Joni Mitchell - Woodstock (Live In-Studio 1970)

[@jjseandxcefree]

i wrote a little song for my friends to sing. understatement of the century.

[@zippyzipster46]

Umm. Not that great really. She wrote a few good songs. Never considered this to be a masterpiece. But she got rich and famous. Then in old age claimed her kid.

[@RafaaGMadonnaLover]

Sour grapes! You lost your heart.

[@faithfulgrl]

Hello @jjsands2317 One of the Best. Joni & Woodstock. For the people who weren't there, you didn't

[@cuppatea4466]

I agree 100%

[@byronagagen4980]

​@@faithfulgrl2:21

[@briansemple1334]

Joni didn't really miss Woodstock, Woodstock was missing Joni. Man what a beautiful voice !

[@GarthGoldberg]

Well stated.

[@mom2adragon677]

Well said!

[@kerrymullin94]

Young Joni such talent and just think the best was yet to come!

[@mikiinajijic6763]

...a "nice festival"....

[@americanoboist]

Spot on

[@mickthebandit]

I cried listening to this. I’m 70 now in 2021. The days of this music are gone. The sadness is immense.

[@pamelajackson2383]

i did too....i'm 67.

[@Oshiiiiiiiiiiii]

The days of this music are not gone, they are just a little more intangible than they already were at the time. Which makes them timeless, which makes them real.

[@Oshiiiiiiiiiiii]

People born after these years, like me, feel the magic, but we cant even hang a memory on it.

[@frewofstew6304]

Just pass it around and bring it back! Good for these times!

[@brianlund4567]

​@user-dp4co5qh2z create the memories you do have. And the music will fall into place..

[@DonnaC-w1f]

Here in March 2024...honoring a genius artist in our own time, when we're alive. We're blessed

[@andrewnicholson2250]

All is not lost. Give Aurora a listen doing Exist For Love or the Murder song. She will make you cry with joy!

[@howdareyou41]

she's angelic

[@willec7105]

She doesn't just sing; She channels something from another place. Just mesmerizing and even healing.

[@steven1822]

strongly agree. peace.

[@pamelajackson2383]

you said it !!!! she is other worldly and so is this miracle song.

[@pambrown6260]

Jazz

[@Sms8668]

1:36 A Company, always on the run !!!!

[@smallfavors]

Yes!!! First time I heard her voice it resonated before I knew what the word resonated meant even. Your comment also joins in together with how it feels ❤

[@rkh7904]

You know if Joni had gone to Woodstock, this song may have been very different or not at all. Sometime fate delivers us a gift. She wrote this gift to all of us who could not have the opportunity to attend and for those lucky enough to have been a part of that momentous event, it surely brings those days back to you.

[@chandrar.3101]

That's a good point. I never thought of it that way. I'm glad we have the song. She is a treasure.

[@Rigpasword]

Astonishing that this footage exists - and that we have the privilege to watch it, and be moved to tears by this celestial but also very earthly being. God bless you Joni Mitchell.

[@lplp8542]

I agree it is so great that they have that footage and the sound quality is wonderfull yes I had huge bell bottoms and a six inch wide belt paisley shirts peace sign patch sewn on a denom jacket

[@ClarenceHW]

Can't say it any better than that, a privilege indeed.

[@coleenhowe7874]

Mia Dia!

[@kenyongray2615]

Joni is astonishing in the way she sings this song. I can't describe it.

[@tamarayoung9861]

Essence of holy folk, no need to add any negativity ❤

[@IndridCool54]

OMG, that voice. I’ve been a fan forever, but her voice never fails to amaze me.

[@ELPCOTILLION-SD1970]

It's Bloody Amazing...

[@MrSlikvee]

She’s is a special gift to our world? She is stardust and golden!

[@donpaladino]

A.M.E.N.!!!

[@penelopeplimsoul3617]

I loved her sweet voice.

[@kayapapaya55]

One of a kind

[@richardplume3212]

4561s my number the lady is sweet not mud

[@joshuatrees797]

We are all stardust, golden~

[@ianenglish123]

She's got to be one of the greatest singer songwriters of our time. Just beautiful.

[@gmarti2013]

Of the century and for many more to come ❤

[@jerrywise9578]

Yes

[@christianwallgren1687]

Absolutely

[@heathercollins4432]

She is....

[@roycosper8649]

Ever!

[@judithgordon7676]

As I write this in March 2024, it seems beyond doubt that Joni Mitchell was divinely inspired to write this song. The lyrics are profoundly inspiring and, although fifty years old, are tailor-made for the current world situation. May the spirit of Woodstock infuse and inspire the People to throw off the devil's bargain and reenter the garden.

[@DonnaC-w1f]

That was an eloquent comment. Thank you

[@eamonncoady9823]

Couldnt agree more. I recently came to the exact same conclusion that god had to have been working through her and to prove it he gave her , her fair share of suffering and out of that came Blue.

