All Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell - Lifetime Award Concert TNT (4-16-2000)

In fitting tribute to Joni Mitchell, the TNT network presented an all-star celebration at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, April 6, 2000. Many legendary performers sang Mitchell's songs, including James Taylor, Elton John, Wynonna Judd, Bryan Adams, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Krall, and Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention fame. Emcee was Ashley Judd. Mitchell herself ended the evening with a rendition of "Both Sides Now" with a full 70 piece orchestra. (description from Wikipedia) This concert has never been re-broadcast, nor released in any form for sale. I do not own the copyrights to any of the material contained herein and simply present this event for fair use and historical purposes.

[@songsmithy07]

Of all the supremely gifted songwriters who came out of Laurel Canyon, Joni stands head and shoulders above them all

[@debbieschmidling8158]

❤❤❤

[@rottenronnie4502]

Of all the songwriters that came out of Canada, Joni stands head and shoulders above them all

[@rmac1042]

I’m probably in the minority of listeners here, but as a composer-jazz pianist, I loved “A Case Of You” performed by Diana Krall. She sang the song with deep respect and abundant soul!

[@peterdavino4408]

I don't think you're in a minority and if you are then it's a very privileged one to say the least. As far as I can tell, this was performed with voice and piano only which, in and of itself, is a major leap into transparency and magnification. Diana is the very epitome of artistry.

[@richardkeeling3166]

What a provocative name for a song

[@rr7firefly]

Joni sings "Both Sides Now" at the end of the evening and it sounds like a song a wise old person would have written. Then we remember that she wrote that song in 1967, when she was only 23 years old. Some people have a gift and live their lives accordingly.

[@DC-js4gk]

And this was a hit again. Just when you think she's an old person sitting on her extensive laurels she walks on and just blows everybody away, just like anytime she's on a stage. I'm new to most of her music but can't wait to go through her back catalogue. This is beyond anything. "It's life's allusions I recall I really don't know life at all". How the hell does a 23 year old write that ffs

[@ronnieevers5115]

what a fantastic tribute.......love you Joni Mitchell

[@nspector]

She's been here before.

[@sammyscotch9945]

@@nspector u think? Could be

[@nspector]

@@sammyscotch9945 Yes, I do think so. Do you?

[@z-man2343]

The negative comments here leave me perplexed and a bit saddened. Were the performances perfect? Of course not. Would others artists have done a better job of interpreting Joni's songs? Perhaps. But every person on that stage was there for the sole purpose of paying tribute to one of their musical heroes and displayed for all to see (and mindlessly criticize) what her songs meant to them through these amazing performances. Oh, and for the record, each and every performer in this video has more musical talent in their left pinky toenail than the haters here will ever have, no matter how many tortured lifetimes you may live. Listen to what you like, don't listen to what you don't, simple as that. Peace.

[@ClarityDetermination]

Hear here, bud.

[@leewiltshire111]

"Couldn't have put it better myself..Well Said my friend..!!

[@candacewilliams9073]

I agree.

[@fionabooth1816]

Exactly my friend. If you don't like it don't listen. I love this tribute to Joni and more importantly she seemed to appreciate it herself. If you don't like it listen to something else. Don't criticise what you don't understand.

[@maureenhanlan8994]

You're so right xxx

[@davidmayhew4818]

Cindy's interpretation is just fucking sublime.

[@popland1977]

It's sad that most only see her as the girl who wants to have fun,

[@peterkline7137]

I love how Joni shakes her little shoulders when she's in the groove. At 78 she still does it.

[@debbieschmidling8158]

❤❤❤

[@superdryupwithatwist]

At a press conference following the release of her photobook "Sex," wherein Madonna literally revealed herself, a reporter asked her "So what's next? Some internal organs, maybe?" That moment exposed (if you'll pardon the pun) how music had fallen victim to what Joni called the star-maker machinery behind the popular song. Joni, unlike Madonna, revealed her insides - in particular, to put it crudely, her guts - through an astonishing poetic arrangement of words and similes and metaphors that gave a more tangible form to what was aching in our own guts, accompanied by a soulful twang of her guitar or the sound of her fingernails clicking on a keyboard - and of course, that voice - that remains wholly unmatched and probably will forever. To have been alive during the time of Joni Mitchell, Meryl Streep and Luciano Pavarotti - what a freakin' blessing that's been. Listening to her now, especially now, I remind myself of that. It helps - along with the two gin soaked olives at the bottom of my martini glass.

