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Message: [QUOTE="Tufkas, post: 3662444"] Au contraire mate. :) Ms. Bonoff was among the Laurel Canyon types, lesser known of course. She credits the lot of them for influence. An amazingly creative time for singer-songwriters, pre-collaboration with Ms. Ronstadt. She mentions, "All My Life" consistently as a sort of friendly frustration - she recorded it to little notice, Ronstadt recorded it as a duet with Aaron Neville. As she notes during performance, paraphrasing, "They went to the awards and won a Grammy, I stayed home and watched on TV in my pajamas." Of course they remain great friends, with more than a few of Ms. Bonoff's compositions on Ronstadt's records. For me, there are some songs that belie silk / strong vocal performance for great effect. Witness Glynis Johns' brilliantly evocative original Broadway cast performance of "Send In The Clowns," versus the many others, from Judy Collins to Streisand. Sondheim himself notes writing the lyrics specifically for someone who couldn't hold long notes - hence the use of some words ending in consonants (e.g. "Isn't it rich..."). "Someone To Lay Down Beside Me" is probably Bonoff's signature song, eminently hers, though down the list for me, with so many from which to choose! ;) "The Best Part of You" and "Wild Heart of the Young" next up. We were bound to agree to disagree anyway, what with my sister a MASSIVE LSU fan - GEAUX TIGERS! :D [/QUOTE]