Free Man in Paris
Joni Mitchell * Track #3 On Court and Spark
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Free Man in Paris by Joni Mitchell
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“Free Man in Paris” is Joni Mitchell’s story of music promoter/agent David Geffen’s discontent with the music business.
Thematically the song tackles a desire for a simpler life, and a rejection of the politics and the general smoke and mirrors business of music.
Free Man in Paris Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The way I see it, he said, you just can't win it
Everybody's in it for their own gain
You can't please 'em all
There's always somebody calling you down
I do my best and I do good business
There's a lot of people asking for my time
They're trying to get ahead
They're trying to be a good friend of mine
[Chorus]
I was a free man in Paris, I felt unfettered and alive
There was nobody calling me up for favors
And no one's future to decide
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
But for the work I've taken on
Stoking the star maker machinery behind the popular song
[Verse 2]
I deal in dreamers and telephone screamers
Lately I wonder what I do it for
If l had my way, I'd just walk through those doors
And wander down the Champs-Élysées
Going café to cabaret
Thinking how I'll feel when I find
That very good friend of mine
[Chorus]
I was a free man in Paris, I felt unfettered and alive
Nobody was calling me up for favors
No one's future to decide
You know I'd go back there tomorrow
But for the work I've taken on
Stoking the star maker machinery behind the popular song
Free Man in Paris Q&A
Who wrote Free Man in Paris's ?
Free Man in Paris was written by Joni Mitchell.
Who produced Free Man in Paris's ?
Free Man in Paris was produced by Joni Mitchell.
When did Joni Mitchell release Free Man in Paris?
Joni Mitchell released Free Man in Paris on Thu Jan 17 1974.
What did Joni Mitchell say about "Free Man in Paris"?
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Joni Mitchell said:
I wrote that in Paris for David Geffen [the entertainment mogul and then-president of her record label], taking a lot of it from the things he said… . Another song about show business and the pressures. He didn’t like it at the time. H...