Judy Collins - Both Sides Now (Official Audio)

You're listening to the official audio for Judy Collins - 'Both Sides Now' - recently featured in the Toy Story 4 trailer. 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.
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[@katherinezeaman5657]

❤Happy 85th, Judy! Love you!! Thanks !❤

[@Max23465789]

I've loved this song since I was a child. Tears me uo.

[@Max23465789]

up/ O hate AI

[@MauriceRivers415]

Like Barbra Streisand, she learned to preserve the very BEST of her voice, long past her prime recording years. Drugs, alcohol and cigarette smoke affect professional singers in different ways, but Judy's remains as fresh and untouched as it was in 1961. If this is what Heaven sounds like, then those of us on Earth have truly seen the best of both sides now. This is magnificent.

[@djstl100]

Growing up on a street I thought I would be on forever never aging with my mom and dad and sisters, it was a life time ago in the 70s sad as fuck.... it's 2024 now 59 years old 😢

[@michaellewter8671]

I'm 60 and I remember this song like it was yesterday.

[@walterfink9782]

I'm 73 and feel the same.

[@bettechic5052]

Me too. This version so beautifully sung by Judy Collins!! 💞

[@pre1980cars]

Yeah, the time really goes

[@johns1280]

Im 71 and know all the words.

[@PaulCharles-Grascutter]

WE ARE 58 AND STILL ENJOYING THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG

[@sbl420]

2 yrs ago, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and right after that covid. 2 mos before the cancer diagnosis, my gallbladder burst. I thought it was God telling me to get my affairs in order, so I began writing and choosing music for when my day came. I love this song. It makes me cry and always has. It makes me look at every aspect of my life. My life has been hard. I had suffered a lot of loss at a very young age, battled addiction, and was in an abusive family and marriage. However, I've always prevailed because of who I am. I love hard and pray often. I am now a cancer survivor and a survor of many other things. Music has gotten me thru life, and this song just says so much about who I really am. This was the song I chose, as my farewell to life as I knew it. Love life, Ifs truly a precious gift. ❤

[@Woofers617]

💕💕💕

[@keithforeman2180]

Hang in there and lean on the lord! You're facing a brick wall, pray hard and you'll come through it unscathed! My father committed suicide while i was sleeping and the gunshot of that .38 still haunts me giving me mild PTSD! That's been over 15 years ago!

[@ileensabean8765]

I had breast cancer at 41. 20 years ago. Still healthy. You can do it.

[@ianfoulkes2114]

May you carry on and your health get better. God bless you.

[@allencollins6031]

SBL420 - Thank you for being be you, for if you were not you, you wouldn't have spoke those words in the comment.

[@shadhansen739]

When the teacher becomes the student. One of the most profound songs ever. Bless you Joni and Judy

[@ivanvdk8276]

beautiful orchestration in the way they did in the sixties. Separated violins, organ, bells,.... and the voice in the middle. A jewel of the past.

[@l.a.mottern3106]

Such a Beautiful old Song :-) Still so in 2024!

[@northlincsfox243]

Yes, it certainly is 😊 I can remember when it was in the U.K. chart in early 1970.

[@grahamkeene8496]

This song brings me back to a different time

[@mr.skullcranull8135]

hail paimon!

[@josephofwoodlandhills2699]

In my humble opinion this music is much better than music today. Does anyone agree?

[@czinn327]

With IP reform we can experience a new golden age of music. We need to remove the incentive for massive companies to rehash the same garbage.

[@TheNizoubizou]

both can be good, boomer.

[@jorg8714]

Jawoll, I miss the 50s 'til the 80s Jörg (ex Hamburg, now Phils) 👍

[@gabis3195]

@@TheNizoubizou I would have liked to have agreed with you if you had omitted the contemptuous 'boomer'.

[@scarpfish]

Yes, but thinking the music of your youth is better than what followed it, particularly decades later, is practiced by every generation. It's more a statement of your nostalgia than it is the quality of the music.

[@cybervoyager8668]

shes singing about clouds.. in ways you never could have imagined

[@emilynguyen8611]

My parents used to listen to this song when I was growing up. My dad just passed away two days ago and my mom a year before that. I’ve been listening to this song today and balling my eyes out. I miss them so much. I wish I could turn back the clock so I could tell them more how much I love and appreciate them. Thank you for posting this beautiful song. It sure brings comfort during this difficult time ❤️

[@user-hd3dc5up6i]

This is one of the prettiest songs Judy Collins ever sang❤😊

[@j1mmee1]

Songs can evoke so many nice memories.

