Juliana Hatfield: Hey Babe (Mammoth)
Rob Tannenbaum, Rolling Stone, 9 July 1992
JULIANA HATFIELD is not the first writer to depict romance as a covert war between supposed allies. A previous generation of singer-songwriters, notably Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon, devised elaborate metaphors to symbolize lovers' devious strategies; Hatfield's lyrics have the spontaneous force of late-night recriminations blurted out after too much wine. As one-third of Blake Babies, Hatfield has often written vindictive or confrontational songs, and on Hey Babe, she harnesses a harsher music to match her morose introspection.
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