This is a very intuitive song speaking to a monolithic empire that fashions our reality (as they see it to be). With regard to her song, regardless of what she may relly be communicating, those in charge will 'see what they want to see'. Therefore, her lines, 'who am I to tell you how to think or tell you who to be' because ' you just see what you want to see'. It's a song about the real reality nobody is really talking about.
@theqman1956 I was thinking of Nick's guitar cords during this song too. Hearing them together would be interesting. It could be done. Natalie Cole did a duet with her father after his death via a video splice into his old songs.
@jjj1951 Joni didn't so much "go" mainstream, as DEFINE a good chunk of what "mainstream" was, for the better part of a decade or so. Her songs were for the most part, right on the cutting edge of what was "mainstream" was - they led and lighted the way: she followed no trend nor person, but rather charted her own course - and did it AMAZINGLY well!!!!
This is a very intuitive song speaking to a monolithic empire that fashions our reality (as they see it to be). With regard to her song, regardless of what she may relly be communicating, those in charge will 'see what they want to see'. Therefore, her lines, 'who am I to tell you how to think or tell you who to be' because ' you just see what you want to see'. It's a song about the real reality nobody is really talking about.
billjhyt 2 weeks ago
@TheNigelr could not agree more
buddner 2 weeks ago
absolutely spell binding. alchemy. she's not of this earth.
buddner 2 weeks ago
@theqman1956 I was thinking of Nick's guitar cords during this song too. Hearing them together would be interesting. It could be done. Natalie Cole did a duet with her father after his death via a video splice into his old songs.
Janice11353 3 weeks ago
this is haunting and mesmerizing
notyetverbose 2 months ago
@Uktrayf i know, i'm being a sarcastic douchebag. joni's vocals are mind-blowing.
LiberaLib 2 months ago
@LiberaLib she did
Uktrayf 2 months ago
god, maybe if she learned to sing.
LiberaLib 3 months ago
@jjj1951 Joni didn't so much "go" mainstream, as DEFINE a good chunk of what "mainstream" was, for the better part of a decade or so. Her songs were for the most part, right on the cutting edge of what was "mainstream" was - they led and lighted the way: she followed no trend nor person, but rather charted her own course - and did it AMAZINGLY well!!!!
altareggo 3 months ago