<I read 'picture postcard charms' as a dismissive phrase, signifying something of little lasting value.>
The line before this though is "People will tell you where they've gone,They'll tell you where to go, But till you get there yourself you never really know.." I don't think she is being dismissive, Travelogue is her journey, these are her picture postcard charms that ultimately hold many special meanings to her and to us too, because she has let us in. I like to think of the phrase "Amelia it was just a false alarm" as kind of having the attitude that it never really happened, that Amelia is still flying her plane somewhere and that Joni's trials of the heart never diminished her appetite for finding it again.... >From: Bruce Kimerer >Reply-To: Bruce Kimerer >To: >Subject: Re: flase alarms >Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 14:41:14 -0400 > >Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this. I know I'm trying to be a little >too analytical about this. Joni's meanings (in her best songs) are conveyed >implicitly, not obviously. That's part of the beauty of them. I get caught >up on the word IT though -- so specific, so particular, yet with no clear >corresponding subject (maybe that's part of the point). I guess the song's >about the sadness (tragedy) of noble failure. > >So why title her latest work TRAVELOGUE, with the clear reference to Amelia >and a life filled with picture postcard charms. The regret in that verse >stems from the realization that the inspired urgency of exploration has >resulted in nothing more than a collection of sweet little snapshots. > >I wouldn't think she would view her life's work that way. Or does she see >the title to simply mean a tour of her work? But then she prints the >postcard line in the booklet. I read 'picture postcard charms' as a >dismissive phrase, signifying something of little lasting value. > >Bruce ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSN 8 helps ELIMINATE E-MAIL VIRUSES. Get 2 months FREE*.
