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FAQ Information:
Last-modified: 1996/3/15
Frequently Asked Questions List for "Northern Exposure"
and the Usenet newsgroup alt.tv.northern-exp
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Abbreviations used in this document:
NX = Northern Exposure
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Table of Contents:
I. FAQ-related stuff:
A. Legal stuff and all that jazz
B. Related documents
C. About this newsgroup
D. Other services
E. Internet sites
II. What was NX?
II. Character information
A. Characters and their histories
B. Characters in episode "Cicely"
C. Who played the flying man?
IV. Music Used in NX
A. Northern Exposure CD (U.S. version)
B. Northern Exposure soundtrack (German version)
C. If We All Go Insane [Spring Break]
D. Toy Cows [Roots]
E. Piano tuner piece [Duets]
F. Turkey In The Straw [Learning Curve]
G. Ebudae [Northern Lights]
H. This Must Be The Place [Dinner at 7:30]
I. Forever Night Shade Mary [The Quest]
J. Our Town [Tranquility Base]
K. Ruth-Anne's dance on her grave [A-Hunting We Will Go]
V. Literature Used in NX
A. NX books
VI. Various Miscellaneous Stuff
A. How did the town of Cicely get its name?
B. Other facts about Cicely
C. Which characters are gay/lesbian?
D. How long was Joel in Cicely?
E. Why are there no children in the show?
F. Where is NX filmed?
G. The fling thing
H. How have the various boyfriends of Maggie O'Connell met their deaths?
I. Legends
J. Related shows and films
K. Satellite feed times
L. Syndication information
M. NX Merchandise
N. Dedication
0. Videos
p. Voice-Overs & Other Roles
Q. Did Cynthia Geary do her own singing?
R. Contacts
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FAQ-related stuff
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Legal stuff and all that jazz
"Northern Exposure" is a trademark of Universal City Studios, Inc. All
Rights Reserved.
Guarantees cannot be made for the accuracy of any of the information in
this document. If you wish to flame me for my lack of knowledge, please
do so only if you can also provide me with the correct information. I
have tried not to influence the information in this document with my own
opinions, but I can't guarantee that I've been entirely successful.
Included are references to episodes where facts in this document were
revealed, based on the episode titles in the Episode Guide by Andy
Bates and Kimiye Tipton. Episode titles are listed in [] after a particular
reference.
This FAQ, as a collection of information, is Copyright (c) 1996 by
Sharon Crichton . All Rights Reserved. The
removal of this copyright notice is forbidden.
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Related documents
Two companion documents to the FAQ are the Northern Exposure Episode
Guide and the Northern Exposure Music Guide. The Episode Guide was
originally authored by Andy Bates and finished by Kimiye Tipton . The very brief Music Guide was published by Andy.
The quotes list for the show, previously maintained by Erin Sasaki
was given to Cliff Chen . The list at the FTP site is up to date as of episode 4.19,
"Family Feud." If you would like information on the list, please contact
Cliff.
The trebuchet mailing list has been laid to rest, due to lack of activity
on the list, and claims that life has on the moderator, Lee Groves.
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About this newsgroup
alt.tv.northern-exp was created in the fall of 1992. If you are sending a
message to the group for the first time, we ask only that you send a message
that is appropriate for the group and that it is not insulting, flaming, or
trolling (see alt.folklore.urban for examples and explanations of trolling.)
It also helps to read the group for a few weeks until you get the general
feel of the group.
Please refrain from using this newsgroup for personal messages.
