Joni Mitchell: Wild Things Run Fast
Dave Zimmer, BAM, 3 December 1982
JONI MITCHELL'S in love. At least she was while writing and recording Wild Things Run Fast. You can hear it in the loose and easy nature of her vocal performances and the generally hopeful, positive music and lyrics.
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