BEAUTIFUL!| FIRST TIME HEARING Joni Mitchell - River REACTION

[@christisheeks6334]

I am a huge fan of Joni Mitchell. Try her song "Little Green" about her daughter she gave up for adoption. What makes Joni so remarkable is her lyrics. Her voice is incredible, guitar, piano, but her lyrics are phenomenal. Also, "The Circle Game" is one you should check out.

[@Lizzie-h3j]

Im adopted and i started to understand my birth mother so much more after i heard Little Green and i still bawl when i hear it

[@TheFadingMan]

Joni wrote her own songs. These are her songs, Not anyone else's. A true talent. A true artist. Completely heartelt. She is a great poet.

[@andrewrose2337]

About time! This is from Blue. Rolling Stone magazine voted Blue number 4 on its list of all time 500 best albums. Joni is indisputably the greatest female singer songwriter. Also from Blue: California; Carey; Blue.

[@Earcandy73]

Oh Joni; we are not worthy! She had broken up with Graham Nash (of Crosby, Stills, & Nash). She went on a long road trip to self reflect. As a result she wrote River and all the songs for her iconic album “Blue.” It is considered to be a masterpiece. I recommend that you review “Carey” from that album. The song is about her experience in Greece. It’s a great deal of fun. I also recommend that you review “Free Man in Paris” which she wrote about David Geffen. That song is from the fantastic album “Court and Spark.” Joni is still performing and she is more popular than ever.

[@candacemay7187]

Well said - I agee!

[@MrHws5mp]

Another vote for Carey from me!

[@rickwiles8835]

As far as Joni goes and her album Blue play the entire album it is genius from start to finish.

[@colecolettecole]

carey has made me want to live on the french riviera at least for a year ~@@MrHws5mp

[@jrox6091]

YES, Carey and Free Man in Paris, for sure. I'd also add Raised on Robbery, You Turn Me On (I'm a Radio) and the ever-so-emotionally-nostalgic The Circle Game. Warning...as parents, that last one my bring on a tear. ❤

[@zoelo8149]

I love her song “Little Green” about a child that she gave up for adoption. I was also abandoned at birth so this song is fascinating as it shows a different perspective.

[@Spartyfan87]

Joni is Canadian and she was not only regretting loss of a beloved but missing Canada at Christmas where cold, snow and skating were annual traditions. This song is so great on so many levels.

[@gkiferonhs]

Joni is one of those artists like Paul Simon and Van Morrison that always kept pushing at the edges of their form. You'd also like Joni's "Big Yellow Taxi".

[@tkcurtis1725]

Yes...."Big Yellow Taxi" please!!!!!!

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love Joni's "Free Man In Paris" and "Big Yellow Taxi" !!! Classics !!! Great singer/songwriter!!!!

[@bkm2797]

Yes, Free Man in Paris about David Geffin, People's Parties, Raised on Robbery, so many great tunes.

[@LoPet6225]

Amber, you made a VERY astute observation about how Joni let's the music flow through herself. As She moved along her career, which is still active, she moved more & more into jazz. You can literally hear the evolution starting with Court & Spark, moving to the Hissing of Summer Lawns & Hejira, through Mingus. She is am amazing singer, songwriter, musician ×who has overcome numerous health issues since her childhood. She is renowned & well-respected & definitely an icon. Can you tell that I'm a fan?? 😂😂😂

[@raymondohlsen5054]

Never would've guessed..lol

[@lightatthecape2009]

Agree 100 percent. She is just incredible.

[@lakiagreen5484]

Hissing of Summer Lawns and Hejira are beautiful.

[@Robbyrool]

Joni gets me choked up like nobody else. She’s the GOAT. Yes, you should do more Joni. She has many great songs.

[@smd2169]

Joni influenced so many musicians of all genres. Amber, you nailed it; songs just poured out of her. Effortlessly. Graham Nash dated her and said her ease at songwriting was why everyone was drawn to her. Prince cited her as one of his favorites and a big influence.