[@rickytleg]

An hour and half cannot begin to show the depth of Joni Mitchell's immense talent. I have loved this woman for 40+ years - she is the music of my life!

[@petepunk]

00:00 Wynonna Judd & Bryan Adams - Raised on Robbery 06:30 Cyndi Lauper - Carey 16:38 Richard Thompson - Woodstock 22:26 Shawn Colvin & Mary Chapin Carpenter - Chelsea Morning_Big Yellow Taxi (with James Taylor) 27:50 James Taylor - River 33:12 Wynonna Judd - You Turn Me On I'm a Radio 39:44 k.d. lang - Help Me 47:58 Cassandra Wilson - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines 52:18 Sweet Honey in the Rock - The Circle Game 57:41 Shawn Colvin & Mary Chapin Carpenter - Amelia 1:04:19 Richard Thompson - Black Crow 1:09:46 Elton John - Free Man in Paris 1:13:53 Diana Krall - A Case of You 1:23:44 Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now 1:30:23 Joni Mitchell and all artists - The Circle Game

[@kekwayblaze3176]

Thanks so much for the timestamp. I was hoping someone would do this!

[@drjennpwrites]

TY for the time stamps!

[@mybobbleheads]

thank you

[@alanconrad8490]

Carey by Cyndi was Fantastic

[@petepunk]

@@alanconrad8490 Best of the lot!

[@dissilymordentroge5818]

Joni's rendition of 'Both Sides Now' is up there with the great classical arias. This performance stands alone on a level very few of today's artists can begin to approach. Magic !

[@brant7793]

absolutely

[@joesmith-ok8ip]

Shivering

[@lynnlozer358]

It’s not a rendition, she wrote the song. I’ll stop short of calling you an idiot

[@daniellysohirka5079]

@@lynnlozer358 no doubt lol

[@debbieschmidling8158]

❤❤❤

[@kermit3421]

i was 15 when I first heard her...63 now. love you Joni....forever

[@denisefriday7318]

Wow I was 14 when I fell in love with Joni I am now 63😁

[@melodyelson3202]

Brilliant...I had the same childhood each album was a gift to us all ... Best to share this evening with friends and family ❤...☆♡□○○○●☆

[@KEVINJOHNALLEN]

I WAS THERE! My wife & I scored 2 tickets in the 10th row orch. I always will remember how Joni sat majestically in the balcony smoking her herbal cigarettes the who time... nice to find this on utube

[@zorroonmilkavitch1840]

The what time

[@chattycathy8089]

Wow....it's like being in heaven!!

[@jerrychetty2524]

@@zorroonmilkavitch1840 I think Kevin meant "the whole time"

[@melodyelson3202]

delighted to hear that you both were there ! yes, bravo to utube to be sure share with friends and family 🎉❤

[@susannoel3672]

Joni perhaps more than any other artist has been the one "holding my hand" through all the stages of my life. I am only a little younger than she is, so this was incredibly poignant and moving to me. I am overjoyed to see her receive all this adulation -- it was a long time coming, and she was neglected and disrespected for years, so this is wonderful. There is truly no one like her. And though she is definitely a great musician of the 20th century, and not a "woman musician," there is some special connection that she makes for women, some experience that she just "gets" and expresses for us. I can describe all the different stages of my life by quoting JM songs. And she's always pushing the boundaries, changing and challenging herself, and giving us something new. And wow, to hear her sing "Both Sides Now," just amazing, so full of feeling. In a way this was like watching a trip through my own life -- but mainly I am just glad to see her finally getting the tribute that she so deserves. Wonderful.

[@jankimbell7560]

Yep, well said!

[@christophlieding734]

Thanks for your kind and colorful words. So nice that you have her in your life. Me too I do feel connected to her music and the late 60s and early 70s. Some of her songs do make me cry/ getting sentimental and never thought I would get their. One of the most ladies who influenced that time. Take care and keep on singing/ Aloha from east Maui.

[@bigwille11]

Susan Noel she is sweet

[@thinwolf4516]

I am a biological, cultural, and preferential male, with a strong anima. Joni Mitchell is close to my age, and has been there, lyrics and moods and explorations, inhabiting the music that plays, ceaselessly, in my head since I first heard her, what?, 50+ years ago. Her gift transcends identity and reaches into the very soul of those who will open their ears and minds and hearts to her songs. She is one the greats and I feel privileged to have witnessed her career so far.

