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“IDAHO ZONE” jj dion (Songs That Have Helped to Keep Me Obscure) Contents: Side 1 1) Mall Song..... 1:56 2) Cook My Goose ..... 1:35 3 ) Valentine Rap …..1:22 4) Seatbelt Song ..... 1:37 5 ) Nordstroms ........ 2:05 6) Downtown……..0:55 7 ) Yard Sale ....... 1:40 8) Western Id. Fair Jingle-1987 ...... 0:30 9 ) Air Quality Songs…4: 00 10) S.I.S.Rap ........ 2:10 Side 2 1) Bronco Bluegrass .. 1:54 2 ) Radiation ......... 2:10 3) Wally's Silver Caravan .......... 2: 09 4 ) Pictures of Peace (Peace Quilt Song) 2 :38 5 ) We, the Living .... 3:48 6 ) My Idaho Spud ....•. : 45 7) The Idaho Song (We've Got it All Right Here in Idaho!) ..... 3:35 8 ) One Special Moment (Edited version) .. 2: 10 Dear Discriminating Music Consumer - Congratulations on your purchase or Idaho music by a native Idahoan. These songs were Written between 198• and '89, mostly commissioned For special occasions. Most are funny. Here's 1 bit of' Information about the•: C In order or appearance) "MALL SONGS" -They called from KIYS-F"M one Sunday asked if' I could sing "live• the Next Morning in honor or the st1rt of construction Of' the new mall. I spent the afternoon scribbling these parodies. "COOK MY GOOSE"-The theme song for a "Roman{ -tic cooking video that never got produced. "VALENTINE RAP"-The Sacred Heart klcSs helped "Gus, the Groundhog" record this one in the Spring of '88. It got nice TV coverage . " SEATBELT SONG"-The Idaho Dept. of' Transportation asked 11111 for something for their Seatbelt Safety Program . were they surprised! "'WR8ST~O MS"-TI'1e Mayor 's wife recruited an anthem to lure this fashionable shoppers• mecca to Boise. (They didn't come. ) After the new Mall opened, I re-wrote it. "DOWNTOWN'"-When Kirsten said we needed a good tull folks back into town after the "~all hoopla and the recent construct ion, I decided to redo this 60's hit.(Thanks to Larry 9abcock for Inspiration! ) '" YARD SALE"-Same day as "Mall Songs•. "~O.F"AIR JINGLE , 1987"-Thanks to Roger simmons. Arranged by Rich Lapp . 'locals-JJ. "AIR QUALITY MEOI..EY"-I heard tl'1ere was going to ~ e a dty- wide camoatgn to clean the air. I was SURE they' a want to use one of these. I should've been more assertive, I guess .... "S. I .S. RAP"-The Special Isotope Separator (makes plutonium for nuclear weapons ) hearl. f"gs c ame through town, and I out my S.02 with t h is "Sound of 1'4usic" rip- off'. Idaho should not be a boMb factory and the nation's radioactive waste-basket . ••SiDE 2: "BRONCO 8LUEGRASS"-8oise State U. out in ortght blue astroturf in the stad itJII, so I wrote the• a •Bluegrass" f1ght song . we even shot a video •lth the tea• singing along. "RAOI.I.TION"-1 r .. rlte of •y 198• parody ( of' 1~y Allen Sher•en) tor the Trltiu• Reactor hearings or '88. Got "glo•ing• revle•s . "WALLY'S SILVER CARAVAN"-! pl ayed for the wally 8ya11 Airstream Tuller Convention here in 1986 . Mike lo4ayovsky recorded this and my "Idaho Song• fo r a sampler or local 111uslc. "P ICTURES OF PEACE"-Gwynne Jo4c£lh1nney called one Sat. and uked nrte to play that night for a Boise Peace Quilt Ice Cre111 Social/Documentary Fllnrting Session. I•rote the song and sang it thet night. It didn't end up in the finished fUll ( "A Stitch for T111e"), but 11y "Idaho Song• did. Bless the Quilters and Peacemakers every•heref "WE, THE liVING"-Thanks to Jo4arilyn Schuler of the Idaho Huaan Rights Co••ission f'or reQuesting thls song for t!"!e 1988 Holocaust lo4emorill Cere11ony. Larry Jo4ulli ns then used i t for h1s Nertin Luther King fil•-"Let Freedo• Rlngl" "MY !OAHO SPUO"-Also wr itten for the Airstream f olks. J .R.Simplot llk ed i t, too. "THE IDAHO SONG We' ve Got 1t All Ri ht Here in daho •-an Idaho response o wash . tate's "Loule,Louh !'or State Song• campaign of' •a~. Jeff Beaman started the creative ball rolling on this one-it took me to Nashville as a wrangler Contest National F"lnaltst. "ONE SPECIAL to401>fENT"-Theme s ong f'or the 50th Miss Gem County Pageant,commi ssioned by my mom, the Musical Director. Isn' t nepot is111 great so11et1111es? Thenks to Ge11 County for asking me back to sing it again and aga in! Songs were recorded : Live at the "4ardi Gras, Boi se, Nov.'88, Arts in the Park, Boise, Sept. ' 88, MC Studio, Boise, by Mike Mayovsky, Stolen Horses Studio by Rob Matson, AND at an unsoeclfieo loca tion by Don Cunntnghalll , Photo tly F"rt tz Bjornsen. F"or •ore or JJ' s songs, check out "GLORY REPORT! " 12 original Gospel songs, with major-league production values and a strong Message.