[@judithgordon7676]

Things are changing in favour of us, The People. Stay strong - we enter the age of Aquarius in November this year when Pluto moves into Aquarius for 20 years.

[@kevinclarke1222]

Bless you Judith love ya!

[@NsyShwl]

IDK if I would say Divine.. mostly since nothing but debauchery went on during those festivals..

[@egbun]

Exquisite. Played in some minor key that captures the mood perfectly. Along with perfect singing. What a genius artist she is.

[@JT-rc7vx]

A dream we had that died in its and our youth. We were warned, I guess.

[@borjonx]

​@@JT-rc7vx. Don't give up my friend. There's still hope - it's just that *you* might have to lead the revolution.

[@Natalia_Belenkaya]

That's E Minor, ideal for her voice

[@ecwarren]

Amen

[@dvdoso52]

The song still gives me chills. My first year of college. Bell bottom blue jeans, long hair, and protests against the war. We never found our way to the garden.

[@zachdrejza8515]

Your last sentence reminds me of the Hunter S Thompson wave quote from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Don’t cut yourself and your generation short, I think you guys did make it to the garden.

[@jun0c0rn]

...and we've neve been so lost

[@verified139]

@@zachdrejza8515 Exactly. Gardens don't just happen. We make them.

[@gregscheyd4131]

NO WE DIDNT , BUDDY !!!!!! BUT I ASSURE YOU WE WILL GET THERE ...... NOT BY OUR OWN EFFORTS !!!

[@fernandoguevara8258]

Are not the same said peace-loving people with their guitars and pianos that played in the keys of protest, playing And beating on the drums of war now?

[@veriteri32]

This still gives me chills and tears 50 years later.

[@MetalliBucket]

Me too, but I’m 25 and I’ve only known the song for a few years lol!

[@sayrock6343]

Yes! All her songs still have that effect on me!

[@genebaumwoll9679]

Me too and I was there...

[@philliplanger5530]

Me too. My comment is above.

[@veriteri32]

@@MetalliBucket Welcome! It's never too late to discover great music. I still do

[@1SteveSmith]

Musician folk with this sincerity, honesty and humility do not seem to exist in 2023. Such a shame.

[@MadHatter847]

America needs Joni and Woodstock today more than ever

[@Cat-tastophy83]

As a Canadian, I'd like to keep her here please lol.

[@111jow]

Needs Jesus

[@simonl.6338]

Sadly you can't create something again out off context. BUT Iam pretty sure society will develop in a direction where a need for this kind of humanity and freedom arises again, and it will happen. Maybe not that far from now. Everything seems to get more grim but it will swing around. Like it always did

[@xboxgamer7453]

You guys need Donald Trump more than ever.

[@frankshailes3205]

@@xboxgamer7453 Like a hole in the head.

[@Orangesunshine2]

In my opinion one of the greatest songwriters/ Artists of the 20th century

[@arthurdick9553]

Your not alone in that opinion.

[@Peptoid]

for sure

[@H1delta]

I and David Crosby agree with you and he should know. He hung out with her.

[@Orangesunshine2]

@@H1delta Well, you and David have excellent taste🎶💖 David loved her. He loved her music and everything that made Joni who she was. 1967 they dated. He produced her 1st album. She was a Goddess. A lady of the Canyon.

[@EmmaSwiftsings]

correct! x

[@ericheine2414]

Joni's ear is so very different. She hears and sings differently. She really is amazing. Thank you so much Joni.

[@cannonball666]

Joni's music is different because it's folk with jazz elements sometimes more sometimes less.

[@lordlydayofthelord]

"We've got to get ourselves back to the garden." As true in 2020 as ever.

[@petereichhorst8373]

Some people are paying attention.

[@freisein6554]

They are planning to turn it into a parking lot. Not with me 😘☝️

[@carefulcarpenter]

It is there to find. I found Avalon. 🌾🌼

[@cynthiasarah4286]

Amen

[@carefulcarpenter]

@@cynthiasarah4286 Amen Ra. I discovered that Joni is my 5th cousin. I discovered that in about 2011 after discovering that David Crosby is a 5th cousin. Not that you or anyone could care, but caring has been a strong quality in our extended family. My neice and Joni have similar physical features as well. The Garden is a concept I wrote about on a creative messageboard back in 2003 to 2011. Since those days the world is less accepting of creative thoughts and civil conversation. 🐡🌾♥️

[@RoseSink-os7rb]

This song is both a poem and a prayer. Thank you Joni Mitchell you have touched the hearts of the multitude in a beautiful and everlasting way.

[@frewofstew6304]

Her music is great for current times! There is a lot of message here...good for the younger folks to learn her music in these times! Lot's of her music includes a statement of where we are and makes you think about where we need to be!