[@andymageen5308]

There are musicians and then there are Artists. Joni is an Artist and this track is the work of a genius, we were blessed to be able to share in her life’s work. ✌️

[@Scarlet3241]

I love the way she holds her notes out and many of the great singers do the same. In classical music it’s referred to as Fermata. Joni Mitchell is simply a gift to humanity and hands down one of the greatest artists of all time. 🕊❤️🎼

[@stevenblock9712]

This is a most loved song from her "Blue" album that is very highly regarded by critics as one of the best ever by a female artist. She was not interested in hits but one that made the Top Ten was "Help Me". Also very special are her version of "Woodstock", which she wrote and gave to Crosby, Stills and Nash for a very different sounding version that you have heard, and her 2000 version of "Both Sides Now", very different from her version from 30 years earlier. If you are looking for "masterpieces", these last two will not disappoint you.

[@bkm2797]

Yes, Help Me came from my other favorite album Court and Spark, every song on that album is perfection, just like Blue.

[@allendixon7700]

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[@allendixon7700]

​@@bkm2797When I was your young man that's rap. I had everyone's finding not song. But it was when i'd taken out for a while. And I'm noutstand let me sing a song by the forester. Sister's a type fell in love, lie snow😅😅😅😅

[@allendixon7700]

​@@bkm2797I'd have every woman singing this song

[@dorothystorry1733]

Joni is a one of a kind artist…. A Canadian treasure.

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

"I made my baby cry." "I made my baby say goodbye." 😢😢😢 Breaks my heart every time I hear it. Great reaction, guys.

[@87ventus]

Me too.😢

[@timcorner2821]

She is a true artist, in every sense of the word. Not only in music, but as a painter as well.

[@graceholaday4793]

Joni is now 80 and is still making music. She just released a new album. Yes, she started out as a folk musician but her music has continually evolved and she made many jazz influenced albums.

[@bluebird1239]

Thank you for reacting to River. The song comes from Joni's Blue album with a number of songs of poetry, musicianship and honesty. Her lyrics were so revealing and honest that apparently Kris Kristofferson said, "Joni, save something for yourself". Joni sang: '....You said love is touching souls, surely you touched mine, 'cause part of you pours out of me in these lines from time to time'.

[@starfire6122]

Those lyrics are from A Case Of You💞✌️

[@Jude_196]

FINALLY!! I've been WAITING for ya'll to hit this one!! JONI is so individual and ICONIC!! HUGS, YA'LL!! Hope ya'll had a GREAT THANKSGIVING!!!!

[@andrewleavenworth2309]

Joni started out as a painter and has continued painting and drawing throughout her career. Her art is often featured on her album covers as well. It appears that this music video features some of Joni's lovely artwork.

[@teej0813]

Joni has so many great songs, but I've never heard this one. It's beautiful. When I think of Joni Mitchell, I immediately think of John Denver. They're both great songwriters, musicians, and singers. Both are really talented, their voices are pure and focused, they both write from personal experience, and they both influenced lots of musicians (including me). I'm not familiar with a ton of Mitchell, but I can recommend: - Both Sides Now - Free Man in Paris - Big Yellow Taxi (light-hearted and fun)

[@rosanajaquez3274]

I first heard her album ‘Blue’ as a young woman and now older, it pierces my heart in a different but equally melancholic way. Such a beautiful song and the true definition of an artist. Thank you both for another great reaction.❤❤❤

[@DiogenesDecibel]

It looks like you've already done: 1. A Case Of You 2. Both Sides Now 3. Help Me 4. River So I would recommend that you can NOT go wrong with any of the following: 1. Me and My Uncle (Live on Let's Sing Out 1965) 2. Big Yellow Taxi 3. Chelsea Morning 4. You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio 5. Raised On Robbery 6. Free Man In Paris 7. Woodstock 8. In France They Kiss On Main Street 9. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns 10. Black Crow 11. Don't Juan's Reckless Daughter 12. Come In From The Cold 13. How Do You Stop 14. Turbulant Indigo 15. Urge For Going 16. Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire 17. Hejira 18. Come To The Sunshine (Live on TV Series Mon Pays, Mes Chansons 1966) 19. The Circle Game 20. Dark As A Dungeon Honorable mentions go to the song For The Roses, and every single song on Blue is amazing and should be heard. Ultimately, it would be a challenge to throw a stone and hit a bad Joni Mitchell song (although pre-1980 was her heyday, and her voice post-1990 sounds very different and overall much older due to being a lifelong smoker and having polio as a child).

