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Joni Mitchell — All I Want
Album: Blue
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Released: 1971
Length: 3:28
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I am on a lonely road and I am traveling
traveling, traveling, traveling
Looking for something, what can it be?
Oh i hate you some, I hate you some
I love you some
I love you when I forget about me
I want to be strong I want to laugh along
I want to belong to the living
Alive, alive, I want to get up and jive
I want to wreck my stockings in some juke box dive
Do you want- do you want- do you want
to dance with me baby
do you want to take a chance
and maybe find some sweet romance with me baby
well come on

All I really really want our love to do
is to bring out the best in me and in you too
All I really really want our love to do
is to bring out the best in me and in you
I want to talk to you, I want to shampoo you
I want to renew you again and again
Applause, applause- Life is our cause
When I think of you kisses
my mind see-saws
do you see- do you see- do you see
how you hurt me baby
so I hurt you too
then we both get so blue

I am on a lonely road and I am traveling
looking for the key to set me free
Oh the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling
it's the unraveling
and it undoes all the joy the could be
I want to have fun, I want to shine like the sun
I want to be the one that you want to see
I want to knit you a sweater
want to write you a love letter
I want to make you feel better
I want to make you feel free
Hmm, Hmm, Hmm, Hmm,
Want to make you feel free
I want to make you feel free
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Gorgeous, We watch her at the Emmys. Her voice disappeared after many years of chain smoking.  It must be terribly sad for her to listen now to what was. 
Posted 8 months ago by ciarataylor    [ Reply ]
Joni Mitchell music is in a class by itself with the strange guitar tunings and the chord changes and the jazz feel.  The lyrics are poetry.  The range of her voice remains unmatched.  Her syncopated rhythms are so in tune with the lyrics and the music, no one can top this.  She was a gift.  Sad to see how many out there do not "get" it.
Posted 3 years ago by tkelley    [ Reply ]
 DanFHiggins wrote:
that one could barley keep up
 
After early May, no more rain came to the red and gray country of Oklahoma.
Posted 3 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
One of those artist you either get/ or don't.
I LOVE HER MUSIC!
When I saw her live with Tom Scott it was such a rocking show it blew the top off the venue!
This whole era for me, 1967 - 1976, was an explosion of exploration, inventiveness and growth that one could barley keep up.
It still sounds great today as it did then.
Posted 3 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
If you can't sing, please don't sing
Posted 3 years ago by erwinphoto    [ Reply ]
18 years ago I commented (way, way down below) that this was CRAP. My opinion has not changed.
Posted 4 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
 nickshortie wrote:
simply horrible...
 

Pure torture.
Posted 4 years ago by lmkny5    [ Reply ]
 tonyjory wrote:


 

Here Here!
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
 tonyjory wrote:
Listen to the whole of Joni Mitchell's "Blue".
The greatest album ever made?
As fresh as the day it was made 50 years ago.
Tony Jory
London and Somerset

 

Posted 4 years ago by tonyjory    [ Reply ]
 ambrebalte wrote:
I don't know who the woman in the picture below is and why she looks so obviously quite uncomfortable to say the least, probably nothing to do with Joni Mitchell
I love Joni Mitchell.
I used to not like her, and for some years, I just would PSD her songs. Couldn't stand her voice.
And, I don't know, I was once in one of these old lanes of Beijing, the one called hutong, listening to my local playlist. I had downloaded some songs by Joni Mitchell thinking that I should try listening given the numerous praise here on to and elsewhere, but never finding the time, the right disposition, the appeal.
It was a bad bad day, lots of administrative fuss, work not nice, bank closed, family absent and bad news. Really bad day.
This came up in the playlist, on shuffle. It took me by surprise. I felt so much more better after that. Like being cared by this voice, touched by a free spirit, light and funny.
When this song comes up, I just listen to it, suspended in a moment some years ago, in this lane, a grey winter day, with sun in my ears...
 

Posted 4 years ago by tonyjory    [ Reply ]
simply horrible...
Posted 5 years ago by nickshortie    [ Reply ]
Oh my...