[@stuartlimbrick4187]

@@frewofstew6304 I noticed all of our comments here reflect on her power that comes through her sound to the plain of divinity. It must be the closest a human can get to something immortal. Love it !!

[@frewofstew6304]

@@stuartlimbrick4187 Nice response! Explains it pretty well!

[@cosmicman621]

Sacred Music...HOLY HOLY HOLY...🐝🌹🌈💫

[@MattBoyce-fm3nr]

I can't recall any lyrics justifying any religion. This song calls for peace, which we all know will not happen in our lifetimes. Read Deuteronomy 21:18-21 is this your peaceful loving God? Would you stone any child to death if that child behaved badly repeatedly?

[@fenraven]

She had a stroke recently. Watching her sing this live, when she was so young, is an excellent reminder that none of us stay young forever. Be kind toward seniors. You will be one sometime.

[@coolbuzztastywaves4720]

If we’re lucky

[@Jamaramlolz]

@@coolbuzztastywaves4720 Sounds like the privileged old folk again, getting old is a luxury these days.

[@nannettenerenberg9267]

But ppl are not nice to seniors

[@1johnnygunn]

Age is a gift denied to some.

[@patriot20000]

Sad to think of her having a stroke and maybe not being able to play the piano. When you're young you can't picture yourself old, so you think somehow you will be the first to not age. Maybe making fun of old people helps them feel invincible.

[@dananicolay5530]

A gift from the divine! A little girl from Saskatchewan with voice of an angel, the poetic mind of Robert Frost and the musicianship of Chopin. No way to describe her but genius.

[@JosephanieAckman]

Beautifully and accurately stated. No auto tune would ever be allowed or needed for her.

[@TheCoupe06]

@Dana Of course there's another way to describe her, a better way I'd say. And you've already said it from the first: "a gift from the divine."

[@dananicolay5530]

@@paulb2092 I refer to her musicianship not to her technical ability on the piano. Her range of music went from straight forward classic folk music into very sophisticated jazz. Chopin pretty much stayed in classical piano.

[@bradjames6748]

She was from Fort MacLeod Alberta and splits her time between Los Angeles and British Columbia , while she did spend some time living in Saskatchewan

[@johntechwriter]

The musicianship of Charles Mingus, who was a close friend.

[@rickducharme7429]

That's how you write a song if you are a very rare genius - and how you sing it if you are an ancient golden angel with a very special message.

[@Trallalinda08]

love what you said Rick

[@brookegoslin]

Definitely an ancient golden Angel with a very special and important message !

[@Dan-zq5wt]

Perfectly said. No one like her in pop music history.

[@TheAtticradio]

It probably is the right way to write a song but Joni Mitchell is no ordinary artist. When I heard this song first it stopped me in my tracks I was used to the CSNY version and I adored the song. Tears came to me as the song moved me so much with Joni singing this. The lyrics are so good … We are stardust We are golden And we've got to get ourselves Back to the garden … Fantastic message and of course there’s more messages in the song … brilliant by JM. Actually love both versions equally … Joni is in tune with the earth around us.

[@CogensFamilyTV]

Joni is surely a billion year old piece of carbon...we are all stardust..she is golden!

[@charlesdrury9712]

She seems like such a gentle soul we need more people like that in this world

[@mamafee123]

I feel as if my heart is going to burst listening to her sing. What a voice, what a privilege to have been a part of that generation ❤️

[@atozzerotoninedude]

amen

[@justjeph6927]

And blessed to not be a part...

[@goofe.washington953]

@@justjeph6927 You wouldn’t understand…

[@klydon12345]

Amen Mama

[@NAS43462]

@@justjeph6927 You missed it. Too bad.

[@dannydoc1969]

Joni is a musical genius, poetess, and her voice, guitar, piano playing is unmatched. Her unique phrasing, rhythms, changes in volume, pitch, her control; no one can match her, she is unique. She was also a great record producer.

[@betsx6512]

Love her music.

[@vaneast411]

musical genius... yes...

[@dorinbodea3614]

yeah

[@seandelaney1700]

So well said. Just unreal.

[@Cryo837]

She intimidated CSN with her raw talent and especially her song-writing ability and open tunings. Underrated...yes.

[@thehouseofcm]

How does a 20 year old have the depth to write such powerful words? Pure brilliance, maybe a gift from God? She stands with Dylan as one of the greatest lyricists.

[@rayokoa222]

agree, such imagery - Blue

[@strawberryseason]

She was 27, but still yes, brilliant.

[@dlee732ad]

Dylan is way over rated- check out Robbie Basho, and yes, Joni was great! But then Rimbaud wrote his poetry at 18 and 19 and Alexander the great conquered the Greek known world at 19, Galois died at 19 after a duel- the night before he wrote the basis of modern group theory.

