James Leahy wrote: > I figured the only reason Joni chose "Channel Five" was because it rhymed > with the previous line: "given some wisdom and a lot of jive."
I think she is much too conscious of her words to let something like that slide. I think the Five was deliberately chosen for some reason, maybe because it was a real channel she was watching, or maybe because that number held some symbolism to her, or both. If it was a rhyme of convienience, she could have used drive, alive, dive, hive, or live, or she could have changed the word jive. As a wordsmith, she seems to be very scrupulous in sculpting her lyrics. Even if it was a stream of consciousness thing when she wrote it, I don't see her leaving it in if it didn't precisely express her intention. RR
