Hey, gang, I know (assume) when Joni wrote "Jungle Line", her reference to Rousseau was obviously to Henri Julien Felix "Le Douanier" Rousseau, painter (after he quit his customs job) of exotic imaginary landscapes, including jungles, [deep breath] **but** is there any chance she might also have been referring also to the "other" Rousseau, Jean Jacques (1712-78), writer of "Du Contract Social", among other things. According to the Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia, his writing emphasized the natural goodness of human beings and the "corrupting influences of institutional life." Hmmm.
Has this already been discussed? (I know, I know, I have too much free time, and I think too much...) Best, Walt