[@stanapperley3169]

i agree brilliant blue at 21 what a voice and talent

[@deborahwatts643]

I so agree. How could such a young person know so much about life. Makes n=me believe that she was an old soul whoi was reincarnated. Such wisdom about life.

[@cathytilford388]

Joni is the energy that created Woodstock. A being of light, fully awake.

[@Fathersloveforhisson]

Many of her other songs were picked up by other artists, and when David Crosby saw her playing at the Gaslight South in Florida, and took her to LA helping her get a management and record deal. I was at her concert in 1998, She finally got a chance to sing "Woodstock" at the site of the 1969 festival at 1998's 'A day at the Garden'. She released her debut album Song to a Seagull (also sometimes known simply as Joni Mitchell) and as she toured built up a bigger and bigger profile, leading up to the release of Clouds in 1969, which went to number 31 in the charts, and Joni had most definitely arrived. Tell me Cathy , did you ever had the opportunity to see her perform live on stage ?

[@hvymettle]

Joni missed performing at Woodstock and yet she wrote a song that enabled everyone who missed it to experience the feeling of being there.

[@jeffmak1012]

Amen

[@onetrueslave]

the CSNY version of this song was the first one I heard, at age 11. Took me awhile to warm up to the actual writer's version, but, i certainly have.

[@bobedwards7657]

@@onetrueslave Checkout Ian Matthews Southern Comfort version.very smooth!!

[@shiningstar2903]

And getting on Dick Cavett's show was more important. It did not seem that it was her decision and thats awful.

[@afghanwhigs01]

Same!!

[@lizdicaprio906]

She didn't get to go, and she writes the most iconic song of that festival happening. Thank you so much Joni! LOVE THAT SONG

[@mariamcclanahan470]

So right!

[@MattBoyce-fm3nr]

So true, but a ticket to Joni and Jimi on the same gig would have been magic :)

[@DJ.JAZZCRUSADER]

Even though she wasn't personally at the legendary festival, her song became the anthem of Woodstock. Whenever I hear this song, it touches me, simultaneously reminding me of Woodstock. I was a teenager myself when I first saw and heard her. A simple blonde girl with a guitar in hand and a divine voice with profound lyrics. I was immediately in love. Not just with her voice. - She is and remains an extraordinary artist under the musical sky.

[@andreaalig8931]

There is Magic in the air and music in the heart. And the notes are born from Joni Mitchell. She sings like a river that we can sail away on... thank you Joni for all that you have given us all these years eternally grateful

[@stephenhensley5631]

LOVE LOVE LOVE !!!! I'm 67 and I still feel this song deep in my bones! The whole scene was beautiful.Where did this vibe go? I hope there are still people that feel that groove out there.PEACE AND LOVE TO ALL OF MY KINDRED SPIRITS !!!!!

[@chidiejikeme4898]

56 and I'm feeling it all way in nigeria. The sheer musicality and magical timbre to her voice is breathtaking and priceless. God bless Joni for sharing

[@sebastiaanmartens9280]

No problem, hard to not feel this treu and treu. that highs..... they dont exist anymore. btw 31 summers Old.

[@marcosreal11]

That unabashed soul in the mysic, too.

[@onewhosmilesalot]

makes me cry

[@Jazzineva]

It still lives in some of us, Stephen. I'm 67, too, and as today is the anniversary of Woodstock, just happened to come across this. Geez, the memories are pouring through me. Keep up the love and peace. We're gonna get it back, I tell ya!

[@RaceIsOpen]

Oh my God I am just finding up about this Legend today. On my home from work leaving Bensalem Pennsylvania headed back to Philadelphia Pennsylvania and listening to one of my favorite Classic Rock Radio stations. The guy or I'm sorry rather the DJ mentioned one of his most influential female stars and then he played help me by this great woman and I swear, I was blown away. I am a super fan of this woman now

[@twoaces79]

She is great isn't she.

[@pauld.1256]

This is why the elders say “things were better back then” now you know why

[@LuvHrtZ]

You can't measure genius. It is what it is and there are no formulae to account for it. This woman is astonishing.

[@steviesevieria1868]

Lot of mundane comments on here, but yours rings true. Joni will be remembered long from now as one of the greatest of her era of music.

[@paulfillingham2958]

A different time but still timeless. I was 19 the world felt better then. Joni is a goddess.

[@ELPCOTILLION-SD1970]

The World Was CERTAINLY Better In 1970...

[@sigalfamily4771]

Seeing this again after her return to the stage after her aneurysm gives me the chills.

[@ursulamulder110]

@Sigal family - ABSOLUTELY! The Newport Folk Fest appearance has had me gobsmacked for the better part of a week. I salute her genius and her resilience. And yes, this particular piece gives me the chills, too... Be well.

