Legendary: "Mythical Kings & Iguanas" by Dory Previn
May 2, 12:03pm
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We originally wanted to post "With My Daddy In The Attic," but we couldn't find a live performance of it. If you don't know Ms. Dory Previn you should wikipedia her. This song turned some heads when it came out. So much so that Tennessee Williams said: "That's so good, I think I must've written it!" Wow, we just found out that she died this February. We just got introduced to her last October. Related articles Soul-baring singer-songwriter Dory Previn dead at 86 [...]
The following appreciation article was written by a good friend of mine, Kenyon Gordon, who you might remember wrote a similar article on the death of Amy Winehouse last year . Mr. Gordon has lived a very interesting life and is full of unique opinions about music that I'm always excited to share on here. This article is about the legacy of singer/songwriter Dory Previn who passed away last month at age 86. Previn's music has had a profound influence on Mr. Gordon's life and he considers her his favorite artist of all time. [...]
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, author, playwright, and 3-time Academy Award nominee Dory Previn died on Valentine's Day at the age of 86. She battled mental illness, and that of her father, for much of her life. During the 19602s, Previn's songs were recorded by Doris Day, Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, and Dionne Warwick. In the 702s, she focused on her own recordings and developed a songwriting style that dealt with internality of mental illness through sharp-witted lyrics. She was a crooner the equal of Scott Walker, a story-teller to rival Randy Newman, and like Warren Zevon, she [...]
Tweet Dory Previn (née Shannon) passed away Tuesday February 14th, at the age of 86. According to her husband, Joby Baker, she passed at her farm in Southfield, Massachusetts of natural causes. A dignified, peaceful passing for a woman who for years led a life colored by dark memories of a grim childhood, marital infidelity, and mental illness. Born October 25, 1925 in Rahway, New Jersey, she was the eldest daughter in the Shannon family: a strict, [...]
The life history of the woman born Dorothy Veronica Langan reads like an archetypal Hollywood biopic and is well enough documented elsewhere as to need no repetition here; a fine account can be found in Paul Pelletier's booklet notes to the current twofer CD of which Mythical Kings And Iguanas is a part. Suffice to say that her father's abuse and the breakup of her marriage to André Previn were just the two most high-profile of the stream of life experiences that coloured this woman's approach to songwriting. Put these together with her poetic talent, her extensive career [...]
Oh goodness ! - a new post here? - surely not, Ha I've been driving back n forth to my Dad's a bit lately, and after growing tired of most of an Eminem cd, (and too lazy to stop & replace it) - the radio's been on… Coast since you ask. Two things strike me about the station 1: In between songs, they play a spoken message, boasting about how they don't interrupt the songs by talking. 2: They float on a whole raft of [...]
Susan Werner: Sorry About Jesus [ purchase ] Ani DiFranco: Superhero [ purchase ] Dory Previn: Left Hand Lost [ purchase ] Where does sorry end and regret begin... or vice versa? - there's a fine line between apologizing to someone else and apologizing to yourself for things you wish you'd done/said/thought differently... things which are unalterably life-changing, and [...]
What a sad life you have led, Dory Previn: a childhood living with an abusive and paranoid father, multiple messy marriages, electroshock therapy and an entire autobiography of damaging events. For those familiar with the singer-songwriter that was at her pinnacle during the '70s and '80s, we wonder what Previn would have been like if it wasn't for the punches life threw at her. Previn started her career as a lyricist to write songs for film at MGM and she proved to be pretty damn good at what she did. With the help of composer and [...]
Today I had the privilige of interviewing Charlotte Gainsbourg over the phone, for a one-page story. She did so many interviews already (almost all French interviews are collected on this excellent blog), there was hardly anything left to ask. We talked about the video for Heaven Can Wait - Charlotte said that she immediatly loved the idea for the video when she read the script, and that the director had almost cart blanche. She and Beck were on the set for one day, she saw the other scenes later. I asked if it was inspired by [...]