Applause applause,
Life is our cause. 
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
That photo of her with the dulcimer...says it all. 

Can you imagine talking with her at the time of that photo?  Oh my. 
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Met Joni in an elevator in a hotel in New Haven, CT.   She had a concert at NH Colesium that night.  I was helping my brother carry equipment for a photo shoot he had that day.  We told her how much we liked her music.  She was so gracious and soft-spoken, sweet.   
Posted 5 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
 zubeneschamli wrote:
This hasn't been played since 2009? Tragedy. This is musical artistry at its best.
 

Played in 2019 boy
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Wow!  The photo a few posts ago is dated, but her joy and soul are evident, aren't they?



Posted 5 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Hmmm, I wonder if you master a strummed dulcimer (not to be confused with a hammered dulcimer), you can then play a zither or an auto harp 
Posted 5 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
8→9 - JM is cool, deep and fun. This album has (slowly) climbed up my personal ranking....Long Live RP!!
Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Any person who can write these lyrics and play a dulcimer...is all right, eh? 
Posted 6 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Any J. Mitchell tune with the word "free" in the lyrics starts with an 8 and gets better with time.  In case you were wondering how I think.
Posted 6 years ago by dziebell    [ Reply ]
Blast the volume up boy!
Posted 6 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
 ambrebalte wrote:
I don't know who the woman in the picture below is and why she looks so obviously quite uncomfortable to say the least, probably nothing to do with Joni Mitchell
I love Joni Mitchell.
I used to not like her, and for some years, I just would PSD her songs. Couldn't stand her voice.
And, I don't know, I was once in one of these old lanes of Beijing, the one called hutong, listening to my local playlist. I had downloaded some songs by Joni Mitchell thinking that I should try listening given the numerous praise here on to and elsewhere, but never finding the time, the right disposition, the appeal.
It was a bad bad day, lots of administrative fuss, work not nice, bank closed, family absent and bad news. Really bad day.
This came up in the playlist, on shuffle. It took me by surprise. I felt so much more better after that. Like being cared by this voice, touched by a free spirit, light and funny.
When this song comes up, I just listen to it, suspended in a moment some years ago, in this lane, a grey winter day, with sun in my ears...

 
Ambrebalte, I fear you are an innocent commentator on RP.  Nice to read your personal memories and experiences with Joni Mitchell music.

The previous posting is a picture of a woman (doesn't matter who) showing surprise / shock / horror at something - in this case they want to portray the effect that this song has on their ears!

Just the peculiar RP humour that we have here on the forum - don't take it too personally! 
Posted 6 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
I don't know who the woman in the picture below is and why she looks so obviously quite uncomfortable to say the least, probably nothing to do with Joni Mitchell
I love Joni Mitchell.
I used to not like her, and for some years, I just would PSD her songs. Couldn't stand her voice.
And, I don't know, I was once in one of these old lanes of Beijing, the one called hutong, listening to my local playlist. I had downloaded some songs by Joni Mitchell thinking that I should try listening given the numerous praise here on to and elsewhere, but never finding the time, the right disposition, the appeal.
It was a bad bad day, lots of administrative fuss, work not nice, bank closed, family absent and bad news. Really bad day.
This came up in the playlist, on shuffle. It took me by surprise. I felt so much more better after that. Like being cared by this voice, touched by a free spirit, light and funny.
When this song comes up, I just listen to it, suspended in a moment some years ago, in this lane, a grey winter day, with sun in my ears...
Posted 7 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
 deepwoodskev wrote:
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 yeah that was my reaction too


Posted 7 years ago by greiffenstein    [ Reply ]
Image result for ugh meme face
Posted 7 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Godlike beautiful
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
I want to talk to you,
I want to shampoo you.
Oh jeeez...such cool lyrics. 

I bet she she make friends easy, she's not like me.
 
{#Roflol}
This page seems to be free of the usual Joni haters; a nice change.
Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Her voice was just like the sun that poured like butterscotch .......
Posted 7 years ago by boxofrain    [ Reply ]
I want to talk to you,
I want to shampoo you.
Oh jeeez...such cool lyrics. 

