Rickie Lee Jones career is almost over. Slams W to try to revive it.

Boston Herald ^ | Friday, October 31, 2003 | Larry Katz

[TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa]

Another floater just washed up.

[bmwcyle]

Shut up and sing.

[grumple]

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A highly recognized, loved, rock star of days gone by bashes Bush on anything and everything. Says it's good to be back!



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Somewhere in America, an age-old, dried up, has-been singer, songriter has just farted

[Atlas Sneezed]

My understanding is that she was a chronic drunk/druggie. Her music has always sounded like it.

[Arrowhead1952]

Shut up and sing.

Did you ask for a Laura Ingraham picture?

[an amused spectator]

Wonder if Rickie Lee Jones has also been doing that one thing that washed-up porn stars do? Prolly. ;-)

[TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa]

``I have nothing to lose,'' she says, ``because I don't sell any records anyway.''

[battlegearboat]

Isn't she also a member of "Rosie O'Donut's Yellow Fisted Gang?"

[randog]

Rickie Lee Jones first charmed listeners 24 years ago with her biggest only hit, ``Chuck E.'s In Love.'' P>

[mrustow]

Ain't it a damned shame? I've always enjoyed the lady's style. Now, I won't be able to hear her old records on the radio, without being reminded of her stupid political opinions, and her unscrupulous attempt to revive her flagging career.

while stylistically evoking Steely Dan, Suzanne Vega, delta blues, Brazilian samba, Celtic folk and more.

"stylistically evolving"=a clunky way of saying she covers them

[Miss Marple]

I do not even know who this person is.

[moodyskeptic]

Rickie, Rickie.

Insisting this President is an "ugly man" without a mention of Osama and Saddam betrays your simple college-level politics. Imagining yourself brave for speaking up when nobody else will does not excuse this idiocy.

When will pop stars realize that they play in the kiddie pool of music? Stay out of the deep end, Rickie.

[zencat]

"I do not even know who this person is."

Me, either. Never heard of 'em.

[COBOL2Java]

I guess we now know who the Dixie Chicks' warm-up act will be...

[randog]

You guys didn't miss much. She sings like she had her tongue cut out.

[Centurion2000]

Wonder if Rickie Lee Jones has also been doing that one thing that washed-up porn stars do?

Infomercials ?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

You missed her 15 minutes of fame. Shoot !

[Xenalyte]

I see that Ms. Jones has started using not only Tom Petty's orthodontist, but his hairstylist as well.

[almcbean]

One hit wonder. Gee, I wonder what Zager and Evans or Barry McGuire think of our president?

[Billthedrill]

I was furious that nobody was saying anything.

Yeah, right, Rickie. Not one single popular singer has jumped on the burgeoning bandwagon to bash Bush to revive a moribund career. Not one.

I'm not entirely sure how her reaction to the WTC atrocity translates into this sort of thing, frankly, unless she's conflating Bush with the Islamists as people who are trying to "destroy the world." This isn't exactly straight thinking.

But it wasn't politics that has marginalized Rickie's career, she did that herself. I saw her live early in her career, and she could hardly stand up on stage - I truly hope she's licked that particular demon, because it's tough to start over at 48 and she really has, or had, talent. It's kind of a shame politics will make some of her early fans (me) reluctant to purchase this record.