jeandepaul (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

just like your mum was in bed last night, and no, they are not cool. they suck. as do you. rectumhead

taddyd1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Eric learned his greatest hit from this recording. She is so involved in this song that it has inspired millions of listeners into goose bumps frenzy and thousands more to pick up a guitar and try their hand at performing. Her whispered and exhausted warning to her sister is chilling when contrasted her powerful howls of pain directed to the whore house that's killing her.THIS is the the definitive version. Glad you came to hear it again.

asugar (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think you meant divine.And the animals version was vastly better than this one.The subject matter in this version may be a bit different, but she just seems weak in it. Not weak just in regards to the story/context, which is what she was going for, but weak in that she doesn't put as much of herself into the song as she normally does. Typically, she would be second only to Dylan or Johnston in that regard, but both the animals and dylan have her beat here.Her's is good, not great.

taddyd1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

devine, more like it.The story of a broken down prostitute is so much more compelling than the white bread version with the out of luck gambler by the Animals.

taddyd1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

wrong! It is among her best. I wish she had let her Odetta muse run wild more often.

MistrMyke (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Interesting, but not her best work. She's trying to sound like Odetta, and it's not Joan's style.

abeytube (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this is how the angels tune guitars??

floydian15 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

horrible

pentricksarecool (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

awful

bassfishers (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

One of the greatest talents in 'telling' a song on earth today.