I bet she she make friends easy, she's not like me.    
 
Posted 7 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
What do women want?
Listen to Joni 

 
seriously,  that is some good advice
Posted 7 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Oh Bill... THANK YOU. This set is mighty, mighty fine! Clapton, then Case Lang & Veirs, then my Joni. {#Good-vibes}
Posted 7 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
Another wonderful Joni song you never hear on conventional radio.
Posted 8 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
 jab49 wrote:
I turned it up.

 
To 12!
Posted 8 years ago by sid1950    [ Reply ]
What do women want?
Listen to Joni 
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
I turned it up.
Posted 8 years ago by jab49    [ Reply ]
I made it stop.
Posted 8 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
one of my all time favorite albums by one of my all time favorite singers,...and then she writes and plays just to make you the good kind of crazy
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
A GODDESS! And this song tells!
Posted 8 years ago by tiare    [ Reply ]
James Taylor on guitar. SWEET!!
Posted 8 years ago by Dosequis    [ Reply ]
https://youtu.be/rJ25f-QEHhM?t=1523
Posted 9 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
I think everything from this album is magical and masterful and amazing. It makes all of my emotions leap forward and pay rapt attention.

Oh, Joni I love you so. Thanks, RP.
Posted 10 years ago by bev    [ Reply ]
This hasn't been played since 2009? Tragedy. This is musical artistry at its best.
Posted 10 years ago by zubeneschamli    [ Reply ]
As I get older, I can only appreciate our Joni more than ever.
Posted 14 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
 peter_james_bond wrote:

I agree, that's also a good disc. There are a few songs from that album in the RP library but, sadly, only "Free Man in Paris" is getting much airplay. Strange..... {#Stupid}

 
I've tried to upload other Joni stuff some from Court and Spark and its all gotten axed

Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
never gets old, still lingers as a real tune that will move the clouds on a rainy day, bravo !
 
Posted 14 years ago by sburns96708    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:
why not some Court & Spark?
 
I agree, that's also a good disc. There are a few songs from that album in the RP library but, sadly, only "Free Man in Paris" is getting much airplay. Strange..... {#Stupid}

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 crockydile wrote:

me, too. All Joni songs sound like segues from other Joni songs...like she just sits down in the studio and starts playing from where she left off last time.

 

Wow — I would say the exact opposite....Maybe you are referring to the 1st few albums...but more than any other artist, I think she wins the most-morphed-thru-the-years award!  And a brilliant musician ( the ONLY female on the Rolling Stone Magazine top 100 greatest guitarist of all times)
Posted 15 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
 iTuner wrote:
It just grates on me, pick a note please, stop the breathless warbling please. .....

I just don't get it.
No you don’t do you. You have my sympathies though. I hate to see people missing out on the good things of life.

Posted 15 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
{#Yes} This song just made my morning.
Posted 15 years ago by indigosun    [ Reply ]
 nimesay wrote:
I want to like it, but I don't...
 
me, too. All Joni songs sound like segues from other Joni songs...like she just sits down in the studio and starts playing from where she left off last time.

Posted 15 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Always happy to hear this one.
Posted 15 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
she's got style all her own{#Moon}
Posted 15 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
This album is a top 20 of all time, IMHO. So personal and yet musically so coherent and not at all maudlin. The song "Little Green," not in the RP library, is about her giving her baby up for adoption. ("I'm sad and I'm sorry, but I'm not ashamed...")

Viva Joni.

Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 planet_lizard wrote:
definitely in my top 10 albums of all time
 



Ditto.



Posted 15 years ago by brander    [ Reply ]
Joni's style doesn't do much for me, but that "shampoo you" line cracks me up.
Posted 15 years ago by to_the_eleven    [ Reply ]
{#Daisy}
Posted 15 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
This is nice to hear once in a blue moon (no pun intended). Please don't put it in regular rotation, however, as it'll get old fast. And if you're into playing Joni, why not some Court & Spark?
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
I want to like it, but I don't...
Posted 15 years ago by nimesay    [ Reply ]
All I can say is - sing Joni.  I am not a big fan of hers, but this album (Blue) is some of the best Joni.

