Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (Live at the Newport Folk Festival 2022) [Official Video]

[@joaquinvargas3915]

The word "special" is overused, but this performance really is special. From her flawless phrasing, the gorgeously weathered tone of her voice, Brandi Carlyle showing supreme sensitivity and class in guiding when needed and stepping back when not, to the fact that Joni wrote this when she was 23 as if sending a message to her future self. Doesn't get any better than this.

[@gsv6038]

KD Lang. different lesbian.

​@@gsv6038that's Brandy Carlisle on stage with her here. Get your lesbians straight.

[@americangirl4410]

I’m crying and have goosebumps

[@colinjrob]

Me too... no goosebumps but I'm in the office howling!

[@Calreva1]

Yes, it's great you have that heart, those feelings...Bless Joni and Bless you ❤

[@mysticwanderer4787]

There is a poignancy in this song that was not there in Joni's younger years. She sings it as if she is speaking to a grandchild about a life long lived and passing on all of the misconceptions about life that she had in her younger years. A timeless song by a timeless singer. Love you Joni Mitchell!

[@Sagan_Starborn]

Wow, that just hit me hard. you've an insight there.

[@debbiesimons3059]

You are grand! Put beautifully!

[@tarahobson1525]

This! Thank you! It is a wiser, older version of the original, I love how she is still able to match her voice to the song. Talented singing is not all about hitting certain notes, but storytelling, and she does.

[@stephenm.klevas3637]

what a beautiful interpretation and image, I don't think I'll hear this song the same way again because of you. thank you.

[@florcalvelo3823]

@@tarahobson1525 k

[@bllamont1969]

Absolutely beautiful. What pulled my heartstrings was when Carlisle led Mitchell into the next verse. I cried with happiness.

[@dianatheiss7055]

Can we all admit that we just experienced something mysterious and beautiful? How is it that so many (myself included) were in tears in the first few notes?. What magic is this? The timbre of her voice reached deep and opened our hearts...young, old, male, female...that is some amazing power!

[@vincejelineo748]

Well said...

[@jorgbaiter2767]

Me too sobbing from the start…..I guess Joni Mitchell knows/remembers what she once felt when writing this most important song…..it moves everybody

[@dgwachtel]

Exactly! I didn't expect it but I spontaneously teared up too. -dave

[@joekool1907]

I was thinking the same thing! This version is beautiful! Hauntingly beautiful!

[@susiejt]

Totally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Si1983h]

Her voice has changed immensely through the years, but it’s aged like a fine wine, with grace and dignity. She just rocks.❤️

[@kayb6803]

Omg! I just said this out loud just before I read your comment!

[@sulamcclain8532]

She reminds me a bit of Nina Simone now, her voice has a similar tone. Another great female artist.

[@MargueriteGiumarra-kt9bd]

We all gonna get older if we lucky Praise God for Joni's dignity. Honored Sister

[@MargueriteGiumarra-kt9bd]

Hahaaa a wasted smoker could have been exceptional smoking 🚬 🚭

[@mtgoni4251]

​@@sulamcclain8532😮

[@patrickmckeegan5345]

My wife died on the 14th the day before our 52 wedding anniversary after a battle with cancer. We both loved Joni Mitchell, her music was the sound track to our first years of married life. I mourn my wife but this has taken me back to those first days when all that mattered was loving each other and dreaming of the future. Joni, thank you for bringing back those memories.

[@douglasdesmarais2798]

I am sorry for your loss.

[@manaloola2018]

I’m just some rando out in the world whom you don’t know, but I send you my condolences

[@amyelizabeth529]

What a beautiful memory you will have forever. Thanks for sharing it with us. May you stay strong and find peace in the love you shared with your wife. My condolences for your loss. 🙏✌️❤️

[@irinareese5317]

💕 💗 💕

[@shachiphene]

♥️ beautiful memories. Take care and hold them tight. 🌸

[@jesusleon5764]

A Joni Mitchell performance for the ages. The unsung hero her is the piano player.

[@Calreva1]

And the cellist with those magical bowings...

[@limeykl]

I honestly love this version of the song…an older woman looking back over her life….beautiful

[@kujiholoki5744]

Absolutely. It's the best version of the song ever. It was never one of my favourites before, but this beautiful performance has given it new meaning.

[@jgwire]

Just listened to it without watching and it sounded even better- all the stage distractions were gone so all that was left was music- she’s got a great lineup of musicians who sing - or can sing- her parts- if she misses a line- but hearing it without video brought her own Smokey voice higher- all Brandi did was sing first few words to a complicated lyric and if she all she sometimes needed to get going- She never gave uo

[@jgwire]

@@kujiholoki5744 I totally agree - this is the best and most important version of Both Sides Now -- and I never liked it either, especially when Judy Collins sang it -- no offense to Judy, but just saying....no one sings a song like the person who wrote it. And she knocks it out of the park without even standing up. Gosh it was great to see her perform again.. I cried all the way through it. Thanks!

[@user-yg8oq8xe3y]

Joni wrote this song after she gave up her daughter for adoption

[@pauljones8801]

@@user-yg8oq8xe3y No, completely wrong. She wrote the song while on flight during a reading of a novel in which the main protagonist himself was on a flight looking down at some clouds. She too saw the same thing and was inspired to write the song, there and then. Please don't emphasis events in her life that have nothing to do with influencing the subject of the song, however much you will like them to Karen.

