Great thread! This is one of my all time fave JM songs, from my second fave JM album, not to mention one of the most peculiar one liners from the catalogue. It's always had me wondering (and chuckling...). I thought I'd just chime in and say that DJRD may well have served as an essay about turning your back on America and heading into the third world, but I find this to be in stark contrast to HOSL, which I always perceived to be a study between the two worlds, coming to the conclusion that as humans, we all behave animalistically and that there really is no difference between the 2 cultures. Put simply, merely because we drive fancy cars, live in well decorated houses, shop at Bloomindale's, swim in luxurious blue pools, and on and on, that these are just disguises we wear to dilute the fact that we're still very much a part of the jungle line...little progress has been made at the CORE of our mutual being. Maybe then, DJRD offers the conclusion that going back in civilization is what Joni sees as a more honest and real way to live...hmmm. -Chris NP:"At Midnight"-Rufus, live at the Savoy (Go Chaka, Go!)