Remember that a post without any explicit distribution usually defaults
to "world" in most news software. This newsgroup is not to be used for
commercial purposes. And please don't post to "remind" us that it's
only a TV show and that we need to get a life. We already know that and
most of us already have one, thank you very much :-)
A note on spamming: if anyone spams Usenet, including our group, please
do not followup to the article. Rest assured that the FAQ author, as well
as thousands of other Usenet readers, will be replying immediately to the
postmaster at the offending user's site. If you see a spam show up in
our group, hop over to news.admin.misc to see what happens to the little
bugger. If you don't know what spamming is, it's the posting of the same
article to multiple newsgroups (usually every newsgroup) regardless of
the appropriateness of the topic. Previous spams have included "Make
Money Fast," "Global Warning For All: Jesus is Coming", the infamous
Skinny Dip advertisement, and the scum lawyers at Canter and Siegel with
their Green Card lottery advertisements. When someone spams, chances are
they will not read our group to see your witty followups. Although a
large core dump placed in their incoming mail will do nicely :-)
Picket Fences now has an alt group - alt.tv.picket-fences. If anyone
continues to post about that show, please direct them to the proper area.
If anyone is wondering why fans of that show would post here, remember
that Picket Fences was compared to NX when it first began, just as NX
was compared to Twin Peaks.
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Other services
(Do these groups still exist? If anyone knows, please let me know.)
Compuserve has "Showbiz" in Section 4, TV. No preset meeting times.
Delphi has a bi-weekly chat session on NX. They meet at Saturdays at
and Tuesdays at 10:00pm (both EST time). If you wish to join them,
type GO GRO TV CONF at the Main menu prompt.
Prodigy - There is a group called the Mooseketeers that gets together on
the TV bulletin board. No preset meeting times.
IRC - Some people are chatting on #thebrick, Wednesday 10:00pm (EST).
Whoever gets there 1st sets up the channel.
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Internet sites
There are all kinds of sites around the globe with NX information. This
is just a partial list. I've written these all as URLs, but I can't
guarantee that they will work as such.
(Note: many of the URL's that were listed in this document are no longer
valid. If there is one that was listed in a previous version of this FAQ
and it has been removed, but you know the new location, please send it to
me.)
World Wide Web:
| The FAQ is available at scads of places around the web
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/FAQ-List.html
This second site is an archive of the *.answers newsgroups.
Tim Zylinski's German home page
http://www.wi2.uni-erlangen.de/~tmzylins/nx/nx.html
Kipp Teague's NX page
http://www2.lynchburg.edu/www/teague/nexp.html
The Moose's Guide to Northern Exposure
http://www.netspace.org/~moose/moose.html
The CBS home page
http://www.cbs.com/
FTP:
For information on how to do FTP, send e-mail to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
with the body of the message reading
send usenet/news.answers/finding-sources
news.answers archive
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/northern-exposure-faq
(/pub/usenet is a link to /pub/usenet-by-group) This is the archive
of the news.answers group. It is guaranteed to have the latest copy
of anything posted to that group, including this FAQ.
Metanet site
ftp://198.67.13.2/pub/MetaNet/Nexp
This site has the material mainly from the first three seasons
(Episode Guide, the Music Guide, episode summaries)
Unix quotes list for NX
ftp://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/pub/usagi
Kimiye Tipton has an FTP site for the Episode Guide
ftp://ftp.gate.net/pub/users/kimi/northern-exp/nxguide.txt.
WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU
ftp://WUARCHIVE.WUSTL.EDU/multimedia/images
This site has gif and jpg pictures. The problem with this site is
that the pictures are indexed using a not-so-intuitive indexing
system, but they are there.)
ftp.funet.fi (note that this is in Finland, so be aware of time
differences) Log on with the userid as 'pictures' instead of 'anonymous'
or 'ftp' - this will give you access to this area.
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/pics/tv+film/misc
This site has pictures of the cast.
A note on posting binaries to the group: it is not forbidden, it is not
against "the law," and it doesn't even violate the charter of the group.
However, the posting of large binaries is not nice. It's easier to post
locations of FTP sites and let people retrieve that way. Or post them
to one of the alt.binaries.pictures groups.
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What was Northern Exposure?
NX was originally a summer replacement show from 1990 which developed a
large following, and was eventually picked up as a regular network show.
The show was created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey, who were also the
principal forces behind "St. Elsewhere" and "I'll Fly Away."
NX was not renewed for the Fall 1995 season. The last episode aired on
July 26, 1995. And an auction was recently held that sold ALL of the props
and equipment from the show, so any revival is highly unlikely.
