Where do you stand on the GOAT thing. Who is the GOAT. Joni, Bob or Len. The Beatles. The Stones or Wreckless Eric. Ronaldo. Messi, Cruyff. Pele or Di Stefano. Carlton Palmer? You may have surmised that I'm not talking about the kind of GOAT that produces cheese. But THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME !!? This kind of GOAT seems to be a peculiar preoccupation of this quite preposterous age.
The idea that people would seriously enter a discussion about whether Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen is better seems a slightly ridiculous activity in itself . What's wrong with any of them. They're all wonders aren't they? What's wrong with Wreckless Eric for that matter. I've enjoyed my ride down 50 Favourite Joni Song over the last month and a half..I've liked almost all of them and feel I have a better understanding of her and the times she emerged in. She's an extraordinary multifaceted artist. The times were extraordinary too.
But is Coyote her best? Ultimately, what does it matter. These kind of lists are only really an excersise in discussing art. To actually ruffle your brow about the specifics seems a trifle odd except as an opportunity to put forward options of your own which you feel might have been neglected. Oh well another day. I need to find myself another thing to slide down the morra I imagine.
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