Dory Previn was a very good singer-songwriter from the late-60s-early-70s. She was married to Andre Previn, who dumped her for Mia Farrow. (What goes 'round, comes 'round--Mia got dumped for Soon-Yi Previn, but that's another story.)

After the break-up, and probably because of it, Dory Previn had a "nervous breakdown," and in the process of working out her life, she created amazing songs that looked honestly and deeply at her problem and touched the hidden recesses of the soul. Her song about Mia Farrow, "Beware of Young Girls, twenty and four, beware of young girls, who come to the door, delivering daisies with delicate hands." cuts to the heart of the matter. "Mister Whisper" is a great evocation of what it's like to go crazy.

Mythical Kings and Iguanas may be found here. One level up, here more of her song lyrics may be found.

--Charlie Baum