[@9thedreaming9]

@@thinwolf4516 Agree! I am a gay guy from Argentina who´s not even in his 40´s yet and Joni Mitchell has been a huge part of my life since I was 13. I connected with her lyrics and her spirit in such a way that I felt seen, and spoken FOR and TO for the first time ever. She´s been like a best friend, a therapist, an adviser, a musical hero. I can totally understand Joni representing something really important to women in particular, but for me she is one of the few artist that truly shaped generations regardless of genders, nationalities, ages, you name it.

[@jjj1951]

Since the Kennedy Center won't honor Joni, I'm glad at least TNT showed her the respect she deserves.

[@jimrockfish1875]

Why is that is it speculated?

[@ricocottrell3017]

@@jimrockfish1875 Isn't Kennedy Center honors for Americans? idk

[@jimrockfish1875]

Rico Cottrell That makes sense

[@chelsealee144]

Rico Cottrell I don’t think so? They honored Led Zeppelin and Paul McCartney...

[@ricocottrell3017]

@@chelsealee144 thx

[@loualar9764]

Joni Mitchell is a massive icon and will ALWAYS be loved by me..Marvelous songwriter and singer..❤🎶💋🥂

[@CrisCrisman]

I NEVER get tired of Cyndi's version of "Carey". It's inspired. I've watched it endlessly.

[@TorkG8]

Really? Not for me. I like it faster.

[@CrisCrisman]

@@TorkG8 Yes well no one does it better than Joni for sure. But I do love Cyndi's quirky approach to it.

[@EthanLondon96]

Not for me either. Hate it in fact.

[@EthanLondon96]

@@willzimjohn if you can’t deal with people’s freedom of choice then it is you who needs help.

[@lisaben-shlaush8949]

@@TorkG8 I thought so too at 1st but then I listened a few more times and imagined the young, struggling Cyndi singing for her rent money and I really felt her soul. None of the artists should be compared to JM. Their tribute was heart-felt and genuine.

[@Thadmotor1044]

Cyndi Lauper blows my mind , what a great version of Carey , , she is unreal , what a look , outa space

[@kevinb3812]

I'm with you. Her talent is deep. I love Both her version as well as Joni's! I think Joni appreciated it too!

[@edwardspearing5148]

Without a doubt.. Mores the pity those 2 spanners.. Yer wan Wynonna and bollocky bill Adams weren't off the menu.. Smack of a big stick is what.

[@joesmith-ok8ip]

Shivering

[@dennyshonda]

She's got great legs toooooo

[@colinhunter2111]

Good music sharing moments Together sometimes Loving words and love together Joni Mitchell is the best part of my LIFE she tool my Heart with two songs that tool me to Paradise , 1Conversation 2 refuge of the road all are perfect ,but these are so much more than Amything in the 64 years i live ,i hope many Times people Will enjoy her music

[@34hedgehog]

Never heard Cyndi Lauper sing like that. Superb version.

[@forreal245]

She was awful! I c/n understand a word of her whining!

[@waynej2608]

She was impressive. A fine rendition.

[@darkkiss7247]

@@waynej2608 Agreed

[@52barney]

@@forreal245 get my seminal fluid out of your ears

[@zorroonmilkavitch1840]

@@forreal245 right before I read your host I wrote something of similar nature I just thought that rendition was horrible it just took a song that I thought was pretty damn good and put it down into the basement. And I'm getting you bet dollars to Donuts the Joany did not like the two neither I don't know how we could find that out but I'm going to look for her reaction at the end of the song.

[@jeanniecampbell1374]

Cyndi Lauper ..you blow me away to stars shining liking diamonds and glittering in my ears ...Joni must have loved it !

[@DianeSeversonMori]

k.d. lang's performance was awe inspiring! Such a great singer, up to the difficulty of Joni's melodies.

[@williambrosmer213]

KD Lang is another extraordinary Canadian talent.

[@Hohos_makeajazznoise]

this NEEDS to be released on DVD!

[@didaxisproyectosycomunicac3990]

Yes indeed, but with the Hillary witch edited off!!

[@elizabethwright1649]

It is and I have it

[@lisamcgregorpeters3037]

When i was much younger, 14 or 15 or so, battling depression and confusion about life and my life and who I was and how i felt (and wanting to put an end to it all), Joni gave me words and validation that I wasn't alone. She gave me a door to walk through to a field of art and beauty and permission to feel the highs and lows, the heat and cold, the bitter and sweet and be fine in the restlessness of it all.

