Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi ft. Vanessa Carlton (Official Video)

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[@FiskeMi12]

When Vanessa said "Ooh Bop Bop Bop", I felt that...

[@colton4261]

She should’ve had a much bigger part than that lmao. She was kind of a big deal in the early 2000’s

[@telmolicious]

Colton what do u mean should have. Counting crowes made the cover and she fit perfectly

[@TheNightCap]

She nailed it. Brought so much to the song

[@danny__dimes6606]

I liked the part where she said “Ehhh, lelele” more

[@kymanbedford-brown1323]

Me too

[@ErikB605]

"Hey Vanessa do you want a feature with us" "Sure what is the song about" "It's really deep and all, but I really just want you to sing: Uuuuh bup bup bup"

[@counterstrike1110]

haHAA

[@knightimer2]

"Ok, as long I get to be in the majority of the shots in the music video."

[@JamesARoberts89]

Near the end. The chorus

[@TheSheaWinter]

James Roberts what the extra 5 lyrics? Lol they kinda did her wrong with a “feature”

[@ColumineMiette]

Hey, though, without that part of that song, I may not have sought out Vanessa Carlton's other songs. :)

[@laurenburke9367]

Anyone listening in 2024?

[@nadiae6224]

Yessssss 👍👍👍

[@ashleybrown5382]

Me!

[@augustin4096]

@@ashleybrown5382 yes maam they paved paradise and put up a F parking lot...

[@tamakiamajlki]

listening to forgotten songs lmfao

[@robytaglia5247]

Me

[@abrahamkim1078]

This song was expertly produced, mixed, and mastered.

[@brianlutz9788]

100% .... gorgeous song

[@dorismatancic8843]

This song is like a hug from old friend

[@AvitalR88]

This is nice

[@gypsylife7]

Underated comment

[@colorado-vn5hz]

And you feel that they're at half-mast but you don't mind because it's a heart-warming moment

[@shouperman1]

👍

[@onnietalone3181]

oh yes, gives u that warm feeling, if you see what he is saying never mind a parking lot, we got forty stories, lol, how can such an intensivication occure? free range chickens, no give me free range people, a spin on it, watch out for the shaodows, shade ur land and you will regret it, future relies on good sound planing it is our habitat, our environment>3 why u wanna , not all of it

[@elliedoris]

Let us not forget the legend who originally wrote this, Joni Mitchell ❤️

[@maxhammer4067]

Yea but covers keep the songs and artists alive for a new audience. And it keeps joni Turing. I hope her songs live forever her songs are played forever and covered forever.

[@fpvillegas9488]

Some songs are so good that they evolve with time.

[@elliedoris]

@@maxhammer4067 of course, it's great to see other people covering her wonderful songs!

[@dansierrasam79]

I heard her version the day before... the YT algorithm really nailed it... so damn good!

[@ditzfough]

Yep

[@ConstantineJoseph]

Nostalgia of a simpler, better, more carefree time. Glad to have lived in that time of the early 2000s

[@jinjynram9736]

Yes. Indeed

[@ryand8293]

Perspective is real 🤯

[@trollingisasport]

Before two plains smashed into the World Trade Center.

[@JordanBuck1988]

See'ing duritz in the knitted beanie over the dreads and felt the exact same way!

[@ichijofestival2576]

One day, when you grow up, you'll realize you're merely echoing the generations that came before as they too looked back on their own ignorant childhoods.

[@CaitlynDoran11]

God bless this song. You don't know what you've got till it's gone.

[@shermanmullen9526]

That's diffently true.

[@ElliottsCreations]

The fucking nostalgia I get from this song is unparalleled.

[@user-zp5lt3kj7o]

Haha God bless Jesus loves and has a plan for all have a blessed day

[@ADTribalChild]

I worked at a Sears Hardware that been closed down, and this song would play constantly to my disarray. Over the years looking back on this cover, the original, and Janet Jackson's "Got Till It's Gone" I grew to appreciate those 3 songs. Makes you wanna question your music taste, does it? [saracasm]

[@exitone2038]

Original is way better imo but counting crows, close second.

[@verow6490]

For reals❤❤❤

[@joneswlsng6738]

approved by Mr. Jones

[@anduin1]

Don't be so sad everyone, let nostalgia be a good thing for you to remember and be a reminder that goods times can still be ahead of us.

[@anduin1]

not this one in particular but as a song its much older

[@TheReaMrBurntSausage]

anduin1 hey i have intense nostaligia with this song. I used to hear this all the time on the radio when I drove around with my mom.

