Joni Mitchell: Willy; For Free, 1969.08.19

[@frvchti]

I'm 21 and discovered her music relatively recently, like a few years ago and she basically has me in a chokehold by this point. She's so captivating in the best way possible.

[@jonka1]

Yes I remember when I discovered her in 1980s. Nothing musical was ever quite the same again.

[@MirthMama]

Crosby said she is the greatest of all time especially her time & I concur

[@sh230968]

​​@@MirthMama I don't concur with the "especially her time" part. To me, she is the greatest. Someone has to hold the absolute top slot and nobody else deserves the place more than Joni Mitchell (a trillion times more than the likes of Dylan or Cohen, in my imperfect world).

[@kirkwatson1442]

Glad your on board...

[@kirkwatson1442]

River...nought said...

[@34hedgehog]

The finest singer-songwriter ever, bar none.

[@willshaw6405]

Andy Northall Well, gotta say that Bob Dylan and Gordon Lightfoot were pretty good too, but if you put "woman" into that claim, I'd be inclined to agree with you.

[@georgefowler3027]

Joni better than Dylan . The BEST

[@johnerikson828]

@@georgefowler3027 Bob Dylan lived in Woodstock at that time.

[@nadiazayman779]

Completely agree. Once in a lifetime genius.

[@chrispritchett2946]

dont forget Carole King, Every bit just as good as Joni.

[@billderinbaja3883]

Possibly the best songwriter of our times (for those who grew up in the 60s and 70s), and transcendent as a musician...

[@sh230968]

Your comment has one extra word; that is, possibly.

[@dsthorp]

Agreed!

[@swinde]

Joni Mitchell is an absolute treasure. No one like her today.

[@chrissymac9174]

And never will be.

[@Spiderboyish]

Often imitated but never duplicated. There are a few recent artists who sound a bit like Joni or were influenced by her ; like Julie Byrne, Danielle Haim, Weyes Blood, Florence Welch, Maggie Rogers, etc...

[@tarnopol]

Joni Mitchell is a bit like Joni Mitchell. :) I kid: she was and is a true original: no one like her, by definition.

[@mysteradio]

i would nominate John Frusciante as Joni's spiritual kin.

[@Nikkithedog-t6b]

no one like her ever, the best of all time.

[@ColleenW2019]

Nobody writes lyrics like this anymore. Her voice was so pure.

[@ulpana]

Nobody ever wrote like Joan Roberta Anderson. One of a kind, although influenced by all those she met with her open senses and heart. Her curiosity's scope and granular attention to detail, often above ego as she doesn't always come off so admirably in her confessional narratives or even in her more oblique songs where she targets someone whose life resembles her own shows her commitment to using song to get at the mysteries of life on this spinning ball of mysteries... Thanks to Flushing 'hoodie and now published poet Tone Gloeggler of the jocks at the schoolyard who was brave enough to keep pushing me to get over my yootful lack of attention to Joni's lyrics and impervious to how uncool listening to Joni Mitchell records was back in them thar staring up my own arsehole 70's could be, as lost in the provinces as we were. Also much gratitude to Dave Van Ronk, Z"L (why call him late, he ain't showin' up no mo') who I often went to hear in the Greenwich Village cafes then bars of my well-spent yoot. Before Dave would stop by my Berkeley flat after Bay Area gigs and sip pear liquor locally distilled while sharing stories and politics and songs until the sun came up and we had to pile Dave and the few remaining empty eau de vie bottles as souvenirs into the cab that would drive him back to his hotel for a few hours of sleep before he'd bus on to the next stop on his Pacific Coast tours. Big Dave had a very early admiration and tender insights into Joni's unique writerly\painterly gifts and was interpreting her songs and singing her praises for decades before anybody in serious jazz or blues or chanson or theater worlds would take Joni Mitchell's stuff and tunings seriously. Eric Andersen always did and made sure the folkies knew. Eric taught Joni some of those whack tunings... Health and balance Joni Anderson Mitchell and Eric Andersen too Keep on doing Rephuah Shelemah, Joni Mitch Ritter\Paradigm Sifters, Code Shifters and Song Chasers Lay-Low Studios, Ore-Wa (Refuge of Atonement Seekers) Media Discussion List and Looksee

[@joemarshall4226]

Joey Dugan does.

