FIRST TIME HEARING JONI MITCHELL A CASE OF YOU REACTION

[@bearballin]

I'm speechless! At last a Joni Mitchell reaction! She hit you where it counts, the heart and mind. Joni is legend, one of the most authentic and unique singer/songwriters to come out of the 1960s/70s. Her lyrical poetry is usually paired with her guitar and piano work. On this track and from the same album, "All I Want", Joni is playing an instrument called the dulcimer. When the "beat" drops, that guitar is being played by her then beau, James Taylor (Fire and Rain, You've Got a Friend). Joni also wrote the hippie anthem for Woodstock, covered by several rock legends.

[@j.c.a2872]

Joni Mitchell, Canada's gift to the world....you're welcome

[@daveloboda1769]

Thank you.

[@tarp11z]

Thank you, Saskatoon!

[@johnanderson8624]

Don't forget k. d. lang and Gordon Lightfoot.

[@swtp32]

Thank you, thank you

[@jeffmartin1026]

"Just before our love got lost you said "I am as constant as the Northern Star" and I said "Constantly in the darkness, where's that at? If you want me I'll be in the bar". The most soul baring/brutal lines. If you can understand/feel her lyrics/music you will know what it means to be a woman - a woman in love and a woman alone.

[@suzannelemieux3357]

Fantastic lyrics that woman came out with!

[@marleybob3157]

One of the great albums of all time. From this album, listen to "River", "California", "All I Want" and "Carey" - They are all classics.

[@ruthjohnson4380]

Marley Bob Really good list!

[@1nelsondj]

'This Flight Tonight' is my favorite, so much going on.

[@samsmith4216]

She a genius level artist....singer songwriter, guitar player and awesome Painter as well. A true Artist!!

[@AlanHope2013]

I am a lonely painter. I live in a box of paints.

[@samsmith4216]

@@AlanHope2013 ?

[@ericmichalowski9582]

BEATLE LEVEL

[@katerosato8081]

Joni Mitchell is the queen goddess. Her lyrics, guitar tunings, and overall artistry are impeccable. She’s a genuine treasure.

[@jolene0602]

"Someone told me there's a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair." That line is for Joni it's from Going to California from Led Zeppelin

[@jasonflett7514]

Thanks for sharing

[@Dunc2222]

Did not know that! True?

[@marilyntenenbaum4865]

Listen to the whole album. This came out in the heady days when artists were creating albums as a complete experience. Those of us who grew up with this music are blessed.

[@Majoofi]

Joni was incredibly influential as a guitarist and songwriter from the late 60's onward. She invented lots of new ways to tune the guitar for different songs. She wrote the song Woodstock which was a big hit for Crosby, Stills, & Nash. She did lots of styles. She even painted lots of her own album covers. Check out her songs: Both Sides Now Big Yellow Taxi Chelsea Morning Free Man in Paris Turbulent Indigo

[@chelsealeonardbaum23]

Majoofi where is she from? TY

[@Ciclopea2]

I'll never get over the fact that Joni wrote "Both Sides Now" in her 20's, wisdom beyond her years, and then that haunting version three decades later which is a lifetime, brilliant masterpiece of a song.

[@kimberlyshinbaum1757]

@@chelsealeonardbaum23 She's from Alberta, Canada.

[@tarp11z]

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

[@ManicReactions]

The legendary, iconic folk singer Joni Mitchell gets few covers to “A Case of You” due to the complexity of the vocal she sings so effortlessly. Try out a reaction to her 1966 classic, “Both Sides Now.”

[@philthemovieguy81]

Her voice always manages to bring me to tears.

[@tomknoll796]

Joni is one of the most unique musical talents you'll find. Incredible lyrics, incredible voice, and utterly authentic artistic expression.

[@22Cochrane]

After hearing this song, I've just realised who influenced Sarah McLachlan, an artist I love to listen to. I'm definitely going to check out more Joni Mitchell! ❤😍

[@KenBreadbox]

Oh, I hope you've come to love Joni too!

[@charlesburris6314]

"Big Yellow Taxi" and "Help Me" should be considered, as well. Joni's very talented.

