Joni is such a deeply spiritual soul. Rural Canadian born, she had polio as a child. Quite shy in the beginning but developed beautifully, proving her inner strength as represented in her many amazing talents. Such a large presence.
@myownchannel2473 жыл бұрын
CSNY covered this song and their version was even more famous and is also worthy of a reaction...I didn't say it was better or worse but it's a much different arrangement.
@gary175093 жыл бұрын
Of course you know Joni wrote it!
@StevesFunhouse3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 can't ... breathe ... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ... my glasses were dirty and I thought you said "worthy of an erection" ... honestly 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was ROTFL ... sorry about that. Seriously hmm, hmm, hmm ... I love CSNY's version. He definitely needs to react to it. At least, that's MY vote too.
@StevesFunhouse3 жыл бұрын
@@gary17509 She wrote it because she was supposed to go but couldn't, because she was set to appear on "The Dick Cavett Show" the Monday after the festival with the band Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young and feared she'd get stuck in Woodstock and not make it back to New York City in time. So, she wrote what she imagined it was like, and from what she saw and heard about it on TV and friends.
@Cboy20233 жыл бұрын
Worse
@sjd57503 жыл бұрын
@@Cboy2023 Agreed.
@frankhoebert31213 жыл бұрын
Great review as usual Harri. Joni wanted to go to Woodstock but was unable due to TV commitments ... so she wrote this song inspired by what she saw and heard as Woodstock was occurring. So much talent!
@roymoore31563 жыл бұрын
In the beginning of the song she said she was going to Yazgur’s farm...he was the guy that provided the land for the concert...the ‘bombers’ reference was a stab at the US war in Vietnam.
@donnaallan14883 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Harri, for reacting to Joni Mitchell. Such a wonderfully prolific artist. If you can, I'd love to see your reaction to her song "For Free".
@patrician74453 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's one of my favorites, too!
@sallypursell12849 ай бұрын
There is a wonderful video of her doing this shortly after writing it. You can see that she is super young. She is an icon of music--I am always here for her.
@michaelplotino70463 жыл бұрын
Hi Harri, Thank you so much for doing my request. Yes, that was Joni on the Fender Rhodes; she is a very accomplished pianist. All the best my friend! - Brooklyn Mike
@aviatom13 жыл бұрын
Great request Micheal, thanks
@michaelplotino70463 жыл бұрын
@@aviatom1 Thank you. I'm glad that you enjoyed it... Joni is number one in my book!
@suzie44172 жыл бұрын
Another beautiful song by Joni 🇨🇦🇨🇦💜☮️🥰
@philsdon89323 жыл бұрын
Joni sees herself as an artist first (she painted all of her album covers) and a musician second. Woodstock was a mystical event. It was transformative. Nothing else has come close.
@monabonejakon27973 жыл бұрын
"I sing my sorrow, and I paint my joy." - Joni Mitchell
@Prone2Thrill3 жыл бұрын
YES!!!! Try California next. Also listen to the version of Woodstock that CSNY did of this song. Joni couldn't make it to play Woodstock because she had to do TV the next night and wasn't sure if she could make both. She wrote this as a result and we are all the more blessed for that!!
@patrician74453 жыл бұрын
I have both Joni's "Ladies of the Canyon" and Crosby, Stills and Nash albums with this song, and I play them often. They still to this day put me into such a good place.
@dalesouders41363 жыл бұрын
Joni is yet another AMAZING EXPORT From Canada 🇨🇦
@fidge543 жыл бұрын
Legitimate genius
@rk41gator3 жыл бұрын
Joni does sound so fragile. She captures the innocence of that time and place.
@greybeard22803 жыл бұрын
I love Joni Mitchell! What a talent for songwriting. And not to mention what she has contributed, and the artists she influenced. Joni and Carole King need I say more!
@Chris-kj7de3 жыл бұрын
Agree ... PLUS Dolly Parton, who has written countless hit records including writing and performing "I will always love you" the song Whitney sang in The Bodyguard.
@byronmitchell37843 жыл бұрын
JONI MITCHELL, "WOODSTOCK".. SHE WROTE THIS BRILLIANT SONG, MADE FAMOUS BY THE GROUP "CROSBY, STILLS, AND NASH"... I LOVE JONI'S TALENT WAS 12 YEARS OLD IN 1969 . USE MAKE CLAIMS SHE WAS MY COUSIN LOL... GREAT REACTION.
@dsusan173 жыл бұрын
Her voice is very angelic. Great reaction Harri!
@jangle42463 жыл бұрын
So glad to see this. It's from Joni's 1970 album Ladies of the Canyon, which is outstanding as a whole. I recommend a reaction to "Rainy Night House," which is a truly lovely combination of voice and piano. She plays piano masterfully. Also, you might react to the other versions of "Woodstock," by CSN&Y and Matthews Southern Comfort, both also from 1970.