[@tonysaunders2137]

Joni performing Both Sides Now at this stage in her life was truly sagacious!❤

[@noregretcoyote1808]

Talented artists paying tribute to the most talented artist on the planet.

[@bassmentality]

I listened half way through this and found tears were running down my cheek. On reflection I recall Joni has been with me thru so much heart break and happiness in more than 50 years. Funny how this stuff comes to the surface because of music!

[@nunya1738]

Right there with you, friend. But in her case...Its a case of Joni, I guess would be enough to convey.

[@donkatlin6956]

You said what I was thanking. So thank you.

[@nunya1738]

Don Katlin My pleasure. I just turned 49, am a raised on Drive In Movies (19, 18 year old parents that had me, in 1965, same year Mitchell's daughter was born, out of wedlock, surprise, both cases), and so went everywhere with those poor youngsters, i.e. remember A LOT of the sixties stuff, early 70's stuff. That said, despite my roots as to that music, all I really knew of Joni was her radio songs, one CD (not vinyl, and HITS, at that), and instinctively that she was one of the best ever. This past Easter, my instincts (mid life crisis) led me like a moth to her flame, and all her fellow freedom freak, discovery/adventuring spirit songs and interviews, I just went IN DEPTH on for the first time ever. I have been listening every day or night or both since that night (CBC interview, Joni at 70 years old started it out). She was SUCH a WONDERFUL surprise, once I dived in deep, blowing all my already suspected notions of her SKY HIGH. I love a truth teller...most do not. I love Muhammad Ali, George Carlin...masters, the best at their professions, unafraid to lay it all on the line, speak truth to power, fight for or say to folks THIS is what is going on. Joni has made tears of appreciation and etc fall multiple times since that night. I write songs myself, and while I have never been published, I can certainly appreciate the whole other level this woman is on. To me, still not having heard ALL her albums on youtube yet, I think she is THE BEST SINGER SONGWRITER EVER, period. Without doubt in Dylan's league as to literary writing, but on a higher plane as to voice and musicianship, without doubt, as well. I just LOVE this woman. No other artist has made me react so, like you speak to, so often, so many different songs, on first or repeat listens. Cannot tell you how WONDERFUL it is to discover all this, at my age and all. To me, she just joined Ali and Carlin on my own little Mount Rushmore, the Truth, Integrity, Honesty, Balls and Beauty department. PEACE, friend.

[@nunya1738]

Don Katlin James Taylor said it best here, on this tribute, if I am right? Before playing River, he looked up to her in the balcony: "Joni the bone...on her Throne...where she belong".

[@bassmentality]

rjlionheart, now thats strang as I don't recall ever chasing a Joni bass line. On reflection I sing along and the words and melody just do it for me. I'm building a short scall bass. Maybe when I finished I'll play some joni bass lines but oh where would I starte ? :-)

[@markalanpeter]

Diana Krall blew them all away. What a great rendition of one of Joni's best songs.

[@nadominhoca]

Totally agree! That was the pure definition of perfection….

[@alexraymond5572]

Not even close. Just a "jazzier" version of Joni's, and couldn't hold a candle to it. that honor goes to, shockingly, Cindy Lauper. Her rendition was pure artistry and was a "take," not a pale imitation. Shocking how good it was. Cindy Lauper, of all people. Haunting

[@kbroers6480]

Joni is my cosmic mother. She is a creative genius. The greatest muse, voice, vision: the brightest light in the darkest night- she is the greatest artist of our times.

[@myimorata7678]

Better than Louis Armstrong? Miles Davis? Billie Holliday? Bessie Smith? You know, I don't mind fanspeak, but absolutes like the ones you posited really irritate. Be a fan. Nobody denies you that. But regulate it, man. Please.

[@kermit3421]

no you are wrong Andrew

[@DC-js4gk]

@@myimorata7678 second half of the century yes bigger. But it ain't a contest, they're all important.

[@chelseakatie02]

@@myimorata7678 idk why it bothers you. Just because it's an absolute her him doesn't mean it has to be an absolute for you.

[@zorroonmilkavitch1840]

@Lord Jagged we get it you're not a fan you obviously also don't get genius!

[@jerrymariano402]

God was in a very good mood when He created Joni.

[@ElizabethStJohnRamirez]

Yes, he was assisted greatly by David Crosby. He produced her first album, and he made sure that she was the only musician on it!

