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Song «Carey» von Joni Mitchell.
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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1971 06 (Album), 1971 08 (Single)
Label: Reprise MS 2038, Reprise 1029
Songwriter Joni Mitchell
Produktion: Joni Mitchell
Genre: Rock - Singer-Songwriter
Annotationen
Dieser autobiografische Song handelt vom Ende der Beziehung mit Cary 'Carrot' Raditz, einem Koch, den Joni Mitchel in Matala auf Kreta auf ihrer Mittelmeer-Reise 1969 durch Frankreich, Spanien und Griechenland kennengelernt hat. Matala hat Höhlen, in denen sich in den 1960er und 1970er Jahren Hippies niederliessen.
Personen und Querverweise
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Lyrics
[Verse 1] The wind is in from Africa Last night I couldn't sleep Oh, you know it sure is hard to leave here, Carey But it's really not my home My fingernails are filthy I got beach tar on my feet And I miss my clean white linen And my fancy French cologne [Chorus] Oh, Carey, get out your cane And I'll put on some silver Oh, you're a mean old Daddy But I like you fine [Verse 2] Come on down to the Mermaid Café and I will Buy you a bottle of wine And we'll laugh and toast to nothing And smash our empty glasses down Let's have a round for these freaks and these soldiers A round for these friends of mine Let's have another round for the bright red devil Who keeps me in this tourist town [Chorus] Come on, Carey, get out your cane I'll put on some silver Oh, you're a mean old Daddy But I like you I like you, I like you, I like you [Verse 3] Maybe I'll go to Amsterdam Or maybe I'll go to Rome And rent me a grand piano And put some flowers 'round my room But let's not talk about fare-thee-wells now The night is a starry dome And they're playin' that scratchy rock and roll Beneath the Matala Moon [Chorus] Come on, Carey, get out your cane And I'll put on some silver You're a mean old Daddy But I like you [Verse 4] The wind is in from Africa Last night I couldn't sleep Oh, you know it sure is hard to leave here But it's really not my home Maybe it's been too long a time Since I was scramblin' down in the street Now they got me used to that clean white linen And that fancy French cologne [Chorus] Oh, Carey, get out your cane I'll put on my finest silver We'll go to the Mermaid Café Have fun tonight I said, oh, you're a mean old Daddy But you're out of sight