Joni Mitchell — For The Roses
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I heard it in the wind last night
It sounded like applause
Did you get a round resounding for you
Way up here
It seems like many dim years ago
Since I heard that face to face
Or seen you face to face
Though tonight I can feel you here
I get these notes
On butterflies and lilac sprays
From girls who just have to tell me
They saw you somewhere
In some office sits a poet
And he trembles as he sings
And he asks some guy
To circulate his soul around
On your mark red ribbon runner
The caressing rev of motors
Finely tuned like fancy women
In thirties evening gowns
Up the charts
Off to the airport
Your name's in the news
Everything's first class
The lights go down
And it's just you up there
Getting them to feel like that
Remember the days when you used to sit
And make up your tunes for love
And pour your simple sorrow
To the soundhole and your knee
And now you're seen
On giant screens
And at parties for the press
And for people who have slices of you
From the company
They toss around your latest golden egg
Speculation well who's to know
If the next one in the nest
Will glitter for them so
I guess I seem ungrateful
With my teeth sunk in the hand
That brings me things
I really can't give up just yet
Now I sit up here the critic
And they introduce some band
But they seem so much confetti
Looking at them on my TV set
Oh the power and the glory
Just when you're getting a taste for worship
They start bringing out the hammers
And the boards
And the nails
I heard it in the wind last night
It sounded like applause
Chilly now
End of summer
No more shiny hot nights
It was just the arbutus rustling
And the bumping of the logs
And the moon swept down black water
Like an empty spotlight
It sounded like applause
Did you get a round resounding for you
Way up here
It seems like many dim years ago
Since I heard that face to face
Or seen you face to face
Though tonight I can feel you here
I get these notes
On butterflies and lilac sprays
From girls who just have to tell me
They saw you somewhere
In some office sits a poet
And he trembles as he sings
And he asks some guy
To circulate his soul around
On your mark red ribbon runner
The caressing rev of motors
Finely tuned like fancy women
In thirties evening gowns
Up the charts
Off to the airport
Your name's in the news
Everything's first class
The lights go down
And it's just you up there
Getting them to feel like that
Remember the days when you used to sit
And make up your tunes for love
And pour your simple sorrow
To the soundhole and your knee
And now you're seen
On giant screens
And at parties for the press
And for people who have slices of you
From the company
They toss around your latest golden egg
Speculation well who's to know
If the next one in the nest
Will glitter for them so
I guess I seem ungrateful
With my teeth sunk in the hand
That brings me things
I really can't give up just yet
Now I sit up here the critic
And they introduce some band
But they seem so much confetti
Looking at them on my TV set
Oh the power and the glory
Just when you're getting a taste for worship
They start bringing out the hammers
And the boards
And the nails
I heard it in the wind last night
It sounded like applause
Chilly now
End of summer
No more shiny hot nights
It was just the arbutus rustling
And the bumping of the logs
And the moon swept down black water
Like an empty spotlight
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Took the great arc of life to get me here. But her music is darn good.
Way, way, way too many commercials for radio 2025.
Joni.. xxx
michaelgmitchell wrote:
Hej, thank you very much for your backgrounds!
Making this goddess more handy to me, but not less a goddess.
Thought I knew a lot about Joni's history, until I learned only recently that the reason her songs are so bloody hard to play (chord structure) is because of the myriads of open tunings; she contracted polio at age 9, thus, couldn't play the frets as one normally does. I've seen some video since and can actually see how she uses her fingers to play such amazing open chords. Also, that discovery in '97 of the reunion with her daughter that she gave up for adoption in the 60's. I always wondered about that line in "Chinese Cafe", and knew it had to be personal. Anyway, sorry for the blithering. Just amazes me, her history.
Hej, thank you very much for your backgrounds!
Making this goddess more handy to me, but not less a goddess.
sfyi2001 wrote:
Number of Joni Mitchell songs played on RP - 50
Number of Carly Simon songs played on RP - 0
'Eclectic'
Well, Joni reportedly wrote this about and for James Taylor, so there's a Carly Simon connection for you.
What poetry: "And the moon swept down black water, like an empty spotlight". Perfect. And what a master of unusual harmonic structure.
Number of Joni Mitchell songs played on RP - 50
Number of Carly Simon songs played on RP - 0
'Eclectic'
Well, Joni reportedly wrote this about and for James Taylor, so there's a Carly Simon connection for you.
