VL--IV misc. p 70-71

[Joe Allonby]

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Robin Landseadel
<robinlandseadel at comcast.net> wrote:
> After establishing [already] that Kristofferson wrote the lyrics to "Me &
> Bobby McGee", note that "Woodstock's" essential darkness was best expressed
> by Richard Thompson:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h54rRq2SAv0

Thanks for that. I'm a big R.T. fan. I think that you are right in
that he captured the embedded irony and sense of loss in the song. The
dissolution and loss of innocence from an unrealistic dream
unfulfilled. See also Altamont and Pete Townsend's acoustic version of
"We Won't Get Fooled Again" which is also more sad than angry.