[@carolyncouch4094]

I feel the same way about both of my parents.

[@joemama62]

I know Joni Mitchell wrote this, and I love her music, but I've always preferred Judy Collins version of the song. It seems, to me, more genuine and innocent. You really believe she is singing about the lessons she learned in life. I am probably in a minority but I would pick Judy to sing it over Joni every time.

[@hedwards5636]

I heard Judy's version as a child, so for me this has always been the 'real' one. Learned to love Joni's over the years, but this is the best recording of this song, for me.

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Love Joni but prefer Judy's version.

[@Sanctified57]

Yes you are in the minority

[@fornoreason8822]

@@Sanctified57 You are right. My thoughts exactly. There is a reason why Joni is a legend and Judy isn't.

[@SA-ju1zu]

Oh I’m sorry I can’t agree, Judy sings with nervous trepidation and Joni sings it genuinely from the heart. Listen to the original. It’s absolutely breathtaking!

[@krisone5253]

My Mom is in frail. condition. She had me 50 years ago. This song reminds me of her when she was young and had her whole life in front of her! I've been with her during cancer and everything else. I don't want to let go of my Momma!💔✝️

[@luvly.bloodflow]

best wishes to you and her!

[@MrWc867]

I hear you friend , I'm 52 and in the same boat. My mother has had colon cancer, beat that but has other complications. Her days are limited as well, part of life is death of those close to us. I have a calm feeling those we lose can look down from Heaven at their family and smile with all the extensions and more kids.

[@deniseoates7147]

Going through the same thing but yesterday my actually had a breakthrough moment and as best she can (dealing with strong case of dementia) start trying to convey about her funeral. I asked her if she wanted songs from her lifetime and not solely religous songs and she said yes. So I remember this song back listening to iit while mom was busy around the house nearby. She sat my by the stereo because it kept me occupied. Her major stroke was 16 years ago and I thought I was losing her (medical staff was prepariing for her death) and I asked her to come back and later she said she heard me. It been me and my mom against the world when I first came in, and nothing better than her. I had other family members that help out raising me but nothing like your mom. Sometimes I get tired, but I quickly come to the realization once she gone that it no more good times or bad times. I don't want to let her go either. So I understand.

[@kyleg2169]

You’ll always have your lovely Mother. Keep the faith darling!

[@jim72068]

I lost my mother at in 2021 at 52 (she was 80). I don't think the hurt will ever go away...... but it's mitigated by time.... and songs.

[@glennowsianny7091]

When music was music. Brilliant!

[@RalphCramden-tm2gi]

Simply said, but profound.

[@JohnRoberts-wk6rf]

I'm 65 now and if only I could go back to those days...

[@nathanielhellerstein5871]

Those days are immortal within this song.

[@rooky55]

People get old but the songs don't. I am 71 but not when I listen to the great songs.

[@JohnRoberts-wk6rf]

100% agree.@@rooky55

[@srvbh]

@@rooky55 What a profound comment. I’m nearly 70, and I feel exactly the same way. Well put.

[@rooky55]

@@srvbhThank you Soul mate. Keep enjoying the great songs.

[@nicolelillis2077]

This is the best version of 'Both Sides Now'..Judy Collins has the most mesmerising voice and sings this masterpiece with such emotion..I know many ppl love Joni Mitchell, but Judy's rendition is amazing..☮️💖

[@petesiegel9225]

I looked at it from both sides and humbly, I prefer Joni Mitchell's version.

[@chanboonyee6788]

There is far more emotions in Judy's version.

[@MultiMb1234]

When I was a kid, one afternoon I fell asleep in front of the record player while this album was playing. Somehow the spiritual quality of Judy's voice and melodies stimulated such a blissful feeling of elation and wellbeing, I felt like I was "seeing from both sides" - I will never forget it.

[@bobcarlino7280]

Wow...I LOVE that!

[@RupertPupkinComedy]

This is where I grew up

[@TheBroccoliFiles]

I'll never forget this played in the finale of Mad Men when Draper shows his kids where he grew up.

[@angeleekumar965]

This song is so beautiful. It makes me cry.

[@antonioquinn519]

My mom once told me that she remembered listening to this song over and over in her college dorm room. She had a very tough life and whenever I hear this song I picture her as a college girl with bright eyes and a world of possibilities in front of her and then I cry.