William
Posted 15 years ago by sweettone    [ Reply ]
No, no no no no no no no no.
Posted 15 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
 TanteJensen wrote:

{#Roflol} Me, I don't. Is there anybody indifferent to this? Seems like another love-or-hate artist.

 

To look at the histograph, it looks mostly like "love."  (A few indifferent.  So what's new?)
Posted 15 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
dmax wrote:
Had to turn that off. Maybe if I heard it a few more times, but don't know if I want to.

{#Roflol} Me, I don't. Is there anybody indifferent to this? Seems like another love-or-hate artist.

Posted 16 years ago by TanteJensen    [ Reply ]
Yuck, Joni Mitchell. Giving it a 2 because it's sunny out and I'm feeling generous.
Posted 16 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
no comment  -   9.
Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
This is the best song of Joni {#Cheesygrin}

Posted 16 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
Yay! {#Daisy}
Posted 16 years ago by splooge    [ Reply ]
Garçon, check please.
Posted 16 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]
it's magic...
Posted 16 years ago by keyholder    [ Reply ]
Thank you, Joni, for striking that chord of hopeful searching. Just what I needed.
Posted 16 years ago by lissen    [ Reply ]
Love Joni
Posted 16 years ago by jahmon    [ Reply ]
What a nice song!
Posted 16 years ago by bbHappy    [ Reply ]
Joni and I go way way back. She is a great artist and performer. Always loved her unique style. Always found this song lifted my spirits.
Posted 16 years ago by CatSitter    [ Reply ]
definitely in my top 10 albums of all time
Posted 16 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
Wondrously exuberant. Find myself singing this on my bike more often than not. Dear Joni - happiness - pure happiness!! A 10 of course!!
Posted 17 years ago by highwindows    [ Reply ]
Stop crying and whining, Joni. Milk is getting bad.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
ranwulf wrote:
I know she's tops in the American Music Pantheon (AMP if you will), but I've just never cared much for her voice. Her writing is great, though, judging by the number of people who've covered her if nothing else.
Gotta agree. It just grates on me, pick a note please, stop the breathless warbling please. Its not even worth me rating because there are so many JM fans out there. I just don't get it.
Posted 17 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
I remember purchasing my first album when I was in college back in the 70's (Court and Spark). Blue came later...what did I know? Great stuff.
Posted 17 years ago by misterimpatient    [ Reply ]
The glass on my desk just shattered.
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
I am just amazed! So far this morning, you have played MANY songs that I recorded on a tape of my FAVORITES, oh so many moons ago! How are you doing this? KEEP GOING!!
Posted 17 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
Still stunning!
Posted 17 years ago by onerb    [ Reply ]
Somethin' about that girl hmm, girl ?! Every time I hear her voice I just can't stop listenin'
Posted 17 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
A great song from a truly great album.
Posted 17 years ago by jmk999    [ Reply ]
I know she's tops in the American Music Pantheon (AMP if you will), but I've just never cared much for her voice. Her writing is great, though, judging by the number of people who've covered her if nothing else.
Posted 17 years ago by ranwulf    [ Reply ]
The song I that I find myself singing most often - in the shower, on a bike - whatever - when I'm feeling happy. It's bittersweet I know - but it has such an exhuberant feeling to it. I adore Joni & I just love this song!!
Posted 18 years ago by highwindows    [ Reply ]
"All I really really want our love to do / Is to bring out the best in me and in you too". The album is a lyrical (and, of course, musical) masterpiece. For me, this line stands out in particular.
Posted 19 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Here, hear! s Gregorama wrote:
I am thinking if there had been no Joni Mitchell, or Judy Collins or Joan Baez--there would be no Suzanne Vega. Remember that no one breaks into music without some kind of pioneer ahead of them, paving the way.
Posted 20 years ago by Frawg    [ Reply ]
I actually didn't "discover" this album until last year and I absolutely adore it. I listened to it just this morning while getting ready for work. Definitely a 10 for me.
Posted 20 years ago by pixidrizzl    [ Reply ]
