First listen to Joni Mitchell - A Case of You (REACTION)

[@GaryColemanNC]

I'm 59. Joni saved my life. Many times over. Sometimes, music is the only thing that matters...

[@mikewoods8565]

I actually don't know what to say. We know joni 's songs mean so much to us. I really hope you're doing well and take care. It's tough sometimes I know. Just go to bed thinking I'm alive , even though I've got a ton of bills to pay thank you and take care

[@JimScholfield]

Her Court and Spark album is my one album I'd need on an island

[@dalem8332]

Joni Mitchell is an incredible artist. Singer songwriter Canadian. The album BLUE is a masterpiece. Check out the song RIVER. Every song is incredible. I have had the pleasure of seeing Joni in concert twice. Phenomenal. 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@davisworth5114]

Joni will tear your heart out. Check out "Trouble Child" and "For Free", great reaction, you would like early Dylan.

[@andrewfischer8564]

breaking like waves at malabu

[@annbeguity5932]

Don’t think anybody yet commented that she plays a *dulcimer* here, not a guitar! A four-string “lap” instrument, first developed in Appalachia, early Ireland, etc. That Joni could tune and play a so-called “primitive instrument” like this (in addition to her guitar and piano innovations) demands some mention, imo

[@henchmusic5878]

She's playing a dulcimer. The guitar is by James Taylor.

[@otisyoung7061]

Lovely dulcimer playing

[@merlinscat]

I didn’t know that JamesTaylor played on this

[@johnbrady1211]

Check the credits on the album sometime. Steven Stills plays on it also. It is jam packed with musical talent.

[@gergsar]

Joni had over 50 guitar tunings she developed herself, and she was the best lyricist that ever lived!

[@Epistemicwriter]

"Both Sides Now" is one of my favorite lyrical songs of all time but I love her creative rhythm and that majestic voice of hers. Thanks for covering her D

[@dangabbert3944]

All of the suggestions, for Joni Mitchell songs are worthy of a listen. Her catalog is vast and varied. Like Van Morrison or Bob Dylan, her music can vary greatly, from album to album. One of the all-time greats! Thanks for giving her a listen.

[@wallyboy6666]

:) Joni's voice is so unique & lovely. She's incredibly talented and it's so nice that you are discovering her. :) Daniel, your intelligence & maturity still amazes me. You have a lot more insight & common sense than many 50 year olds have. :)

[@MissAstorDancer]

The entire "Blue" album will flat-out rip your heart out, and give you goosebumps! There simply never was, and never will be anyone like Joni! She was a genre all to herself! Her confessional and coversational lyrics were totally unique! Glad to see you enjoying her!

[@MissAstorDancer]

For some reason, this came up again today in my suggested videos, and I gladly watched it again! Just like the first time I watched it (and just like the first and every time I hear this song, or ANYTHING from "Blue"), I am brought to tears within the first few seconds! Blue is in my Top 20 albums, and it's in my Top 10 Singer/Songwriter albums. So glad you did this reaction, Daniel, and glad it came up again today!

[@emilyflotilla931]

She still gives me chills 50 plus years later!

[@johnbrady1211]

I agree. This album will rip your heart out if you have a heart to rip out.

[@wendellwiggins3776]

BLUE is a intensely deep & moving grab your heart masterpiece

[@reha1066]

With Christmas coming around the corner, I bet you would enjoy “River”. “Big Yellow Taxi” is another amazing song by her. To be honest, I really like all her songs.

[@slownoman]

River, absolutely. The best secular song of the season every written. Stunning.

[@emilyflotilla931]

Yup, how could there be a favorite...do love the lines from JUST LIKE THIS TRAIN, "Well, I've got this berth and this roll down blind, ...settle back into the clickety clack, with the clouds and the stars to read, dreaming of the pleasure I'm gonna have watching your hairline recede, my vain darling!" Ouch...to the core...

