kakki -- i thought your post about "car on a hill" was such a clear and excellent interpretation of that song.
i loved what you said about " It adds to the sense of the lover being slightly removed and disconnected, down the hill, but traveling towards Joni as she sings." and i would add that the muted confusion of the background noise probably gives a general sense of disconnect to the song...emphasizing all the obstacles between lovers like time, cars, and hills. thanks for posting this insight! one last "car on a hill" tidbit: on the "people-mover" in the dallas-fort-worth airport, around midnight last weekend during a looooong walk from one airplane to the next, i sang along to "car" playing over the loudspeakers. what a treat! made a gross trip (from FL back to chicago) much sweeter. probably what would have been more appropriate to that moment, though: "i took a plane to a taxi and a taxi to a train i've been traveling so loong how'm i ever gonna know my home when i see it again" --emily