There have been six seasons of NX:
1. Summer of 1990 (eight episodes)
2. Spring of 1991 (seven episodes)
3. Fall 1991 (23 episodes)
4. Fall 1992 (25 episodes)
5. Fall 1993 (24 episodes)
6. Fall 1994 (23 episodes)
NX was the story of Joel Fleischman, a New York City raised Jewish internist
who financed his medical education through a scholarship from the state of
Alaska. Unfortunately, the terms of this scholarship required him to repay it
by serving as a doctor in Alaska for four years. Because there were no
openings in Anchorage, Joel was sent to the town of Cicely ("on the cusp of
the new Alaskan Riviera") to serve his term. But after certain circumstances
happened, Joel first went "up river" and turned native, then returned to
New York. The circumstances are best explained by viewing the episodes
"Up River" and "The Quest." Joel was replaced in Cicely, by Dr. Phil Capra,
who longed to escape the rat race of life in Los Angeles.
NX is shown internationally on various broadcast networks:
ATTENTION! I've delete this section because we don't know how many of these
entries (if any) are still valid. If it is still being shown in a particular
country, please let me know and I'll put the information back in.
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Emmy awards:
For 1993-94:
Sound Editing - "Fish Story"
For 1992-93:
Drama Series
Supporting Actress, Drama Series - Valerie Mahaffey
Writing, Drama Series - "Seoul Mates"
Cinematography, Series
Editing, Single Camera, Series
Art Direction, Series
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Character information
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Characters and their histories
Main characters:
Phillip Capra (Paul Provenza)
The new doc in town. He and his lovely wife Michelle left the Los Angeles
area to start a new life in Cicely. They hated Los Angeles, but were they
really ready for the charms of life in Cicely? Phil speaks French and
enjoys biking.
Michelle Capra (Teri Polo)
Wife of the new doctor, she is a free-lance journalist. She is not very
accustomed to life in the wild, since she first tried to defend herself
against unknown woodland creatures with a thighmaster.
Ed Chigliak (Darren E. Burrows)
Ed is a half-native Alaskan who was raised by one of the local tribes
when his parents abandoned him. Ed wants to be a film director, and has
already started pen-pal correspondences with Martin Scorcese, Steven
Spielberg, Woody Allen, Peter Bogdanovich, and others. Ed works for
Maurice and Ruth-Anne, and has an IQ of 180. Ed has met the man who
could be his father, Pete [Duets] and is in training (by Leonard) to be
a shaman.
Joel Fleischman (actor: Rob Morrow)
A New York (Flushing) raised doctor who fulfilled the terms of his medical
scholarship ($125,000 to attend Columbia University) by serving four
years as general practitioner in the town of Cicely, Alaska (earning
$465 a month after taxes [Grosse Pointe 48230]). Joel was the only
Jewish person in the entire Borough of Arrowhead County, Alaska [Things
Become Extinct]. After becoming engaged to Maggie, then thrown out of her
home because it wasn't working out, Joel headed "up river" to start his life
over. He has since returned to New York (it's a "state of mind.")
Ruth-Anne Miller (Peg Phillips)
The owner of the general store in town, Ruth-Anne left the lower 48 in
1971 with an old station wagon, all her household possessions she could
carry, and her cats, to make a new life in Alaska. Regrettably, one of
her children is an investment banker.
Maurice Minnifield (Barry Corbin)
Ex-astronaut with a family fortune of $68 million [On Our Own], Maurice
had big plans for the town of Cicely. The local radio station, KBHR
(K-Bear 570 AM), is the flagship of the Minnifield Communications
Network, and is almost solely run off the extensive music collection of
Maurice (including a fabulous collection of show tunes). Maurice also
owns the local newspaper and 15,000 "acres of opportunity."
Mary Margaret (Maggie) O'Connell (Janine Turner)
A bush pilot who owned the Capra's cabin, she was constantly at odds with
(but once engaged to) Fleischman (rarely did they call each other by their
first names). Maggie was raised in Grosse Pointe, MI and is the daughter
of the youngest CEO in automotive history ("Do you remember the hatchback?