[@tomkohlman8110]

I love her story on not making it to Woodstock. She should have been there 😢

[@elvissadsongspresley5913]

What is aneurysm

[@rickmccloy4201]

@@elvissadsongspresley5913 It was a '60's movement that opposed ignorance and general bad manners. It is also called a stroke if you were serious in your question.

[@wsfwsf1497]

You are not the only one......

[@johnrosove3852]

An extraordinary song and performance capturing the dissonance and beauty of our youth. At 75 now, I listen to Joni sing and am carried back with her to a moment that at once is gone and ever-present. Thank you for making this available. Younger generations, hopefully, can grasp the essence of that era in the cultural history of America.

[@michaelulbricht9438]

Joni at the top of her game. Hauntingly ethereal; beautiful rendition. A remarkable and astounding creation with transcendent vocals!

[@joeyu5865]

And taking part in cancel culture in 2022? She's acting like a 8yo tik toker

[@heaven7360]

maybe Taylor Swift will do a version of this some day

[@michaelulbricht9438]

Although Ms. Swift is at the top of current singer/songwriters; Joni is the queen and gold standard. Take care & Peace!

[@heaven7360]

@@michaelulbricht9438 I was joking.

[@michaelulbricht9438]

I was hoping you were being "satirical," but just in case I was trying to be "diplomatic." ✌

[@TheDreamingJune]

She really has the voice of a soulful siren. I like the studio version of this song but this live performance is what mesmerises me. Also she's such a great pianist that i feel people don't talk about that aspect more often.

[@zxmz8jpw]

One of the greatest and most meaningful songs ever written.

[@kiwanishinton9410]

Yes it is

[@anthonysanders7377]

How amazing... Left out...and She produced this... One of the greatest song's in history... What a woman.

[@paulcamic]

Stunned by the beauty of this musician’s incredible voice

[@joeyu5865]

Awful old woman

[@justjeph6927]

@@joeyu5865 really? She became a bch?

[@zapkvr]

@@joeyu5865 Hey and look at what happened to that sap Dylan? Born again christian for fuck's sake. If you live long enough you grow feet of clay.

[@stanibol]

@@joeyu5865 ??? Joni contracted a disease - one that is red listed by the CDC. The label morgellons had 5 definitions- Delusional parasitosis is the tag that mainstream chooses. Very wrong. Very sad. The psych medication they offer generally causes weight increase and does zilch to combat the parasitic/fungal pathogens.

[@gailbarejka77]

I was surprised to hear of her very ego driven comments at times..about other musicians, etc..

[@Lytton333]

What an incredible voice. One can sense a weight of folk history in it, and it's pointing an accusing finger at us.

[@LEXICOGRAFFER]

If this song and performance was somehow the only Joni ever made, it alone would stand as testament to her being the greatest singer-songwriter of her generation, and maybe of all time.

[@VoightKampf]

Amazing voice. Her ability to drop from soprano to alto in mid-lyric gives me chills.

[@TheDreamingJune]

It's amazing the way she does those vocal transitions while making it sound effortless. She has wonderful range.

[@donpaladino]

A.M.E.N.!!!

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

"I wrote a little song"...wow...a "little song" that would define a whole generation and beyond!...

[@keithcitizen7314]

I actually cry when I hear her version, there is so much emotion in it, even as Crosby Stills Nash & Young did such a great rendition, she is such a contained inner explosion of talent that it all just has to be felt not just heard, salute Joni. Beautiful, enchore!

[@irishguy13]

It was a little song about a little generation.

[@gregoryscott3858]

It's a humble statement, and it's true. When you're singing about stars and stardust, it puts you and your songs and achievements in perspective. We're all tiny, unimaginably tiny :-)

[@grahamcawthorne]

Beautiful ❤️

[@justinbendich6686]

She was god-like

[@campguy]

Aritificial Intellignece could NEVER produce anything like this........AWESOME.

[@onniejordan7120]

I was 23 in 69 and still love this music……music is the “one” thing that brings us together in love and happiness…

[@thomascuddihy2933]

❤

[@curiousnomad]

I’m certain Joni wasn’t thinking about her image, or album sales, or fame when she wrote this. She was a vessel through which this was channeled; no producer was saying “write a hit about that festival thing the kids would buy”. Money corrupts art- Joni kept it pure.

[@johnnieguitar5724]

Absolutely right. Read the book Restless Daughter and you'll see the juggling act she managed in LA. Wow. We may never see an artist again so honest, humble and so hugely gifted. Many people can play, and write good songs, but her poetry and original piano and guitar playing is peerless. Every album shows her changes, and it just seems to keep improving. Her goal was to play what she felt inside for us, her audience--- no other reason.

[@CatherineSTodd]

@@johnnieguitar5724 : Did you mean "Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell" by David Yaffe? Found this on Amazon. If so, thanks!

