Oh Chum, Come to the Cabaret!
And so I have been thinking… maybe I should put together a little cabaret bit, you know like my shows are anyway, but minus the big long dance party? I have found that a lot of my old timers (long time fans) bemoan the “ole days” before I became “Miss Dance Party Band leader”. Mind you, I have always kept a part of that cabaret – double – entendre – thing in my club and festival dates, but the dance numbers are starting to outweigh the more subtle (Ha! subtle like: ”If I Can’t Sell It, I’m Gonna Keep Sittin On It”) sophisticated showbiz numbers. Sometimes the occasion calls for high energy, dance tunes, and yall know Lynne Jordan & the Shivers can deliver, but there is that other side of me as a performer and singer. And people are missing that. Frankly, I miss it too – sometimes. But let me tell you, it’s a lot more work, but I ain’t scared, plus I don’t have to worry about Isiah showing up on time!!! I know the guys are up for it. I will never stop singing the party music. And most great “dance tunes” dance tunes can be done cabaret style… “I Will Survive” If a Diva done it, it can be done with piano or trio. I hear the siren’s call. Cabaret/Broadway/Divaway is where I truly, truly shine. I am an entertainer after all. And so I throw it out to you folks: WOULD YOU COME SEE ME PERFORM LIKE A TRUE CHANTEUSE? It’ll be fun, and hilarious, and dirty and poignant. You know me, I’ll make you dance and laugh one minute and break your heart the next. Davenports has offerred me a slot or two. I really think I’m gonna take ‘em up on it… I got two new songs already. One is called: Big Long Sliding Thing (by Dinah Washington, she’s talking about a trombone, you potty brains!) and My Discarded Men (by Eartha Kitt) I also want to sing some dance tunes unplugged and some Joni Mitchell, Gospel…whoo hoo! I wanna sing all the stuff you can’t really sing at a wedding without killing the party. What do you think? Sounds like a album concept to me. Will someone please leave a comment???
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Go call Davenports, do it….do it all!! You know you can, Lady Lynn. How ’bout It’s A Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World and Woman to Woman? I’m not sure those are classified in the correct category but I can imagine you rippin’ both of those songs up and down, all around the town…:)
1 criollorubi0 said this (December 7, 2007 at 3:35 am)
I’d come to see you! Go for it! Although when I would actually be in Chicago to do so is not clear! XOXO
2 manele said this (December 7, 2007 at 11:58 am)
Hi Lynnie,
yes, I would come see you…I would come all the way across the country from California because I remember the cabaret songstress Lynne and I miss her. I have very poignant memories from when you made me cry singing “Amzaing Grace” (not to be too morbid, but would you mind singing that at my memorial service?), and dying laughing when you sat on my Daddy’s lap in the middle of “If I can’t sell it, I’m going to keep sittin’ on it.” Go for it! Sing, Lynne!
3 carlasoreyreed said this (December 7, 2007 at 12:49 pm)
Oh COMMENTS!!! Somebody does read this blog!! Thanks for the encouragement friends! Lynne
4 Lynne said this (December 11, 2007 at 9:12 pm)
yes, I have to say I miss it too!
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