"I come down from the crooked mansion
I was lookin' for the DJ's daughter"
Neil Young "Human Highway"
Deb Messling wrote:
> I think that Joni is quite deliberately invoking both characters. The
> references to the Castaneda books are clear (one small example: the line
> "oh say can you *see*" with *see* printed in italics on the liner notes:
> that's a Castaneda reference). But she would of course be aware that large
> portions of her audience would think immediately of the other Don Juan.
> When she calls herself Don Juan's reckless daughter, she's saying she's the
> heir of the spiritual teacher AND the libertine.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Some on the list have discussed that the "Don Juan" in the album title
> > refers to the Carlos Castandea character, Don Juan Matus, but I've always
> > thought that her reference is to the legendary 17th Century Don Juan, the
> > "reckless libertine."