The first time I heard Dory Previn , my mind was blown. Who was this mystical woman? When I got her biographical details, the music all made sense. After a traumatizing childhood (her father, suffering from the results of gassing during WWI, was extremely depressed and paranoid- he held his family captive at gunpoint for several weeks), she began writing, acting, and modeling. After the release of her first album, she became acquainted with the composer Andre Previn, whom she married. They wrote music together (Theme to Valley of The Dolls , anyone?) but the marriage was rocky. Dory [...]
Well my lovelies, further investigations into, & thoughts about, shifting this blog away from the grasp of our benevolent & wise google, have led me to the conclusion that there's no simple way to just get 'everything' as-is shuffled over somewhere else. So (snipping the reasons - see comments) I think wordpress is the way to go, & at some future point you'll be automatically directed over to howmarvellous.com , which is already up n running, but awaiting my tender & lavish attention as regards colour, layout & the swanny pic. **dull tech alert** the main thing [...]
Could be a trick-title actually - but here are some songs about love & desire... tho' they aren't all schmaltzy numbers, that's for sure. ♫ I Want You By My Side - Jazz Gillum (1936) Jazz Gillum & Big Bill Broonzy buy ♫ (I Know my Baby Loves Me) In Her Own Peculiar Way - Chet Atkins Chet Atkins - The Early Years buy ♫ Hello Mabel - [...]
Could be a trick-title actually - but here are some songs about love & desire... tho' they aren't all schmaltzy numbers, that's for sure. ♫ I Want You By My Side - Jazz Gillum (1936) Jazz Gillum & Big Bill Broonzy buy ♫ (I Know my Baby Loves Me) In Her Own Peculiar Way - Chet Atkins Chet Atkins - The Early Years buy ♫ Hello Mabel - [...]
Dory Previn, An Appreciation by Kenyon Gordon
Mar 13, 10:51am
Oh So Fresh! Music
Oh So Fresh! Music
The following appreciation article was written by a good friend of mine, Kenyon Gordon, who you might remember wrote a similar article on the death of Amy Winehouse last year . Mr. Gordon has lived a very interesting life and is full of unique opinions about music that I'm always excited to share on here. This article is about the legacy of singer/songwriter Dory Previn who passed away last month at age 86. Previn's music has had a profound influence on Mr. Gordon's life and he considers her his favorite artist of all time. [...]
SO LONG, DORY PREVIN
Mar 1, 3:25pm
Nine Bullets
Nine Bullets
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, author, playwright, and 3-time Academy Award nominee Dory Previn died on Valentine's Day at the age of 86. She battled mental illness, and that of her father, for much of her life. During the 19602s, Previn's songs were recorded by Doris Day, Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, and Dionne Warwick. In the 702s, she focused on her own recordings and developed a songwriting style that dealt with internality of mental illness through sharp-witted lyrics. She was a crooner the equal of Scott Walker, a story-teller to rival Randy Newman, and like Warren Zevon, she [...]
