Stevie Wonder on stage with Fugazi? How about the (remaining) Beatles with Elvis Costello replacing the smart one? Or maybe Jimmy Buffett instead of Costello? No, these are not actual concerts, these are "dream" gigs (or nightmare in the last instance).
Personally, we'd choose Marvin Gaye, The Artist (Formerly Known as Prince), Iggy Pop, the Replacements and Notorious B.I.G. for an all-night show.
This issue tells you who is coming to town, but we wondered who you wished could be here. So writer Bob Massey and photographer Jim Saah took to the streets and asked three questions:
1. What was the last concert you saw?
2. If you could assemble any lineup of performers, living or dead, for your dream concert, what would it be?
3. What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
Who knows? Maybe, just maybe, someone's dream show will give an enterprising promoter an idea.
Bobby Cato, 25
Last show:
Maxwell, Warner
Dream show: D'Angelo, Eric Clapton, Wham!, Culture Club
Song in head:
"Holding Back the Years,"
Simply Red
Jennie Kim, 25
Last show: K's Choice, 9:30
Dream show: Sarah McLachlan
Song in head: "Livin' la Vida Loca," Ricky Martin
Mara Loch, 26
Last show: Blonde Redhead, Black Cat
Dream show: Cheap Trick (70's era), Loretta Lynn, T. Rex
Song in head: "Season of the Witch," Donovan
Scott Shane, 33
Last show: Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle (in Nevada)
Dream show: The Temptations, The Supremes
Song in head: "Hello," Lionel Richie
Kimberly Bonds, 17
Last show: Winter Jam with DMX, Jay-Z, MCI
Dream show: Marvin Gaye, DMX, Sanchez, Jay-Z, Kirk Franklin
Song in head: "Everyone Falls In Love," Tanto Metro and Devonte
Keith Thomas, 54
Last show: Hugh Masekela, Kennedy Center
Dream show: Richie Havens
Song in head: n/a
Scott Purcell, 38
Last show: Liz Phair, 9:30
Dream show: Rage Against the Machine, Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order
Song in head: "(Not Just) Knee Deep," Funkadelic
Seamus Houston, 39
Last show: Grace Jones, 9:30
Dream show: The Beatles
Song in head: "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island"
Tianna Feaster, 22
Last show: Les Nubians, Blues Alley
Dream show: Lauryn Hill, Maxwell, Gerald Albright, Simply Red, Bob Marley
Song in head: "All My Life," K-Ci & Jo Jo
Winston Smalls, 18
Last show: Foxy Brown and Nas, MCI
Dream show: Tupac Shakur, Outlawz
Song in head: "Hit 'Em Up," Tupac Shakur
Chad Harris, 26
Last show: Brian Setzer Orchestra, Warner
Dream show: Brian Setzer Orchestra, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Song in head: "Flintstones Theme"
Theresa Sullivan, 25
Last show: Cassandra Wilson, Wolf Trap
Dream show:
Stevie Wonder, Me'shell NdegeOcello, Curtis Mayfield, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday
Song in head: Theme from "The Brady Bunch"
Kecia Hansard, 30
Last show: Groove Collective, Black Cat
Dream show: Billie Holiday, Donny Hathaway, Sting, The Brand New Heavies, Afro Cuban All Stars
Song in head: "Livin' la Vida Loca," Ri
Debbie Augustin, 28
Last show: Janet Jackson, MCI
Dream show: Lenny Kravitz, Prince, The Brand New Heavies, Sade, Eric Benet
Song in head: "Fly Away," Lenny Kravitz
Harvey Kane, 58
Last show: Juan Gabriel, Warner
Dream show: Yo-Yo Ma (cello), David Oistrakh (violin), Artur Rubenstein (piano)
Song in head: "I'm A Fool To Want You," Frank Sinatra
Mitsi Herrera, 29
Last show: HFS-tival with Dave Matthews
Dream show: Ray Charles, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Grateful Dead, Counting Crows
Song in head: "Afternoon Delight," Starland Vocal Band
Marlene Forde, 31
Last show: Free Spirit Concert
Dream show: Bunny Wailer, The Maytals, The Wailers, Bob Marley
Song in head: "Wake Up and Live," Bob Marley
Janet Williams, 34
Last show: Prince, Chaka Khan; MCI
Dream show: Sade, Cassandra Wilson, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan
Song in head: "I'm My Own Grandpa" from film "The Stupids"
Randy Wood, 46
Last show: Big Star (reunion), Memphis
Dream show: Elvis Costello replaces John Lennon in the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters
Song in head: "Flyin' Shoes," Townes Van Zandt
Betty Safian, 23
Last show: Aerosmith, MCI
Dream show: Metallica
Song in head:
"Kiss Me," Sixpence None the Richer
Crystal Reynolds, 27
Last show: P. J. Harvey, 9:30
Dream show: Marvin Gaye
Song in head: "Crossing Guard," Squatweiler
Jim Felter, 40
Last show: Chaise Lounge, Blues Alley
Dream show: Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder ('Songs In the Key of Life' era), Fugazi
Song in head: "I'll Take You There," Staple Singers
