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"We were both very careful to make sure that the moments always felt like they were accenting the story," he tells NMELaura Dreyfuss, Theo Germaine and Ben Platt star in Netflix's The Politician.Ben Platt has revealed to NME how the music for new Netflix series The Politician came together. The new series, which focuses on a student election campaign, features a number of moments in which Platt sings classics by everyone from Joni Mitchell to Billy Joel. Read more: The Politician: The cast of Ryan Murphy’s new satire […]The post Ben Platt explains how the music for Netflix's 'The Politician' came together, from Joni Mitchell to Billy Joel appeared first on NME.
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It feels like Maggie Rogers has crossed over into venerable status with Don’t Forget Me, her recently released third LP. But there’s venerable, and then there’s venerable. The italicized version of the term applies to Joni Mitchell, whose “Cactus Tree” made it into Rogers’ set Tuesday a...
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The song meant a lot to Mitchell, who survived a brain aneurysm 10 years agoThe post Watch Joni Mitchell covers Elton John’s ‘I’m Still Standing’ at Gershwin Prize tribute show appeared first on NME.
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Joni Mitchell: Watch Joni Mitchell Cover Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing” At Gershwin Prize Tribute
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Last year, the Library Of Congress presented Joni Mitchell with the Gershwin Prize For Popular Song at a star-studded ceremony in Washington, DC. Mitchell gave one of her increasingly frequent performances, and a team of luminaries covered her songs. This year, Joni Mitchell returned to the Gershwin Prize ceremony. This time, it was to salute th...
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