HUSBAND LISTENS (& CRIES) to Joni Mitchell FOR FIRST TIME - A Case of You | COUPLE REACTION
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- Heavy metal & prog lover Nick reacts to one of Lex's favorite female artists and he totally loses it.
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**IF YOU THINK NICK IS LAUGHING, PLEASE READ** We've mentioned in other videos, and should have mentioned here as well, that he has like a natural "defense mechanism" that happens when he's about to cry where he starts giggling/laughing right before he starts bawling. We've looked it up and it seems other people have this same reflex. I know many people stopped watching after the giggling and then leave a comment saying how insensitive it was. So please, watch the rest of the video and you'll see what a raw, emotional reaction he had with her voice. Don't miss out! HE LOVES JONI AND ADORES HER MUSICIANSHIP AND HER VOICE!! We did Coyote after this in case you want to go there afterwards. :) Thank you all for watching! - Lex
Many of "us" have the laughter reflex.... Don't worry, the guys will understand.... Tears happen to me when I listen to her and her stories.
Want to almost send him into the fetal position.... Mike and Machanics
In The Living Years...
And I live with a full case, who I will never get tired of.
You should play the river for him
I enjoyed this reaction so much. Now you need to do River; such a heartbreaking song.
@@vickiroberts7947 I ddont think he could cope 😂
Yeah it is like a nervous laugh during a lot of tension. I grinned like the Cheshire Cat through my grandmother’s funeral. Didn’t even know it. I was just habitually trained to smile in public. But I was very upset inside. When I did clue in, I thought people must have thought terrible things. But it was an autopilot reaction to an uncomfortable situation.
Its all right man I am a big man and she makes me cry too. I used to be embarrassed, but now I'm proud. Proud I can feel the beauty.
No
Be very very proud
She makes me cry too. Even after hearing her songs a hundred times. Such a beautiful soul.
I can relate. I was a mechanic doing pipeline maintenance, lugging jackhammers and running a backhoe back then. A "manly man". Ha! But, I melted when I listened to this album. Real men cry when they damn well feel like it.
A Case Of You is one of the greatest songs ever written. Its power is overwhelming
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I’m 18, my dad used to tell me about Joni when I was a little kid and I always brushed him off. About a year and a half ago I started diving deep into her music... it changed my life. Her lyrics, the melodies, her guitar playing, HER VOICE! I could talk about her for hours. I’m only 18 and I wish I had listened to my dad back then because now I know that I missed out on years of her music!
I discovered her around when I was around your age actually and I’m 29 now. She comes at the perfect time, don’t worry. She helped me through SO much and always made me feel like someone understood me.
I’m so happy your dad knew to tell you about her and super glad you found her now. ❤️ - Lex
Carry the Joni torch Annika.
My son is 15, and I've told him about some great older music. I'm just waiting until he matures because great music gets ua all in the end.
My daughter is approaching 30. I named her Joni in the hope that she would love music and poetry. She does.
You are so young, you will be fine. At least you have the good sense and taste to appreciate her. She is a goddess.
She invented her own way of playing acoustic guitar. Her poetry deserves a Nobel as much as Dylan’s.
Oh YESSSSSS !
She should win the Nobel prize for literature, she is beyond genius. ‘Songs are like tattoos, you know I’ve been to sea before, crown and anchor me or let me sail away’, ‘We don’t need no piece of paper from the city hall keeping us tied and true’, ‘she patrols that fence of his to a Latin drum and the hissing of summer lawns’, ‘a prisoner of the white lines on the freeway’, ‘I cleared myself, I sacrificed my blues, and you could complete me, I’d complete you’ literally the greatest ever lyricist.
@@j.c7719 YESSSSSSS
She deserves it way MORE than Dylan
Mitchell, Dylan, Cohen...
Joni Mitchell was popular in my day, but I never gave her music a chance. Now I'm 72, with a little maturity, a lot of time on my hands, UA-cam, and a pair of headphones, and I understand why she has received so many honors. Her music is simply beautiful. Your reaction to it is entirely appropriate.
Likewise, born in ‘53, Joni makes me tear-up...