[@italoblu]

Start with 7, it’ll change your life! Then 19, then 3, then Little Green!

[@donaldjackson1490]

Love your list…You forgot “Court and Spark” one of my favs

[@O_Towne_Bear]

"Circle Game" live from "Miles Of Aisles" and also "Coyote"

[@johncampbell756]

Coyote with The Band from The Last Waltz.

[@mysticmavens811]

Oh Urge for Going is such a sleeper, so stunning ❤

[@Friend_Of_The_Muse]

Such genius to take a happy song like Jingle Bells and morph it into a sad melancholy Christmas song such as this one. Joni is in California taking care of business...she longs for a river to skate back to Canada her birthplace were Christmas was joyful.

[@michaelsharpe4217]

Totally agree with the way she used of Jingle Bells

[@meyerhave]

@Friend_Of_The_Muse : Thank-you for pointing that out; although her clever variation off of that song's melody (" 'Jingle Bells' is one of the best-known[1] and most commonly sung[2] American songs in the world. It was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont.") was obvious to my ears back when "RIVER" debuted decades ago, I think a lot of people have never picked up on that.

[@meyerhave]

@@michaelsharpe4217 @Friend_Of_The_Muse : Thank-you for pointing that out; although her clever variation off of that song's melody (" 'Jingle Bells' is one of the best-known[1] and most commonly sung[2] American songs in the world. It was written in 1850 by James Lord Pierpont.") was obvious to my ears back when "RIVER" debuted decades ago, I think a lot of people have never picked up on that.

[@catherinetiernan5888]

Joni was a story teller, like poetry, she tells stories. No auto tune,just a magnificent voice and guitar. Every word heard.❤

[@RevDrKillJoy]

Joni Mitchell _ "Chelsea Morning"

[@joelliebler5690]

One of her deepest and meaningful songs. All of us fans can feel her pain! We are all brought into her story and can feel the way she does!in her voice it’s the blues that is prominent to go along with a folk style.From late 1960’s to the mid 1979’s Joni took over our souls! Talking about holidays so I think of my long departed wife and how I miss her so much, still!

[@acmorse8922]

PLEASE PLEASE Joni singing "Coyote" and " FreeMan in Paris" live Joni's voice gets deeper as she aged

[@williamgreco3046]

I assume you've listened to Coyote from Last Waltz? Phenominal! I am going to check out this version. Thanks for the suggestion. Just asking. I've suggesting Grateful Dead Tuesdays. What's your opinion?

[@bkm2797]

So glad you finally decided to listen to this beautiful yet bittersweet song, Joni Mitchell is an icon, Thank you Canada! Thanks Jay and Amber!

[@stevetournay6103]

Wonderful. River is my favourite song by our Canadian treasure Ms Mitchell. Joni went through a very rough period healthwise in recent years, and it was thought for quite some time that her career might be over. Nope. Check out her surprise appearance alongside Brandi Carlile at Newport a few months ago. She's back...

[@Patrickwelsh1]

Joni was 80 recently and last year, made a "comeback" after a stroke that nearly killed her... the live album of that concert with friends has been nominated this year for a Grammy.

[@janicemacmillan2610]

Last Time I Saw Richard is also a great song by Joni. Skating away on a river is not only imagery in Canada, you can do that in our winters. There is nothing like the freedom of stepping on a river of fresh ice and just going. You feel like you are the only person in the world.

[@O_Towne_Bear]

From the same album as "A Case Of You" (Blue). I hope you work your way through that.

[@gabewelch4844]

"Help Me" is my most recent favorite Joni Mitchell find, it's closer to her jazz era, and a beautiful love song with just as much of her storytelling and talent. Thanks for sharing Joni with us :))))

[@selina9091]

Chelsea Morning is a good one. Her contribution to The Last Waltz was stunning as well.