[@raygil6323]

Jerry Mariano wonder what’ gods mood was when he created Donald Trump

[@joshuajackson4742]

Ray Gil that someone needs to sort this MESS out.

[@cyndifoore7743]

Jerry Mariano yes He was❤️

[@cyndifoore7743]

Ray Gil His mood was awesome!!!❤️

[@user-qv3cp9lw5w]

If I was there, when she hit that second chorus of Both Sides Now, and the orchestra flourishing behind her... I would be bawling.

[@marcosbabu]

At that point I probably wouldn't be able to see nothing as I'd be drawning in my tears...

[@nickis0330]

Great tribute....but there is NO talent like Joni.....her range...the composition...ONE OF A KIND!

[@danh367]

Still true

[@ajflamingo5839]

The performance of “The Circle Game” was as daring, unique and beautiful as Joni is. Well done!

[@danvall99]

It was 1968. I first heard Joni. She has propelled me through good times and turbulent times. What an artist! Her music and lyrics are inspirational.

[@numerikproductions]

Lovely to see Joni in the audience enjoying...

[@davidarnett964]

This is a fantastic convention of Joni enthusiasts; without a weak link, but led masterfully by Cyndi Lauper's "Carey", Thompson's "Woodstock", and Elton John's "Free Man in Paris". Thanks so much for reconnecting me and my wife with the music that helped us understand each other and ourselves . . . .

[@chriswalkowicz4867]

Cyndi Lauper was absolutely incredible!

[@richardhornbostel3958]

Maybe she could sing this at the Kennedy Centre Award for Joni

[@williambrosmer213]

Such an incredible interpretation of the song. Cyndi delivered again.

[@lisacolbert5987]

I heard this soon after this tribute and before you could just do a two second search on KZbin and listen to it over and over. Ended up having the 12 year old son of a friend find it for me , buried deep in the interwebs. Was and remains among the best interpretations of an epic piece of pop music ever. I had the sense that Cyndi’s effort was Joni’s favorite. Or maybe Richard Thompson’s. Or..?

[@jimipalmer5041]

Cyndi killed it!!! Can't hear it enuff.🎶👍💖

[@chuckdinkel8569]

Wonder if it’s true that Cindy was sick with the flu.

[@davidedward2352]

Nice to see a couple of Canadians paying tribute to a legendary Canadian.

[@0canadiens81]

Both sides now is such a powerful song and so true. Both the melody and lyrics are equally as mesmerizing and amazing. Honestly, I think this is probably the greatest song ever written.

[@Holymakinaw]

It's certainly there amongst them, at the very least.

[@questioneverything1682]

Very wise lyrics. Joni Mitchell was 23 when she wrote these world-weary lyrics!

[@MelancholyCool]

Some of my first memories as a child were the feeling of happiness that music gave me. Growing up, I had my favorite musicians, from the Beatles to Joplin, but Joni was the constant one in my life. I have always loved music. In the Fall of 1969, just 18 yrs old and living alone on my own, I heard Joni sing Marci one night on my radio. It was played on the FM station at Brown University on a nighttime program called 'Joe's World.'. Forty six years have come and gone but Marci is still my favorite song. I anxiously awaited Joni's every album and loved them each and every one. I really can't imagine what life would be like without her. I grew up naming myself a High Priest of the Joni Mitchell fan club! She will always have a very dear place in my heart. She has given us so much of herself and some of us love her dearly. Thank you Joni.

[@PaulaJoW]

Her voice is sublime. Her writing and musicianship is extraordinary. Had the immense thrill to be at her 70th birthday celebration in Toronto. A major bucket list moment checked off.

[@larryordine7542]

Diana Krall's piano arrangement was so thoughtful. The most gifted and accomplished musican playing that evening, Cassandra Wilson the most gifted of singers, Elton picked the song most like his own work and style. Cyndi performed the best cover. Of course Joni's work is her own best commentary and tribute.

[@anotheryou218]

Entirely in a class by herself, she stands above all in a generation of immensely talented singer/songwriters. If the term "artistic genius" can be applied to any of them, it is she.

[@Patricia-ck7ks]

Amen

[@nsitz6228]

Yes, amen.

[@laglotal]

This was a very warm, classy and delightful tribute. Joni looked very happy here.

[@ClarityDetermination]

Yes, happy and comfortable.

[@DianeSeversonMori]

"You can stay the same and protect the formula that gave you your initial success. But staying the same is boring. And change is interesting." Joni / Laurence Fishburn

[@jillclark2012]

Cyndi...singin' Carrie, ' this is why we all lived this long......

