on the back of a cartoon coaster in the blue tv screen light

[abby]

In Sylvie Simmons' new book, she writes, "Leonard's was the face Joni drew on a map of Canada in her song 'A Case of You,' in which a man declared himself to be as 'constant as a northern star.'"

What? Is A Case of You about Leonard? Is this common knowledge? I'm having trouble not having my mind blown.

[brightnow]

I wouldn't call it "common knowledge", but the rumors have been circulating for some time.

Allan Showalter wrote about it in 2007:

Mitchell herself, according to Sheila Weller, told “a confidante in the mid-1990s that it was about Leonard Cohen” but told Estrella Berosini the song was about another lover, James Taylor...

http://1heckofaguy.com/2007/03/31/leona ... se-things/

[abby]

Thank you Avi : )