[@CatherineSTodd]

curious nomad, Joni herself says in her song "River" she's going to "make a lot of money and quit this crazy scene." So money does count; do you think it corrupted her? I doubt it, but just wondering based on your post.

[@chaipod]

@@CatherineSTodd Its a pulling idea every musicians have....many musicians didn't make ends meet

[@elkanahgray9810]

But she says....she could not attend Woodstock because of a television engagement....its nice to think of our idols of being pure....but Joni Mitchell was hard driven women in the music industry to advance her career! great artist, but also a person seeking fame and fortune.

[@km6344]

Excuse my french ,but, HOLY SHIT! I've heard this song a million times on my local radio stations by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and never knew she had written it! But what a beautiful, much more pure, deep version I am now hearing of this song done by such a talented, gifted woman!! Joni Mitchell is so under rated and should be blasted over every radio station playing that generation's music, just as loud and often as every other famous performer or band at that time! What range, and clear as a bell in any octave as she sings! And her talent as a song writer as she plays guitar or piano! And the piano backing her voice to this song is legendary and wonderful! Here is how you can grade the talent of this woman,,, her songs only need ONE instrument to accompany her songs, and they are immeasurable! I gotta tell ya,, what a talent she was!!!!! All these years later and her songs still bring tears to my eyes to listen to!

[@trog.lodyte]

She also wrote "This flight tonight" , most widely known by the Nazareth version.

[@frewofstew6304]

@@trog.lodyte On the album Blue!

[@simplesimon5739]

Big yellow Taxi

[@frewofstew6304]

@@simplesimon5739 good for the times!

[@reginemcsweeney6135]

❤

[@melaniewade4117]

The voice of an angel. The heart of a true poet. One of a kind. Joni, we love you forever and always.

[@cktoth]

Perfection. To have a voice like that, and a mind like that. She sings in paintings, she paints her songs.

[@francesj.jenson6698]

So incredibly well said! Thank you!

[@lincolnanderson8130]

and a spirit like that.

[@ejej1187]

well, she did once describe herself as a "painter derailed by circumstance"

[@christinahansen9910]

Her voice brings tears to my eyes.

[@9thedreaming9]

Agree. And In this particular performance, I was already bawling one bar in.

[@moony77]

Christina Hansen 🌻

[@christinan8059]

Totally! Tears every time! Lovvve this song!

[@brbowen3]

me too ...

[@loge10]

Amen to all of the above.

[@suekingman1511]

What a hauntingly beautiful, powerful, magical piece of music....and sung from the depth of her soul. Truly, back to the garden, to a simpler way of life, will give us all peace.

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hi how are you doing?

[@brucewilson2763]

Some people are just wired very differently. What a talent!

[@bulkvanderhuge9006]

I love that's she's so confident in her voice, absolutely LOVE IT, she uses her entire range

[@gregscheyd4131]

YES , WHEN SHE IS TALKING , SHE IS JUST TALKING , LIKE A YOUNG GIRL , LIKE A CHILD REALLY : BUT WHEN SHE SINGS , JESUS : WHAT JUST HAPPENED ?????????

[@Jolei622]

Amazing. "We are stardust...billion year old carbon, caught in the devil's bargain.... and we got to get ourselves back to the garden" More true now than ever. Where did her wisdom come from!?

[@deborahwatts643]

I have often wondered the same thing. How could she be so young and yet so prescient and wise. Makes me believe in reincarnation.She was born with an old soul.

[@radiolush5003]

I wondered the same thing...

[@namafarm]

I think she is a Bard, inspired by God...

[@seandelaney1700]

She is other worldy.

[@tayub3]

So gifted! So wise! So loving!

[@dylanakent]

This is what pure musical genius looks like. She wasn't even there yet she created a song that defined a generation.

[@peteb1206]

As she has said herself, it's because she wasn't there that she was able to write it. She saw the event on TV and felt the ideal in a way that would have been impossible mixing with the grimy movers and shakers backstage. She missed the spectacle, and the associated fame it would have given her, but she gifted us all this masterpiece of spiritual hope.

[@stevoschannel4127]

Well said

[@talzohar6966]

@@peteb1206 her friends sang it during the festival, and their version became a legend. She wrote it before

[@peteb1206]

@@talzohar6966 not according to Mitchell herself, or any other sources. She first performed it at the Big Sur Festival about a month after Woodstock and it was released in early 1970 as the b-side of Big Yellow Taxi. Crosby Stills and Nash did not perform "Woodstock" at Woodstock, they recorded their cover of it afterwards.

[@axucaroso]

There are songs you sing, songs you listen to, and songs you dance to. This is a song you hear and feel and shows you a different way to see the world

[@Shellyann7100]

I am 67 now and have loved her music genius, all of my life ......