[@ahmiller121]

Emperor of Cartoons 13 years can't create nostalgia? Get out of here.. this takes me back to my childhood

[@ahmiller121]

Oh please. What are you the nostalgia rule maker? Look up the definition of nostalgia. Sorry that you're old as hell and we can't relate to your "idea" of nostalgia, but by definition I experience massive amounts of it listening to the music I grew up on. Extremely ignorant on your part

[@Ndogg012]

Emperor of Cartoons In order to feel nostalgia, all you need is a memory, and something that reminds you of said memory. nos·tal·gia noun: nostalgia; plural noun: nostalgias a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. As you can see, the definition of nostalgia does not say "must be at least three or more decades ago." Nostalgia is a feeling, and emotion, and it does not matter what you think about it.

[@guiradete]

Who would have thought back in the 70's that the meaning of this song would become so relevant, powerful and meaningful 50 years later. Joni Mitchell was a visionary back then. Counting Crows and Vanessa Carlton made justice with this cover and brought back this beautful yet tragic anthem to make the people of that generation (I was a kid back then) think of the importance of caring about our planet Earth in a society that seemed to be forgeting about such principles. And they did it beautifully, paying all respect to the original song with a modern yet classy twist, not like today's covers, which only try to get a viral, shallow moment. When a talented band covers a talented arists, there's nothing to worry about. I'm happy to have been able to be part of the generation that could enjoy this and other terrific songs on the radio.

[@popoff7808]

It was relevant back then and is still relevant we never learn.

[@uhclem]

@@popoff7808 Either the EPA is working like they wanted it to, or it's been powerless to protect us. Personally I think it's the former.

[@nmursh86233]

Dude thank you for tanking the time to write this comment. I wholeheartedly agree with you. What a wild time to be alive huh? I heard this in the radio in the early 00’s and felt the same.

[@dianeross290]

I think Silent Spring should be required reading in schools.

[@gotmama2]

@@dianeross290 💯 And more recently "Toxic Legacy" by Dr. Stephanie Seneff.

[@ixman]

Joni's version is cheeky and sweet. This version has rich, loving production. Who wins? Music. Music wins :)

[@balsalmalberto8086]

I prefer jonis. her version is great range despite less. this version is over produced.

[@rocknhippiecat]

Joni

[@kennethechezona5544]

the world seemed better wen songs like this made charts

[@ronyramdan]

OMG yes. 😭😭😭😭

[@jimjacques2450]

It was!!!

[@neequayegill3951]

Only because people didn't know what was REALLY going on.

[@solaraleeuw6419]

I 2nd that😢

[@tee4214]

Goddamit i swear

[@troychriscarretas2657]

Counting Crows : Wanna join us on this song? Vanessa : Should I bring my piano? Crows : No Need

[@hbwoofspeedride4103]

f*ck laughed so hard on this!!!!! hahahahhahaha

[@syariffmazzdan9711]

Lol

[@windelosangeles9802]

She wasnt even with the band in the music video, i bet they had a fight or sth

[@ChrisStapper]

She probably left her piano on the parking lot

[@Hot80s]

nah, leave it on the trailer today

[@sarahs.9340]

That line- Don't care bout spots on my apples, just leave me the birds & the bees- sends shivers. We best get this & move towards action.

[@Rhinestone_Radio]

That part man….seriously yoo i just wish people could appreciate nature more instead of these big empty Buildings that the big Corps are funding #SaveMotherNature

[@brooks1353]

I know, Joni Mitchell is such a wise song writer.

[@Sally150]

She was only 25 when she wrote this. Woodstock is just as good - she was 23, when she wrote that. ."we are stardust, we are golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden."

[@jcr1382]

So very relevant in 2023. We are feeling the effects of all that development. They paved paradise.

[@nickl968]

Trust me one more lane bro

[@6bobbyhill9]

They put up a parking lot

[@user-lj5nx5no6d]

not the same song without Vanessa

[@branhasyoutube]

Its called Capitalism

[@Sally150]

@@branhasyoutube The nail in the coffin was bringing China into it. They were doing good things environmentally. Everyone rode bicycles and they were frugal with land use. They got population control right too. I wish we'd have learned from them.

[@_rogertaylors_car]

I cried when Vanessa said: "Oh Bop Bop Bop Bop", she deserves a nomination on Grammy's for that.

[@denisejohnson4037]

Such realness... the pain and authenticity in her voice

[@_rogertaylors_car]

@@denisejohnson4037 yes

[@GrizzlyBrwn9]

Its "Ooooo bop bop bop"

[@_rogertaylors_car]

@@GrizzlyBrwn9 sorry man 😅

[@GrizzlyBrwn9]

@@_rogertaylors_car It's a "Counting" Crows song. You best know how to count, you feel me?

[@yoroshiku137]

Vanessa Calrton's contribution to this song was splendid!

[@Erectoralporicy]

Bup bup bup.

[@petergriffin7908]

And she's hot too.