Our situations are completely reversed. I listened to her obsessively in my youth. Now I find all of her self-mythologizing narcissistic , totally self indulgent. Her voice has been shot to hell for at least forty years. I jumped off the bandwagon long ago. Enjoy the caterwauling, kids.
@@vortexnyc2891 Each to their own!
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Don’t tell me: Libertarian.
@@frankiebowie6174 wrong,wrong, wrong
Joni, the singer, composer, the lyricist, the poet, the psychologist, the musician, the producer, the painter, the artist - the GREATEST of the greats bar none.
I just had the same thought
@@timothywiebe4714 Yeah, Joni is the best of the best. So beautiful.
Nobody better. She’s a genius
I had all of Joni’s albums, including Blue. When I was 14 I bought Court and Spark. I went from liking her very very much, to head over heels falling in love with her. I’m 63 now and the feeling has never diminished.
Same here Wicky!
We are even the same age! ❤
So true!
My favorite album since I was 12 I’m 63 now. Still feel all the feels and tear up every time. No one even comes close for me.
@@anitas5817 that’s just the way it is with Joni.
There has never been "another" Joni, and there never *will* be!
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Actually, I don't think she's singing in falsetto. Her natural range is just unbelievable.
Joni was my mom’s favorite artist. I grew up listening to her. My mom passed away 7 years ago February. A Case of You was the song we played at her funeral. A Case of You is one of my favorites as well as Help Me.
💗❤️💗❤️
She played the dulcimer here, and James Taylor on acoustic. Real artists
Has anyone else ever made the dulcimer sound so strong, majestic?!
James Taylor is a masterful guitarist. That’s a well-kept secret.
You know, I saw her in a 1969 concert in Vancouver with this new guy I'd never heard of before named James Taylor. The concert was a benefit to stop nuclear testing on the Amchitka peninsula in Alaska. The ticket price was $3.
@@QBRX 🤯. Jealous
Oh please!!! James Taylor and Carole King . Amazing lyricists. My era.
I was sat in a rather rough nightclub in the north of England in early 1992 when Tori Amos covered this and brought even the bouncers to tears.
Tori's version is incredible ❤️
Best lyricist ever. What pictures she paints with words. She's amazing. I've loved her since I first heard her in 1969. One of her lyrics is "laughing and crying, it's the same release"
Joni lives in a box of paints. It is no wonder she creates such wonderful pictures!
Oh, that's a perfect reference, right, right
Nothing to cry over though geesh 😭😭😂😂
@@t.g.7180 Nothing to be so unnecessarily judgemental about, geesh.
If a man can't cry or show emotion I feel sorry they still feel they think it makes them weak. Weakness is being afraid to be yourself.
Apparently.......Do you still watch the *POWER BALLS*?
Don’t ever apologize for feeling something and being willing to be authentic and share yourself. Thank you
In the fall of 1974, as a 17-year-old college freshman, I fell in love for the first time. We listened to Court and Spark over and over, and the charm of Joni's beautiful voice and lyrics mesmerized us then, and now, these many years later the feeling remains. Thank you for sharing your sharing.
That is so sweet. First love memories are the best. Thank you for sharing with us! 💕
I’m a grown man and a pretty tough guy.
Joni hit me emotionally like a freight train. For me, as a solo singer songwriter she and Stevie Wonder are in an incomparable class by themselves.
As a guy I have a problem listening to Joni in public. Certain artist do that to me. Lyrics, musical composition, performance quality. No one better.
No one sells vulnerable, open lyrics like those two.
Joni is a poet, a painter, an iconoclast, a singer and stylist
of the highest order, and plays guitar, dulcimer and piano equally beautifully.
Can you imagine being able to listen to her amazing talent from the age of 13, my age in the early 1970’s... to absorb that kind of beauty into one’s soul at such a young age... to know that’s what timeless music is?
Now you may understand better why a lot of us old-heads are sick over much of today’s music - especially the popular chart stuff, which is so banal.
Thanks for your reax’s!