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Did Jesus Have a Baby Sister? Link Text: Dory Previn - Did Jesus Have A Baby sister File Name: getMp3.php?v=1&f=Previn_-_Did_ Jesus_Have_a_Baby_Sister.mp3 Genre: Rock Year: 1974
Artist: Dory Previn Title: How'm I Gonna Keep Myself Together Link Text: Dory Previn - How’m I Gonna Keep Myself Together? File Name: getMp3.php?v=1&f=Previn_-_Howm _I_Gonna_Keep_Myself_Together. mp3 Genre: Rock Year: 1976
[Listen] – In Memory – Dory Previn
Mar 1, 2:00pm
Listen Before You Buy
Listen Before You BuyLemon Haired Ladies: Dory Previn
Feb 16, 12:00pm
Keep the Coffee Coming
Keep the Coffee ComingDory Previn, the lyricist for three Oscar-nominated songs who as a composer and performer mined her difficult childhood, bouts of mental illness and a very public divorce to create a potent and influential personal songbook, died on Tuesday at her home in Southfield, Mass. She was 86. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02 /15/arts/music/dory-previn-son gwriter-is-dead-at-86.html
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Lemon Haired Ladies Link Text: Stream File Name: 07-lemon-haired-ladies.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Genre: Alternative & Punk Year: 1971
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Yada Yada La Scala Link Text: Stream File Name: 02-yada-yada-la-scala.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Genre: Alternative & Punk Year: 1971
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Mythical Kings And Iguanas Link Text: Stream File Name: 01-mythical-kings-and-iguanas- p.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Genre: Alternative & Punk Year: 1971
R.I.P. Dory Previn, Oscar-Nominated Songwriter
Feb 15, 8:13pm
Obscure Sound
Obscure SoundSinger and songwriter Dory Previn died Tuesday at her Massachusetts home. She was 86. Previn was perhaps best known for her theme song on the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls. She made a career as an actress and dancer before she met and married musician André Previn in 1959. The couple received an Oscar
Link Text: Second Chance File Name: 2thu.mp3
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Dory Previn “Mythical Kings and Iguanas”
Jan 24, 9:44am
The Rising Storm
The Rising Storm
The life history of the woman born Dorothy Veronica Langan reads like an archetypal Hollywood biopic and is well enough documented elsewhere as to need no repetition here; a fine account can be found in Paul Pelletier's booklet notes to the current twofer CD of which Mythical Kings And Iguanas is a part. Suffice to say that her father's abuse and the breakup of her marriage to André Previn were just the two most high-profile of the stream of life experiences that coloured this woman's approach to songwriting. Put these together with her poetic talent, her extensive career [...]
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign Link Text: Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign File Name: 06-Mary-C.-Brown-and-the-Holly wood-S.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Genre: Folk Year: 1998
Artist: Dory Previn Title: The Game Link Text: The Game File Name: 09-The-Game.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Genre: Folk Year: 1998
Artist: Dory Previn Title: The Veterans Big Parade Link Text: Stream File Name: dory-previn-06-the-veterans-bi g-parade.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Genre: Rock Year: 1998
Oh! England
Aug 22, 2010, 11:51am
How Marvellous...
How Marvellous...
Oh goodness ! - a new post here? - surely not, Ha I've been driving back n forth to my Dad's a bit lately, and after growing tired of most of an Eminem cd, (and too lazy to stop & replace it) - the radio's been on… Coast since you ask. Two things strike me about the station 1: In between songs, they play a spoken message, boasting about how they don't interrupt the songs by talking. 2: They float on a whole raft of [...]
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Lonely Girl in London Link Text: Lonely Girl in London - Dory Previn File Name: DoryPrevin-LonelyGirl.mp3 Bitrate: 146 kbps
All Apologies: "Regrets? I've Had a Few" Edition
Jun 19, 2010, 7:58pm
Star Maker Machine
Star Maker Machine
Susan Werner: Sorry About Jesus [ purchase ] Ani DiFranco: Superhero [ purchase ] Dory Previn: Left Hand Lost [ purchase ] Where does sorry end and regret begin... or vice versa? - there's a fine line between apologizing to someone else and apologizing to yourself for things you wish you'd done/said/thought differently... things which are unalterably life-changing, and [...]
Artist: Ani DiFranco Title: Superhero Link Text: Ani DiFranco: Superhero File Name: su.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 1996
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Left Hand Lost Link Text: Dory Previn: Left Hand Lost File Name: lhl.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 1998
Artist: Susan Werner Title: Sorry About Jesus Link Text: Susan Werner: Sorry About Jesus File Name: sor.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 1998
YouTube Live: Dory Previn vs. Mary C. Brown vs. The Hollywood Sign
Mar 9, 2010, 2:45pm
Consequence Of Sound
Consequence Of Sound
What a sad life you have led, Dory Previn: a childhood living with an abusive and paranoid father, multiple messy marriages, electroshock therapy and an entire autobiography of damaging events. For those familiar with the singer-songwriter that was at her pinnacle during the '70s and '80s, we wonder what Previn would have been like if it wasn't for the punches life threw at her. Previn started her career as a lyricist to write songs for film at MGM and she proved to be pretty damn good at what she did. With the help of composer and [...]