[@ralphandresvilla1863]

I love help me I remember myom playing that song all the time.

[@mala3isity]

My two faves of hers.

[@nozecone]

"Very talented"?! She's a freakin' freak of nature - so much talent and creativity it's mind-boggling.

[@tarp11z]

"Free Man in Paris," "Both Sides Now," "River," "Car on the Hill,"...the list goes on.

[@sarahzentexas]

Try “River” from this same album. Makes ya cry, it’s so sad and beautiful at the same time. 🙏

[@descendantoffools9767]

One of my favorite Joni Mitchell songs.

[@jeanier12]

Absolutely outstanding!

[@alexstorr3357]

The whole blue album is phenomenal.

[@suzannelemieux3357]

Great if he puts together a Christmas reaction video!

[@hollysims6760]

Yep. Both of those songs always get me.

[@flashknockdown7271]

Jay, as a Canadian, nothing makes my heart swell with pride like Joni’s angelic voice. Please react to one of her first masterpieces, and one of the greatest songs ever written, Both Sides Now. Keep up the great work. Love from The Six.

[@ABertagurl]

I totally agree Flash!

[@RinniePere]

My mom sang me to sleep with that one and Circle Game, and we cleaned the house to For the Roses.

[@StudeSteve62]

Seconding that from your immediate west in The Hammer...

[@stevegirardmedia2255]

Been listening to Joni for more than 40 years, and she still takes my breath away. One. Of. The. Best. Ever. Singer/songwriters all over the world look up to her. Beware, this rabbit hole runs very deep.

[@lipby]

This album tells a single story. Every track is a different chapter. One of my favorites.

[@LynneConnolly]

this is big league stuff. Joni has seen me through my life.

[@Hollywoodhat]

It fills my heart that you are so open and love these artists. I love watching you experience these songs of my youth. Bravo to you.

[@GrowingUpJersey]

Coyote, Amelia, The Jungle LIne, Dreamland, All I Want, Car on a Hill, Let the Wind Carry Me, River, Harry's House/Centerpiece.... so many great songs

[@freckled100]

She is my favorite singer and "Blue" is my favorite album. Being a soprano, I always tried to learn how to sing her songs. Of course, I couldn't touch her, but it was still fun trying.

[@AlanHope2013]

One of the great side-benefits of her magical voice is that nobody ever dared cover any of her songs (apart from kdlang and Care of You, but that's fair) because she is so unique. So the world was spared the likes of Adele trying to do Carey. James Taylor covered River, but he's canon, so that's allowed. Also he knows not to do a Joni on the song. As if.

[@freckled100]

@@AlanHope2013 Actually, Judy Collins, who is a folk singer of renown, did a great job of Michael From Mountains.

[@brigitteleafbarnes1441]

@@freckled100 @Alan Hope And, Judy Collins recorded a great cover version hit of “BOTH SIDES NOW” :)

[@brigitteleafbarnes1441]

@@AlanHope2013 @freckled100 “Written by Joni Mitchell, 'Both Sides Now' was first recorded by Judy Collins' for her 1967 album 'Wildflowers' and went on to become a Top 10 hit.”

[@patticrichton1135]

Joni's voice was so clear and sweet, something that I miss in today's singers. I have loved her from the beginning of her career. LOVE your reaction!!

[@NyMyers64]

She's an amazing artist who has done a variety of styles throughout her career.

[@robertasirgutz8800]

Don't know how I missed this. You are so sincere in your response to people. Wrote and arranged all her music. The range, yodeling.... Perfect.

[@SnakingRiverWitchofSeaCliff]

I was so touched to watch someone new to Joni. It made me cry. She is my favorite artist, but I’m old. 😂. Joni is revolutionary as she never stayed safe and stuck with her old style, she changes over decades. She did jazz, check out her Mingus album. You made me happy watching your pure reaction to sublime Joni Mitchell. Blue is absolutely her best but she is radical. Do watch her interviews. She is a true artist.

[@gzucc]

She sings the way we all feel, The depth and then the deepest way we all feel. And then the heighest way, the most forgiving and patient. She sings the human.