I agree with you 1999 percent. I Love 💕 Joni Mitchell's music since I first heard her in the early'70s. Thank you Joni Mitchell ❤️💜 for putting all those beautiful songs out there that came from your heart and soul 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹❤️💜❤️💜💕❤️❤️❤️💕💕
So very well said. I have been a Joni fan since I was 16. I never tire of her music. This is my favorite of all her songs from my favorite album. We were so lucky to have grown up during a time that had such wonderful, magical music!
Exactly.
being 67, and a fan of music since day one, I think it's absolutely great that Joni and this period of her music is still appreciated.
Joni wrote this song to Leonard Cohen while breaking up with him, what an amazing break-up gift. I was 23 when 'Blue' came out, this song was one of my favorites from the first, the idea of first hearing it in 2021 is astounding. I"m thrilled that it has stood the test of time. Also on 'Blue' is the song, Little Green, that has Joni singing to the baby she had to give up for adoption several years previously. Capturing those intimate, emotional moments is the essence of Joni Mitchell.
That very part, "Oh Canada," has made my tear ducts explode.
Best part of this song
Every Canadian
@@bethellodge I'm not even Canadian lol
It’s funny, I have the same reaction to her song “California” ❤️
Your in my blood like Holy wine...
Does it to me Deborah. Infact the whole song moved me from being a boy. I should listen to metal as I sound a bit unmanly! 🍁🏴
You have yourself a good man, there young lady.
The bare honesty and naked, unadorned, and soulful artistry often sets men on edge. That Nick can immediately recognize and understand her genius says a lot about his ear and his heart.
Don't miss out on Joni's reworking of "A Case of You" from the 'Both Sides Now' (2000) album -- almost 30 years after the 1971 release, and 21 years old itself.
Thanks for sharing your vid.
I agree with you! Thank you for your support! :) - Lex
She also wrote 'Woodstock' for Crosby, Stills, and Nash. She was on tour with them. They went to Woodstock but she did not go but they told her about it. She was a classically trained pianist.
It's okay, Nick, I have been listening to Joni for almost 50 years and I still can't hear her without tearing up.
So jealous of Nick, getting to discover Joni's catalogue of pure genius. Hejira is one of my favorite songs of all time, but really I love most of her stuff, particularly her late 70s albums. People always talk about Dylan and Coen as being geniuses, but I think Joni combines that poetry and storytelling with way more sonically and compositionally interesting stuff yet she never gets labelled a genius. Maybe it's because she's a woman.
She did get the Polar Music Prize - the most prestigious music award I believe.
I consider her a genius.
Her one time lover Graham Nash specifically stated that he thought Joni was a musical genius.
Maybe it's cuz you haven't heard/read enough people speaking about her music and its significance. I've heard of Mitchell described as a genius a great many times. Seriously, you must've just gotten into her recently. Watch any doc about her or that covers her music at any length. Besides, what's it matter what others think? Music and how interesting it is 'sonically and compositionally' is all subjective as hell anyway.
She's absolutely a genius and one of my musical heroes...
Oh, yes, Joni will make you cry...its 45 years of listening to her. And girl you got it right she's magical. So wonderful to see young people appreciating her. She's timeless ♡
Her voice IS magical. Beautiful reaction.
Thank you so much for your comment! :) - Lex
I remember listening to Joni's Clouds album over and over again in 1970 while in Vietnam. I can't think of anyone else who sings quite the way she does. Her voice and musical phrasing are simply mesmerizing. It's hard to get too much of her.
was there in 3/68 to 3/69 I core what sweet sound's I heard when she sang. Thank you Joni.
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So nice to see a young man, especially a heavy music lover, listening to Joni. I am a soon to be septuagenarian and have been a heavy and prog music lover since it's inception. I've also loved Joni from the first time I heard her music. Even as a folk artist in the 60s, she was different than her contemporaries. She never settled, she pushed the boundaries and found herself in jazz fusion, where we found out just how amazing she was/is. Enjoy!... Don't be concerned about crying when you hear beautiful music, I do it all the time and I also laugh with tears. Us metal dudes are a sensitive lot 😁
How wonderful. Your husband has an open heart, a heart that can be touched and moved. I first started listening to Joni when I was 16. I’ve been a Joni fan for 5 decades. I love her more with each passing year. Yes, Joni is still alive although she has been quite ill. Thank you for sharing her music with a whole new generation.