[@EchoesDaBear]

Great reaction!! Joni Mitchell isn't just a Canadian treasure, she's a global one. Her words & music are truly universal. She always has a story to tell, and more often than not, it's heartfelt because it's a reflection of her life & experiences! It makes it genuine. Yes, this is a somber Christmas track, but for many, the Holiday season isn't all joyous. I'd recommend listening to Sarah McLachlan's cover of this song - it's beautiful! Speaking of which, we need some more Sarah on your channel (along with Joni). Tracks like Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Into The Fire, Vox, Steaming, Fear, Possession, Good Enough - all earlier songs than what you reviewed. Yet another great Canadian treasure! Cheers!

[@pegmedlock4045]

Her albums 'Court N Spark' and 'Blue' are PACKED with Joni's musical artistry . Any tracks off of any of her albums are, really. Great reaction guys, thanks!❤

[@rickshoemaker9974]

Couldn't agree more but I'd have to include the album For The Roses,along with them

[@pegmedlock4045]

@@rickshoemaker9974 Oh definitely!

[@rebauer2000]

Yes, I agree, two great albums.

[@kurtl3011]

Yes! More Joni please! I recommend her live performance of “California” in which she plays the mountain dulcimer on her lap.

[@Progressive_Canadian]

Another song I heard you might like is "Little Green". Mitchell has been open about her experience giving up a child for adoption in the 1960s, and many details from the song align with her personal history. Mitchell's daughter, Kilauren Gibb, was indeed adopted by the Gibb family and grew up in a different environment than Mitchell's early life. Joni Mitchell's ability to weave personal experiences into her music is one of the reasons why she is considered one of the greatest singer-songwriters of her generation. "Little Green" is a poignant and introspective song that reflects on the difficult choices she faced during that period of her life. It's a testament to her songwriting skill that she could capture such personal and emotional moments in her music, creating a connection with her audience.

[@Progressive_Canadian]

@user-bo6rd8vv6e It worked! I mostly just posted that to troll her fans 🤣

[@jeffreyjacobs390]

Her relationships with the likes of BOTH CROSBY, THEN NASH, others of note .... her want for a life uncomplicated ..... may draw conclusions - fair or not - that indict her as selfish .... but, I think she wanted to NOT ABORT a life = THANK GOD .... and therefore did what was right for the sake of the child ! She may have paid many regrets there. jj

[@yogibarista2818]

Blue was a great album, but moving away from Folk to Fusion, created a sound that became unique to her - Court and Spark, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, both set the scene for Hejira - Amelia, Black Crow, Coyote, and every song on it only she could have written.

[@heidih2887]

As others have pointed out, Joni is truly an artist (she started with visual arts from childhood.. primarily oil painting until the 1980's when she worked with acrylics for a few years before returning to oils. Every album cover that isn't a photo, is HER artwork. :D (she's painted probably hundreds of paintings of various styles, has had a few gallery showings) And she produced most of her own albums as well, further enhancing HER ART in the music. D Her first album released in early 1968 as I recall, and last album of new/original material released in 2007. As others pointed out, her health challenges from surviving polio and other misc. stuff, heavy smoking since age 9 or so, and wear and tear of touring, ...and back then, especially the self-taught musicians didn't know as much as they do now re: preventing injury to vocal chords etc.. All that, along with aging, resulted in changes to her vocal range, and other vocal aspects, but she developed new ways of using the voice she had in the 1990's, as can be noted in her Grammy-winning album Turbulent Indigo in 1994 (that album addresses a variety of social injustices/tragedies as well as the personal reflection type songs) It's been said that for every occasion, every mood/emotion, there's a Joni Mitchell song to fit it, and that's pretty accurate! :D Over 20 albums, including 2 albums of re-recorded songs of hers plus a few of her favorite "standards" with full orchestra which provides yet another "flavor" to her music.. :D *And the recent series of Archival materials (so far, 3 sets of 5 CD's each) has provided some new/additional unique and interesting versions of familiar songs (demos, live performances etc) and at least ONE song she'd recorded but never put on an album..

