Re: Chuck Berry v Joni Mitchell.
Posted: 11 Jun 2018, 20:43
His lyrics were often perfect. There's nothing you'd change. So witty, so sharp, so direct in a really wonderfully evocative way. There was real intelligence there.
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gash on ignore wrote:I’m surprised he didn’t fit Frère Jacques in there.
LeBaron wrote:The Modernist wrote:"Riding along in my automobile.." B O R I N G
Isn’t it true, Mr. G., that you have never actually ridden along in your automobile!?
Davey the Fat Boy wrote:Chuck!
LeBaron wrote:toomanyhatz wrote:And no, she didn't create any template for women musicians or songwriters or whatever genre-dependent credit you want to give her.
There you go again, setting out things that no one is saying to tear them down. It’s almost like Trump! “Lots of people are saying ...”
gash on ignore wrote:You wouldn’t get Joni Mitchell writing about means of transport that’s for sure.
The Modernist wrote:'Waiting for the 208 bus' doesn't have quite the same ring I have to admit... '
The Modernist wrote:Joni of course. Who the hell listens to Chuck Berry in the 21st century?
gash on ignore wrote:You wouldn’t get Joni Mitchell writing about means of transport that’s for sure.
Rayge wrote:gash on ignore wrote:You wouldn’t get Joni Mitchell writing about means of transport that’s for sure.
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