[@otisyoung7061]

I heard Joni say this was about her relationship with Leonard Cohen........Nash wasn't as difficult......he couldn't get past being in awe of her which meant she never got all of him ......she saw Nash laughing with his wife and Joni said "He could never do that as freely with me because he revered me too much"

[@oppothumbs1]

I like the folksy Joni. I don't like her falsetto or the way she holds and fluctuates her vibrato or whatever the hell it's called. The music annoys, as does this critique ha. Nothing better than FOR Free, Urge for Going, Woodstock. Her jazzy bluesy style is very affected. Leave that to the experts. I am so unimpressed with a fantastic voice working so hard ; she's too clever for her own good. One of the worst songstresses. Neil Young does so much better with a so-called average voice. Neil's songwriting is so much better; his voice suited for his songs. Blue is a lousy record but for "River" which is pretty good lovely song where Joni controls her vibrating voice . I am not articulate, I am not as handsome but I am not wrong about Joni. Help me I think I'm falling* is a nice song but who would want to listen to it ad nauseum. She's got the kind of voice that tries and begs for love. Just like her sex desires she gives it out to much (ask Neil how slutty she was .. and slutty is fine with me (Neils a prude in a way) but it seems no control over sex, no control over vibrato. Just speculating , I know I'm weird. Hate to see talent go bad. Hate to see a good band overdo it with background singers too. Modestly , humbleness and talent is all you need. Thanks, Neil Young

[@jesusfreaklol1]

@@oppothumbs1 why did you bring your looks into a music review? Maybe there's some insecurities there that you should work on.

[@jamesmcnally1253]

Rainy night house was about Cohen,I think they were only together for a very short time,2 weeks from what I read but he left a deep impression.She thought he was one of the best living song writers

[@ria1636]

@@oppothumbs1 Dreadful so called critique, you don't know what you're talking about and sounds like you need therapy.

[@nibb483]

The 'Blue' album really changed and offered a new paradigm for 20th-21st century songwriting. The reputation and subsequent collective conversation around this album has always been about the emotional vulnerability of Joni's songwriting, which now its crazy to think that its commonplace for an artist to "bare their soul" on an album, but in 1971 it was outrageous. Joni Mitchell played this for her record label and friends to which she received remarks like "Keep something to yourself!" I suppose its just a reminder that prior to this album songwriting either relied too heavily on impersonal traditional folksong writing or instead opted for convoluted, prosodic, most-likely British poetry. 'Blue's modern mixture of free-flowing conversation and impressionistic poetry pretty much is the contemporary standard for songwriting. Hope this provides some insight!

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Helene, here....not my husband. Until I sold my collection of vintage albums, which I regret.....I had more Joni Mitchell albums than of any other artist...I had this album, but rarely played it because it is so terribly sad......It is very honest, written in a time of lost love....and self-reflection....and the title of the album is appropriate.......You’ve just discovered one of the greatest artists of the last fifty years. I hope that you do a deep dive into her work. You will be immensely rewarded....Especially if you are guitar player, which you are, I think...and have a deep soul, which you do. She is also an excellent visual artist.. a painter. She always intended to be a painter, but began to sing to make enough money to support herself after leaving home. Thank God she did. She is a poet, and her voice......sublime.

[@joelliebler5690]

Joni’s original version of Woodstock is brilliant and a somber look of the world.

[@swinde]

Too bad she missed the concert, because of a TV appearance on a late night show in LA. I know that CSN was there and they featured the song on their CSN&Y album. She must have gotten a great inspiration from them to write the song. I like Joni's version the best.

[@michaelkeefe8494]

When Neil Young songs Helpless with the Band in their last waltz concert, Joni is offstage with a hot mic singing backup. It's a gorgeous Canada hall of fame moment.

[@otisyoung7061]

Then after she sings "Coyote" which is just as good

[@oppothumbs1]

@@otisyoung7061 Not as good as Helpless.

[@InvidiousProductions]

Fortunately Joni has at least 20 of the best songs ever written in her catalog. She’s a dead set genius.

[@SnowWalker1]

My only playlist is a thousand Joni Mitchell songs. My only daughter's name is Joni.

[@laurelsoden8599]

My only daughter's name is Mitchell 💜✌️

[@danieljodrey709]

Daniel, when he says 'I am as constant as a northern star" he is bragging priding himself as this lofty thing that everyone depends on. She tells him way up there in the dark? I am down here with my feet on the ground. "If you want ME I'll be in the bar." She is actually there for him where he can reach her. Not out of reach like he makes himself. You mentioned Tori Amos. I highly request that you dissect one of her songs. Winter perhaps or Silent All These Years would be a great starting point lyrically and of course for piano wizardry Cornflake Girl.

[@glass2467]

Joni Mitchell is a genius and this song is great. Each fan has their favorites, but for me, if you want to hear her greatest and most mature work - listen to her album Hejira.

[@foxandscout]

As she got older her music got more sophisticated and her cigarette habit lowered her voice which is still gorgeous -even more so. Her collaboration with Jaco Pastoreus is a great album.

