joey de vivre

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Member Since: 12/14/2000
Total Mixes: 205
Total Feedback: 1884

Other Mixes By joey de vivre

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Tell Me Why

Artist Song
Leo Kottke  Tell Me Why 
Beat Farmers  Reason to Believe  
Cheryl Wheeler  As Soon As I Find My Voice  
Iris Dement  Let the Mystery Be  
Adrienne Young & Little Sadie  Plow to the End of the Row  
Donna the Buffalo  Riddle of the Universe  
Kieran Kane  Shadows on the Ground  
Tara Nevins  Troubles  
Mary Chapin Carpenter  Sometimes You're the Windshield,
Sometimes You're the Bug 
Hoyt Axton  Bony Fingers 
Tim O'Brien  Less & Less  
Michael Blakeley  Mejor Que Nada 
Guy Clark  To Live Is to Fly  
John Hiatt  Lift Every Stone 
Jimmy Dale Gilmore  Defying Gravity 
Kimmy Rhodes & Townes van Zandt  I'm Gonna Fly 
Steve Wynn  Open the Door  
Jonathan Edwards  Magnolia Street 
Jimmy LaFave  This Glorious Day  
Burns Sisters  Dance Upon This Earth 
Erin McKeown  Born to Hum  
Patty Larkin  You Might As Well Dance 

Comment:


A whole philosophy of life on one little CD. This was put together for a friend who's having an attack of "what's it all about" -- and since "cheer up, snap out of it" doesn't seem to help much in a state like that, this arc of music starts out with a set acknowledging that life is an insoluble riddle, then eases into a series of suggestions that we just make the best of it -- you might as well dance.

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Tiger got to hunt,
Bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder, "Why, why, why?"

Tiger got to sleep,
Bird got to land;
Man got to tell himself he understand.
- -- - Bokonon

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Feedback:

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musicgnome
Date: 10/17/2005
Wow. Really nice stuff.

Well done!

Yet, I can't explain the reason?
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Erock Music
Date: 10/17/2005
Nice mix, though I kinda expected Neil Young on here with that title. That's my fav Bokonon quote, btw.
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gobi
Date: 10/17/2005
because . . . .
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mckbrd
Date: 10/17/2005
as our kids used to say: that's why!nice one and will have to trade for this in the near future. hope all is well in the east bay!!!!!!!
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Jenergy
Date: 10/17/2005
This is beautiful, Jeff. I'm so happy Cheryl Wheeler found her voice, because it's beautiful, as is the 11-20 stretch.
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Mixxer
Date: 10/17/2005
It's the philosopher stone. But shaped like an arc.
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nola
Date: 10/17/2005
if Townes van Zandt can't cheer you up i don't know what will.
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Salman1
Date: 10/17/2005
Yeah, I have to agree with Jenergy... this is beautiful. Great execution here.
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lostinthejazzmix
Date: 10/17/2005
A lot of nice stuff here, Jeff!
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bingsy
Date: 10/17/2005
Guy Clark does to Live is To Fly. so cool.
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Sean Lally
Date: 10/18/2005
nice mix - nicer gesture.
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Curtis_Burns
Date: 10/18/2005
Beautiful.
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valis
Date: 10/18/2005
Ahh JdV.., that Donna the Buffalo track is perfect here! (as are you, as a friend.)
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French Connection
Date: 10/18/2005
The Neil Young track of the same title woulda fit perfectly here too. As Jen said beautiful.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 10/18/2005
Very, very nice, good sir. I now have to break out that Iris Dement album...
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Dom1
Date: 10/18/2005
great pic & beautiful lookin' mix!
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lanhamyodel
Date: 10/18/2005
Looks really great, Jeff. I saw Tim O'Brien in concert last week, and the opening act was Adrienne Young & Little Sadie. Both were really good.
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Moe
Date: 10/18/2005
Exceptional! Hope this is the remedy for your friend's "what's it all about" attack. Cute horse.
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blasikin
Date: 10/18/2005
Great theme, Jeff. Lots of folk philosophy. From what I know, looks really nice. 18 other people seem to think so anyway. Best,
Mike
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G-Sphere
Date: 10/20/2005
Wonderful collection.
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sport !
Date: 10/20/2005
Great stuff, hope this does the trick...
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Texas Hobart
Date: 3/22/2006
Great start,i've been thinking about Leo Kottke and mixing alot.I realy like the cover.
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valis
Date: 7/9/2007
jdv---
We listened to this, again-TWICE, this past Friday night as we were up 'til the wee hours. Magic stuff and fit the mood to a "T"...BRAVO!!!