Yeah. What he said. Especially because the drums are **supposed** to jar the listener. As I implied but didn't state clearly, after the cozy first track, I think she **wants** to jar us with war drums. She's turning a sharp corner right in your face, on purpose. I can identify with this startling realization when I was in my 20s. That not everyone who drives home after a night of partying arrives home safely. And not all that take sleeping pills with alcohol get to wake up. It's an *ugly* reality, it's not a clear soprano chirping "I made my baby cry." It's 'The customers that promise to pay her well will instead rip the waitress to pieces. The Kingpin is going to use her for all she's worth then convert her sweetness into addiction so he can toss her out like a soiled Kleenex.' The Jungle Line is about some of the ugliest, scariest things that humans do to each other. Yeah. What he said. That was cooool. Lama Relayer said, <<------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 02:31:01 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Jungle Line... 100% Joni Mitchell Content!! I also want to mention that it may be a good thing that you are having a hard time with "The Jungle line".I think that Great Art should not always be pleasent.Sometimes,it is difficult to understand,or ugly,or complex and takes awhile to sink in ...that can make it more valuable.Joni's music is not "easy listening",in the case of that song,literally so...but maybe the effort that you make into appreciating the song will be worth it... ------------------------------>>
