12 Feb 03 - 12:02 PM (#888639) Subject: Lyr Req: 'Twisted' by Annie Ross (?)cover by Joni From: Feebar hello I know most of the lyrics to this song except for the bit "I may have been only three, but I was swingin" and then it's all a bit hazy until you get to "all because I wouldn't get on those double-decker buses because there was no driver on the top" Can anyone help, please? (I'm sure it's folk after a fashion) thanks feebar |
12 Feb 03 - 01:36 PM (#888713) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Twisted' by Annie Ross (?)cover by Joni From: GUEST,MCP Lyrics available at Leo's Lyrics - Twisted Mick |
12 Feb 03 - 01:48 PM (#888726) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Twisted' by Annie Ross (?)cover by Joni From: alanabit Aren't the lyrics printed on the cover of "Court and Spark" on which the Joni Mitchell version appears? |
12 Feb 03 - 05:46 PM (#888923) Subject: Lyr Add: TWISTED (from Lambert Hendricks & Ross) From: Bonnie Shaljean Here's the version from Joni's website - though please note that she didn't actually write this song - it's an old Lambert Hendricks & Ross number. TWISTED My analyst told me That I was right out of my head The way he described it He said I'd be better dead than live I didn't listen to his jive I knew all along That he was all wrong And I knew that he thought I was crazy but I'm not Oh no My analyst told me That I was right out of my head He said I'd need treatment But I'm not that easily led He said I was the type That was most inclined When out of his sight To be out of my mind And he thought I was nuts No more ifs or ands or buts They say as a child I appeared a little bit wild With all my crazy ideas But I knew what was happening I knew I was a genius... What's so strange when you know That you're a wizard at three I knew that this was meant to be Now I heard little children Were supposed to sleep tight That's why I got into the vodka one night My parents got frantic Didn't know what to do But I saw some crazy scenes Before I came to Now do you think I was crazy I may have been only three But I was swinging They all laugh at angry young men They all laugh at Edison And also at Einstein So why should I feel sorry If they just couldn't understand The idiomatic logic That went on in my head I had a brain It was insane Oh they used to laugh at me When I refused to ride On all those double decker buses All because there was no driver on the top My analyst told me That I was right out of my head But I said dear doctor I think that it's you instead Because I have got a thing That's unique and new To prove it I'll have The last laugh on you 'Cause instead of one head I got two And you know two heads are better than one. "Twisted" written by Ross & Grey @1965 Prestige Music BMI |
12 Feb 03 - 05:47 PM (#888925) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Twisted' by Annie Ross (?)cover by Joni From: Bonnie Shaljean Oooops, sorry for the "she didn't write it" reminder - I've just re-read the thread title!! |
17 Aug 05 - 12:24 PM (#1544033) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Twisted' by Annie Ross (?)cover by J From: kirstenanderberg If you have not heard Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross, you need to! Joni not only covered their version of "Twisted" but she also covered their version of "Centerpiece" later on Hissings of SUmmer Lawns! LH&R are OUTRAGEOUS. I first heard them in the 1970's when my sister came home from UCBerkeley one Chirstmas with a LH&R album. I listened to it nonstop. Later, I was playing the streets of Seattle as a street performer and heard Orville Johnson doing "Give Me That Wine!" from LH&R. I have found that knowing their work has been an interesting vehicle on more than a few occaisions. I made my son listen to them. LH&R is essential for all those interested in great vocals and arrangements. I always felt that Manhattan Transfer was a cheap man's LH&R. And nobody has mentioned it here, but that is Cheech Marin doing the "that chick is crazy" part. Also Bette Midler did an excellent version of Twisted, it is different than Joni's version...more "clubby..." |
17 Aug 05 - 08:52 PM (#1544464) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Twisted' by Annie Ross (?)cover by J From: mack/misophist The later Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan are almost as good. That's after Annie Ross left to be an actress. |
23 Aug 05 - 01:37 AM (#1547472) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Twisted' by Annie Ross (?)cover by Joni From: Jim Dixon According to allmusic, the song TWISTED, which Annie Ross recorded, was written by Wardell Gray and Annie Ross. It was also recorded by Emile-Claire Barlow; Monica Borrfors; Brother Weasel; Bob Dorough; Teddy Edwards; Lydia Gray; The Wardell Gray Quartet; Lenora Zenzalai Helm; Toni Jannotta; Ellen Johnson; Nancy King; Lambert, Hendricks & Ross; Bette Midler; Jane Monheit; Mark Murphy; Christiane Noll; Brian Ogilvie; Louise Rogers; Jimmy Rushing; Marlena Shaw; Crystal Waters; and Thomas Young. Never heard of most of those people? I suppose it's because we've wandered out of the realm of folk into jazz. |
23 Aug 05 - 08:59 AM (#1547611) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Twisted' by Annie Ross (?)cover by J From: JJ The spoken interlude in the Joni Mitchell version involves not only Cheech, also Chong! Very hip... |
05 Dec 19 - 10:28 PM (#4022394) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Twisted (Wardell Gray / Annie Ross) From: keberoxu If you think that Annie Ross came out of the jazz/pop equivalent of nowhere, think again: here is her aunt Ella Logan singing lead vocals on "Exactly Like You" |