Great Statement! Sex can go both ways. To think of that, how
many artist persist in praising sex and not many people take a stab at the
other side. Inface all of turbulent Indigo is very Socio-Conscious album
about the wrongs of society.When people sad it was her "new blue" or the
best ablum since blue, i thought that was such a crock.. if you really
listen to the album you should be shivering in your covers..thinking about
what a twisted (and wonderful) world we live in. Another thing.. some
people can say that an Artists work doesnt "speak" for a generation
anymore.. i.e. People said that about Dylan in the 80's and eventhough some
of his work was a bit mediocre, songs like "Jokerman" and "Union Sundown"
say more about what was going on at that time than alot of other music.. and
I feel the same for Joni.. with TI.
But, also, It is scary, what people can get away with and what
people are doing to others out there.
blair F.
> > >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
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