[@ninomatsing7312]

TRY DONT STOP DANCING by creed, the sister of scott only contributed on the last part but its epic

[@crapparc]

its rick man Was. She's not very hot any more.

[@leven4]

You're being sarcastic, right?

[@msmacker13]

2024 and still a great song .

[@TheReelWorld-zv7oo]

❤

[@BaldwinVoice]

1:47 - 1:54 if there’s any one musical rift that can send me back to the early 2000’s and my high school days, it’s this.

[@rchristopherprater]

Why’d I know before I even tapped it.

[@danhong7108]

Growing up I always heard "parking lot" as "fucking lot" making me disturbed every time this was on the radio.

[@davesorrells4603]

I always thought it was pull out a fucking knife

[@billy.mcgill]

I never could figure out what that lyric meant, but that F-bomb stuck out like a sore thumb, for sure.

[@shelbgirl]

Okay I thought I was the only one!!! I've gone 25 years hearing this on the radio thinking that's what the lyrics are and not understanding why in wasn't bleeped out. It wasn't until I found out this is a remake and I heard the original song by Joni Mitchell and she CLEARLY says parking lot. 😂😂😂😂 I really should've looked up the lyrics sooner but I never really liked this song. It's so over played. Hearing the original version by Joni Mitchell made me realize I just don't like this version lol but the song is amazing 😂😂😂

[@mikeysuzefour]

@@shelbgirl I happen to like both versions.

[@lz1088]

I thought the same when I was a kid ahahahha

[@PrimaveraVills]

This song popped in my head and I had no clue what it was called. I was just singin’ Vanessa Carlton’s part, so I googled “ooooh bop bop bop” to interestingly effective results. Thanks, internet.

[@streethilltv6851]

Same with me man ..almost a decade i discover trying to find this song and the singer ..and now,enjoy ..

[@-JohnSmith-]

Primavera Vills You should be thanking Al Gore 😂

[@woolfulrebellion]

🤣

[@camman4316]

I looked up parking lot song

[@mimijacinto3598]

I do the same when I don't know the music title

[@TJ28628]

This is one of those timeless songs that's way too underrated. I get so nostalgic every time I hear it

[@c9brown]

Its a bad cover of a great song and got more radio play than any other song that year. In what way is it underrated?

[@Sparkfist83]

@@c9brown It is a decent cover though.

[@yawsemily92]

I remember being a kid and this premiered on the radio we all grooved out and then my dad freaked and insisted that dude was dropping F bombs for when he says parking lot

[@queentulip]

The message of this song is that we always do not appreciate all that we had unless it has been taken away from us. This song reminds of of the relationship between my mom, my aunt, and my uncles toward my grandpa who died on February 1, 2024. When he was alive, they weren't very close to him and often argued with him. But when he died, they all realized how supportive my grandpa actually was to them.

[@hortons1967]

Freedom...

[@Information-ph1jw]

You are smart. Not many people get the meaning of the song. Good job!

[@callmeniv8197]

You from?

[@ritvikasthana]

It's mysterious how the brain works, you play an old music and a certain memory of some times in the past come flashing in your head like it was just yesterday

[@vincentselfe-louis6497]

It reminded me of when I was at school

[@TriangleSquare52]

I was on the bus going to school.

[@Laura-Yu]

I was in elementary school, playing Neopets in the living room...

[@ashrimpcalledhank]

Memory is tied alot to sound and scent. Scent being tied to taste. Every time I see a picture of a super coliderb I can taste Sweet and Sour pork.

[@michaelsciortino5519]

That's what music can do.

[@michaelfrederick6330]

People who are reading this. You have the best taste in music.

[@technicalanalystrai2529]

Cheers ma bro

[@trevortnidesserped3299]

I get why someone might hate this cover but I love it. The overall vibe of it, the fact they gave a new life to this tune, and those adlibs from Vanessa just make the entire song.

[@larrysmac]

This is just an 'elevator/department store' version of Joni's original.

[@t.e.burgos3263]

Did Joni Mitchell ever express her opinion of this cover? I love the original AND the cover BTW.

[@trevortnidesserped3299]

@@t.e.burgos3263 Supposedly a review of the cover written by The Village Voice upon its release was archived onto Joni Mitchell's website. I'm not sure if it was her who archived it or someone on her team, but I highly doubt she didn't dislike this cover. She was one of those more eccentric, artsy alternative/folk artists who didn't try to fit in any of the industry norms or boxes at the time, and she was also egotistical to a certain extent.

[@bminus4502]

Heard this song for first time in a long time a week. The shivers I got. Oh man. Best feeling in the world.

