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For many years as a journalist, Salli Fune wrote about newsworthy subjects: crime, politics, celebrities. Singer Kate Ceberano, actor Lou Diamond Phillips and Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were just some of the noteable names she had the privilege of interviewing. Now, she is writing – and singing – from closer to her own heart. But don’t expect the same old songs about heartbreak and relationships. When it comes to her music, Salli could easily be singing about darker themes like addiction and deception, as she would be about love and a sunny day in April.
“Relationships, and even human experiences for that matter, are dynamic. They’re never linear,” says Salli. “I like songs that peel the layers and approach them from different tangents, as you would a news story. Like a song about a breakup doesn’t have to be the usual ‘I’m so heartbroken’ angle. There are so many ways that emotion can manifest itself. It’s like taking a snapshot of a situation and writing from there. And relationships can be about anyone or anything."
The former front woman of San Francisco band High Drama, Salli names among her primary influences female singer-songwriters such as Aimee Mann, Liz Phair, Julia Fordham, PJ Harvey, Suzanne Vega, Sarah McLachlan and Beth Orton for their insightful dissertations on relationships. “There’s a certain intelligence and depth to their songs, but at the same time a lot of raw emotion. I love how they write with such unabashed passion and honesty. They’re really writing about things that everyone – not just women – can relate to but more eloquently than the average person.”
That explains half her inspiration. “My family was always into music.” (In fact, it was her older sister who taught her her first guitar chords at age 10.) “At home, I grew up listening to a lot of Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini and Nino Rota movie themes, things like that. I guess that’s why I’ve always been drawn to the sound of that era. I love tunes that are catchy and instantly memorable, they draw you in because you feel like you’ve heard them before. I guess a part of me wants to balance the darkness with catchiness.”
Her eclectic musical leanings probably have a lot to do with moving around a lot in her lifetime, “Always stopping and starting. Wherever I went, music became the one constant thing, a source of stability.” Born in Tokyo, raised in Manila and then spending her formative years in Australia, Salli found inspiration in a lot of obscure Australian and British artists, as well as “all those jazz-inspired bands like The Style Council, Sade, Everything But the Girl, Carmel, Swing Out Sister and Matt Bianco who were coming out of England at the time. But then I also listen to a lot of stuff that doesn't necessarily come out in my music, like hard rock, punk and shoegazer stuff. Over the years, I really wanted to pursue creating a unique blend of all these diverse influences, rock with a touch of jazz, lounge and ‘60s pop.”
After returning to Australia in 2005, Salli got to do just that when she formed Beauitful Lucy's Room in Canberra. With its infectious mix of jazz, pop, lounge and folk rock, the band nailed a unique sound that attracted a loyal fan base. Now based in Melbourne, Salli continues to play her compositions in solo acoustic gigs around the city. Watch this space for a reunion show with the rest of the band some time this year.
For more information, check out http://myspace.com/beautifullucysroom.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/7/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/beautifullucysroom
Band Members:

Salli Fune - vocals, guitar, words and music

These recordings were made in San Francisco with Mike Cooper on lead guitar (except for Revolving Doors and Golden Days.)
Influences: FAVOURITE SONGWRITERS

Aimee Mann, Liz Phair, Julia Fordham, Suzanne Vega, Burt Bacharach, Beth Orton, Todd Rundgren, Neil Young, Cole Porter, Lenny Kravitz, PJ Harvey, Stevie Nicks, Lisa Miller, Joni Mitchell, Leona Naess, Abra Moore, Brian Canham, Neil Finn, Patti Rothberg, Sarah McLachlan, Sarah Blasko, Sonya Hunter, KT Tunstall, Feist, Kate Bush, George Michael, Robert Smith, Bryan Ferry, Green, Louise Wener, Roddy Frame...

ALL-TIME FAVOURITE ALBUMS

I'm With Stupid AIMEE MANN
Exile in Guyville LIZ PHAIR
Porcelain JULIA FORDHAM
Hounds of Love, The Kick Inside KATE BUSH
Rid of Me PJ HARVEY
Nine Objects of Desire, Suzanne Vega SUZANNE VEGA
Life THE CARDIGANS
Wish You Were Here PINK FLOYD
Between the One and the Nine PATTI ROTHBERG
Dummy PORTISHEAD
Central Reservation, Trailer Park BETH ORTON
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Solace SARAH McLACHLAN
Emperor Tomato Ketchup STEREOLAB
No Secrets CARLY SIMON
Love AZTEC CAMERA
Momento BEBEL GILBERTO
The It Girl, Smart SLEEPER
Haunted POE
Morning in the Bowl of Night LISA MILLER
Live Through This HOLE
American Thighs VERUCA SALT
Apart MIRA
Little Earthquakes TORI AMOS
Real Love LISA STANSFIELD
Diamond Life SADE
Bricks Are Heavy L7
Last Splash THE BREEDERS
Show Your Bones YEAH YEAH YEAHS
Core, Purple STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
Screaming for My Supper BETH HART
Shapes and Patterns SWING OUT SISTER
Fontanelle BABES IN TOYLAND

OTHER STUFF I LISTEN TO

The Sundays, Pink Martini, Billie Holiday, Sergio Mendes, Bebel Gilberto, Nico, The Velvet Underground, Luscious Jackson, Frou Frou/Imogen Heap, Garbage, Brand New Heavies, Air, Gabrielle, Fleetwood Mac, Everything But the Girl, The Style Council, most music before 1991...

