Joni gems: Amelia ( live version!!) Furry Sings the Blues Edith and the Kingpin River Woodstock Songs for Aging Children Help Me The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
"When people listen to my songs and they think of me, they're missing the point. When people listen to my music and see themselves, that's the whole point." -Joni Mitchell
She wrote the song on a plane while reading a book that mentioned that due to aviation humankind now knew clouds from both sides. She got inspired and wrote the lyrics, she then showed it to her then husband (who also was a songwriter and was often belittled by Joni's talent) and he laughed at it because she was just 23 and what was she doing talking about life and love at such a young age.
Amazing to me that she wrote a song of such wisdom at 23 years old! She still sings it at age 80 with the same truth and integrity. A truly great artist.
An extrodinary woman, an extrodinary singer, an extrodinary writer. Learning of her experiences, truly awe inspiring. What an extrodinary talent. A stand-out in an age of wonderful performers.
The cover art for this album was painted by Joni. In the background is the Bessborough hotel in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The flower she is holding is a Tiger Lily, the provincial flower of Saskatchewan. I'm proud to say I was born and raised in the same province! 😁
I think the charm and wisdom of this one is that she has nothing tied up with a neat little bow. She admits that, despite her insight and experiences - she still doesn't have any answers.
He actually mentions the song in "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker", often performed "A Case of You" live, and is on record saying (in 1985) that the last album he had liked through and through was Joni's "The Hissing of Summer Lawns".
Joni is revered by musicians who describe her genius. Her guitar tunings, her poetry, her paintings. She is on the level of Mozart, Beethovan, and Picasso. Judgement of the Moon and Stars is a personal favourite of mine.
Harri, your thoughtfulness and kindness shines through immensely in this video (which is my first of yours)! I've recently found myself in a life-funk but also in a music funk where I've listened to the same few artists over and over and have found that sharing the joy of music and discovery of (new to me, at least) artists has helped bring a lot of peace. Joni's music really has struck a chord with me as I think it has, you. Thank you for sharing your music journey with us all and also your kindness. I hope you have a wonderful day! 😊
The greatest singer song writer ever, in my opinion. I've been in love with Joni and her music for over 50 years. Give a listen to her singing this live some 30 years after this version. The song takes on an almost entirely different meaning when sung from the vantage point of an aging woman.
Joni regularly plays guitar, piano and Mountain dulcimer. She is one of the best songwriters of the 20th and 21st centuries. Her thoughtful and adult lyrics touch the hearts and minds of all who listen. Add the voice of an angel and it doesn't get any better. Truly one of the greats!
another way to interpret you’ve changed, life’s ups and downs take a piece of us..or add joy, it changes us, also many of us are chameleons when we’re young, we don’t really know who we are, wgat we like, and when we’re finally brave enough to be ourselves, our authentic self appears different, we’ve changed, but for ourselves we’re finally at home in our skin
Joni Mitchell is such an incredible talent. She was so young when she wrote this song, and yet she had so much insight into so many things, and was able to convey so much in this song. Beautiful, thoughtful, well crafted song.
Omg Joni ! There is so much. Her early work is so great. Her later work is too but for a different reason and a different time. But her early stuff is what affected us so profoundly. Please do more. But try to avoid just the commercial hits. River, A Case of You, Chelsea Morning, so so many. Talk about an artist....she was it. The 60’s and 70’s were a time of searching and self discovery. She wrote what she knew and observed. Her meta Ford are to die for. “And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses”. Joni was always in the car with me. For those moments of solitude. There are some great interviews with her as she’s grown through the years. A wise lady of human frailties and deep insights. Superbly talented. Thank you
It's only as I got much older that I actually understood when she says "it's life's (clouds, love's) illusions I recall..." Thinking back on life, we sometimes only recall illusions of things, such a poignant perspective she makes in this song. It's brilliant.
She had been around the block a few times, had polio and was told she'd never walk again, entered a bad marriage and divorced, had a kid which she had to give up for adoption, all that before she was 23.
Joni Mitchell has taught me so much about life and art through all of her music..and I didn't really discover her until I was around 30 years old. She kinda changed my life.
you should listen to her singing this song 30 or 40 years later(not sure exactly ) but it has a different feel to it because of what life experiences does to us. i actually like it more then the original. just listened to this version so much better imo. you can hear the pain and scars that life gives us in her older voice
I think you may be referring to the All-Star Tribute performance back in 2000. There isn't an HD version of that video on TH-cam right now, but there's this: www.jonimitchell.com/library/video.cfm?id=7
"Help Me" is Joni's perspective on her relationship with Graham Nash. "Our House" is Nash's reflection on an episode in their relationship. (Our House is by CSN or CSNY, I get them confused.)