[@1755ma]

Wonderful heartfelt performances by all. Joni was delighted. Her smile was dazzling. Nice to see. Why this hasn't been rebroadcast truly is a mystery.

[@carlsandburg7444]

This show demonstrates that no one can sing Joni except Joni. She knew this and yet was always humble about it all.

[@rembeadgc]

Who knew Cyndi Lauper could actually sing. She sang that song so real, like she wrote it.

[@mrfrogbutt1]

+rembeadgc DUH, shes an amazing singer. Do you live under a rock?

[@popland1977]

Her original fans from the 80s know. It's everyone else who is catching up

[@dennisjames6144]

I have loved Joni for many many years. Profoundly insightful with her lyric capacity she has managed to pinpoint the human condition like a laser aimed straight into the very core of your heart and soul. Musically, Joni's capacity to re-invent herself over the years is beyond amazing. Her visual art has known no boundaries as has her music. She has inspired me for years. I will always love her.

[@lisawallace7531]

Watching this touching tribute today on Joni's birthday, I realize every artist is able to perform Joni in their own way. Doesn't that just say everything about Joni's talent that she speaks to us all? Happy Birthday, Joni, and many blessings to you.

[@barrytuch6945]

I don't know why but I can never get enough of Joni Mitchell's music. So many great songs written, so many great performances by Joni Mitchell, so many great covers by so many great musicians, it just goes on and on.

[@PeaceFan1]

In a Class ALL BY HERSELF ...She Stands ALONE with Absolutely NO PEER!!!! xoxo

[@davexxx5175]

Joni Mitchell and Laura Nyro, for me, are two incredible singer/songwriter in modern music. In this tribute concert there are some great versions of Joni's songs but when she sings in the end "Both sides now" she is really totally amazing! It's so profound song and her singing really touch my heart every time and also now! It's a masterpiece!

[@pokey5736]

Wow, thanks for mentioning Laura Nyro. Gone way too soon.

[@davexxx5175]

@@pokey5736 - Thanks to you too. Yes, Laura gone too soon..she was so amazing.

[@miktoh]

Richard Thompson! Wow!.....truly an amazing musician, simply beautiful with that rendition of Woodstock....took me to dreamland !!!

[@beckywoodley1081]

Joni...A high school friend who sang and played piano turned me on to you. During a "day off"" in high school, enjoying a day of "blotter", "Songs to Aging Children" touched me so transcendentally...that's the best way I can describe it. Anyway, your words have escorted me through high school and helped me through relationships in college. In a letter to a boyfriend I wrote, " We're like America and Russia, Always keeping score, We're always balancing the power, And that can get to be a cold, cold war, We're going to have to hold ourselves a peace talk, In some neutral cafe...." I've warmed my own voice up to yours and have been able to measure if I'm treating my "reed" appropriately. Thank you forever and always. Now that we are all so much older, this rendition of "Both Sides" now has proved to be timeless, and means oh so much more now because of our age. Brought me to tears.... Je vous remercie encore et encore....

[@assetdesigncenter]

The many many years I've listened to Joni, I've always thought that she was singing to me. I see that so many others feel the same way. What a great tribute.

[@kerrymullin94]

James Taylor right as raiñ shower her with love and ☮️ God bless you both

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

You wrote all the songs that are our lives. They continue to bloom agelessly anew each time they’re played, again and again and again. My humble thanks, Joni Mitchell.

[@netherworldman]

I got so taken away by this all, the moment I heard James Taylor sang "I wish I had a river....." tears were in my eyes. What a tribute to such a great talent whose sound accompanied me during my life.

[@alansmollen]

netherworldman me too!

[@Bevoe]

Everybody else just move on over, Joni the master is coming through...

[@bruceburns1672]

Wow wow wow Cyndi Lauper , I always loved her singing but what and incredible artist to put all that emotion and perfection into Joni's song , what a brilliant rare talent , and as usual looks half crazy .

[@ettajames2luv]

Richard Thompson paying tribute to Joni Mitchell, I'M IN HEAVEN! I can't believe I haven't seen this before. Thank you so much for posting!

[@SactownOwen]

"Amelia" here is GLORIOUS.

[@winocat1]

The best performance of the night, IMO. An absolutely shimmering version of one of Joni’s most soul-baring sings.