That's my Dad.") She flies a Cessna 170 (an old tail-dragger) [Birds of a
Feather], N4423V [The Gift of the Maggie] or N8326A [Russian Flu] (for
filming reasons, they use different planes in different episodes.) She is
also the mayor of Cicely.
Christopher Danforth (Chris) Stevens (John Corbett)
(alias: Chris in the Morning)
A free-spirit who can converse on Kafka and theoretical physics, as well
as philosophize on any topic that might come to mind, Chris was the DJ
at KBHR. He began acquiring his vast wealth of knowledge when he
spent time in prison in West Virginia (for grand theft auto, which is
why he can no longer vote.) He jumped parole in 1986 [Democracy in
America]. He lost his extradition hearing in 1992, but the judge ruled
that the town must find a suitable replacement in three years or he is
to be handed over to the authorities from West Virginia "should they show
up." Chris also doubles as the town's minister, being ordained in the
Worldwide Church of Truth and Beauty after answering an ad in the back
of "Rolling Stone."
Shelly Marie Tambo-Vincoeur (Cynthia Geary)
Shelly was the woman over whom Maurice and Holling wanted to kill each
other. A former Miss Northwest-Passage, Shelly came to Cicely to marry
Maurice. But once she met Holling, she left Maurice to be with him
(Holling is over 60 years old, but Shelly hasn't even hit "the big 21"
[Northwest Passages]). Shelly is the only confirmed non-US citizen
(she's still a Canadian citizen. [Northern Hospitality])
Holling Gustav Vincoeur (John Cullum)
The owner of one of the local bars, The Brick, Holling was an ex-trapper
and hunter who swore off killing. Holling and Maurice are old and dear
friends, but once were mortal enemies over the love of a woman. His
family history of long life spans has lead him to believe that he would
outlive any woman that he would marry (he was born Jan 1, 1929 [Things
Become Extinct]), but he overcame that objection to marry Shelly.
Holling was also a direct male-line descendant of French aristocracy [The
Body in Question.] He and Shelly are the parents of Miranda (Randi) Bliss
Vincoeur.
Marilyn Whirlwind (Elaine Miles)
Phil's receptionist, who raised ostriches at her farm. She was in love
with the Flying Man (Enrico Bellati) from a travelling circus, but
could not leave Cicely to accompany him. (Character note: Elaine got the
part when she accompanied her mother to the audition. The producers and
director liked her timing and sense of humor better.)
Recurring characters:
Adam (Adam Arkin)
The world's worst pathological liar (as far as Joel was concerned), Adam
was a gourmet chef who was originally thought to be the Cicely version of
Bigfoot [Aurora Borealis]. He popped up occasionally to cause havoc in
life of Cicely. He and Eve are the proud parents of baby Aldrich.
Eve (Valerie Mahaffey, winner of a Best Supporting Actress Emmy, 1992)
Adam's wife, also the heiress to a $22 million tungsten fortune, she
was the world's champion hypochondriac and once chained Joel to her cabin
so that she could have a doctor in-house round-the-clock [The Bumpy Road
to Love].
Dave (William J. White)
Cook at The Brick, he took a lot of abuse from Adam over his style of
cooking (bacon is not pancetta). Dave and Ed are cousins to Marilyn
through their clans (Dave and Ed are of the Bear; Marilyn is of the
Raven). Note: William J. White gave up his role as Dave after reinjuring
an old diving injury.
Eugene (Earl Quewezance)
Cook at the Brick (also known as "not-Dave" in this group), who had
almost seamlessly taken over from Dave. He has a wife and two small kids.
Ron Bantz (Doug Ballard - duckmallar@aol.com (DuckMallar)) and
Erick Hillman (Don R. McManus)
Owners of one of the local bed and breakfast establishments. They bought
the property from Maurice, whom they thought at first to be a "kindred
spirit," since he lives alone, loves gourmet food and show tunes. They
also doubled as archaeological excavationists [Survival of the Species],
and Ron served as a translator for Maurice and his Korean son, Duk
Won [Sleeping with the Enemy]. Ron served as a Marine in Korea. They were
married in a lovely ceremony.
