Joni is a true one of a kind original, a BRILLIANT lyricist and musician. Lyrically, only Dylan comes close to her poetry, but musically she is completely superior to him. It is my understanding that this song is not only about her ambivalance towards the music industry, but a little bit of a jab at James Taylor, with whom she had a brief affair:
Remember the days when you used to sit
And make up your tunes for love
And pour your simple sorrow
To the soundhole and your knee
Joni is a true one of a kind original, a BRILLIANT lyricist and musician. Lyrically, only Dylan comes close to her poetry, but musically she is completely superior to him. It is my understanding that this song is not only about her ambivalance towards the music industry, but a little bit of a jab at James Taylor, with whom she had a brief affair:
Remember the days when you used to sit And make up your tunes for love And pour your simple sorrow To the soundhole and your knee