[@WWJDIwonder]

@@mudda90210 She'll still be getting royalties on it - I bet she won't mind those! ☺

[@DylanL1909]

0:40 I always cry at this bit, my grandma is still alive, but NEVER take your grandparents for granted 💔😭😢😓

[@ImmaPurpleYoYo]

Relatable

[@NRF-ee6cp]

Vanessa Carlton's only lines are backing vocals and oo bop bop bop bop and lalalala. And I don't wanna give or something like that. But it works.

[@supg66]

100 times the talent than Cartoon Duritz

[@danhorvat1481]

She's also singing the giving it all away part.

[@Pat4ever.]

It’s also funny because she clearly wasn’t even shot with Counting Crows. They probably filmed on separate days and never saw each other

[@helenagt56]

@@supg66 HA you have got to be kidding me. She`s just in the song to spoil the whole damn thing

[@willritter4076]

I'd be honored if some 90s fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by the CRASH TEST DUMMIES and Long December by the COUNTING CROWS on my YT channel in tribute to a couple of great 90s standards. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace out.

[@venusaarai9543]

That's the most talented pineapple i've ever seen.

[@FASVCR]

LMAO

[@markhannon1120]

+Venus Aarai the weeknd disagrees

[@martinpetersen2691]

+Venus Aarai :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@Matt_Underwood]

+Venus Aarai The Weeknd is the new Pineapple

[@23Guitardood]

+Venus Aarai Fucking LOST IT with this comment hahahahaha

[@philipdefibaugh5683]

Did you know the Counting Crows and Vanessa Carlton didn't film the video together, but the video flows so nicely that you probably wouldn't notice it.

[@josecarlosramolete6109]

And they put up a F*CKING lot

[@doctorbrown2313]

I just worked with these cats four days ago.. Everybody turned into a grown up. Father time comes for us all. They were still super cool and friendly.

[@GrotrianSeiler]

It's Mothers' Day, my mom is gone, and it makes this song that much more bittersweet. Don't complain about what you don't have. Be grateful.

[@rainemonet]

Don’t worry she sees you ❤️ Live for her, after all you are her legacy. Make her so proud that she tells everyone on the other side she made that. 😊🙏🏻

[@jennyperrio4887]

I lost my mum April 3rd, it's hard My Dad and sister died within 5 months of each other I know the hurt and grief My sweet the sun will shine again You will get through feel how you need to feel Grief is different for everybody Jenny 😔

[@crazieboyiii3927]

​@@jennyperrio4887🥺

[@marymrkich3951]

Lost my husband in 2016 and this song brings both joy and sadness because we loved this cover and Joni's version 😪😍!!

[@anon_tree2298]

This gives me the most nostalgic/ hopeless/hopeful feeling ever.

[@RiffMalevolence]

David same

[@robbie4657]

Be greatful for everything that you have while you still have it

[@deathkitty23]

Thank god Vanessa Carlton was there to say mm bop bop bop a few times, this track wouldn't be the same without her rip.

[@coreycasciano3255]

She died?

[@deathkitty23]

@@coreycasciano3255 not her, her career

[@fenrix155]

Even if this is a joke, it’s actually true lmao.

[@xostayglamourous]

Man this song hits different as an adult.

[@TheSnapback]

*ft. Vanessa Carlton* Vanessa Carlton: “oooh bup bup bup”

[@palatero]

no dude she also said "nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh"

[@hanikafkanezia]

Bup bup bup... nuh nuh nuh...

[@spookfl0w]

And she sang , why you want it too

[@minniehoma]

Brilliant

[@lobasolitaria5523]

Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@texasvanity]

This song hits home to people like me who are old enough to remember wooded areas that we played in, that are now shopping centers and apartment buildings. They literally paved our childhood play zones, pretend war zones, ect to put up parking lots.

[@sweetpopz]

They paved the bball court and badminton court to put up an empty lot for events and a seated pavilion respectively but never used it. And they wonder why children don’t engage in sports these days.

[@Dr.Gainzzz]

I hope it hits home enough to know this is a cover of a Joni Mitchel song.

[@AH-be6bu]

@@cmoneill laughable thing to say.

[@jorgearturojimenez8620]

@@sweetpopz they paved paradise just for money , so sad ,

[@AlcoholicBoredom]

Ooo bop bop bop bop

[@redsed1565]

This is a Heavenly song that never gets old!

[@Raayn3__]

Whose still listening in 2024 ? 🔥🔥🔥

[@konraddsouza-lw1lh]

Wish I could turn back time

[@Raayn3__]

@@konraddsouza-lw1lh 💯

[@boordbelsj]

Me also wanting the birds and the bees😊

[@Christian-xl1ih]

woke up this morning and had this on my brain. Dont know why.. I dont usually listen to this kind of music 🙂

[@rumahasa_id]

Me..!!! 😊

[@kirk0respite]

All Vanessa did was go down that street she must have walked a thousand miles

[@SoWhat007]

Good one!... Touché.

