My favorite Joni song - without a doubt 'A Song for Sharon.' I've noticed discussion here about when and where Joni fell out of large popular favor, and the consensus seems to be basically after Court and Spark - my sense is that while C&S was still about the life and loves of a young woman, her subsequent albums reflected a woman becoming ever more mature; and I don't think popular culture in this country has much room for that. I think the Hejira album was Joni finally at the peak of fierce independence, and 'A Song for Sharon' shows the breadth and depth of feeling that she has attained as well, and claims as her own. I just love it. - Kent
