Reminds me of Saturday afternoons in the 70's fishing with your dad, who allows you to taste beer for the first time while flys buzz around as the sunsets...
Then if you’re still a young-un, you be like; “Eww! Dad, how can you drink this stuff? It’s sooo weird.” “It’s an acquired taste, son. Someday, my boy, someday, like when you’re old enough to understand why girls aren’t gross at all.” - Dad 🍻🍺
@@PeteS_1994 I wish they would do so. The 70 were (imo) the age of ramification on the tree of rock. Evolutionary. Today we have to be humble to crawl from one leaf to the next without a visible difference.
I couldn't agree more ❤ I'm so happy I got to experience Joni live twice. Once was at Newport Folk Fest and a show just her in Boston. It was a "concept album" which we had no idea. So she sang standards and other people's songs. The concept was a love story. So, every song reflected a different moment in the relationship from courting, to true love, marriage, children, problems, affairs, betrayal, heartache, divorce and ultimately forgiveness. It was a beautiful show, I can't I was so sad she wasn't singing her song. She came for an encore and then played another 45 minutes of all her amazing hits . It was incredible 😂❤😂
My ex as an adult. We were 16-26. After that, I could follow her marriage career online via Judicial Case Search. Taylor Swift, who? Joni writes the razor edge songs about love! Scorpio power!!!!!
This was the 1st song of hers I heard. I was driving and had to pull over because I was crying at the genius of what I was hearing. For me, she has never been topped as a songwriter who is multi-talented.
I concur, her voice was once of undescribable beauty. I was 20 yrs old then just got back from Vietnam and starting college those were the days.Donn Davis Marietta ,ga.
Truth for sure. Ive got it on repeat at the moment. But I challenge. Nicolay - 1st Date instrumental. Men write (in) love songs about a woman that might be just for them. The potential for something good. And the players write love songs to pickup someone new. But women write love songs about players. Yes, no?
Wall Street Journal has a big article on Joni Mitchell today! 1/29/24. I'm 73 yrs.young .So many memories! What a Sweet voice! God Bless All. Thank you ❤.
As an 11-year old black kid in the good ole state of Mississippi in 1974, the remnants of the Civil Rights era still reverberated at the time. However, I found solace and comfort in the only ubiquitous element known to man, and that was music. My musical palette was very unique because I listened to every genre that there was at that time. A lot of people didn't understand that I didn't see race as a big deal when it came to music. When I first heard this classic from Joni Mitchell, fellll in love with it immediately. Music is universal to me and I find it to be very therapeutic, regardless of one's race. This is one the best songs that I have ever heard.
I'm as white as they come, and I've had a similar experience with people not understanding why I like 'black' music, especially Jazz and Blues. It's a universal language. And I agree...this is a class A song! Joni wrote a lot of them in the '70s.
Summer 1974. 50 years ago this month on a warm summer night I can still recall listening to this song on a small portable radio on the back porch and the moon, clouds, warm breeze. I was 15 years young. Nothing special going on but summer vacation and soaking in the tranquility while thinking about some high school girl I had a crush on. God what I would give for a time machine
You and I must be about the same age. I loved this song and still do. But I hated school as I was wimpy and pimply faced. So summer vacation was dreamy, but now at 65 life is much better.
I was 16 in 74, graduated in 76 in Owensboro Ky.....we didn't know how good we had it back then or realized in the 70s we were listening to the greatest period of music in history. Yes I'd love to go back in that time machine!
Me too....graduated in 76....great class year, it was the bicentennial!! Greatest music era of ALL TIME that will never ever be duplicated. Music grew up in the 60s-70s........I truly miss those days, there was an innocence about the era. I'm 66 and still love this music and I'm an old metalhead lol
One of the greatest songs ever written, performed, recorded. It saved my life several times. 500 years from now people will still marvel at it. If we still exist, or are allowed arts and music.
I love this song. It's so soothing. It takes me to a place where there are endless blue skies, I can feel the warmth of the sun beaming on my face, in a field of daisies.
I knew a woman who sounded exactly like Joni Mitchell. She was visiting from California, and sang as we sat around a campfire at Lake Clearwater in New Zealand - I was mesmerized. I later had an all too brief relationship with her, but let her go one fateful night in December 1991. It's a decision I regret to this day, and my heart breaks a little every time I hear a Loni Mitchell song.