She wrote a few songs about Nash, but i think "Willy" is the one you're thinking of, written while Nash was writing "Our House". She wrote "Help Me" in 73, three years after breaking up with Nash. I think she'd moved on by then.
"My Old Man" is also about Graham Nash. He's also the "old man" who's taken away by the big yellow taxi. The opening lines of "Our House" were apparently exactly what he said to her upon returning home from shopping. He said them and immediately wrote them down and made them a song.
Phenomenal Canadian singer songwriter. Legendary icon. I've seen Joni 4 times in concert over the years. She is incredible. Responsible for so many masterpieces over the years. Her album 'BLUE' is brilliant. The song ' River' is moving. 🎼🎵🎶🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Yes, she is Canada's real treasure! Saw her in the early 70's at the Berkeley Community Center and it was the most magical night I will never forget. Cheers
Think about this: Joni wanted to be an artist (brush and canvass) as her first choice. An early pregnancy changed that plan so she decided to write and perform songs. (Her album Blue speaks of this in some songs). Imagine having the talent to make that choice? And because she writes so truly from her reality, hearat and soul the listener is always deeply touched. This song is the ‘early folk’ version of Joni. As you say, people change and Joni surely did. You must dig in to follow that evolution into some really fine jazz.
I read an interview with her about her start in writing her own material. When she first started performing in local coffeehouses, many of the other performers were territorial about the material, even though they were just covering other artists or older common works. They would block letting her perform if her repertoire included stuff they relied upon in their own performances. To get around that, to avoid stepping on toes, she began writing her own songs.
She's a Canadian painter that got sidetracked into being a pop star. She had a tough life early on, survived polio as a child mostly by her determination to dance again, got married young, had a child she gave up for adoption, divorced, had lots of celebrity relationships. Musically she started as a folk singer, evolved into a singer/songwriter, wrote confessional sort of songs using her own guitar tunings, moved into pop and then reflected a jazz influence. Start with her album "Hits" which covers a lot of her singles. She had a run of 7 incredible albums starting with "Clouds" in 1969 and progressing through the 1976 "Hejira" which is more mature. They're all most-own, "Court and Spark" is her most accessible, "Blue" is very popular but I like the follow-up "For the Roses" to be even better. 'Chelsea Morning' is an upbeat song, the Clintons named their daughter after it. 'Big Yellow Taxi' is very popular and apparently the only single that charted in the UK. 'You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio' charted highest in Canada, very catchy, a bit country influenced. 'Help Me' and 'Free Man in Paris' are popular too.
Joni is incomparable. She goes straight to your soul. I can't think of any other female artist remotely on her level. The closest artist in my opinion was/is Sarah McLaughlin on her album, Fumbling Towards Ecstacy.. In particular the songs, 'Posession' and 'Elsewhere'. Sarah is also Canadian like Joni. So many of amazing artist came out of that country. Would love your reaction to to either of this s songs. Very deep and powerful album and artist. Pls react to them. I think she will touch your soul as they have many others'.💟
Best singer songwriter of the 20th century. To keep your sanity and love of music. Here are some of her legendary all time tunes you will love from folk pop, jazz to blues! A Case of You, The Circle Game,Help Me, Free Man In Paris,In France They KISS On Main Street, River, Big Yellow Taxi, Harry’s House, Raised on Robbery, And so many more. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️☮️☮️☮️🎤🎼🎸🎹
Her earlier version of this song is full of hope and optimism, with an almost dreamlike quality. Her later version is filled with life experience, wisdom and maybe some melancholy. You should check that out as well.
Thank you for doing this. Joni is the female Dylan and a true superstar by any measure. Try River and also Down To You Joni wrote with her heart on her sleeve. Gifted poet, musician and producer with a truly unique powerful and emotional voice
Court & Spark album, Help Me, and Free Man In Paris, but any on that album will do just fine. That album is one of my top five favs! Oh, and Big Yellow Taxi, too! (It isn't on Court on Spark, but still most excellent!) I believe she painted that CD cover, but if not that particular one, she did many others. Quite a talented artist!
- - - or piano, or dulcimer. Her own tunings, of course. There's a whole book of Joni's guitar tunings. I hope you'll dive so deeply inside this rabbit hole. A CASE OF YOU RIVER AMELIA COLD BLUE STEEL, SWEET FIRE SHADOWS AND LIGHT BLUE FOR THE ROSES
Sir Harri, Joni is my absolute favorite female songwriter and performer. She's one of a kind. She wrote and performs Woodstock on piano and then her friends Crosby Stills Nash and Young did the cover of Woodstock. Free Man in Paris, Coyote, Chelsea Morning. They are all perfect. She's our poet. Best channel on the Tube.