Object Description
Identifier | Spec. Coll. M3.1.D56 I3_Downtown |
Title | Downtown |
Date | 1985 ca. |
Searchable Date | 1984; 1985; 1986 |
Description | This song was written to entice people to shop and visit downtown Boise. The song highlights new construction and improved safety. Dion wrote and preformed many songs like this on a cassette tape titled "Idaho Zone." |
Subject |
Shopping centers Urban renewal |
Creator | J.J. Dion |
Publisher | J.J. Dion |
Contributors | Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives. |
Language | eng |
Source | Boise State University: Idaho zone : songs that have helped keep me obscure |
Coverage | Boise (Idaho) |
Original Physical Format | compact cassette tape; |
Digital Format | pdf; mp3; |
Type | Text |
Relation | http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/42544849 |
Rights | Used with permission from J.J. Dion. The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of J.J. Dion. For permissions or to place an order, please contact the Head of Special Collections at (208) 426-3958 or archives@boisestate.edu. |
Description
Identifier | Spec. Coll. M3.1.D56 I3_Downtown |
Title | IdahoZone |
Date | 1985 ca. |
Searchable Date | 1984; 1985; 1986 |
Description | This song was written to entice people to shop and visit downtown Boise. The song highlights new construction and and improved saftey. Dion wrote and preformed many songs like this on a cassette tape titled "Idaho Zone." |
Subject |
Shopping centers Urban renewal |
Creator | J.J. Dion |
Publisher | J.J. Dion |
Contributors | Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives. |
Language | eng |
Source | Boise State University: Idaho zone : songs that have helped keep me obscure |
Coverage | Boise (Idaho) |
Original Physical Format | compact cassette tape; |
Digital Format | pdf; |
Type | Text |
Relation | http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/42544849 |
Rights | Used with permission from J.J. Dion. The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of J.J. Dion. For permissions or to place an order, please contact the Head of Special Collections at (208) 426-3958 or archives@boisestate.edu. |
Full-text | “IDAHO ZONE” jj dion (Songs That Have Helped to Keep Me Obscure) Contents: Side 1 1) Mall Song..... 1:56 2) Cook My Goose ..... 1:35 3 ) Valentine Rap …..1:22 4) Seatbelt Song ..... 1:37 5 ) Nordstroms ........ 2:05 6) Downtown……..0:55 7 ) Yard Sale ....... 1:40 8) Western Id. Fair Jingle-1987 ...... 0:30 9 ) Air Quality Songs…4: 00 10) S.I.S.Rap ........ 2:10 Side 2 1) Bronco Bluegrass .. 1:54 2 ) Radiation ......... 2:10 3) Wally's Silver Caravan .......... 2: 09 4 ) Pictures of Peace (Peace Quilt Song) 2 :38 5 ) We, the Living .... 3:48 6 ) My Idaho Spud ....•. : 45 7) The Idaho Song (We've Got it All Right Here in Idaho!) ..... 3:35 8 ) One Special Moment (Edited version) .. 