Joni Mitchell, Canadian, acknowledged by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest songwriters ever. Lots of Grammys. In the American and Canadian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She’s a true flower child of the 60’s, former lovers: Leonard Cohen, David Crosby, Graham Nash, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Sam Shepherd ( to name a few ). One of the most influential artists ever, also a producer and artist whose works sometimes grace her album covers. A special song is “ Both Sides Now” that she recorded as a young woman then as an older woman….reflects what life and maturity have taught her. She also has perfect pitch and an out of this world vocal range.
Joni, the singer, composer, the lyricist, the poet, the psychologist, the musician, the arranger, the producer, the painter, the artist .... The GREATEST of the greats bar none.
I went to high school in Kentucky in the 90's and I had an older art teacher who told us of the time when he lived in Wisconsin in 1969 and his friends rolled up in a van and asked him if he wanted to head east to New York for a concert that was going on. NO ONE had any idea what they were going to other than it was a concert with some big names that was being held in the middle of nowhere in upstate New York. My teacher told them to go on without him since he just didn't feel like a road trip that weekend. His friends went to Woodstock.
Of course she should not have gone. You wouldn't have this song! It really captures so much of the time that it defined Woodstock better than anyone who went there could have. The genius of Joni Mitchell cannot be explained in the spoken or written word.
Bombers turning into butterflies. The times of Vietnam and the young folks who said enough is enough. Could there be a better spokesperson? I don't think so. JM it fng incredible in whatever genre she uses to play in. Dig deep and fall in love.
Joni started out as a folk singer/songwriter but by the seventies she had expanded into jazz fusion. Check out albums like "Court & Spark" "The Hissing of Summer Lawns" "Hejira" or "Don Juan's Restless Daughter".
She captured the zeitgeist of the times, to be sure. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (etc., etc., [LOL!]) sang a version of this song which became quite popular on the airwaves. One of the best -- if not the best! -- singer-songwriters of the era, Joni Mitchell is unmatched in originality, authenticity, and musicality. Her album BLUE is rated as one of the top three albums of all time by Rolling Stone Mag.
A true Canadian treasure!! Her songwriting ability is unparalleled - except perhaps by her male Canadian counterpart, Gordon Lightfoot! Both were folk/folk rock icons. Lightfoot is often credited as Bob Dylan's favourite songwriter. Highly suggest Joni's Both Sides Now (beautiful tune!). River is another favourite. For Gordon, go for Sundown, The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald, Carefree Highway & If You Could Read My Mind.
What else can you say about Joni? Beautiful and unique voice. You have probably heard the CSNY version of this song which was Joni gave them which was very popular. Joni also worked with some very talented Jazz musicians and recorded several albums of mostly Jazz. They were Hejira, Don Juan’s reckless daughter and Mingus....
I think you may have heard the version by Matthews Southern Comfort, which was a number one in the UK in 1970. A very mellow version of the song. Although CSNY had a big hit with the same song in the US. Bit of a rocker.
Black Crow from Hejira is my favourite track by Joni but there are so so many amazing tracks. Amazingly she never saw herself foremost as a musician preferring to be a painter. She has always chosen offbeat vocal runs which no one else would think of but somehow it always comes out beautiful and unique and adds another layer of intrigue to what is already fabulous songwriting
She mostly plays guitar, not keyboard. But not in standard tuning. She just twiddles the pegs until she finds a tuning she likes and then writes a bunch of songs around it. By her reckoning, she's used 51 tunings over her career.
We have something in Canada called Can Con. Which means radio stations have to play a certain amount of Canadian content. So we grow up listening to these great Canadians. Joni, Neil Young, Rush, Gordon Lightfoot all amazing
Tommy, thanks for this reaction and choosing Joni for a change. It would be great to see a reaction to some of her other terrific songs like: Help me Both sides now Big yellow taxi
Joni is a genius writer and performer. And a very fine guitarist, too. She had a number of hits you may have heard. Crosby, Stills and Nash recorded a famous cover of this song, perhaps that’s what you are recognizing. I’ll leave it to others to recommend some of her best known songs. For some deeper cuts, try “The Priest,” “This Flight Tonight,” or “Just Like This Train.”
So glad you did Joni. Little about Joni was conventional. I won’t be surprised if she considers herself an artist (painter) first, musician second. As a songwriter, she has no problem with unresolved chords. Makes her melodies a bit different. And she had polio as a child in the 50’s. (Same year as Neil Young) and lasting weakness in her hands may have led to her weird tunings on guitar. Thanks again.
To add to this: those weird tunings are actually alternate tunings. Many of these tunings are open chords so if you strum the guitar with no fingers down it will play a harmonious chord. Some other musicians use them (Neil Young, Nick Drake) but Joni lived in them and had so many different tunings that she had to have different guitars for different groupings of songs to save time. She had a weak arm due to polio and the open tunings make the strings looser and easier to press down on (especially bar chords).
