Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now - 2000

[@moonbeanification]

If they don't play this at my funeral, I'm not going ..

[@margarethoersch2360]

I love this comment. 😂 🙌

[@randyisble5996]

I am leaving explicit instructions for it to be played at mine !

[@garysimpson3830]

This and Damien Rice’s Older Chests….

[@stephenpaulbeckett]

Good call Jeanne. Hope you're safe and well.

[@tarnopol]

Ha ha!

[@mnoname9482]

A richer version than the original; comes with living life.

[@flexoman]

Devastating. I have heard this many times and it always turns on the waterworks.

[@rundoetx]

Now that I'm pushing 70 hard, the lyrics of this song have a totally different meaning to me. This version is incredible. Thank You Joni. I'll always love you.

[@chopchung]

A song still so moving and evocative in it's golden autumn as it was at it's springtime birth. older....yet ageless!.

[@johnlamon3397]

Beautiful as ever it takes me back. I was raised on radio and people whistling and singing in work to pass the time in Dublin in the 1960's and 70's

[@rr7firefly]

We can say that we were fortunate to be living during the Joni Mitchell years. She has been a source of inspiring beauty for so many years.

[@margarita8442]

have u seen coda ?

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

Amazing. She managed to make this even more deep and meaningful and beautiful than ever. Joni, you are an international treasure and icon! ❤❤❤❤

[@anthonyrothwellsingletary587]

Makes me cry with a smile. What a gift to this world.

[@flocullina3733]

Heard this version of Joni’s on After Life.. we’ve all aged. She still has it! Love this rendition. Beautifully arranged Masterpiece. 👍🏻

[@Shellison1]

That's where I heard it, too. Love the original, but this update is perfect for this age -- my own and these bittersweet times. The song itself is a masterpiece that stands on its own.

[@chrissydisibio2779]

I have such an appreciation for this version of the song - it’s so neat hearing it as she is older now compared to when she first recorded it… she has been able to look at both sides now- it’s just such a beautiful reflection of life - makes me sad and happy at the same time

[@margarita8442]

so talented !! music and artist

[@michaellawler9173]

I had never heard this later version until now. Always loved her original, but now that our years have passed, her current interpretation really exudes the experience of her life, more so than that of her 21-yo self.

[@ramblinrose8]

I have always been in love with her...I will always be in love with her...from childhood dream to grown adult there is a vision we have, a vision we reach for; you are that dream for me...and you've exceeded any hope I ever had...the grace and beauty of your vision Ms. Mitchell still pulls at our hearts and brushes our souls...a million flower petals at your feet, with beautiful sunrises and sunsets to light your way...thank you, thank you for "carey" "paved paradise" "furry" and "hejira" and "both sides now..." we shake our heads and wonder how anyone as lovely as yourself could somehow grace this earth. And we smile...knowing we've had the chance to feel you in this world...your brightness lights our hearts.

[@kenyongray2615]

Classic songs like this sung by Joni will be listened to forever. At least I like to think so.

[@10-OSwords]

Masterpiece. Time stops.

[@bobandmartipeck5199]

Such a beautiful way to express her age, fabulous! Loved her then, love her now! Slideshow is first class.

[@Robert44444444]

I was born about 10yrs too late to appreciate the early work of the artists of Joni Mitchell's era. I remember this song as a youngster on the radio as a Judy Collins hit (and not liking it at all). Fast forward to 2003 and this version of the song appeared in a heartbreaking scene in the hit movie Love Actually as Emma Thompson discovers a Xmas gift her husband purchased wasn't intended for her, but another woman. This scene AND the song really got to me. Now as I listen to this recording with the hypnotic orchestral intro leading into the opening lines of the 1st verse I am overwhelmed with a sense of both the beauty of the song writing and arrangement, and a deep sense of sadness. This is a powerful piece of audio, and if you don't FEEL something when you listen to it, I gotta wonder if you're alive.

[@Leviwosc]

I heard this version for the first time during the wonderful sky ballet during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010. A boy ran through the wheat and flew through the air. It was wonderful.

[@SatchRiley]

Always will be remembered, as will time.

[@paulinerf868]

Great photos in video. Luv this encore recording, a smokier, deeper voice of a more-lived Joni 💗 ... think our 8th grade class choir sang this song for graduation in the 70's, a tad heavy! ; )

[@alwaysblake148]

A masterpiece.

[@gevangasteren]

Thank you very much, you’ve made a wonderful slideshow to this wonderful song.