[@williammoore3728]

Lovely words

[@bradleysmall2230]

@@talos2373 trump always tells both sides at his rallys- trump 2024

[@anothertime1282]

That's a lovely memory and one you should be proud of.

[@bradleysmall2230]

@@anothertime1282 it is a good thing trump tells both sides now

[@adellaeltantawy9345]

That is so sweet. What a lovely memory to have of your sweet mother

[@barryfong2844]

Joni Mitchell is a brilliant diamond of a songwriter.

[@ObsessedCollector]

This is one of those songs that feels ahead of it's time. Joni wrote it and sang it in 66 and Judy perfected it in 68. Still fits in 2023.

[@80sVidLover]

Yes, joni wrote it in '66, but...... "First recorded by Judy Collins, it appeared on the US singles chart during the fall of 1968."

[@stevefrandsen7897]

2024 too

[@thadtheman3751]

Actually it does not fit in 2023 because 2023 has lost all of it.

[@michellemartin1937]

2024❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@benjaminsmith2287]

It was very much of its time in the 1960s. And something profound stays that way through time. Joni wrote it at age 23. How could she know with the life experiences of a 23 year old? She just did.

[@josealberto890]

At my present age of 72, I have "looked at life" from many, many angles. What's really amazing is how fast life has come and gone. Many people persuaded me to do "this and that", and I listened to them, but they didn't know any better, either. Today, I have true peace...because I listen only to myself, even though I consider other's opinion too. Stop living someone else's dreams and start living your own. George Eliot said..."It's never too late to become what you might have been".

[@bobmcgahey1280]

where does she say that? Middlemarch?

[@nellekebruno9501]

Dear Jose Alberto, thanks for your sincere comment, very true indeed!!

[@phillipobrien5618]

I didn't know how much I loved this song until I saw Hereditary

[@raoulcarggarglin9323]

Well played.

[@alecfoster4413]

Good advice Jose. I will heed it.

[@fredanthes453]

Judy collins is the best singers of all time

[@sheilakirby5616]

JUDY COLLINS IS ABSOLUTE PROOF OF GOD SHOWING OFF !!! BEST WORDS OF WISDOM EXPRESSED INTELLIGENTLY FROM THE HEART AND SOUL !!! GOD BLESS YOU MY FRIEND !!!

[@chrismoff17]

Rarely covers are better than the original - this is one.

[@RalphCramden-tm2gi]

I bet a lot of people don't know that this is a Joni Mitchell song. I agree , Judy does it bettere.

[@Starkardur]

Well Joni's studio version came out after this so it's debatable whether it is a cover.

[@jonathanporus6488]

@@Starkardurno one debates it’s a Joni Mitchell song

[@TravislovesBetsy]

I concur.

[@bastardjokemen8518]

“This is where I grew up.”

[@deedonnerramone4757]

Childhood Memories from 1968 brought me here.

[@jonathansupetran7539]

A good guitar accompaniment is what makes Judy's version sounds better

[@eloiseockert9233]

Well, I am 70, my significant other passed a bit over 5 years ago...he was 11 years younger. He introduced me to this I had not ever heard about them.

[@vladimirputindreadlockrast7725]

I prefer this version over all others. Very sincere and simple delivery. Judy Collins doesn't take self-importance so seriously as to become a caricature.

[@johns1280]

Me too, also Neil Diamond does a decent cover. Listen to it.

[@trishpet1]

This song came out when I was living at an Army base in South Korea. I was 10 years old and we (all the Army brats on the base) could sing this song and loved this song. We had a radio station there, but no TV. The freedom we had in those days, and the fun, and hopefulness about the future, was unbelievable.

[@dampergoldenrod4156]

the media demoralizes people now the mass media moved onto the internet.

[@thedeanofbacon5270]

The most Kantian pop song ever written.

[@marcinknoch9064]

Fenomenal ending of "Heridarity" movie.

[@kapfeng3407]

The most philosophical song ever written

[@user-tc3nu7rm8r]

Best darn folk song ever! PERIOD!!! Thanks Judy 😊 and Thank God for Joni Mitchell. Who in the heck can write such an iconic song at such a young age? 22 Joni Mitchell, that's who! WOW totally freaking awesome 😢😮😅😊!!!❤❤❤

[@mathewmcgill6266]

Music like this has me realize just how lucky I was to be young during this period. I mean just look at what our youth is producing these days. This was during an actual golden age of music and thanks to technology, we can experience it again.