[@joeshields9083]

Hejira is my favorite Joni

[@zebulon8819]

"big yellow taxi" love that song ✌️♥️

[@rosmeeker1964]

That has to be the song that I have heard the most musos cover. Probably it is the one I have heard most people quote from too.

[@DavidB-2268]

Two of my favourites by her are The Circle Game, and The River.

[@maruad7577]

She is a painter who just happens to be one of the greatest singer/songwriters of the 20th century. With her you might want to start at the beginning and work your way forward so your understanding of her music grows at the same pace as she experienced it. I am not certain if that would take you to Big Yellow Taxi or Both Sides Now to start but it is just a beginning.

[@brumleyhall]

A lot of people are recommending "Both Sides Now". Make sure you choose the original version from her 2nd album "Clouds".

[@AlanHope2013]

You have to also catch the version she did in 2000. Very different interpretation of exactly the same song. She wrote it, and sang it on the Johnny Cash Show, when she was very young. Then she sang it again much later, and the words take on a different meaning, because of the years that have passed in the meantime. Both sides now, quite literally. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qny0hJ9-YrF_irM

[@MariaCarabin]

Do both versions of this song. I find it incredible that she wrote this song as a young person. It fits an "older" person looking back on their life. So I love that she re-recorded it when older (many people my age discovered it thanks to the film "Love actually). Joni a great painter too.

[@cspringer333]

Joni and Carole King were 2 of the biggest singer/songwriters of that era

[@tommathews3964]

Ain't but one Joni! I've listened for more than 50 years, and she's just as fresh today as the first time I heard her. Interesting sidebar about a lot of her introspective, often sad/painful lyrics......I was at Jazz Fest in New Orleans a while back, taking a break and sitting in Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop on Bourbon, having a bourbon, and noticed a lady with long, straight blonde hair out of the corner of my eye. It was Joni. She was in town doing a songwriters workshop related to Jazz Fest. We started chatting, you know the usual, "I love your music" stuff, and she said, laughing, "we can talk about pretty much anything, except Joni Mitchell music. That shit's too depressing!" She bought me a drink, I bought her one, and we laughed and carried on. I could listen to her sing anything! That voice is amazing! Some of my personal favorites are: "Coyote" "Free Man in Paris" "Big Yellow Taxi" "Woodstock" "River" "Court and Spark" "Amelia" "Black Crow" "The Circle Game" and so many more! Here's a great, live "Coyote" from The Last Waltz, backed up by The Band. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGiwk6COoNGdabM

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Her songs are so restless with complex emotions. This whole album is a masterpiece. Her album Herija is also a masterpiece. So many great songs from Her. Maybe try Joni’s song “Carey”.

[@rosmeeker1964]

Love Carey.

[@ms.chuckfu1088]

Rick Beato did a "What Makes This Song Great" on Mitchell's Amelia and discusses how her use of the Sus chords to keep the music from "resolving". She also had polio at 9 and while this is when she started singing and playing, she also had to modify her guitar playing technique.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Ms. ChuckFu so true. Unrooted and no home. The music weaves a beautiful but ambiguous direction. It’s perfect for her songs. I saw that video. Joni makes Beato cry too.

[@rosmeeker1964]

@@ms.chuckfu1088 It's a little masterpiece.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

All I Want is another song from this album. I would just do the album they are all really good.

[@brumleyhall]

Joni Mitchell wrote "Woodstock", which you reviewed last week.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Daniel...watch the Rick Beato segment on KZbin where he discusses Joni Mitchell’s playing and songwriting of her song Amelia. You will appreciate his expertise and will learn something about Joni’s playing....

[@neonpark1874]

But listen to the song before you watch Beato's video.

[@lisarainbow9703]

And watch the live version from the Shadows and Lights tour, with Pat Metheny on guitar..

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Lisa Rainbow and Jaco Pastorius on bass......a true legend also.

[@lisarainbow9703]

@@w.geoffreyspaulding6588 Absolutely, Geoffrey~ Jaco is a legend in his own right, I've been a fan of him for decades. Actually saw him do a solo show in SF, in the late 80's. Mind-blowing...

[@charlesinsandiego2537]

True. Beato seems close to tearing up when he talks about Joni, he appreciates her so much.

[@mgreen9316]

When I first heard this song and Blue in general, I too was bothered by the wordiness of it. This was a departure from her earlier songs which were more traditional in their format. This is really stream of consciousness. The first line which is a run on sentence on steroids' is perhaps the longest line ever put to music. This kind of writing was not only a departure for her but was radically different from what other artists were doing with the possible exception of Dylan. Joni however was still able to convey enormous feeling while doing this. This is hands down my fave Joni tune though I like most of her stuff.

