From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #1580 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 Friday, December 12 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 1580 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Said or sad? ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:11:44 -0500 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Said or sad? Sue, I think she said, "said". First, at the time, she had only been off the prairie a short time, eh? The prairie pronunciation of "about" is very different from the one heard in Ithaca too. They do funny things with vowels up there. I think the A sound in said comes out sounding like "egg" to my Ohioan ears. Secondly, I think that "sad" is overtly poetic, which would be a little unusual for Joni. (Although she was flowery in the early days, so who knows?) Lastly, Said/listening makes an interesting dichotomy and you know how she ***lives*** in duality. Interesting question though. Sometimes I like to ponder this stuff. For a long time, I thought she was deliberately ambiguous. Now, I'm uncertain of the ambiguity. (!) There are scores of things like that in her songs, unlike Steve Miller. You know: > dance, dance, dance > let's make some ro- > nance Nothing unclear there. I hope Malka has a comment. Jim ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #1580 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------