What poetry: "And the moon swept down black water, like an empty spotlight". Perfect. And what a master of unusual harmonic structure.
sfyi2001 wrote:
That's the way I've always heard it should be.
Sorry, couldn't resist. ; )
Joking aside, it would be nice to have a few Carly tunes on the playlist.
(I mean, come on, if there's room for Kesha and Miley Cyrus . . . )
Number of Joni Mitchell songs played on RP - 50
Number of Carly Simon songs played on RP - 0
Number of Carly Simon songs played on RP - 0
That's the way I've always heard it should be.
Sorry, couldn't resist. ; )
Joking aside, it would be nice to have a few Carly tunes on the playlist.
(I mean, come on, if there's room for Kesha and Miley Cyrus . . . )
sfyi2001 wrote:
Are those real stats or just made up? If they're real, could you please share how you got them? I've been looking for something like this for a long time. Thanks!
LE: Never mind, I found it using the web browser on the computer.
Number of Joni Mitchell songs played on RP - 50
Number of Carly Simon songs played on RP - 0
Number of Carly Simon songs played on RP - 0
Are those real stats or just made up? If they're real, could you please share how you got them? I've been looking for something like this for a long time. Thanks!
LE: Never mind, I found it using the web browser on the computer.
amystone wrote:
Don't forget KD Laing
Robbie Robertson
Don't forget KD Laing
Robbie Robertson
Been listening to this music since it came out - still vital.
trippy
melodic
harmonic
cryptic
we want more!
melodic
harmonic
cryptic
we want more!
philip1 wrote:
Blue would be my Desert Island disc. Court and Spark second.
It’s strange how Canada’s top 3 singer songwriters (Joni, L Cohen, N. Young) all have very distinctive voices.
When Leonard won a Male Vocalist of the Year JUNO Award (in the late 90's?), in his acceptance speech, in his best gravelly voice, he said something like "only in Canada would I win best male vocalist!"
(For those who don't know the JUNO Awards, they are the Canadian equivalent of the US Grammy Awards.)
Blue would be my Desert Island disc. Court and Spark second.
It’s strange how Canada’s top 3 singer songwriters (Joni, L Cohen, N. Young) all have very distinctive voices.
When Leonard won a Male Vocalist of the Year JUNO Award (in the late 90's?), in his acceptance speech, in his best gravelly voice, he said something like "only in Canada would I win best male vocalist!"
(For those who don't know the JUNO Awards, they are the Canadian equivalent of the US Grammy Awards.)
Number of Joni Mitchell songs played on RP - 50
Number of Carly Simon songs played on RP - 0
'Eclectic'
lily34 wrote:
Seems more likely it would be about James Taylor, or perhaps just an abstract about the trap of stardom. Free Man in Paris was for David Geffen, who wasn't a bf.
i am not familiar with this one. i really like it. a lot. it's lovely. i wonder if she wrote it (after reading the lyrics, i wonder this) for that man that she wrote "free man in paris" for. record exec, right?
Seems more likely it would be about James Taylor, or perhaps just an abstract about the trap of stardom. Free Man in Paris was for David Geffen, who wasn't a bf.
nickshortie wrote:
See ya!
(Don't go away mad; just go away.)
Joni sucks big time so much... She is the reason (together with Leonard Cohen) why I hardly listen to RP anymore nowadays....
...so long!
See ya!
(Don't go away mad; just go away.)
mread wrote:
I remember long ago reading or hearing her call them "chords of inquiry". Regardless of the technical reasons for alternate tunings, they imbue her "sound" with subtle complexity.
Watch about 2m starting near 7:40. In a way, this explains a good deal of the reason why many of us recognize her genius, and many can't stand her work.
I remember long ago reading or hearing her call them "chords of inquiry". Regardless of the technical reasons for alternate tunings, they imbue her "sound" with subtle complexity.
Watch about 2m starting near 7:40. In a way, this explains a good deal of the reason why many of us recognize her genius, and many can't stand her work.
Was never a particular fan of Joni but, having spent a month in Saskatoon in 2019, I'm researching more and more, discovering several gems in her discography!
I love this song so much.
philip1 wrote:
Blue would be my Desert Island disc. Court and Spark second.
It’s strange how Canada’s top 3 singer songwriters (Joni, L Cohen, N. Young) all have very distinctive voices.
Don't forget KD Laing
Blue would be my Desert Island disc. Court and Spark second.
