tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post1924888663614911900..comments2024-03-27T14:20:05.905-04:00Comments on Montclair SocioBlog: About Joni MitchellJay Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-82879725180687054522018-11-09T01:50:42.181-05:002018-11-09T01:50:42.181-05:00"Total respect"
Uh, yes. Anyone who has..."Total respect"<br /><br />Uh, yes. Anyone who has ears has nothing but total respect for JM. Her backing band was Jako and Pat, fer chrissake. (To say nothing of Charles Mingus.) And her vocal chops were amazing. There was nothing like it in pop/folk at the time (and that time was quite long), or ever.<br /><br />The Cohen brother's flick "about" Dave van Ronk came in for a lot of criticism from people who were there, who knew van Ronk, in that it misstated the points of his story something fierce. But everyone who wasn't there thought it was a great film; a story about a backstabbing fame grubbing singer is more interesting than a story about one of the nicest, most supportive guys in the game. Which I bring up here because JM was actually interested in earning a wider appeal for her music, so it's funny that van Ronk gets accused of chasing success and JM of being a popularly irrelevant wimp. Go figure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317248278298169528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-16626015753748841362018-11-08T12:34:47.850-05:002018-11-08T12:34:47.850-05:00Yes, you’re right. But it seemed in the movie that...Yes, you’re right. But it seemed in the movie that even the mother’s affection for Joni was kind of pathetic, especially compared with the cultural preferences of Will, who is about the same age, thirtysomething — speaking of which, Joni’s music popped up on that TV show from time to time, and the show’s attitude towards it was one of total respect.Jay Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797268351984440375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-12702271972851317512018-11-08T08:22:02.929-05:002018-11-08T08:22:02.929-05:00But but but. Liking Joni Mitchell didn't work ...But but but. Liking Joni Mitchell didn't work in US schools in that late 60s, either. (Really. You can take my word for it.) I don't remember what the other kids were listening to, but it wasn't Joni.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />David J Littleboynoreply@blogger.com