I'm 17 years old, but my mom who was born in 1970 used to listen to this song a lot when I was younger. I heard it on Music Choice the other day and many memories came flooding back. This song is absolutely timeless and I could listen to it on repeat over and over again! It almost makes me emotional and makes me think of the summertime and the good times ahead ;)
My uncle was friends with Joni Mitchell before his passing in 2013. She gave him two of her personal paintings which my other uncle has now being of her generation. RIP Steven Louis
Think I first heard this in 73 on my car stereo, maybe 74. Still have the Court and Spark vinyl I bought the next day! The whole album is so perfect. A beautiful lady. No voice is like hers. Total control.
I was 12 when this song hit and it is as good today as it was in 1974..Her voice and musical talent is timeless...Truly one of the greatest of ALL-TIME..
Same, …..warm sweet smells of Summer, am radio, no responsibility, no fears or worries, hanging with friends and family. Just a memory now of childhood.
I was 13, but I remember the feelings I got when listening to the radio while fiddling with a stamp collection or doing chores. It's cool to me how songs from that era open up cracks in the crusty recesses of my brain and let some random glow through.
Joni Mitchell's "Help Me," from her 1974 album Court and Spark, captures the essence of a thrilling love yet riddled with apprehension. With its jazzy undertones and Mitchell's signature folk influence, the song reflects the struggle between longing and self-preservation while conveying the paradox of love with a subtle yet irresistible groove. The instrumentation on Help Me is a masterful blend. The saxophone, layered with Mitchell's guitar and that light, bouncing rhythm, hints at a carefree romance while underscoring the song's lyrical themes. It moves with a breezy confidence, inviting listeners to sway along, almost in contrast to the tension woven into the lyrics. Mitchell sings with the timbre of someone both enchanted and aware of impending heartache, creating a contrast that forms the song's emotional core. Lyrically, Mitchell doesn't just dwell on love's idyllic moments but brings to life the whirlwind of confusion and vulnerability that often accompanies intense attraction. She knows the potential pitfalls in her romance, admitting, "We love our lovin', but not like we love our freedom." The line strikes a chord with anyone who has ever felt torn between the desire for closeness and the need for independence. Yet, despite its somewhat serious and dark messaging, Help Me offers a refreshing melody that, combined with Joni's angelic vocals, paradoxically softens its apprehensive undertones. The song feels as bright and open as a sun-drenched afternoon, where a listener might find themselves strolling through a park entirely at ease. It could just as easily serve as a perfect soundtrack for a scenic drive down the Pacific Coast Highway, with the ocean stretching alongside the moment's beauty echoing Mitchell's voice effortlessly. This unexpected lightness adds another layer that makes Help Me timeless and universally appealing, proving it's as soothing as it is introspective. In terms of production, Help Me is meticulously polished yet retains a certain rawness. This production style captured a pivotal moment in Mitchell's career when she embraced more elaborate arrangements while maintaining the emotional intimacy that defined her earlier work. The song feels like a conversation, intimate and reflective, showcasing Mitchell's evolution as an artist without losing the introspective lyricism that made her a 1960s icon. Ultimately, Help Me is a testament to the dual nature of love: the exhilarating highs and the looming uncertainties. It's a song that acknowledges love's allure while embracing the potential for loss. And in true Joni Mitchell fashion, it leaves us wondering if the trade-off is ever worth it, resonating with listeners as profoundly today as it did in the '70s. Just my two cents worth. - Lefty Stratocaster
People hear hippie vibes and a 70s feel in this song. I can't hear any of that. I'd have a hard time placing this song in a particular year. I also think it's a love song like no other. It`s pure perfection.
wanna go back in time when you first heard this classic, close your eyes and reminisce, not only the lyrics by joni, but enjoy all the instrumentals that make this an unforgettable song, enjoy 4vr
Those harmonies when she says "Help" at the start of each verse. Still such a moving song. I can't see her ever being bested as a singer songwriter. She really is something else.
Big memory song for me. I was 18 in my senior year in high school . Larry Carlton’s outro playing at the end is pure bliss. God was I this young really?