[@doshinall]

I dedicate this to my Mom. RIP. She used to say, "Keep living. What you think you know now is not what you know at all."

[@Suri-A_]

I am Afro American woman but Joni & Judy are my sisters too. I have listened and adorn theirs music concerts and shows just like any other die hard fan would, and i do know this song belongs to the most incredible poet & lyricist Ms. Joni Mitchell but this Judy Collins version and cover of this song has stuck with me down through the years its like I listen to Joni&Judy I love both these two incredible women.

[@philipposathina]

One of the songs which have haunted me throughout my entire life!!! Whenever i happen to hear it playing, i get terribly emotional and feel like bursting into tears. A big hug to all those who share similar feelings!!! From Athens, Greece!!!

[@mauriciobeltre14]

Wonder why the same thing happens to me. Must be precious music tied to a time of our lives....long ago.

[@alvexok5523]

@Mauricio Beltre Yeah. It's a very passionate song, both the melody and the lyrics, it's a beautiful tune, and it's from the era of the late 1960s when letting oneself go and feel free and joyful was a part of the culture then. It's just too sad how incredibly different things are today

[@alvexok5523]

It's a great song, and era, see my above reply to Mauricio Beltre

[@bmilam5]

Amen to that. A song which moves me to tears every time I hear it. Heard it tonight and thought of my mother. 😢

[@Sassy4826]

I'm crying now listening to it. Glad I'm not the only one.😊

[@user-cc5fh6pu3q]

Just watched Joni Mitchell perform Both Sides (Clouds). She is truly a musical treasure, so many great songs. Thanks for making life good with your great songs.

[@bearygrizzly3212]

I was a teenager when this was released, with all my teenager angst, but over fifty years later the song is still as meaningful now as it was back then.

[@dinahmorris8759]

one Christmas Mum and I each gave the other a Judy Collins album...now im 65 i still dont know clouds at all! tears of happiness and yes I can say I love You right out loud! LOUD!!! to anyone who will listen! and even if they dont want to I dont care ......I love LJE!

[@zackhudson5172]

Hello 👋 Dinah. How are you doing? Hope you are fine, I'm Zack Hudson and am from Denver Colorado. You seem like a real country girl

[@jimsmith5673]

My requested intro at my funeral ....... this song sums up life (must be the Judy Collins version)

[@robertschoonmaker750]

Caryl, here. I was 19 and living in Slidell, Louisiana the first time I heard this. I was out driving and it came on the radio. I went straight to the record shop and asked if they had a new record out that was sung by a lady and sounded like a carnival. The rest is history. I had that 45 until 2019 when it was destroyed in a fire. Thank God for U-Tube and CD's. I am 74 now, and this song makes me feel young again.

[@virginiaconner3340]

Wow! When a song affects you like that the first time you hear it, you know it is special. Always loved this song, too. Her voice is so clear and beautiful. Sorry you lost this record and probably many others. You Tube is one of the best things on the internet. I'm the same age as you and I play music on You Tube almost everyday. Love it.

[@sbrad4510]

"Those were the days my friend, I thought they'd never end."

[@stonehobson2487]

Oh Yes...

[@kevinlynch1231]

We'd sing and dance, forever and a day...

[@josealberto890]

I'm 74 now...soon to be 75 in October. This song just stirs so many wonderful thoughts and feelings in me. Sure...there have been some down moments too, of course. Yet...I keep learning that "this very moment" that I am living, is quite enough, and that I should "continue to live in this moment"...always!

[@tracy4591]

Couldn't agree more Jose 💯 I'm 53 yr old and have a tendency to look back, and while that is ok with teachable moments, I have learned to try and live in the now. Life is precious and not to be taken for granted ❤ Blessings, health and happiness to you 🙏

[@willomina1990]

Hey!.....U r so deep...lol....

[@richardhutchison3123]

Love both of your comments on here. I am almost 64 (December, 2021) and I have enjoyed this song almost my entire life!

[@bettybaldwin9198]

Joni Mitchell wrote the beautiful words but Judy Collins made the magic come alive.

[@user-fd9kq3rc7c]

Judy has done several great live versions of this song through the years.

[@liamod01]

Scares me how fast the years have passed since I first heard this song so many decades ago.

[@westonreisch7794]

The end credits to the horror film Hereditary brought me to this song! The emotion and ambience brings tears to my eyes.

