In a message dated 3/16/2003 12:22:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> But didn't Joni write a song very early in her career for CBC, or maybe > something that was picked up by one particular CBC station? I think I got > that from the now out-of-print Lenore Fleischer biography, > circa 1976. Yes, that would be "The Way It Is", which she wrote (and performed) for the CBC show of the same name. The JMDL video tree has a couple different versions of her singing it. She also performed it in her stage act, at least she did in January at Club 47, with a story about the whole experience. The melody is a bit challenging, but rewards repeated listenings, and lyrically it's very cool, and very politically charged: http://www.jonimitchell.com/TheWayItIsUnLyrics.html Bob NP: Steve Miller Band, "Dance, Dance, Dance"
