This wasn't from a Bentley Little book per chance? I'm reading "The Association" and found this:
(the main character just found a mutilated, dead cat in his mailbox.. so he is a tad upset) p.66 "......He sorted through his vinyl and put on an old Joni Mitchell record, staring out at the view. There was something about those folkies of the late sixties/early seventies that complemented nature, that understood the rural lifestyle. There was a wistfulness in the music as well, a tinge of melancholy that somehow bridged the hopes of that era with the reality of today and subtly pointed out the disparity. This was music that spoke to him. (get ready for the slam, folks) Of course,Joni Mitchell herself was no longer the Joni Mitchell of those early albums. The last time he'd seen her,on VH1 on one of those charity concerts,she'd been droning on in a cigarette-ravaged voice,stopping in midsong to lecture the crowd for not paying close enough attention to her lyrics.` She'd seemed angry and bitter,a far cry from the open,giggly young woman captured on the live MILES OF AISLES,and it had been depressing and dispiriting to realize how much times and people changed. With the music on,his creative energy returned........ What has this guy been smoking? I realize it is only fiction.....but he should at least get his facts straight. And did you notice it's VINYL not cd's because it's cooler to say vinyl. IMO, this guy is a mediocre writer at best. But he does sell a lot of books?? (my sister loaned me this book, I didn't buy it) I guess he didn't hear the 2000:BOth Sides Now.......her voice is exquisite!!! NP:You've changed.............you are not the angel I once knew Bree >"......She put on an old Joni Mitchell tape and lay on he sofa with the >lights turned off.......The next song was slower and in a minor key, filled >with high notes that the singer hadn't been able to hit for years. How >awful >it must be, Anne though, to have once had a voice like that, to hear your >young self constantly on the radio, and know you would never be able to >sing >that way again. > > Anne had read that the singer didn't care. She smoked cigarettes and >painted and did other things. Anne rewound the tape and listened again from >the beginning." > >+++++ > >Of course, we know it's fiction because Joni isn't played constantly on the >radio. > >The author has her characters playing Joni tapes a few more times >throughout >the book, (don't know why they never use CDs), and I can ever recall a book >where Joni was used to illustrate a mood. > >MG _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