[@bobdelp2023]

WHO KNEWWWW ( JINGLE BELLS ) COULD BE SO AMAZINGLYYYY DEPRESSING YOU GUYS! 😊SO THE SONGS OFF OF HER EPIC 71 ALBUM ( BLUE ) SHE WOUND UP LEAVING ( GRAHAM NASH FOR JAMES TAYLOR )😊AND THEN THE FOLLOWING ALBUM ( FOR THE ROSES ) JAMES WOUND UP LEAVING JONI 😮 FOR ( CARLY SIMON ) SO SOME MORE JONI HUH? CACTUS TREE, CHELSEA MORNING, MORNING MORGANTOWN, CONVERSATION, COLD BLUE STEEL AND SWEET FIRE, FOR THE ROSES, COYOTE, SONG FOR SHARON 😊THERE YA GO JAY AND AMBER!👍 AND THOSE ARE IN ALBUM ORDER GUYS

[@4ujj]

this song is from her album BLUE. i have watched reactors listen to the opening of the same titled song BLUE and begin to cry. the BLUE album was a watershed work and established J.M. as a writer/musician of tremendous talent. every song on that album gives the listener a peek into J.M.'s life, including the song Little Green which hinted at the baby daughter she gave up for adoption. Joni Mitchell has been a huge force in the music business and changed her style many times. she didn't care what people thought about the directions she took - she took no prisoners. decades of smoking changed her voice dramatically and in 2015 she suffered a brain aneurysm that damn near killed her. it has taken years to regain a semblance of her former life. she remains revered by musicians and fans alike and has been honored many times. there is no one like her.

[@jellyrollnorton]

"Down to You" is a wonderful track from Joni’s ‘Court and Spark’ album (1974). Very melodic, with powerful lyrics, and unexpected

[@williamflinchum-qo6ch]

Black Crow/ Coyote/ Amelia/ from Hejira/ Court and Spark/ California/ She,s the best female songwriter hands down, iv,e been a fan since 74!! Love love me some Joni, she,s also a brilliant water colorist/ Artist!

[@martinellis7156]

Must have heard this a million times, still can't get enough of the beauty here..

[@woodsea434]

I've always thought of Joni Mitchell as equal to Bob Dylan or Paul Simon, as generational singer-songwriter talents from that generation of musicians.

[@walkertongdee]

More than equal, Dylan or Simon can't play all the instruments she does and on guitar Dylan isn't 20 percent as good.

[@lesliesterling826]

me too

[@spoonerfive]

@@walkertongdee And of course her voice is better a little, no?

[@Phaedrus10]

There is a great book by Sheila Weller called Girls Like Us about Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon. Here is a line from that book about Joni: "It turns out that she was as natural a songwriter as any who ever walked the earth."

[@oliviarivera3680]

I’ll give you some Joni suggestions 😂 “I had a king” “help me” “ladies of the canyon” “for free” “refuge of the road” “cactus tree” “this flight tonight” but do the live version recording at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. And idk if yall have ever heard her song “Blue” from her critically acclaimed album by the same name. It’s maybe one of the most beautifully written songs ever.

[@anneedmundskhuner7383]

Thank you! I have loved Joni for over 50 years. She is the Queen. More Joni please. ❤❤❤

[@luckyskittles8976]

Such a great song, so Canadian. River skateing will be soon.

[@valriejeann7001]

“Case of You” is beautiful also

[@danmayberry1185]

That's a song it's best to be ready for.

[@camillelayonne97]

Carey, For Free, you would LOVE For Free, it says so much.

[@aarongoldstein7614]

I think you'll both enjoy Joni Mitchell's "Free Man in Paris" and "Help Me". Amber, I hope you will finally react to another Fanny song. It's been almost two years since you last reacted to Fanny.