@AuLily12 жыл бұрын
Rainy Day House is a great song, too. That whole album is great.
@inkoinfinity2 Жыл бұрын
A song that defined a generation
@viacrucis25093 жыл бұрын
I really like the harmonies of the CS&N version, but she just kills this song she wrote.
@tombrown54783 жыл бұрын
Probably the most iconic singer and songwriter of our age. She no longer performs, but how lucky we were and are to be able to enjoy her music.
@markdettra17942 жыл бұрын
Yes , all the keyboards are Joni . Her voice , atleast back then , was miraculous !
@19HurdyGurdyMan463 жыл бұрын
Harri, you need to see her playing this at the piano, also listen to her doing this song and others 30 +yrs later, she just got more and more powerful. I just love her intelligence which shines through her songs. Lovely influence of classical and jazz music.
@firstnamelastname-bu1xm9 ай бұрын
"get ourselves back to the garden"- implying the garden of eden, such a superb bit of comparison...
@matthewbaker69163 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Joni Mitchell songs is Don't interrupt the sorrow, check it out
@cometogether9993 жыл бұрын
Joni is/was one of a kind. She poured her soul into every song.
@craigreid71783 жыл бұрын
Such a gorgeous, iconic voice. My very favorite female singer/songwriter, performer/arranger, etc.
@wendyryder27083 жыл бұрын
Hi Harri! Thanks for reacting to this! There is another version of this that I really like and no one seems to react to it! It’s Woodstock by Matthew Southern Comfort! They are an English group and they are awesome! Thanks again! Stay safe! Greetings from Australia.
@sonia46413 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's the one that was played most on the UK radio. Still somewhat ethereal, but more upbeat and hopeful. I've on.y heard Joni's original version a few times; was pleased to hear it again, but think I prefer MSC !
@joelliebler56903 жыл бұрын
Yes that is a great version!
@RFWieder3 жыл бұрын
Joni Mitchell is one of the greatest song writers of our time!! She may have started out as a folk artist but also did jazz and blues!!! As a someone who came of age in the 60's I love her early work; "For Free", " Both Sides Now", and so many others. She didn't go to Woodstock but was involved with Crosby, Stills and Nash who did attend.
@roymoore31563 жыл бұрын
Another genius musician from the golden age of rock music!
@moonstone11593 жыл бұрын
I've always loved this version of 'Woodstock'; it's so haunting and spiritual and other-wordly.
@owenicus Жыл бұрын
Yes Harri, we were so young then.
@GrowingUpJersey3 жыл бұрын
I love Joni. Please listen to her song "Amelia" or "Coyote"
@leahdickinson38132 жыл бұрын
Joni never made it to Woodstock. She had a commitment already . And yet she captured the essence of Woodstock.
@carolespinoza84693 жыл бұрын
Such a calm & comforting vibe,. Definitely late 60s. Her voice is so nice 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶😳😳
@dalem83323 жыл бұрын
Joni Mitchell Brilliant Songwriter Singer from Canada.🇨🇦 Crosby Stills Nash & Young had a huge hit with it when they covered it. 🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦
@johnandrews31513 жыл бұрын
My favorite version of the song by the artist who wrote it!
@dannygriffith61853 жыл бұрын
Yes, that's her on piano and overdubbed backing vocals.If you have time, try & see this done live on British T.V. It's amazing as well.
@robertjewell97273 жыл бұрын
Camille Paglia's overview of Joni's lyrics for this song is an essential in her 50 greatest poems book.
@debbiechang57813 жыл бұрын
Her voice takes me right back to my junior year in high school. I never knew this until I just Googled the lyrics, but Joni never actually appeared at Woodstock. Crosby Stills Nash and Young did a great version of this song. 🌺✌️
@judithweiss67272 жыл бұрын
Woodstock was held on the farm of a guy named Max Yasgur, near Woodstock in upstate New York.
@andrewclayton41813 жыл бұрын
Great song. You should listen to the version done by Mathew's Southern Comfort. A British band, they topped the charts with it in 1970. More harmonic and melodious, it has some brilliant pedal steel guitar on it. The song is about aspiration and hope. The oooohs at the end reminded me a lot of Melanie Safka. You should consider reviewing some of her stuff too! Ruby Tuesday, Beautiful People. Candles in the rain. Great music.
@thelawofficesofdeweycheatu71663 жыл бұрын
FYI, the Woodstock Music Festival was actually held at Max Yasgur's far in White Lake, New York.