Joni is the G.O.A.T. of lyricists. An absolute master, people respond immediately to her voice, which is stunning, but for me, her words are so beautifully conceived and delivered with such emotional honesty, it's startling. And don't worry buddy, this album could reduce the most hardened badass down to a quivering bowl of goo. BLUE was a stroke of genius from 1970 that sent shockwaves across the music world, and opened the gates for women artists to take creative control and bare their soul.
If what you say is true, then you must be right! And since what you say is certainly true, anyone who disagrees with you is wrong; so they should just zip it, and go listen to some mumble rap or other such nonsense.
@@kurtjohnson4816
"Blue....songs are like tattoos, you know I've been to sea before,
crown and anchor me
or let me sail away,
Hey Blue,
there is a song for you,
ink on a pin, underneath the skin
or an empty space to fill in,
there's so many sinking now, you gotta keep thinking you can make it through these waves,
acid booze and ass
needles guns and grass...lots of laughs.
everybody's sayin that
hell is the hippest way to go, I don't think so
but I'm gonna take a look around it though
Blue hoo hoo hoo
I love you,
Hey Blue, here is a shell for you,
inside you'll hear a sigh
a foggy lullaby..
there is your song
from me....
--Joni Mitchell
The soundtrack of my life in 1977 💕
I'm 66 now and still am captured by Joni
Every. Freaking. Time.
Blue is one of the greatest non- traditional blues (12 bar) blues albums ever. The feelings. Little Green is an incredible biographical songs.
Check out "River" from the same album. It packs a wallop too. She is a goldmine of music.
Joni is still alive. She's dealing with some health problems due to having polio as a child, She hasn't recorded in sometime. She is also a gifted painter, take a look at her album covers done by her
....as did her Canadian counterpart, Neil Young! Apparently there was an epidemic?
Plus she had a stroke some years ago.
@@steve55sogood16 It appears many people born in mid to late 40's had polio as children in the US. Didn't realize it was prevalent in Canada. I received polio vaccine along with classmates about 1959. Born in 1952
Actually earlier. We were checked to confirm vaccination by scars on upper arm around 1959, so must have had vaccine a number of years earlier. So people had to deal with a pandemic that caused paralysis at that time.
Hey NicknLex,
I have to admit… I cried with you!
Joni’s music doesn’t cease to amaze me!
She’s perennial !!!
Thanks a lot ❤
The look on Nick's face is priceless when Joni starts singing,and the tears follow shortly afterwards.Great reaction,I really enjoyed that
"If you don't like it...just..." Come on! Who could not like you adorable kids?! Haha! You all are so much fun to watch and share music with!
Great reaction! Also, you mentioned her "guitar, work". Yes, you would typically be right b/c Joni is a master guitar player and very influential with her use of alternate and open tunings, but in this case she's playing an (Appalachian) dulcimer, which is typically a 3 or 4 stringed folk instrument. She's a monster talent and a credit to my country.
I know for a fact his reaction is legitimate - the unspeakable beauty simply overwhelms me, and I just dissolve into it. It’s accentuated by the fact that I think I’ve fallen in love. I could drink a case of her, too. 💜
Joni Mitchell's Blue was the musical backdrop to the year I spent in Europe 1971/72. Everytime I hear these songs I'm swept back to my wanderlust-filled youth traveling Spain, Ibiza, Holland, Italy, and Greece. Thank you so much for the memories. And, btw, Nick's a keeper. You two are absolutely adorable. 😏
I'm a 66 year old Scot. Loved Joni since I was 15. Followed her through her extraordinary musical odyssey, loving every milestone. There's always a new female troubadour being spouted as the new Joni, but no one has ever come close to her in 60 years.
I'm right with you brother - I can start crying at any moment listening to any Joni song. She is in a glorious class of her own.
