Cultural Tourism Showdown - Joni Mitchell's 'Furry Sings the Blues' vs. Marc Cohn's 'Walking in Memphis'

Also, I remember WiM being played on the radio in the UK in '91 but had assumed it was an older song that had been reissued for some reason as there had been lots of successful reissues around that time.

i associate it with raving

Raving I'm Raving did a LOT better in the charts than WiM did. Number 2 vs number 22.

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she said "tell me are you a Christian child" and I said "no I am Jewish singer-songwriter Marc Cohn"

"isn't W.C. Handy the 'Thrill is Gone' guy? I'm pretty sure I have one of his CDs"

"no, Mr. Cohn, this is actually tilapia"

"God, you people are so soulful!"

HOOS, was it you who once described the song "Walking in Memphis" as "a love song to black people"? if so, thanks :)

― Remember! The cormorant is a big brrd. It has got a long neck. (unregistered), Saturday, July 13, 2013 4:56 PM (5 months ago)

i am pretty sure i once said something like this, yes

― i like HOOS but this took the cake off my table (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Wednesday, January 8, 2014 10:04 AM (1 year ago)

So Marc Cohn was the industry idea in a pre-Nirvana landscape, eh? VH-1 loved this guy and this album; he had sensitive cred, liked black people, served the need for a Winwood replacement pronto.

i hate this song so much

"walking in memphis" that is