From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #1693 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Saturday, November 17 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 1693 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: Sweet Bird, 100% JC [Susan Tierney McNamara ] Re: Sweet Bird, 100% JC [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Sweet Bird [Jane Cox ] Taylor Swift as Joni ["Cassy" ] New Donald Fagen NJC [jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:33:40 +0000 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: Sweet Bird, 100% JC Beautifully said, Dave. I forgot to mention the vocal tracks ... of course mesmerizing. Susan Tierney McNamara email: sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Dave Blackburn Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:50 PM To: Mark Cc: Dave Blackburn; jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com; scd8556@aol.com; JMDL Subject: Re: Sweet Bird, 100% JC I find the guitar/piano break fascinating; the way it speeds up the tempo and skips a beat, like a heart palpitation. And the lagoon of disembodied voices that swirl. It is inspired record making. On Nov 15, 2012, at 6:47 PM, "Mark" wrote: > Count me among the admirers of 'Sweet Bird'. Some of you may remember a piece I wrote for a JMDL writing contest many years ago that used the song as its jumping off point. > > 'Out on some borderline > Some mark of in-between > I lay down golden in time > And woke up vanishing' > > There was something about this song that appealed to me way back in my 20s. Now that I'm 58, it resonates more than ever. The passage of time seems to have been unbelievably swift and I often feel like I went to sleep somewhere along the way and 'woke up vanishing'. > > My favorite lines, however, are these: > > 'Give me some time > I feel like I'm losing mine > Out here on this horizon line > With the earth spinning and the sky forever rushing...' > > That image of being 'out here on this horizon line with the earth spinning and the sky forever rushing' can still bring on stirrings of the heart and mind that make me emotionally and mentally dizzy. The Circle Game played out at such a speed and to a place it was impossible for me to imagine back there behind from where I came when I first heard 'Sweet Bird'. It is nothing less than another deeply felt, exquisitely expressed mediation on the passage of time from a woman who is a genius in her art. > > Jim, you described the music and the feeling of the song so beautifully. It is beyond words. > > Mark in Seattle > > -----Original Message----- From: jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 2:18 PM > To: scd8556@aol.com> > Cc: JMDL > Subject: Sweet Bird, 100% JC > > Me too. Even the beginning of the song, the way it fades IN rather > than fading out sounds strange, as if it is playing backwards. The > piano meanders around, as if it was recorded backwards. > > When Joni starts singing >>> out on some borderline > > she does that strange drop on "line" that seems other worldly. Then > she starts talking about youth as if she was beyond life and death. It > is as if she in the great beyond, remembering what Life was like. For > me, it is eerie but also comforting. That track is beyond words. > > Jim L > >> Sally said, in part, > Taken as a whole, for me that track is almost like an out of body experience. > I find that sometimes when I listen to it, it's as if I don't actually > hear it...rather I understand the complete truth in it. It's very > moving for me...even hundreds of plays later. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:09:20 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Sweet Bird, 100% JC That *is* a noteworthy point, presented as if to say that the song about the passage of time has been playing forever and is just getting the volume turned up at this point in time. Sweet Bird is a brilliant song, and although rarely covered it was one of the earliest ones (by Lani Hall). HOSL is one of the rare Joni albums where EVERY song has been covered by someone, thanks to Bjork's Boho Dance on the Joni tribute in 2007. For the trainspotters out there: In France - (10), first one in 1976 Jungle Line - (4), first one in 1983 Edith & The Kingpin - (31), first one in 1976 Don't Interrupt The Sorrow - (3), first one in 2007 Shades Of Scarlett - (7), first one in 1992 Hissing of Summer Lawns - (9), first one in 1978 Boho Dance - (1), released in 2007 Harry's House - (3), first one in 1992 Sweet Bird - (3), first one in 1977 Shadows & Light - (10), first one in 1980 Happy Friday to all my Hippie JMDL friends! Bob - ------------------------------------------------------------ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:40:37 -0500 From: Jane Cox Subject: Sweet Bird This work is beyond words, although all your words have moved me. I listened to it on headphones and heard the two guitar parts, of which I am assuming she performed both. The sound engulfs my mind and the words make me long for something I cannot describe. It is a work of great passion. PS I am new to this list. Hello to all! Jane ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:05:37 -0800 From: "Cassy" Subject: Taylor Swift as Joni For those of you who aren't on Facebook, here is a link to the Bazaar pictorial Taylor has done. According to this article she is "channeling" Joni: http://hollywoodlife.com/2012/11/12/taylor-swift-harpers-bazaar-december-2012-cover-pics-joni-mitchell/#utm_source=copypaste&utm_campaign=referral Cassy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:42:51 -0500 From: jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com Subject: New Donald Fagen NJC How is the new disc from Donald Fagen, Sunken Condos? Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #1693 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------