The WELL: deadsongs.vue.132: Me And My Uncle

#61: Marked from the Day That I was Born (ssol) Fri 23 Mar 07 05:20

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:20:00 PDT

Pretty good. A little histronic and rushed, as Valenti could often be. Still, it was nice to hear his rendition. Thanks! [Read entire topic]

#60: Tim Lynch (masonskids) Thu 22 Mar 07 17:27

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:27:00 PDT

Here is a mp3 of Dino Valenti's version I just found online. Just click Download

http://www.zshare.net/download/05-me-and-my-uncle-mp3.html [Read entire topic]

#59: Paul B. Israel (pauli) Thu 27 Jul 06 07:56

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:56:00 PDT

It's great to see those early performances. I love Joni. [Read entire topic]

#58: Lightning in a Box (unkljohn) Wed 26 Jul 06 19:17

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:17:00 PDT

Damn! I got lost in there. Both sides now will bring tears to your eyes. And Woodstock was pretty neat, with a brief Croz flash in the background. [Read entire topic]

#57: David Gans (tnf) Wed 26 Jul 06 14:08

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:08:00 PDT

A VERY young Joni Mitchell singing "Me and My Uncle" on Canadian TV:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of4YQBgJ3ck&mode=related&search= [Read entire topic]

#56: Robin Russell (rrussell8) Sun 7 May 06 17:27

Sun, 07 May 2006 17:27:00 PDT

"I'll dare" being an abbreviation of "I'll dare say". I have never heard anything like that but it certainly has the right sort of feel for the tune. "Winner stakes the hand" is an interesting possibility. [Read entire topic]

#55: David Dodd (ddodd) Fri 5 May 06 14:25

Fri, 05 May 2006 14:25:00 PDT

Posted on behalf of Kevin Sullivan:

Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 15:52:40 -0500 From: Kevin Sullivan <kevinsullivan@realtynetmclain.com> To: David Dodd <ddodd@well.com> Subject: Re: Me and My Uncle

David, Thanks for directing me to the MAMU thread in the Well page. I was wondering way the "annotated" page guy didn't have it in his list. Anyway, I don't think I want to pay to join the Well, but do want to offer my interpretation of two lines in the song.

In gambling there is a game I've played where the winner leaves a chip on the table, "winner stakes the (next) hand". Next, in the American folk vernacular there is an expresion often used as a preface to understatement, and would read as follows: I shot him down...shot me another... "I'll dare they won't grow old".

Each of my interpretations are based in my experiences. The poker one has had plenty of debate, and considering the history of how the song was originaly written it is possible there is no correct answer, but if Phillips didn't meant to write "I'll dare", he should have!

Kevin [Read entire topic]

#54: David Dodd (ddodd) Fri 14 Jan 05 21:00

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:00:00 PST

Wonderful. Thanks! [Read entire topic]

#53: Melinda Belleville (mellobelle) Thu 13 Jan 05 12:03

Thu, 13 Jan 2005 12:03:00 PST

Wow! That's certainly a different sound for that song! [Read entire topic]

#52: Julie Ellen Anzaldo (jewel) Wed 12 Jan 05 19:10

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 19:10:00 PST

Thank you so much for that link! [Read entire topic]