You probably have heard the Crosby, Stills, and Nash version of the song. It's very different (more of a rock anthem). Her version captures more of the soul of the Sixties.
So, Joni was supposed to go but her manager made her stay away because of a TV show appearance the day following. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young DID go, thus it being their 2nd live gig... and then showed up for the same TV appearance Joni stayed back for. If you watch it, you can Feel Joni's sadness at missing the festival. You have probably actually heard CSN&Y's upbeat version and just didnt remember. Probably in some US made movie or TV show . Yazger is the man who donated his property for the fest (yazgers farm).
Shadows and Light is awesome. It's from 1976 - so a bit later than what you just watched. Joni singing and playing, Pat Metheny on lead guitar, Lyle Mayes on Keys, Don Alias on drums and other percussion, Jaco Pastorious on bass, Michael Brecker on sax, and The Persuasions adding vocals on a couple of the songs.
IS SHE THE BEST TOMMY??? LMAO :) BY FARRRRRRRR DUDE, BY FARRR, NOBODY COMES CLOSE, THIS IS ON HER 70 ALBUM ( LADIES OF THE CANYON ) I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THIS SEVERAL TIMES AS LOTSAAAA BANDS HAVE DONE IT BUT JONI GETS THE ROYALTIES OFF THE SONG SO! :) GENIUSSSSS HUH! HAPPY LISTENINGS, SHE'S GOT A FULL LIBRARY TO TAKE IN.
A rather new and cover of this song has been made by two talented Swedish musicians called Good Harvest.Woodstock (Joni Mitchell) - Live Session Also listen to their own Row Row (Live on Go'kväll).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard her agent told her why do you want to go play at a pig farm. Remember Crosby Stills & Nash made it to Woodstock the next day. And the day after Woodstock Joni appeared on the Dick Cavett show.
She really is a genius. Songs like Both Side Now, Amelia, A Case of You etc. Far too many songs and albums to list, She inspired so many muscians, composers, singers and performers. Prince for example said that her Album The Hissing of Summer Lawns was he favourite album and ther last album he would listien all the way through.
@@progperljungman8218 I’m good with that. The CSNY version is much closer to my pop / roots rock taste. So I don’t love all Joni’s songs. But I’m never far from her ‘Hits and Misses’ album. What an artist.
'Loved the reaction - thanks for being such an attendant listner. I've just subbed. I really hope you'll drink deeply here, now that you've popped the cork. She's an endlessly fascinating musician/poet. I'd like to request your reactions of these two songs: COLD BLUE STEEL AND SWEET FIRE and this concert version of AMELIA (for Amelia Earhart) with guitarist Pat Metheny: ua-cam.com/video/nxMwGTQ1bzU/v-deo.html
Stars such as our sun are second generation stars that contain the heavier metallic elements. The first generation stars only contain helium and hydrogen and they have to explode and reform into new stars to produce the heavier elements such as carbon.
My knowledge of Joni is equal to yours. I only know the yellow taxi song as far as I know. I know this song but sang by Crosby Stills Nash and Young. And I prefer that one.
BIG YELLOW TAXI was cute/clever/catchy enough that dummied-down DJ's and radio execs could fit it in between their comercials. Beyond that tune and HELP ME, they had no use for her. But she is held in the highest regard by actual musicians and the music community.
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Joni Mitchell, Canadian, acknowledged by Rolling Stone as one of the greatest songwriters ever. Lots of Grammys. In the American and Canadian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She’s a true flower child of the 60’s, former lovers: Leonard Cohen, David Crosby, Graham Nash, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Sam Shepherd ( to name a few ). One of the most influential artists ever, also a producer and artist whose works sometimes grace her album covers. A special song is “ Both Sides Now” that she recorded as a young woman then as an older woman….reflects what life and maturity have taught her. She also has perfect pitch and an out of this world vocal range.
Joni, the singer, composer, the lyricist, the poet, the psychologist, the musician, the arranger, the producer, the painter, the artist .... The GREATEST of the greats bar none.
Thanx for saving me from having to type out these facts... Joni has been my #1 fav since 1968, and a major influence on my own personal development.
Another insightful reaction! As a Canadian I can not be more proud of Joni and Rush. Dare I say 'Global top tier talent"? IM (obviously not so) HO
I went to high school in Kentucky in the 90's and I had an older art teacher who told us of the time when he lived in Wisconsin in 1969 and his friends rolled up in a van and asked him if he wanted to head east to New York for a concert that was going on. NO ONE had any idea what they were going to other than it was a concert with some big names that was being held in the middle of nowhere in upstate New York. My teacher told them to go on without him since he just didn't feel like a road trip that weekend. His friends went to Woodstock.
