In a message dated 1/29/2003 10:41:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> the line is anything but > clumsy. it is just sheer brilliance. Thanks Ron & Lori for your insights...it does make much more sense when put in the context of the whole. Also Ron, your post brought out an interesting point...in "Down To You" the protagonist is craving WARMTH & beauty, not TRUTH & beauty, as Joni is to define a couple records later in "Black Crow"(Of course she originally wrote 'love & music' but has always to my recall substituted 'Truth & Beauty' in its stead. So in the first case, there is no truth, only the despair & loneliness which seeks only warmth. But there certainly are similarities in the 2 songs. Both people are swooping down looking for something shiny... And I totally agree about the overall brilliance of "Down To You"...like P.M. Dawn sings..."now come the images, so many images...". Bumping against a stranger and you both apologize, compared to the lovers that look so high. And that great observation "Everything comes & goes, Pleasure moves on too early and trouble leaves too slow". It's a very moving song, certainly not casual listening. As would be expected from a song of such personal intensity, it hasn't been covered much. Lydia van Dam Group turns in an outstanding version on their outstanding Joni trib CD, and in one of the more bizarre recordings Colloseum II does a prog-rock version that loses most of the lyrical poignance but is very interesting & unique musically. Bob NP: The Goo Goo Dolls, "So Long"