[@ionlyreplytoidiots500]

You suck and I love you at the same times

[@ssoeeunsbeau5084]

Hahahaaha

[@captainjackspandexcaptainj1680]

Yah she really made her way down town

[@vascanj]

Underrated comment!

[@peterrisden1148]

Vanessa adds the magic to this song

[@freedom4mealways]

Two decades ago, Counting Crows and Carlton released this hit. Catchy tunes like this never get old!

[@Dermacrosis]

It's from the 70s this is a cover.

[@lesliemandic9673]

Uh it was good. I much prefer the original by Joni Mitchell 1970. So no it wasn't there Hit.

[@adannarvaez]

Dude this song is 53 years old. Orginal by Joni Mitchell.

[@RonelMalate-ir4mi]

Bhebhekoh

[@NewLifeHunter]

And that’s the exact reason why we still listening at it today :)

[@januleetarnate3384]

Anyone still listening to this in 2024?

[@pilsnergirl17]

June 28 2024 !!

[@claudinemery4595]

Moi ,moi, suis dingue de cette chanson depuis des années 😅

[@Maude-ru7sv]

Sure am

[@christianprints316]

Yep! 🥰

[@anderssonarad2552]

-- can i call a taxi for you ,.Vanessa ? Vanessa : ,. no thanks ,. i'll take the piano

[@_rogertaylors_car]

Most Underrated Comment 😂

[@dismay3631]

In 5th grade, I wrote an essay about this song's meaning to get into my dream private school and got in. Great memories.

[@CarmelaMiles]

Can we read it? Did you put it in some blog?

[@lukeroberts3976]

I don’t give a f**k

[@alexburbage5949]

Good job👍

[@JohnsonSteel]

@@rachthemathgirl I mean if we are being fair, no one asked for the original commenter's story either

[@toiletseat0]

@@JohnsonSteel Dude it's a free world.. why are you bothered so much?

[@heartlights]

It feels like they asked the Counting Crows singer "have you ever heard of Joni Mitchell or her song Big Yellow Taxi" and he was like "Nope" and they were like "Alright we got this"

[@shakilkunju4781]

The strength of Adam's vocals just enhanced the debate about the cover issue.. He has such a powerful yet melodic voice ...❤

[@SOakes]

No one else could have done this nostalgic song justice like this!! Absolutely love it!

[@maryskuse4791]

"They paved paradise and put up a fucking lot" So true.

[@nancyfilingeri414]

Lolol 😂

[@kbergmeister7000]

😂😂😂

[@BuyerPremium]

I cant unheard >:o

[@oscara.9265]

Yes! That's what I thought he says😂😂

[@Tripp393]

That's always what I thought he said lol

[@ianloffert8433]

This song was ahead of its time. I was 7 when this came out, and I heard it on the radio and loved it, but I didn't know what it was. I had to get an adult to take me to media play and tell the worker this song I am looking for had lyrics that said, "They paved paradise, to put up a parking lot" in hopes of him recognizing it. He goes, "I know what you're talking about!" Takes me to the Counting Crows CD and tells me it's Big Yellow Taxi. What an adventure it was to just find and own 1 song that you liked. Now, you can just Google oooh bop bop bop and find 7 different ways to instantly download this song, haha.

[@larrysmac]

It certainly was ahead of it's time considering Joni Mitchell originally recorded it in 1970.

[@LeeLee-bm2xy]

“Put him on the news”

[@mankohole]

Put him on the news or sum 💆‍♀️

[@Silvergun_Raven]

I always would hear this over the radio at my local hospital that I worked at back through 2006-2007. It felt like I heard it every few hours, but it felt so good when it would come on; it makes me miss the 90's and early to mid 2000's.

[@karlCervantes]

Matthew J. Boone are you a nurse?

[@Silvergun_Raven]

***** Nah. I worked in the Medical Records department and would hear it from the hospital speakers in the ceiling.

[@localgrassfieldboneshandler]

I'm only 17, turning 18 this year, but I have a pretty good memory, I'd hear the original when I was maybe 2, 3, then this one, and it makes me so sad I can't go back.

[@liverpool1ization]

so true my local pub in EIRE Ireland had it on every weekend great times, simpler times...

[@685foLYF]

Giga Force when times were actually good...

[@ABIEZHANELADYZHANE]

KZbin is the closest thing we got to a Time Machine

[@Goncalo_LA]

saw the exact same comment on a Bruno Mars song video

[@developerdev1924]

Still Relevant in 2023: “They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot”

[@00dredd]

This song always gives me shivers. Just amazing harmonies and arrangement and words

[@aaronf4178]

It's a cover

[@00dredd]

@@aaronf4178 nice. not sure how that adds or subtracts from the sentiments.

