I love it when Steve does Bob Dylan covers myself. "Love Minus Zero -- No Limit" on Poetic Justice, and "Absolutely Sweet Marie" two years ago at the Indigo O2 and The Stables are two excellent examples.

Cheri

Hey cheri... how are you?
True ..... yes. I remember those.

Im just listening to some Cohen the last few days. Family moaning at my music choices!!!
Im not quite sure why it has appeared uppermost on the ipod now. I used to listen to him all the time 78-79..when I defected... gosh what a thing to admit to and on here of all places.
Trust all went well on the skiis and not too many bruises.
Catch you soon. Jo

I'd think a cover versions album at this stage in his career would do no harm at all....
I would say that all the covers Steve has done over the years have been very respectful of the originals but also they added a little as well.
Here Comes The Sun,I wish It Would Rain,What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted?,Love minus Zero,Crazy Love,True Love Will Find You In The End..were all great.
And the addition of a live track here and there over the years has been great...
Not Alone Anymore,My Girl,Absolutely Sweet Marie,Mr Tambourine Man,The Way You Do The Things You do,Heatbeat,Peggy Sue Got Married,All I have to do is dream,Let it be Me,Always On My mind,Dont,You Wont See Me,ETC...especially loved Father and Son...

I'd love Steve and the boys to do a cover of Edmund Cottam's There's No One Quite like You

Hi Joanna,

I'd offer up Clifford T. Ward's 'Home Thoughts From Abroad'.... though the first two lines might be a problem.

Gedken wrote
I'd offer up Clifford T. Ward's 'Home Thoughts From Abroad'.... though the first two lines might be a problem.

Hi GK... Thank you.. . Im not a huge fan of CTW but I did give him a listen..... interesting though.
I think all lyrics of LC could be a little problem!... and shall we say "open to interpretation also ...poetic licsence and the like"... not always as they speak as with any artist.
That too could be said for any lyric could nt it?
Sometimes I think The Artist " plays with our minds". Its what they do .. it is their trade.

Suns up.......car wash time.
Cheers jo

joanna wrote:Well, actually, regarding the skiing, I had a bad fall the day before I was due to fly home. I was skiing down a trail that I had never skied before and it was over my comfort level. It started out really steep, which terrified me, then leveled out some. I was skiing side to side to try to slow myself down. BUT THEN, the ground started dropping. I was going too fast and I couldn't stop or slow down. I started going even faster and was heading straight for a chair lift. I was just trying to stay upright when I landed face down in the snow. I scraped and bruised my forehead, hurt my rib and broke a finger!!! I was asked if I wanted to see a medic but I wasn't aware of how badly I had hurt myself; thought that maybe I just sprained a finger. I skiied twice more, then, shaken and wobbly, started to lose my technique and began to fall down. I made it down a steep hill and said, "I'm done!" Went to return my rental skis and boots, etc., removed my gloves and saw my bent finger. I went to the clinic, they x-rayed my finger and determined that I broke it. Funnily enough, my head and rib hurt more than the broken finger. Now I'm wearing a splint for TWO MONTHS! I have to keep my finger totally straight because I broke a tendon and if it bends at all, the tendon will break again and the clock will be set back to zero; i.e., another two month stint with the splint. I am typing right now with the splint on. It's a pain in the neck. I don't think I will be skiing again until I have health insurance!

A Steve Harley cover album would be a great idea. I just bought another copy of "The Quality of Mercy" to give to a musician in Montana who plays all over the Northwest United States. I have told him about Steve and he said that he would be willing to try to learn some of the songs from the album and play them!!! But most of all, we need Steve himself playing here with his full rock band. It would knock the socks off people here.

Joanna, I hope to talk with you soon. Hope you are doing well.

Love, Cheri