Listen to "Chelsea Morning". One of the few songs of hers that are not somewhat sad. And one of my favourites. On an admittedly long list ;)
“Laughing & crying - you know, it’s the same release.” (To quote a character in a Joni tune.)
Peoples’ Parties?
Bloody hell, don't play him circle game cause if it affects him like it does me there will be actual tears.
Nor, Help me...
@@tom4324 To be honest, there's quite a few.
So true !!!!
Circle Game is a response to Neil Young's Sugar Mountain. Love Neil, but Joni's response is magic.
@@greenftechn And I love both of those songs!
I just liked about 50 comments... we all are stunned by Joni's voice... the lyrics and the everything about this song is mesmerizing on a heart level. She wrote the song about people in her life ... and it rings true on an emotional level for me. Her delivery is so pure... her descriptions are enchanting with her voice and dulcimer. Blue might be my favorite Joni Mitchell album... It's deep ... amazing beauty and uniquely Joni Mitchell. No single female artist comes close. There's no second place in sight.
I remember where I was when I heard Joni’s first album when I was 13 years old. I’m 69 now and it’s SO gratifying to witness young people discovering her for the first time. Back then she had rabid fans but detractors, too. It wasn’t always cool to like her, especially for boys. My older brother called her Joni Moany. So it’s great to see her getting a new audience, of young women as well as young men.
I’m sure Ms Mitchell would be touched that her music touched you so deeply. That song is my favorite of hers.
Such a beautiful song and a wonderful and playful reaction. This is just one of so many beautifully composed and performed songs by Joni. Thank you for choosing this song in particular.
Love your reaction. Joni is not only gifted, she was a gift. Leaving aside everything else she has done, she poured out her heart and soul in her songwriting. I am glad the younger generation can still appreciate her. Awesome vid, NicknLex.
Nick I'm 70 & this song has always brought tears to my eyes.Thank you both for this wonderful heart felt reaction💕
That was the sweetest thing I've seen in a while. Nick should get his new headphones and a box of tissues and listen to the whole Blue album. He will need rehydrating after.
Yeah - I love Joni. Rick Beato did a "What Makes this Song Great" video for "Amelia", and I was so bummed because he felt he had to explain who she was. He was right about it, though. Too many people don't know about her.
Tony you are so right! I was surprised it took until WMTSG #91 for Rick to get to Joni.
@@moeball740 I wasn't finding anything wrong with what Rick did. I was just sad because I think he was right to believe not many people know who she is.
Wait till Nick hears her song Coyote.Hint: Jaco Pastorious from Weather Report.
Dude, I am right there with you. I've bawled out loud like a baby many times after hearing Joni sing. Her voice hits in a primal place. Hearing Joni for the first time is like discovering a new beautiful color you haven't seen before. In my case, the first recording of Joni's I ever heard was the live album, Miles of Aisles. Then I played it non-stop for a month.
BTW - I knew you weren't laughing at the music. Its obvious how much emotion you were feeling. I honestly thought you were laughing at how much it affected you. Jonis's music can hit very hard and you almost have to laugh at it to survive or otherwise become a blubbering mess, like I do when hearing music as powerful as this.
I love his reaction. The clarity of her voice is extraordinary.
Blue is such a great album from start to finish
Joni wrote this for fellow Canadian poet/singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen. His most famous song is Hallelujah.
Never ever feel bad for what touches your soul!!!!! She has always touched mine.
LOL this was the most adorable thing I've ever seen... and should honestly be EVERY human being's reaction to hearing Joni Mitchell.
This song will tear up anyone who has lived thru a failed relationship, or unanswered love in a relationship. She is sitting in a bar, doodling on a napkin, wondering how she can continue a failing love affair. Brandi Carlisle does an awesome cover of it. You could hear a pin drop as Brandi sang this live in concert....heavy stuff.