[@Kirkunik1]

She is a legend. Brilliant, beautiful. You want lyrics? Here they are. Just a few of so so many. This is about the break up of her relationship with Graham Nash (of Crosby, Stills and Nash). She is the consummate artist. She played the Dulcimer, guitar, and piano. Wrote the melody and lyrics. And painted. She got me through the rough times as well as a major influence in my own music. I knew them all. Exquisite truth

[@richardhornbostel3958]

I thought this was about Leonard Cohen.

[@whitfield2000]

@@richardhornbostel3958 yes, the conventional wisdom is A Case of You was for Cohen and River was for Nash

[@rosmeeker1964]

Not so much a 'high voice' but a large vocal range. It isn't my favourite Joni song but, hey, I do like all of the songs. Thanks for this one. (I think you discovered how much in awe of Joni contemporary artists were. She had all the jazz chords and the crazy tunings.) My Joni favourites are Coyote, Amelia, and California. But as I said...so many good songs.

[@rosmeeker1964]

Possibly her most poignant song is 'River.' Put in on the to listen to at Christmas list. :)

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Those are all great. Her songs seem to bypass the ego and go straight to my soul.

[@brendawoodson3230]

James Taylor played on many of her albums

[@richardhooser5096]

I played the Blue album for weeks after my high school girlfriend broke up with me in our second year of college. We were at different colleges so it shouldn’t have come as a surprise but hey; I was basically still a kid! Anyway, Blue was my companion during a really sad period in my life. Bit in the end; it all worked out as it was suppose to since I then met the girl who would become my wife at my college. Isn’t music wonderful!

[@salvador75]

Such an amazing song from a genius amongst geniuses.

[@MrGettysburg44]

If you like her voice and Karen Carpenters, you MUST listen to Sandy Denny!! "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" (Fairport Convention) or "Banks of the Nile"(Fotheringay).

[@waynethera2712]

Free man in Paris is my favourite Joni song. It shows how she disliked the music industry back then.

[@sherryheim5504]

Blue is an an outstanding album, I have had a copy of it in my car for 30 or more years, listen to it often. Joni is a very personal writer and her relationships have always been difficult, if you listen to her music you will learn this. She wrote Woodstock, the song by Crosby Stills, Nash and Young that you played the other day. She is an amazing painter as well as poet, though she never sings anymore, she says she lost her voice but she never believed she could sing anyway. Joni once said I write music for my sadness, I paint for my joy. She is from Canada and she only got into music because could make a few bucks working coffee houses and she needed money to buy cigarettes. Joni used dolcimer on a few of her songs and actually was responsible for reviving the instrument for a time.

[@starwhiteoflove]

"I saw ice upon the river as the plane came in to land I heard Joni Mitchell singing her poems of isolation" (c) Steve Hogarth (Marillion - Montreal) Do "Hejira" song next :)

[@ontherun9510]

I discovered Joni at your age and I am still in love with her art (voice, music, lyrics). The song is about a relatioship she had with Leonard Cohen. She mentioned influence he has on her writing (''part of you pours out of me in these lines from time to time''). The woman she met is Leonard's mother (''she had mouth like yours, she knew your life..'') Enjoy!

[@stevefoulston]

This is not a criticism but in 1964 a 20 year old Joni had a child a daughter that she gave up for adoption 30 years later they found each other again her name is Kilauren Gibb both are happy and making up for lost time for 30 years every time a blue eyed blond child went by she wondered if it was her daughter i always thought Jonis songs sounded sad.love and peace.

[@theblackcat5416]

Wow ! I haven't thought about Joni's music in years. "Big Yellow Taxi" is a must listen as the lyrics are still relevant today. Thanks for bringing back her sweet voice ! ✌❤🌻😷🎶

[@rmac1042]

Joni Mitchell is one of the greatest song writers over the past 50 years! She went through many style changes in her career. Oh, and she was gorgeous when she was young-and yet she is so beautiful as an artistic spirit today!

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Dulcimer. And probably tuned in a non-orthidox tuning by her. " - - - Constantly in the darkness" - a brilliant comeback - like a star, surrounded by dark night sky. I read that this song was for Leonard Cohen, and that the woman with a familiar mouth was his mother. Be prepared to bleed" Wow! Glad you enjoyed this. The entire Blue album is magnificent. Great reaction - more Joni Mitchell would be welcomed. "Shadows And Light", "Amelia" (for Amelia Erhart) , "Judgement Of The Moon And Stars" (for Beethoven), and "Cold Blue Steel" are a few of my favorites.