This song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Can you imagine such an incredible jazz/pop track - with a complex maj7 based chord progression and top notch production - going anywhere near the top 10 these days?
Artists who write and perform this type of material still exist (see Weyes Blood) but they're very much 'underground' acts. Such quality songwriting has well and truly disappeared from the mainstream. Sad.
Me and my first wife are in our sixties and were getting back together after 30 years apart . and we make this our theme song . just like shamless ..lol ! Brings happiness to me .
Help Me brilliantly captures the emotional roller coaster that accompanies the sensation of “falling,” and the fear that’s triggered when you know not how far you’ll fall, or whether you’re descending faster than your beloved - which means enduring some of the decent … alone. Great song. Great artist.
I have always loved this song. The nuances. The syncopation. The masterful lyrical phrasing. The blend of voices on the “help me” all send a jolt of joy to the feel good center of my brain. And it just feels good . (Didn’t it feel good? lol)
Love this amazing song by Joni Mitchell... heard this on radio as a kid.. she has a distinctive one of a kind gifted voice. Thanks for uploading this... a real music icon.
Her top song, as far as I'm concerned. With age you learn caution⚠️. Yet, Never say never again...The one I was with for 11 years in Binghamton passed away 😢 !
Lyrics: Help me I think I'm falling In love again When I get that crazy feeling I know I'm in trouble again I'm in trouble 'Cause you're a rambler and a gambler And a sweet taIking ladies man And you love your lovin' But not like you love your freedom Help me I think I'm falling In love too fast It's got me hoping for the future And worrying about the past 'Cause I've seen some hot hot blazes Come down to smoke and ash We love our lovin' But not like we love our freedom Didn't it feel good We were sitting there talking Or lying there not talking Didn't it feel good You dance with the lady With the hole in her stocking Didn't it feel good Didn't it feel good Help me I think I'm falling In love with you Are you going to let me go there by myself That's such a lonely thing to do Both of us flirting around Flirting and flirting Hurting too We love our lovin' But not like we love our freedom
Greetings from Cleveland Ohio!!! OMG, I’m 62 years old and have been listening to this song most of my life! I always thought that Joni said ……cause I’ve seen some hot, hot places come down to smoking’ hash!!! 🤣🤣🤣my bad! Peace and Love to the Whole World 🎸💃🏻🎶😃☮️❤️🌎
@@72shovelhead45 Thank you my friend….keep laughing. Yeah back in the 60’s and 70’s we didn’t have the lyrics to all songs if we didn’t buy the album 💿 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah totally. Outro’s with a fade out are an art form in and of themselves. There’s songs I’ll hear at the supermarket or wherever that I may not even like all that much but I know they have a cool outro so I’ll hang about a bit longer and listen to the whole song just to hear the outdo.
Oh Joni❤! My brain said listen to this song today. It's so lovely in many ways and takes me back 49 years to summer when I first heard it. My girlfriend at the time had the album and I was blown away. Music today just doesn't have it but I'm old so...Thankyou Joni...God bless!
Beautiful song. Nothing changes that. But it's an old story. Like the modern day alpha widow. If you chase the most exciting, everything else is tame. Then you live to chase. The finish line can be lonely.
I absolutely love this song. Brings back so many pleasant memories. Especially on a summer trip to Detroit from my home in Chicago in 1973. Great songwriter with a fantastic voice 👌🏽
I was 2 years old when this song was released. There's something about it that I can't get out of my head! I picture a bunch of hippies dancing around in a field with not a care in the world. Great times, I've heard! Great song!
Such illuminating, bright music...makes you feel like you are floating on air just hovering above the Berkshires and on up to the Catskills...on a beautiful sunny summer day.
A classic song with such a powerful statement....she is singing her feelings...you don't hear songs like this anymore... times have sure changed...if you need a feel good song this the one to listen to.
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Reminds me of Saturday afternoons in the 70's fishing with your dad, who allows you to taste beer for the first time while flys buzz around as the sunsets...
That's a perfect image. Spot on....
@artjock47 THANK YOU SO MUCH!! YOUR VERY KIND TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS! YES, MY FRIEND, THOSE WERE THE DAYS!
Just touches my Soul
Then if you’re still a young-un, you be like; “Eww! Dad, how can you drink this stuff? It’s sooo weird.”