[@OneOfUsHere]

@@joemarshall4226 I doubt that but I will investigate his music on your opinion. I'll get back to you after.

[@joemarshall4226]

@@OneOfUsHere Well....I realize I am not quite correct. He doesn't right lyrics LIKE hers. But he is a great lyricist. I love Joni's best stuff. Both Sides Now is a legit candidate for Song of the Century, IMHO.

[@manitou1954]

What on God's Green Earth could compel anyone to put a thumbs down on this video? We are witness to greatness here that only passes by once in a generation, if then. Thank you so much for this video.

[@johntatum1951]

some folks are tone deaf..ha!

[@dotrezniam8475]

Just trolls

[@stanleyklein524]

Answer = see Americans who voted for runner up in last presidential election. Explain that!

[@robertwoodpa6463]

@@stanleyklein524 We don't like senile socialists. Proud of that Biden vote are ya?

[@TheScotthutch]

Mistakes do happen sometimes. No conspiracy is alleged. LOL

[@elizabethhann4028]

"For Free": dear God, what an incredible song. An ode to an artist who does it for love, not for money. At once terribly sad and inspiring. A lot of performers and artists admit to wanting a large amount of success - I sure do - but at the same time, people say if you do it for money and not for love, it corrupts you and you lose your talent. Balance is so hard to find.

[@swinde]

This is one of my favorites from Joni among MANY other songs. She is a true artist. Beautiful piano, and voice and on top of that she is a painter, and did the artwork on many of her albums. One of her best albums is "Blue" and the one this song (For Free) came from is "Ladies of the Canyon"

[@stevekaspar1396]

David Crosby loves this song and it's on his 2021 album..

[@g-girl9867]

That's why she dropped out.

[@barbararenton8009]

You are so correct here, Elizabeth! A hard balance to find...

[@davidparnell1893]

Joni could "feel" life...there is a resonant heartbeat in her lyrics and music. She could describe people, human scenes and arrays of individuals like some God given muse...yes I think she was an angel, a gift from God to humanity..

[@jfhm1991]

She's incredible. You can hear on a lot of the end of notes she sustains, particularly in 'For Free', She's about to run out of breath but somehow still keeps her vibrato consistent and tone unblemished, with no cracking out sound, which is normally what happens when you're about to run out of a breath. It's almost physically impossible how she sang it but she did it, and put so much energy into making it beautiful

[@leanhquoc3109]

Even though her way of singing I think is very unique and some people would say that it's natural and not technical. I still think that her breath management is incredible, she can sing in a very long head voice phrase effortlessly, sounding real loud and smooth, with a beautiful vibrato. And that definitely took a lot of training, I think she did trained her voice herself, really.

[@paco5503]

@@leanhquoc3109 & smoked

[@kateye70]

I had the privilege of hearing her sing on tour in the mid-70's, and it was the most memorable concert I attended--and I went to a lot of concerts that decade. My throat was aching from wanting to sing with her and just being physically unable, like most people, to hit those notes.

[@twinoak1706]

No human has ever sounded so sweet.

[@kirkbaddley7439]

Sweet, yes, but in my opinion not sappy.

[@elizabethhann4028]

OF COURSE not sappy; much too cold and Canadian (in the best way) for that. Besides, sap in pop music is too often a product of overwrought production (too many backup singers hamming it up; syrupy soaring strings, honking horns, et. cetera) and the spare piano-and-vocal treatment here neatly circumvents that. Beautiful, just plain beautiful.

[@kirkbaddley7439]

Elizabeth Hann I agree totally.

[@elizabethhann4028]

Well, thank you.

[@rogermurray8553]

Come on now, sweet human sounds are perpetual in this world, woven into the fabric of life, if you'll allow me the elitist sounding claptrap of that lst bit.

[@krobk1953]

Thank you Joni, for being a part of my life.

[@alberto-os1bx]

This woman could play and sing, write and paint. A real artist 360 degrees.

[@The333Wanderer]

The only person that could give this video a thumbs down is someone who is blind, deaf and mad in his/her heart. Joni is a heaven sent angel.

[@captainnice9698]

Just like the Beatles, Joni laid the ground work for so many who came after her. She is truly a musical genius

[@Nikkithedog-t6b]

And just to add another brick, a brilliant artist. Crosby called her the alien and all the legends of their time knew that she was on another level.

[@petemavus2948]

Two of my earliest favorites. I cannot imagine my life without Joni's music growing and changing along with me.