pdhski wrote:
While Joni had a good idea, I don't care for her execution. I think Suzanne Vega hits the mark - truly brilliant songsmith and arranger.
I am thinking if there had been no Joni Mitchell, or Judy Collins or Joan Baez--there would be no Suzanne Vega. Remember that no one breaks into music without some kind of pioneer ahead of them, paving the way. Give Ms. Vega 30 years, and she may achieve an equal footing with Ms. Mitchell. She may be on the road, and she's damn good, but hasn't put out a body of work anywhere close to Mitchell's catalog. Didn't mean to overreact. It's just that some statements can't go unchallenged.
Posted 20 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Thanks! Hearing this song is always a pleasure :daisy.gif:
Posted 20 years ago by meadowwoods    [ Reply ]
Stunning song on a brilliant album. Then again, I'll admit to being influenced by the wistful calling of Joni from the windows of college dorms throughout the nation. And whenever Joni was playing, odds improved remarkably……….
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
I really like the album and the song, but I have one problem: Her singing is just on the verge of being really annoying. I can understand the people critizing her for her vocal fluctuations and so forth. But apart from that, the album and the song is absolutely fabolous!
Posted 20 years ago by SpaceCowboy    [ Reply ]
Has always been my favorite Joni song, and I agree that Blue is just amazing. Certain Joni albums are treasures. I love her voice, contrary to those nay-sayers who haphazardly discard her by saying she has a bad voice. Listen to her more carefully, and be awed by her lyrics!
Posted 20 years ago by Miles    [ Reply ]
Great song
Posted 20 years ago by RTK    [ Reply ]
While Joni had a good idea, I don't care for her execution. I think Suzanne Vega hits the mark - truly brilliant songsmith and arranger.
Posted 20 years ago by pdhski    [ Reply ]
rmurray248 wrote:
Terrible phrasing, awful tone and octave transpositions without any cohesion or musical intention. She tries so hard to be different that what she ends up doing is ignoring those things that could make a song more listenable. She doesn't have the ability to sing strong and compelling melodies so she tries to mask things with her fluctuating vocalizations. These songs could and should be so much better.
Ah, come on! This is modern music. This is rock and roll, blues, jazz and country. And we are all Working Class Heroes.
Posted 20 years ago by funkaholic    [ Reply ]
rmurray248 wrote:
Terrible phrasing, awful tone and octave transpositions without any cohesion or musical intention. She tries so hard to be different that what she ends up doing is ignoring those things that could make a song more listenable. She doesn't have the ability to sing strong and compelling melodies so she tries to mask things with her fluctuating vocalizations. These songs could and should be so much better.
What? How can someone be so wrong.
Posted 21 years ago by Spliff    [ Reply ]
folk jazz... love it. extremely different and genius
Posted 21 years ago by Drunkenlilacwine    [ Reply ]
Yes!
Posted 21 years ago by fusionmuze    [ Reply ]
Works for me. (pimp)
Posted 21 years ago by MsfStl    [ Reply ]
This song is amazing, as is the whole of Blue.
Posted 21 years ago by jals    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Carissa: I feel guilty for saying this, but I think I like the concept of Joni Mitchell and her songs more than Joni Mitchell herself...
Well said! I realise now that that is what I think aswell.
Posted 21 years ago by Jonno    [ Reply ]
Oh Joni !!! A great classic, a favorite way back then that still has the power to move me.
Posted 21 years ago by philarktos    [ Reply ]
This song is new to me... and I like it. It\'s honest and good. All the whining here doesn\'t mean a thing. Like the cheese, the song stands alone! :)
Posted 21 years ago by mfassett    [ Reply ]
I just don\'t get Joni Mitchell. Give me Carol King any day over JM!
Posted 21 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
I feel guilty for saying this, but I think I like the concept of Joni Mitchell and her songs more than Joni Mitchell herself...
Posted 21 years ago by Carissa    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by Amazon: anybody who wd spout the academic drivel by rmurray248 obviously does not understand music well enough to hear the brilliance of this song
Oh, please. Let's not insult academia here by elevating said drivel to the plane of substantive thought, okay? Opinion and intellect are not the same things. ;) :)
