> ><< the only clunker is Windfall, which seems lyrically vindictive >> > > >Yeah, what's with that? This may be my least favorite Joni song of all time. > >I am also always playing the guessing game when I hear it > . . . Is it about > >Klien? Obe of her cats? That poor Guatemalan maid?
I read an interview with Joni right around the time NRH was released (I have it on file somewhere). The song (which may be hard to appreciate unless you happen to know what it's about) is about Joni's housekeeper, who at some time in the 80s sued Joni, claiming Joni had promised her more money but never delivered. Joni said, in the interview, "she cat-and-moused me," meaning the housekeeper had set her up. That's all I remember. I don't know how the case turned out. I really like the song because it's got a great, funky groove. Bryan