2: 10 Dear Discriminating Music Consumer - Congratulations on your purchase or Idaho music by a native Idahoan. These songs were Written between 198• and '89, mostly commissioned For special occasions. Most are funny. Here's 1 bit of' Information about the•: C In order or appearance) "MALL SONGS" -They called from KIYS-F"M one Sunday asked if' I could sing "live• the Next Morning in honor or the st1rt of construction Of' the new mall. I spent the afternoon scribbling these parodies. "COOK MY GOOSE"-The theme song for a "Roman{ -tic cooking video that never got produced. "VALENTINE RAP"-The Sacred Heart klcSs helped "Gus, the Groundhog" record this one in the Spring of '88. It got nice TV coverage . " SEATBELT SONG"-The Idaho Dept. of' Transportation asked 11111 for something for their Seatbelt Safety Program . were they surprised! "'WR8ST~O MS"-TI'1e Mayor 's wife recruited an anthem to lure this fashionable shoppers• mecca to Boise. (They didn't come. ) After the new Mall opened, I re-wrote it. "DOWNTOWN'"-When Kirsten said we needed a good tull folks back into town after the "~all hoopla and the recent construct ion, I decided to redo this 60's hit.(Thanks to Larry 9abcock for Inspiration! ) '" YARD SALE"-Same day as "Mall Songs•. "~O.F"AIR JINGLE , 1987"-Thanks to Roger simmons. Arranged by Rich Lapp . 'locals-JJ. "AIR QUALITY MEOI..EY"-I heard tl'1ere was going to ~ e a dty- wide camoatgn to clean the air. I was SURE they' a want to use one of these. I should've been more assertive, I guess .... "S. I .S. RAP"-The Special Isotope Separator (makes plutonium for nuclear weapons ) hearl. f"gs c ame through town, and I out my S.02 with t h is "Sound of 1'4usic" rip- off'. Idaho should not be a boMb factory and the nation's radioactive waste-basket . ••SiDE 2: "BRONCO 8LUEGRASS"-8oise State U. out in ortght blue astroturf in the stad itJII, so I wrote the• a •Bluegrass" f1ght song . we even shot a video •lth the tea• singing along. "RAOI.I.TION"-1 r .. rlte of •y 198• parody ( of' 1~y Allen Sher•en) tor the Trltiu• Reactor hearings or '88. Got "glo•ing• revle•s . "WALLY'S SILVER CARAVAN"-! pl ayed for the wally 8ya11 Airstream Tuller Convention here in 1986 . Mike lo4ayovsky recorded this and my "Idaho Song• fo r a sampler or local 111uslc. "P ICTURES OF PEACE"-Gwynne Jo4c£lh1nney called one Sat. and uked nrte to play that night for a Boise Peace Quilt Ice Cre111 Social/Documentary Fllnrting Session. I•rote the song and sang it thet night. It didn't end up in the finished fUll ( "A Stitch for T111e"), but 11y "Idaho Song• did. Bless the Quilters and Peacemakers every•heref "WE, THE liVING"-Thanks to Jo4arilyn Schuler of the Idaho Huaan Rights Co••ission f'or reQuesting thls song for t!"!e 1988 Holocaust lo4emorill Cere11ony. Larry Jo4ulli ns then used i t for h1s Nertin Luther King fil•-"Let Freedo• Rlngl" "MY !OAHO SPUO"-Also wr itten for the Airstream f olks. J .R.Simplot llk ed i t, too. "THE IDAHO SONG We' ve Got 1t All Ri ht Here in daho •-an Idaho response o wash . tate's "Loule,Louh !'or State Song• campaign of' •a~. Jeff Beaman started the creative ball rolling on this one-it took me to Nashville as a wrangler Contest National F"lnaltst. "ONE SPECIAL to401>fENT"-Theme s ong f'or the 50th Miss Gem County Pageant,commi ssioned by my mom, the Musical Director. Isn' t nepot is111 great so11et1111es? Thenks to Ge11 County for asking me back to sing it again and aga in! Songs were recorded : Live at the "4ardi Gras, Boi se, Nov.'88, Arts in the Park, Boise, Sept. ' 88, MC Studio, Boise, by Mike Mayovsky, Stolen Horses Studio by Rob Matson, AND at an unsoeclfieo loca tion by Don Cunntnghalll , Photo tly F"rt tz Bjornsen. F"or •ore or JJ' s songs, check out "GLORY REPORT! " 12 original Gospel songs, with major-league production values and a strong Message. |
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