Dave Cuneo wrote: > Ciao joniphiles, > > " I was never quite sure what that line was and 'Johnny Angel' > just sounded silly to me. Do you know how this fits into the song and why > Joni put it there? I've seen the video and I still can't figure it out." > > dave: I have no idea! I'm sure someone else on the list might know or > have a better guess.
While it doesn't address the Johnny Angel question, there is a wonderful essay on the song at http://www.jonimitchell.com/EssayBeat.html. My take is that Joni brilliantly juxtaposes the horror and realities of war that her generation faced with the golden innocence of a time when Johnny Angel seemed all a girl would think about. Joni often refers to that time in her youth, a time of Sandra Dee, teased up kind of hair, poodle skirts, and big Cadillacs. Jerry
