Letters from Quotidia Weekend Supplement 12

About this episode

The episode explores the themes of change and personal freedom through the lens of iconic songs from the 60s.

People of my generation remember Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now, I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now, where she uses clouds as a metaphor for change and life’s bittersweet nature. The Rolling Stones’ Get Off Of My Cloud, I wore done as a 45-rpm single where the line, Hey you get off of my cloud/ Don’t hang around cause two’s a crowd emphasised the 60s elevation of personal freedom as a guiding principle of life. More

People in this episode

Host: Quentin Bega

Topics covered

• music
• personal freedom
• metaphor
• change
• life's nature

Keywords

• Joni Mitchell
• Both Sides Now
• The Rolling Stones
• Get Off Of My Cloud
• music
• personal freedom
• metaphor
• change

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Both Sides Now, Get Off Of My Cloud

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