Edna Hancock (Rita Taggart)
Edna was the mayor of Cicely, having been elected when she ran against
long-time mayor Holling Vincoeur (vote was 255 to 247.)
Lester Haynes (Apesanahkwat)
A fellow Sons of the Tundra member to Maurice, he was also Maurice's
nemesis in business. He was the richest man in the county/area, even
wealthier than Maurice, and he's scammed Maurice on a few land deals.
Cal Ingram (the violinist) (Simon Templeman)
Cal was the violinist hired by Maurice to appraise the priceless Guarneri
violin that Maurice was buying as an investment. His discovery that Maurice
planned to lock the violin away in his safe, and not make it available for
playing, drove him over the edge into deep psychosis. He eventually ended up
in the state mental institute at Ellisburg. He escaped, visiting Cicely many
times, where he has been hidden by Maurice and treated by Phil. He recently
turned himself in (and turned on Officer Semanski) and is now in a half-way
house. His first name Cal is short for Caldecott ("Cottie" to his friends.)
Hayden Keyes (James L. Dunn)
The town's ne'er-do-well, he has broken into Joel's office (for Maurice),
claimed injuries for insurance and legal suits that did not occur, and
fired off guns around the town's citizens.
Walt Kupfer (Moultrie Patten)
Walt lives with Ruth-Anne, and was an old friend of her's and Holling.
He's currently a trapper, although he did try a stint as a clerk in the
store. He used to work on Wall Street [Hello, I Love You], and was fired
by Charlie Merrill himself.
Duk Won Minnifield (Kwi Hyun (James) Song)
Korean son of Maurice Minnifield and a woman that Maurice knew in Korea
during the war. Recently engaged to Pak Soon Ae, who was the daughter of
Maurice's sworn enemy, Pak Soon Yat.
Mike Monroe (Anthony Edwards)
A lawyer who once suffered from MSC (multiple chemical sensitivity), he
lived in a geodesic dome off of Highway 3. He was hyper-allegic to the
environment around him, a condition that developed in the last few years
of his life. Mike was cured during his stay in Cicely and has since left
to fight environmental villains as a lawyer for Greenpeace. Joel thought
he was wacko, cured or not, but Maggie was attracted to him. Note: He is
NOT dead.
Leonard Quinhagak (Graham Greene)
Leonard was a shaman, and his healing skills have been shown in a number
of episodes. Recently, Leonard diagnosed Ed as having the call and the
abilities to be a shaman, but he warned Ed that his life would be very
different if he takes up the calling.
Elaine Shulman (Jessica Lundy)
Joel's ex-fiance'e-- she left Joel to marry an older man who died
shortly after their marriage. She and Joel have since reconciled their
relationship and the unfortunate way that it ended.
Sgt. Barbara Semanski (Diane Delano)
A state trooper who shared the mutual hots for Maurice, but at first thought
she could not sustain a relationship with him because of his disregard for
the law (tax law, that is) [The Bumpy Road to Love]. Since that time, they
have spent more time together, and became engaged [Tranquility Base.]
Bernard Stevens (Richard Cummings, Jr.)
Chris' African-American half-brother. Bernard and Chris are psychically
connected-- they discovered each other when they both had the same
vision of a sculpture about the Aurora Borealis [Aurora Borealis]. They
often share the same dreams and thoughts. Their mutual father was a
travellin' man who just happened to have two families.
Miranda Bliss Vincoeur (baby twin actresses unknown)
Daughter of Holling and Shelly, Miranda, or "Randi," was born in Holling
and Shelly's living room upstairs from the Brick, during happy hour.
According to a dream sequence featuring Shelly ["Hello, I Love You"], Randi
will, at the age of 18, travel to Dallas, Texas to become a Dallas Cowboy's
chearleader. Along the way, she will also be a big fan of Barbie dolls,
and a drummer in a local rock band.