“It’s an acquired taste, son. Someday, my boy, someday, like when you’re old enough to understand why girls aren’t gross at all.” - Dad 🍻🍺
This song hasn’t aged in any way. Great art.
Or it’s that some modern music can borrow a lot from the 70s
@@PeteS_1994 I wish they would do so. The 70 were (imo) the age of ramification on the tree of rock. Evolutionary. Today we have to be humble to crawl from one leaf to the next without a visible difference.
I couldn't agree more ❤
I'm so happy I got to experience Joni live twice. Once was at Newport Folk Fest and a show just her in Boston. It was a "concept album" which we had no idea. So she sang standards and other people's songs. The concept was a love story. So, every song reflected a different moment in the relationship from courting, to true love, marriage, children, problems, affairs, betrayal, heartache, divorce and ultimately forgiveness. It was a beautiful show, I can't I was so sad she wasn't singing her song. She came for an encore and then played another 45 minutes of all her amazing hits . It was incredible 😂❤😂
My ex as an adult. We were 16-26. After that, I could follow her marriage career online via Judicial Case Search.
Taylor Swift, who? Joni writes the razor edge songs about love! Scorpio power!!!!!
Best %^#@ of hers 🤜🗯🤛
I think Joni and Karen Carpenter had two of the most distinctive, crystal clear, beautiful voices ever.
Yep!
Agreed!!👍✌️
Yep!! Right on man!!
Yup ha i hav a granson hendrix so the beat goes on ha peace if anyone remembers it ha not i.t
Don't forget about Judy Collins.
This song is like a fine wine that gets better with age
I totally totally totally agree!
@@kennethharris9247 thanks friend!
this song is the definition of fine wine
@@LoveandLight877 EXACTLY.. 💯💯💯
This was the 1st song of hers I heard. I was driving and had to pull over because I was crying at the genius of what I was hearing. For me, she has never been topped as a songwriter who is multi-talented.
Your THAT sensitive?
The word is a hard place to survive.
Hope you get some thick skin to go with that sensitivity.
@@Mr.Robert1 Nasty! Nothing wrong with being moved to tears by an extraordinary talent like Joni's. Or any great work of art. Try it sometime.
You know that a piece of content is that good when it moves you that way.
I agree Niela- hearing that opening for the first time stunned me; I'm glad that I'm that sensitive....😊
For that is "A case of you" It still hits me right in the heart ❤️
I never tire of this song. Her vocals on this....perfect.
I concur, her voice was once of undescribable beauty. I was 20 yrs old then just got back from Vietnam and starting college those were the days.Donn Davis Marietta ,ga.
Truth for sure. Ive got it on repeat at the moment. But I challenge. Nicolay - 1st Date instrumental. Men write (in) love songs about a woman that might be just for them. The potential for something good. And the players write love songs to pickup someone new. But women write love songs about players. Yes, no?
Greetings from Cleveland Ohio! 63 years young here…Loooooooove me some Joni!!! Rock on my friend 🎶🎸💃🏻☮️❤️
yes, her singing voice is crystal clear.
A total original. Joni Mitchell doesn't sound like anybody else and no one else sounds like her. That is really rare.
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Wall Street Journal has a big article on Joni Mitchell today! 1/29/24.
I'm 73 yrs.young .So many memories! What a Sweet voice!
God Bless All. Thank you ❤.
Agree 4561z my number i hav a grandson hendrix so yes life is sweet not mud
There's a reason for that: She is utterly blessed by God!!
@@Limerick502 Geez, l hope not!
As an 11-year old black kid in the good ole state of Mississippi in 1974, the remnants of the Civil Rights era still reverberated at the time.
However, I found solace and comfort in the only ubiquitous element known to man, and that was music.
My musical palette was very unique because I listened to every genre that there was at that time. A lot of people didn't understand that I didn't see race as a big deal when it came to music.
When I first heard this classic from Joni Mitchell, fellll in love with it immediately.
Music is universal to me and I find it to be very therapeutic, regardless of one's race.
This is one the best songs that I have ever heard.
I'm as white as they come, and I've had a similar experience with people not understanding why I like 'black' music, especially Jazz and Blues. It's a universal language. And I agree...this is a class A song! Joni wrote a lot of them in the '70s.
