I remember listening to the Joni interview with Morrisey in which he asked
her if there were any words that Joni didn't like to use in her songs. She
said someting about Freud, and how that the psychological vocabulary has
taken the place of a whole set of other words that may better describe the
situation (I believe "egotistical" was an example she used).
When I read the lyrics by the "femmes nues" (as the French are wont to
say)-- all I could think about was that interview. Of all the words... they
chose those. How... hmm... simple? I mean-- just imagine how many times
those lines could be rewritten with a different vocabulary and still retain
the same (or even gain a more precise) meaning.
Such wisdom, Joni.
eric
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eric wilcox
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"It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either
charming or tedious." -Oscar Wilde
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jim
L'Hommedieu
Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 10:45 PM
To: _JMDL - June 98
Subject: Bad Lyric
"There's a restaurant
down the street
Where hungry people
like to eat."
'Pinch Me' by Barenaked Ladies
All the best,
Jim L'Hommedieu