Behold the greates artist of our time.
she got started in Toronto's clubs as did Gord Lightfoot, Neil Young, and Ian & Sylvia Tyson
Of course she should not have gone. You wouldn't have this song! It really captures so much of the time that it defined Woodstock better than anyone who went there could have. The genius of Joni Mitchell cannot be explained in the spoken or written word.
What an incredible singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist! Overcoming polio, learning to play guitar, developing her own chords & tuning. Remarkable!
"caught in the devil's bargain" she's so awake
Bombers turning into butterflies. The times of Vietnam and the young folks who said enough is enough. Could there be a better spokesperson? I don't think so. JM it fng incredible in whatever genre she uses to play in. Dig deep and fall in love.
Joni started out as a folk singer/songwriter but by the seventies she had expanded into jazz fusion. Check out albums like "Court & Spark" "The Hissing of Summer Lawns" "Hejira" or "Don Juan's Restless Daughter".
She captured the zeitgeist of the times, to be sure. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (etc., etc., [LOL!]) sang a version of this song which became quite popular on the airwaves. One of the best -- if not the best! -- singer-songwriters of the era, Joni Mitchell is unmatched in originality, authenticity, and musicality. Her album BLUE is rated as one of the top three albums of all time by Rolling Stone Mag.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_(song)
Covered by many
Joni's cord structures are never normal.
A true Canadian treasure!! Her songwriting ability is unparalleled - except perhaps by her male Canadian counterpart, Gordon Lightfoot! Both were folk/folk rock icons. Lightfoot is often credited as Bob Dylan's favourite songwriter.
Highly suggest Joni's Both Sides Now (beautiful tune!). River is another favourite.
For Gordon, go for Sundown, The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald, Carefree Highway & If You Could Read My Mind.
What else can you say about Joni? Beautiful and unique voice. You have probably heard the CSNY version of this song which was Joni gave them which was very popular. Joni also worked with some very talented Jazz musicians and recorded several albums of mostly Jazz. They were Hejira, Don Juan’s reckless daughter and Mingus....
I think you may have heard the version by Matthews Southern Comfort, which was a number one in the UK in 1970. A very mellow version of the song. Although CSNY had a big hit with the same song in the US. Bit of a rocker.
Black Crow from Hejira is my favourite track by Joni but there are so so many amazing tracks. Amazingly she never saw herself foremost as a musician preferring to be a painter. She has always chosen offbeat vocal runs which no one else would think of but somehow it always comes out beautiful and unique and adds another layer of intrigue to what is already fabulous songwriting
She mostly plays guitar, not keyboard. But not in standard tuning. She just twiddles the pegs until she finds a tuning she likes and then writes a bunch of songs around it. By her reckoning, she's used 51 tunings over her career.
We have something in Canada called Can Con. Which means radio stations have to play a certain amount of Canadian content. So we grow up listening to these great Canadians. Joni, Neil Young, Rush, Gordon Lightfoot all amazing
Tommy, thanks for this reaction and choosing Joni for a change. It would be great to see a reaction to some of her other terrific songs like:
Help me
Both sides now
Big yellow taxi
Please try out Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You”. ❤️❤️❤️
Joni is a genius writer and performer. And a very fine guitarist, too. She had a number of hits you may have heard. Crosby, Stills and Nash recorded a famous cover of this song, perhaps that’s what you are recognizing. I’ll leave it to others to recommend some of her best known songs. For some deeper cuts, try “The Priest,” “This Flight Tonight,” or “Just Like This Train.”
Having a quick listen to a few different versions, it’s the Matthews southern comfort version I’ve heard as a kid. Thanks for the info!
So glad you did Joni. Little about Joni was conventional. I won’t be surprised if she considers herself an artist (painter) first, musician second.
As a songwriter, she has no problem with unresolved chords. Makes her melodies a bit different.
And she had polio as a child in the 50’s. (Same year as Neil Young) and lasting weakness in her hands may have led to her weird tunings on guitar.
Thanks again.
To add to this: those weird tunings are actually alternate tunings. Many of these tunings are open chords so if you strum the guitar with no fingers down it will play a harmonious chord. Some other musicians use them (Neil Young, Nick Drake) but Joni lived in them and had so many different tunings that she had to have different guitars for different groupings of songs to save time. She had a weak arm due to polio and the open tunings make the strings looser and easier to press down on (especially bar chords).
Two other Joni Mitchell songs I would recommend are "River" and "For Free." Great reaction.
You've probably heard Crosby, Stills and Nash's version
Crosby Stills and Nash covered it so did Matthews Southern Comfort
Beautiful! CSNY did a version that was rocking, an excellent song!
You probably have heard the Crosby, Stills, and Nash version of the song. It's very different (more of a rock anthem). Her version captures more of the soul of the Sixties.
