Helo you lot,
I'm new to these pages, new to the internet, so I haven't
a bloody clue what I'm doing, but here goes. I obviously like Joni Mitchell,
that's how I found the rest of you. I fell in love with Joni while I watched
her performance on BBC televisions "In Concert" 1970-71, this was a wonderful
showcase for young talent, and it's power was the simplicity of the set, the
singer, an instument, and most importantly their songs, so different from the
over choroegraphed, sanitised pap, we are subjected to today. They refer to
these concerts now as "unplugged" people say wow, that was different, but
there are not enough of these kind of music programmes, why? I don't know.
That series in the 70's introduced me to Elton John,
James Taylor, Carol King as a solo artist, Cat Stevens, Melanie, Neil Young,
but Joni Mitchell was awsome, and I doubt if any other female artist will
ever create such a volume of original work. Yes it became a little less
accessable, but could she have, or should she have, just stayed in that era
of "flower power" No she was free to do her own thing, if people liked it,
fine, if they didn't, oh well there's always the next album the next idea,
her words were never going to dry up.
For me there's a touch of nostalgia, I still play my
LP's (albums) and remember being 21 and making love to my Danish girlfriend
to the sound of Joni's gentle music, in soft candle light, Blue was the
Album of the time, and "Case of you" summed up the way I felt about that
girl. I would love to do that again, if there's a woman out there who likes
the idea, well I'm armed and extremely dangerous, I could bring along a copy
of William Tells Overture to liven things up, Hi Ho Silver ! Who was that
masked man? If you haven't a clue what I'm on about, then you are too young
to understand nostalgia. Who was it said "You're only as old as the woman
you feel" not one of Joni's lines I think, it was the oldest swinger in town,
Mike Harding, you lot in the US won't have a clue. Bye for now Forest Fred
(Glos UK)