@annmills31633 жыл бұрын
She was 27. She wrote It after her boyfriend Graham Nash of Crosby stills Nash and Young told her about his experience there
@elizabethstrawn4453 жыл бұрын
Just found you about a week ago and going thru your portfolio.. glad I found you Harri.. i enjoy your picks..
@cathyortiz12803 жыл бұрын
Ya gotta play Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngs version of this song. That's the one I remember hearing on the radio. Also, Melanie's "Candles in the Rain" was about Woodstock too. She was the youngest performer there & it made her famous. Sadly, she's not in the Woodstock movie b/c her label wouldn't allow it for copywriters issues. Big mistake!
@frederickbays4053 жыл бұрын
ya that is crops for u always goin; the wrong way
@theolamp53122 жыл бұрын
@Cathy Ortiz - The studios' Use of copyright infringrment has for a long time prevented great music from being heard in wider access.That is especially egregous from that era when about the music.
@theolamp53122 жыл бұрын
Joni wasn't at Woodstock because her agent convinced her that why would she want to go play at a pig farm. Joni also plays dulcimer. I was lucky enough to hear her play all 3 instruements at a solo concert at the Academy Of Music in Philadelphia in the early 70's. By the way the unannounced opening act was Jackson Browne.
@floydshambles3 жыл бұрын
more joni !
@An_Cat_Dubh3 жыл бұрын
Mitchell's version comes across as a spiritual - as compared to CSNY's more rockin' and groovin' version. Her 1970 live "BBC in Concert" performance of this song is classic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmKbYXd-p7CcgJI
@stephenqualtrough73223 жыл бұрын
Because of Ladies of the Canyon album that I bought on the back of your previous video I now have this song plus Big Yellow Taxi. I believe Joni was on her way to Woodstock but could not get there for some reason so ended up watching it on TV. I am sure someone will know of more details
@RMForbes5052 жыл бұрын
Joni was scheduled to perform with CSN at Woodstock but she missed it because she had an TV interview in New York City and couldn't get out there in time.
@joelliebler56903 жыл бұрын
You are right Hari Joni meant it to be bluesy after what had transpired in the ‘60”$ it is a seek to redeem the world from all the downs!
@kirpalite3 жыл бұрын
She plays piano and mountain dulcimer and guitar.
@bobdelp20233 жыл бұрын
SHE WAS 27 TOO SO YOU KNOW AND THIS SONG STUDIO WISE COMES OFF OF HER 70 ALBUM ( LADIES OF THE CANYON ) :)
@bobdelp20233 жыл бұрын
YOU HAVE TO DO THE 70 BBC CONCERT VIIDEO CLIP, SHE DOES THIS SONG AND TELLS THE STORY ABOUT IT HARRI, YOU HAFTA DO IT! :)
@paulwhite58403 жыл бұрын
"Both Sides Now" is her signature song.
@davidespinosa19109 ай бұрын
She has about 300 signature songs.
@rogerwitte3 жыл бұрын
It help's if you know that "Yazgur's Farm" is the site of the woodstock festival.
@steve55sogood163 жыл бұрын
Now, review Mathew's Southern Comforts version,! Love all versions of this song! Woodstock, was the event of that generation,"Peace,Love,and music" which maybe sounds a bit quaint, now!
@robertlear27353 жыл бұрын
You should listen to the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young version
@bobdelp2023 Жыл бұрын
BOB DYLAN SAID THAT JONI WAS THEE BEST SINGER/ SONGWRITER EVER IN MUSIC 😊THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT I GUESS HARRI 😊
@thewilythylacine3 жыл бұрын
You need to take a listen to "Hejira" (the song and its entire album). Mind blowing poetry.
@wilfbentley67383 жыл бұрын
Joni plays a bunch of instruments: keyboards, guitar, mountain dulcimer, probably others.
@michaeldowson69883 жыл бұрын
CSN&Y's version was upbeat and hopeful. Joni's seems a dirge & it's already too late to save ourselves.
@StevesFunhouse3 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@frederickbays4053 жыл бұрын
only b/c it was and still is we are all dead in 60 to 80 yr
@StevesFunhouse3 жыл бұрын
@@frederickbays405 You're a real "upbeat" sort of person, aren't you ??? IDK, maybe I just misunderstood you.
@davidrauh81182 жыл бұрын
There is a live video version by her from 1970 of this song. Check it out.
@MrDiddyDee3 жыл бұрын
As others have said she didn't actually make it to Woodstock, her manager convinced her a TV show appearance was more important and it couldn't be guaranteed she'd make it back in time. In the event Crosby, Stills & Nash (who did a hit cover version of this song) did make it back and turned up as guests on the same TV show (Although they didn't actually perform anything), it was still very frustrating for Joni to hear her friends stealing the limelight a bit and going on about the festival. In retrospect, she truly believed her idyllic and romantic notions about the event created the magic of this song, which if she had actually witnessed it in person she wouldn't have written. She had had previous experience of just how competitive it could get backstage at big shows, and how fake and self-centred a lot of performers could be despite the love and peace image they presented on stage.
