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Sunday, July 20, 2008
joni michelle ![]() i'd almost forgotten how much i love listening to michelle branch. be it her pouty drawl, the countless yeah yeah yeahs and woah woah woahs between the proper lyrics, or that emotive guitar girl image that i just cant seem to erase, even though she's since appeared on maxim, given birth, and moved on with life. anyhow, i never felt like the wreckers were gonna last anyway, for some reason. they sounded awesome together, but deep down it seemed that they had so much more to offer on their own. on that note, good news and i really cant wait for this: Michelle Branch will release her third solo album with Maverick, Everything Comes and Goes, in the summer of 2008. apparently summer has been pushed back to the end of this year, but instead of being disappointed i've come to realize that that's very common nowadays. good music may take time, but time will never take good music. i just made that up incidentally, and surprisingly it actually makes sense, especially when the brain's not really functioning at this time of the night. i realized that a lot of my favourite music comes from females. im not being sexist by mentioning an obvious fact, but i guess there's something about female voices that i always find comforting, and most of all, hopeful. i love coldplay, but they seldom deliver that element of hope- except maybe for viva la vida. even so, it's not in the voice, but rather in the orchestra. perhaps im also into the lullaby quality. anyway, this whole discussion of gender in music came about because i was reading about joni mitchell, on wikipedia, quite honestly. for those of you who still find this reliable, it says that joni mitchell was once listed as one of the most influential women in rock. she was also ranked no.72 on the world's best guitarists- and she was the top ranked woman. i guess this shows a lot. while eric clapton and santana have their way with the strings, there is no way someone like michelle or kt tunstall can come anywhere near the recognition that they've received. once again it's the question of talent versus the public eye. i figure i tend to disagree with the public a lot, and much more these days. i never expected myself to be so much in awe of an "oldie" artiste, but i think joni mitchell deserves this accolade, however insubstantial it may be, coming from me. she's not only an amazing musician, she paints and everything about her is oozing artistic fervour. there are days like these that im so glad that such talents exist in our world, and for that same reason i feel so proud to know that underneath all that the world might be going through right now, there is always a voice or two, singing about things greater than what's on the newspapers, the television; bigger than what we had for breakfast, why we quarrel, and what a mess the world has become. this is why art is important, because despite all this, it gives us something to believe in, something to hold on to, and that i firmly believe in. to this artistic awakening, i want to share one of my favourite songs from joni mitchell herself, a legend in her own right, not only for the music that she sings and plays, or the paintings that she does, but also for the clear and feeling soul that she is. interestingly, i thought i knew what she was singing about just yesterday, but now im not so sure anymore. maybe that's why i really don't know life, after all. Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere I've looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun They rain and snow on everyone So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way I've looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow It's cloud illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As ev'ry fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way But now it's just another show You leave 'em laughing when you go And if you care, don't let them know Don't give yourself away I've looked at love from both sides now From give and take, and still somehow It's love's illusions I recall I really don't know love at all Tears and fears and feeling proud To say "I love you" right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked at life that way But now old friends are acting strange They shake their heads, they say I've changed Well something's lost, but something's gained In living every day I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all I've looked at life from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all ![]()
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