So, Joni was supposed to go but her manager made her stay away because of a TV show appearance the day following.
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young DID go, thus it being their 2nd live gig... and then showed up for the same TV appearance Joni stayed back for. If you watch it, you can Feel Joni's sadness at missing the festival.
You have probably actually heard CSN&Y's upbeat version and just didnt remember. Probably in some US made movie or TV show .
Yazger is the man who donated his property for the fest (yazgers farm).
I checked the other versions out and the one I’d heard was by Matthew’s Southern Comfort. Haven’t actually heard the CSN&Y version
I can recommend that you pick up and listen to the record "Blue" and check out the Shadow and Lights concert (available in full here on UA-cam).
Shadows and Light is awesome. It's from 1976 - so a bit later than what you just watched. Joni singing and playing, Pat Metheny on lead guitar, Lyle Mayes on Keys, Don Alias on drums and other percussion, Jaco Pastorious on bass, Michael Brecker on sax, and The Persuasions adding vocals on a couple of the songs.
The song is played as a traditional dirge, and song played when someone, or something dies.
thank you for this, Joni was most influential in my life from i970 on.
IS SHE THE BEST TOMMY??? LMAO :) BY FARRRRRRRR DUDE, BY FARRR, NOBODY COMES CLOSE, THIS IS ON HER 70 ALBUM ( LADIES OF THE CANYON ) I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THIS SEVERAL TIMES AS LOTSAAAA BANDS HAVE DONE IT BUT JONI GETS THE ROYALTIES OFF THE SONG SO! :) GENIUSSSSS HUH! HAPPY LISTENINGS, SHE'S GOT A FULL LIBRARY TO TAKE IN.
My first release it out now called Wishing on One- wanted to share for your consideration!!
A rather new and cover of this song has been made by two talented Swedish musicians called Good Harvest.Woodstock (Joni Mitchell) - Live Session
Also listen to their own Row Row (Live on Go'kväll).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I heard her agent told her why do you want to go play at a pig farm. Remember Crosby Stills & Nash made it to Woodstock the next day. And the day after Woodstock Joni appeared on the Dick Cavett show.
Love to see you appreciate this good job
top notch
She was slated to go, but due to prior commitment and traffic, she couldn't get in!
She really is a genius. Songs like Both Side Now, Amelia, A Case of You etc. Far too many songs and albums to list, She inspired so many muscians, composers, singers and performers. Prince for example said that her Album The Hissing of Summer Lawns was he favourite album and ther last album he would listien all the way through.
Joni is the GOAT
I'm sure someone else has said this, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young sing this.
Should have heard it with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young who made it popular (and recorded it before she did herself I think)
I love them both. Quite different.
Tbh I think their version is even better although I love Joni more overall.
I really, really recommend one of my all time top ten songs: Jericho by Joni ❤
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I’m good with that. The CSNY version is much closer to my pop / roots rock taste. So I don’t love all Joni’s songs. But I’m never far from her ‘Hits and Misses’ album. What an artist.
I HAVE heard this song before as a kid - just had a listen on Spotify and it’s the Matthew’s Southern Comfort version.
Try also Joni’s The River.
'Loved the reaction - thanks for being such an attendant listner.
I've just subbed.
I really hope you'll drink deeply here, now that you've popped the cork. She's an endlessly fascinating musician/poet.
I'd like to request your reactions of these two songs:
COLD BLUE STEEL AND SWEET FIRE and this concert version of AMELIA (for Amelia Earhart) with guitarist Pat Metheny:
ua-cam.com/video/nxMwGTQ1bzU/v-deo.html
Stars such as our sun are second generation stars that contain the heavier metallic elements. The first generation stars only contain helium and hydrogen and they have to explode and reform into new stars to produce the heavier elements such as carbon.
The original hippy chick ! She also said that she came upon a child of GOD !
My knowledge of Joni is equal to yours. I only know the yellow taxi song as far as I know.
I know this song but sang by Crosby Stills Nash and Young. And I prefer that one.
BIG YELLOW TAXI was cute/clever/catchy enough that dummied-down DJ's and radio execs could fit it in between their comercials. Beyond that tune and HELP ME, they had no use for her.
But she is held in the highest regard by actual musicians and the music community.
In time she will gradually rise up above Dylan......
You've probably heard this song done by Crosby,Stills, Nash & Young.
When I looked the songs up on Spotify, it was Matthews Southern Comfort version I’d heard :)
Bombers turning into butterflies above our nation....ain't that something?
I didn’t catch that first time round. Beautiful....
@@ThomasJ_Music I believe CSN&Y changed that in there version to helicopters?
She actually tried to get there, but she did not attend...
Get "Blue." It is a game changer...
You didn't hear the lyrics.