[@Mr05Chuck]

The greatest singer songwriter of the past 2000 years.

[@42tomasz]

The psalms remastered.

[@hemi969]

The biggest talent in the room.

[@gwyllem]

Yeah, who were those guys? The camera panned too fast to make them out. 1910 Fruitgum Company?

[@ulpana]

@@gwyllem The Chapin Brothers were Tom Chapin (schoolteacher and terrific recording artist best known for kids' songs), Harry Chapin who passed away so young in a car crash on the Long Island Expressway after he made it big beyond the folk club and taxi cab driving life (ironic!) with his FM hit song "Taxi" and a bigger AM hit song with "Cat's In the Cradle" and some wondrous albums. Harry Chapin was also a ranconteur of the first order who could take the few minutes between commercials on the Johnny Carson show or the hours between early and late sets at a Greenwich Village or North Beach cafe or bar and make every eye and ear in the neighborhood hang on his every storytelling word, accent and syllable. He also did the most for the least once he made a living in music by founding and sustaining these: www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/harry-chapin Harry Chapin was always getting celebrities and stars from every style and sphere to participate in benefit shows that put a dent in the unnecessary food insecurity in this the wealthiest nation on this wealth concentrating planet and in solidarity with other just causes around the globe. The third Chapin brother, Steve, I do not know much about. Also, Crosby, Stills and Nash with Buffalo Springfield's Richie Furay and Neil Young.... Keep on listening and doing Health and Balance Mitch Ritter\Paradigm Sifters, Code Shifters and Song Chasers Lay-Low Studios, Ore-Wa (Refuge of Atonement Seekers) Media Discussion List and Looksee

[@gwyllem]

Oh, that was Harry Chapin? Have to look more closely next time. Thanks Ulpana!

[@ulpana]

@@gwyllem Dear Gwyllem, I may have screwed up by switching between this clip of Joni on Cavett Show with earlier clips of her as Joanie Anderson on Canadian TV show called Let's Sing Out. She was on the show being televised from University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, a coupla years before she married Chuck Mitchell and became Joni Mitchell. The Chapins (all 3 brothers Tom, Harry, Steve) were on this show with Dave Van Ronk's fellow Greenwich Village outspoken outcast Patrick Sky. They got Dave his first gigs in Canada doing this television show that filmed from different Canadian college campuses weekly on blessed CBC. Here is one such clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z529pHZmjKuqjKc Sorry if I thought I saw Harry Chapin in the crowd in the live studio audience for Cavett's show. I grew up not far from where Harry died driving home on the Long Island Expressway and something about the way Harry lived his life has haunted me ever since. Another song of Harry's that got onto some hipper FM radio stations was W-O-L-D about a community radio station with those call letters: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4fLZ5SFrL5jbsk Health and balance keep on doing! Mitch Ritter\Paradigm Sifters, Code Shifters and Song Chasers Lay-Low Studios, Ore-Wa (Refuge of Atonement Seekers) Media Discussion List and Looksee

[@gwyllem]

@@ulpana I saw Dave Von Ronk in Newport in 1968

[@vwtch]

This is the famous Woodstock show. The members of the Jefferson Airplane also performed and are all sitting there with Dick Cavett. Grace, Marty & Skip stand to give her an ovation even before she begins these two songs. She had earlier performed Chelsea Morning on her guitar. Crosby & Stills were there; Steven Stills performed 4 and 20. All these other performances are on KZbin.

[@toevlugsoord]

She'd just literally finished Chelsea Morning - seconds before. That's what the standing ovation from Grace Slick etc. was for.

[@micaaaaaaaaaaa]

yep

[@TylerMusicBoi]

She looks so young here. She was certainly wise beyond her years!

[@gwyllem]

She's partially descended from Sami Indigenous people of Norway; partly on her dad's side.

[@willshaw6405]

If I create one TENTH of the joy and beauty that Joni has in her art, I will consider my life a success...imagine waking in the morning, and and hearing her sing in the shower or while making breakfast, or placing flowers in the vase she bought today.

[@pomcourier6352]

Hi I wanted to marry her in 1983.

[@squirrelbutler2119]

@@pomcourier6352 well, with a name that almost reads 'porncourier', you never stood a chance....

[@andreaengel6562]

Of course you did, understandable!