[@FrankEpisale]

Her phrasing is just extraordinary. I'm so glad she has found her voice again.

[@donz1993]

Agreed! She is a true artist! Makes me cry with overwhelming emotion every time I listen to this performance! Love love love!

[@pauljones8801]

She sounds awful now, some people don't know when to quit and take a back seat, , how selfish when she should be nurturing new talent instead of hogging the limelight 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@pauljones8801]

@@donz1993 Nah she's lost it, she should never have dissed Joe Rogan, she will never live that down 😒

[@dundeedeedaaa]

​@@pauljones8801 Joni inspires generations of humanists, artists, and music-lovers alike. Joe inspires broken men to write negative youtube comments.

[@emilywickler8871]

Miracles happen right here. Brandi has been absolutely amazing in getting Joni back to where she belongs. She also had Wynonna there and involved with Joni Jams right after Naomi passed. I just love this and all the women in the session.

[@peskyfervid6515]

A beautiful song when it was written by Mitchell when she was 23 years old, becomes a poignant reminder of life lived when sung by Joni at age 78. A song whose beauty waited for 55 years before it blossomed into the memoir of a lifetime. Thank you Joni, for what you have given to the world.

[@stephendijoseph7027]

THAT was so beautifully said and how true!

[@lab4389]

OMG, that’s exactly how I feel seeing this! It really got to me. 🥰

[@Richie8a8y]

Thanks for saying/ typing what I can’t / am too emotional/ sobbing to say…

[@stargazernorth]

A beautiful response Pesky!

[@elisemiller13]

@@Richie8a8y Me too

[@EthanS1481]

I haven’t had a KZbin video do this to me in a long time… completely choked on the first note that comes out of her..

[@rorydonohue1832]

Can we all take a moment to give the cello player some kudos

[@carmenchavez8996]

Magnificent how music takes everyone to another space. 💫

[@connorbrown3126]

Really, following her perfectly with the bend in the second verse... brilliant! it really contributes to this being a ***good performance*** not just a hoorah for joni. Beautiful.

[@lincun13]

I think its the clarinet you hear

[@wbjr6715]

@@lincun13 No it's the cello. The clarinet is inaudible to my ears.

[@rorydonohue1832]

And that piano performance - simply top drawer.

[@soulbarn]

To everyone saying that she’s lost it, she shouldn’t be there: how much guts does it take for a 79-year-old Joni Mitchell to get up on stage, knowing that she’ll be compared to her 25-year-old self? That’s what performing is about: showing up and making it work with everything you’ve got. Who cares if her voice isn’t perfect? Her heart is.

[@growinguppg]

Even without considering what she went through, she is great . Having her back on stage is one of the most beautiful pages of Rock music.

[@debrawalton5453]

You’re so right!!!!!

[@thomasmckercher2688]

We love her ..those damn clouds in life...

[@celtostara]

It’s her song, her story … it will always be perfect however she sings it. I am so happy to have heard this.

[@michaelharrison3602]

Everything about that was perfect I haven't felt a song touch me like this since I was a teenager now I'm 72

[@adaptivelogic1354]

Joni Mitchell is the reason I sing, the reason I play guitar ...the reason I am still alive... because when life & love failed me ... I would listen to Joni ... I'm now 70 !!

[@dancer20617]

♥️🥰💫♀️💃🎸✨️💛

[@barbararenton8009]

Yes, i agree with you! I have loved Joni's music from the beginning and she's helped me pull through those tough times we've had!

[@FrancescoGin]

Joni Mitchell,,, a wonderful voice..forever

[@jdsr1828]

So stunning I have no words…Joni is one of the greatest artists of our era and still is…God bless Joni

[@ChorusAndTheRing]

Joni laughing at the end is priceless. She's unique. As Brandi said "we should all rejoice in the fact that , from all the times we could have lived through, we lived in the time of Joni Mitchell "

[@acousticshadow4032]

She was enjoying all the love, which was great to see!

[@stacey5440]

@@acousticshadow4032 yes, such goodness to enjoy!

[@hannahchante]

Amen

[@Marioncosmicwiiz]

So true! I feel blessed we still can see and listen to her. Brought me some good tears of joy and gratitude. And love. We love you Joni.

[@evadisisto2308]

Amen

[@acousticshadow4032]

The Queen of Folk is holding court, and making every jester cry.

[@dbradx]

Brilliant.

[@adrianpasillas3832]

Dumb....she was the voice of the last sane generation. But you can't go back there no more...the keys do not fit the door...sheesh. Why is the announcer clutching her "pearls"? The era has been dead and gone for decades...move on....

[@dbradx]

@@adrianpasillas3832 You must be fun at parties.

[@acousticshadow4032]

@@dbradx 🤣😂🤣

[@stacey5440]

Perfectly said.

