From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #1377 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 Monday, October 14 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 1377 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: Sickness and the artist /Joni songs about illness? ["Susan E. McNamar] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:59:43 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: RE: Sickness and the artist /Joni songs about illness? What a great topic, Ange! I love Frida Kalho and she immediately came to mind. I searched illness in the JM.com just now and an article came up about Morgellon's and Mingus' illness, but this entry really piqued my interest: http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2319&from=search "Chicago Tribune July 23, 1968 Folksinger Theodore Bikel will perform the entire program at Ravinia tomorrow because of the sudden illness of Joni Mitchell. Miss Mitchell, scheduled to share the program, has hepatitis, according to Ravinia spokesmen." Whoa, hepatitis is not a cold. I had never heard that before. Anyway, what I think about is her references to melancholy and depression ... which I view as an illness ... in songs like Hejira "there's comfort in melancholy ..." I Think I Understant ... "Fear is like a wilderland ..." and talking of other's madness in Trouble Child and Sunny Sunday. Here's a pretty melancholy lyric: "We're dancing fools You and me Tonight it's a dance of insecurity It's my solo Blue way Shadows have the saddest things to say" - Sweet Sucker Dance Just random thoughts ... Sue Susan Tierney McNamara email: sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Ange T Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 4:14 PM To: joni@smoe.org Subject: Sickness and the artist /Joni songs about illness? Hey Listers, One of the things that struck me about the CBC interview with Joni was all her references to sickness. I've been thinking lately about the idea of sickness and the artist. There seems to be many extraordinary artists who were struck down with terrible illnesses during their lives. Yesterday I was looking through some websites featuring the work of Frida Kahlo. She often painted herself in a hospital bed and referenced her crippled state in her work. This morning my head has been trying to figure out whether there are any Joni tunes that make specific reference to her years in and out of hospitals. Rather than sit down and look over every lyric, I thought I'd ask the experts! And while I'm asking... do you know of any other singer/songwriters who have battled illness while creating musical brilliance during their careers? I want to explore this topic further...and maybe write a song about it. Thanks, Ange in Oz angetakats.com.au ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1377 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------