> Joni thing 1: I don't understand why "Love" isn't considered a happy
song.
> The original text from Paul's letter to the church he started in
Corinth is
> nothing but uplifting joy, and Joni barely tweaks the words in her
song, in
> which she lists the attributes of love and its manifestations. To me
it's
> full of joy and ends WTRF on a very positive note. Sure, the melody
isn't
> upbeat like "Streetlights" and may even contain a touch of
melancholy, but
> the words are not melancholy to my understanding anyway.
I don't count it as a 'happy' song because of the last verse. I'm not
familiar enough with the Bible verse to know how much she changed it
but the last verse seems to imply that it's impossible to know love in
its purest form after we've made the transition from childhood to
adulthood. 'Streetlight' is unqualified joy. The last verse of
'Love' is just a tad bit melancholy to me. She ends with 'love's the
greatest beauty' so it does end on a positive note!
Mark in Seattle
