and unborn and perfect and useless
A copy of someone who could be myself
Somebody made me they put me together
With patience and loving and pieces of string
Caught on a crepe-papier ocean and never
To feel the waves wash me or hear the wind sing
And I wait for the heart of a little boy sailor
To come break the bottle and help me be free
Cause how can I know if I'm floating or sinking
If I don't take my chances on the wind and the sea

Carry me down to a river that's peaceful
Set me to sailing and wish me God speech
And I'll find my way to the blue of the ocean
The wind on the water is all that I need
And a man with the heart of a little boy sailor
To shift with the tide and come sailing with me
And then I will know if I'm floating or sinking
And I'll take my chances on the wind and the sea