[@mfoc4785]

This is where I come whenever my soul needs peace

[@lbrayton6277]

I can’t get through this without crying. I’m 52 and grew up hearing this song, and also being a Canadian it makes me so proud. It will be a sad day in music when this icon has passed. We have to appreciate her while she’s still here ❤

[@daynasmum529]

Definately 1 of the top 5 female song-smiths ever. Possibly top 3, or maybe even number 1. It gives me a lump in my throat to think we are loosing the architects of the golden years of music more frequently now. At the same time im glad at how spoilt our generations have been as far as this fine culture goes.

[@millenniumhippie2022]

I cried through the whole thing.

[@Peabody388]

Long live Joni Mitchell!!!

[@Lauras.boutique178]

Wtf do people mean she lost it?! I'm here sobbing by the beauty and heartbreak. This is one of the more stunning performances I've seen. This is what art IS. Her heart touched mine through countries, cultures and generations. Idk what people mean anymore.

[@haskellbob]

Totally agree.

[@brigwood7658]

i don't get it. was there talk about this being a bad performance? it's beautiful, in tune, lovely phrasing ... what am i missing?

[@mjd111]

People who don't really know her and who truly followed her career are clueless because she is a legend and a master song writer and singer!! She is one of the best to grace us in our lifetime. 🎸🎤☮️❣️🤙🤟

[@Lynjupiter1]

You and me both brother!!

[@Lynjupiter1]

@@mjd111 NO QUESTION!!!!! My eyes are wet with tears just in awe.

[@MrA259]

The cellist , the clarinet player are a breathtaking addition to this gem.

[@roberthurley6860]

A message to you Joni Mitchell: your songs are not just music, they are part of us, they are part of our lives. We thank you for everything you have done. Thanks.

[@gaylechambers1945]

A true poet ❤🖋️

[@yamorak]

Joni has the words. She has the notes, the phrasings, she just knows how to do it. I'll never stop watching this, nor will I ever stop shedding tears over it. Very special.

[@joanneflaherty]

oh yes

[@meghanmatonti1433]

It's perfect.....on so many levels

[@terryhorowitz7076]

Yes!! Oh Joni how incredible!

[@MagdalenaShakti]

Yes, the real tears falling, the best kind of tears for this.

[@paigewesterfield1840]

I hope I never stop weeping.

[@voxveritas26]

She wrote this great song in 1967 when she was 24, and today she is 80. Wow!🌻

[@JulianMatthews]

Possibly earlier coz it was in a live album from 1966! Profound at such a young age. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Both_Sides,_Now

[@donnaj.clarke2482]

She was 21 years old. Amazing!

[@twraia]

She must have been the oldest 21 years old at the time

[@teresainil2904]

I was 7 years then and remember it well!

[@HolyRollerTV]

@@twraia it was normal for artists to be 16 17 18 and doing things that youngsters nowadays are too dumbed down to comprehend

[@zzzzzach]

It's always been a great song but it was as if it was meant to be sung on this day in this place. As if as a young woman she wrote this song for her older self to sing. Amazing, and her joyful laughter at the end was precious.

[@loribos1]

Oh, yes...I felt the same way.

[@epflrz1625]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@johnanderson8096]

Well Well said Zach!!!!!

[@schretzezgurl]

well said

[@mariobordini6293]

As if a time capsule was opened.

[@Hejdhehehuejeu]

Nov 10 2024. I suddenly wanted to listen to this song and it’s only now that I realize how beautiful this song is. Wow.

[@matrikaghimiray1107]

So did I! :)

[@tomroberts883]

6 days later, I'm right there with you. I really don't know why... I really don't know why at all.

[@elzereinders4916]

Today it was my turn. I cried very ugly during listening

[@theklahartmann433]

Now, me too.

[@caitlinghegan9514]

It's a true gift to humanity that this was recorded.

[@jimjiminy5836]

@@margarita8442sheesh. As if you’re perfect. She’s still wonderful.

[@jazznutz]

What a beautiful sentiment and I so agree. I just found this version today think think it must be the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.

[@normsky5504]

I'm astounded by the superb quality of her voice and her flawless phrasing.

[@terrymitchell7714]

Great points, it's amazing how phrasing can add so much more emotion to a song. Joni you are a true treasure.

[@tesscod2561]

She has always been a superb phrasemaster

[@georgianwindow]

Me too just the best phrasing music has helped her get well PS I am also nick named Normski da Inglaterre

[@nicknunhofer-vg5fh]

Agree extraordinary how she does this; spirit moving

[@belle16117]

My aunt and Joni Mitchell were best friends from University days. My aunt died 3 months ago, so this is bittersweet. JM is a national treasure.

[@lifelaughemily]

So sorry for your loss hun. I feel like your Aunt's spirit may have been "in the room" during this performance

[@TheJoehines]

Did they keep in touch through the years?

[@OutOnTheTiles]

She’s a Canadian treasure. ✌️🇨🇦❤️

[@belle16117]

@@TheJoehines they did

[@belle16117]

@@OutOnTheTiles You are right!

[@timbolester]

I’m a grown man but cry like a baby every time I see this.

[@jimjiminy5836]

It really is beautiful

[@mgildersleeve]

I just did, too.

[@theguynextdoor4978]

Amen!

[@elmerpintar4693]

That's good. Hadn't in years until this.