[@chrispritchett2946]

one of the finest female songwriter singers ever, along with Carole King.

[@charleeruppel1820]

how anyone could "thumb down" this recording- its just crazy to me. For free is one of my favorite songs ever. And this performance is tops---- I was named after Joni and today is my birthday. Long live the queen of song

[@uncatila]

There are a lot of satan possessed people who hate music.

[@Dougdenslowe714]

Any idea why she changed the lyric from ,”2 gentlemen “ to ,”two white men”?I think for this performance only.

[@sh230968]

​@@Dougdenslowe714 No idea; I can only make a few guesses. But she also sang "if it's wrong or real" instead of "if it's wrong or if it's real" in Willy.

[@nickbigd]

I basically stole my sister’s copy of Ladies of the Canyon when I was in grade school and fell in love with Joni right away. I cannot count the number of times I played these songs.

[@evegaige3455]

Thank you for opening my heart and my eyes Joni. Your heart and music improves the quality of my life.

[@NoelAndersonhere]

An insanely great singer/songwriter--I wonder when we'll see this level of talent again

[@nadiazayman779]

Noel Anderson probably never! She lives on a higher plane than we ordinary mortals do.

[@maureenmaher2371]

Today we have such luminaries as Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Arianna Grande. They stink! Nobody can compare to Joni!

[@34hedgehog]

@@maureenmaher2371 Gaga is a good singer who chooses to act like a prat to attract attention, when she should just shut up and sing, if you get what I mean.

[@jamiewilson657]

Noel Anderson lana del rey

[@gwyllem]

@@34hedgehog I don't think Gaga's voice is that great but she's a show person.

[@twinoak1706]

This is real great for free.

[@pattyhurley7966]

51 years ago Joni mesmerized this LUCKY audience with these beautiful songs....Would have loved being there as she is a legend and a muse to me.

[@markdouglas668]

I knew him. I think his name was Richie. He played on 8th St across the street from Electric Lady Studios. He played horn, and was a very dear soul. I hope he's still among us.

[@VictorHageman]

+Mark Douglas Oh, i thought it was Moondog

[@pauledelsteinstudiogallery6397]

Do you have any photos of him???

[@burlingtonpark4136]

..and counting all the cars up the hill, and the stars on my windowsill..there are still more reasons why I love him.no one speaks to heart and mind in song like joni mitchell.i hope these posts on you tube of join singing before young people are always here "for free".God bless us all.

[@martinharrison1504]

Reduces me to tears everytime.

[@neilpiper9889]

Grace Slik in standing ovation. Respect.

[@harmoniabalanza]

but not Kantner...

[@stevea.7218]

One of the best things my X wife ever did for me was playin Joni Mitchell around the house all day. (43 years ago, she was a pretty good wife lookin back).This song is just beyond beautiful. And she sings it so effortlessly. She is definitely a music icon, she just doesn't seek the limelight like some. Choosing privacy instead.Talent and class, you don't see that enough. I'm making a playlist of Joni Mitchell songs right now, I think I'll send my X wife a copy. 🎶🍽👣

[@tarp11z]

I'm sorry it didn't work out with your ex-wife.

[@daviddishman7491]

This is genius at work!! She is pure class! And so modest and unassuming - not full of herself like some artistes whom shall go unnamed. There isn't a Joniwood! Love you Joni ❤❤

[@hansbass5028]

My heart is a harp whose strings are pulled softly,beutifully,by her mesmerizing voice which lays bare her soul.I dont have to wait to see what an angel is like.

[@giles422]

they are chuckling because she's so freaking amazing, I think. Just hard to believe what they are hearing.

[@nabonidusscorpio6090]

Agree. I think they're joking something like " Wow, Joni put us to shame, made us sound like crap" ;-)

[@VictorHageman]

I really don't think so. I think she's too cheesy for them. I still love her songs.

[@VictorHageman]

that makes sense.

[@DD-hy1nl]

@@shreemhreemkleem that could be, we will never know for sure..But laughing like that was a bit rude.

[@gwyllem]

@forgetittwb Who are those guys?

[@captainnice9698]

She's a genius

[@VoicesofMusic]

yes.

[@novakingood3788]

What's this! No autotuning!! How is this possible?? Oh yeah, I remember..it's called talent.

[@bearrkcat]

Joni ditched Woodstock for this show. A magnificent performance and an audience far beyond the three day festival. Thanks Joni.

