Elvis Costello, one of my favs, picks Joni's lyrics as #1 in a USA weekend article.
Issue Date: March 24, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Elvis Costello picks the song lyrics that inspire him 1. "Dressed in stolen clothes she stands, cast iron and frail With her impossibly gentle hands and blood-red fingernails" Shades Of Scarlet Conquering, Joni Mitchell -- The precision of a novelist and the eye of a painter create this portrait of an overwrought and needy woman. There is also a beautiful reference to "magnolias hopeful in her auburn hair." These are some of my favorites too! Now I know why I always loved Elvis. Peace, Suze
