<< How about on the WTRF tour? I'm wondering if
she sees Woodstock as her signature song, maybe one she prefers to BYT.
>>
She used Woodstock to close her 83' WTRF shows as well. A very similar
version to the S&L version, but she plays it with a little heavier rhythm.
There's a spell-binding recording of it on the Canadaigua NY show, she plays
the ending riff, the audience starts getting into it and clapping, she starts
to feed off of them, it's one of those interactive moments where performer &
audience connects that makes the hairs stand up.
I think Joni plays BYT as a crowd-pleaser, but I don't think that it has the
significance of Woodstock for her. I think Woodstock represents her hope for
humanity, she's saying that we come from dust and have such potential for
beauty, but stray from that potential most of the time.
Bob
NP: Ani, 'beautiful night'