❤me too, I've loved a great Pallette ranging all world!!!
Summer 1974. 50 years ago this month on a warm summer night I can still recall listening to this song on a small portable radio on the back porch and the moon, clouds, warm breeze. I was 15 years young. Nothing special going on but summer vacation and soaking in the tranquility while thinking about some high school girl I had a crush on. God what I would give for a time machine
so with you on the time machine! times were so much better then!
Love your memory. I'm with you, a Time Machine. What a song to drift away with.
Me too darling
You and I must be about the same age. I loved this song and still do. But I hated school as I was wimpy and pimply faced. So summer vacation was dreamy, but now at 65 life is much better.
I was 16 in 74, graduated in 76 in Owensboro Ky.....we didn't know how good we had it back then or realized in the 70s we were listening to the greatest period of music in history. Yes I'd love to go back in that time machine!
God I miss the 70's just saying😊
Oh yes, me too! :)
I often think about the greatest era that’s gone forever and there’s a sadness with the comparison of then vs. now
Go back to 74 in a flash just great back then 50yrs ago gone so quick many friends come and gone miss that time so much✌️❤️
Me too....graduated in 76....great class year, it was the bicentennial!! Greatest music era of ALL TIME that will never ever be duplicated. Music grew up in the 60s-70s........I truly miss those days, there was an innocence about the era. I'm 66 and still love this music and I'm an old metalhead lol
@@LoveandLight877agreed!
One of the greatest songs ever written, performed, recorded. It saved my life several times. 500 years from now people will still marvel at it. If we still exist, or are allowed arts and music.
One of the best ballads ever recorded🤍
Still one of the best songs of the 20th century. Joni has such a pure, honest voice.
some things you don't appreciate till your wise enough to. decades later.
I love this song. It's so soothing. It takes me to a place where there are endless blue skies, I can feel the warmth of the sun beaming on my face, in a field of daisies.
This song what I think of when I think of the mid 70's. It is just so beautiful.
Haunnting
@@TheStang59I was born in 1980, but I have a 1970’s obsession, for some reason.
@@WilliamGallucci-k1rMy thoughts exactly.
I play this song when spring comes every year.
Fifty years later and still singing 🎵Help Me🎵🥰
Same here, this song never gets old.
Me you!!!
Fifty years old and listening to this too. Wonderful. In fact, if you gender change the song, it could be me.❤
Me too!
Riding with my Uncle in his suped up 63 nova on our way to Lions drag strip, this playing on the radio..... I got chills right now!
I've loved Joni Mitchell for 40 years & I'll never stop loving her 💙
Me too, but 50 years!
@@daviemcf Fifty three years here.
Me too and forever 😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Same!!
Who's better?? I can't think of anyone...
One of my all time favorite songs and this was a bit before my time!! Joni Mitchell thanks for this song!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I knew a woman who sounded exactly like Joni Mitchell. She was visiting from California, and sang as we sat around a campfire at Lake Clearwater in New Zealand - I was mesmerized. I later had an all too brief relationship with her, but let her go one fateful night in December 1991. It's a decision I regret to this day, and my heart breaks a little every time I hear a Loni Mitchell song.
50 Years of Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark
It's held a proud place in my vinyl collection for all that time!
I'm 17 years old, but my mom who was born in 1970 used to listen to this song a lot when I was younger. I heard it on Music Choice the other day and many memories came flooding back. This song is absolutely timeless and I could listen to it on repeat over and over again! It almost makes me emotional and makes me think of the summertime and the good times ahead ;)
Joni is incredible. Her song writing is prolific and beautiful. She is a treasure to this day
Your profile pic is stunning
1974 - i was 19 and i had long hair! - all my friends were into black sabath and deep purple but it was always Joni for me and still is
I have been in love with this song since it came out in 74. One of my all time favorites
You cant help but feel bad for the younger generations that never got to experience this. Its art for the soul.
My favorite Joni Mitchell song. Her voice is one of the best you will ever hear.
This song instantly whisks me away to a warm safe place in 1974. The past is another country. They do things differently there.
It's making me fall in love with her again, like the first time I heard it ❤❤❤❤
My uncle was friends with Joni Mitchell before his passing in 2013. She gave him two of her personal paintings which my other uncle has now being of her generation.