[@georgecahill3046]

Same. Beautiful haunting song. Hereditary great movie very scary

[@DJGamingSmash]

I'll never hear this song the same way after Hereditary, despite hearing it first in the Toy Story 4 trailer.

[@willowbrooke1215]

Omg from New Zealand. I was born 1965. This is part of my childhood. I have 2 children and one is a Millennial and one is a Gen Z

[@kelterskelter4]

Wow, I haven't heard this since I was a kid. What a beautiful song. Takes me back to the pop up camper in the backyard where it was always sunny in the afternoon. Having a pop in one of those round glasses with the plastic scribbling all over the outside of it that were so popular then. Mom feeding us shrimp cocktail for the first time in the camper. It was a "Scamper", the ones with the winged beds on each side.

[@gie348]

20대때 들었으니 지금 제니이가 73세 나이가 드셨으나 당당하고 아름답습니다 사랑해요 쥬디콜린스

[@Scene_andherd]

One of the best songs ever written(tx Joni), and best performed( tx Judy)

[@rockybudgeboa]

I used to just CHERISH this song as a child and I still do, 51 years later

[@InnocentJumpingPuppy-os5ic]

I woke up with this song in my mind. Have not heard it in YEARS! I am 60 years old. This is powerful , very anointed song

[@tomzielinski9506]

Song defines a generation, hopes, dreams, peace, love. And universal acceptance. Oh where have you gone the flower children 😢

[@adamscoll8791]

This was the song we played at my mom's memorial service - as was her wishes. I think of her every time I hear it. Thank you.

[@garryleeks4848]

Great song 👍

[@garychambers5850]

God Bless ✝✝

[@adamscoll8791]

@@garychambers5850 thank you Gary. I really miss her.

[@debbieschmidling8158]

@@adamscoll8791❤❤❤

[@kathyvarney7623]

My Mom just passed away. She was 95. This was her favorite song. Makes me cry.

[@michaelpatton548]

It's the Cm chord sprinkled throughout the arrangement that lifts Judy's recording over Joni's. Whoever thought that up deserves the credit for making it the definitive version. Ms. Collins' vocal is beautiful, but that minor chord really changed the whole vibe of the tune.. for the better, I might add. It's the only Joni Mitchell cover that surpasses the original. I'm just grateful that the song exists at all, so either rendition is fine by me.

[@henerymag]

I'm an old man now. This song I remember stopping what I was doing ( if possible ) to listen to this. It makes me very lonely to remember those times when I was young, had many good friends and good times. Felt I had the world in my hands, turned out I didn't.

[@andrewb2968]

I saw her live at Guildford in January 2020, just before the pandemic. At 80 her voice was flawless, including all the complexity and no issue with the high and low notes. And just to top it off she has a wonderful line in stories from her past. The most astonishing 80 year old I ever saw.

[@rollinolson3562]

I saw her a little before that, at a small American venue. Her voice was more beautiful and rich than when she was young.

[@TonyDonnelly64]

A truly beautiful voice, flawless, and those eyes, oh wow !

[@andyt3572]

As a child I heard this song as a cheery pop song when my mother had it on the car radio. Now listening during my 42 year old midlife crisis, I can say I've heard this song from both sides now.

[@RLOPEZ4600]

Tears to my eyes, 1960's Norwalk, Ca. memories. 😢 😂

[@SPAZZYok]

This was my mom's favorite song. She passed December 28 2 years ago. I've never known a love like my momma's. I will always remember you. As this song seems to go through stages in ones life including acceptance...

[@weirdguy7451]

My hippie moms taste in music brought me here, thanks mom

[@jimhernandez7712]

i would love to be 9 again.

[@ggt47]

Sounds better than mine.....

[@aliciasmith6016]

Weird Guy same..

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Melodic loveliness never shall go out of style.

[@daniirua1775]

Tell her to make a playlist

[@TheOmeomaya]

Judy was a year behind me at East High School in Denver. Lovely, lovely woman with a beautiful voice. Great to see she's still cooking. Marilyn VanDerber was a year ahead of me and she was Miss America. Not everybody can say they went to school with people who became famous!

[@apatheticviewer234]

Wait really you knew her? Crazy

[@5lowXclanX]

That is so cool! I went to an all boys private military high school on Long Island in the late 60s and early 70s with the sons and grandsons of Carlo Gambino, Joe Profaci, Joe Columbo, Paul Castellano and John Gotti. They were all infamous. Does that count? Lol

[@TheOmeomaya]

@@5lowXclanX Oh, wow, that's pretty impressive, Jerry!! Hahahahahaha!!!

