343. Dan Wilson on Joni Mitchell 'Hejira' (1976)

<p>Today, legendary songwriter and <strong>Semisonic</strong> frontman <strong>Dan Wilson</strong> joins me to talk about the <strong>Joni Mitchell</strong> masterpiece that <em data-stringify-type="italic">isn’t </em>‘Blue’ - 1976's ‘Hejira’.<br /> We talk about where the title came from, how a teenage infatuation led Dan to Joni, why <strong>Jaco Pastorius</strong> is like Hannibal Lector, the album’s lyrical themes of groundedness vs freedom, key songs like <em data-stringify-type= "italic">Amelia </em>and <em data-stringify-type= "italic">Furry Sings the Blues</em> and how Dan’s relationship with the album changed when he started writing his own songs.</p>