Secrets and sharing soda, that’s how our time began
Love is a story told to a friend, it’s second hand
But I’ll listen to his questions, I’ll give my answers when they’re found
He says she keeps him guessing, but I know she keeps him down
She speaks in sorry sentences, miraculous repentances
I don’t believe her
Tomorrow he will come to me and speak his sorrow endlessly
And ask me why
Why can’t I leave her?
He comes for conversation, I comfort him sometimes
Comfort and consultation, he knows that’s what he’ll find
Joni Mitchell, Conversation
Met bovenstaande regels begon gisteravond Zéro de conduite. Het thema was echter niet liefde of ontrouw maar gepraat. We beluisterden allerlei songs over allerlei vormen van praten. De titel, ontleend aan Van Morrisons barse blues ‘Talk Is Cheap’, dekt natuurlijk niet de hele lading. Sommige woorden en zinnen en soms zelfs hele monologen en conversaties blijven ook uitgesproken van goud of ander edel metaal. (Van Morrison zingt letterlijk “talk is cheap almost all the time”).
De afsluiter van het programma was geheel toevallig Frankie Lee Sims’ ‘I done talked and I done talked’. Ik weet niet meer hoe het kwam maar toen ik die song nog eens hoorde bedacht ik dat de duivel niet alleen tot de mooiste muziek inspireert maar ook het laatste woord heeft. Is dat echter de les die ik gisteravond heb geleerd? Zeker niet. Wat ik opnieuw besefte was hoe mooi meisjes kunnen praten, ook al klinkt het in de ogen van iemand als Van Morrison “blah, blah, blah”. Nee hoor, daarin geef ik hem ongelijk. Ik hoor net als Elvis Costello en Dave Edmunds meisjes heel graag praten. En volgende maand wil ik opnieuw zo’n heftige en hartige Zéro maken.
Dit is de volledige playlist gevolgd door titels van songs die ik helaas niet de ether in heb kunnen sturen.
Conversation – Joni Mitchell – Ladies Of The Canyon – Joni Mitchell
Everybody’s Talkin’ – Fred Neil – The Many Sides Of Fred Neil – Fred Neil
I Had A Talk With My Woman – Tim Buckley – Lorca – Tim Buckley
Don’t Talk To Strangers – Sons Of Champlin – Fat City – Bob Durand, Ron Elliott
I’m Not Talking – The Yardbirds – Ultimate! – Mose Allison
Talk To You – The Small Faces – Small Faces – Marriott, Lane
Talk Talk – The Music Machine – Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 2 – Sean Bonniwell
Let’s Talk About Girls – Chocolate Watchband – No Way Out! – Manny Freiser
Girls That Don’t Talk – The Undertones – Hypnotized – John O’Neill, Feargal Sharkey
Girls Talk – Dave Edmunds – Repeat When Necessary – Elvis Costello
Talking In The Dark – Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Armed Forces – Elvis Costello
Talk Of The Town – The Pretenders – Pretenders II – Chrissie Hynde
Hanging On The Telephone – Blondie – Parallel Lines – Jack Lee
If Money Talks – Jason & The Scorchers – Lost & Found – Perry A. Baggs, Larry Napier
Gravity Talks – Green on Red – Gravity Talks – Cacavas, Stuart
Talking In My Sleep – The Rain Parade – Emergency Third Rail Power Trip – David Roback, Matt Piucci
Talk About The Passion – R.E.M. – Murmur – Bill Berry, Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck
Small Town Talk – Bobby Charles – Bobby Charles – Bobby Charles, Rick Danko
We Can Talk – The Band – Music From Big Pink – Richard Manuel
We Better Talk This Over – Bob Dylan – Street Legal – Bob Dylan
Talk To Me – Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes – Hearts Of Stone – Bruce Springsteen
Talk, Talk – James Carr – The Complete Goldwax Singles – Bill Husky
Keep On Talking – Arthur Conley – I’m Living Good – Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham
Talk To Me, Talk To Me (Soul ’69 Outtake) – Aretha Franklin – Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul – Joe Seneca
Talk To Me, Talk To Me – Little Willie John – The King Sessions 1958-1960 – Joe Seneca
Sweet Talking Guy – The Chiffons – The Laurie Records Story, Vol. 1 – Morris, Greenberg
You Talk Too Much – Joe Jones & His Orchestra – The Golden Age Of American Rock & Roll – Vol 9 – Jones, Hall
Baby Talk – Jan & Dean – Lou Adler: A Musical History – Schwarz
Telephone Conversation – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention – We’re Only In It for the Money – Frank Zappa
I’m Talking About You – Chuck Berry – New Juke Box Hits – Chuck Berry
Double Talkin’ Baby – Gene Vincent – Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps! – D. Wolfe
Let’s Talk About Us – Jerry Lee Lewis – Jerry Lee’s Greatest! – Otis Blackwell
Hush Your Mouth – Bo Diddley – The Story Of Bo Diddley : The Very Best Of Bo Diddley – E. McDaniel
Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut – The Pretty Things – The Pretty Things – E. McDaniel
Talk Is Cheap – Van Morrison – Down The Road – Van Morrison
Don’t Start Me Talking – Lightnin’ Slim – Rooster Blues – Jerry West
I Done Talked and I Done Talked – Frankie Lee Sims – Lucy Mae Blues – Sims
Bonus tracks
Mama Talk To Your Daughter – J.B. Lenoir – Eisenhower Blues – Alex Atkins
Hear Me Talkin’ – Lightnin’ Hopkins – Come And Get It: The Herald Records Story 1953-1962 – Lightnin’ Hopkins
No One to Talk To (But the Blues) – Lefty Frizzell – The One and Only Lefty Frizzell (bonus track) – Walker, Sherry
The Girl They Talk About – Johnny Paycheck – The Little Darlin’ Sound Of Johnny Paycheck: The Beginning – Karen Keeley, Larry Lee
Talk To Me Lonesome Heart – George Jones – Blue & Lonesome – James O’Gwynne
Loose Talk – Buck Owens – The Fabulous Country Music Sound Of Buck Owens – A. Lucas, F. Hart
Talk To Your Heart – Ray Price – The Essential Ray Price 1951-1962 – L. Ulrich, C.M. Bradley
Never Talk About It – Tift Merritt – See You On The Moon – Tift Merritt
Talk To Me Devil, Again – Magnolia Electric Co. – Fading Trails – Jason Molina
If I Could Talk I’d Tell You – The Lemonheads – Car Button Cloth – Eugene Kelley, Evan Dando
Something About What Happens When We Talk – Lucinda Williams – Sweet Old World – L. Williams
Talk To Me While I’m Listening – Nanci Griffith – Flyer – Nanci Griffith
People Talkin’ – Hurray For The Riff Raff – My Dearest Darkest Neighbor – Alynda Lee Segarra
Talk To Me – Tindersticks – Tindersticks [II] – Alistair McAuley , David Boulter, Dickon Hinchliffe, Mark Colwill, Neil Fraser, Stuart A. Staples, Tindersticks
Miss Pamela’s First Conversation With The Plaster Casters Of Chicago – GTO’S – Permanent Damage – GTO’s
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