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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 lotOh, I talk too loose
Again I talk too open and free
I pay a high price for my open talking
Like you do for your silent mysteryCome and talk to me
Please talk to me
Talk to me, talk to me
Mr. MysteryWe could talk about Martha
We could talk about landscapes
I'm not above gossip
But I'll sit on a secret where honor is at stakeOr we could talk about power
About Jesus and Hitler and Howard Hughes
Or Charlie Chaplin's movies
Or Bergman's Nordic BluesPlease just talk to me
Any old theme you choose
Just come and talk to me

Mr. Mystery, talk to meYou could talk like a fool, I'd listen
You could talk like a sage
Anyway the best of my mind
All goes down on the strings and the pageThat mind picks up all these pictures
It still gets my feet up to dance
Even though it's covered with keyloids
From the slings and arrows of outrageous romanceI stole that from Willy the Shake
You know, neither a borrower
Nor a lender be
Romeo, Romeo talk to meIs your silence that golden?
Are you comfortable in it?
Is it the key to your freedom
Or is it the bars on your prison?Are you gagged by your ribbons?
Are you really exclusive or just miserly?
You spend every sentence
As if it was marked currencyCome and spend some on me
Shut me up and talk to me
I'm always talking
Chicken squawking
Please talk to meOoh, talk to me, ooh

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Joni Mitchell, CC, (born Roberta Joan Anderson; 7 November 1943 - Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada) is a musician, singer-songwriter, poet and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto. Her writing and art talent emerged before her exposure as a gifted musician performing in Western Canada, including Winnipeg, where she met Neil Young. She then associated with the burgeoning folk music scene of the mid-1960s in New York City.

Recording her début album in 1968 and achieving fame first as a songwriter ("Urge for Going", "Chelsea Morning", "Both Sides, Now", "Woodstock") and then as a singer in her own right. Finally settling in Southern California, Mitchell played a key part in the folk rock movement then sweeping the musical landscape. Blue, her starkly personal 1971 album, is regarded as one of the strongest and most influential records of the time. Mitchell also had pop hits such as "Big Yellow Taxi", "Free Man in Paris", and "Help Me", the last two from 1974's best-selling Court and Spark.

In 1975 Joni released "The Hissing of Summer Lawns" which can be seen as an artistic turning point, and the beginning of her unique blend of folk, jazz and rock. It was intended as a concept album of sorts, with the "concept" being the contrast being freedom and slavery, and the idea that wealth and status sometimes ironically place a great many constraints on people's behavior.

Mitchell is also an accomplished visual artist. She has, through photography or painting, created the artwork for each of her albums, and has described herself as a "painter derailed by circumstance". A blunt critic of the music industry, Mitchell has stopped recording over the last several years, and now focuses mainly on her visual art, although she released a new album - Shine on 25th September 2007.

Official website: http://www.jonimitchell.com

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