Song Meanings and Facts
Figurative language – i.e. the usage of similes, metaphors, allusions, personifications and hyperboles – is arguably the greatest tool at a songwriter’s disposal outside of words themselves. That’s because practically every song you hear, no...
Joni Mitchell was making a name for herself right around the time the legendary Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held in 1969. Also, she is akin to one of those kinds of counter-cultural artists...
“Harry” would logically be the primary male subject of “Harry’s House/Centerpiece”. And he is not an individual per se but rather a personification. And what he personifies, most simply explained, is men who are caught...
To proclaim that you’re looking at a matter “from both sides now” is another way of saying that unlike the past, currently you’re able to perceive both the good and the bad of the...
Before the days of Taylor Swift, there were female singer/songwriters like Joni Mitchell whose artistry was also influenced by their actual romantic experiences. And in her youth Joni dated just as many dudes, if not...
