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John Prine: Oh yeah. We’re working back to back here. We’ve got duet things going and I’m working on another John Prine record.
I’ve heard Iris DeMent sing all kinds of songs, usually very sincere and moving songs, but I’ve never heard her sound more rascally or playful than she does when she sings with you.
uk canada goose [chuckles] I know. I don’t know this for sure, but I would bet money that Iris must’ve listened to a lot of early Loretta Lynn records when she was learning guitar and singing around the house. Because when I pitched this canada goose outlet buffalo song to her, “Who’s Gonna Take The Garbage Out,” she knew it right away. And she has those nuances in her voice like Loretta Lynn, but she doesn’t sound like Loretta. Iris sounds like nobody but Iris. uk canada goose
I threw this song at her at the last minute. I canada goose outlet authentic originally pitched a different song to her, a different Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb song that we ended up doing later on the record [“Mr. Mrs. Used to Be”]. Since she was staying at my house as a houseguest, I figured I’d see if I could get two songs out of her.
cheap canada goose uk I watched a video of Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn performing the song, and they couldn’t help but grin and giggle a bit as they delivered their digs at each other. cheap canada goose uk
Right. I mean, the guy doesn’t really have a big part in it. I just keep saying, “Well, who’s gonna take the garbage out after I’m gone?” She gets to say all the parts running the guy down.
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Canada Goose online Actually, when I wrote the song, I had Iris in mind and was hoping that she’d be able to do it. I kinda had her voice in mind when I was doing it, because I know Iris can be a little sassy and she could tear this guy down. I canada goose outlet new york called and explained I was going to send [it to her]. I told Iris, “I want you to listen to this and just see. It’s got a few questionable things in it that you’re gonna have to say. So you just tell me whether canada goose outlet woodbury you would want to do it or not. We’ll leave it at that.” So I didn’t hear from her for three weeks. Nothing. Finally I called her and I said, “Iris?” And she said, “Yes?” I said, “Well?” And she said, “Not while my mother’s alive!” Then she ended up doing it anyway. Canada Goose online
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canada goose clearance sale I just always loved hearing a man and a woman sing back and forth to each other. Particularly country songs, but I like some of the pop duets, and I even like in musicals where they’re singing back and forth to each other and there’s a storyline there, you know? But I think in country nothing gets canada goose outlet michigan more to the point, and you can also mix up some humor with it. canada goose clearance sale
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I did notice that you gave some of your duet partners the first verse. That’s true of one of the numbers you did with Kathy Mattea.
Yeah, and Lee Ann Womack. I always gave them the choice of what verses they wanted. When I reached out to each of the artists, I’d give ’em maybe two songs and then say, “If neither of these do anything for ya, send me back a list of what you wanna do.” I figured if they were into the whole deal of the country duets, they might have some better ideas than I did. Susan Tedeschi sent me back a George Jones song I’d never heard of before, and it worked out perfect for the two of us.
The first time you did canada goose outlet locations in toronto an album like this, you got some really fine, robust country singers, like Connie Smith, Melba Montgomery and Trisha Yearwood. Though it’s mostly a different group of singers this time, you’ve assembled some fine voices again, supple voices like Lee Ann Womack’s and Miranda Lambert’s that frame your voice in delicate curlicues.
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That’s how we met.
Watching it, it looked like you appreciated her wit.
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