RIP Steven Louis
Cool story. Thanks for it.
1974. I was only 9 but I remember it being a simpler time and songs like this ruled the airwaves.
Think I first heard this in 73 on my car stereo, maybe 74. Still have the Court and Spark vinyl I bought the next day! The whole album is so perfect. A beautiful lady. No voice is like hers. Total control.
Teen then I take it ?
Wow, vinyl! That rocks! 💣💥
I agree! This album is a masterpiece. I'm listening to this Day
Just love Joni since I was 17; now 68 just genius!!
Its beautifull 4561z my number n hav a grandson hendrix so yes life is sweet not mud hav fun
Exquisite song. My parents used to play this when I was growing up. I was very lucky that my parents had a good taste in music
One of the greatest songs of all time. It's just that simple ❤
I 2nd that.
I admire your taste
I heard this song for the first time today. The perfect song
took a long time for you hear one of the best songs ever written
You are awesome 😅
@@stevefields187depends on how old he or she is!
😂 don't worry. I am too. Of course I 'remember' it from a Prince song - Dorothy Parker (but I didn't know that then).
I was 12 when this song hit and it is as good today as it was in 1974..Her voice and musical talent is timeless...Truly one of the greatest of ALL-TIME..
12 here too!
Same, …..warm sweet smells of Summer, am radio, no responsibility, no fears or worries, hanging with friends and family. Just a memory now of childhood.
I was 13, but I remember the feelings I got when listening to the radio while fiddling with a stamp collection or doing chores.
It's cool to me how songs from that era open up cracks in the crusty recesses of my brain and let some random glow through.
Amazing song that speaks of 70's freedom and longing to be a rebel on the road.
This song popped into my head last night as I was drifting off to sleep. 💖
50 years later - this song has stood the test of time.
Immediately takes you back to late spring ‘74, with “Band on the Run” coming on the radio right afterwards
Bingo!!!!!! 🎶
Boom! Then Killer Queen
I think this is honestly THE most beautiful song EVER!!!❤❤❤💖💖🎶🎵🎹🎤
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Strange. not a fan overall - but this one gets me!
Joni Mitchell's "Help Me," from her 1974 album Court and Spark, captures the essence of a thrilling love yet riddled with apprehension. With its jazzy undertones and Mitchell's signature folk influence, the song reflects the struggle between longing and self-preservation while conveying the paradox of love with a subtle yet irresistible groove.
The instrumentation on Help Me is a masterful blend. The saxophone, layered with Mitchell's guitar and that light, bouncing rhythm, hints at a carefree romance while underscoring the song's lyrical themes. It moves with a breezy confidence, inviting listeners to sway along, almost in contrast to the tension woven into the lyrics. Mitchell sings with the timbre of someone both enchanted and aware of impending heartache, creating a contrast that forms the song's emotional core.
Lyrically, Mitchell doesn't just dwell on love's idyllic moments but brings to life the whirlwind of confusion and vulnerability that often accompanies intense attraction. She knows the potential pitfalls in her romance, admitting, "We love our lovin', but not like we love our freedom." The line strikes a chord with anyone who has ever felt torn between the desire for closeness and the need for independence.
Yet, despite its somewhat serious and dark messaging, Help Me offers a refreshing melody that, combined with Joni's angelic vocals, paradoxically softens its apprehensive undertones. The song feels as bright and open as a sun-drenched afternoon, where a listener might find themselves strolling through a park entirely at ease. It could just as easily serve as a perfect soundtrack for a scenic drive down the Pacific Coast Highway, with the ocean stretching alongside the moment's beauty echoing Mitchell's voice effortlessly. This unexpected lightness adds another layer that makes Help Me timeless and universally appealing, proving it's as soothing as it is introspective.
In terms of production, Help Me is meticulously polished yet retains a certain rawness. This production style captured a pivotal moment in Mitchell's career when she embraced more elaborate arrangements while maintaining the emotional intimacy that defined her earlier work. The song feels like a conversation, intimate and reflective, showcasing Mitchell's evolution as an artist without losing the introspective lyricism that made her a 1960s icon.