Mythical Kings and Iguanas: Dory Previn
Mar 9, 2010, 12:33pm Keep the Coffee Coming
Keep the Coffee ComingIt was the title which first attracted me to this song. I knew nothing about the singer. I went hunting and learned. Dory Previn This is the title song from her second album. It was released on vinyl in 1971 and re-released on CD in 1998. MP3 File yousendit
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Mythical Kings and Iguanas Link Text: MP3 File File Name: P08a0f1328a5755594b7efca64f777 332ZV54QlRDZ2F1.mp3 Bitrate: 32 kbps Year: 2004
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Mythical Kings and Iguanas Link Text: yousendit File Name: 16 - Mythical Kings and Iguanas.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2004
Conversation with Gainsbourg
Dec 14, 2009, 3:10pm
Filles Sourires
Filles Sourires
Today I had the privilige of interviewing Charlotte Gainsbourg over the phone, for a one-page story. She did so many interviews already (almost all French interviews are collected on this excellent blog), there was hardly anything left to ask. We talked about the video for Heaven Can Wait - Charlotte said that she immediatly loved the idea for the video when she read the script, and that the director had almost cart blanche. She and Beck were on the set for one day, she saw the other scenes later. I asked if it was inspired by [...]
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Beware of Young Girls Link Text: Dory Prévin - Beware of young girls File Name: dory.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1998
Would You Like To Unfasten My Braid?
Oct 1, 2009, 11:27am
The Gentlebear
The Gentlebear
The first time I heard Dory Previn , my mind was blown. Who was this mystical woman? When I got her biographical details, the music all made sense. After a traumatizing childhood (her father, suffering from the results of gassing during WWI, was extremely depressed and paranoid- he held his family captive at gunpoint for several weeks), she began writing, acting, and modeling. After the release of her first album, she became acquainted with the composer Andre Previn, whom she married. They wrote music together (Theme to Valley of The Dolls , anyone?) but the marriage was rocky. Dory [...]
Artist: Dory Previn Title: doppelganger Link Text: Doppelganger- Dory Previn File Name: 11 doppelganger.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Dory Previn Title: lady with the braid Link Text: Lady With The Braid- Dory Previn File Name: 03 lady with the braid.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
More moving - but very slowly
Apr 29, 2009, 8:17am How Marvellous...
How Marvellous...
Well my lovelies, further investigations into, & thoughts about, shifting this blog away from the grasp of our benevolent & wise google, have led me to the conclusion that there's no simple way to just get 'everything' as-is shuffled over somewhere else. So (snipping the reasons - see comments) I think wordpress is the way to go, & at some future point you'll be automatically directed over to howmarvellous.com , which is already up n running, but awaiting my tender & lavish attention as regards colour, layout & the swanny pic. **dull tech alert** the main thing [...]
- Archie Bleyer - Hernando's Hideaway
- Dory Previn - Going Home
- Dory Previn - Lady With The Braid
- Dory Previn - Mythical Kings & Iguanas
- Esther Phillips - Let's Move & Groove
- Sammy Davis Jr - sammydavis-heythere.mp3
- Shearwater - If You Stay Sober
Artist: Archie Bleyer Title: Hernando's Hideaway Link Text: Hernando's Hideaway - Archie Bleyer File Name: archiebleyer-hernandoshideaway .mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 1954
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Going Home Link Text: Going Home - Dory Previn File Name: doryprevin-goinghome.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Lady With The Braid Link Text: Lady With The Braid - Dory Previn File Name: doryprevin-ladywiththebraid.mp 3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1971
Artist: Dory Previn Title: Mythical Kings & Iguanas Link Text: Mythical Kings & Iguanas - Dory Previn File Name: doryprevin-mythicalkings.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1971
Artist: Esther Phillips Title: Let's Move & Groove Link Text: Let's Move & Groove - Esther Phillips File Name: estherphillips-moveandgroove.m p3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 1972
Artist: Sammy Davis Jr Link Text: Hey There - Sammy Davis Jr File Name: sammydavis-heythere.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: Shearwater Title: If You Stay Sober Link Text: If You Stay Sober - Shearwater File Name: shearwater-staysober.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Connections
Mar 6, 2009, 1:28pm How Marvellous...