@webbtrekker5343 жыл бұрын
I like the CSN&Y version but I also like the original a bit better. It has a quality of its own.
@ladylisaromance81293 жыл бұрын
Watch the 1970 live version and listen to her story about writing this song.
@tahfaa66 Жыл бұрын
Joni couldn’t make it to the Woodstock concert/happening, because she had a previously scheduled tv appearance. So, I think this was probably her reaction and contribution to not being able to be there. After the fact, she must have felt she really missed something big; hence, this song.
@andythrush33413 жыл бұрын
To hear a much different Joni review her song "Sex Kills" from her LP "Turbulent Indigo".
@jgriffin282 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable to me she wrote these amazing songs when she was still young.
@cspringer3333 жыл бұрын
check out her live version
@fidge543 жыл бұрын
That was her on the piano
@winding-roads2 жыл бұрын
Canadiana at it's best!
@bethcrumpton4763 жыл бұрын
"Help Me" next, please Dear Harri.
@bobdelp2023 Жыл бұрын
👍😊
@dougca70863 жыл бұрын
You might react to an interview on The Dick Cavett Show where Joni Mitchell David Crosby Stephen Stills and a few others along with the Jefferson Airplane the day after Woodstock we're just bullshiting with Dick Cavett I think it's a two-part KZbin video of that show and the Jefferson Airplane just start up with Somebody to Love and they all join in you can react to a lot of Life of promises of artists on The Dick Cavett Show from that time frame
@jbach4311 Жыл бұрын
Joni Mitchell was married to Grahm Nash from CSN. and I think she was going to Woodstock with Grahm Nash
@toddburton65703 жыл бұрын
Joni Mitchell did not attend Woodstock, BTW. She had a gig in another city., Great song, though! Very thoughtfully performed...
@StevesFunhouse3 жыл бұрын
Harri, as I wrote to Gary17509, "She wrote it because she was supposed to go but couldn't, because she was set to appear on "The Dick Cavett Show" the Monday after the festival with the band Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young and feared she'd get stuck in Woodstock and not make it back to New York City in time. So, she wrote what she imagined it was like, and from what she saw and heard about it on TV and friends". I had already written my post to him, but you actually asked the question, so I duplicated my message here, to make sure you saw it. You need to see the cover that Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young did of this song (kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqO6f4enl7F5fKc ). I think you'll be glad you heard it.
@pgetty19493 жыл бұрын
Her voice does sound younger. Later her voice was more raspy from smoking.
@alberto-os1bx3 жыл бұрын
"I saw the bombers turning into butterflies above our nation"....ain't that something?
@dale9122 жыл бұрын
When you get a chance please listen to David Bowie, Ziggy stardust
@757optim3 жыл бұрын
CSNY's is the one that got the air play.
@papercup25173 жыл бұрын
Although, in the UK it was the Matthew's Southern Comfort version that was most played, and that most people there know best..
@greybeard22803 жыл бұрын
I love Joni's version better than CSNY's version.
@RayVRoberts2 жыл бұрын
This isn't a song; it's a hymn...
@davidblanton5258 Жыл бұрын
She was invited to sing at Woodstock, but she could not attend due to logistics.
@andytraiger407910 ай бұрын
And I dreamed I saw the bombers Riding shotgun in the sky And they were turning into butterflies Above our nation
@richardhornbostel39583 жыл бұрын
I believe that Joni was more spiritual than religious
@johnmorgan95539 ай бұрын
We are billion year old carbon !
@jtillman95373 жыл бұрын
React to Bjork Hyperballad
@1tishhead3 жыл бұрын
Crosby and Stills like to say that they turned it into a boys' song.
@owenicus Жыл бұрын
She wanted to perform at Woodstock, but csny treated her like a little sister and said it was too dangerous, so she wrote this song instead.
@timothycook29173 жыл бұрын
Too bad you didn't react to the Ian Matthews version
@davelehnen33003 жыл бұрын
The Children of God was a religious cult that started in California in 1968. I don't think Joni was likely to call random people children of God. Since Joni never made it to Woodstock, this particular person is probably fictional. Jeremy Spencer from the original Fleetwood Mac quit the band to become a Child of God.
@jimsteffel3 жыл бұрын
Coyote
@davidtullis28103 жыл бұрын
She couldn't get a flight to Woodstock after a gig she was committed to so she wrote a song about it instead