Joni painted that album cover, by the way. She is an excellent painter and has painted many of her other album covers as well. Joni is amazing, I love her music. There is just so much good music that she has written and so many other artists who have done her music. Joni had the worst luck in love and many of her songs reflect that. Joni once said "I write music for my sadness, I paint for my joy." Thank you for a great reaction once again. Bob Marley said "Sooner or later everyone will hurt you, choose the ones who are worth the suffering." "Blue" is one of my favorite Joni songs. I have to admit that I grew up in a time when we all listened to radio as a part of life so we all were introduced to everything music. Then there was the ceremony of music albums, they were to be listened to from start to finish so you really got a feel for the artists and would hunger for more. Today, we pick a song and listen to it, we don't learn the heart of the writer or the singer we just learn a song. I am so grateful that I was able to experience music in the manner that I did. I learned my parent's music and my music so at this point I am familiar with about 100 years of great music. I hope that people wise up and go back to radio and the vast catalogs of excellent music that has been left for us.
Joni is a legend and is a such gifted songwriter/artist/poet. Her songs will take you on her journey and sometimes they intersect with your own. She's a G.O.A.T. (imo) and my favorite female artist. Would love to see more of Joni on your channel. "Circle Game", "A Case of You", "Help Me", "River" too many to name. ☮
@@papercup2517 Yes, "Carey" will take you to Matala Greece, in 1970 where Joni spent time with the hippies who were living in the ancient cave ruins. At the time Greece was still under military rule following the '67 coup. This song is about Cary Raditz the firey cook she met on her first days there. She also refers to him in the song "California" ('the red red rogue'). This song is a journey into the 2 months Joni lived there and took refuge from her fans in Cary's cave. Mr. Raditz: "On April 19, 1970 - my 24th birthday - in my cave. Joni played it for me as a present. She also gave me 10 Mickey Mouse chocolate bars." GREAT song! Here is a link to his interview: jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2860
@@cindy2252 Here they are - the happy couple! (I'm sure you've seen the photograph, but others might be interested..) www.wsj.com/articles/when-joni-mitchell-met-cary-raditz-her-mean-old-daddy-1415721367 That's Cary's version of their story.. ...and here's Joni's.. www.wsj.com/articles/when-joni-mitchell-met-cary-raditz-her-mean-old-daddy-1415721367 Do you know the live version of GTUFG, where she's very young (and gorgeous, in a mini-skirt and eye makeup, looking like a 60s fashion model), on that fusty old Canadian folk/hootenanny show, and blows all these old guys away with her extraordinary voice, original guitar technique and the creativity of her song-writing? I was hoping Harri might react to that...
@@papercup2517 Yes, he truly did give her back her smile (as referenced in "California") after her relationship with James Taylor and breakup with Graham Nash. I love Joni's website, I could spend hours there reading the articles and looking at her amazing paintings that are cataloged from the '40s - 2020.☮
Her first four lps (late 1960s) show her incredible songwriting/poetry skills: 1. Songs to a Seagull 2. Clouds 3. Ladies of the Canyon 4. Blue. I'm glad you played this version--the original.
Harri- check out her later version, too. It’s even more moving and beautiful. She’s right up there with Dylan in genius. She had relationships with David Crosby, James Taylor, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen and more greats. Everyone was in love with her.
If I had to choose just two artists to listen to, it would probably be Joni and The Beatles. I have always loved her intelligence. Harri she is highly regarded in Jazz circles, check what Herbie Hancock says of her. Also listen to her playing live many years later, I mean who can touch her?
A genius, a truly great artist who just needs a guitar\piano to enthrall her audience and River is just sublime imho, my favourite song. All time Legend who will be remembered ad infinitum.
You will absolutely love the journey into Joni's catalogue of songs, you've done it right starting early in her career. This was her really big breakthrough song, Joni wrote it, but before she released her own version on her 2nd album it had already become a hit for Judy Collins the previous year. It has since become a classic, recorded by many other well known artists, including Frank Sinatra, Willie Nelson, and Glen Campbell. Apart from her very poetic use of language, her use of dozens of open tunings on guitar is a key element of her song writing. She very rarely used standard guitar tuning, making it an ongoing puzzle for many years for those fans who were attempting to play her songs the way she did. Without that knowledge of the particular tuning for a given song, and the capo position used, you might get close with standard tuning but not have the same resonance and mood without those open ringing strings that Joni had.
Joni is the pinnacle..."We love our lovin', but not like we love our freedom..." An amazing songwriter, singer, poet and human being. One of her greatest quotes from a recent interview with regard to love was something along the lines of : [after she passed 40] "I'm hip to romantic love [now]--it's just a trick of nature.."
Joni is a master singer songwriter. She is looked up to by many, many artists. I would highly recommend you listen to her song "A Case Of You". You won't be disappointed.
Remember she says both attitudes (the old naïve one and the new jaded one) are based on illusions. Just two different kinds. She revisited that idea in a song called The Last Time I saw Richard.
