Laura Nyro...

[Puglover]

Who rememembers/enjoys her? I'm sitting here trying to cure a bleak mood and listening to her on my Ipod.
My freshman year in college was 1973 and I can still remember listening to "Christmas and the Beads of Sweat" smoking pot and blowing off studying.
"Up on the Roof" still makes me smile.

[Ellen Forradalom]

1. "Upstairs by a Chinese Lamp"

is gorgeous.

I also love her duet with Patti Labelle:

Well I met him on Sunday
And I missed him on Monday
Well I found him on Tuesday
And I dated him Wednesday
And I kissed him on Thursday
And he didn't come Friday, no
When he showed up Saturday
I said, "Bye bye, baby."

[Richardo]

2. "Stoney End"

Was ones of my faves in high school. I arranged it for our jazz band.

Love her stuff.

In addition to "Up On the Roof", her songs were recorded by:

Blood, Sweat & Tears ("And When I Die")
The Fifth Dimension ("Stoned Soul Picnic," Wedding Bell Blues") and Three Dog Night ("Eli's Coming").

Amazing songwriter.

[jrandom421]

3. More rememberances

I remember her music from my days as a high school student.

Thought her version of "Stony End" was far superior to Barbra Streisand's.
Can still feel the infectious joy whenever I hear "Save the Country".
The Fifth Dimension was the only group who could do her music full justice. Marilyn McCoo had all the phrasings and intonations down pat.

Listening to her after all these decades, I'm stunned at the passage of time.