[@vingreensill]

Every time

[@rickcasey8964]

Prince didn’t really praise many artists but he did praise Joni

[@theabbottsabout9090]

A different voice now but as she sang, somethings lost but somethings gained. A richness & mellowness that life & natural aging has gifted. What a cherished performance. It will stay in my heart forever ❤

[@johncassleman304]

It was at this festival in 1966 that Judy Collins introduced Joni Mitchell to her audience. Collins was the first to cover and record Both Sides Now and made Mitchell's song a huge hit. To me, what makes this song and Mitchell so iconic was that she had as a 23 year old the ability to write with such profound insight what for most us is only gained over many years and realized by 79 year olds, like her .... now. I first heard her sing it as a 25 year old. I marveled at its insights then and as a 79 year oldster in a few weeks ... still.

[@Marioncosmicwiiz]

I learnt this song when I was about 20, thanks to Dianne Reeves cover. Now 30 years later, I finally understand a bit of what it means. We will always marvel. :)

[@josephkelley8641]

Your post made the amazing story even more amazing, John - thank you.

[@johnanderson8096]

@@josephkelley8641 Agree 100% JK!!!!!!!!!!

[@cynthialinklater4709]

I used to sing and play this song on the guitar that I taught myself how to play when I was about 14 or 15. Hearing this was so beautiful I almost cried.

[@MyCleverHandle]

@@cynthialinklater4709 I did cry. Still crying.

[@andrewclifton9772]

If you are over 70 and you do not have tears in your eyes, you have no soul.

[@user-ef1hf9pp7q]

63 year old biker. Still riding, still DILLIGAF... and tearing up 30 seconds in. ❤

[@ericassmar]

This is one of the most beautiful moments I've ever seen in the whole KZbin. So deep and emotional. Thanks Lord, we have Joni!

[@HolgerRuneFan]

Beautifully said and I agree with you so much.

[@Goonernt89-cy3bh]

I concur - music heaven

[@doyoulovehimloretta1607]

The song of my youth, now the song of my old age, same song, same voice, same magic. What a gift.

[@PecanPie1102]

Same song different meaning now vs 50 years ago. What a Masterpiece

[@doyoulovehimloretta1607]

@@PecanPie1102so true, it's uncanny isn't it?

[@thefishpiesky]

Oh Joni, Joni, Joni……I haven’t cried with joy like this in such a long time……… your voice is beautiful …still

[@sehiamegdoud4757]

Le temps est assassin ! On laisse des mots des musiques des poésies comme trace de notre passage sur terre ...Les poètes anciens nous enchantent comme ils enchanteront..les générations futures d intelligence et de douceur ......et que le plus important est d aimer et partager 🍒🐪🍒

[@donkey3187]

Nothing like it used to be....I find it quite sad

[@aleta5873]

Me too...

[@colincushnie8421]

@@aleta5873 no what on Earth were you watching?

[@lewisc215]

fantasy

[@JasonAQuest]

One of my favorite aspects of this is how Brandi Carlile handled it. She was ready to step in and support or fill in for Joni if she faltered, but as Joni carried it on her own, Brandi stepped back and let her shine.

[@69surf1]

This has got to be one of the most imperfectly perfect performance ever❤️

[@pravinasings8254]

Perfection is acceptance of what is, in the moment.

[@johanstaelens5194]

@@pravinasings8254 Waw ! You got it right there !

[@deborahwolz1628]

We'll said! I can remember listening to this on repeat when I was in my teens. And now I'm listening with tears in my eyes, a lump in my throat and a swelling in my heart. Thank you Joni! And Bless you and Brandy!

[@homecooking4205]

My daughter and I have a saying that imperfect is perfect.

[@redpine8665]

Just as it should be. Human. I don't have any use for all these younger acts and their perfectly choreographed routines and voice correcting software and outright lip synching. This is where you find beauty.

[@lindajeancountrymusic]

I'm sitting here crying my eyes out....how moving......

[@nathananthony7517]

I thought Joni Mitchell's story had ended. I was apparently wrong. That's the most feeling I've ever heard in a folk performance. Amazing.

[@marvinjones4415]

This comment hits hard❤

[@JamesDavis-sh9gh]

It feels good to be wrong on this occasion. Perhaps the biggest comeback of the year.

[@Merlincat007]

Even if her music had ended, her story wouldn't have ended! I'm so glad to see her singing again though!

[@davidbarker5957]

Yes, incredible. I have chills watching1

[@joekool1907]

Me too! I was not expecting to be blown away! This is hauntingly beautiful!

[@bryonguernsey9794]

How moving is this. She's in the winter of her life looking back at youthful wisdoms ideology with life's tragedy's and successes in between .

[@mikegrp]

Please tell me that I am not the only person in the world that has to watch this video a few times a day? Just an absolutely amazing performance. Thank you Brandi for helping Joni to continue to share her amazing gifts with the world !

[@HolgerRuneFan]

You're not alone. I watch it and cry every single time I watch it. Amazingly emotional performance.

[@srinagarpakistan3627]

Also i, and tears in my eyes and soul.

[@RoseAbatematteo]

I watch it several times a day too mate🎉🎉🎉There are no words to explain this experience 🎉🎉

[@Prangie]

I watched this countless times in the past week....

[@stevenralston]

Its love, simple.

[@YouCantUnhearThis]

I really, really hope someone is making a documentary about this moment (and her whole life!) - truly extraordinary, in every sense of the word.

