Recommendations of the Editorial team
Joni Mitchell is not a star, she is an icon. Their influence did not take place on the surface, but it influenced people who later moved into the spotlight.
I remember that we played a friend at the high school “A Case of You” by “Blue”. I knew immediately that she was a painter – just as she put her words. It describes smells and sounds and uses a few words, but transports even more feelings.
If you tell a story and ask for further stanzas, there is no reason to prematurely return to the chorus
Their melodies are visual figures and their verses move on a steeply sloping plateau. One of the lessons I learned from Joni: If you tell a story and demand the plot for further stanzas, there is no reason to prematurely return to the chorus.
On this point, her texts are closer to journalism: on “Blue” you can find out everything she has experienced – the heights and the depths. She always stands next to her and watches – and you need a lot of courage to express your observations so explicitly, especially as a woman. In their time there was usually only cotton candy: pretty young girls sang about pretty, meaningless things.
She never focused on her femininity, even though she had a pronounced sexuality
Joni had a mental sharpness that was unknown to most women. She never focused on her femininity, even though she had a pronounced sexuality. But she saw no reason to suppress this part of her person just to be taken seriously. However, she never drugged him to the fore.