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From: myeksie@uokvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Great Lyrics ---  "Twisted"
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Date: Sat, 15-Dec-84 17:02:00 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 15 17:02:00 1984
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Nf-From: uokvax!myeksie    Dec 15 16:02:00 1984

I was listening to Joni Mitchel's "Court & Spark" last night for the first
time in ages.  The last song on the album is 'Twisted' - my candidate for
the 'Great Lyrics' poll.   I realize that putting the words to this song
in print DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE.  So please go find someone that has it.

It is the only song NOT written by JM, but by (I believe) Ross & Grey.
Since the discussion has been on covers lately, does anybody out there
know who did the original?  (It could have been JM but she recorded it in
'73 and it was written in '65 (according to the album) so I would assume
that her's is a cover).

(To give you an idea of the type of song we're talking about here,
the credits list Cheech & Chong for Backup Vocals)
Of course, reprinted without permission.

Enjoy!				..ctvax!uokvax!myeksie
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				Twisted

My analyst told me, that I was right out of my head
The way he described it
He said I'd be better dead than alive
I didn't listen to his jive
I knew all along, that he was all wrong
And I knew that he thought, I was crazy but I'm not.

My analyst told me, that I was right out of my head
He said I'd need treatment
But I'm not that easily led
He said I was the type, that was most inclined
When out of his sight, to be out of my mind
And he thought I was nuts, no more ifs or ands or buts.

They say as a child I appeared a little bit wild
With all my crazy ideas
But I knew what was happening
I knew I was a genius
What's so strange when you know
That you're a wizard at three
I knew that this was meant to be.

Now I heard little children were supposed to sleep tight
That's why I got into the vodka one night
My parents got frantic didn't know what to do
But I saw some crazy scenes before I came to
Now do you think I was crazy?
I may have been only three but I was swinging.

They all laugh at angry young men
They all laugh at Edison and also at Einstein
So why should I feel sorry if they couldn't understand
The idiomatic logic that went on my head
I had a brain It was insane
Oh they used to laugh at me when I refused to ride
On all those doubledecker buses
All because there was no driver on the top.

My analyst told me, that I was right out of my head
But I said dear Doctor, I think that it's you instead
Because I've got a thing that's unique and new
To prove it I'll have, the last laugh on you
Cause instead of one head,  I've got two.

And you know two heads are better than one.