Just looked at the dates. Shades of Bey came out in 1998. The Pink Moon Volkswagen commercial was 1999. So while people were still talking about and listening to Nick Drake at the time, he was a still a bit underground.
― 20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 11:05 (one year ago) link
Yes, and it's still a bit of an outlier in his work.
Millie must've been given Mayfair as a demo, I don't think Drake's recording was released until the 90s(?).
― fetter, Wednesday, 25 May 2022 11:16 (one year ago) link
Various things on the interweb say the song was brought to his attention by "the producer Herb Jordan." I found this interesting article which confirms this, although it seems to ignore the existence of some prior Bey albums which is weird.
― 20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 11:18 (one year ago) link
To compare: I usually like Natacha Atlas, but her cover of "RIver Man" is neither here nor there for me, at least upon first listen:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMlMNMmojhI
― 20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 11:19 (one year ago) link
But maybe it's growing on me the second time.
― 20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 11:21 (one year ago) link
Heh, you can buy a t-shirt or a hoodie with a picture of Andy Bey and Herb Jordan on it.
― 20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 11:22 (one year ago) link
Seems to be more here, but I can't listen right now: https://www.npr.org/2019/10/24/773110485/andy-bey-at-80-a-love-letter-to-a-jazz-legend
― 20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 11:25 (one year ago) link
― 20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 25 May 2022 11:32 (one year ago) link
Bey's version of Sting's Fragile is a favourite of mine too. Ron Carter on bass, I think.
― fetter, Wednesday, 25 May 2022 11:36 (one year ago) link