I knew what he looked like, vaguely. But I have never seen him perform. As soon as I saw him I thought "is that Bill Laswell?" Scanned the comments to confirm...
I knew it! If the movies are six degrees of Kevin Bacon, then music is six degrees of Bill Laswell! Try it-you’ll be surprised! However, the most recorded voice in history is the Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar, with over 40,000 songs in over 1,000 movies! Peace.
Laurie Anderson's uber-creative bent and biting wit wouldn't find a home on many shows... thanks for Letterman. But do check out the full length version on her site and many others. The lyrics are more incisive than even what she did here.
@TanyavsManya She stated in her book that she performed "Walk the Dog" on his show in 1983 (I think) and after he asked what that was. She said "country-western I think". Afterwards, she was never invited back.... until this. Now of all the songs to perform "Walk the Dog" is a weird one! There is nothing close to mainstream TV about this (which is probably why she chose to perform it!).
And The Voice Said....."This Is The Hand....The Hand That Takes....This Is The Hand....The Hand That Takes....Here Come The Planes.....They're American Planes....Made In America....Smoking Or Non-Smoking?"
The Problem with Laurie and similar artists is:Lyrics saying something to all of us,but wraped in classic pop song,doesn't touch anybody anymore...if artists meant to realy SAY something,they should find a new kind of expression,otherwise is just nice..but no real power to move people to the change..Do something NEW!!!!!