Posted 21 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
I\'ll never get tired of this album or any of its tracks.
Posted 21 years ago by chinacat    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by rmurray248: Terrible phrasing, awful tone and octave transpositions without any cohesion or musical intention. She tries so hard to be different that what she ends up doing is ignoring those things that could make a song more listenable. She doesn't have the ability to sing strong and compelling melodies so she tries to mask things with her fluctuating vocalizations. These songs could and should be so much better.
Well, I guess I'm just uninformed and ignorant. I always thought the fact of Joni Mitchell's musical artistry, creativity and talent was a universally accepted "given". That only the most crass artistic barbarians could fail to grasp the quality, even if some weren't up to the challange. Ah, well. What do I know, anyway.
Posted 21 years ago by AC    [ Reply ]
One of my favs! If not for the song but for the fact that when \"Blue\" came out I was living in Europe and was living her lyrics. Saw her in Weisbaden, Germany in 1971...and a new kid named Jackson Browne opened for her doing a solo act on piano of his brand new album \"Saturate Before Using\". I left the concert walking 6 inches above the ground...(but that\'s another story :p )
Posted 21 years ago by ediTed    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by rmurray248: Terrible phrasing, etc, blah blah blah and onand on and...
rmurray248 come out of your basket, we know you for who you are, Ms J Mitchell's twisted loft-hidden sister, full of rightful bile for the years of denigration and chicken bones while your angelic sibling wafted herself higher on wings you could only anal-yse on. She's great so give us a kiss you big girl's blouse.
Posted 21 years ago by missjanuary    [ Reply ]
she wants to shampoo me. :roll: good song, nonetheless.
Posted 21 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
After several listens, this song still doesn\'t gain any appeal. Her voice is just entirely too obnoxious.
Posted 21 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by rmurray248: Terrible phrasing, awful tone and octave transpositions without any cohesion or musical intention. She tries so hard to be different that what she ends up doing is ignoring those things that could make a song more listenable. She doesn't have the ability to sing strong and compelling melodies so she tries to mask things with her fluctuating vocalizations. These songs could and should be so much better.
must march in step with the prosribed meter and structure...must march in step....don't dance....march...march...(maybe you would be a good "Minister of Music" in the new National Homeland Security Defense Government coming soon(?) - unless we pay attention.)
Posted 21 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
Saw Joni in Cleveland back in the 70s and again the next day—Valentine\'s Day—in Pittsburgh. Awesome concert. Good to hear this again. Thanks.
Posted 21 years ago by jblue    [ Reply ]
anybody who wd spout the academic drivel by rmurray248 obviously does not understand music well enough to hear the brilliance of this song
Posted 21 years ago by Amazon    [ Reply ]
This song was horrible.
Posted 22 years ago by gatesofthenorth    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by rmurray248: Terrible phrasing, awful tone and octave transpositions without any cohesion or musical intention. She tries so hard to be different that what she ends up doing is ignoring those things that could make a song more listenable. She doesn't have the ability to sing strong and compelling melodies so she tries to mask things with her fluctuating vocalizations. These songs could and should be so much better.
Well, I'm glad I didn't know this. If true, then this is really a case where ignorance is truly bliss. While you may be technically correct in some of what you say, Joni's music evidently works for some of us. The world would indeed be a boring place if we all marched to one specific drum beat. "Flowers are red and green grass is green, there's no need to see them any other way than the way they always have been seen" Harry Chapin ...
Posted 22 years ago by KAJMK    [ Reply ]
One word: CRAP!
Posted 22 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
One of the best songs on one of the best albums ever recorded. Thank you Bill and Rebecca for the bravery to play Joni.
Posted 22 years ago by BenK    [ Reply ]