Joni Mitchell Hejira

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• There are albums that create a distinctive feel. Joni Mitchell’s “Hejira” (1976) is one of the rare complete works of art in pop music, those albums where everything fits – from the lyrics to the artwork. Probably Mitchell’s most melancholic album, its nine rather sparsely instrumented, extremely introverted songs reflect exactly the mood suggested by the cover on the front: the endless expanse of a lonely highway, the wintry cold of a snow-covered field. Named after the historical flight of the Prophet Mohammed from Mecca to Medina in 622 A.D., it stands for retreat, inner contemplation and the search for meaning
  It’s a kind of musical road movie, created during a long trip across the States, from Maine on the East Coast back to California. Joni Mitchell tells about staying in motels and f