Great choice as there are many off this fine Lp. 😊You would like Centerpiece (Harry’s House) which has some nice old time jazzy vibes and lyrics from Joni.
Always grateful for Joni reactions! I suggest one of you follow along with the actual lyrics in front of you. The lady in the lyrics is a kept woman, perhaps a "trophy wife"... btw, we just had InternationalWomensDay, not month.
This was great, at first I thought that it was just a celebration of summer, like 'Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine', but after listening to the lyrics it seems like she's referring to the 'Summer' part of a relationship, and how a man is trying to protect himself from being hurt by building his fence and how due to her love for him she is guarding it.
Can never go wrong with Joni Mitchell. Surely one day you guys will check out "Both Sides Now" with a who did it better reaction. Joni Mitchell original 1969 recording or Joni Mitchell 2000 re-recording
It's actually a savage little criticism of Jose Feliciano and his new wife. I don't know what occasioned it, but she clearly felt the marriage was a mistake. Along with "Harry's House" and "Edith and the Kingpin," she is skewering bad romantic choices. One of the things the lyric plays on is the old RCA Victor ad of "His Masster's Voice"--a dog listening to an old record player, implying this woman, like a faithful dog, blindly follows her blind master. But, as she concludes, "It's the lady's choice."
Ah, yes, the horns, the trumpet references.. she LOVES horns, and once stated she took vocal cues from how Miles Davis played HIS horn/trumpet. :D Hissing = sound from summer lawn sprinklers, the situation she was describing telling of a woman who "gave up" a lot of her "self" and freedoms in exchange for a lavish home/lifestyle even if the marriage seemed more about control and prestige than love and passion... a reflection on those in society that focus on status and possessions more than communication and good relationships. (and of course some details specific to the couple she'd observed and based the song on)
This is a lovely song. I could easily put it on a driving playlist
My favourite Joni album, brilliant stuff
This is Joni in prime form. Her talent seems so effortless. Like the Latin vibe. Ace ✌️
Nice. 😊
To me it wouldn't matter what the lyrics are, Joni's voice is just a beautiful instrument she plays, perfect 🏴✌️
Great choice as there are many off this fine Lp. 😊You would like Centerpiece (Harry’s House) which has some nice old time jazzy vibes and lyrics from Joni.
Always grateful for Joni reactions! I suggest one of you follow along with the actual lyrics in front of you. The lady in the lyrics is a kept woman, perhaps a "trophy wife"...
btw, we just had InternationalWomensDay, not month.
Both Joni & Neil Young guest on the excellent track Laughing by David Crosby from his solo album If Only I Could Remember My Name.
This was great, at first I thought that it was just a celebration of summer, like 'Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine', but after listening to the lyrics it seems like she's referring to the 'Summer' part of a relationship, and how a man is trying to protect himself from being hurt by building his fence and how due to her love for him she is guarding it.
Can never go wrong with Joni Mitchell.
Surely one day you guys will check out "Both Sides Now" with a who did it better reaction.
Joni Mitchell original 1969 recording or Joni Mitchell 2000 re-recording
I believe the story is about Jose Feliciano and his wife. "... a roomful of Chippendale that nobody sits in." A comment on celebrity wealth.
It's actually a savage little criticism of Jose Feliciano and his new wife. I don't know what occasioned it, but she clearly felt the marriage was a mistake. Along with "Harry's House" and "Edith and the Kingpin," she is skewering bad romantic choices. One of the things the lyric plays on is the old RCA Victor ad of "His Masster's Voice"--a dog listening to an old record player, implying this woman, like a faithful dog, blindly follows her blind master. But, as she concludes, "It's the lady's choice."
Ah, yes, the horns, the trumpet references.. she LOVES horns, and once stated she took vocal cues from how Miles Davis played HIS horn/trumpet. :D Hissing = sound from summer lawn sprinklers, the situation she was describing telling of a woman who "gave up" a lot of her "self" and freedoms in exchange for a lavish home/lifestyle even if the marriage seemed more about control and prestige than love and passion... a reflection on those in society that focus on status and possessions more than communication and good relationships. (and of course some details specific to the couple she'd observed and based the song on)
Hejira is my fave. But my God this album is gorgeous! Who knows, if I had heard The Hissing of Summer Lawns first, it might've been my fave.
❤Joni❤