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JMDL Digest           Monday, May 14 2012           Volume 2012 : Number 734



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  Re: A rose is a                                            [Merk54@aol.com]

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Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 17:52:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Merk54@aol.com
Subject: Re: A rose is a

One of my favorites is from Night of the Iguana on Shine
 
"The jasmine is so mercilessly sweet."
 
I was on a trip where the hotel I was staying at had jasmine planted all  
around, and the fragrance was indeed merciless!
 
Jack
 
 
 
In a message dated 5/8/2012 4:49:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
treegreen1@hotmail.com writes:

You have  warmed my heart with thoughts of all things joni and roses.

I love it  when themes/ motifs are mentioned.

Anytime someone wants to take a joni  theme and highlight or analyze it, I 
am
happy.
Thanks sweet  person.

XOXO




Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 13:59:01  -0400
From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com
Subject: A Rose is a Rose is a  Rose

I don't know if any of you watched the Kentucky Derby Saturday.  I
typically don't, but my neighbors invited me over to hang out (they have  a
nice screened-in porch with a big screen TV) and watch the pre-race  stuff,
the race itself, and of course enjoy some snacks and beverages. The  most
exciting 2 minutes in sports (so they say) and "I'll Have Another" was  the
winner. The first Joni song that came to mind was actually 'Dancing  Clown'
since the basis for that song was a list of racing horse names (a  weak
inspiration for a weak song but I digress), but after the win I  watched as
they placed the blanket of roses on the horse's withers and I  thought
about 'For The Roses'.

Further to that, it brought back an  offline discussion I had with a
JMDL'er about the number of songs that  feature Roses:

- - -'For The Roses' & 'Roses Blue', both with the  word in the title and
significant use of the symbol;
- - -In Otis &  Marlena she describes the sky being as red as meat and a cheap
pink  ROSE;
- - -Photo Beauty has that famous ROSE in her teeth in 'People's  Parties';
- - -Miss Fortune has a ROSE on her big-game gun in  'Dreamland';
- - -'Tin Angel' has ROSES dipped in sealing wax;
- - -Richard  says "you like ROSES and kisses and pretty men....(we all know
the rest of  that line);
- - -The protagonist of 'The Gallery' is naked in the ROSES;
- -  -Dying ROSES feature in 'Songs To Aging Children Come'.
- - -She also  mentions roses in two early unreleased songs ('Strawflower Me' 
&
'Poor  Sad Baby')

I can't think of any other really significant flowers in  Joni's work. Was
it a copout that she ALWAYS uses a rose or is another  example of duality
(the pretty sweet-smelling flower laced with the prickly  thorns?)

Bob

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