[@karencahill4798]

One of my favorites. She is brilliant. Helped us all put feelings into words coming out of the silent generation..

[@crestenify]

"Both Sides Now"

[@gabitude3359]

I’m so excited to watch this!!!! I love this song! My favorite by Joni

[@cuibono7622]

She plays that dulcimer bro. Beautiful ain't it?

[@samlewis7878]

How nice to see another new generation of people discover Joni Mitchell. Watch out people, she is a deep deep that may take you years to get out of.

[@axelosterberg9954]

Joni Mitchell is a goddess of talent, her songs, her voice, her art, her brilliant music

[@KhanyoMjamba]

Joni is a legend. This is one of the many beautiful pieces she came up with. You should also hear her later work where her voice changed dramatically.

[@dana-2584]

Thanks for liking Joni ,p.s. that’s not a guitar it’s called an Appalachian dulcimer .

[@pamhunter-to4xs]

Best album ever. She doesn't just play and sing. She has different tuning, weird chords, and is self taught. She's very unique and a genius, independant, and the most intelligent woman I've ever heard. One of our Canadian genius! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️ Welcome to Joni. Can't believe you've never heard. That Blue album... I've had it for over 40 years. It is a prize possession!! 'California' .. on same album. I do listen to it, often. Welcome. Glad u appreciate hearing her.

[@davidmaholchic6146]

Joni Mitchell so beautiful with voice so glad to hear her here love you Do more

[@jeffpickell2313]

She's playing a dulcimer, sometimes referred to as a mud harp. Yes, she is special. Thanks for reacting. Reminds me of my first reaction to the LP.

[@christisheeks6334]

Love your reaction to the great Joni! We are truly blessed, aren't we? BTW she does play guitar and piano, but I think she's playing a dulcimer on this one.

[@anotheryou218]

One of the true geniuses of pop music of her generation. Talent that can not be oversold.

[@Kirkunik1]

Her lyrics were and still are amazing. So prolific as a writer. No one, except Dylan touches her. Just the line “ I could drink a case of you and still be on my feet”. Brilliant. That’s a dulcimer she’s playing. It sits on the lap. I used to get mesmerized watching her play with such grace.

[@sionhughes9090]

Listening to Joni is like giving your soul a hug

[@josiecameron4349]

I love your reaction to her voice. So sweet. Joni is a treasure.

[@tishjamieson7812]

Joni Mitchell's "California", "Carey", "River", and "Blue"--all from the album BLUE. If you want to listen to a compilation of some her greatest songs sung live, I recommend her album MILES OF ISLES.

[@Tiecky222]

I can’t listen to this song and not cry, it touches my soul

[@jesmarluk6635]

She's playing a dulcimer in this song. A musical wonder, she is and my musical drug for almost fifty years. Thank you for sharing Joni with the world.

[@phillipaspinall8745]

James Taylor helped her out in acoustic guitar. These discovery videos are so lovely, and your face buddy is so expressive and you instantly understood the beauty and quality of what you were hearing. Makes for great heart warming viewing. Thanks.

[@markgilbert9872]

There is only ONE reaction to Joni ...pure awe!!

[@davisworth5114]

I found Joni's first album a few months after I got back from Vietnam in "69, I have been in love ever since.

[@joyfulzero853]

I am jealous of you having the chance to hear this astonishing song for the FIRST time. It is 50 years since I first heard it and was in raptures about it. I have passed it on to a very select few that meant a great deal in my life.

[@bobdelp2023]

SO THIS IS THE ONE I TOLD YOU GIVES ME COMPLETE GOOSEBUMPS NO MATTER WHAT SHE DOES JAY!!! LOL :) SHE'S BEEN MY FAVE FEMALE SINGER BY FARRRRR FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS NOW SO! MELODIC, RHYTHMIC, POWERFUL, SUBTLE, YOU NAME IT JAY! ;-) WRITES, DIRECTS, COMPOSES, PLAYS GUITAR, PIANO, AND SHE A LONELY PAINTER SHE LIVES IN A BOX OF PAINTS.

