>
> in fact, i'm not sure i'm even "objecting" now that i think
> about it. but, something about the way that list looked struck
> me as sad. and, politically: icky.
Since we have no way of knowing who any of these songs were written about
(assuming they were written about one person which we don't know either)
then this list strikes me as kind of pointless and seems like something you
would find in People magazine. I don't feel particularly enlightened about
any of her material having read it and for me personally it is a little more
than I want to know about Joni's personal life. Since we've already
established that songs are often about relationships, then I don't see what
this list is indicating. I saw Larry Klein in a bar this spring...at the
time it seemed kind of cool to run into him after the show but it was not a
particularly meaningful experience. I didn't feel all of the sudden, "oh
...that's what she meant on those albums...now I understand." Women and
men, people in general need each other...it's a fundamental concept.
Most people who own my cd "Tangled", have no idea that most of the songs on
it were written about my exgirlfriend, Amandine and I don't think they need
to know that to fully appreciate the music. The only people that might find
any meaning in knowing that are friends of mine who know both of us and even
then its still rather insignificant to any one except me and her.
Sometimes, things that are a mystery should just be left a mystery. That's
part of what gives music its intriguing nature.
Victor
