“But she jumped into the furnace, Singing old songs we loved”
Orange Is the New Black star Lea DeLaria (Carrie “Big Boo” Black) announced her crowdfunding project last year, a jazz rendition of the greatest hits of David Bowie.
In a video posted on Pledge Music, she had this to say regarding her appeal: “You may not know it, but I have five records on the Warner Brothers jazz label. So now, I am working on ‘House of David: DeLaria + Bowie = Jazz’. I’m recording 12 David Bowie tunes, and I’m swinging the hell out of them.”
She continued: “The trick is to make the people want to hear it in a completely and entirely different way. I think we’ve got it. When you see the beautiful ballad for ‘Life on Mars’ and the big church number in ‘Modern Love,’ and the bossa nova version of ‘Golden Years,’ it’s a completely different sound of Bowie, but all very much within the confines of who he is.”
With just 14 days of the campaign left, DeLaria has reached 78 percent of her goal. For a mere $10 donation, you can get an AccessPass to unlock videos, music, behind the scenes photos and private updates, including live performances of some of the Bowie tunes.
To help fund the project and get House of David released, please make your pledge here.
Keep an eye on Lea’s FB page for updates.