[@jonm1114]

Very pretty song and she has the voice for it. She is a great song writer. The hard core Joni Mitchell fans will suggest a lot of different songs, and they are no doubt worth listening to, but if you want to hear the Joni Mitchell song that every music fan who grew up during the classic rock era has heard a thousand times and really loves (even if they couldn't tell you who sings it), then listen to "Help Me".

[@genemaurillo4162]

Joni put out many albums and each different with different genre elements. Wonderful songwriter and heralded by many including me. Thanks for featuring her.

[@featherbuckfarm6448]

One of my all time faves. Awesome songwriter

[@higbyk1]

She's been moving me away for 50 years. I would love to hear this for the first time. This got me close.

[@sherryheim5504]

Joni Mitchell is an icon and a proliffic writer. She sings, songwriter, plays piano, guitar and dulcimer on her songs. She is a fabulous artist as well. Blue is a great song of hers if you are looking for another to react to.

[@hazelvee9793]

One of the most beautiful voices of the 60s and 70s, check out “River” and “Both Sides Now”

[@LeezPgh]

Loved this Jay! I had the exact same reaction when I first heard her when I was young. Her voice/music is like a spiritual experience. So honest, intimate, vulnerable. Thanks for sharing this!

[@hornerinf]

One of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century! She has a discography you could stretch across the country. All fantastic!

[@tcanfield]

Love Joni ! Every hippie guy's crush when we were young and so talented in every way. Favorites of mine include "Free Man in Paris" &"My Secret Place " (Peter Gabriel, vocals). Tasty choices you are coming up with- so glad I subscribed!

[@SueBrash712]

Joni is such an incredible artist who cannot be limited by time or genre. She is a poet, painter, player and soulful singer. As mentioned here she is playing a dulcimer and James Taylor is the acoustic guitar in the background... he played a few times on this Blue album. They were a couple for a little while in this time period. This song is a Joni masterpiece.

[@LeezPgh]

"All I want" from the same album is another amazing song. This entire album is incredible though.

[@personalcheeses8073]

LeezPgh I need to listen to it. Spotify here I come

[@starfire6122]

Wow..havent heard this in sooooo long!! Next do River! So glad to see you enjoy this💞💞💞💞

[@EVERLYNFRIENDS]

She has an angelic voice

[@kathrynjarlov5166]

It's been a long time since you reacted to joni. Help me. Woman of heart and mind. Cold blue steel and sweet fire.

[@snilloc52]

Joni is a master of her art, a musical genius.

[@toddburton6570]

She was playing the dulcimer. But she is an excellent guitarist too. And a talented pianist... I got to see here live once. She amazes me... And I really like your reactions. You are honest and have an open mind.

[@moodyblues108]

She is tops the best. Miles Davis wrote a whole album about hsr. Her special chords are coveted by so many greats

[@jackbrown2325]

An outstanding singer / songwriter..............maybe the best .

[@bocampbell6735]

Genius reaches across generations. I love it.

[@RinniePere]

My all time favorite song of hers. 💙

[@mezellenjohnson2753]

One of my sisters great singer/songwriters favourites. Her voice is so very beautiful and I know my lovely sister would love your reaction as I join with many others in doing. She sang so many wonderful songs but I will leave it to others to name them. Can you imagine being in a home with Mum and 8 children many of them listening to different songs in different rooms! Absolute chaos lol but I loved wandering around listening to the ones that caught my attention. Take care and stay safe please everyone Mary-Ellen UK

[@dixiereinhardt3949]

Try listening to the whole "Blue" album. She was my favorite singer-songwriter of my youth. An angelic voice wrapped in utterly beautiful poetry

[@ChrisJohnson-ho1fh]

Just a stunning artist. BLUE a classic LP.

[@wmg111]

She was playing a dulcimer. It's a four stringed Asian instrument that sits on your lap. She's yet another of our Canadian treasures, whose influence is still being felt both musically, and in the boxes of paint.

