Melissa C.

Or I might just have musical apophenia!

Jim R. She was at a rehearsal at the home of pianist Larry Willis. His mother called and asked to speak with “Lawrence,” but with a heavy Southern accent—“Lawns”

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Jim R. Darn it! That was the favorite, most evocative part! Now I’ll never hear it in the same way. Or maybe the Chipmunks were just deeper than we knew…yeah that’s it. The existential angst of chipmunks. BTW you know the story of how she named this tune and who for?

06 Aug 16:32

https://youtu.be/xTRdQiGnHAI?is=yQXCuekOkP7MR6yg

When American pop was quite jazzy!

06 Aug 13:10

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06 Aug 13:09

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I asked Google (which is I guess Claude?) for a harmonic analysis of Lawns and it did a fantastic job! One argument for ai.🤖

04 Aug 16:49

I like 30s jazz guitar!