[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think the correct answer probably lies in between the two. Obviously Joni wasn't >drawn into the music business solely as an entrepreneur, her muse and talent gave her >most of the boost, BUT it's awfully naive to think that she hasn't been very business >savvy from the start. Even in her earliest interviews and coffee-house shows, she's >talking about making those royalty pennies, and her control of her publishing has >been well-advertised.
When you are dealing with an inherently dishonest business, you had better learn how to count those pennies. But if someone is trying to make the connection between Joni as a savvy business woman, and the abusive power of the corporate culture, well it's quite a stretch. After all, this is the very structure she has had to fight against. I think it's clear from her work how Joni feels about the corporate machinery of today. Is Justice just ice? Governed by greed and lust? Just the strong doing what they can And the weak suffering what they must? ...And Indian chiefs with their old beliefs know The balance is undone.... The madman hangs in fancy homes They wouldn't let him near! He'd piss in their fireplace! Enter the multitudes In Exxon blue In radiation red Tragedy Now you tell me Who're you gonna get to do the dirty work When all the slaves are free? Last night I dreamed I saw the planet flicker Great forests fell like buffalo Everything go sicker and to the bitter end Big business bickered Dog eat dog, you can lie, cheat, skim, scam ....you could get to be a big wig financier "Short sighted business man, nothing lasts for long" RR
