Black Crow Lyrics

Lyric discussion by The Dog That Ate... 

Cover art for Black Crow lyrics by Joni Mitchell

Magic song... It's dark-mooded, it's all about loss and drift, and it's so healing and uplifting... Once again, it shows Joni's craft at writing lyrics that sound directly connected to her heart and soul. Each word is at the right place, providing incredible emotional and musical power : "In search of love and music My whole life has been Illumination Corruption And diving, diving, diving, diving" Joni's rhythm guitar part is absolutely stunning, perfectly complemented by Jaco Pastorius's bass mastery, and Larry Carlton's "guitar-painting" in the background (marvelous evocation of the "black crow flying"...)

@The Dog That Ate... Right on