Just thinking about a bit of trivia. Ive always been lead to believe that Neil Youngs song Stupid Girl was directed at Joni Mitchell. Hinton, in his biography of Joni, says this is supposedly the case and Im sure Ive read it elsewhere too. Does anyone know where this story came from and is it really true? Has Neil Young actually said anywhere that she was the inspiration behind the song? Hinton says something about her lifestyle and makes the comment that verse two, with its reference to a beautiful fish floppin on the summer sand, sounds like a response to the photograph of Joni on the cover of HOSL. But didnt Zuma and HOSL come out almost at the same time in 1975, surely too close together for this to be the case? And anyway, isnt HOSL making some far from stupid comments on the affluent California lifestyle? Any thoughts? John (Sydney) - who cant imagine how anyone could ever think of Joni Mitchell as a stupid girl! __________________________________________________________________ Get your free Australian email account at http://www.start.com.au