Morty (Morty the Moose)
Morty est morte (dead.) He was part of the captive moose herd
maintained at a Washington State Univ. research station. According to
some reports, another moose at the station (Minnie) died of a cobalt
and copper deficiency, and it was too late to save Morty. Morty was
about five years old at the time of his death. Most moose live only 6
or 7 years in captivity, as opposed to up to 16 years in the wild.
Morty is survived by a number of offspring, including Melody and Matilda,
sired in the spring of 1993.
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Characters in "Cicely" (and their modern day equivalents)
Ned Svenborg = Ed
Mace Mobrey = Maurice
Kit = Chris
Sally = Shelly
Abe = Holling
Mary O'Keefe = Maggie
Franz Kafka = Joel
Nurse = Marilyn
Rhoda = Ruth-Anne (woman at meeting)
The actress who played Roslyn (Jo Anderson) also played Jane, Holling's
school teacher, in the episode "Learning Curve."
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Who played the Flying Man? [Get Real]
The Flying Man (Enrico Bellati) was played by Bill Irwin. A bio of him
in the Playbill for "Largely New York," one of his Broadway shows, says
the following:
BILL IRWIN (The Post-Modern Hoofer, Author, Director and
Co-Choreographer) was an original member of KRAKEN, a theatre company
directed by Herbert Blau, and was an original member of the Pickle
Family Circus of San Francisco, where he worked with Larry Pisoni and
Geoff Hoyle. He appeared as a guest artist with the ODC Dance Company of
San Francisco, which first produced his original work. His own pieces,
often developed with Doug Skinner and Michael O'Connor, include "Not
Quite/New York," "The Courtroom" and "The Regard of Flight" (PBS "Great
Performances"). Skinner, Irwin and O'Connor have performed "The Regard
of Flight" on and Off-Broadway, across the United States and in Sydney,
Australia. Mr Irwin most recently appeared on the New York stage with
Steve Martin, Robin Williams and F. Murray Abraham in "Waiting for
Godot" at Lincoln Center. At the La Jolla Playhouse he played Galy Gay
in Brecht's "A Man's a Man," Medvedenko in "The Sea Gull" and Arlecchino
in "Three Cuckolds." He has appeared on Broadway in "Accidental Death of
an Anarchist" and "5-6-7-8 . . . Dance!" On television he has been seen
on "Saturday Night Live," "The Tonight Show," "The Cosby Show" and HBO's
"Bette Midler, Mondo Beyondo." In Britain he appeared on the BBC
"Paul Daniels Magic Show." His film credits include the 1981 Robert
Altman movie "Popeye," Alan Alda's "A New Life" and John Sayles' "Eight
Men Out." In 1983 Mr. Irwin was awarded a National Endowment for the
Arts Choreographer's Fellowship, and in 1984 was named a Guggenheim
Fellow and awarded a five-year MacArthur Fellowship. He gratefully
acknowledges those awards.
The Playbill was copyright 1989, and since then he has appeared in:
"Steppin' Out" as Liza Minelli's only male student; "My Blue Heaven" as
the partner of Rick Moranis; Bobby McFerrin's video of "Don't Worry, Be
Happy"; "Eight Men Out"; "Fool Moon" (current Broadway production);
Great Performances: "Soundheim: A Celibration at Carnegie Hall"
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Music Used in NX
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Northern Exposure CD (U.S. version)
"Music From The Television Series Northern Exposure"
MCA Records, Inc. MCAD-10685
1. David Schwartz "Theme from Northern Exposure" [Pilot, Kodiak]
2. Daniel Lanois "Jolie Louise" [Pilot, The Body in Question, Old Tree]
3. Booker T. and the MG's "Hip Hug-Her" [Animals R Us; My Mother, My Sister]
4. Etta James "At Last" [Slow Dance]
5. Chic Street Man "Everybody Be Yoself" [Spring Break]
6. David Schwartz "Alaskan Nights" [It Happened in Juneau, Our Tribe]
7. Magazine 60 "Don Quichotte" [Jules et Joel]
8. Nat "King" Cole and His Trio "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" [The Big Kiss]
9. Miriam Makeba "Emabhaceni" [Roots]
10. Lynyrd Skynyrd "Gimme Three Steps" [My Mother, My Sister]
11. Frederica Von Stade "Bailero from Chants d'Auvergne" [Wake-Up Call]
with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Antonio de Almeda
12. David Schwartz Medley: "A Funeral in My Brain" [Things Become Extinct,
Our Tribe, Ill Wind,...], "Woody the Indian" [Sex, Lies, and Ed's Tape],
"The Tellakutans" [Seoul Mates, The Body in Question]
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More Music from Northern Exposure (U.S.)
