Jan 23 2007
Ani Difranco – 32 Flavors
As I wrote about yesterday, I just received an email from an old friend I haven’t heard from for about 5-6 years. It was nice to hear from her, and it brought back some nice memories I had otherwise forgotten. Although I’m a bit older that she, she was still able to introduce me to a wide variety of music I doubt I would have otherwise heard.
In this regard, the first artist who jumps into my head is Ani Difranco. I had never heard of DiFranco before, but my friend was a big admirer of her music and I too soon grew to love the rhythmic poetry of Difranco’s music. She’s got a unique staccato guitar style, utilizing rapid finger-picking and alternate guitar tunings, and she’s got a devout cult following (DiFranco is seen by many as a feminist and lesbian icon, although she is admittedly bi-sexual and she is expecting her first child soon – if she hasn’t already given birth).
This song in particular, which she performed live on Sessions at West 54th a few years back, is one of my favorites. It is also probably one of her few “commercial” successes, having been remade by Alana Davis in the mid-1990′s. Take a listen.
Ani Difranco – 32 Flavors