[@robertdocwaltz7847]

Sheila Hunn Me too. When I came home from Vietnam, there was all this new music, with more coming over the next several months. Ladies of the Canyon was one of many albums I bought during that time.

[@alishabazz6717]

orionh3000 And so will you, one day. Remember every turn goes around.

[@darlalong1957]

I'm 73 and this song still says it all!

[@wtmuller1]

66 and me too

[@louisgargallo2734]

Moi aussi

[@Mia-rk1ch]

incredible voice of an angel..every time i listen i start crying for no reason....best song writer in the last generation thank god for Joni Mtchell

[@PhillipLandmeier]

Yes, this song does that to you. "A little song."

[@reason5591]

Mia it has always had the same effect on me as well.

[@quietnite33]

Mia, you have great compassion. I am almost 78 years old and I also cry for no reason.

[@Benndozer]

There's a reason. One of the most beautiful songs ever written/performed in my opinion.

[@bikingbirder2010]

Thank goodness the audience was so respectful. No whooping, no hollaring, no coughing just pure adoration of this incredibly beautiful woman, singing her poignantly wonderful song.

[@NaturalMonty]

10/21/24: still listening to this one of a kind, crazy beautiful voice. I love Joni Mitchell, her and Karen Carpenter.

[@markvought3708]

She is simply the most beautiful human being, a one off, a prophet, a poet, a goddess, I'm moved the first moment a word leaves her lips! The power of woman

[@albertedmunds7500]

........ditto!

[@christinalaakso2342]

I agree ! She is a goddess!

[@cliffnyman3552]

It's damn near hypnotizing

[@texthedog]

just another human as exhibited by her 5 decade addiction to of all things. . .tobacco

[@Len124]

@@texthedog Well, I don't want to put words in Mark's mouth, but I don't think he meant to imply she was literally some sort of divine entity beyond the petty desires and vices of mere mortals. In the realms of singing, writing, and performing music, however, she's well above the norm. No one's perfect and many individuals' relationships with substance use devolve into dependence disorders--including Joni, and many other musicians of her generation (some of which, as I'm sure you know, would ultimately prove fatal)--but I'm willing to bet you know that's not _really_ what was being discussed when others alluded to her being a "goddess," a poet, powerful, etc.

[@stefke48]

This is so beautiful and all my hippie years passed with my friends from then where many are no longer with us .... But what a time, what a gift, what we were allowed to experience .... That changed me for always and became a memorable memory in my life....thank you beautiful wunderful Joni, I love you ❤️🙏🏻

[@Fathersloveforhisson]

Many of her other songs were picked up by other artists, and when David Crosby saw her playing at the Gaslight South in Florida, and took her to LA helping her get a management and record deal. I was at her concert in 1998, She finally got a chance to sing "Woodstock" at the site of the 1969 festival at 1998's 'A day at the Garden'. She released her debut album Song to a Seagull (also sometimes known simply as Joni Mitchell) and as she toured built up a bigger and bigger profile, leading up to the release of Clouds in 1969, which went to number 31 in the charts, and Joni had most definitely arrived. Tell me Stef , did you ever had the opportunity to see her perform live on stage ?

[@pghpa611]

We Will Always Love You Joni Thank You For Your Music and Your Heart

[@Bildad1976]

Just hauntingly beautiful, like nothing else, touching deep inside.

[@marKism69]

One of the greatest musical talents of her time.. which was filled with many incredible musical talents.

[@chlynn13b92]

I'd say writer.

[@Barbramajk]

Mark Polakow And ours.

[@hippijade]

Of ALL time!

[@rareasfunk]

The most beautiful song I have ever heard, only just discovered Joni Mitchel!! her voice is a finely tuned instrument like the piano she plays without fault. Purest of Talent!

[@rachelrohde7549]

I always thought this was originally from Crosby stills Nash and young-I absolutely love their version. But having learned this is Joni Mitchell, I really need to give her more of a listen!!

[@robertcronin6603]

@@rachelrohde7549 definitely do! She's got enough mind-blowing work to keep you exploring for a lifetime...her album 'Blue' is possibly her most iconic...I'd personally recommend this one although it's not from Blue... kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5zWoXeIpJlsoq8 Please let me know what you think ☺️

[@JohnCannon-l1t]

Joni Mitchell great song and she seems like the nicest person ever !!!!!

[@dedricthere]

It's pretty incredible to be able to create this sort of mood with just a piano & a singing voice. Unbelievable.

[@RS-hf1xt]

Absolutely!

[@MrAussieJules]

a voice of crystal. .. that pulls your heart. and sums up the yearning of the 60s. pity millenials are such conformist dolts.

[@michaelsteven1090]

Remarkable woman..love her.

[@michaelsteven1090]

MrAussieJules true and it depresses me..