[@jeffmartin1026]

Now that you have heard this song it will never leave your soul. Joni and James were a couple but it ended because of his addiction to heroin. She wrote the song Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire about the battle between her love for him and his love of herioin. It is stunning. A major theme in her work deals with love/love lost and the need to continue. Her song Amelia is a prime example of this. Joni constantly grew in her music. The folk singer > Pop music (Free Man In Paris) > Jazz. She did eventually find love and with her LP Wild Things Run Fast she started writing Love Songs.

[@paulwolf2432]

Studio versions of: River For free Help me The last time I saw Richard Little green Morning Morgan Town California Let the wind carry me Urge for going

[@Gantzz321]

she wrote songs that meant somehing - They paved paradise Put up a parking lot Hey, farmer, farmer Put away the DDT now Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and the bees Please

[@swinde]

The "Big Yellow Taxi" song was inspired during one of her trips to Hawaii. When she looked out of her hotel room she could only see the parking lot.

[@pamstuckey8349]

Very different style but I always include Joan Armatrading - singer/songwriter with a beautiful voice up there with my favorite female artists. Not as well known. Best album (and maybe best song) Down to Zero. You might also want to check out Mary Chapin Carpenter.

[@stevejacobson2906]

I wrote to you a few days ago about the folk rock group Indigo Girls. They were so influenced by Joni Mitchell's Blue album. That's why Amy Ray chose the word Indigo for their name.

[@pamstuckey8349]

highly recommend the album Court and Spark. One of my favorite albums.

[@benoitdesmarais2948]

Told you so! ;o) This album, when played at certain particular times, can choke me up and leave me defenseless. After Blue, musically she transitioned towards a very personal hybrid of folk/ pop/jazz, with more complex arrangements, using a full band. (Not that far off from Steely Dan in that she escaped easy classification, sometimes using the same session musicians.) But you can mine Blue for a while, actually, i've been mining it for a good 40 years with the rest of her works, and never exhausted it. (If the circumstances of the actual recordings can be interesting, Joni always said that if you interpret her songs as being about her, you've missed the boat. So yes, some of the songs are about her breakup with Nash, and some of the songs on For the Roses are about her relationship with J. Taylor, but they are so much nore than that. And, interestingly, she always remained friends with all the men in her life: so Taylor plays and sings on three of her later albums, Nash sings on Court and Spark, Cohen coverered a song of hers etc...)

[@Blinkerson55]

Hi 9 Joni Mitchell is the queen of folk to Dylans king.. Her tunings are off the charts.The next songs by Joni you need to do in this order are "you turn me on, im a radio" , "Cary", "Circle Game"(which was response to Neil Young s "Sugar Mountain" Then her Metamorphosis to "Coyote " (which will blow you away with most famous bass player on tune) Then back to her first hit "Both sides Now" Cheers, Chicago Ray

[@rk41gator]

Love your comments (again) I feel there are more than a few politicians who could use a case of Joni right now. Introspection should not be so rare an event.

[@AlanHope2013]

One of the great break-up songs ever, because it takes place at the moment when things go to fuck. When she sings in the first line, 'just before out love got lost' she's in fact putting her finger on the moment just as the love gets lost, when she makes the constantly in the darkness wise-crack. That's when she knows it's no longer tenable. There have been a million songs written about trying to stop a love get lost, and millions more about regret after a love gets lost, but this is the only one I can think of that is there are the moment when it happens. I could drink a case of you, And still be on my feet. The effect has worn off. It no longer works for her.

[@colincampbell5967]

Shawn Colvin - Get Out of This House, well worth a listen

[@dannygriffith6185]

"Ladies of the Canyon"....where you'll hear her---the original version---of Woodstock."For the Roses"..., "Court and Spark"....and "Hejira"...are other GREAT albums by this phenomenal artist.

[@Ledgane]

Nice video! I'm watching the whole thing btw.

[@gablen23]

Joni ♥ My favorite album is "Court and Spark" but Blue is great too. You should listen to "Help Me", "Rainy Night House"(from Miles of Aisles), "The Circle Game" or "Woodstock".

[@Yosef1952]

There are songs on "Blue" that still choke me up every time I hear them, after all these years. I think you'd love the album, Daniel.

[@juliananelson475]

amazing song writer and artist/ performer-- but unfortunately to "artsy" for many

[@pvthitch]

"I met a woman with a mouth like yours..." I've always taken that to mean his mother.

