From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V9 #57 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Saturday, April 14 2007 Volume 09 : Number 057 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] Nora and Adam and more [Em ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:50:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Em Subject: [RS] Nora and Adam and more Hi Adam, wondering if you are a fan (or not) of Joni Mitchell's "Blue" album? (I realize you might not know this one) But if you do, I thought it would be interesting to hear your thoughts. Also, to everyone, have you all had this sort of discussion (yet) re: "Fleur de Lis"? I'm almost reluctant to hear what others might say, or may have said about it, as it is such a mindblower for me - several years running. One of the top, I would say 5, of my experience in listening to great songwriters, Cohen, Mitchell, Carter and Dylan included. And yet, perversely enough, I don't want to hear a concise disection, because I love living with my own (probably distorted) vision of this great work. hehehhhh.... so rich to have this stuff to think about! :) Em Adam said: > "Nora" is a rare Richard Shindell song that I don't like at all. > > To me, a good song is one that, during the first few listens, can > be enjoyed and admired and with deeper listens one can find many > differnet layers to the song. I find "Nora" to be too hard to reach > because of the lines that seem to be provacative but have never read > anything here (or come to any conclusions myself) that really > explains what they mean. John mentioned the injury line and then > there the verse about the parish in Greenland. It just doesn't come > together for me. Many acclaimed songwriters don't appeal to me for > similar reasons - they write these complex lyrics and people calim > they are so brilliant yet I find them disjointed. > > But then again I think Leonard Cohen is the most overrated > songwriter ever, (I know - it's blasphemy to say that.) And since > the song is a nod to him, I may never "get" Nora. ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V9 #57 **********************************