Well, it took about a month but I FINALLY have all the Savage Song Awards
categories handed out, and a good majority of the speeches are in my
hands.
I'll have all the speeches by Saturday, so expect the SSAs to finally
work
their way into the SGer next week. Thanks to ALL who volunteered -
I can't
tell you how much I appreciate you helping me out with this! I was
flipping
channels back and forth, checking out the Grammys from time to time
and
managed to catch Britney Spears's performance. She definitely sang
the first
part of her song (what was with that whole flower thing?!?), but she
was
TOTALLY lip-synching "Baby One More Time". On the other hand, props
to her
for wearing something that actually covers up more than 1/8th of her
body!
Can't say the same for Jennifer Lopez though! Alrighty, I have to get
this
cleared up too. I've only heard the song "Smooth" (hasn't everybody?)
on
Santana's album, so I can't say anything about that, but WHY is Santana
getting all the credit for the song?? All he did was play guitar -
Rob Thomas
wrote the lyrics, co-wrote the music, AND sang. It should be Rob Thomas
featuring Santana, not the other way around! I'm not what you'd call
a fan of
Rob Thomas, but this situation just doesn't seem fair to me! Anyhoo,
enough
about these people...!
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**"I Knew I Loved You" is #1 on the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 for the
6th
straight week in a row!
**Darren was quoted this week in a Los Angeles Times article about the
lack
of quality music in the industry nowadays. Here's his part of the article:
Even artists enjoying tremendous success today sense
a decline in pop
music that matters or stands the test of time. One of them is singer
Darren
Hayes of Savage Garden, an Australian pure pop duo that has sold about
14
million albums world-wide and scored its most recent No.1 U.S. single
earlier
this month with "I Knew I Loved You".
"I've gone through a phase of late where I'm very
frustrated with the
scene today because it's lacking in substance and sincerity," Hayes
says. "I
don't know that a lot of the music today will be remembered, and as
a
songwriter that really saddens me...I love music, and when I see something
like Lou Bega's 'Mambo No. 5' at the top of the charts, I get frustrated.
I
ask, 'Why?' And I keep waiting for it to get better."
**Walter Afanasieff, who you all know worked on "Affirmation", won Producer
of the Year for his work on "The Animal Song", and more. Congratulations,
Walter!
**"I Knew I Loved You" is #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the 3rd week
in a
row, while the album drops back 1 spot to #24.
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Lauren,
I love the way Darren expresse himself...thank you for including the
EW
feature in this issue of the gard'ner. Anyways, Daz pours out even
more in
an interview with MTVasia. There are sound bytes on Real Audio as well.
Here
is the link : http://mtvasia.com/Music/Interviews/20000217001/index.html
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Hey Lauren, I was reading your news letter and I saw the thing about
the
voting for Savage Garden on the Anne Rice thing. I have read all of
the Anne
Rice books and I think Savage Garden would be VERY fitting. As far
as I can
tell, I actually think a few of their songs have very specific Vampires
in
mind as undertones or inspiration for the songs. Such as at the end
of
Interview with the Vampire, I don't know if it was or not, but "Sympathy
for
the Devil" just sounds like a Louis and Lestat kind of song, weird,
I know.
Anyway, I don't see any reason why she shouldn't take our votes seriously.
oohh oohh, and every should read those books! they're wonderful! Besides
...
the casting for Interview wasn't all that great ... the ages of them
were
off, isn't Lestat not supposed to be like a foot shorter than Louis?
and
Claudia was a bit older in the movie, OH MY... AND THE BIGGEST CASTING
ERROR
THAT GETS THE GOLD IS........ Armand.... ANTONIO BANDERES? what were
they
thinking?? Armand (Amadeo) is supposed to look 17, he also has long
auburn
hair ... though ... not as long as the hair in the movie, I could bye
that
they made him dye it black ... but come on ... late 30s and 17 are
just too
far apart for me to bye it ... oh oh oh oh, and the interviewer ...
he was
like a kid in the book... I don't remember his exact age but he was
A LOT
younger than in the movie. ticks me off when they make BIG errors,
I didn't
mind the Lestat and Louis ... but the Armand and Daniel ... too much
for me
to handle. Looking at the guys pictures I can't think of any Vampires
in the
books that they would really just blow me away as exact matches for,
but I
don't see why they shouldn't make the sound track. maybe Darren as
a Lestat
... could you guys picture that? I'm not sure if I could ... anyway...
I've
babbled a lot more than I originally intended to so thanks for
listening...er... reading... ~(:)~
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Please put that in the next Savage Gardener.
Crash & Burn has just been release to radio stations in Montreal
and i need
all of you to go to : http://www.ckoi.com/servlets/Dbml/html/6a6.html
and
choose 'Crash & Burn' and write down your email adress. It's for
the 12 most
requested songs of the day on CKOI, it's very important. It won't even
take
30 seconds.
Try to vote each day.
Thanx =).
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Savage Classifieds
Hi there!
I have a videotape with about 6 hours of SG stuff on it (not just USA
stuff
either). If anyone is interested in trading or buying for a copy email
me
for more details. [email protected]
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Are you looking for a tape of a performance, a CD, posters, or anything
else
Savage-related? If so, put an ad in the new section - Savage Classifieds.
This is for any kind of merchandise for Savage Garden that you're looking
for
or selling. You can put an ad in if you're looking for something, selling
something, or looking to trade something.
Remember, if you want to respond to an ad, email the person who placed
it
(their email address will always be included), not me.
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**Just a reminder: Those of you who received the email about the SSA
speeches
(which should be every single person who's presenting), don't forget
that I
need your speeches by midnight this Saturday, Feb. 26th! I gotta put
the
whole thing together, so don't flake out on me!
**Has anyone (in the U.S./Canada) received the latest issue of the Fanzine
yet? I know it was sent out last week, so it should be in my little
hands
soon, but it seems like it should be here now!!
Alrighty, that's it for this week's issue. Stick around for the long-awaited
Savage Song Awards (hosted by yours truly, of course!). In the meantime,
stay
Savage!
Peace, love, and Savage Garden!
Lauren ( <A HREF="mailto: [email protected]">[email protected]</A>
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