[@lisarainbow9703]

Please listen/react to Hejira Furry Sings The Blues Amelia The Circle Game In France They Kiss on Main Street Coyote

[@foxandscout]

Yes yes yes

[@ms.chuckfu1088]

Thanks for doing this one Daniel.

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

Helene here. As I mentioned before, but which has more meaning to you now that you’ve heard her singJoni Mitchell was a huge part of the California singer/songwriter Renaissance of the late 1960’s and 1970’s. James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Glen Frey (The Eagles) Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young....It was common for this group of troubadours to share song ideas, hang out together, play together. James Taylor playing on this album doesn’t surprise me at all. That’s how it was back then. Russ Kunkel is indeed one of the greatest session drummers of the last 50 years. He is part of an elite group of session musicians who played on LITERALLY thousands of albums. This group is called The Section. They toured with James Taylor as his backup band. Leeland Sklar, the legendary bassist, is also part of this revered group. You’ve probably seen pictures of him, or seen him in music videos. He’s the one who looks like Gandalf. Robert Plant, of Zeppelin admired Joni allot; her voice, her poetry. The song he wrote, Going to California, is written about that time and place, which he loved, and refers to Joni in the line “A Queen looking for a King”. And also the line “Children of the canyon begin to awake” refers to Laurel Canyon, where Joni, CSN and others lived for a time and hung out together. It’s all tied in together, Daniel.....

[@christinesullivan1229]

One of her great albums among 22. Her lyrics are wonderful, her voice always fluid , It's great to hear a lyric so clearly from a singer. Diction so important. Her messages and stories so powerful strong and universal.

[@paulwolf2432]

Dozens of brilliant songs by her. Stick with early work and studio versions. She kept her lyricism but lost her voice.

[@cheryldellaroyle5317]

This song contains one of my favorite lines -- "I'm frightened by the devil but I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid".

[@garypeatling7927]

Bleed inside each others wounds , melanie

[@ms.chuckfu1088]

"face sketched on it twice" may be using the bilingual and bicultural nature of Canada as a metaphor. "Mouth like yours" could refer to her meeting his mother or sister. "I am a lonely painter" may be referring to Joni's first artistic love - painting. Music was secondary. "Case of you" seems a sly reference to Canadian tradition of buying a "case of beer". Taste of "bitter and sweet" makes me think of beer too.

[@appletree6898]

Yes, it is alcohol. She compares him to holy wine that is both bitter and sweet. I always found the line, "I could drink a case of you and still be on my feet," interesting...like, is that a good thing or a bad thing? Going with the alcohol metaphor, it seems like she's kind of addicted to him, she hasn't been outwardly harmed by the excess (still on her feet) but she has built up a tolerance (his love no longer makes her happy)and she always needs more from the relationship. It isn't enough to give her the feeling she wants, but she doesn't want to give him up either.

[@queensquish]

Joni wrote this song about her relationship with Leonard Cohen, a fellow Canadian. She played a Appalachian Dulcimer on this. Beautiful ♥️

[@MilosDaddy]

Joni Mitchell is one of the greatest artists of all time. Such an amazing talent!

[@emanonfox1709]

Such a talent! I suppose it's time to request some Leonard Cohen, but it's hard to say which songs because he's an artist's artist and his work is a little all over the map. If anything, listen to "Hallelujah" which was famously covered by the awesome (and tragically deceased) Jeff Buckley for the movie Shrek. I think I remember from the live session that you never saw it, so that means the song is fresh for you. Actually just listen to Jeff Buckley's version, it's a superior performance, and I hope I won't get slammed for this but Leonards' vocals never matched his other extraordinary musical talents. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2mkiHmcbKp0mZY&ab_channel=jeffbuckleyVEVO

[@snakelite61]

I think Daniel would like Suzanne. The lyrics are amazing.

[@lydiawilson5068]

she's amazing & hope you check out more of her work. so much great music. you might seek tracks with bassist "Jaco" Pastorius III. it's hard mentioning just a few. the following tunes don't involve Jaco but, "Ethiopia" is devestatingly brilliant. "Court and Spark" and "Hissing of Summer Lawns" albums have numerous brilliant songs. "Hissing of Summer Lawns" album seems like her observing others while "Court and Spark" album is more introspective. the song "Slouching Toward Bethlehem" is another favorite. she didn't stay frozen in one style. she's crazy lucid. listen on!

