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Joanna Newsom
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Joanna Caroline Newsom Is An American Singer Songwriter Musician And Actress. Born And Raised In Northern California Newsom Was Classically Trained On The Harp In Her Youth And Began Her Musical Career As A Keyboardist In The San Francisco-Based Indie Band The Pleased. After Recording And Self-Releasing Two EPs In 2002 Newsom Was Signed To The Independent Label Drag City. Her Debut Album The Milk-Eyed Mender Was Released In 2004 To Critical Acclaim And Garnered Newsom An Underground Following. She Would Receive Wider Exposure With The Release Of Ys 2006 Which Charted At Number 134 On The Billboard 200. She Released Two Further Albums Have One On Me 2010 And Divers 2015 The Latter Of Which Outsold All Of Her Previous Albums. Newsom Has Been Noted By Critics For Her Unique Musical Style Sometimes Characterized As Psychedelic Folk And For Her Prominent Use Of Harp Instrumentation. She Has Also Appeared As An Actress With Roles In The Television Series Portlandia And In The 2014 Film Inherent Vice.
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Joanna-Newsom - Ys
The Longest Song On Newsom's Second Album It Had A Complicated Creation. Incorporating Different Bits Of Songs And The Whole Of A Song Only Played Live Named 'Be A Woman' The Song Took The Longest To Write Of All Of Them. Newsom Talked About Its Creation "The Evolution Of The Song Took A Long Time. I Knew From Very Early On In Its Life That I Wanted It To Be A Very Long Song That It Would Be Vulgar To Make It Short. But It Took Me A Long Time To Finish It. I Worked Sectionally I Guess - I Knew Where Each Section Was Supposed To Go I Knew The Story I Wanted To Tell More Or Less And The Order In Which I Wanted Each Piece Of The Story To Appear. I Know I'm Using The Word 'story' Real Loosely Here But The Song Is Telling A Story From Where I'm Standing. But Some Of The Pieces Were A Long Time Coming. I Might Have Had Some Lyrics And Some Instrumental Passages And Then I'd Get A Bit More In The Way Of Words Or A Bit More In The Way Of Music And I'd Just Kind Of Whittle Away At The Thing Awhile And Then Wait It Out Again. As Far As The Specifics Of The Verse The "poetic Devices" Employed And All That - I Have To Say That It Makes Me Feel Uncomfortable To Think Too Much In Those Terms When I'm Looking At My Own Songs. I Love Looking At Other People's Music Real Close-Up Like That But I Feel Like I Worked Hard Enough Writing The Dang Thing And I Shouldn't Really Have To Go Back And Explain What I Was Doing From A Technical Standpoint Or Analyze My Own Style - Just Makes Me Feel Squeamish And Claustrophobic."
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Biography - Joanna Newsom
Joanna Caroline Newsom Is An American Singer Songwriter Musician And Actress. Born And Raised In Northern California Newsom Was Classically Trained On The Harp In Her Youth And Began Her Musical Career As A Keyboardist In The San Francisco-Based Indie Band The Pleased. After Recording And Self-Releasing Two EPs In 2002 Newsom Was Signed To The Independent Label Drag City. Her Debut Album The Milk-Eyed Mender Was Released In 2004 To Critical Acclaim And Garnered Newsom An Underground Following. She Would Receive Wider Exposure With The Release Of Ys 2006 Which Charted At Number 134 On The Billboard 200. She Released Two Further Albums Have One On Me 2010 And Divers 2015 The Latter Of Which Outsold All Of Her Previous Albums. Newsom Has Been Noted By Critics For Her Unique Musical Style Sometimes Characterized As Psychedelic Folk And For Her Prominent Use Of Harp Instrumentation. She Has Also Appeared As An Actress With Roles In The Television Series Portlandia And In The 2014 Film Inherent Vice.
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The longest song on Newsom's second album, it had a complicated creation. Incorporating different bits of songs and the whole of a song only played live named 'Be A Woman', the song took the longest to write of all of them.
Newsom talked about its creation;
"The evolution of the song took a long time. I knew from very early on in its life that I wanted it to be a very long song, that it would be vulgar to make it short. But it took me a long time to finish it.
I worked sectionally, I guess - I knew where each section was supposed to go, I knew the story I wanted to tell, more or less, and the order in which I wanted each piece of the story to appear. I know I'm using the word 'story' real loosely here, but the song is telling a story, from where I'm standing.
But some of the pieces were a long time coming. I might have had some lyrics, and some instrumental passages, and then I'd get a bit more in the way of words, or a bit more in the way of music, and I'd just kind of whittle away at the thing awhile and then wait it out again.
As far as the specifics of the verse, the "poetic devices" employed and all that - I have to say that it makes me feel uncomfortable to think too much in those terms when I'm looking at my own songs. I love looking at other people's music real close-up, like that, but I feel like I worked hard enough writing the dang thing, and I shouldn't really have to go back and explain what I was doing from a technical standpoint or analyze my own style - just makes me feel squeamish and claustrophobic." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.