“In
the winter
Extra
blankets for the cold
Fix
the heater, getting old.”—American singer-songwriter Janis Ian, “In the
Winter,” from her Between the Lines LP
(1975)
Ms.
Ian was only 24 when she penned these lines about sudden life changes after a
marital breakup, ending with the crushing lines, “I’ll live alone forever/Not
together now.” What might she think—how might she sing these lines—now that she’s
68 years old?
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