it is a difficult question, ron. joni does seem to ''update'' her lyrics live. hejira, big yellow taxi, black crow. and then there's her decision not to sing those songs she doesn't believe in anymore. it think it happens to all of us singers and writers. you have to be able to be or play the character in the song. when your role is not credible even to you, it's time to drop that song from your repertoire, at least for a while. joni has done that. there's a ton of material from the canyon years that i think she wouldn't feel comfortable doing anymore. nowadays, she is using material that is fit for large ensemble arrangements, and i think that this has allowed her to get back to some oldies, if only from a ''project'' point of view. i imagine that a 58 year old woman may feel a little silly singing about ice-cream castles and angel hair, but the orchestra thing may make it again interesting for her. so i feel that her singing BTS or coyote again is not so much a confessional act as it is a cover of her own material as if it had been written by someone else. all this to say that joni either changes a word here and there or simply drops the song from her repertoire, unless it looks good in an issaye miyaki. [oooh that was low...] wallyK
-----Mensaje original----- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]En nombre de Ron Greer Enviado el: Domingo, 04 de Noviembre de 2001 09:48 a.m. Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: X-rated joni [all fetishes now] njc this *was* a serious question - where joni's point of view, or philosophy has changed over the years - how would she have to change some of the "classics" to fit in :-) ron
