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Blue The History of a Color

Michel Pastoureau

A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color blue throughout the ages Blue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now cite it as their favorite color. In this fascinating...

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This 1971 album was highlighted as a classic breakup album where Joni Mitchell ruminated on her recent breakup with Graham Nash and her relationship with James Taylor, while also looking back at her first marriage.

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A classic example is Joni Mitchell's Blue from 1971, in which she ruminates on her relationship with Graham Nash, which had just ended, her relationship with James Taylor, even looks back to her first...

— Episode: The art of the breakup album

Episode: The art of the breakup album

This 1971 album was highlighted as a classic breakup album where Joni Mitchell ruminated on her recent breakup with Graham Nash and her relationship with James Taylor, while also looking back at her first marriage.

"

A classic example is Joni Mitchell's Blue from 1971, in which she ruminates on her relationship with Graham Nash, which had just ended, her relationship with James Taylor, even looks back to her first marriage there.

I drink a case of you Just pretend I never happened

she went to make it clear to listeners it's not really about me it's actually about you the listener

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