<< So you are still hearing what appears to be the end of the verse because
the
melody matches even though the words dont. When she does the fourth line "I
made my baby cry" it is with a completely different melody than the verse
the
words are supposed to be in. >>
Great post, Marcel! Interesting to hear the take on Joni's writing from an
actual writer of songs. And it's true that her songs are certainly WAY beyond
the basic moon/June/spoon rhyme scheme.
As an aside, the song "Moonlight In Vermont", a very pretty standard, has not
a single rhyming line. So I think that's the point...Joni as a "composer", as
opposed to a "songwriter
", doesn't comply with any 'prescribed standards'. And we're all the better
for it!
Now, if only she'd write some more! ;~)
Bob
NP: Rickie Lee Jones, "Up A Lazy River"