[@sharmanminus4284]

Fifty years ago I went to a concert that was a fundraiser. Chilliwack, Phil Ochs and Joni were listed on the poster. Joni played this song along with the surprise guest, James Taylor. She did eleven songs, including this one, Woodstock, Big Yellow Taxi, For Free and The Circle Game. Also, one of my favourites, The Gallery. The evening was magical. Just last week I tracked down a two CD set of most of the concert (no Chilliwack, sadly). The new organization my $3.00 ticket went to that night? Greenpeace. All the artists worked for nothing. Search for Amchitka concert, 1970. Thank you for liking Joni ‘s music.

[@johnriley4320]

“Both Sides Now” may be the best song of the 20th century. Just a few others: The Circle Game Urge For Going Ladies of the Canyon Conversation Little Green A Woman of Heart and Mind Help Me The Same Situation Amelia Song For Sharon

[@EchoesDaBear]

You've now discovered another Canadian treasure - masterful songwriter (the other being Gordon Lightfoot, but we have so many, but I'd consider them to be King and Queen of Canadian songwriters!) She has a beautiful voice, and is a wonderful guitarist in her own right, but this collaboration with James Taylor is perfection! Such a deep well of songs to discover with Joni! Both Sides Now would be my recommendation for next song. Enjoy this journey!

[@Robbyrool]

I can’t listen to this without getting choked up. 🥹 So beautiful and sad. Joni is the GOAT.

[@theecstaticinfidelhypothes9222]

I have no authoritative basis for this, but I have always interpreted the lines, "I met a woman, she had a mouth like yours, she knew your life/ She knew your devils and your deeds, and she said, "Go to him..." as implying that the woman and the love interest were related; this was his mother, or maybe a sister. They shared the same mouth because they were family, which is also why she knew him so well. But I've always been struck by the ambivalence of the lines "I could drink a case of you, and still I'd be on my feet." On the one hand it could be complimentary-- suggesting that he strengthens and nourishes rather than diminishes. Or, it could imply that she can never get enough of him. But, instead, to me, it always feels like shade-- what he brings to the relationship is so weak and bland it could be like water.

[@richardhornbostel3958]

It was his mother. This was while she dated Leonard Cohen

[@whitfield2000]

@dethstrok9, thanks for posting and reacting so thoughtfully and openly to this incredible song. Others have remarked at the vastness of her catalogue, but you may be interested in her stunning and overlooked renderings of scripture. Her beautiful paraphrase of 1 Cor. 13 called “Love” is perfection and she pulls up the book of Job and includes the related psalms for The Sire of Sorrow: Job’s Sad Song. Joni is not a Christian, but she is scrupulous and empathetic when bringing us with her as she examines biblical text. Many other songs have elements as well, but these two are completely drawn from scripture. My favorite thing about her is she never produces easy answers - I needed that as a young Christian, as church teaching was lazy.

[@bobdelp2023]

I'LL LIST YOU 8 SONGS, 1 FROM EACH ALBUM, THAT'LL BE TOUGH TO DO :) 1. CACTUS TREE, 2. BOTH SIDES NOW, 3. CONVERSATION, 4. CALIFORNIA, 5. BANQUET, 6. HELP ME, 7. IN FRANCE THEY KISS ON MAIN STREET, 8. COYOTE WELL THERE YA GO DANIEL, MANNNNNNNNNNN THAT WAS A TOUGH ONE! :)

[@fidge54]

Bonafide genius, please don't stop with Joni yet. Great musician, arranger, paints her own album covers, lyricist. And of course that voice. Please check out two songs that don't get requested much but really show her range and ability to paint pictures; Just Like This Train and Raised on Robbery

[@steve55sogood16]

My personal favourite is the album "Court and Spark", by her!

[@lyallbenjamin1045]

Albums For the Roses, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Heijira. One song I love is Edith and the Kingpin.

[@lilamuzik3385]

Love you are exploring ALL KINDS of music...was unsure if you would Daniel, as you really seem to like a more progressive rock vibe, if that is a correct interpretation of what I've gathered. However there is so much rich and deeply wonderful music out there...I am glad you're dipping into that well. Yesterday Karen, today Jon. Good for. Can KD Lang be far behind?

[@heliotropezzz333]

Led Zeppelin were fans of Joni Mitchell. At least Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were, and they referred to her in their song 'Going to California'.

[@fclopez1]

another suggestion - Easy to be hard by Cheryl Barnes

[@bradhibbitts8188]

Joni Mitchell a fixture, a comet streaking across the sky, Her music along with other cane along at a time of uproar with artists like James Taylor, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan there are more. The insanity would have been maddening without Joni and others thanks for your reaction

[@crazydale1000]

Her voice is unmistakable. Give a listen to Big Yellow Taxi.