[@TheNucMed]

@@00dredd Thank you. Too funny. I was thinking the same thing and was going to comment, but you beat me to it. Oh, and did you know, (insert useless information here ).

[@ayhankasm1813]

90s was the time that everything was enough.enough number of people , enough technology , enough style , nothing more nothing less

[@pyrosteria9864]

This is from 2003

[@pagansplace7013]

@@pyrosteria9864 haha 😄

[@Pokemc0831]

@@pyrosteria9864 doesn't make the statement less true

[@edgeworldpictures6831]

try the '70's had enough people on the planet. More than enough.

[@stanleylim4458]

2000 BC had enough people..

[@Zoalsoul]

WHY DON'T THEY MAKE MUSIC THIS GOOD ANYMORE!!

[@Tdot7328]

Bare in mind this song was written in 1970 but yeh, good cover

[@Zoalsoul]

Trent Williamson I know it's a cover, but for a cover to be so good says a lot right. Music ain't the same any more. All I see are money hungry artists, with no soul or passion. But that's is just my opinion.

[@ralhftorch027]

I Agree with you, i just hope theres someone out there can make this kind of quality music

[@BlackHoon]

If you can't find musicians with passion you're fucking lazy

[@Zoalsoul]

BlackHoon yeah kool

[@mbarrett99]

Vanessa Carlton's voice is a nice complement for this song.

[@andrewnewell8217]

This cover is a revelation! So many beautiful touches, like the jazzy harmonies in “Oh bop bop bop”.

[@glorishenecainoy1841]

"you don't know what you got till it's gone". It's 2021 and this song remains a masterpiece. ❤️

[@danspawn85]

Considering it was written in 1970. Yeah.

[@nickmcp71]

Timeless, and ever apposite.

[@nightwish4987]

Just put up a parking lot

[@johnvanhal2450]

@@danspawn85 The great Joni Mitchell, yes

[@vvohvaelez9277]

As long as we have unchecked environmental destruction and urbanisation, this song will always be relevant Sadly that also makes it timeless as we are here 50+ years later

[@redlikewineagain697]

I will forever associate this song with when I was first hired as a probation officer. I felt like I had fallen into a shark tank; the people were so aggressive and non-accepting of me. I had no law enforcement or military background. My degree was in psychology. I was very different from my fellow probation officers. I started graduate school and that job the same week. It wasn't easy. It was 2002 and I remember when I was in my new office looking through my new cases (and so overwhelmed!) and putting some things on the shelves and then put on the radio. This song was playing. Little did I know that I would come to love that job and my coworkers would grow to respect me. I had to earn that. It was rough but I got through it. I regret ever leaving that job but I wanted to use my graduate degree ----and not in law enforcement. Gosh...how I regret that. It was the best job with the best supervisor and team of people you could ever ask for. Like the song says, "You don't know what you got until it's gone." Wish I would have been more prudent :-((

[@conniebrazzle3713]

This song never gets old.

[@josecarlosramolete6109]

So is the F-bomb "They paved paradise, put up a f***ing lot"

[@conniebrazzle3713]

@@josecarlosramolete6109 if that's what you are hearing, but, I believe, it is parking lot. ✌️

[@josecarlosramolete6109]

@@conniebrazzle3713 Well... Most people are hearing the f-bomb in this song.

[@Dimmsy]

This never gets old.

[@KanyeEnjoyerr]

Holy shit this is a throwback, I haven't heard this song in years.

[@WaggisSG]

I know what you mean. This song came out when I had my last year in school and I haven't heard it until a few years ago.

[@tammyramey]

I always loved how they arranged this song. Excellent harmonies too.

[@helenready1310]

thank you! i really like it too! from a fellow music dork

[@WhamBlam99]

Magnificent cover!

[@confessionsoftheaspiringgr505]

Classic hit even this mid 2024! 🥰

[@DavidLester-iz7sp]

Another well told story makes another great song. I 'm blessed to have the original album by Joni Mitchell!!!

[@katalinersek9628]

When Vanessa said "Ooh Bop Bop Bop", I felt that... This gives me the most nostalgic/ hopeless/hopeful feeling ever.

[@tededcaluag2978]

Vanessa: can I use my moving piano? Counting crows: no, you walk this time

[@atnicaj]

ed caluag niyo, mahilig kay vanessa carlton

[@LunarSault23]

Spat my drink out reading this

[@scottdavidson526]

The best cover of this song.

[@Christian_Cbperu8705]

Nostalgias Who listeng 2024??? 🇵🇪

[@zainasalem7787]

My 3rd grade teacher used to play this song in class all the time. She made all of her students sing along to the lyrics on Fridays. I'm 26 years old now and will never forget those memories.