Such an old soul in her young heart made her a brilliant song writer at such a young age. We grew up in the same time and her words ment soo much then and even more a these years later. I ♡ Joni
She is an American treasure. A poet, song writer and singer extraordinaire. Try 'A Case of You'. Such a deep catalog. She does so much more. Seal is correct!
Joni, the singer, the composer, the lyricist, the poet, the psychologist, the musician, the arranger, the producer, the painter, the artist - the GREATEST of the greats bar none.
Joni had Neil Young, David Crosby, Steven Sills and many others fall in love with her and her tremendous talent. She was not a heart breaker, She was a thief of many a musicians hearts. Even Dylan traveled with her to Nara Japan in probably the greatest venue of all. Look it up.
3 big albums of hers are: Blue, Court & Spark and Ladies of the Canyon. You can't miss with any of these. Also I will second the recommendation for River as one of her best.
Damn she's amazing/incredible......to think she wrote this in her 20's.....I wasn't anywhere near 10% as insightful and completive at that age.....probably not 25% now.....wow........just wow
Ah, but she says it's love's illusions she recalls, she's keeping the faith, not being bitter, still believing. Same with the clouds and with life. Extraordinary to have written such a profound song at such a tender age.
Joni's lyrics are amazing. As you get further into her music the thing you will discover is how her music grew and changed over the years. You will be amazed at the range of genres of music she encompassed... She is idolized by many musicians not only for her lyrics, but also her music.
Joni gems:
Amelia ( live version!!)
Furry Sings the Blues
Edith and the Kingpin
River
Woodstock
Songs for Aging Children
Help Me
The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
I almost forgot Hejira!!
Big Yellow Taxi
@@texadan314 The Circle Game
The Song About the Midway
I'd like to add Cactus Tree, Rainy Night House and Night Ride Home to this awesome continuing Joni list.
Coyote, the live version from The Last Waltz.
She represents an amazing Era in Canadian music.
Watching Joni at 80 years old sing this on 2024 Grammys was so moving . The young songwriters / performers got a lesson in a songwriting masterpiece
Her voice in this song nearly brings me to tears everytime I hear it.
"When people listen to my songs and they think of me, they're missing the point. When people listen to my music and see themselves, that's the whole point."
-Joni Mitchell
Great quote and so relevant.
Absolutely, Rodney!
WOW…….GENIUS
From a 73 year old, I have enjoyed Joni's music for ove 50years.
❤
She wrote the song on a plane while reading a book that mentioned that due to aviation humankind now knew clouds from both sides. She got inspired and wrote the lyrics, she then showed it to her then husband (who also was a songwriter and was often belittled by Joni's talent) and he laughed at it because she was just 23 and what was she doing talking about life and love at such a young age.
How condescending is that!
"Something's lost, but something's gained, in living every day"
She also painted the cover. She is a very talented painter...
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Relevant now, then , and forever. Big yellow taxi 🚕.
One of the greatest Canadian poets of all time🇨🇦👍🏻🍁
You my dear dear friend are an empath! From on empath to another❤️
Amazing to me that she wrote a song of such wisdom at 23 years old! She still sings it at age 80 with the same truth and integrity. A truly great artist.
An extrodinary woman, an extrodinary singer, an extrodinary writer. Learning of her experiences, truly awe inspiring. What an extrodinary talent. A stand-out in an age of wonderful performers.
My favorite line:
"Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day"
Joni Mitchell is in a class by herself.
Music is what keeps me alive.
She's a Genius. Absolutely Legendary.
The cover art for this album was painted by Joni. In the background is the Bessborough hotel in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The flower she is holding is a Tiger Lily, the provincial flower of Saskatchewan.
I'm proud to say I was born and raised in the same province! 😁
She is light years ahead of us, mere mortals. A genius.
If someone holds a gun to your head and demands a Joni Mitchell song title , definitely say HELP ME.
Good one
She has the voice of an angel. Incredible range and writing talents.
Dig deeper my man into Canadian talent..Bruce Cockburn, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, KD Lang, Leonard Cohen....................
I think the charm and wisdom of this one is that she has nothing tied up with a neat little bow. She admits that, despite her insight and experiences - she still doesn't have any answers.
She´s a gift for the world.
I believe she wrote this at age 19! The depth of this song is amazing! All her songs are amazing! My favorite artist of all time. (I'm 68 years young)
One of the best song writers ever. An absolute legend.
Prince once said that her song "Help Me" was one of his favorite songs ever.
He actually mentions the song in "The Ballad of Dorothy Parker", often performed "A Case of You" live, and is on record saying (in 1985) that the last album he had liked through and through was Joni's "The Hissing of Summer Lawns".
Also - the name of the first The Time album (produced, written and mostly played by Prince) is taken from this song: Ice Cream Castles.