[@mikephalen3162]

You won't find a female singer/songwriter more important than Joni Mitchell. Not more than a couple males, either.

[@braunhausmedia]

I first heard this album the year it came out, when I was sixteen years old. I was at a friend's house and he said, "You've gotta listen to this." We played the album all the way through and I was completely devastated. Such a beautiful, deep, moving collection of songs, and this is one of the best. I have been a Mitchell fan ever since. It's so nice to see someone have a reaction that was similar to mine.

[@merlinscat]

Daniel you are in my backyard now Joni is one of my favourite artists of all time, her voice is beautiful, sadly it changed over time, though she is still a legend. Check out any track from Court and spark or the hissing of summer lawns you will not be disappointed

[@SandySilvie36]

I was most surprised to find out Prince was a huge joni Mitchell fan and he covered A Case Of you. Blue is my favorite JM album and this is my favorite song from it.

[@lisarainbow9703]

Wow, I never knew that!! My curiosity is piqued...

[@timzgraggen98]

Prince also name checks Joni and quotes the chorus of “Help Me” from Court and Spark in his song The Ballad of Dorothy Parker. Come to think of it two recommendations: 1. Joni - Miles of Aisles. The whole album. It’s a retrospective live album where she reinvents a lot of songs with a kick ass band. 2. Prince - you might want to give his album Sign O The Times a spin. Top to bottom a masterpiece and just reissued in a stunning remaster last week. Enjoy your content. Good work.

[@bobdelp2023]

I'M SO GLAD YOU ENJOYED HER, SHE'S JUST THE BEST AND WAS FOR YEARS, SO MANYYYYYY GOOD SONGS TO LISTEN TO DANIEL! :) SINGS, PLAYS GUITAR, DULCIMER, PIANO, WRITES, COMPOSES, ARTIST AND PAINTER, I MEAN CMONNN! LOL :) MANY GREAT QUOTES BUT FOR ME " I AM A LONELY PAINTER, I LIVE IN A BOX OF PAINTS" SHE USED TO DATE GRAHAM NASH TOO I FORGOT TO TELL YOU ( CROSBY, STILLS, NASH )

[@WMalven]

Great choice, Joni's the voice of angels. Great rockers, like "Help Me," "Raised on Robbery," "Free Man In Paris," and slow sweet songs, like "For Free," "Sweet Fire and Cold Blue Steel," "River." There are two women singers who can reduce me to tears in an instant, Joni Mitchell, and Linda Ronstadt.

[@bobdelp2023]

SO THE 1ST TIME I HEARD JONI WAS IN 71 WITH THE RELEASE OF HER ALBUM ( BLUE ) I WAS ONLYYYYY 11 DANIEL BUT THAT WAS IT FOR ME AND THE REST IS HISTORY! :) I WENT BACK AND HEARD ALL OF HER, THE FIRST 3 ALBUMS STARTING IN 67 ( I WAS JUST 7 ) I AM 60 NOW DANIEL BUT YOU GET WHAT I MEAN LMAO, IT'S CRAZY TO THINK ABOUT IT.

[@davemadman7093]

Haven't heard her in years wow🤣👍Excellent choice.

[@actorJSB]

It took me a long time to get into Joni (her voice is a bit of an acquired taste, but hey I acquired it eventually!) so glad you got her straight away...and always nice to see you tearing up at the same time as me...! Anything from Blue is worth hearing, also I Had a King and Michael From Mountains from her first (mostly overlooked) album . .and a whole lot more, of course!

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Joni is releasing a lot of music from her archive. Here’s a link to an article. bestclassicbands.com/joni-mitchell-archives-series-early-years-9-10-20/

[@ms.chuckfu1088]

Rick Beato did a What Makes This Song Great on Amelia, and Joni's use of Sus chords and the affect on her melodies. Joni had polio at 9, and during recovery started singing and performing, but I think it affected her ability to play guitar, perhaps needing to adjust to lingering physical weakness.

[@davisworth5114]

It gave her a case of PTSD, unbeknowst to her. It led to the heavy smoking, a habit meant as self-medication.

[@DavidMichaelCommer]

"Oh, I am a lonely painter/I live in a box of paints/I'm frightened by the devil/And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid/I remember the time/You told me 'Love is touching souls'/Surely, you touched mine/Cause part of you/Pours out of me/In these lines/From time to time" is just astonishingly moving to me. I was kind of appalled when you stopped the video in the middle of these lines lol