laurie.

i remember about 4 years ago, as i was waiting in line outside st ann's warehouse, i was thinking to myself. OMG I GET TO SEE DAMIEN RICE & BLONDE REDHEAD! but that was during my senior year of high school and i didnt really find my type of 'music' yet. not to say that i dont like damien rice anymore or even blonde redhead...which is totally false because blonde redhead would always be one of my 'favorites'.

in the concert, i also saw lou reed and finally, laurie anderson. she was a bit wacko. as i'm trying to remember right now, i was actually feeling embarassed for her when she walked on stage with her midis and laptop. i don't even know why i felt that way. sometimes when someone does something that i don't think the 'others' would like i automatically get this feeling of getting embarased for them as if i was on stage making a fool out of myself. but i was wrong that day. laurie started her drum machine and whipped out the 'talking stick' that she invented during the warhol years and she was amazing!  i was so surprised and i began to love her.

in fact, she was added to my weird repertoire of what i call the 'middle-aged ladies' that i keep falling on. in case you are wondering, they consists of:

jane birkin
francoise hardy
laurie anderson
marianne faithful
kim carnes
vashti bunyan
mary hopkins
zouzou

well, here is a clip of the song entitled 'expert' that she sang during the concert.






well, most of you would think this: SHES SO 80s ELECTRONIC


actually she was and she is still awesome.


her hit:







now that i think about it, i think that concert really influenced what i listen to today.


i saw antony from antony & the johnsons that day, blonde redhead, david byrne, lou reed, & blonde redhead.


during damien rice's set, glen hansard from 'once' also made a cameo appearance.