His favorite song was Don Macleans Vincent. Prince liked his folk singers.
I appreciate a reaction channel that pays attention to lyrics.
Joni is revered by musicians who describe her genius. Her guitar tunings, her poetry, her paintings. She is on the level of Mozart, Beethovan, and Picasso. Judgement of the Moon and Stars is a personal favourite of mine.
Harri, your thoughtfulness and kindness shines through immensely in this video (which is my first of yours)! I've recently found myself in a life-funk but also in a music funk where I've listened to the same few artists over and over and have found that sharing the joy of music and discovery of (new to me, at least) artists has helped bring a lot of peace. Joni's music really has struck a chord with me as I think it has, you. Thank you for sharing your music journey with us all and also your kindness. I hope you have a wonderful day! 😊
The greatest singer song writer ever, in my opinion. I've been in love with Joni and her music for over 50 years. Give a listen to her singing this live some 30 years after this version. The song takes on an almost entirely different meaning when sung from the vantage point of an aging woman.
Artists like Mitchell , Judy Collins , James Taylor etc ...were purveyors of introspection .thru music ..
Joni and her music are angelic.
I love her song "Help Me"
Joni regularly plays guitar, piano and Mountain dulcimer. She is one of the best songwriters of the 20th and 21st centuries. Her thoughtful and adult lyrics touch the hearts and minds of all who listen. Add the voice of an angel and it doesn't get any better. Truly one of the greats!
One of my favorite Joni Mitchell songs is Free Man In Paris. I think you would really enjoy that song.
another way to interpret you’ve changed, life’s ups and downs take a piece of us..or add joy, it changes us, also many of us are chameleons when we’re young, we don’t really know who we are, wgat we like, and when we’re finally brave enough to be ourselves, our authentic self appears different, we’ve changed, but for ourselves we’re finally at home in our skin
Joni Mitchell was wise beyond her years
Joni Mitchell is such an incredible talent. She was so young when she wrote this song, and yet she had so much insight into so many things, and was able to convey so much in this song. Beautiful, thoughtful, well crafted song.
If you ever find yourself saying that you understand life, then expect the universe to laugh at you.
Thank you for your thoughtful reaction.
Omg Joni ! There is so much. Her early work is so great. Her later work is too but for a different reason and a different time. But her early stuff is what affected us so profoundly. Please do more. But try to avoid just the commercial hits. River, A Case of You, Chelsea Morning, so so many.
Talk about an artist....she was it. The 60’s and 70’s were a time of searching and self discovery. She wrote what she knew and observed. Her meta Ford are to die for. “And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses”. Joni was always in the car with me. For those moments of solitude. There are some great interviews with her as she’s grown through the years. A wise lady of human frailties and deep insights. Superbly talented. Thank you
You will be amazed at her song "River". It's like a pinnacle to the heart (whatever that means).
It's brilliant ! A lot of people think it's a Xmas song.
That is one of those albums that should be listened to from beginning to end. Taking songs out of context from Blue doesn't work.
Yeah River is a must! Also "Big Yellow Taxi"
Joni is also a painter. Her art graces many of her album covers.
She's an artist. Sometimes her medium is paint and canvas, and sometimes it's her songs.
Including the one this track is taken from, Clouds, the cover of which is shown at start of this video.
It's only as I got much older that I actually understood when she says "it's life's (clouds, love's) illusions I recall..." Thinking back on life, we sometimes only recall illusions of things, such a poignant perspective she makes in this song. It's brilliant.
Canadian legend!!!!!!
“Help Me” “Free Man in Paris” and “Woodstock” are all phenomenal Joni Mitchell songs, she actually has a ton of phenomenal music, lol
She wrote it when she was only 23 years old. You'd think one would write something like this after one's been around the block many many times.
She did'nt write this song.... go look this song up bij Neil Diamond...are Euson from the early 70's
@@katjakatjatg8163 Joni wrote it; Judy Collins recorded it first.
She had been around the block a few times, had polio and was told she'd never walk again, entered a bad marriage and divorced, had a kid which she had to give up for adoption, all that before she was 23.
@@katjakatjatg8163 She wrote this in 1966.
@@michaeldowson6988 Joni didn't like Judy's interpretation (i don't agree, but I get it..)
Always felt this song was about being disillusioned with life and love but figuring out how to survive anyway
Joni Mitchell has taught me so much about life and art through all of her music..and I didn't really discover her until I was around 30 years old. She kinda changed my life.
A Case of You is a must to hear from her. Big Yellow Taxi is a fun one showing her sense of humor
you should listen to her singing this song 30 or 40 years later(not sure exactly ) but it has a different feel to it because of what life experiences does to us. i actually like it more then the original. just listened to this version so much better imo. you can hear the pain and scars that life gives us in her older voice
I think you may be referring to the All-Star Tribute performance back in 2000. There isn't an HD version of that video on TH-cam right now, but there's this: www.jonimitchell.com/library/video.cfm?id=7
It’s on a great CD as well.
