Word: mamas
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...like a one-man Greek chorus. "While it's happening, I see the humor of it all," Larry tells Sarah after his mother's first visit to his Village apartment. And when he heads out for ultimate success on Sunset Boulevard, the tenderest thing he can tell his tearful Mama is "You're a funny lady, Ma." Larry did not need New York to corrupt him; detachment and glib posturing must have come easily to him even before he bought his first authentic-looking French beret. Still, the image would be all right if Mazursky did not spoil the effect...
...Dear Mama...
Like your mama and yourself...
...Electra/Asylum Records has chosen to promote, not these impersonal poems, but the two singles most like Mitchell's previous outpourings of love and love's conflicts. "In France They Kiss On Main Street" is a catchy song which revels in young love--"amour, mama, not some cheap display." The other single, "Don't Interrupt The Sorrow," appeals to animals if not to fight at least to rise; each distinctly narrated verse repeats the melody...
...record equal to the promise of her talent. Home Plate is close, yet still off base. Turning away more and more from the eloquent blues guitar that was the mainspring of her early success, Raitt draws most of her musical energy in her sweet husky voice. Songs like Sugar Mama, Good Enough and I'm Blowin' Away are good. However, she squanders her ability on soap opera ballads like My First Night Alone Without...