<<"She wants to have an affair with Sharon's husband.
Anyone ever heard that in the song?>>
No...Joni alludes to wanting the lifestyle of Sharon (sometimes), I don't pick up on
her literally desiring her husband.
When she says:
"But all I really want right now
Is find another lover"
She's saying that she wants a lover, not a "noble cause".
I suppose your friend's opinion is based on the interpretation of the closing
statement:
"Sharon you've got a husband
And a family and a farm
I've got the apple of temptation
And a diamond snake around my arm
But you still have your music
And I've still got my eyes on the land and the sky
You sing for your friends and your family
I'll walk green pastures by and by"
And I could see how they could reach that interpretation, but I don't think Joni is
relating *her* temptation to her friend's husband...but hey, that's just my opinion,
your question was a good one! :~)
Bob
NP: Bruce, "Thundercrack"
PS: A fun piece of trivia, Sharon, whose maiden name was Bell, did have her music and
made a record which contained among other things a cover of "Both Sides Now"!