I’m in my fifties and although I’d always heard of Joni and her genius growing up...I never really “listened” to her and I’m now discovering her music and what a TREAT!! a real bonus for me at my ripe old age...it took me decades but better late than never...plus the lyrics have more meaning to me at this point 💜
Ripe old age...BAH! You're just getting started. ✌
@@brucedillinger9448 yay that makes me feel better lol It’s so weird being one of the oldest ones at work… Are used to be “the kid” LOL
@@JF-NYC-NJ-Girl glad to make you feel younger. Now I need some 70 year old to call me a kid and we'll be set. ✌😁
THIS IS PROBABLYYYY THE BEST RELATIONSHIP CONCEPT ALBUM OF ALL TIME GUYS! :) LOVE IT, NOT TOOOOOO MANY PEOPLE KNOW MUCH ABOUT JONI, I'M AMAZED THAT YOU DO LEX! :)
So much talent in one package, when she speaks of being a painter and living in a box of paints, she is, some of her album covers are her creation.
Joni is from another Planet. Very sweet, you two. : )
No, she's from Earth. And that's entirely the point.
@@smithmann5616 it's a compliment is all. I saw her in '74 in front of 80'000 people. Either there, or in a nightclub performance, she always delivers. Amazing lady.
@@jamesconraadtucker I know lol, and I concur. I'm just saying she's an angel from Earth is all. Cheers!
You two are very sweet. I love how you react with each other. Nick, beautiful music affects me the same as it does you. Sometimes the tears just start flowing, but that’s ok!
I’m 63 and cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard this tune and it still makes me emotional.
After twenty years or so I had forgotten how truly beautiful this song is, and yeah her voice was beautiful, and she sings it well here also.
So beautiful. And your reaction to one of the most beautiful songs of all time is so heartwarming. I’ve been listening to Joni since the 60’s and still tear up when I hear this song. Are you sure you aren’t time travelers from my generation? Your musical taste is so in tune to the music we listened to when we were young. Love you guys.
We’ve always said it: “we’re old souls!” Thank you for your support and for sharing the journey alongside us!:) - Lex
Nick, you were very brave how you got through that and now think about how brave Alexia is when she has to listen to your insane, weird prog jazz fusion metal. That must be true love! :D
It really is a hard one to get through! :P
This is really a wonderful song and a beautiful voice 💜 I like Nick's emotional reaction this song touched my heart ❤ to I 💘 vou guys
Danke dir Mama. We love you too and are happy you enjoyed sharing this moment with us. :) ❤
The reason I watch reactors is to vicariously experience their first time hearing a song I love. It reminds me and renews for me the feelings I had when I first heard it. So, your tears are refreshing because they are like mine - a deeply felt response to indescribably beautiful music. It’s all good.
I grew up on Joni and now I usually get teary eyed on the first few notes because it immediately transports me back to my youth. I didn't know I would spend the rest of my life looking for current artists that can move me like that - I love lyrics that make me think - and feel. So glad your gen is discovering her !
Perfect. If I could upvote this 50 times, I would.
I could listen to singers like Joni Mitchell and Emmylou Harris 365 24/7. They have, as you described, the voices of angels. "The Circle Game", "Free Man in Paris", "River" and of course "A Case of You" are the epitome of musical magic. Thank you for this. New subscriber here for sure.
Omg I love watching you two reacting to Joni!!! She's an angel. 💗💕💗💕💗💕
Joni Mitchell is definitely still alive!! I saw her in 1974 on a beautiful Los Angeles summer night under the stars at the Universal Amphitheatre where she performed her Miles Of Aisles concert with Tom Scott and the LA Express. I was 21 at the time. Seeing the two of you loving her music makes me wish you could have been there.
First time I have watched your channel. You guys are adorable! Yes, she is still alive. Her voice got wrecked from smoking. She is also an excellent painter. Her voice is truly angelic. Love your reactions to my fellow Canadians. Joni Mitchell and Rush. Cheers 🇨🇦✌
Aww thanks! We appreciate you stopping by and hope to hear from you again soon! :) - Lex
I think her voice from age is quite remarkable..