FILMS FOR INSPIRATION

Once, Moonstruck, Magnolia, Mumford, Lost in Translation, All About Eve, The Manchurian Candidate (original), Jean de Florette, Manons des Sources, Amelie, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Italian for Beginners, Vertigo, Love in the Afternoon, Ridicule, Dangerous Beauty, Elizabeth, Sunset Boulevard, Lost Highway, The Major and the Minor, Frantic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Grace of My Heart, Almost Famous, Chocolat, Nick of Time, The Shawshank Redemption, Run Lola Run, The Breakfast Club, Come Drink With Me, Dangerous Liaisons, The Black Stallion, Bon Voyage, Sliding Doors, Deconstructing Harry, The Purple Rose of Cairo, The Metro (Deneuve, Depardieu), Falling In Love (De Niro, Streep), Bowling for Columbine, Contact, Top Hat, Suspicion, Memento, Love Actually, Gaslight, How To Steal a Million, Next Stop Wonderland...

VISUAL INSPIRATION

Toulouse-Lautrec, Modigliani, Vermeer, Rothko, Mondrian, Renoir, Ansell Adams, Herb Ritts, Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, da Vinci, Degas, Picasso, Monet, Manet, De Lempicka, Claude Montana, Christian Lacroix, Gaultier, Givenchy, Thierry Mugler, Valentino...

BOOKS

The Blind Assassin, The Handmaid's Tale, The Robber Bride MARGARET ATWOOD
The Alchemist PAOLO COELHO
Kitchen BANANA YOSHIMOTO
Pillars of the Earth KEN FOLLETT
Black Wind F PAUL WILSON
The Little Prince ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY
Girl With a Pearl Earring TRACY CHEVALIER
Palace of Tears, Seven Houses ALEV LYTLE CROUTIER
Bel Canto ANN PATCHETT
The Song Reader LISA TUCKER
House of Leaves MARK DANIELEWSKI
Memoirs of a Geisha ARTHUR GOLDEN
The Tale of Murasaki LIZA DALBY
Body and Soul FRANK CONROY
Lolita VLADIMIR NABOKOV
The Virgin Suicides JEFFREY EUGENIDES
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle HARUKI MURAKAMI
Wuthering Heights EMILY BRONTE
The Horse Whisperer NICHOLAS EVANS
Tess of the d'Urbervilles THOMAS HARDY
The Grass is Singing DORIS LESSING
Always Hiding SOPHIA ROMERO
Joy Luck Club AMY TAN

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My Blog

Revolving Doors special remix by Achim Schreiner

Hello everyone! Please check out the glorious remix my wonderful friend and very talented musician Achim Schreiner in Germany has done of my song Revolving Doors.  (The song was still being ...
Posted by Salli - Beautiful Lucy's Room on Sun, 18 May 2008 03:00:00 PST

Liner notes

Liner notes A lot of people have asked me about my songs, and the process I go through in writing them. As most songwriters would agree, there is of course no set formula for how songs come about. I...
Posted by Salli - Beautiful Lucy's Room on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:19:00 PST

River of Eternal Regret

River of Eternal Regret Ice vein melting from my coreFor the sake of its artAll the things I could never sayNow flowing freely from my heart Floating down the river of eternal regretWishing under the ...
Posted by Salli - Beautiful Lucy's Room on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:15:00 PST

8 thoughts for 2008

8 thoughts for 2008 Life lessons are meant to be shared - otherwise, what's the point if others can't also benefit from the wisdom? Here's to a glorious, magnificent and abundant New Year! 1) THERE I...
Posted by Salli - Beautiful Lucy's Room on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:23:00 PST

Spring Lake 100th Anniversary

Spring Lake 100th Anniversary It's weird writing a blog about something in the past...anyway I just felt compelled to write about a very unusual and heart-warming thing my (former) partner in San Fran...
Posted by Salli - Beautiful Lucy's Room on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:32:00 PST

A guy, his guitar and a girl with a vacuum cleaner...

If there's one movie you have to see before you die...or at least before the end of the year, it just has to be "Once."  It's been around for a while now, and I'm glad I finally had the chance to...
Posted by Salli - Beautiful Lucy's Room on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:01:00 PST