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The Rebel Angels


If you’re a woman of a certain age, did you see yourself in one of these three women, or maybe all of them? I still can sing pretty much every word to every song each of them ever recorded.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:27 pm March 14th, 2008 in Culture, Women, Writing 

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7 Responses to “The Rebel Angels”

  1. 1 Carole Cohen on March 14th, 2008 9:15 pm

    I admired all of them; I felt Joni Mitchell was so much more creative than I could ever dream of being myself; I identified most with Carly Simon because she talked about her fears and I felt connected because of that. I guess I feel so many song writers speak to my soul whether they are male or female. It’s the idea that we are so much more alike to each other than we are dissimilar.

  2. 2 LisaRenee on March 14th, 2008 10:15 pm

    All three but especially Joni Mitchell, “Both Sides Now” is still one of those songs that hits me even more now as I’m older than it did the very first time I heard it.

  3. 3 Constance on March 15th, 2008 11:27 pm

    Joni Mitchell. I became addicted to her music in my youth. And later, whenever she came out with a new “album” I would get it out of loyalty and gratitude. Her songs carried me through restless times. Her poetry, her voice pierced my soul.

  4. 4 Carole Cohen on March 16th, 2008 5:01 pm

    Janis Ian too, btw; and more recently, Alanis Morissette, Chrissie Hynde…Annie Lennox’s new CD is really good!

  5. 5 Jill Miller Zimon on March 23rd, 2008 2:14 pm

    Carole – that’s a really good explanation of the appeal of these artists, besides the fact that they are all so melodic. Also – good suggestions re: Ian and Hynde. Morissette, Lennox – I like them as much but their style and impact on me is different – do you think of them in the same way as the other three in the VF story?

  6. 6 Jill Miller Zimon on March 23rd, 2008 2:15 pm

    LisaRenee – The Circle Game too – she just is so lyrical – I feel as though few musical artists write like that anymore – or I am just old. :)

  7. 7 Jill Miller Zimon on March 23rd, 2008 2:25 pm

    Constance – not more to add to that. Thanks for reading and commenting.

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