<< what about big yellow taxi. it always struck me that this was intended to be a fun throwaway >>
Excellent points, Ron. And I agree with you. I think she pretty much composed it on the spot with the simple Chuck Berry guitar lick, and like you say, she's obviously having fun with it. And she knows it's a crowd pleaser. Yesterday I was enjoying her 1993 Troubadours of Folk concert while making a dub, and she introduces BYT as a "nursery rhyme"! Also, this arrangement is markedly different than any other of BYT that I've heard. Bob, who would also classify "Smokin' (Empty, Try Another) as a fun throwaway.
