While there is no question it was written about Joe Buck, I think it is a big leap to assume it was written specifically for the movie. The movie was a milestone and had a great emotional impact on the film going public. It may have just moved her to write about the movie, but then never record it because it was so specifically personal. Just my 2 cents worth.
Jerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > <<And now that I think of it, didn't Joni write a song for Midnight Cowboy > that > never made it into the movie? I'm sure you know, Bob.>> > > Well, it can only be ASSUMED that it was written for the movie, BUT it > would take some strong convincing that it wasn't...Joni never recorded it, > as far as I know only Donal Leace did. And thanks to the aforementioned Mr. > Zack for sharing it with me for our collection. Here are the lyrics, and > given that Voight's character is named Joe Buck, and that the first lines > of the song fit his little movie theatre escapade so well, it seems that it > would be coincidence to think otherwise...it all seems to work. The lyrics: > > I was in an all night movie > When I heard the usher say > Here comes the midnight cowboy > Got his gun hired out for pay; > You were walking kind of faded > >From the Netherlands Hotel > With your hat tipped off to ladies > Really looking well. > > Aw Joe, why don't you go back home? > Really hate to see you falling down > Get out of town. > > Well you came to New York City With a calendar full of gold > Now they locked it up in the bedroom > And they kicked you out in the cold; > Now you can't afford a little blanket > You can get one from a friend > You can trick one off the corner > You can even keep the change - to spend. > > Hey Joe, why don't you go back home? > Really hate to see you come falling down > Get out of town. > > There's a soldier in the depot > He's a fighting nightingale > Wearing western boots and buckskin on > Reading fortunes from the penny scale; > Now today he's got a a quarter > For the photograph machine > But tomorrow he'll be lonely lonely > That's the way it's always been. > > Poor Joe, why don't you go back home? > Really hate to see you falling down > Get out of town. > > I was in an all night movie > When I heard the usher say > Here comes the midnight cowboy again > Got his gun hired out for pay; > You were walking kind of faded > >From the Netherlands hotel > Hat tipped off to ladies > Tipped off to gentlemen as well. > > Well Joe, why don't you go back home? > Find yourself a girl and settle down > Get out of town > Get out of town > Find yourself a girl, go and settle down > Hey Joe, looking more lost than found > Get out of town. > > )Joni Mitchell BMI > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The information transmitted is intended only for the person > or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential > and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient > of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, > retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any > action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you > received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the > material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message > are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect > the views of the company. > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