[@v.2080]

If you want to know one of the sounds that encapsulates 1971, listen to California, Carey, My Old Man (who was Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills and Nash), and All I Want. If you listen to those songs, you'll be "there"!💓

[@misslojo6598]

Joni Mitchell- circle game + river + big yellow taxi

[@annedunne4526]

She's brilliant. One of the most amazing singer songwriters, musicians, artists and innovators. She has some great albums before this one and after this she got into other forms but all the songs on this album are pure magic. I've loved her since I was 15 - over 50 years ago.

[@suzannelemieux3357]

She has so many great songs! "Carey", "You Turn Me On (I'm a Radio), "Little Green"...such a talented artist. And somewhat neglected after all this time, but back in the day you couldn't turn on the radio without hearing that angel's voice..

[@steveneardley7541]

This is a dulcimer, and she's playing it. She knows a whole lot of instruments, and is great at all of them.

[@RinniePere]

She is an incredible musician.

[@garylindsey5174]

Joni puts the CLASS in CLASSIC

[@moonstone1159]

Prince was a great fan of hers. He did a cover of this song; one with the guitar and one with the piano. The first time I heard her sing was back in the day when FM radio DJ's would play songs or entire albums upon request. Her voice hit me the way it hit you. I have all of her albums, and it's one big journey, indeed.

[@ronpaizley9349]

I'm def a joni head like that bruh / check "hissing of the summer lawns" album

[@kevinaldridge]

The album Blue, that this is from is beautiful. 🙏🏽✊🏽

[@davidg.6398]

She is by far one of the greatest talents. Listen to her album - The Hissing of Summer Lawns - and all the others. Night Ride Home, Hejira, Turbulent Indigo, Chalk Marks In A Rainstorm, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, etc. They are all phenomenal - someday she will get the attention she so deserves!

[@vedantapdx]

I believe Rolling Stone magazine, entertainment magazine was quoted as saying this album was the 4th biggest selling album of the Rock era, bigger than the Beatles and Rolling Stones albums. Joni was a monster in this business and it is easy to see why, guitar, piano, dulcimer and writing and singing all these songs with a voice nobody could believe. Yes, you have stumbled upon something very special with this lady.

[@doodlebug36]

I love your open mind, man. ❤️

[@jb-md2he]

She sets poetry to song - My favorite artist!!!!!!

[@moodyblues108]

To see you hear Joni for the first time is worth the whole day.

[@liisanorheim-kiik8527]

Prince was a great admirer of Joni, and does a cover of this song that is out of this world

[@wandaphillips9494]

I would recommend Joni all day long! My girlfriends and I used to sing her song Twisted, and we had it down!! This brings back such good memories! Some of her most memorable songs are Big Yellow Taxi, Woodstock, Help Me, and Raised on Robbery.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Joni Mitchell, a legendary singer/songwriter from Canada. This song is from her album "Blue" which is a masterpiece. Please do anything else from this album or better yet, the whole album. Other suggestions: By the Beatles: "Golden Slumbers", "Something", "Because" and "in My Life." Thanks!

[@rogerhutchins3953]

Appreciate your appreciation of Joni Mitchell, music of my generation. I enjoy your reaction videos more than any of the others I've viewed so keep posting.

[@roblund6919]

I enjoyed watching your reaction when you 1st heard her voice you understood right away she is special

[@daveloboda1769]

It's great to see Joni featured, she us so good. You would enjoy anything from the Blue album. Try a song she did with James Taylor called "You Can Close Your Eyes" then, if you want to give your ears a treat, try some of James Taylor's music such as " Fire and Rain" and "You Got a Friend".

[@mdunn4555]

I just love this song, so moving

[@StudeSteve62]

Ah, your face here is adopting that same expression of happy delirium it does during the Brightman and Bocelli reaction that's still my favourite of yours. Glad you like our Canadian icon Joni...listen to her "River", too...

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Guitar, yes. Piano, yes, she plays piano. Well. But what you were hearing from the start was an instrument called a dulcimer. And, yes, her voice is narcotic. And yes, she writes her own songs, and the lyrics are poetry. And, no, she will not disappoint you. So happy you have found her. My album picks: Blue. For The Roses. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns.

[@andersgranstrom7128]

One world - one Joni! 😍