About a month ago I posted about one of my favorite albums of all time. Joni Mitchell’s Blue. If you weren’t a subscriber then, you can check it out here. I’m back on Blue with a different track, one called “A Case Of You.” On this beautiful song you have Mitchell playing Appalachian dulcimer, accompanied by James Taylor on acoustic guitar.
I quoted it last time, but I love it so much I’ll put it here again.
In 1979, Joni Mitchell said this:
“(On) the Blue album, there’s hardly a dishonest note in the vocals. At that period of my life, I had no personal defenses. I felt like a cellophane wrapper on a pack of cigarettes. I felt like I had absolutely no secrets from the world, and I couldn’t pretend in my life to be strong. Or to be happy. But the advantage of it in the music was that there were no defenses there either.”
Hope you enjoy!
Song: “A Case Of You”
Artist: Joni Mitchell
Album: Blue
Year: 1971
Oh, you’re in my blood like holy wine
You taste so bitter and so sweet
Oh, I could drink a case of you, darling
And I would still be on my feet
Oh, I would still be on my feet
Oh, I am a lonely painter
I live in a box of paints
I’m frightened by the devil
And I’m drawn to those ones that ain’t afraid
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My name is Michael Sanchez and I’m an avid record collector and obscure song searcher. My goal is to post (hopefully) one song a day that’s been on my stereo/turntable frequently. If you don’t like the song… too bad 🙂 You can just wait for the next one. All the info I find is from wikipedia/youtube/interviews/news articles/personal stories I’ve heard/random googling. Sorry if there are any mistakes 🙂
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