How Marvellous...If you come here often, you'll know the score by now - my mind goes off linking numerous covers, or songs with some tenuous relationship to each other. Today's no exception, and I couldn't play that Warpaint track without the following song by The Brook Brothers getting lodged in my shell-like ears. ♫ Warpaint - The Brook Brothers originally released in 1961 on Pye - produced by Tony Hatch . Warpaint was written by Barry Mann & Howard Greenfield buy [...]
- Billie Holiday - Gloomy Sunday
- Brook Brothers - Warpaint
- Dory Previn - stone for bessie smith
- Mary Wells - My Guy
Artist: Billie Holiday Title: Gloomy Sunday Link Text: Gloomy Sunday - Billie Holiday File Name: BilleHoliday-Gloomy Sunday.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2001
Artist: Brook Brothers Title: Warpaint Link Text: Warpaint - The Brook Brothers File Name: BrookBrothers-Warpaint.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1961
Artist: Dory Previn Title: stone for bessie smith Link Text: Stone For Bessie Smith - Dory Previn File Name: DoryPrevin-BessieSmith.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Mary Wells Title: My Guy Link Text: My Guy - Mary Wells File Name: MaryWells-MyGuy.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Love Songs ?
Feb 14, 2009, 12:30pm How Marvellous...
How Marvellous...
Could be a trick-title actually - but here are some songs about love & desire... tho' they aren't all schmaltzy numbers, that's for sure. ♫ I Want You By My Side - Jazz Gillum (1936) Jazz Gillum & Big Bill Broonzy buy ♫ (I Know my Baby Loves Me) In Her Own Peculiar Way - Chet Atkins Chet Atkins - The Early Years buy ♫ Hello Mabel - [...]
- Chet Atkins - (I Know My Baby Loves Me) In Her Own Peculiar Way
- Dory Previn - When A Man Wants A Woman
- Frank Sinatra - I've Got You Under My Skin
- Jazz Gillum - I Want You by my Side
- The Bonzo Dog Band - Hello Mabel
Artist: Chet Atkins Title: (I Know My Baby Loves Me) In Her Own Peculiar Way Link Text: (I Know my Baby Loves Me) In Her Own Peculiar Way - Chet Atkins File Name: ChetAtkins-PeculiarWay.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2007
Artist: Dory Previn Title: When A Man Wants A Woman Link Text: When a Man Wants a Woman - Dory Previn File Name: DoryPrevin-WhenaMan.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 1972
Artist: Frank Sinatra Title: I've Got You Under My Skin Link Text: I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra File Name: FrankSinatra-UnderMySkin.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 1956
Artist: Jazz Gillum Title: I Want You by my Side Link Text: I Want You By My Side - Jazz Gillum File Name: JazzGillum-WantYou.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 1936
Artist: The Bonzo Dog Band Title: Hello Mabel Link Text: Hello Mabel - The Bonzo Dog Band File Name: BonzoDog-HelloMabel.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Love Songs ?
Feb 14, 2009, 12:30pm How Marvellous...
How Marvellous...
Could be a trick-title actually - but here are some songs about love & desire... tho' they aren't all schmaltzy numbers, that's for sure. ♫ I Want You By My Side - Jazz Gillum (1936) Jazz Gillum & Big Bill Broonzy buy ♫ (I Know my Baby Loves Me) In Her Own Peculiar Way - Chet Atkins Chet Atkins - The Early Years buy ♫ Hello Mabel - [...]
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