In a message dated 12/14/2002 3:00:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Detroit in '68
>
> This is just an afterthought, but I'm wondering why Joni didn't choose to
> change this line ("the last time I saw Richard was Detroit in '68 and he
> told
> me...") from T'Log to a more recent date (i.e., "Detroit in '88" or maybe
> "Detroit in '98." However, "Detroit in '78" certainly wouldn't/doesn't
> scan
> right).
> I mean, back when the song was originally released (in '71), the "Detroit
> in
> '68" line would have been only 2 or 3 years
I'll bet the last time she did see Richard was Detroit in sixty-eight. I
can't imagine her changing that line. Now when she say She's got a black
limousine and sixteen gentlemen - - that makes sense.
