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Jane Scarpantoni
The song "I Don't Know",
which appears on Hello
Nasty, was perhaps the most different sounding Beastie
Boys song on the album. Other songs on the record had elements
that were familiar to previous releases. For "I Don't
Know", the band called upon several artists to lend
their talents in the creation of the track. Among those
artists, Jane Scarpantoni may be the only one with past
experience working with "alternative" rockers.
Jane Scarpantoni is a classically
trained cello player. Prior to joining Hoboken, New Jersey's
Tiny Lights in the mid-'80s, she'd never been much of a
fan of rock-n-roll. Her unique style of playing with Tiny
Lights was so impressive that she soon left to play with
other musicians. She's played with a who's who of alternative
music: Richard Barone (ex-Bongos), the Bob Mould Band, Throwing
Muses, R.E.M., Indigo Girls, 10,000 Maniacs, Sheryl Crow
as well as many others. At cdnow.com there are over seventy-five
listings for albums that she has in one way or another been
involved with.
Her work on Hello Nasty may
not garner the same attention as some of the other guest
performers on the album, but it should not be overlooked
in any way, shape or form. Her input into the finished product
is what makes "I Don't Know" one of the most memorable
songs off of Hello Nasty. Think back to when the
the album first was released in July of 1998...one of the
things that nearly every published album review had in common
was a mention of this track. One can only speculate in terms
of "what ifs", but it is sometimes fun to imagine
different albums track having been selected to be made into
music videos and promoted as the "hit" single.
Can you imagine "I Don't Know" replacing "Intergalactic"
or "Body Movin'?.
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