Blue is an album that speaks to depressed/depressive people in a very special way
it is so raw and honest about so many different kinds of sadness
that even though it touches the sadness and releases tears, it also honors the reality of those feelings and almost makes them holy
This is exactly how I feel about it! Beautifully stated, thank you! ❤️ Lex
Agree. Have you listened to 90’s Portishead “Dummy?” ua-cam.com/video/GxWgRnnWfcc/v-deo.html
Takes a real man to show that kind of emotion!!😘
Hey, I'm 67, and I've been loving Joni since 16. I still spill when I hear certain songs, like River, and Amelia. I gasp at her orchestration in Car On A Hill, and Down to You. The best singer/songwriter/lyricist/poet/record producer/visionary.. ever.
When interviewed Jeff Buckley said Joni Mitchell was his favorite female musician.
RIP Jeff
I appreciate how genuine you both are when you react to music with real emotion. Great video.
Thanks Xeno! :) - Lex
I still cry sonmetimes when listneing to Joni's music. That started happening in 1972 when I bought Ladies of the Canyon. She is not just one of the most gifted artists of the past several generations - she is her own genre.
I just love Joni since 1969 and listen to her often. This is .one of her beautiful songs. As the years have gone by, Now realize how in depth her songs are to have been written at such a young age. Well, both Joni and I are in ourv70’ and she is Canada’s national treasure. Thank you, Joni.,Canada loves you🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Pat Metheny played in Joni Mitchell's band with Jaco Pastorius on bass.
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Cool reaction. Checkout "The Hissing of Summer Lawns." Love Joni. Lex: "Little poems." Beautiful.
Joni on dulcimer, James Taylor on guitar, what magic, the two songsters I grew up listening to and, fifty years later, I love and respect them just as much. They serenade me on many long car journeys. How Joni came up with these lyrics at such a young age, I don't know, but as I age I appreciate the depth of meaning and her interpretation more and more.
WONDERFUL reaction. Love how moved Nick was. And the affection between you. Joni does it again!
Yes. Joni can do that to you. Try Little Green from the same album. You'll be in bits.
Only when you know what the song is about.
she actually reconnected with that daughter in 1997, more than 25 years after writing the song and almost 30 years after giving her up
Music is nothing if it's not an expression of emotion... magnified by the emotional multiplier of every individual listener. When it talks to your soul, it would be dishonest to ignore it.
At the age of 73, I was getting emotional over Joni Mitchell's songs when I was your age, and they still have the same impact now. It is so good to see young people enjoying beautiful treasures like this.
Have you listened to ' Cat Stevens ' . He has done so many great songs. His song ' How can I tell You ' bring me to tears every time. All the very best,
Tony Marsh.
if Joni makes you cry, you have a soul and were paying attention to her. she's just stunning. perfect reaction.
That should have played at your wedding. You must play "Help Me" or Woodstock for him.
one of the best song writers in the world!!!
You're almost right... but she is THE best 👍
Joni is my all-time-favorite female singer/songwriter/performer/arranger, etc. My friend, bass player Jaco Pastorius, played with her on several albums and toured with her. She's a master of phrasing and lyrics.
so true she brings you to tears!!!!
Grew up in the 60's. Blue is a top 10 record imo. Though she played a dulcimer here, not a guitar, Joni is #75 on Rolling Stone Magazine's top 100 guitar players of all time. She had 60 or 70 different tunings that she used. She plays the piano with beautiful chord progressions, too. And, imo, she's a terrific painter, too. Hendrix loved her music, as did Prince. Men tripped over themselves falling in love with her.
Her songs do, indeed, really put you there...can’t listen to ‘Both Sides Now’ without wailing like a banshee
That song first became known in the famous Judy Collins cover version. It's much more formally structured than most Joni Mitchell songs, so much so a lot of people likely think it's Judy's instead. There are many beautiful covers of it besides the famous Collins one. Quite recently there was a duet cover of it by Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles; give that a listen if you haven't...
Seeing her love you - you both warmed my heart. Many years ago, probably before you were both born, I had a few years with a beautiful woman who looks so very much like your wife that I have to smile whenever I see you two together hoping that somewhere she is happy and in love like this. Don't get you wrong, I found it too... but still the emotions in this song and the emotions you're sharing... it's a wonderful thing to witness and remember.
Isn't it wonderful when music touch ones soul. Thank you so much for charing this with us. Love to you.