[@raybullock7744]

Someone may have already have mentioned this but as wonderful as this celebration of her work maybe it is hard to believe how a tribute to Joni Mitchell can omit contributions from Crosby Stills and Nash, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.

[@neilmurphy7554]

So so good.... hard to believe that 20 years have passed since this. Both Sides Now, after all else here, is sublime. Surely it will be regarded as one of the greatest musical performances ever recorded. As always, Joni inscribes herself in a present which resonates with the past we can all share with her.

[@moskomu]

Thank you Gods of KZbin algorithms for bring this to me.

[@DianeSeversonMori]

Wow, Diana Krall owned "A Case of You"! Made me cry, it did.

[@robbiechandler7858]

Prince did a great version too

[@waynej2608]

Diana is another amazing singer!

[@2war2bray]

KD Lang did the best job with one of her songs. Joni's phrasing is so difficult to take on but KD is a world class singer.

[@lexdunn4160]

Diana Krall was spectacular!

[@davidmascoli5794]

I truely experienced love deep in my heart while watching this. Cindy and everyone were great. Awesome.

[@jamesrmore]

My Joni experience runs from 1973 brilliant girl friend turning me onto the album “Blue”. I’d played in rock bands since 8th grade (1966) but this was special. I also saw her live on the “Shadows and Light tour with Jaco, Pat Methany, etc. one of the best concerts ever. I found tears running down my cheeks even before “Amelia”. Genius, thank God for Joni.

[@pokey5736]

Yes indeed. The Shadows and Light tour was great ! Joni is a gift from my God.

[@stevek6518]

Imagine having written 2 songs, the last 2 played - Both Sides Now and Circle Game - written at a young age and now are like a coda to her career decades later. And imagine this show was in 2000, and now in 2022 there was just a similar tribute show with Joni, at Newport. I hope you've all seen that too.

[@algebragirl1251]

What a wonderful collection of performances in one evening. Joni deserves it all!

[@carlosrecuerdaruiz2948]

A graceful woman that ages gracefully !

[@exerciserelax8719]

Seeing the emotion on Joni's face as James Taylor sang "River"... Of course they go way, way back... I can only guess what they both were thinking about in that moment.

[@Edo9River]

We have also to keep in mind these performers wanted to be there. It was their heartfelt response to her music

[@dennysmith7862]

"Wish I had a river I could skate away on..." always reminds me of a sad time leaving Jhb - had such a crush on a gorgeous tall dark and drop-dead handsome Israeli... Joni wrote and sang most poignantly emotionally inducing songs ever... thanks for the great memories...

[@johntaylor8779]

Another great Canadian talent, we are so lucky to have all of this on our doorstep. Hope you all enjoy it as we should. Our home and native land.

[@1454LOU]

I knew Cyndi could sing, but I didnt know she could SING. The only standing O (except for Joni ). Luuuuuuuv Joni. Always will.

[@shelaghrocchi6651]

Michael, if you are still on the other end of this, thank you for sharing! In these days of Covid and from this Proud Canuck, who better to remind us of a better place to be than the incomparable Joni! She remains the greatest living lyricist on the Planet! God Bless Joni - she gives us all so much comfort, strength and pride. Cant imagine life without her!

[@flynntaylor5459]

she is without a doubt the greatest songwriter in musical history, far extended into the next generation. Joni s mind is so tapped into the textures and color of all that surrounds us. I'm a poet myself, and anytime I think I have written something clever or awe inspiring, I listen to court and sparkand its back to kindergarden.joni is in a class by herself, graceful with words that express what we cannot, truly gifted to speak from the heart. ❤🎉

[@pamgypsyaries8049]

Ohhhh my god…. Her performance of Both Sides Now is incredible , I am crying

[@debbieschmidling8158]

❤❤❤

[@frewofstew6304]

Joni has enjoyed the process, which allowed her to not be swayed by the top ten charts. She brought new innovations to writing, instrumental play, melding genres and set an example for artist to explore, as she was doing, without being afraid to fail! And even though she didn't stay in the top ten...she is and will be discovered, learned from and revered for generations to come. She hit the top in her own way! And we all managed to discover her, in our own ways, and over time...many others will. I would like to say to newcomers to Joni's art🎨...ENJOY the JOURNEY! A Boomer

[@TheKINGAMAZIN]

KD Lang is really singing Joni's song as if it was her own...love it!