@@None-og9wt You may be right. The live version is getting a whole lot of play on TH-cam these days which made me think that's what he had seen.
Amen!
Yes! You hit the nail 9n the head. And her voice is so much fuller and richer
"Help Me" is Joni's perspective on her relationship with Graham Nash.
"Our House" is Nash's reflection on an episode in their relationship. (Our House is by CSN or CSNY, I get them confused.)
CSN and sometimes Y!
She wrote a few songs about Nash, but i think "Willy" is the one you're thinking of, written while Nash was writing "Our House". She wrote "Help Me" in 73, three years after breaking up with Nash. I think she'd moved on by then.
Our House was on the CSNY album Deja Vu, but Neil isn't on the song, so both answers are technically correct.
Both Sides Now was written in 1966, 55 years ago. She was so young to understand so much.
"My Old Man" is also about Graham Nash. He's also the "old man" who's taken away by the big yellow taxi. The opening lines of "Our House" were apparently exactly what he said to her upon returning home from shopping. He said them and immediately wrote them down and made them a song.
Takes me right back to childhood when sister bought this album. Remarkable writer and singer.
Listen to her version when they celebrated her with a all star tribute in 2000
That will blow your mind
Phenomenal Canadian singer songwriter. Legendary icon. I've seen Joni 4 times in concert over the years. She is incredible. Responsible for so many masterpieces over the years. Her album 'BLUE' is brilliant. The song ' River' is moving. 🎼🎵🎶🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Yes, she is Canada's real treasure! Saw her in the early 70's at the Berkeley Community Center and it was the most magical night I will never forget. Cheers
if people knew how many of their fave actors/singers weren't american, but canadian they'd be in shock
Real musical history with Joni
Think about this: Joni wanted to be an artist (brush and canvass) as her first choice. An early pregnancy changed that plan so she decided to write and perform songs. (Her album Blue speaks of this in some songs). Imagine having the talent to make that choice? And because she writes so truly from her reality, hearat and soul the listener is always deeply touched.
This song is the ‘early folk’ version of Joni. As you say, people change and Joni surely did. You must dig in to follow that evolution into some really fine jazz.
I read an interview with her about her start in writing her own material. When she first started performing in local coffeehouses, many of the other performers were territorial about the material, even though they were just covering other artists or older common works. They would block letting her perform if her repertoire included stuff they relied upon in their own performances. To get around that, to avoid stepping on toes, she began writing her own songs.
@@chris...9497 that is both jaw dropping and ‘typical Joni’ all at the same time. Great story and thanks for sharing.
Prince's crush. He used "Ice Cream Castles" as the name of an album for his group The Time.
Many people covered this song including Judy Collins, Roger Whitaker, and Neil Diamond to name a few.
She's a Canadian painter that got sidetracked into being a pop star. She had a tough life early on, survived polio as a child mostly by her determination to dance again, got married young, had a child she gave up for adoption, divorced, had lots of celebrity relationships. Musically she started as a folk singer, evolved into a singer/songwriter, wrote confessional sort of songs using her own guitar tunings, moved into pop and then reflected a jazz influence.
Start with her album "Hits" which covers a lot of her singles. She had a run of 7 incredible albums starting with "Clouds" in 1969 and progressing through the 1976 "Hejira" which is more mature. They're all most-own, "Court and Spark" is her most accessible, "Blue" is very popular but I like the follow-up "For the Roses" to be even better. 'Chelsea Morning' is an upbeat song, the Clintons named their daughter after it. 'Big Yellow Taxi' is very popular and apparently the only single that charted in the UK. 'You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio' charted highest in Canada, very catchy, a bit country influenced. 'Help Me' and 'Free Man in Paris' are popular too.
watching you hear this for the first time is very moving 💜
Joni is incomparable. She goes straight to your soul. I can't think of any other female artist remotely on her level. The closest artist in my opinion was/is Sarah McLaughlin on her album, Fumbling Towards Ecstacy.. In particular the songs, 'Posession' and 'Elsewhere'. Sarah is also Canadian like Joni. So many of amazing artist came out of that country. Would love your reaction to to either of this s songs. Very deep and powerful album and artist. Pls react to them. I think she will touch your soul as they have many others'.💟
Best singer songwriter of the 20th century. To keep your sanity and love of music. Here are some of her legendary all time tunes you will love from folk pop, jazz to blues! A Case of You, The Circle Game,Help Me, Free Man In Paris,In France They KISS On Main Street, River, Big Yellow Taxi, Harry’s House, Raised on Robbery, And so many more. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️☮️☮️☮️🎤🎼🎸🎹
Her earlier version of this song is full of hope and optimism, with an almost dreamlike quality. Her later version is filled with life experience, wisdom and maybe some melancholy. You should check that out as well.