[@tina211557]

Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere Looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun They rain and they snow on everyone So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way I've looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down and still somehow It's cloud illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way that you feel As every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way But now it's just another show And you leave 'em laughing when you go And if you care, don't let them know Don't give yourself away I've looked at love from both sides now From give and take and still somehow It's love's illusions that I recall I really don't know love Really don't know love at all Tears and fears and feeling proud To say, "I love you" right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked at life that way Oh, but now old friends they're acting strange And they shake their heads and they tell me that I've changed Well something's lost, but something's gained In living every day I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all It's life's illusions that I recall I really don't know life I really don't know life at all

[@loge10]

Wonderful post of a deeply moving performance. God, she's beautiful...

[@davidmckinley5343]

Very interesting to hear the young girl's version of this song and the mature woman's version. The two are totally different and give different feelings.

[@faridterekhov9111]

The Icon 😢 Absolutely amazing!

[@cosmicdrifter287]

Joni is such a giant,i mean every line in this version goes straight to the heart.

[@anisjiwani5856]

Great job there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nicely done and pictures are showing how stunningly beautiful our Joni is, my favourite song of all time. Thank you for uploading and sharing.

[@vincentmcmanamon4583]

Some of the accompanying musicians cried .

[@DannyBoy777777]

I think of all the pets I've lost when I hear this. People too. But they're fewer.

[@kaspartambur]

The string players are really carrying the song with their forever flowing yet subtle movement.

[@arnejoppien]

Perfectly true. And that's the reason why I bought the album of 2000, but not the album of 1968.

[@jayfailing6714]

strings, pulling at my heart strings as she sings dejavu to 73 to now like a flash wrapped and lost in this song, a fool for love and strings

[@raymondgautier7887]

Perfect comment!

[@JD-zd8tm]

what about the horns?

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

loved the CD and this version wow

[@zenobardot]

Like Sinatra singing "Last Night When We Were Young" in 1965. Not to be played in front of children, lest they get a peak into how we all start staring into the void at a certain point in our lives.

[@nov20five]

Just watched the Netflix Series Afterlife and thought this was a cover. Turns out, it is! It's Joni 2000 covering Joni 1969...brilliantly!

[@svetlanaundina123]

Шикарная песня!)❤❤❤❤❤

[@davidfirelight6260]

Both Sides Now... "She" has looked at life that way!

[@robertclary1343]

When I was young, I liked Judy Collins' version of this great song. It was a faster tempo, and Judy did a great job with it. I think this version by Joni is now my favorite - slower (like me).

[@ramblinrose8]

when I was young the very reason I didn't like Judy's version as much was because it was too fast...it seemed just tinged with a bit of bitterness to it, because the fast pace was a bit more forceful...I've always loved Joni's versions...just a difference in opinion...what we like is not right or wrong it just is what we prefer...glad you love the song regardless

[@adamrj7286]

Love actually.....

[@Herbup]

Sharing.. WORDS > Rows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air and feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at cloud that way but now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone so many things I would have done but clouds got in my way I've looked at clouds from both sides now, from up and down, and still somehow it's cloud illusions I recall, I really don't know clouds at all Moons and junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel as every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way but now it's just another show, you leave 'em laughing when you go and if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away I've looked at love from both sides now, from give and take, and still somehow it's love's illusions I recall, I really don't know love at all Tears and fears and feeling proud to say "i love you" right out loud, dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I've looked at life that way. But now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads, they say I've changed weel, something's lost but something's gained in living every day I've looked at life from both sides now, from win and lose, and still somehow it's life's illusions I recall, I really don't know life at all.

[@shahinabbasov790]

Wayne Shorter on trumpet heartbreaking performance

[@gylchrissprauve3760]

THIS...

[@ninav9795]

Does she paint? The art is there in one of the photos.

[@iloathecomputers]

🤍🤍🤍

[@achillesbenalita7742]

Huuuh... Afterlife ..

[@KIMMYSSONG]

#Kimmyheals #sozeb

[@goodvibemusic287]

What a masterpiece this is 😍Another great orchestral version is the Marc Jordan version from 2019: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3-wm4OogKiLmqM

[@jochenstossberg5427]

This is a comment on the album, 'Both sides Now', not individual material. Most of the great songs on this lush recording have been sung by other singers - much better. Sorry.

[@PaintHerWhite]

Damn, what a deep voice. Need a few more cigarettes, Joni?

[@wmpetroff2307]

Face it, you could never do better!

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

A painting genius

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

troll/bully

[@byromania]

The energy that you put out into the world, always, always comes back to you.