"More Music From Northern Exposure"
MCA Records, Inc. MCAD-11077
1. Georgia Wettlin-Larsen "Ojibway Square Dance (Love Song)" [Learning Curve]
2. David Schwartz "Theme from Northern Exposure"
3. Johnny Nash "Stir It Up"
4. Ruth Brown "Mambo Baby"
5. Simon Bonney "Someone Loves You"
6. David Schwartz "The Ladder"
7. Big Joe & His Washboard Band "If You Take Me Back"
8. Basin Brothers "Un Marriage Casse (A Broken Marriage)"
9. Vinx "There I Go Again"
10. Brian Eno/John Cale "Lay My Love" [The Bad Seed]
11. Les Paul & Mary Ford "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (and Dream Your
Troubles Away)"
12. David Schwartz "Mooseburger Stomp"
13. Joanne Shenandoah "I May Want a Man"
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Northern Exposure soundtrack (German version)
The title is "Ausgerechnet Alaska" (like the series title).
It is distributed by IDEAL Vertrieb, Wichmannstr. 4, 2000 Hamburg 52.
1. The Moose "Northern Exposure Theme-Mix"
2. The Kingsmen "Louie Louie"
3. Little Milton "Stand By Me"
4. Lee Dorsey "Ya Ya"
5. Billy Steward "Summertime"
6. Little Richard "Good Golly Miss Molly"
7. Coasters "Little Egypt"
8. The Drifters "On Broadway"
9. Dolly Parton "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
10. Guy Mitchell "Singing The Blues"
11. Patsy Cline "Crazy"
12. Paul Anka "My Way"
13. The Marcels "Blue Moon"
14. Showaddiwaddi "Who Put The Bomp"
15. Trini Lopez "This Is Your Land"
16. Jerry Butler "Moon River"
17. Andy Williams "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing"
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If We All Go Insane [Spring Break]
This is the song playing during the famous "running of the bulls" scene.
It is by Lindsay Buckingham.
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Toy Cows [Roots]
Aaron Naas did the detective work to answer the most important question
since time began-- mainly, who did the song "Toy Cows in Africa"?
The song "Toy Cows In Africa" is by a group called Chance.
Updates on Chance: Cheryl Leah and Ed Willet moved from L.A. to
Wisconsin. Their CD is finally out, and Cheryl has it available for
$16.50 postpaid within the U.S. Send your order to:
Cheryl Leah, W10993 Black Hawk Trail, Fox Lake, WI 53933, 414-928-2389
She and Ed plan to continue their musical pursuits in Wisconsin under
the name Chance.
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Piano tuner piece [Duets]
The piece played by the blind piano tuner is a Chopin nocturne, from
Opus 9, #1: Larghetto in B flat minor.
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Turkey In The Straw [Learning Curve]
Kimiye Tipton posted the answer to yet another burning NX music
question.
The Orlando Sentinel TV critic, Greg Dawson, got the following info
from CBS, regarding what sounded like an Native American version of
"Turkey in the Straw" in "Learning Curve." The scene was of Marilyn
touring around Seattle, accompanied by this piece.
The song is an Ojibway love song. As explained on the second NX CD,
a common practice among the Ojibway was to take a song, such as the
square dance "Turkey in the Straw," and substitute Ojibway lyrics.
It is "Ojibway Square Dance" from _Songs_of_the_People_, performed by
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