[@surlechapeau]

💯 "A Place In The Country" has become a favorite song from Fanny!!! J&A, they were the first all-female rock band to release Albums on a major label(4-Reprise Records) and TOUR extensively! They recorded The Beatles Hey Bulldog in the Beatles own studio. They were allowed to put their own lyrics in place of a verse as well!!

[@fayesouthall6604]

Two of my favourite Joni songs, Car On The Hill too.

[@alanharvey5850]

Some time in late in 1971 I was lying in bed quite late at night listening on the transistor radio to the great John Peel (Uk radio legend) and he played this song, River. It changed my life when I realized that genius song writers were alive and well. This song is so special and the album Blue has always been in my top ten alums of all time.

[@waltw4537]

Wonderful lady. HBD, a little late, Joni. Love this. Thanks Guys.

[@andrewleavenworth2309]

Folks have already recommended a lot of great songs for you to explore. I would mention her song "Woodstock," because I know you're a fan. Her uptempo songs folks have mentioned like Carey, Big Yellow Taxi, and Raised on Robbery have a more uplifting mood. Joni's career is still going strong. She moved from her folk sound to a more jazz-based feel over the years, so her later recordings didn't get as much mainstream radio airplay. She had some serious health issues in 2015, but is back and doing live performances again, often with singer Brandi Carlisle. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and received Kennedy Center Honors in 2021. ;o)

[@aldo34]

She's just the GOAT. Love that woman.

[@YehudaBerlinger]

Every song on Blue. EVERY SONG, without exception was incredible. Before Blue, many great songs, such as Chelsea Morning, Song to A Seagull, Both Sides Now, Big Yellow Taxi, Morning Morgantown, The Circle Game. After Blue, Help Me, Blue Motel Room, Dreamland.

[@knoxvol7512]

LiVE Joni! She sings “Woodstock” on BBC in 1970. You’ll be a good sense of he personality. Jus her and he piano live. The song was written for CSN with their. Version more recognizable.

[@aliciarenon]

My ex-hippie turned art student mother absolutely loved both Joni Mitchell. I remember when I was little (very early 80s) she’d pause in the middle of Saturday morning cleaning to stand by the transistor radio and sing “Help Me.” For better or worse Joni always reminds me of my mom. I’d never heard this song until the year I ended a very toxic long-term relationship, just a little over a month before Christmas. This song takes me right back to that time and still makes me teary.

[@allendixon7700]

I do I do love it. It gives app that gives me a Hill. Billy, I get a hill billy a hill bill on

[@allendixon7700]

Hillbilly, hillbilly? Have Valley bone. That's for real that's a real bone hillbilly

[@pattyestrada6]

Thank you! Love Joni, love this song…one of the best singer songwriters of our time. Check out “Little Green” next time. Also, can we get more Brandi Carlile “The Story” please.

[@db-gb5xi]

Also, Brandi's song, Dreams.

[@troyhagen9843]

Brandi did a terrific cover of "River" at the Kennedy Center Honors when Joni was being honored.

[@clemdane]

Her song "California" is also spectacular!

[@pattyestrada6]

I’ve seen plenty of suggestions for her, mine included lol. I think maybe yall were just sleeping on her a little bit, but glad to see you’re not anymore 😊. Joni is one of the most influential singers songwriters of the 60’s folk music movement…and will go down as the most important female artist of the 20th century. Her album “Blue” is a masterpiece, and is regarded as one of the best albums of all time. You should really check out her version of “Woodstock”, there’s also “The Circle Game” “Little Green” “California” “Ladies of The Canyon” and I can’t remember if you’ve done “Big Yellow Taxi”

[@jornspirit]

Joni is absolutely outstanding - the whole folk-rock scene of the early seventies worshiped her like a goddess... from mid seventies she slowly got more jazzy, and, if thats possible, got even better - she matured like good wine does... she's descended from some celestial plane, to touch and inspire us... bless you, Joni 💖 ...recommendations...: Free man in Paris', 'Help me', 'California'.... and the whole of 'Miles of Aisles' - one of the best live albums of the seventies - hands down!!