Ultimately, Help Me is a testament to the dual nature of love: the exhilarating highs and the looming uncertainties. It's a song that acknowledges love's allure while embracing the potential for loss. And in true Joni Mitchell fashion, it leaves us wondering if the trade-off is ever worth it, resonating with listeners as profoundly today as it did in the '70s.
Just my two cents worth.
- Lefty Stratocaster
yes to all of this!!!!!
Wow, I really enjoyed your analysis!! Thanks for sharing
People hear hippie vibes and a 70s feel in this song. I can't hear any of that. I'd have a hard time placing this song in a particular year. I also think it's a love song like no other. It`s pure perfection.
nailed it
Every single song on this album is a highlight. ZERO filler. Top drawer from start to finish.
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was travelling thru i -80 towards cal in 74, this song kept me awake to finish the trip
Another talent another song...another place in time......Still evident among us.
wanna go back in time when you first heard this classic, close your eyes and reminisce, not only the lyrics by joni, but enjoy all the instrumentals that make this an unforgettable song, enjoy 4vr
This one is one of those "forever songs" to me--Not only will I love it always, but it's beauty is boundless!
Those harmonies when she says "Help" at the start of each verse. Still such a moving song. I can't see her ever being bested as a singer songwriter. She really is something else.
Big memory song for me. I was 18 in my senior year in high school . Larry Carlton’s outro playing at the end is pure bliss. God was I this young really?
Indeed you were....like so many of us!
I'm old now but this song reminds me that I was younger once
This song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Can you imagine such an incredible jazz/pop track - with a complex maj7 based chord progression and top notch production - going anywhere near the top 10 these days?
Artists who write and perform this type of material still exist (see Weyes Blood) but they're very much 'underground' acts. Such quality songwriting has well and truly disappeared from the mainstream. Sad.
What songs beat this masterpiece?
Gravity
That was the time when major 7ths were being utilized heavily... Carole King started the trend I believe.
@@HandyAndyTechTipsJoni’s influence is so prevalent in weyes blood too
I have loved this song my whole life, I remember listening in the mid 70s as a little kid. Thanks Joni ❤
I haven't listened to this song 25 times this week, you have.
❤
1 of the most beautiful voices I have the pleasure of listening to.
Strutting down times Square
What a great line - “ we love our lovin-but not like we love our freedom”.
One of my favorite songs of all time.
Me too!
❤ Dwelling in Nostalgia ❤
Is it still dawning on the world how great this record is? It feels like pure magic.
One of Joni's many classics.❤😂🎉
My all time favourite Joni song😀
Me and my first wife are in our sixties and were getting back together after 30 years apart . and we make this our theme song . just like shamless ..lol ! Brings happiness to me .
Very dreamy voice love it😂😂😂😂
Hippy goddess.
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Me Too
Beautiful song of my youth at 16yrs of age.
I just love this song and Joni Mitchell's voice. Amazing.
I think we all want to go back to the first time we heard this album. Life affirming. Thanks Joni.
Joni Mitchell, Legend. Hello from San Antonio, Texas at Six AM 7/20/24!
Help Me brilliantly captures the emotional roller coaster that accompanies the sensation of “falling,” and the fear that’s triggered when you know not how far you’ll fall, or whether you’re descending faster than your beloved - which means enduring some of the decent … alone. Great song. Great artist.
I have always loved this song. The nuances. The syncopation. The masterful lyrical phrasing. The blend of voices on the “help me” all send a jolt of joy to the feel good center of my brain.
And it just feels good . (Didn’t it feel good? lol)
Brilliant response!❤
Love this amazing song by Joni Mitchell... heard this on radio as a kid.. she has a distinctive one of a kind gifted voice. Thanks for uploading this... a real music icon.
One of the best songs ever composed.
Her top song, as far as I'm concerned. With age you learn caution⚠️. Yet, Never say never again...The one I was with for 11 years in Binghamton passed away 😢 !
This song is a masterpiece, and just hearing it for the first time in 2022. This is one of those bangers you just listen to on repeat
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Absolutely, just discovered Joni this year.