It’s strange how Canada’s top 3 singer songwriters (Joni, L Cohen, N. Young) all have very distinctive voices.
Don't forget KD Laing
nickshortie wrote:
I'm guessing the listeners of the station you tune into will love your insightful and uplifting comments. LOL
Joni sucks big time so much... She is the reason (together with Leonard Cohen) why I hardly listen to RP anymore nowadays....
...so long!
I'm guessing the listeners of the station you tune into will love your insightful and uplifting comments. LOL
Genius.
idiot_wind wrote:
Blue would be my Desert Island disc. Court and Spark second.
It’s strange how Canada’s top 3 singer songwriters (Joni, L Cohen, N. Young) all have very distinctive voices.
Just play the album "Blue".
Or "Court and Spark".
Or "Court and Spark".
Blue would be my Desert Island disc. Court and Spark second.
It’s strange how Canada’s top 3 singer songwriters (Joni, L Cohen, N. Young) all have very distinctive voices.
Prince famously said the "hissing of summer lawns" was a perfect album
Can't stand her voice.
michaelgmitchell wrote:
I remember long ago reading or hearing her call them "chords of inquiry". Regardless of the technical reasons for alternate tunings, they imbue her "sound" with subtle complexity. To wit: compare the standard recordings of "Both Sides Now" done by Joni and by Judy Collins. Both are beautiful renditions, both with the same lyrics and melody, but very different emotional results.
Thought I knew a lot about Joni's history, until I learned only recently that the reason her songs are so bloody hard to play (chord structure) is because of the myriads of open tunings; she contracted polio at age 9, thus, couldn't play the frets as one normally does. I've seen some video since and can actually see how she uses her fingers to play such amazing open chords. Also, that discovery in '97 of the reunion with her daughter that she gave up for adoption in the 60's. I always wondered about that line in "Chinese Cafe", and knew it had to be personal. Anyway, sorry for the blithering. Just amazes me, her history.
I remember long ago reading or hearing her call them "chords of inquiry". Regardless of the technical reasons for alternate tunings, they imbue her "sound" with subtle complexity. To wit: compare the standard recordings of "Both Sides Now" done by Joni and by Judy Collins. Both are beautiful renditions, both with the same lyrics and melody, but very different emotional results.
Just play the album "Blue".
Or "Court and Spark".
Or "Court and Spark".
Joni sucks big time so much... She is the reason (together with Leonard Cohen) why I hardly listen to RP anymore nowadays....
...so long!
Discovered her as a 20-year-old in 1968 and fell in love immediately. I'm still in love with her and her timelessly beautiful music. A true artist. Truly one of a kind.
Unparalleled.
I recently read the bio of Joni that was released late last year. Being a long time fan, there were only a handful of things I'd never heard before. The most impressive and surprising was that she spent a good deal of time with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and spent a few days in an egoless state. In another way it just made tremendous sense... it was in the Hissing of Summer Lawns > Hejira time period, and so many of her lyrics after that encounter reflect what she'd learned from the Buddhist master.
I recently read the bio of Joni that was released late last year. Being a long time fan, there were only a handful of things I'd never heard before. The most impressive and surprising was that she spent a good deal of time with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and spent a few days in an egoless state. In another way it just made tremendous sense... it was in the Hissing of Summer Lawns > Hejira time period, and so many of her lyrics after that encounter reflect what she'd learned from the Buddhist master.
membeth wrote:
More Joni, please!
Anything but Joni...please.
More Joni, please!
I'd ditto BBoyes' post, but it's already been done.
BBoyes wrote:
Thanks BBoyes - my words and experiences uncannily similar. Love this song and the memories it stirs.
Joni is a true treasure. I had a huge crush on her when I was 18, and about 15 years younger than her. I love her music in part because her tunings and melodies are so unconventional: never three-chord repitition. Truly original. And her voice: celestial and so effortless. Lyrics that make me close my eyes and listen (not while driving...). I can listen to her songs over and over and they never get monotonous. Here phrasing and enunciation are flawless.
Gorgeous!
"And the moon swept down black water like an empty spotlight"
Thanks, Bill.
Gorgeous!
"And the moon swept down black water like an empty spotlight"
Thanks, Bill.
Thanks BBoyes - my words and experiences uncannily similar. Love this song and the memories it stirs.
Exquisite
Thank you
Thank you
PSD to the rescue.
Always lovely to hear her unique authentic voice and composition.
