The WELL: deadsongs.vue.190: Stella Blue

#26: Christian Crumlish (xian) Thu 22 Dec 05 12:18

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 12:18:00 PST

cool, didn't know Ween did it:

http://www.ween.net/stella%20blue.mp3 [Read entire topic]

#25: John M Spears (zoider) Thu 22 Dec 05 10:43

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:43:00 PST

And, BTW, I want to give credit to my friend and drummer, Andy Wood, who was the first person I ever heard suggest Willie should cover "Stella", at least 20 years ago. [Read entire topic]

#24: John M Spears (zoider) Thu 22 Dec 05 10:36

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:36:00 PST

I recall a particular Stella Blue from a hampton show in the eighties with that sublime moment someone mentioned above standing out in my memory. I think it was the night Bob did "Roadrunner" as either the opener or his first song. I think Brent did a killer "Tons of Steel" that night. [Read entire topic]

#23: from JIM FRONK (tnf) Mon 31 Oct 05 14:01

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:01:00 PST

Jim Fronk writes:

I was looking at the Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics for this song and noticed I found 2 new references for the Blue Light Cheap Hotel. The word blue was used in the 70's for X-rated movies, blue movies, this may also explain the blue light in Operator as well. I believe in Easyriders Jack Nicholson hands a business card for a whorehouse to Peter Fonda containing the word blue or maybe blue light for the name of the whorehouse. Does anyone remeber the name of the place??? Also, don't laugh, I remember in the 70's using K-Mart Blue Light Special to refer to anything cheap or poorly made. This may be closer to the Stella Blue cheap hotel usage. Totally unrelated Frank Zappa refers to a Blue Light several times in the song Atlantis, especially the ending, but thats a whole other story in itself. [Read entire topic]

#22: David Gans (tnf) Tue 24 Feb 04 11:33

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:33:00 PST

Gotta love that! [Read entire topic]

#21: Robin Russell (rrussell8) Tue 24 Feb 04 11:26

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:26:00 PST

Absolutely. I believe he used the wobble board on it.

Happy Trails [Read entire topic]

#20: David Gans (tnf) Tue 24 Feb 04 09:46

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:46:00 PST

Wait. ROlf Harris covered "Stairway to Heaven"? [Read entire topic]

#19: Robin Russell (rrussell8) Tue 24 Feb 04 08:14

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:14:00 PST

Australian comic, Andrew Denton, used Stairway to Heaven as the theme for his TV series, The Money or the Gun. This was the inspiration for the Stairways to Heaven album. If anything on TV could be called underground, Andrew was underground. The 22 cover versions of the song were by:

Kate Cebrano and the Ministry of Fun; John Paul Young; Pardon Me Boys; Nick Barker; Rolf Harris; Australian Doors Show; Sandra Hahn; Helen Jones; Robyne Dunn; Neil Pepper; Rock Lobster; Toys Went Berserk; Jodie Gillies; Beatnix; Fargone Beauties; Etcetera Theatre Company; Judi Connelli; Barry Crocker; Vegemite Reggae; Whipper Snappers; Sydney Philharmonica; Leonard Teale

Frank Z, Dolly P and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir failed to make the cut because they didn't hail from Oz.

I hope no one does this to Stella Blue, it doesn't deserve it.

Happy Trails [Read entire topic]

#18: Brian Penney (bpenney) Sun 8 Feb 04 01:23

Sun, 08 Feb 2004 01:23:00 PST

the last richfield stella is the best for me. i've always heard this song as a desperate cry for help from the muse. [Read entire topic]

#17: Adam Perry (adamice9) Mon 1 Dec 03 16:26

Mon, 01 Dec 2003 16:26:00 PST

I wonder why Zappa's version of "Stairway to Heaven" wasnt on there. [Read entire topic]