From: owner-hotcakes-digest@smoe.org (hotcakes-digest) To: hotcakes-digest@smoe.org Subject: hotcakes-digest V2 #29 Reply-To: hotcakes@smoe.org Sender: owner-hotcakes-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-hotcakes-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk hotcakes-digest Thursday, February 18 1999 Volume 02 : Number 029 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: water ["Adel Perkins" ] Re: water [catman ] Re: water -Reply [Mary Grace Valentinsson ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 07:16:06 PST From: "Adel Perkins" Subject: Re: water Colin: You are absolutely right. Carly does use a lot of water imagery (“I wish you were an ocean, so I could jump into you . . .”). She also frequently uses the moon in her lyrics. I think it is interesting how those two images relate to one another. But I think my favorite use of those images in popular music was when Joni Mitchell wrote (I’m paraphrasing as I don’t have the lyrics in front of me): See how that feeling comes and goes Like the pull of the moon on tides Once I was surf-riding Now, parched ribs of sand at his side ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 16:37:49 +0000 From: catman Subject: Re: water oh dear-I have all of Joni's work and I can't think what that song is ! Adel Perkins wrote: > Colin: > > You are absolutely right. Carly does use a lot of water imagery (“I > wish you were an ocean, so I could jump into you . . .”). She also > frequently uses the moon in her lyrics. I think it is interesting how > those two images relate to one another. > > But I think my favorite use of those images in popular music was when > Joni Mitchell wrote (I’m paraphrasing as I don’t have the lyrics in > front of me): > > See how that feeling comes and goes > Like the pull of the moon on tides > Once I was surf-riding > Now, parched ribs of sand at his side > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - -- CARLY SIMON DISCUSSION LIST http://www.ethericcats.demon.co.uk/ethericcats/index.html TANTRA’S/ETHERIC PERSIANS AND HIMALAYANS http://www.ethericcats.demon.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 08:45:53 -0800 From: Mary Grace Valentinsson Subject: Re: water -Reply From "Hejira: "Strange Boy" "A strange boy is weaving a course of grace and havoc. On a yellow skateboard, through the midday sidewalk traffic." >>> catman 02/17/99 08:37am >>> oh dear-I have all of Joni's work and I can't think what that song is ! Adel Perkins wrote: > Colin: > > You are absolutely right. Carly does use a lot of water imagery (*I > wish you were an ocean, so I could jump into you . . .*). She also > frequently uses the moon in her lyrics. I think it is interesting how > those two images relate to one another. > > But I think my favorite use of those images in popular music was when > Joni Mitchell wrote (I*m paraphrasing as I don*t have the lyrics in > front of me): > > See how that feeling comes and goes > Like the pull of the moon on tides > Once I was surf-riding > Now, parched ribs of sand at his side > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - -- CARLY SIMON DISCUSSION LIST http://www.ethericcats.demon.co.uk/ethericcats/index.html TANTRA*S/ETHERIC PERSIANS AND HIMALAYANS http://www.ethericcats.demon.co.uk ------------------------------ End of hotcakes-digest V2 #29 *****************************