Did you know that the photograph on this album was taken at Mathews Point on Galiano Island, overlooking Active Pass (Sqthaqa'lh). If you have ever sailed (by ferry or otherwise) between Vancouver and Victoria (on Vancouver Island), you have travelled past this location.
All of these place names, of course, are from the Spanish and English colonial powers that recently settled this traditional Lekwungen and Hul’q’umi’num’ area of the Salish Sea.
Did you know that the photograph on this album was taken at Mathews Point on Galiano Island, overlooking Active Pass (Sqthaqa'lh). If you have ever sailed (by ferry or otherwise) between Vancouver and Victoria (on Vancouver Island), you have travelled past this location.
All of these place names, of course, are from the Spanish and English colonial powers that recently settled this traditional Lekwungen and Hul’q’umi’num’ area of the Salish Sea.
Gosh - what is with all the Joni Mitchell Bill has been playing recently - he is on a Joni "kick?!" A bit much for my taste.... 
class act
Joni is a true treasure. I had a huge crush on her when I was 18, and about 15 years younger than her. I love her music in part because her tunings and melodies are so unconventional: never three-chord repitition. Truly original. And her voice: celestial and so effortless. Lyrics that make me close my eyes and listen (not while driving...). I can listen to her songs over and over and they never get monotonous. Here phrasing and enunciation are flawless.
Gorgeous!
"And the moon swept down black water like an empty spotlight"
Thanks, Bill.
Gorgeous!
"And the moon swept down black water like an empty spotlight"
Thanks, Bill.
Nice song but seems to me rather boring after this very last hour three gems broadcasted
an obvious 10
For John. With the undying love of a baby sister. I hope you are at peace.
Dead boring.Would have to be stoned out of my brain to get off on that .Sorry Bill.
zubeneschamli wrote:
....... totally agree with the above so for me it's G O D L I K E
Great artist, great album, great voice, great song, great lyrics, great playing. This is what a rating of 10 is for.
....... totally agree with the above so for me it's G O D L I K E
Great artist, great album, great voice, great song, great lyrics, great playing. This is what a rating of 10 is for.
Rick_V wrote:
I agree. Folk Joni.
Folk Joni.
Love me some Folk Joni or Fusion Joni or Jazz Joni or Pop Joni etc......
All good.
Folk Joni.
Love me some Folk Joni or Fusion Joni or Jazz Joni or Pop Joni etc......
All good.
I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that she has one of the few voices I could happily listen to singing the phone book.
dig wrote:
Yes, it is; VERY good, to be more precise.
This is good... Right?
Yes, it is; VERY good, to be more precise.
So many years, so many times I've heard this song ... great song, great album, great singer.
KevinM wrote:
She's annoying, Like fingernails on a chalkboard. That's all I have to say...
I disagree but respect your opinion. We all like what we like and dislike what we don't.
She's annoying, Like fingernails on a chalkboard. That's all I have to say...
I disagree but respect your opinion. We all like what we like and dislike what we don't.
This album is where Joni starts to come into her greatness. All uphill for the next 8 years.
Joni was sublime as she descended into her narcissism.
This is good... Right?
coding_to_music wrote:
Yuppers
Double Yuppers!!
Yuppers
Double Yuppers!!
I agree wholeheartedly with post below 
After all the years and her body of work, this remains my favorite song and album. Chills.
shelt wrote:
She's annoying, Like fingernails on a chalkboard. That's all I have to say...
She's an angel. Mesmerizing. That's all I have to say...
She's annoying, Like fingernails on a chalkboard. That's all I have to say...
i am not familiar with this one. i really like it. a lot. it's lovely. i wonder if she wrote it (after reading the lyrics, i wonder this) for that man that she wrote "free man in paris" for. record exec, right?
shelt wrote:
Yuppers
She's an angel. Mesmerizing. That's all I have to say...
Yuppers
Rooney wrote:
That album is about 35-years-old - only about 5 years after this one. She did continue to grow musically, though.
She's one of those singer-songwriters that have improved with age (if that's possible). Listen to her cut "Dreamland" from Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. Her versatility is amazing.
That album is about 35-years-old - only about 5 years after this one. She did continue to grow musically, though.
Not my favorite Joni song..I think she was giving James Taylor the boot at the time, but admire her courage to write the lyrics & then perform them. Love her voice.
She's one of those singer-songwriters that have improved with age (if that's possible). Listen to her cut "Dreamland" from Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. Her versatility is amazing.