Lyrics:
Help me
I think I'm falling
In love again
When I get that crazy feeling
I know I'm in trouble again
I'm in trouble
'Cause you're a rambler and a gambler
And a sweet taIking ladies man
And you love your lovin'
But not like you love your freedom
Help me
I think I'm falling
In love too fast
It's got me hoping for the future
And worrying about the past
'Cause I've seen some hot hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash
We love our lovin'
But not like we love our freedom
Didn't it feel good
We were sitting there talking
Or lying there not talking
Didn't it feel good
You dance with the lady
With the hole in her stocking
Didn't it feel good
Didn't it feel good
Help me
I think I'm falling
In love with you
Are you going to let me go there by myself
That's such a lonely thing to do
Both of us flirting around
Flirting and flirting
Hurting too
We love our lovin'
But not like we love our freedom
My favorite Joni song.
Always wondered which paramour this was about❤
Bump
She makes me cry too.
I don't lie. Everything I hear it today the chill runs down my spine. I can't fake that. God bless you joni your admirer. Dave
When I was a teenager, I loved singing with this song❤️❤️❤️
Grew up with this on a.m. radio 1974-5..?
Greetings from Cleveland Ohio!!! OMG, I’m 62 years old and have been listening to this song most of my life! I always thought that Joni said ……cause I’ve seen some hot, hot places come down to smoking’ hash!!! 🤣🤣🤣my bad! Peace and Love to the Whole World 🎸💃🏻🎶😃☮️❤️🌎
That's so funny!!!!😂😂😂😂
Thank you Ruthie Radcliff…..I thought it was funny also when I realized what Joni was saying!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Lol. That's good, made me laugh.
@@72shovelhead45 Thank you my friend….keep laughing. Yeah back in the 60’s and 70’s we didn’t have the lyrics to all songs if we didn’t buy the album 💿 🤣🤣🤣
That outro is sweet! I like the whole song a lot but that part is some of the grooviest material I've heard on a Joni Mitchell song
Yeah totally. Outro’s with a fade out are an art form in and of themselves.
There’s songs I’ll hear at the supermarket or wherever that I may not even like all that much but I know they have a cool outro so I’ll hang about a bit longer and listen to the whole song just to hear the outdo.
That is Larry Carlton on guitar
Funny how life reminds you how little you know about music every now and then, so thank you life for letting me experience this before its too late
Incredible. Joni is a GODDESS.
I don't think people realize what this song means until they have lived in the heart. Land of the united states
BEST FEMALE RECORDING OF ALL TIME
I love this song❤
Oh Joni❤! My brain said listen to this song today. It's so lovely in many ways and takes me back 49 years to summer when I first heard it. My girlfriend at the time had the album and I was blown away. Music today just doesn't have it but I'm old so...Thankyou Joni...God bless!
Beautiful song. Nothing changes that. But it's an old story. Like the modern day alpha widow. If you chase the most exciting, everything else is tame. Then you live to chase. The finish line can be lonely.
I absolutely love this song. Brings back so many pleasant memories. Especially on a summer trip to Detroit from my home in Chicago in 1973. Great songwriter with a fantastic voice 👌🏽
I love this album. Along with Blue it shows an artist's transition from folk to more complex jazz, pop sound.
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I was 2 years old when this song was released. There's something about it that I can't get out of my head! I picture a bunch of hippies dancing around in a field with not a care in the world. Great times, I've heard! Great song!
Flexin' down Times Square hearing this.
Teenxxx
I am bass player and i heard about Johnny Mitchell, because of her job with Jaco and since than she is my favorite singer .I love her music.
Such illuminating, bright music...makes you feel like you are floating on air just hovering above the Berkshires and on up to the Catskills...on a beautiful sunny summer day.
Indeed it does!
Beautiful song 1975 LOVE JONI MITCHELL LIVIN LEGEND ❤😊
Discovering Joni Mitchell though I've heard of her before. Now I'm adding her to my Pandora playlist.
God I Love Joni Mitchell! Can't Ever Get Enough of This Song!
Fu...k that's a great song. I recall buying the single in´74 in disbelief that anything so great could be on the radio then.
Thanks Joni.🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 great to wake up to on a thursday morning over my coffee. We're all getting older, but music keeps us young!!!
Still one of the best songs ever!
wow took me back 50 yrs! hugs
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A classic song with such a powerful statement....she is singing her feelings...you don't hear songs like this anymore... times have sure changed...if you need a feel good song this the one to listen to.