[@andrewtaylor1996]

Hi there hows your day been hope your safe and well my dear peace be with you always ✌🙏🕊

[@robinhr5860]

I had a teacher in grade 3 do the exact same thing, he would come into the school with his guitar, my mom thought I had a crush on him but no I wanted to be him and do what he could do, always remember the teacher who encouraged my love for music

[@jeremiahthetreefrog8178]

This song is like a loving friend rubbing your back telling you to keep going, everything will be alright. I can still feel my friends touch even though he’s passed. Miss you Dylan

[@MicaRayan]

They are both brilliant artists! A collaboration made in heaven

[@keboonplumeria5266]

I agree.... Timeless classic

[@jinjynram9736]

More songs like this. Take me back to 2000’s

[@ixman]

Amen

[@ohokhanan]

the chorus gives me a happy sad feeling if anyone knows what I mean.. it's amazing.

[@pashafarms]

I know exactly what you mean

[@brigidkissane3889]

yup

[@Yoserena18]

+Hannah PYT feel ya

[@sheilanacional9207]

+Hannah PYT i know what you mean. and im 31 now and still fuckin single. makes me sad :-(

[@ohokhanan]

Sheila Nacional don't lose hope my brother is 33 and he just recently found someone he loves, got married, and now has a baby :) sometimes you have to put yourself out there. don't wait for people to find you. go find them!

[@apocalyptikkat1001]

Unlike most songs, which become less and less relevant throughout the years and decades since they were released, this is one of the few songs that actually has a more important meaning for modern society today then it did back then. It continuously becomes more and more relevant as our society progresses (or in some cases digresses).

[@rimanayma213]

Jamie Dash TV Looks at the suggested videos, spots "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd. Click.

[@crazycommenter86]

In my country Malaysia we recently had flooding on the east side all because they keep paying paradise to put up a parking lot. Cut down the trees, make the land flat and put up some buildings which means no trees to collect water and no hills for the water to run down. :/ I don't get why people are full of greed and can't protect nature and the world's rainforests.

[@ravimaha]

Lisa Loves Music

[@BassPlayerSusan]

ApocalyptikKat "(or in some cases digresses)." I think you mean 'regresses'. I like your interpretation though.

[@ravimaha]

Lisa Loves Music im in Malaysia too.

[@kcuba1228]

I remember my mom would always change this song on the radio because she thought he was saying "put up a fucking lot." LOL

[@jinjynram9736]

That’s a parking lot. LOL

[@JacquelineFox-xo6jn]

Girl got it 😅😅😅😅😅

[@lifewithveronicah]

Driving from Amsterdam to Berlin with my then Boyfriend.This song played on the car radio severally during the almost 9hrs road trip.He was a good man but we didn’t work out💔

[@hhdeng]

who thought 20 years have passed since this song came out in 2002.... 90s and early 2000s was the best time of my life...

[@nasruddin643]

I agreed with this

[@eliehrlich2031]

This song came out in 1970 bruh

[@Mutha_Pugga]

The fact that some music sites legitimately have this song on their "worst covers of the 2000s" list is downright criminal. I love this version of the song.

[@frankmarsh1159]

The best version ever. I was ten years old when the original came out.

[@rnbsteenstar]

Yes, exactly, both are good! Because it's truthful.

[@AnAlphaGoat]

They turned an explicitly environmentalist song into a pop tune that sounds vaguely like an allegory about losing your girl. As a standalone song it's pretty good, but in context I kinda hate it.

[@ismayb754]

@@AnAlphaGoat Even changed the words in one verse because can't possibly have a dude singing about another dude. You're right they changed the meaning of the song from one of deep meaning to just another cliche.

[@suzannecastaneda9559]

That’s crazy!!

[@Josh-vg2lj]

I heard this in a McDonald's today. Ironic

[@vyomcruise]

This song made me smile and go to sleep in 2003s. Thank you ❤.

[@thankyou62]

I was a kid when this song came out. I will always, ALWAYS love it. I revisited it just now, and it was the first time I had ever seen the music video. It nearly brought me to tears. The scene from 0:40-0:52 where the boy rejects the love of his grandmother hit me especially. The thing that hit even harder is that you could see that she still loved him unconditionally despite all the pain he caused her. In some ways, the fact that she loved him unconditionally made it even more painful. Despite all that pain, she still had a look of serenity on her face, as if she would forget all the pain and embrace him immediately if just came back. The boy might be ashamed of all the pain he caused her, and for this reason, stray even farther, but she is there waiting and without condemnation. This is how God loves us.

[@sterlingpless9280]

So underated

[@richardgreenwood3355]

Wow. You read a lot more into this than I did. I just thought it was a stranger walking past and that he REMINDED her of her grandson. I guess that's the beauty of 'art' - we interpret things differently.