[@barbarascott3350]

And then wrote Woodstock...as she said ‘so I wrote this little song’ that became the anthem for a generation

[@swinde]

@@barbarascott3350 I think she was dating David Crosby at the time which was a great source of information as she was composing "Woodstock".

[@lorislayton835]

She did not ditch Woodstock. Her manager wouldn't allow her to go and potentially not get out in time for her performance the next day on the Dick Cavett show.

[@IUBOSSFAN]

@@swinde Your timeline is slightly off. Joni (deservedly) dumped Crosby between her 1st and 2nd album. In fact she penned Song About the Midway as a not too subtle hint and played it a party Crosy was at.Woodstock (written shortly after this show) is on Ladies of the Canyon, which also includes both Willy and For Free. Willy is Graham Nash, it's a nickname related to his middle name- William. Another song from Ladies is Rainy Night House, which is about her relationship with Leonard Cohen. And of course Circle Game, which Joni wrote as a response to Neil (Young's) Sugar Mountain.

[@stephenstephen1505]

Wonderful. A true poet. I hope someone found that guy and gave him some money on that street corner

[@samlewis7878]

Joni is a breath of fresh air. So deep. so sophisticated.

[@kimvrungos2901]

I grew up with her music. Literally. A coming of age. So grateful to have had her music in my lifetime. Thank You, Joni Mitchell.

[@ogroncholmondeley1207]

She even sounds great on an out-of-tune piano.

[@sidilicious11]

Ogron Cholmondeley no easy feat.

[@carolmares8215]

Thé piano is out of tune?

[@ogroncholmondeley1207]

@@carolmares8215 It sounds like they borrowed it from the local school.

[@jimscanoe]

@@carolmares8215 No it isn't out of tune.

[@davisworth5114]

It sounds warm

[@twinoak1706]

Simply the best ever. I love her so much.

[@lisamoroney3036]

Not even lip gloss. A real beautiful lady .

[@jimrebr]

My absolute favorite singer songwriter ever. I was so afraid we were going to lose her, but thanks to Brandi Carlisle, and Joni’s indomitable spirit, we still have her to play real good, for all of us. I remember my friends big sister made a dress just like the green velvet dress, for her HS graduation & I wanted that dress so much.❤

[@frederickcrisafulli8031]

There are STILL more reasons why I LOVE Joni!

[@RFToob]

We really miss this kind of introspective artistry. And OMG that sweet voice.

[@victoriabennett3789]

Awesomely groovy! That crowd loves her to pieces! I got the warm fuzzys.

[@endlesshore]

OMG, thank you so much for sharing this video! My heart is bursting with joy right now! :')

[@archive880]

+endlesshore You're welcome! I know the feeling.. glad you like it :)

[@bigbandsrock1]

Joni performed here on Dick Cavett & skipped Woodstock. They didn’t think she could do both as Woodstock was so crowded they didn’t think she’d have time to get out for this national top TV program. This is awesome to see! A historic moment! Love Joni! ❤️

[@elizabethlinsay9193]

This is music in its purest form: the song, the instrument and the voice. Especially Joni Mitchell's.

[@mattwc4394]

She missed Woodstock so she could give this performance, if I remember correctly. I'm glad.

[@lisasoles1562]

yep, she sure did

[@michaelbaker3920]

well. jeff air is sitting next to dick and THEY played woodstock

[@michaelbaker3920]

woodstock started the 15th. she had plenty of time to drive 35 miles south!

[@lisasoles1562]

@@michaelbaker3920 Many of those who made the Dick Cavett show played in the earlier days of the festival. Joni didn't arrive in NY until the eve of the last day. The worry was she would have great difficulty getting out of Woodstock amidst the great departure of attendees.

[@ahwien]

@@michaelbaker3920 as did Crosby & Stills who were there later.

[@allencrider]

She was only 25 years old.

[@rockman4699]

The audience was blown away. What a blessing to be so close to greatness.

[@lauratompkins5006]

My Joni. God bless you, woman .

[@moonlitme]

Can't help but smile....thank you Joni, for being ...

[@robertmathewson7627]

She blows them all away. Most original and creative. Then take your choice - Dylan or Paul Simon.

[@steely1neverwane]

Willy is the greatest love song ever.

[@AdjustableWaistband]

Makes me cry, she’s amazing

[@Broonzied]

My time machine will be finished soon and my first trip will be to see this live.