[@georgemartinez9414]

My brother went there, to East High School when we lived on the 3600 block of Locust in east denver back in the late 60s

[@Rafaelzzon]

@@TheOmeomaya she was your friend?

[@fritzthecat6476]

"This is where I grew up."

[@medusabrown2125]

I'm so glad I lived during the time when music was so beautiful.

[@charlesoliva8174]

For Joni to write this at 21, and so poignantly capture the thoughts of someone in middle age, is truly amazing. She is a genius!

[@mehranhooshmand8407]

Well said! How do they do that at 21? To have such wisdom at such a young age! Pure genius!

[@imperfect_dan7519]

@@mehranhooshmand8407 Wasnt it written by someone else

[@paulsto6516]

@@imperfect_dan7519 As Charles stated, it was Joni, Joni Mitchell wrote it.

[@michaelpeterson1482]

You are absolutely spot on with that observation.

[@GigiEspil]

didn't know that fact, wow, it makes it so much more amazing :-)

[@wdavidgulesian6105]

The slight tremor in Judy’s voice is so beautiful.

[@robertchallen]

I noticed that as well....that low note is at the very bottom of her range...but it worked out nicely.

[@PaulYangFilm]

Naturally the character of her voice

[@lechatbotte.]

Very nice vibrato

[@eagyinjection]

One of the most beautiful songs of all time. Such a beautiful voice

[@jeffmccoy1700]

It's a genuine musical-poetic gem and I mean this objectively.

[@billgonzales8978]

for sure

[@rockym2931]

Absolutely right. Hard to listen to with dry eyes.

[@debbieschmidling8158]

❤❤❤

[@johnvallas4752]

This simple three phase transition, clouds, love, life is probably one of the most perfect songs ever written.

[@larrydirtybird]

Today I attended the memorial for one of my dearest friends who last month passed away from cancer at age 53. They played a recording of her singing this song a capella, sounding so much like Judy Collins. I had to come here and listen to it again. Now I will always think of my friend when I hear this lovely song. ❤️

[@steveclinton4084]

Hello Larry how are you doing hope I’m sorry about your mom I too have also lost my parents I know that feelings, may God bless you and your family and I hope you all stay safe

[@dannymoore1530]

I think if I went to a live Judy Collins concert, I would wind up crying all the way through it. Memories from this song go back to the high school cafeteria in 1970 and so many others along the way. Her voice, her songs, so rich, so beautiful. Now as an old guy of 71, I just never grow tired of her voice and beautiful songs.

[@seanbridges3075]

Thanks Hereditary, now this lovely song scares the shit outta me.

[@DWN-024ShadowMan]

😂 I love it

[@redflame300]

Idk how. The songs not meant to be scary. Just about change and how things don't stay the same as u grow older....

[@chinchilla1956]

Why scared of it? I love this song, 60's and 70's were way ahead with some song lyrics 😊

[@RetroGamerDazUK]

CD56 Nil the poster is referring it playing during the credits of hereditary, which is a very creepy film.

[@chinchilla1956]

@@RetroGamerDazUK Ahh. I've seen that film, forgot the name was Hereditary. Toni Collette very creepy.

[@chrismayer3919]

This song always chokes me up for whatever reason I can't explain...

[@shadowbanned5164]

Its a pretty sad song if you listen to the lyrics

[@lokisan100]

Me too my friend, me too.

[@bravobob1]

Yessum.

[@dianeskyuser7016]

Me too

[@soniaalbani2423]

Same here

[@Bluedog4712]

I don’t care how many times this beautiful Joni Mitchell song is covered and by who, this will always be for me anyway the best version of the song, this is like a time capsule that takes me right back to the late sixties!

[@pamelawilson2729]

This my Mother's favorite song. She would listen to it over and over again.

[@liftlockcitygal]

I was a child of the 60"s and for me this music was the best of all. Our generation saw many changes in music. For me Bob Dylan was the man who changed everything. It was a time of learning. We were all so young with much to learn about our world. Thank you all.