[@taragreenetarotastro]

KD Lang is another amazing Canadian singer one of the best and an original strong lesbian woman in her own right

[@janec.9706]

Yeah...kd lang is a original strong woman...all u needed to say

[@janec.9706]

🤒kids don't smoke if you're a singer!

[@joesmith-ok8ip]

Shivering

[@obiephillips9174]

@@janec.9706 Smoking took her angelic voice away and from Whitney too!

[@JennyBurt58]

How can you find the right thing to say about something so beautiful! Some day go back and listen to a version of the song when Joni was younger and listen to this again, to see how it's deepened and how it must mean many different things to her now!

[@fredloos6998]

That was fantastic. I love Joni Mitchell....what an angel.

[@JerryT21]

Lang did a great job !!!!! Wow !!!

[@bumsharvest5493]

I don't know how I stumbled on this, but it has reminded me that entertainment isn't as good as it used to be.

[@torreyjeff]

Joni Mitchell's voice and music is a gift.

[@billyves1]

Oh my goodness my eyes are all wet remembering my youth on both side of the Atlantic ! Joni has brought so much to us, has lighten up life so many times, leading us through our life, teaching us the reason and price of it... I had the luck of seeing her singing only once in 79 at the Greek Theatre in LA, it was such a beautifull evening of late june in the Holywood hills and it still is such a vivid memory. Anyway this is an awesome tribut for her, so simple, sincere and genuine, that fits her so well and perfomed by great artists. Anyway my heart is overflowing of pure warmth and confidenceon this sunny monday morning, here in South of France. I must say that if there is one or two performing here that for me are top it is the great K.D. Lang version of "Help Me" (my heart is falling...) and the very moving "Circle Game". Apart from this, may I modestly congratulate all the Americans that have voted and voted so well since it's been such a joice this yesterday's Sunday morning when we finally learnt who was going to be your next President... There's numerous of us here in France and all over Europe who have felt so happy and somehow released from this much too long, gross and aweful four years "interlude". Real America is back, back in quite a beautiful and hopeful way with Joe B. and the stunning Kamala H, first woman ever being elected as vice president. May them be blessed, may the US and all of its people as well. You guys and your beautiful real culture are in my heart. Cheers, and respect from me and from South of France, a simple frog around (I did opened a bottle of Champagne too yesterday... Vive les US of A and Vive la France ;-) !)

[@OneOfUsHere]

Thank You for your insightful comment.

[@lindawilliams2211]

Thank you for your words. Some of us are so happy. We have to all stand up for our Constitution and laws. Peace.

[@lolainma3218]

Biggest mistake this country ever made … but I’m sure you know that by now… 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@vanu49]

16:45 Richard Thompson - Woodstock, just beautiful. Tks for the upload!

[@bilmeeler]

Cyndi Lauper absolutely stole the show! What a caring and insightful interpretation of a song with very dark undertones. The rhythm throughout was just as seductive as Miss Joni herself. The songs of my life....................

[@holyblizzz]

something went wrong with cindy and the band, just before the end.

[@SactownOwen]

The highlight of the evening is Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter's cover of Amelia. My goodness, that's perfection.

[@greenmanwl]

River by James Taylor is very very good, love it

[@exerciserelax8719]

Fantastic performance--changed the song just enough to make it his own while keeping it true to the spirit of the original version. You could see the emotion on Joni's face!

[@atelierjosef1]

Saved my life so many times, Joni I wouldnt be here without You... Love r.

[@edwinscherer]

How does so much beauty come from one soul?

[@elizabethmcleod246]

By exposing her vulnerability and soul.

[@francesriddiough8818]

Amelia was sung sooo beautifully.....the pathos even more apparent.

[@arniemax1]

Man, Richard Thompson! Seems they got it right in this award lineup.

[@mirosuni]

Whoa Cyndi Lauper --- you killed this!!!! AMAZING!!!!

[@thepapyrusxrol]

Diana Krall's version of "A Case of You" was just perfect.

[@phyllispetras2181]

I discovered her WAY late!!! Never too late, though!!!!

[@palmer426]

Everyone should note the "Highlighted Comment" that Google's algorithm placed at the top. Purely to incite vitriol. Not why I posted this Lifetime Award Concert honoring one of the greatest singers and songwriters ever. Google should be ashamed.

[@jamesrmore]

Thanks 🙏 for posting. Joni is one of humanity’s greatest gift. ART! Couldn’t find highlighted comment but post is still up so good. Further I got here by Google recommendation so I’ve see both sides now, haha. Peace and thx again