[@malfattio2894]

Or even a Biopic, as long as it isn't too cliché

[@mauroboros8566]

I think someone wanted to make a Joni biopic with Taylor swift as Joni and Joni shut that down real quick lol

[@thelaughingeyes6686]

Seriously!

[@greg_216]

Thank you, Brandi: this is what honoring elders looks like.

[@emilywickler8871]

YES 🥰 Brandi is truly incredible for loving Joni. Who are the two ladies dressed alike? Mother and daughter?

[@cparks1000000]

Elder or not, she owned that stage.

[@j.c.b6473]

Not really. Honoring would have been not trying to hog the spotlight. But all night Carlisle upstaged Joni with her self-absorbed, childish antics. I was screaming at the screen "IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU! SIT STILL OR GET IFF THE STAGE!"

[@jajonara]

I think these are pure emotions. It is honoring. I think they agreed they will sing together.

[@maidenrulz73]

@@j.c.b6473I agree….i was yelling at the screen….”would you please shut up and let the legend sing”

[@ArtistRepresentative]

I cried (the good cry), I smiled…I want to grow old like Joni 🎼🫶🎶 this was an amazingly beautiful live performance.

[@temcclendon]

QQ

[@Shahrdad]

A 23 year old wrote a song for her 78 year old self to sing.

[@Kali_Ytube]

Still poetic

[@mhstpt]

12/30/22 @ 10:30 AM: I first experienced this song as a young boy in the sixties. The first version was sung by a youthful Judy Collins. I had yet to hear the songwriter’s version. Having heard the story behind the lyrics from Joni at a concert at a concert in the early seventies, added many layers with more than a little gravitas and emotion. I’m a nutshell, Joni Mitchell is a treasure!

[@nicholaskearney678]

Life, lived. Every day. Aroha. Love from New Zealand.

[@charliebrogan7747]

She may be 78 years old but she did a beautiful job. I don’t care what anybody says she still knows how to sing

[@tracyvandelden3402]

❤

[@daviddave8244]

If that song didn't move you to tears, you're not human...."at all". What a performance, what a living legend! 😊

[@arizonadesertrat5955]

It is not her song, judt collins sang it first. She copied her.

[@jrjanowi]

Nope, it was written by Joni. Judy Collins does a great cover (which was much better known) but Joni's versions are transcendant..

[@daviddave8244]

I could care less who wrote it. The woman who sang this version is my hero and a legend in her time. She's in her golden years now let's enjoy it with her.

[@MrMidwestwine]

This performance really drives home the truth about something being lost and gained every day. Age slows us all down, but it also bring wisdom and joy. Joni, I think you do know life.

[@dib2002]

I just discovered Joni Mitchell and I'm 62 years old. I'm obsessed with this song ❤️

[@ChristopherFraser-o2p]

I've just discovered it also I'm 57 Heard it on radio 2 and I was absolutely blown away. The most beautiful song I've EVER heard ❤

[@denisej4813]

"Well, something's lost but something's gained in living every day"!

[@andrewmaloney6038]

I’m literally weeping, the joy in this performance is overwhelming, and to see Joni perform again after so long is just an incredible privilege.

[@jonylawson73]

Alright mate calm it down

[@keno1069]

@@jonylawson73 haha true!

[@andrewmaloney6038]

@@jonylawson73 I’m sorry you’ve never had such an overwhelming emotional experience in your life, or that you are not in touch with your emotions. I hope that you find such overwhelming joy in something that you too weep with joy.

[@kahwannwilson6565]

​@@andrewmaloney6038it 0:42 😅

[@TheRealCristina]

❤

[@FrancescoTrappetti]

Brandi Carlile's hand on her heart is touching

[@TheRealWeavie]

Breathtaking and beautiful. I’m not crying. You are.

[@Musicalhossgal]

I know it. Wow

[@cleonawallace376]

I totally am...😭💗💗💗😍

[@susankrolow5139]

yes...indeed I am. Tears flowing... Queen Joni

[@Thejbirdy]

No....you are too.

[@kilgirlietrout]

I absolutely unapologetically am crying

[@melissarichardson6998]

My granny and I would play this on her organ and sing along. It was 1967 and I got the piano charts for my birthday. It is one of my most cherished memories ever.

[@Melissa-tw2gp]

God, what a devastating performance. You can feel it so deeply. Her voice is beautiful in a different way at every age.

[@emilywickler8871]

The reaction of Brandi overall is huge and wonderful too

[@pointerpup]

Let’s see you hit the high notes when you’re 80 years old

[@DirtySouthMouth]

She sounds almost like Nina Simone at times

[@vargaso]

I don't know how Brandi isn't bawling her eyes out on stage because I'm sitting at my desk with tears rolling down my face. Joni sounds amazing, the age in her voice giving the song even more poignance. Just a titan of American music right there.

[@sidnelson6067]

Me too. And, if you haven't seen Best Picture "CODA" yet, you are in for a treat. Made me cry too.

[@chrisd5964]

Same here, teardrops here in England. Best wishes.