[@josephinebennington7247]

Maybe you finished it before you started it, or finished it before you finished it, or started it before you started it. Did you get there?

[@Broonzied]

@@josephinebennington7247 I finished it 3 months before I started way back in 2096. Unfortunately I forgot to de-activate the single century restrictor. Fortunately, however, I landed here two years before I was due to leave on my first trip. kzbin.info/www/bejne/romlf593pdybZsU

[@josephinebennington7247]

@@Broonzied You were still late for the original. (If, indeed, it was the original! Who knows?). Or early for the replay. Just stay there in the parallel holding stack for an eon, we’ll call you when you can cross over.

[@Broonzied]

@@josephinebennington7247 Just got back to where I didn't start from, so will stay here while I move on. I hope you enjoyed good fortune tomorrow.

[@josephinebennington7247]

@@Broonzied Thank you, I did have good fortune while waiting for it. Right, I’m off to go and warp some space time. Tara.

[@sarahc.toadvine6181]

One of God's gift to humanity

[@jimscanoe]

Yes, your stupid pretend *Sky Daddy* definitely should get all the credit-fucking insanity.

[@steely1neverwane]

Captivatingly beautiful.

[@91Kingscrib84]

Happy 75th Joni. We who've been there since the earliest days, salute your unique and ultimately phenomenal talent. Music across generations & musical genres has grown the numbers of those who appreciate your diversity. Imagine! You really just wanted to be a painter! 😊 Words paint your pictures as effortlessly as your paintbox & canvas. ~Keep working at healing.

[@2flight]

Awesome talent. My favorite songwriter back in those days. I can't go back there anymore. You know my keys don't fit the door. Deep respect though.

[@pulsarcosmos7738]

Joni Mitchell is an incredible human being. Sometimes I really question whether she is real. Her splendid singing, her lyrics, her amazing beauty originate from somewhere, not the world that I know.

[@crimsonrush]

Joni Mitchell and Graham Nash - a meeting of one great talent...

[@billr2375]

Willy---written for "her man, her child, her father"---Graham Nash.

[@tiffanybuie2263]

That's how you know there's real love for an artist.a standing applause before the song even starts.

[@GH-qe3xp]

Pure Gold!

[@faramund9865]

1:49 this guy is so deep into it. He's just sitting there and thinking: "Wow........ I.... love her?" and already imagining the wedding and the farm they'll grow their children great on. I just realized that's the presentor.

[@kennewicksheri]

But the one man band, by the quick lunch stand, He was playing real good for free Nobody stoped to hear him, though he played so sweet and high

[@PianoMatronNeeNee]

Not only is it how she sings it’s how she makes you feel when she sings totally magic ❤️ You are my inspiration. I always will love you Joni . Greetings from Miami.

[@jonka1]

Never before has For Free touched me so. What a beautiful performance.

[@louishopstaken2259]

Prachtige periode in mijn leven.

[@vazmo14850]

stunning version of For Free !

[@DD-hy1nl]

Joni wrote songs like stories that she saw or lived through...Every time I'm in the New York City and I see one of those people playing "For Free" on any corner in N.Y.C. I think of this song Joni wrote..I put a few dollars in their pan, because they are singing for me and everyone else for Free.

[@tmac8892]

this was the day after Woodstock. a Tuesday. she said she wrote Woodstock real quick while watching coverage on tv. so she'd already written it. awesome.

[@Kate1Chopin]

Astonishing talent! I first heard her voice when I was 17 years old, fell in love with it and am still now in awe of her gifts. 💕

[@sh230968]

Respect for the expression on Joni's face whenever she gets her recognition. If Joni can know how much I adore her music, she would also be fan of my fandom.

[@sunshinerain2907]

One of the creators best representatives, imho.

[@xGorexGirlx]

Amazing genius of a songwriter

[@p.davidhornik947]

This is genius. A rare thing and wonderful to see.

[@vinadamswood586]

In one of her first ever airings of her brand new song Willy, listen out for the line "he stood looking through the lace at the face of the conquered Moon", and then check the date of this performance: 19th August, 1969. Less than a month earlier - on 20th July 1969 - mankind, with "one giant leap" had incredibly planted its flag on the Moon's surface. So Joni's choice of word perfectly captured the feeling of most of us alive, that incredible time to be a human being...we had conquered not just the Moon, but our own doubts as to our capacity to do the seemingly "impossible".

