hi


>>Walt wrote
        >>brought to mind James Taylor's "Millworker" (the lyrics are from the point 
of 
        >>view of an exhausted and hopeless woman who works in a mill), which I first 
        >>heard when he performed it on Saturday Night Live sometime back in the late 
        >>'70's or early '80's.  Brought tears to my eyes then and ever since.  I 
think 
        >>it's on the Flag album.  Bette Midler did a version of it.  Know of it 
(silly 
        >>question, knowing Bob :-)?


i dont know jt's version, or bettes. i do know emmylou harris's version off 
"portraits" & it is absolutely superb. the image of the person working in the mill is 
just so strong & so bleak & hopeless, that i dont like listening because its just so 
overpoweringly depressive.



ron

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