Category: Writers Block
"They all laughed at Edison 1
"And also at Einstein 2
"So why should I feel sorry 3
"If they just couldn't understand 4
"The idiomatic logic 5
"That went on in my head"d 6
My favorite song is Twisted by Joni mitchell. This is a meaningful Jazzy tune from the 70's. It talks about being different and then how people blame you for the differences. I like to call it the Amelia Beddelia in song form. It takes things very literally.7
"Now I heard little children 8
"Were supposed to sleep tight 9
"that's why I got into 10
"the vodka one night 11
"My parents got frantic"12
and13
"When I refused to ride 14
"On all those double decker buses 15
"All because there was no 16
"driver on the top"17
these are only two hilarious samples of the song. She takes the literal meaning of the words and use them.18
I first heard of this song from a friend I had for a while. She was an older lady and we were talking about Joni Mitchell. She pointed out a particularly good Album called Court And Spark. So, when I set out to buy a bunch of Joni Mitchell's CD's I was excited when I saw that they had Cort And Spark. So, I picked that up. I was then told also before I bought the CD that there was a hilarious song on there called twisted at the end. So, I listened to all my CDs and sure enough there it was. I kept thinking of my friend when I was listening to it the first time but most importantly I was in a fit of giggles. It was not only entertaining but also contained a lot of meaning.19
I am particularly interested in psychology and philosophy so this song interested me very much. The literal meanings and how people reacted. i also get a good laugh every time I listen to it, which is definitely a plus
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Here, I suggest that you all try it. It's a good song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKIQSo7JbKQ