Dont you just love the cover songs dave chooses...
the image of man is composed of both male and female together. Daves idea of Love in perfection is God himself loving mankind. as dave sees himself as the Lords chaste virgin...the joyful girl.
just being to be loved..
daves giving us an insight here..its his joy he finds within his percfect union.
The religion thing is off (the songwriter is an atheist!) and the idea of the perfect woman being a virgin is way off. On of Ani's other songs is called "Promiscuity" (it defends just that) and part of her song Reprieve is one of the most brilliant things ever written about the demonization of female sexuality.
The religion thing is off (the songwriter is an atheist!) and the idea of the perfect woman being a virgin is way off. On of Ani's other songs is called "Promiscuity" (it defends just that) and part of her song Reprieve is one of the most brilliant things ever written about the demonization of female sexuality.
Joyful Girl, when performed by Ani DiFranco, is about confidence, contentment and denying accusations that she's an angry, hateful person. It's tender and honest and beautiful. Some have said that she wrote it to assure her...
Joyful Girl, when performed by Ani DiFranco, is about confidence, contentment and denying accusations that she's an angry, hateful person. It's tender and honest and beautiful. Some have said that she wrote it to assure her mother that she is happy and that she learned how to be from her. When Dave Matthews sings it it's a song of admiration for a woman and describing a little about himself.
And besides.... some of Dave's other songs would strongly suggest that his ideal woman is a very sexual person.
Dont you just love the cover songs dave chooses...
the image of man is composed of both male and female together. Daves idea of Love in perfection is God himself loving mankind. as dave sees himself as the Lords chaste virgin...the joyful girl.
just being to be loved..
daves giving us an insight here..its his joy he finds within his percfect union.
Boy, have you got it wrong!
Boy, have you got it wrong!
The religion thing is off (the songwriter is an atheist!) and the idea of the perfect woman being a virgin is way off. On of Ani's other songs is called "Promiscuity" (it defends just that) and part of her song Reprieve is one of the most brilliant things ever written about the demonization of female sexuality.
The religion thing is off (the songwriter is an atheist!) and the idea of the perfect woman being a virgin is way off. On of Ani's other songs is called "Promiscuity" (it defends just that) and part of her song Reprieve is one of the most brilliant things ever written about the demonization of female sexuality.
Joyful Girl, when performed by Ani DiFranco, is about confidence, contentment and denying accusations that she's an angry, hateful person. It's tender and honest and beautiful. Some have said that she wrote it to assure her...
Joyful Girl, when performed by Ani DiFranco, is about confidence, contentment and denying accusations that she's an angry, hateful person. It's tender and honest and beautiful. Some have said that she wrote it to assure her mother that she is happy and that she learned how to be from her. When Dave Matthews sings it it's a song of admiration for a woman and describing a little about himself.
And besides.... some of Dave's other songs would strongly suggest that his ideal woman is a very sexual person.