<<That's the joni trio-ization that she first sets up in "Both Sides, Now" . .. a move
from idealization to realization to disillusionment.>>
Great one, Sally!
And if you look at the whole song, it abounds with "Threefers"!
<<Old man sleeping on his bags
Women with that teased up kind of hair
Kids with the jitters in their legs>>
Even though she adds the thin man smoking a fat cigar later, she separates these 3.
Others in Just Like This Train:
<<Well I've got this berth and this pull down blind
I've got this fold up sink>>
<<And these rocks and these cactuses going by
And a bottle of German wine to drink>>
<<Watching your hair and clouds and stars>>
Lots of Threefers in this one! Don't know if it's coincidence or significant...given
that it's Joni, I'd say the latter.
Bob
NP: Ben Folds Five, "Evaporated"