[@richardhill6125]

I have been in love with Joni's music since I was a teen in the late 60s and this is one of my favorites. The Circle Game is another. Both bring a little tear to my eye listening to them. Fortunately, I got to see her in concert at Red Rocks back in the 80s. She is one of the top artists in the songbook of my life.

[@juliemarcos2240]

This woman is a painter and a wonderful musician who created the most beautiful sounds with her delivery and guitar. She is prolific and a genius. I adore her Blue album, of course.

[@scott3744]

The entire album titled "Blue" (1971), the album 'River' is from, is at the same level as 'River' or better. Every song is amazing. That is so rare. 👍

[@jennifergriswold6240]

This one is my favorite but another great Christmas/New Year's song is Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg.

[@johnmorgan9553]

Hi from UK . Joni wrote the song " WOODSTOCK " . Well worth a listen . ♥

[@samlewis7878]

This is serious stuff. Joni's talents in every aspect of song writing and performance iin this tune are out of this world. She and this song will go on and on for years into the future.

[@sarahwhite-uz4tp]

The circle game was played at my mum’s funeral, she was of my mums favorites along with Kate Bush. She is an absolutely amazing talent, reminds me of my Mum every time I hear her sing 😢😊❤

[@anthonyblakely399]

Joni Mitchell is one of my all-time female artist. ❤❤❤❤ 😊

[@sherryheim5504]

I love her and all of her music. She is an outstanding songwriter, singer, musician and artist. She is so multidimensional, thank you for your reactions. One of her later songs that I love, her lyrics are so profound is called Coyote. Give it a listen. Though Joni makes her music sound simple, as far as writing is concerned, it is very unconventional and complex. I can not say enough good words about Joni and her amazing catalog of music. Anything off of the Blue album is also fantastic.

[@GaryColemanNC]

The Best. Period...

[@RebekR]

Help me - Car on the Hill - Hissing of Summer Lawns

[@davidward3122]

Melissa Ward here. Joni's voice just draws you in and takes you somewhere so wonderful. Ty for the reaction

[@P.Galore]

You can't be a music lover without Joni Mitchell's Blue, Court & Spark, Hissing Of Summer Lawns and Hejira - all absolutely brilliant albums beginning to end.

[@dggydddy59]

For The Roses from 1973 was the album where Joni really began to expand her sonic palette and production. Although her next album Court And Spark sold more because David Geffen got two hit singles out of her, still For The Roses, the follow up to Blue, will always be the superior album to me. Nevertheless, every Joni album from Song To A Seagull to Hejira are masterpieces.

[@jameswiglesworth5004]

@@dggydddy59 Agree with you, For The Roses tends to get overlooked, but for me it's her best album

[@pattyestrada6]

I’m not old enough to have seen her during her time, but I’ve been lucky enough to see her twice (recently) for her Joni Jams, at The Gorge and The Hollywood Bowl…seeing a legend like her was everything!

[@moonstone1159]

My absolute all-time favorite singer-songwriter with over 19 studio albums to her decades long career which came to a halt when she suffered an aneurysm in 2015. After a long recovery, she's been able to perform again in 2023 in a limited way at the age of 80. From her earlier folk days, I suggest "Song to a Seagull," "Cactus Tree," "Woodstock" (check out the live performance), "Conversation," "Blue," "California," "Case of You," "Carey," "Last Time I Saw Richard," "Rainy Night House"; from her folk-rock-jazz style, "Help Me," "Court and Spark," People's Parties," "Car on a Hill," "Edith and the Kingpin," "Woman of Heart and Mind," "Your Turn Me On I'm a Radio," The Hissing of Summer Lawns," "Shades of Scarlet Conquering," "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire"; from her full-on jazz style, "Hejira," "Amelia," "Coyote".... (Her live concert album 'Miles of Aisles' (1974) with back up group the L.A. Express contain many of these songs.) There are so many masterpieces and gems throughout her career that have a way of piercing the mind and soul of the listener. Enjoy!

[@annemarinelli7303]

I want to suggest The Circle song (I think that’s it) by Joni Mitchell, fantastic

[@candacemay7187]

You don't do Joni enough!! She's at the top of female artists!