[@cadmantheaviator]

Hey. They played together in private. By the sounds of it with Paul McCartney and Elton John etc. but your tears are valid. I had mine too. Our world reduces everything to content. Fleeting entertaining rubbish. This was “something.” A display of human spirit. It took me by total surprise. I had no reason to hope Joni would see a stage again. Who did? You, me and everyone who was moved. Just experienced what the power of music really is. We are united.

[@nycsimon2024]

Me too, and I’m a 57 year old man.

[@isithometimeyet6553]

Brandi is really annoying and constantly drawing attention to herself in my opinion.

[@undertakr]

I was visiting my mom and was playing the piano at her house, and found a Joni Mitchell songbook. I found the chart for 'Both Sides Now' and started playing... mom came up and stood next to me and started singing it, and then burst into tears. I love you mom, and thank you Joni.

What a beautiful memory you'll always have. ❤️

[@cindiehansen2843]

I'm bawling. So poignant. Beautiful. "Some things lost and some things gained, from living life every day". This is incredible…

[@carolynlunel9382]

Me,too..😭❤

[@saluqi10]

Me too

[@carlalima12]

Me too !!!! ❤

[@cindyplemmons3716]

So very beautiful!!

[@judydenmark5690]

I am 68 years old and have adored Joni since I was a teenager. And I have long considered her to be the single greatest artist of my lifetime. And this performance has moved me in a way I can’t even describe. She wrote the soundtrack to my life. My beloved husband died recently, and now Joni has sung the anthem to surviving all that life throws at you, and being able to gain more than you lost. I will play this every night to help me look forward to the next day.

[@dcaposey]

strength and courage dear heart

[@judydenmark5690]

@@dcaposey Thank you so much. Joni is a testament to strength and courage; losing everything to a brain aneurysm, and gaining a depth to her talent and connection to her fans that she might not have attained otherwise.

[@watchwomanofthedragon8376]

Amen

[@lindahuff8976]

I'm 66 and feel the same. When living in my first apartment my friends and i would gather around and sing "Joni" (or try to) as loud as we could. She sang the soundtrack of our lives.

[@TorkG8]

@@judydenmark5690 Joni watched KZbin videos of herself to watch her hands on the guitar and to learn her songs again after her brain aneurysm.

[@Unpreeeedictable]

Joni seems to have found peace. I couldn’t stop crying. What a celebration!

[@jonsandberg7309]

No words . Can’t stop crying

[@ParodyDr]

I’ve been bawling for an hour as I rewatch

[@maxmd9218]

I can’t stop crying.

[@limeplasterer2766]

Simply transcendental. Brandi Carlile's gentle supportive presence facilitates Joni's delivery. There's a few moments where Brandi prompts Joni delivery as she intuitively senses she may struggle recalling the next words but this is done so sensitively most of the audience wouldn't notice - truly humbling.

[@elizjane65]

And the pure joy on Brandi’s face at 1:52 when Joni lands her notes so perfectly. Transcendental, for sure. And the words of congratulations. Joni nailed it, and Brandi was there for it; all in.

[@capt.k6554]

It would have been so much better if Brandi wasn't there; she was very distracting!

[@smarroy]

@@capt.k6554 literally does not happen without her, Joni is only there performing for the first time in 20+ years because she trusts Brandi to guide her. You can feel whatever you want about Brandi’s contributions but she’s clearly chiming in when she senses Joni struggling with a lyric.

[@maryflynn536]

Yes that’s the most touching thing to me, she seems like she is cueing her gently then fades into the background.

[@lewisc215]

Brandi Carlile never left middle school. She's a self-promoting hack.

[@mamamaumamam]

This is not just a song, it is a poetry, advice, life lesson and so much more. It is beyond beautiful.

[@striderQED]

Thank you everyone and anyone who had anything to do with making this. Thank you Joni. I feel like I've seen the face of god. The laughter at the end is beautiful.

[@susangilman552]

Can’t stop watching. So much love. So much talent on that stage and she had them all crying.

[@Musicalhossgal]

So awesome yes indeed very moving

[@marygammon2982]

Can’t stop crying. What a beautiful treat.

[@davidarmitage289]

Me too

[@stevecareskey6542]

JONI!!!!

[@TheJoehines]

Had ME crying!

[@fluidstatic5564]

Whew this snuck up on me. Joni's delivery of "I really don't know love at all" hit me like a train, and I started to sob for the first time in I don't know how long. An incredible performance of the perfect song. Searingly, devastatingly beautiful.

[@TheAtticradio]

Totally, totally get it !! A legend with legendary words … ‘somethings lost and somethings gained in living every day’.

[@Belfastboi]

I think many would join you in their tears. ❤

[@charimurphy8923]

Me too 😪

[@whatbringsmepeace]

Me too!

[@rrinvisible]

Yes. My tears flowed too. Blessed release, I wish you peace

[@cookhud]

So amazing...at about 3:49 you can hear Brandi Carllile whisper "tears and fears" to Joni, who had clearly lost her place in the song. And then Brandi steps in and brings it back around on track, so that Joni can finish out the song so stunningly. Planned or just magical musicians supporting Joni, it matters not. It is an exceptional, beautiful moment in the entire beautiful moment of this recording! Props! Stunning!

[@sillylad69420]

that brandi chick ruining the performance

[@jasongilmore2709]

@@sillylad69420 If that is what you REALLY think about what Brandi is doing here you really need to take a step back and GET A CLUE

[@jcl5345]

No she didn't.