[@sterlingpless9280]

@@richardgreenwood3355 The grandson reminds me of this girl from SC who's such a great heart

[@thankyou62]

@@richardgreenwood3355 thank you! It is open to interpretation as you indicated. I think it fits with the overall theme of interpersonal disconnect we experience in our fast paced modern world. I think the grandma and her grandson example is especially pertinent because there are so many elderly people warehoused in nursing homes with no one to visit them. I think that the elderly are among the most neglected and underappreciated in our culture. Because we live in a culture that values comfort, convenience, entertainment and a fast paced mode of living, we consequently do not value the elderly because they are typically none of those things. It's the same reason why the birthrate is so low, IMHO, because children require sacrifice, sleepless nights, etc. The way we live in our society keeps us in a perpetual adolescence and doesn't really allow us to grow up or "smell the flowers" and appreciate And find meaning in the little things in life that the elderly and children appreciate.

[@AndreAdvocate]

I just love that this comment thread even exist 😎

[@user-tb2jy9lu3d]

That's one talented pineapple...

[@JoaoZamae]

+jmr1068204 lol

[@skinnyslims5327]

What pineapple?

[@miacatekennedyi6491]

As an economic developer and a girl who loves hard, this song has always resonated. I’m careful when I build cities to remember paradise, AND I don’t want the best one to get away. ❤

[@MagicNomadic]

BEST version of this song YET!!

[@thesnakeman8006]

You very rarely find a song that can hit you in the "feels" but this one does it for me everytime. Hearing this song from beginning to end takes me back to nostalgia lane (i know its memory lane but I wanted to try something fancier sounding, lol) and I can't help but shed tears. not of joy,not of sadness, but a little bit of both when I hear this song. "Sometimes to move forward into the future, you've got to look back to the past" forgot where i heard that from but I think in this case, it works

[@ctalley9667]

And here i would always sing "they paid paradise to put up a parking lot. Which never made sense but my little self didn't know any better lol 🤣

[@kokurochu9118]

First time hearing the song, it sounded like "they paid paradise and put up a f*cking lamp"

[@vanja222]

@@kokurochu9118 😂😂😂 I am glad I am not the only one

[@markomark9587]

i remembered listening to this track as a little kid early 2000s in the supermarket and I always liked her part "UUUUPAPAPAP". I never knew the the band's name this whole time in my life but it was always deep in my mind at times that I just could never find this track. That is till at 27 years old I was at this best buy and as if it was destined for me I heard this playing and immediately pulled out my shazam app and finally after all these years I now find myself watching the music video. It's crazy how time has past by and now I find myself remembering those times with my mom walking along the supermarket and hearing this playing. Damn those times were so sweet and simple.

[@paulduckworth316]

Absolute belter of a song. Reminds me of a childhood holiday to Bournemouth with my late Granddad and Late Father when this song was released.

[@MatthewStephensAU]

This song is no longer a radio tune. It's a terrifying prophecy.

[@YonderYoshi]

No, it's always on Easy 99.1

[@seangallagher9339]

It's also always on Sirius XM THE BLEND

[@tycholorenzo]

Matthew Stephens I heard it on the radio like 2 hours ago

[@asr070568]

He was trying to say it transcended being merely a song you hear on the radio. But of course, it had already done that when Joni Mitchell originally released it in 1970. And also of course, you already knew that.

[@akou12]

I hear it at the Kroger store I work at all the time

[@lisaspikes4291]

I’m one of those people who don’t usually like covers of classic songs. There’s only a handful of covers I like. But I love this one!

[@newguy3588]

Have you listened to Bad Wolves cover of Zombie? Whew that's a good one too.

[@Sally150]

Joni Mitchell would agree. Her style changed drastically in later years. Her lyrics are still the very best.

[@nhaff13]

To hear Joni Mitchell sing it originally and then hear this version - it just works. Loved it...

[@user-fh395hn3s4]

The Melody is just just that important!!!

[@ThouSwell-zx3fd]

Ugh, its like they sucked all the melody out of Joni's uber catchy original 🤢

[@koko-v]

When I was a young boy, this was my shit. I used to jam out to this in my car seat.

[@KTC88]

Kolton Hastert And it was an eco-friendly hybrid, I hope?

[@SilvaWolfGaming]

Ken C HAHA

[@mrhardwood6630]

Kolton Hastert SAME AND I STILL DO

[@smiddy700]

+Kolton Hastert i assume you still jam now youve developed into a fully grown koala?

[@SilvaWolfGaming]

Andy Z Noice

[@tt2222ification]

I used to sing this song in the car with my dad and brothers when I was like 10; Now I’m 22 and still get brought to tears by this version of this song.

[@KeizerHedorah]

Where are the wheels of time i want to turn them back now.

[@ehjayclarianes9130]

This song reminds me how simple our lives before and didn't care about problems. One of the best era 90s to 2015