Swing Set

by Ani DiFranco

Overview

This EP gathers together various odds and ends: a radio edit of "Swing" from the To the Teeth album, shortened by eliminating Corey Parker's rap but with the funky rhythmic elements pushed up in the mix; a recasting of "To the Teeth" that, unfortunately, de-emphasizes the angry lyrics; and covers of Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, and Bob Dylan songs, each recast in characteristic DiFranco style. Of the last three, the one that works best is a version of "Hurricane" recorded for but not used in the film The Hurricane; Dylan's righteous anger works well in DiFranco's cutting interpretation. Her "Do Re Me" (sic) loses the irony Guthrie got out of it by matching the lyric to a jocular performance, and her "When I'm Gone" (different from the version used in the film Steal This Movie) loses Ochs' graceful, elegiac tone. But it's good to have such songs renewed through reinterpretation. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	07/25/2000
Label:	Righteous Babe Records
UPC:	0748731702021
Rank:	168613

Tracks

1. Swing
2. Swing
3. To the Teeth
4. Do Re Me
5. When I'm Gone
6. Hurricane

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ani DiFranco   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Sampling,Triangle,Keyboards,Megaphone,Guitar (Acoustic),Bass,Bells
David Rawlings   Primary Artist,Guitar
Bo Ramsey   Primary Artist,Guitar
Gillian Welch   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Maceo Parker   Guest Artist,Saxophone
Corey Parker   Rap
Jason Mercer   Bass
Julie Wolf   Organ,Wurlitzer
Daren Hahn   Turntables

Technical Credits

Goatboy   Engineer
Ani DiFranco   Producer,Composer,Drum Programming
Bob Dylan   Composer
Jacques Levy   Composer
Phil Ochs   Composer
Woody Guthrie   Composer
Mary Ann Southard   Design
Goat Boy   Engineer