Joni Mitchell always makes me feel like Bill the Cat from Bloom County. Ackpfft. Never liked her in the 70s and not now.
Desert island album for me...mesmerizing.
She's an angel. Mesmerizing. That's all I have to say...
Not one of my favourite Joni songs, but almost all the tracks from her first six studio albums score 8 to 10 in my book, though I'm not a great fan of her later work. Her songwriting skills seem unquestionable to me, though I can understand that some might not appreciate her voice (as for almost any songstress) , but I can't understand some of the hate comments below.
I cannot hear what many find so good with this lady, especially her later work.
Beautiful song, beautiful voice. This album will always be in my collection
as few women have the writing abilities, voice or the panache that Joni does.
as few women have the writing abilities, voice or the panache that Joni does.
It's a sad day when I read that there is someone that can't appreciate Joni's music, especially her early years. Songs to Aging Children Come, I am one.
so so true, this one is just so true
Randomax wrote:
Randomax wrote:
just when you get a taste of worship they start bringing out the hammer and the boards and the nails.........my god, that woman can write
ah to hear that again, thank you bill and rebecca for this place
Wonderful
Don't like
Awesome
dwlangham wrote:
Joni brings out my inner John Belushi, I just want to smash her guitar!!
I'm told that this song is better than it sounds.
Joni brings out my inner John Belushi, I just want to smash her guitar!!I'm told that this song is better than it sounds.
Been a long time since I've heard this song....still excellent!
Yup! Another one hits the OUTSTANDING rating. Thanks
Marley wrote:
James Taylor. Several of the songs from this album are. Reference the "pack your suspenders" line in See You Sometime. Blonde In The Bleachers is another one.
Anyone know who she's singing about in the song?
James Taylor. Several of the songs from this album are. Reference the "pack your suspenders" line in See You Sometime. Blonde In The Bleachers is another one.
unclehud wrote:
I love it that Bill followed this with a Steeleye Span song - another clear, strong voice. Not as good as Joni's, but up there in the top five of my favorites.
Has there ever been a voice as clear and strong?
I love it that Bill followed this with a Steeleye Span song - another clear, strong voice. Not as good as Joni's, but up there in the top five of my favorites.
Has there ever been a voice as clear and strong?
The image on the inside of this LP is classic.
Pharlap wrote:
No argument here.
arguably the greatest female "singer-songwriter". And at the very top of her game.
No argument here.
michaelgmitchell wrote:
"Little Green" on Blue is about her giving her daughter up.
Also, that discovery in '97 of the reunion with her daughter that she gave up for adoption in the 60's. I always wondered about that line in "Chinese Cafe", and knew it had to be personal.
"Little Green" on Blue is about her giving her daughter up.
Pharlap wrote:
Amen to that, old mate!
arguably the greatest female "singer-songwriter". And at the very top of her game.
Amen to that, old mate!
She is a good songwriter and everything, it is just her voice makes me feel like I am a renaissance fair and I just cannot get over that!
Sublime, poignant, brilliant songwriting and performance from a superb artist. Brava, Joni! Thank you, BillG!
slartibart_O wrote:
Good call!!!
anyone else hearing Alice Cooper singing Only Women Bleed?
Good call!!!
Whenever I hear JM, it reminds me of summer
just when you get a taste of worship they start bringing out the hammer and the boards and the nails.........my god, that woman can write
Hey, it's JONI !!! Thx, Bill! 
anyone else hearing Alice Cooper singing Only Women Bleed?
...a thousand tiny shards of eeeek penetrate my brain...
Monday morning it's freezing outside and Joni Mitchell? Agony agony agony.
Good stuff!!
holborne wrote:
And yet he rates Neko Case a 10. The world sure is a weird place !
EW EW EW HATE HATE HATE JONI MITCHELL!!!!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAATE HERRRRRRRRR! EW EW EW EW EW!!!
And yet he rates Neko Case a 10. The world sure is a weird place !
Reminds my of my older sister (only sibling) .........she played Joni endlessly in her room..............Today I can very seldom fault her on her musical taste during that time....
michaelgmitchell wrote:
This is not blithering, this is interesting info and a thoughtful comment. Cheers!
Thought I knew a lot about Joni's history, until I learned only recently that the reason her songs are so bloody hard to play (chord structure) is because of the myriads of open tunings; she contracted polio at age 9, thus, couldn't play the frets as one normally does. I've seen some video since and can actually see how she uses her fingers to play such amazing open chords. Also, that discovery in '97 of the reunion with her daughter that she gave up for adoption in the 60's. I always wondered about that line in "Chinese Cafe", and knew it had to be personal. Anyway, sorry for the blithering. Just amazes me, her history.