[@brucefredrickson9677]

I don't think she lost her place...just pausing for the violin music to finish.

[@EthanS1481]

@@sillylad69420I agree. She might have helped her there for a sec - but She’s also annoying at the same time

[@susankrolow5139]

Her giggle at the end. She is in her glory. Thank you Queen Joni!

[@chelseamaya7828]

I actually managed to not cry until the giggle.

[@pompeomagno5916]

@@chelseamaya7828 I barely got to the first verse

[@nunyawill7638]

I looked at her performances of this song in her 20’s…40’s and this one now she’s in her 70’s. THIS RENDITION IS THE ONE for me…she brought tears to my eyes. She touched my heart 😢

[@sandrabertucci2858]

Ditto!! Beautiful performance and great so many young people there and experiencing this!

[@MusicRx65]

Looks like Brandi was holding her heart to keep it from cracking wide open -- such joy! Joni is a legend and a gift to us all. We are bound to each other by music 🎶🥰

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hi 👋 how are you doing?

[@mcashnv]

No, she just wants to be the center of attention. Signalling.

[@rromano1402]

Brandi, as a supremely gifted performer herself, has the good sense to be in awe of every nuance & phrasing that Joni springs on us unexpectedly in real time. Oh, and, by the way, Joni is a Canadian & an American treasure.

[@dano3952]

She looks like one of Nancy Pelosi's foot stools.

[@stevie625]

Brandi is keeping her right on lyrics and helping with the high notes. And it is Brabdi’s gig. Joni is the guest performer.

[@jamesrozak]

She performs this song in her age like it's meant to be sung; a song ripened to perfection. Unbelievable. In my opinion, the most beautifully written song ever.

[@katsujinkin60]

I just turned 70. I've been listening to this song since I was an adolescent. I finally understand just how little I know and understand. I've made every mistake I could possibly make. I've wasted golden opportunities, and succumbed to every illusion that passed by. I have survived by grace alone, and I really don't know life at all, but I know that I love you, Joni. You have been a blessed companion on my trip to Hell and back, and I thank you from the bottom of this old heart!

[@julialyn3565]

65 and right there with you.

[@katsujinkin60]

@@julialyn3565 Yesterday was my 19th anniversary clean and sober! I guess I must have finally understood something . Be Well, my friend, and Prosper!

[@deborahcurnan8844]

How beautifully said.

[@katsujinkin60]

@@deborahcurnan8844 All the best to you!

[@drfabulous77]

I've watched this dozens of times, cried every time. She has been - and still is - such an immeasurable treasure.

[@SheriSellsRuidoso]

Same❤️

[@rodblackhurst]

Co-signed.

[@donkey3187]

Nothing like she used to be ...I find it very sad

[@drfabulous77]

@@donkey3187 Oh, she was supposed to stay young just so you wouldn't be sad? Douche.

[@kryptonbear1]

The reverence from the other musicians onstage with her is breathtaking.

[@carmenmariacrista2805]

Thank you for allowing us to enjoy, to cry and to be a part of this moment when even time stood still..

[@pamelalalawilliams8923]

50 years of permission she gave the world to feel and know and be from such a deeper place. She is transcending limitation for all of us to step up ourselves. I love you, Dear Joni💕

[@ampm247arts]

so true ...

[@stephendijoseph7027]

RIGHT ON!!!!

[@alanyoung6847]

This is a hymn. One for the ages. A truly extraordinary expression of the human spirit. Joni is a goddess and Brandi is an archangel in reminding us of how beautiful and important this is. Wow. Amidst all the other things going on... this gives me hope, and inspiration.

[@HomingMysticVilian]

Yeah I know, your image is perfect! They shines like they really are greater souls among us. They really are so gracious!

[@richjansen1293]

I have just watched a Masterclass performance x

[@StevenLouglin]

The arrangement on this performance so much better than the Grammy's.

[@herasmarket]

She was flat on the grammy's could have been the acoustic or the place she was singing -- hard to hear yourself.

[@gabrieltalavera8692]

She wrote this at 23 so that her 78 years old self would never forget that Joni esp after overcoming a brain aneurysm. It is a divine gift to create something that willl heal your heart and mind when were older. It is a testament to the profound power of music. God bless you Joni!❤

[@bonificent76]

Wow! Her voice is still gorgeous!

[@hellatrynafish]

I told my wife this needs to be played when I die.😢❤

[@myrcha3875]

I said the same thing to myself....

[@darlenemiller2088]

so did I......@@myrcha3875

[@henrydye8399]

God gave Johnny Mitchell, a very special gift, her voice is Something you would hear in heaven, I have never heard such a beautiful voice in my life, brought tears to my eyes because it was I love Joni Mitchell.❤️

[@willie530]

Man I just started crying as soon as Joni started singing. Unbelievable

[@dianatheiss7055]

Same! About 3 or 4 notes in! Something ancient, wise and strong came through in the timbre of her voice that was unmistakable and EVERYONE knew it as soon as she began! A little bit of magic I'd say.

[@evelynlobos1354]

🙏❤️me too bet thousands did as well

[@op.1112]

Same here.

