From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #610 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 Thursday, April 26 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 610 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Big Yellow Taxi Tom Hawking's Shit List [Catherine McKay Subject: Re: Big Yellow Taxi Tom Hawking's Shit List I enjoyed that! Of course I had to click on the link to find out what else he hates. I always love a bitchy article. I'm impressed that he knows where the inspiration for "BYT" came from, and I can't disagree with many of his choices: sometimes it's less the song itself than the fact that many of them have spawned a multitude of covers, many of which suck. I'm not sure if I'd care if I never heard "BYT" again either, whether it's sung by Joni or anyone else. >________________________________ > From: Happy The Man >To: joni list >Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 4:30:51 PM >Subject: Big Yellow Taxi Tom Hawking's Shit List > >Tom Hawking (Atlantic Monthly) list Big Yellow Taxi #6 on his "10 Classic >Rock Songs We Never Want to Hear Again". > >http://flavorwire.com/283549/10-classic-rock-songs-we-never-want-to-hear-agai >n#6 > >He Says, "Its something of an indictment on the 60s and hippiedom in >general that the closest thing it ever mustered to an environmental >rallying cry was a discussion of those tiresome Hawaiians deciding to >develop their land, thus ruining Joni Mitchells holiday. And if Mitchells >oh-Im-so-carefree laugh at the end of the song hasnt started to grate on >you after about the hundredth listen, well, youre more even-tempered than >us, put it that way." > >I like that he attaches the song so you can listen to it. WTF > >Peace, Craig > >NP: JOni Mitchell - For Free (which came to mind during a bon iver song >last night) ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #610 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, send tojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------