[@BobStein]

Yes! And she also dedicated this song to the moon. 0:27 The conquered moon.

[@metaphysicalmidwife]

I love Joni but they filmed that hoax in Roswell, New Mexico. 👽

[@markproctor8857]

The day after Woodstock as I recall

[@RaeZoladawn777]

I can really hear joan baez s influence in her vocals ...really Angelic and cherub like x so melodic her songs For Free is a beautiful song we are so lucky to have these videos. Thanku for posting shes amazing

[@rhodastorch8187]

commenting publicly as Debra Katz This is beautiful footage of Joni Mitchell singing two of my many favorite songs

[@michiganjfrog366]

What a fine Canadian. When Canada shares musicians, they're always amazing... I know, no accounting for "Snow"...lol

[@apocalypseplough8089]

Are you an American.? I know with the Joni videos I go on, most Americans don't like it when you mention that Joni is Canadian. She was living half the year in British Columbia, ready to build a house there, when she had her stroke. The landscape and weather of the Prairies informs a lot of her songs. And she will come back to the Prairies when she shuffles off this mortal coil.

[@michiganjfrog366]

@@apocalypseplough8089 yes I'm an American.. I was conceived in Detroit the same time she lived and married in Detroit.. She lived at the Verona Apartments on Cass Ave.

[@MichaelAuthorAllAges]

Oh Joni. So beautiful. Such genius. Such an important part of the soundtrack of our lives. Thank you.

[@ladykfilmartproductions273]

I study this woman's chords of inquiry and playing style as she inspires my own songwriting and playing. This video is making me cry.....so beautiful, thanks for posting it.

[@dencairns2228]

I’ve just realised after 40 years that this is my favourite JM song and why she puts Kate Bush into 2nd place. And I bloody adore the Bush.

[@garypeatling7927]

I think we all adore the Bush , but Joni has so much genius work kick in side being a close album to blue all wonderful stuff

[@dragonflysutra3232]

no competition really. i wouldn't put bush anywhere near joni

[@garypeatling7927]

Kick inside ground braking strange vocals now accepted to make strange tones

[@jayborn2610]

"and I feel like I'm just bein born, like a shining light breakin in a storm......"....oookkkayy...........soooo thats what a song sounds like........

[@peliche77]

What a talent!! Superb songs, beautiful voice. God bless Joni Mitchell

[@sidilicious11]

I want to hear the whole show. This was ultra lovely.

[@Dougdenslowe714]

It’s on KZbin, but these are Joni’s two songs.Sorry, she also played Woodstock, if memory serves, but I may be wrong.

[@CogensFamilyTV]

Imagine getting so close in such an intimate setting with a legend!! We’ve truly lost our way!

[@kendonna]

A voice from heaven...

[@Ant1498]

What a treasure

[@MrCopperthwaite]

Perfection.

[@gretchenhughes587]

MrCopperthwaite a

[@willshaw6405]

Yup.

[@davidmaholchic6146]

Speechless

[@joeschmoe373]

WOW...."and counting all the cars up the hill and the stars on my window sill" there are still more reasons (then that) why i love him. HOLY MOLY!!!! who writes like that? who thinks like that?

[@archive880]

Indeed, what a song writer & composer!

[@paulheffron7557]

People who have imagination, heart and soul are the only ones who could write such stirring music.

[@willshaw6405]

Exactly...a mind to match her soul--is there anyone who loves music that isn't IN love with Joni Mitchell? ??

[@houstoncloer1876]

And she considered herself a painter over a musician.

[@stevenjgw9]

no

[@johnjohnson6327]

I grew up listening to Joni's music. Looking back (and listening to "Carrie") almost makes me cry. She is old now but what a wonderful singer / songwriter. She didn't make a life with her daughter, and that's sad (for her too). And look, it's the great Dick Cavett. he lives in CT, in the house that Robert Vaughn (the man from UNCLE) lived in for years. Dick has a wonderful home but he had a stroke and nobody sees him anymore. But there are fresh flowers in his entrance foyer every day. I hope he's not lonely after having all those famous friends over the years. These are two of my favorite old timey people, I love them.

[@roberthurley6860]

Pure magic!

[@acousticshadow4032]

She's simply the best there ever was, and ever will be.