> >She was inspired to think about Justice and then
> write the song after seeing a license plate that said "Just Ice"...the
cadillac
> in
> the first line of the tune.>
>
> I know the story, I just think it's a silly line -a failed wordplay to
express a
> thought that's not only unoriginal but untrue.
It seems to me in this song that she is asking a question, "Is Justice just
ice? Governed by greed and lust?" So, I don't see how this can be untrue,
when she is asking a question about justice, not stating a fact.
Sex is a powerful thing if you think about it. The same thing that can give
birth to something beautiful can destroy and tear people up. The same thing
that can seem so soft and warm can also seem cold and hard like ice. I find
it an interesting analogy because justice seems to be something that is cold
and hard, without warmth. And although I watch a lot of television on Fox
(Sunday nights from 7 till 10, Monday from 8 till 10, Tuesday at 9...not
religously mind you but in general-that's not so bad is it?), I am somewhat
disturbed that they have chosen to feature the show "Temptation Island"
which makes a spectacle out of trying to rip two people apart by tempting
them with sex? It seems like a sick idea to me that this is supposed to be
entertainment. And if you've been watching the news you might have heard
that 11 people have been brought up on charges of child prostitution in
Atlanta involving girls around the age of 12 and 13. And apparently,
pimping is not even a felony, it's only a misdemeanor! Where's the justice
there? I don't find anything silly about this song. I think Joni hit
something right on the nose. I don't think she could have penned it any
better. It would be nice to imagine that such atrocities didn't exist but
unfortunately they do. These girls are even tied up and beaten. It's
really really scary to think that there are people who actually get a thrill
from such things. And the oil spill that just happened in the Galagapus
Islands. Please, please tell me what there is in this song that is not true
because it seems way too vivid and so on the mark.
Victor, who rarely participates in song analysis but felt inspired
http://www.cdbaby.com/victorjohnson
"Just beyond the morning falls the river of your dreams,
Escaping from the day these wild creatures run away."
Victor Johnson
