“It’s life’s illusions I recall.
I really don’t know life at all.”
(“Both Sides Now”, made a pop radio anthem by Judy Collins)
Wise and conscious beyond (the above) words in her 20s, starting out–Saskatoon’s Joni Mitchell, once called The Queen of Folk. The second female songwriter I was entranced by. (Buffy came first; both in 1967.)
Below, a recommended book of interviews with the classic songwriter discussing her songs and lyrics.