This is not blithering, this is interesting info and a thoughtful comment. Cheers!
Leslie wrote:
I never knew this, so thanks for blithering.
Well, and I just recently learned that she and husband Chuck (from whence she draws the Mitchell surname) used to play the coffeehouses in the greater Detroit area back when Terrible Ted was fronting an up-and-coming band named Amboy Dukes and Iggy hadn't yet taken the stage at the Grande Ballroom.
(Playing off of the Canada connection, I think she kinda looks like Neil Young in this blurry, low-res photo).
I never knew this, so thanks for blithering.
Well, and I just recently learned that she and husband Chuck (from whence she draws the Mitchell surname) used to play the coffeehouses in the greater Detroit area back when Terrible Ted was fronting an up-and-coming band named Amboy Dukes and Iggy hadn't yet taken the stage at the Grande Ballroom.
(Playing off of the Canada connection, I think she kinda looks like Neil Young in this blurry, low-res photo).
arguably the greatest female "singer-songwriter". And at the very top of her game.
holborne wrote:
I don't wish to seem like a silly person that sends out hate mail willy-nilly, but holborne has expressed my feelings exactly.
EW EW EW HATE HATE HATE JONI MITCHELL!!!!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAATE HERRRRRRRRR! EW EW EW EW EW!!!
I don't wish to seem like a silly person that sends out hate mail willy-nilly, but holborne has expressed my feelings exactly.
don't like the way she sings, at least not on this one.
One of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time.
Throughout all my years, single and married, there still is no one for me who expresses the hope, longing, and mystery of love better than Joni Mitchell.
holborne wrote:
DITTO!
EW EW EW HATE HATE HATE JONI MITCHELL!!!!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAATE HERRRRRRRRR! EW EW EW EW EW!!!
DITTO!
EW EW EW HATE HATE HATE JONI MITCHELL!!!!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAATE HERRRRRRRRR! EW EW EW EW EW!!!
Nice to hear this album again, used to play this when I was young and lived over the Jewish Deli.
The best Joni CD ever, which is just saying the best whatever...and this song is delicate and purely bittersweet, as is her voice.
michaelgmitchell wrote:
I never knew this, so thanks for blithering.
Thought I knew a lot about Joni's history, until I learned only recently that the reason her songs are so bloody hard to play (chord structure) is because of the myriads of open tunings; she contracted polio at age 9, thus, couldn't play the frets as one normally does. I've seen some video since and can actually see how she uses her fingers to play such amazing open chords. Also, that discovery in '97 of the reunion with her daughter that she gave up for adoption in the 60's. I always wondered about that line in "Chinese Cafe", and knew it had to be personal. Anyway, sorry for the blithering. Just amazes me, her history.
I never knew this, so thanks for blithering.
Gorgeous... I've come to love the lush, orchestrated version from Dreamland, too...
Thought I knew a lot about Joni's history, until I learned only recently that the reason her songs are so bloody hard to play (chord structure) is because of the myriads of open tunings; she contracted polio at age 9, thus, couldn't play the frets as one normally does. I've seen some video since and can actually see how she uses her fingers to play such amazing open chords. Also, that discovery in '97 of the reunion with her daughter that she gave up for adoption in the 60's. I always wondered about that line in "Chinese Cafe", and knew it had to be personal. Anyway, sorry for the blithering. Just amazes me, her history.
tomkoshiol wrote:
I saw her a few years back opening for Bob Dylan in Mpls. It was hard seeing her chain smoking and looking so unhappy after loving her music for so many years. It just didn't fit my vision, and I always hoped I just saw things wrong that night (from the fifteenth row on the floor, center stage). I wonder how she is doing these days. Still love her music.
You didn't "see things wrong" I don't think. She's having it rough, growing older.
But we still love her, don't we?
now this is the Joni stuff which works. lovely.
Anyone know who she's singing about in the song?
Yay Joni!
I saw her a few years back opening for Bob Dylan in Mpls. It was hard seeing her chain smoking and looking so unhappy after loving her music for so many years. It just didn't fit my vision, and I always hoped I just saw things wrong that night (from the fifteenth row on the floor, center stage). I wonder how she is doing these days. Still love her music.