h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I remember it from the 70s - an oddity; I never listened to it. I have had it on CD for years and it has gone in one ear and out the other. I listened to it on the Bose headphones in the cubbyhole this afternoon. Then I listened to it again.

"There was a moon and a street lamp
I didn't know I drank such a lot
Till I pissed a Tequila-anaconda
The full length of the parking lot!"

Joni is like Dylan - the words can reach out and grab you by the throat:

Coyote's in the coffee shop
He's staring a hole in his scrambled eggs
He picks up my scent on his fingers
While he's watching the waitresses' legs.

...

Just before our love got lost you said
"I am as constant as a northern star"
And I said "Constantly in the darkness
Where's that at?
If you want me I'll be in the bar."

'Daughter' was simply magnificent.


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