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Barenaked Ladies version of McDonald's Girl in RealAudio
Volume 3, Issue 11 - November 24, 1999
Hey Everybody,
First off, thanks to all of you that took the time to actually download my mp3 song files
off of my page at mp3.com. As of this evening, I was pleasantly surprised to discover
that there were 196 HiFi downloads. I appreciate the support, folks. This special
promotion runs until the end of November, so if you haven't had a chance yet, you
should try and check it out. The mp3.com website is a cool resource and supporter of
indy artists (read: starving musicians). And if you aren't familiar with downloading and
playing mp3 audio files off of your hardrive while your working or writing or answering
email, you should try it once. It's pretty neat. And it's FREE! Anyone curious to try it,
just go to my MP3page at http://www.mp3.com/deanfriedman
Now this is something really cool...
I've been wanting to do this for a while and so late one night last week I finally did.
Most of you are aware of the strange fact that in 1991 the then unknown Canadian
band Barenaked Ladies recorded a cover version of my song, McDonald's Girl, for a
radio concert in Toronto. It went on to become the #1 requested track on the station
for weeks and you can still find audio files of it floating all over the internet.
Then, just last year a band called the Blenders recorded another cover of McDonald's Girl which actually went to #1 in Norway, of all places. There's a wild
dance version too, which just cracks me up.
Anyway, I've posted RealAudio files of each of these different cover versions of
McDonald's Girl. There's even a cover recorded by a group called Gimble in the
Wabe from the University of Michigan. (I'm still trying to track down another version
by the Harvard a'capella group the Din & Tonics, if anyone comes across it.)
Anyway, I think you'll get a kick out of hearing all these different versions of the tune.
Let me know what you think. Just go to my website and click on the Barenaked Ladies
/ McDonald's link near the top right corner of the page. http://deanfriedman.com
Meanwhile, I'm still getting ready for the upcoming NY area gigs. I'm especially looking
forward to the annual Chanukah Show at the Paramount in Peekskill, because I get to
work with the world renown Larry the Latke and Murray the Matzoh Ball. Of course,
the learned scholar Rabbi Schlamazel is rumored to be making an appearance.
I'm afraid that the Living Room / House Concert in NJ is all SOLD OUT! I'll definately
let you all know how it went. There are still plenty of tickets to all the other shows, but
if your thinking of making one of them you might want to order now (hint, hint) at the
website http://deanfriedman.com in the ORDER section.
As a reminder, here's the listing of December gigs...
DEAN'S GIGS - DECEMBER IN NY/NJ
12/5/99 Dean's CHANUKAH CONCERT FOR KIDS Sunday
3:00pm featuring Larry the Latke & Rabbi Schlamazzel
Paramount Theater 1008 Brown St. Peekskill, NY
All the rest of these dates are regular grownup Dean Friedman solo
gigs…
12/11/99 West End Gate Café - Saturday 9:00pm
2911 Broadway New York, NY (between 113 and 114th St. on the
west side of Broadway - a few blocks south of Columbia
University.)
12/17/99 One Station Plaza - Friday 9:00pm - 38 N.Division St.
Peekskill, NY
12/18/99 SOLD OUT - Living Room Concert - Saturday 8:00pm
(House Concert/private residence/limited seats - must reserve by
phone only: SOLD OUT!!!
12/19/99 The Turning Point - Sunday 7:00pm - 468 Piermont
Ave. Piermont, NY (Just south of the Tappanzee Bridge)
ALL TICKETS CAN BE ORDERED ONLINE AT DEAN'S WEBSITE:
http://deanfriedman.com
Well, that's about it. Oh, one last thing, this is the first time I'm using Netscape 4.7 to
bulk email, so I'll be curious to get feedback on whether any of this formating actually
worked.
Take care everybody. Let me know what's going on out there. Speak to you soon.
Deano
dean@deanfriedman.com
http://deanfriedman.com