[@kevinsacks3185]

Joni has so much material. Her debut album was in 1968, her most recent in 2007. 19 albums, and everyone of them is worth a listen. If I were to list all the songs you 2 should listen to it would be 30 or 40 titles long. But here's an interesting tidbit. Robert Plant wrote the song Going To California (from Led Zeppelin 4) for Joni after hearing her song California, from the same album River is from from, Blue. You should react to both songs, maybe on the same day.

[@josephmilitello647]

"Woodstock," "Free Man in Paris," "Morning Morgantown," and her cover of Elvis's "You're so Square."

[@andyanderson3628]

She was asked if she knew that this song had become a christmas song. She said "why should people who are sad at Christmas not have a song?"

[@kevinlakeman5043]

Nice reactions, kids. Really cool you're enjoying and appreciating Mitchell's music this much. As for not getting more requests for her, remember, there are literally droves of fantastic musical acts to pull from for over a century. That said, I highly recommend most anything from her 1st 8 albums. Favs include "A Case of You", "For Free", "The Jungle Line", "Chelsea Morning", Raised On Robbery, Blue, and "Cactus Tree".

[@TR4Ajim]

Give yourselves a treat. There is a video of a live performance with Joni singing “California” from a BBC show in 1970. An added bonus is she’s playing a dulcimer (the instrument she played on “Case of You”). Her vocals are amazing! There is another live video (I believe from the same BBC show) where she sings her song “Woodstock”, (which Crosby/Stills/Nash would cover later), but Joni’s version is incomparable. 👍

[@marthaz]

Brilliant songwriter covered by more singers than I can enumerate. 🔥🔥 Prince covered her song, "A Case of You". All the paintings you saw in the video were hers. 😉💞 as for her career, last year she sang with Brandi Carlile in the Joni Jam which was a tribute to her after recovering for the past few years from a brain aneurysm. 😳👍😌

[@michelejohnson8585]

She started in the 1960’s such a pure talent

[@SomeoneHasToSayIt2525]

Hey Guys, Joni has a Vietnam anti-war song she sings a-cappella called “The Fiddle and the Drum”. Be ready to sit in silence for 15-30 seconds when the song is done. Cathartic to the max.

[@josephscally6270]

One of the best things you can say about an artist is that there is no one else like them, and it is certainly true in the best possible way with Joni. I concur with "Big Yellow Taxi" as you next Joni pick.

[@unichusettsofmassadversity9705]

Her live album "Miles Of Aisles" is great! Listen to the whole thing, but "Carey" is one of my favorites!

[@richardnoble4328]

one of the earliest Joni Mitchell is " Urge for going" from a Canadian folk song tv show. It's worth just to see how blown away the other musicians are!!!!

[@daseguin]

This always brings tears to my eyes. You guys would love Big Yellow Taxi ❤

[@glennred4830]

This is a time of year for a listen to "Chelsea Morning" Joni has so many songs to hear from herself and others who performed these soothing songs. CANADA is proud of this girl.

[@robertmonroejr1315]

A friend’s mother gave me her Joni albums when I was around 16. I fell in love with the music and the lyrics but, as a 16 year old, I didn’t always get it. Was fortunate enough to see Joni perform when I was around 23 and, now at 62, so much of what she sings about has resonated with me as I’ve matured, got married, had children, and now heading for divorce. So many song lyrics from the 70’s had themes that I didn’t understand when I was a teenager but I’m so glad they were there for me as I became an adult.

[@edlowe7062]

Beautiful song.

[@StephanieLaird-d9n]

I am from this era and she is just amazing, I am so happy that younger people listen to her and appreciate the gift of her amazing lyrics and voice. This song reminds me of when my husband died. You go back to so many places when you lose someone. Thinking about all my wrongs, etc. We had a very special relationship, but I think most people who lose someone have regrets as to actions and words that were no said when they were alive.

[@stevesm4]

Probably suggested somewhere down there but Little Green from the same album (Blue) as this song is the one that just slays me every time. Based on her own real life experience of being a young single mother and trying to cope before giving her child up for adoption.