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To: JakeStraw who wrote (3127)5/18/1998 12:34:00 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 49843
 
I've spent a long time looking for lyrics to Carole King's
So Far Away. I did not find them. I did find this
intesting tid bit from 11/9/95:

Cat Fight: Chrissie Hynde Hits Carly Simon At Joni
Mitchell Show

Photo By Jay Blakesburg

Whatever anyone says,
we believe Chrissie. But we're
getting a little ahead of ourselves.
Two nights ago (Nov. 7)--which just
happened to be Joni Mitchell's 52nd
birthday-- Mitchell performed at the
small, 150 seat nightclub in New
York City called Fez. The show was
unannounced, save a single mention
of it on Rita Houston's City Folk
program on WFUV-FM that
morning. That's all it took to pack
Fez-and not only with civilians, but
with a spectacular bevy of divas: an
allegedly drunk Chrissie Hynde, who had come straight from her Symphony Space live broadcast; Carly Simon, impeccably dressed and coifed; Katell Keineg, that New Age alternative Irish singer, who was first in line for tickets; with Natalie Merchant bringing up the rear. Also in attendance was Victoria Williams, who is also going to play her own unannounced show atthe Fez on Sunday (Nov. 12).
Mitchell took the stage at around 9:40 PM and opened with "Refuge Of The Roads." Midway through the hour and a half set, Chrissie Hynde roared her approval--gushing very audibly "I love you , I love you"
as well as occasionally bellowing, hooting and clapping her hands from her center rear booth. Carly Simon, glaring at the rather tipsy Hynde, finally got fed up and suggested that Hynde sit down, and if you'll excuse the expression, "shutup." That's all it took. According to eye witnesses, Hynde leaped up, grabbed Simon around the neck, and shoved her to the ground, where she began to pummel her--not once but twice.
Joni Mitchell, ever the ice princess, never missed a beat. She continued to regale the crowd with three songs from Hejira some vintage material, as well as three new, untitled songs that she's working on. If it weren't for the Simon/Hynde conflagration, the high point of the night would have been when Katell Keineg led the
audience in singing "Happy Birthday" to Mitchell. Mitchell ended the night gracefully thanking the audience: "What a
nice experience, I thank you for this."

When ATN contacted Warner Bros. Records, the label that Hynde records
for, a publicist did confirm that something had happened at the show, but tried to pass it off as an affectionate gesture on Hynde's part toward Simon.
"Yeah, she grabbed her around the neck but she was just hugging her."
Sure.

I saw the Pretenders earlier that night at Symphony Space.