[@woody_young]

Same

[@69surf1]

Same here…crime a like a baby …so powerful!

[@laurajain180]

So glad I found this video. This song helped through first heartbreak, this stupid girl crying over an idiot boy! Now, am 72 yrs old, married 50 years to a wonderful man who never gave me a reason to shed tears. Thank you Ms Joni for telling us to "look at life from both sides". I still cry listening to this song but appreciate our good fortune for having you in our generation.

[@direne6558]

40 years of tears finally released 😢 Don’t give yourself away 😢

[@Fathersloveforhisson]

Do you know before she started considering music, Joni was very interested in painting (she ran a parallel career as a visual artist), and a dozen of her 19 studio albums feature paintings by Mitchell, most of which are self-portraits.. Isn't that amazing of her? Truly, she's Gifted.

[@CaelanStoker-ts6fb]

I’ve never felt so emotional by a song to hear this live would mean everything to me. I’m 18 years old and life is just hurting

[@janmitchell641]

My heart goes out to you. It will get better, it really will. In the meantime, reach out to trusted friends and family.❤️🇨🇦

[@rectify2003]

Hang in there Its gets better, Believe me x x

[@Balthazar1963]

You're not alone Caelan. I'm 61, and I heard this song first when I was 12 years old. It grabbed me then, it's so strongly emotional... Joni is an angel sent hear to make us feel deeply. I nearly died in my forties from a disease that nearly killed Joni (Morgellon's Syndrome). Whatever it is that is hurting you, time will help you heal and move past it. We would not know, nor understand beauty without hardship. That is life. Please know you're not alone... we all celebrate, and mourn our way through this gift of life. Please don't give up. There's always another beautiful experience waiting for you just out of sight, around the bend.

[@staceyanns]

when I was 16 I discovered Joni's BLUE album...then all the others...would sit in my room ...alone and read the lyrics on album....played the vinyl all the time....my mother...a therapist would tell my father "she must be depressed"...lol...no, I was 16, 17 and 18 and recognized a true poet ....you will get through this trying time...i promise you honey....you are at a crossroads...you will figure out life. do what you want...not what others tell you to do...

[@rectify2003]

@@staceyanns 🙏❤️

[@winross62]

Thank you to Brandi Carlisle for having the idea of doing this after she had been a part of the Joni Jam sessions. What I found especially moving about this was Wynonna Judd wiping tears away as she sang backing vocals. I read an interview with her yesterday and she said how special it had been to be asked to be part of this. She mentioned that she sang this song at her 8th grade graduation and how it reminded her of her mom. Very touching.

[@eastwestwells]

The cellist, the pianist too! Best arrangement and best time performed ever. I will never be the same.

[@lewisc215]

So shallow...

[@jengolf]

Did not expect to be weeping and smiling this much on a Tuesday in July of 2022. Joni Mitchell... and this song that time travels with her- What a gift ❤️

[@garyzink1927]

Or this Thursday either lol. Thanks Joni! Peace from Michigan.

[@lornadryden5650]

I cried like a baby!!!

[@jengolf]

Saturday, watched it multiple times now, daily... more weeping, sobbing, laughing, it's over a million views now and ...will it get to 55,000,000 one day...

[@thecrookedpinkie]

The first time I watched this, me and my girl were uncontrollably in tears. The first few notes moved us to a certain calmness that only Joni could bring. Kudos to you Ms. Mitchell. May you live longer and share your music with the next generation.

[@lernco4492]

You know she's not a dyke on a bike, with a mic in a GAY (not lesbian) bar singing karaoke.

[@jrorganbuilding]

One of the most perfect songs ever written, and the best performance ever. Amazing how someone as young as 23 could write a song with such maturity.

[@aletei1556]

una obra maestra!

[@annduquaine526]

Beautiful and poignant. Watching Brandi Carlile be moved to tears adds to it as well.

[@jerrymanas671]

In her Autumn years, she took a perfect song she made iconic and transformed it into something absolutely magical. Only Joni Mitchell could pull that off! A beautiful moment in music history, captured for all time on KZbin.

[@akselbierman6288]

The most beautiful song ever written, performed in perfection.

[@dee3093]

This was my mom’s favourite song…. Drove me crazy when I was a kid. She’d play Joni and almost only Joni….. now I’m laying here in tears coming across this….. missing my Mom ❤️❤️ Joni you are legend ❤️

[@km41000]

My mom loved this song too and I miss my mama as well. Sending hugs to you

[@jeffc445]

God bless you and your Mother ♡

[@scottgoodrich9802]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written, from one of the most talented singer- songwriters to ever live. Beautiful.

[@rohlarenrohlaren685]

I remember my 22 yr old self listening to this song for the first time in SF and of course, loved it. Now have listened to it for my entire 73 yr old self...and surely l let the tears flow...from the beauty of her 78 rendition, which is now my favorite, and l have put in my will to be sung at my celebration of life. Clouds illusions that l recall... this life is precious, thank you Joni.

[@willcookmakeup]

Its so visibly clear how honored everhone feels to be here for this and get to sing with her. Brandi's reactions are so sweet

[@mperezmcfinn2511]

Brandi was working overtime trying to keep herself together. There was so much, "Oh my God this is really happening," on her face.