[@zackhudson5172]

Hello 👋 Brenda. How are you doing? Hope you are fine, I'm Zack Hudson and am from Denver Colorado. You seem like a real country girl

[@pjamajones8304]

Songs like this allow you to pause, reflect and ponder

[@blainekeller6057]

I remember walking to town to buy this record. I was in the eighth grade I’m 69 now 😮

[@michaelpeterson1482]

This song has very deep meaning. Only after having lived most of your life can you grasp this profoundly.

[@chlomyster8526]

I'm 60 and can dig it.

[@gaz057]

I'm 65 and can relate to that, this song takes me back to my childhood listening to records with mum and dad on a Saturday night, the one thing i got from my father, the love of music.

[@pattyschlossberg1209]

I got it at the age of 13.

[@robslaughter2657]

clouds being the crippling elite

[@kaimalino528]

Just think ... a 26 year old penned the song.

[@marksowick5278]

Judy's voice is truly beautiful, amazingly feminine and just so very pretty. What an American treasure.

[@robertmitchum2972]

It’s hard to believe this came out 52 years ago! And this wonderful song moves me today as much as it did in 1967 when I heard it for the first time as a 7 year old kid......

[@daisies53]

Me too! Such a beautiful song! I think Judy sings it so well! One of the best to sing it too! Her voice is so gentle and pretty!

[@foureyedchick]

I was 7 in '67 as well. This painful beautifil song with an angel voice still haunts me.

[@sharonhill7363]

I was 4 yrs old when i heard it but grew up with 4 teenage brothers n listened to all 60's music. Great time.

[@andrewapostolakis]

Seriously it raises hair on the back of my neck, I was four.

[@josealberto890]

I feel the same way about this song Robert, as you do! Some songs just go deep, inside of us...

[@drewwagar]

My early childhood in a song. :) Didn't understand the words when I was kid, but loved the melody. Nowadays it reminds me of the early 70s, much more innocent time. Lyrics are bittersweet though, aren't they?

[@debbieschmidling8158]

❤❤

[@rchippy2319]

Check out Gifford's circus at the royal variety show 2022. Same song👍

[@Wellch]

It was more innocent times back then.

[@denisej4813]

Yes, "Bittersweet" because bitter and sweet are two sides of the same coin, hence "Both Sides Now". I must admit the line "Well, something's lost and something''s gained in living every day", never fails to stop me in my tracks.

[@joshuaavery2161]

Beautiful song. Reflection on the limits of our understanding.

[@thatonerandomkidthatnoonek4861]

Am I seriously still listening to this?..... Yes I am and I won’t stop..

[@charliemeurer880]

So many 1967 special songs. My college freshman year ❤

[@sidDkid87]

*"I really don't know love at all"* 🎶

[@LZisONLINE]

crazy one of the most beautiful and happiest songs i’ve ever heard is used in one of the most depraved horror films of 2018

[@seppuku-]

and it fits perfectly. contrasts in life is often overlooked.

[@sandydevereux9153]

I Love Judy Collins version the best and it was out Oct 1st 1967, the year I graduated.

[@thoughtsurferzone5012]

You gotta love these 60's album covers. Just stick 'em in a bunch of flowers.

[@brotzmannsax]

Flower Power! (we smoked them too).

[@isms2512]

Don looking over at the house he grew up at, exchanging glances with Sally, in his mind, having prevented another set of kids from being called "from a broken home" and this song starts.... gives me goosebumps every time. Mad Men brought me here.

[@IDF1987]

In Betty's mind (coming from an affluent home) Sally was from a broken home so Don showed Sally what a truly broken home looks like. In that moment Don finally showed Dick Whitman to his children.

[@isms2512]

@@IDF1987 Wow

[@Nostalgiafor65]

When I think of the words, the messages in this beautiful, “true” melody, I laugh at how old I am, and “know” that I really don’t know life at all!

[@jupitersailing]

There was some little wall plaque that said something like 'I wish my children would get jobs, leave home and survive life while they still know everything'. It's true, the older we get, the less we know. I always wondered why adults sounded less full of themselves, but youth and the endless possibilities the world holds are slowly eased away from you in plain sight. But each age has its compensations, and I like being 64, even if my body doesn't.

[@56postoffice]

I'll never hear this song the same way again after hearing it at the end credits of *"Hereditary,"* one of the most disturbing and scary horror films of the last 20 years.

[@davidirwin1549]

Love the harpsichord and singing in this song. Remember it well from 1968. Don't know why modern music is no longer melodic with great instrumentation.

[@ruthdixon7807]

joni mitchell's classic taking-stock folk song, turned into a glittering folk-rock hit.