Hi Marian!!
Great to hear from you, hope you are well, pal!! :-)
Although I completely understand what you are saying about the cerebral
nature of Joni's lyrics, there are a couple of songs that I can never
play all the way through without choking up. #1 on that list is Little
Green, especially since the Kilauren revelation but even before that I
had a hard time getting through it. Also in that same vein is Morning
Morgantown because I always think of it as an imaginary day out with the
child she gave up.
Also, since my daughter went to college, I COMPLETELY LOSE IT every time I
play Sisotowbell Lane. Especially the last verse:
Sisotowbell Lane
Go to the city, you'll come back again
To wade through the grain
You always do, well sometimes you do
Come back to the stars
Sweet well water and pickling jars
We'll lend you the car
We always do, well sometimes we do
We have a rocking chair
Someone is always there
Rocking rhythms while we're waiting
With a candle in the window
We always do, we wait for you
WAAAAAHHH!!! That's a killer. Oh, yeah and then there's Magdalene
Laundries. Maybe I'm just a MUSH.
take care, sue
