<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>Ted writes:</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">>Yes, OK, laugh all you want, your humor is relentless, and much needed in these strange times, but who wrote the >song you say is so lovely, "Calling All Angels," from the Jane Siberry album "When I Was A Boy?" Not the grand k. d. >lang. The divine Siberry! Great voices are all over the place but divinely inspired song writing is rare.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><FONT face=Arial>Okay, Ted You're correct -- the divine Siberry did write "Calling All Angels," which is a truly beautiful song, but I must object to your implication that k. d. lang is just a throat. Though lang is primarily an interpreter, she writes songs, too. They are not as lyrically sophisticated as Siberry's (or Morrissey's, or Cole Porter's, or W. S. Gilbert's . . you get my drift) but she has a voice straight from God and lungs like weather balloons. Hearing her sing live is an amazing experience; indescribable.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><FONT face=Arial></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><FONT face=Arial>But I tell you what -- since we're talking about very smart singer/songwriters, and since I *do* like Jane Siberry, I will listen to "When I Was a Boy" all the way through. You have to promise me, though, that you'll listen to the excellent Aimee Mann's "Lost in Space." If you can't find a copy, I'll be happy to loan you one. Aimee Mann is a genius. Vive l'Aimee Mann!</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><FONT face=Arial></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><FONT face=Arial>Auntie E/Joan O </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML><br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href='http://explorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>