joni mitchell 1982..... Mingus, Metheny and the Police.....

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From NyTimes 7 November 1982

Another ''signpost'' that pointed Miss Mitchell back toward rock was her admiration for the English rock group, the Police. ''When I was vacationing on St. Martin, I used to go to a little disco several times a week to dance, and I fell in love with song by the Police, 'De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da,' '' Miss Mitchell said. ''I loved the freshness of their rhythm, whch was a hybrid - reggae-ish but not reggae -and the way the record brought the snare drum way up into the foreground.''
Miss Mitchell eventually approached the Police to work with her on her album, but scheduling problems precluded a collaboration.

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