I am drawn to this particular video on so many levels

[Walt]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlaiwC_LJPQ[/video]

[benjamin801]

Natalie Merchant was kind of awesome. Unique voice, great songwriter, and had a cool hippie chick vibe way back in the 80s, long before the whole Lilith Fair thing came along.

[Walt]

Yeah and don't forget the stork dance. I dunno if she invented it or what, but it kind of took off. Great point on Lillith Fair, I had forgotten about that.
My ex was a huge 10000 Maniacs fan, which basically made me a listener haha.

I saw this when it aired back in the '98. It was a pretty cool episode. It was Merchant, and the other performer was Lucinda Williams with Kenny Vaughan on guitar. I about shit my pants when I tuned in and started seeing some cool guitar chops.

[Walt]

Here's some Lucinda Williams from the same episode.
I mean, I didn't have a computer back then, so seeing shit like this on TV was pretty cool.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHT_KdE_ka4[/video]

[jnurp]

these songs have me picturing two women, one a short stocky lass heavily tattooed with spiked hair and the other a tall thin type with a pretty face and a feminine air to her completely nude rubbing carpets via furious friction with one of these songs on in the background. Anybody else getting that vibe too?

[benjamin801]

these songs have me picturing two women, one a short stocky lass heavily tattooed with spiked hair and the other a tall thin type with a pretty face and a feminine air to her completely nude rubbing carpets via furious friction with one of these songs on in the background. Anybody else getting that vibe too?

I am now! Thanks!

[Walt]

Yes. Jnurp.

Loud and clear.

[Ostinato Rubato]

Natalie Merchant reminds me of the lesbianic music movement in the 90's with the likes of Sarah McGlaughlin and Melissa Ethridge.

I like some of her songs.