Thank you for doing this. Joni is the female Dylan and a true superstar by any measure. Try River and also Down To You
Joni wrote with her heart on her sleeve. Gifted poet, musician and producer with a truly unique powerful and emotional voice
David Crosby was on Howard Stern last week. He said as much as he loves Dylan, he thinks Joni is better. I agree.
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As much I love Dylan’s early stuff Joni for me as well
Oh god she is so much more evolved than Dylan, and that says a lot.
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Getting no argument from me.
Thank you. Maybe the best written sing of all time. Lyrics are devastating.
Love her! My mom was so inspired by her music that she named me after Joni's song Chelsea Morning. Great reaction, thank you!
Court & Spark album, Help Me, and Free Man In Paris, but any on that album will do just fine. That album is one of my top five favs! Oh, and Big Yellow Taxi, too! (It isn't on Court on Spark, but still most excellent!) I believe she painted that CD cover, but if not that particular one, she did many others. Quite a talented artist!
Court and Spark is up there with Pet Sounds and Sgt Peppers IMO
@@topgazza Pet Sounds!!!!!
Do not forget River" where she lets her vocals soar
@@59elgreco Blue is also an excellent album.
- - - or piano, or dulcimer. Her own tunings, of course. There's a whole book of Joni's guitar tunings.
I hope you'll dive so deeply inside this rabbit hole.
A CASE OF YOU
RIVER
AMELIA
COLD BLUE STEEL, SWEET FIRE
SHADOWS AND LIGHT
BLUE
FOR THE ROSES
Sir Harri, Joni is my absolute favorite female songwriter and performer. She's one of a kind. She wrote and performs Woodstock on piano and then her friends Crosby Stills Nash and Young did the cover of Woodstock. Free Man in Paris, Coyote, Chelsea Morning. They are all perfect. She's our poet. Best channel on the Tube.
especially cool she wrote Woodstock after not being able to go and watching it on tv
@@TheSchuyler75 I can't imagine how she is moved by her life experiences and she just sits and writes this beautiful music. Peace. I love her.
Her, James Taylor, Jim Croce, Carole King, so many incredible talents from back in the day
Joni painted that album cover, by the way. She is an excellent painter and has painted many of her other album covers as well. Joni is amazing, I love her music. There is just so much good music that she has written and so many other artists who have done her music. Joni had the worst luck in love and many of her songs reflect that. Joni once said "I write music for my sadness, I paint for my joy." Thank you for a great reaction once again. Bob Marley said "Sooner or later everyone will hurt you, choose the ones who are worth the suffering." "Blue" is one of my favorite Joni songs. I have to admit that I grew up in a time when we all listened to radio as a part of life so we all were introduced to everything music. Then there was the ceremony of music albums, they were to be listened to from start to finish so you really got a feel for the artists and would hunger for more. Today, we pick a song and listen to it, we don't learn the heart of the writer or the singer we just learn a song. I am so grateful that I was able to experience music in the manner that I did. I learned my parent's music and my music so at this point I am familiar with about 100 years of great music. I hope that people wise up and go back to radio and the vast catalogs of excellent music that has been left for us.
Joni is a legend and is a such gifted songwriter/artist/poet. Her songs will take you on her journey and sometimes they intersect with your own. She's a G.O.A.T. (imo) and my favorite female artist. Would love to see more of Joni on your channel. "Circle Game", "A Case of You", "Help Me", "River" too many to name. ☮
Great choices - I'll second all of them, and add Carey and I Get the Urge for Going..
@@papercup2517 Yes, "Carey" will take you to Matala Greece, in 1970 where Joni spent time with the hippies who were living in the ancient cave ruins. At the time Greece was still under military rule following the '67 coup. This song is about Cary Raditz the firey cook she met on her first days there. She also refers to him in the song "California" ('the red red rogue'). This song is a journey into the 2 months Joni lived there and took refuge from her fans in Cary's cave.
Mr. Raditz:
"On April 19, 1970 - my 24th birthday - in my cave. Joni played it for me as a present. She also gave me 10 Mickey Mouse chocolate bars."
GREAT song! Here is a link to his interview:
jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2860
@@cindy2252 Here they are - the happy couple! (I'm sure you've seen the photograph, but others might be interested..)
www.wsj.com/articles/when-joni-mitchell-met-cary-raditz-her-mean-old-daddy-1415721367
That's Cary's version of their story..
...and here's Joni's..
www.wsj.com/articles/when-joni-mitchell-met-cary-raditz-her-mean-old-daddy-1415721367
Do you know the live version of GTUFG, where she's very young (and gorgeous, in a mini-skirt and eye makeup, looking like a 60s fashion model), on that fusty old Canadian folk/hootenanny show, and blows all these old guys away with her extraordinary voice, original guitar technique and the creativity of her song-writing? I was hoping Harri might react to that...
