A Twist of Lemon

If you’ve never seen Jane Campion’s 1989 film Sweetie you’re missing out on one of the most memorable performances in modern cinema. Australian actress Genevieve Lemon tears up the screen as the title character, an emotionally imbalanced woman who chews her sister’s prized toy horses to pieces, earnestly asks a guy if he’s ever been licked all over, and defends a tree house by farting in the general direction of anyone who attempts to climb the ladder.

Ms. Lemon also appeared in two other Campion films, The Piano and Holy Smoke. Onstage she made a splash in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical, and last month she won Best Actress honors at the Sydney Theatre Awards for her current role in Billy Elliott: The Musical.

Can’t make it Down Under to hear this lady’s incredible pipes? No worries. Just mosey on over to http://www.brokenskymusic.com/ and order Angels in the City, a live CD of Genevieve and her band recorded at the Studio at the Sydney Opera House in 1999 (the CD was released in 2006 by Broken Sky Music out of New South Wales).

Lemon covers ten songs that showcase her warm, powerful voice and her intelligent interpretations of lyrics. The set kicks off with a sultry take on the Petula Clark classic “Downtown” and moves onto a sassy version of Lou Reed’s "Walk on the Wild Side.”

Other highlights include the haunting piano ballad “Blue Sky Mine," plus rollicking renditions of Lyle Lovett’s “Cowboy Man” and Cole Porter’s “Don’t Fence Me In.”