@@papercup2517 Yes, he truly did give her back her smile (as referenced in "California") after her relationship with James Taylor and breakup with Graham Nash. I love Joni's website, I could spend hours there reading the articles and looking at her amazing paintings that are cataloged from the '40s - 2020.☮
Joni is my favorite female artist of all time. Everyone of her songs hit you right in the heart!
Sings like an Angel, but they say Angels don't exist on earth.
Check out her song "Coyote" . She did a great live version with The Band's Last Waltz concert you won" t be disappointed.
Last waltz 😍
I'm a fan of Big Yellow Taxi, but Help Me is also terrific.
Her first four lps (late 1960s) show her incredible songwriting/poetry skills: 1. Songs to a Seagull 2. Clouds 3. Ladies of the Canyon 4. Blue. I'm glad you played this version--the original.
Judy Collins had a top 40 hit twice with her cover of this song
Harri- check out her later version, too. It’s even more moving and beautiful. She’s right up there with Dylan in genius.
She had relationships with David Crosby, James Taylor, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen and more greats. Everyone was in love with her.
If I had to choose just two artists to listen to, it would probably be Joni and The Beatles. I have always loved her intelligence. Harri she is highly regarded in Jazz circles, check what Herbie Hancock says of her. Also listen to her playing live many years later, I mean who can touch her?
A genius, a truly great artist who just needs a guitar\piano to enthrall her audience and River is just sublime imho, my favourite song. All time Legend who will be remembered ad infinitum.
What do you mean? Of COURSE Joni Mitchell made me cry!
A Case of You is my favorite Joni Mitchell song. Its perfect. Also, River is great too.
You will absolutely love the journey into Joni's catalogue of songs, you've done it right starting early in her career. This was her really big breakthrough song, Joni wrote it, but before she released her own version on her 2nd album it had already become a hit for Judy Collins the previous year. It has since become a classic, recorded by many other well known artists, including Frank Sinatra, Willie Nelson, and Glen Campbell. Apart from her very poetic use of language, her use of dozens of open tunings on guitar is a key element of her song writing. She very rarely used standard guitar tuning, making it an ongoing puzzle for many years for those fans who were attempting to play her songs the way she did. Without that knowledge of the particular tuning for a given song, and the capo position used, you might get close with standard tuning but not have the same resonance and mood without those open ringing strings that Joni had.
Joni is the pinnacle..."We love our lovin', but not like we love our freedom..." An amazing songwriter, singer, poet and human being. One of her greatest quotes from a recent interview with regard to love was something along the lines of : [after she passed 40] "I'm hip to romantic love [now]--it's just a trick of nature.."
Joni is a master singer songwriter. She is looked up to by many, many artists. I would highly recommend you listen to her song "A Case Of You". You won't be disappointed.
Remember she says both attitudes (the old naïve one and the new jaded one) are based on illusions. Just two different kinds. She revisited that idea in a song called The Last Time I saw Richard.
Such an old soul in her young heart made her a brilliant song writer at such a young age.
We grew up in the same time and her words ment soo much then and even more a these years later.
I ♡ Joni
She is an American treasure. A poet, song writer and singer extraordinaire. Try 'A Case of You'. Such a deep catalog. She does so much more. Seal is correct!
Joni, the singer, the composer, the lyricist, the poet, the psychologist, the musician, the arranger, the producer, the painter, the artist - the GREATEST of the greats bar none.
Musical and literary genius. Her music will be listened to 500 years from now. If we survive. Which is doubtful.
Joni had Neil Young, David Crosby, Steven Sills and many others fall in love with her and her tremendous talent. She was not a heart breaker, She was a thief of many a musicians hearts. Even Dylan traveled with her to Nara Japan in probably the greatest venue of all. Look it up.
3 big albums of hers are: Blue, Court & Spark and Ladies of the Canyon. You can't miss with any of these. Also I will second the recommendation for River as one of her best.
You can't ignore "Clouds"
"For the Roses".
Damn she's amazing/incredible......to think she wrote this in her 20's.....I wasn't anywhere near 10% as insightful and completive at that age.....probably not 25% now.....wow........just wow
Back in the days when you could sing in tune live without autotune.
Thank you!
She’s a legend.
my favorite J Mitchell song is “Help Me”.
Ah, but she says it's love's illusions she recalls, she's keeping the faith, not being bitter, still believing. Same with the clouds and with life. Extraordinary to have written such a profound song at such a tender age.
Joni's lyrics are amazing. As you get further into her music the thing you will discover is how her music grew and changed over the years. You will be amazed at the range of genres of music she encompassed... She is idolized by many musicians not only for her lyrics, but also her music.