[@thomasmccurdy6204]

A Blessing

[@davidhamp9297]

a seminal poem of the 20th century. resonates today. she is...a genius.

[@handmiadenofgod]

Beautiful moment in history :) I love how humble and down to earth she seems.

[@YarrBr0]

she's otherworldly at the same time

[@emiltrees]

And your point is?

[@bernieskenandore8419]

nothing like Canadian girls.

[@paulchristensen202]

we all have a crush on her present tense !

[@mickfunny4185]

Marissa Gomez-Davis Jimi page had sex with a 15 year old heroin addict, but that's cool cause he played guitar

[@w.w.8823]

Jesus! She's like a visitor from another universe. Stunning writing, singing & performance.

[@lisataylor576]

This song has far more powerful depth than most of us even realize. Incredible voice! Incredible Mind!!

[@suzannehooper4966]

Joni Mitchell’s songs being appreciated so much later than when they were recorded proves the priceless depth of her creative gifts and the gifts of those who worked with her. A testament to real understanding. And real talent. Music for all hearts and minds!

[@richardlake8303]

Ran across this Awesome reminder oft When the truth was 4real and promise s"meant something. I'm amazed that further onuptheroad that. Ican listen and watch truly an Angel singing 4usall. It's times like these that reminds me.

[@paulcudone4642]

Only one Joni and will never be another like her!!! Such clarity in her voice! She is the Ella of our generation. I was born in 1956 and realize I grew up listening to the best rock music ever 1963-1974

[@garypeatling7927]

All best people born in 56

[@paulcudone4642]

@@garypeatling7927 I will take that as a complement. thank you

[@karlbleeker8328]

Absolutely right bro´

[@annquinn6780]

We had the best of it . 56 - birth of rock and roll and us .

[@wendy5658]

@@garypeatling7927 1955 was a good year too.

[@raquelllandolphi4056]

Joni, you are a musical genious , a well loved poet. Much love to you.

[@lauragroce3816]

I will always cherish this. I love our generation. I love our love that we thought could happen.

[@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.

[@bonbon2355]

Joni is in a class by herself. No one can come close to this woman's talent. I don't know that I would have enjoyed my life as much without her songs that always touch my spirit.

[@KabobHope]

True. She makes it look easy too.

[@pulsarcosmos7738]

Joni Mitchell is a mixture of beauty and authenticity...She brings back some beautiful memories of the 70's. I was a student at that time. I could easily spend hours listening to her and looking at her. She definitely comes from a different world.

[@saltpan8005]

What a talented women. Not just her voice, which is hypnotic, but her whole attitude about people, nature, the U.S, life. She is beautiful and I hope she is able to recover.

[@stormhorn1]

Oh, my. I've never heard this. I've listened to CS&N's rendition countless times over the decades and always loved it, but Joni was the source, and now to hear her offering this . . . so different in character, so hauntingly beautiful. Words come to mind . . . pure, limpid, crystalline, soulful, yearning, powerful. What a sweet and brilliant artist is Joni Mitchell.

[@amarevicina]

Her voice range is insane, you wouldn't believe that a soft spoken person like her would have the most powerful voice.

[@carolynfagan]

Oh dear Lord....what an amazing song and voice!

[@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.

[@wib1953]

not only a song, a hymn for a new mankind

[@Patricia-ez1ip]

One of the most beautiful songs ❤

[@VictorTapia-b8k]

0:42 0:43 0:45

[@brandon2912t]

I know it's probably just the film but she has an aura of golden shimmering light around her, I believe she is an old old soul! I have loved Joni's music for years and whilst she is not everyones cup of tea, she is legendary in our lifetime!

[@jimashtube]

So many singers. So few Joni Mitrchells.

[@tom7979]

jimashtube there’s only one Joni Mitchell

[@timhallas4275]

Thank God! Three of them would have made me doubt the theory of evolution.

[@wtmuller1]

She is not a singer...... she is a genius writer and performer that brings life to words, that can bring the human experience to a picture we can all see and appreciate. The only writers I can put in her class are Jackson Browne and John Prine. They can all write songs that can bring tears to my eyes and some understanding to my heart. I'm 66 now and been a Joni fan since high school years. What a talent.

[@martinnolan4800]

Tom Matthews you said it .... there’s just one, I’m grateful that I have lived in her time.

[@jimashtube]

@@wtmuller1 it always amazes me when no one understands my comments.

[@tommartin9731]

I was sitting, reading in our college apartment with our cat, Effy curled in my lap in 1971 when my friend, Keith brought in a new album he'd just bought. He put it on the turntable and we sat in silence listening to Blue. He got up once to turn the record over. When it was done, we sat quietly for a long time before he got up, turned it to the first side and we listened through a full second time. We were mesmerized, and I've been in love with that voice, that passion and intimacy ever since.

[@lena8705ec]

I wish your photo was on here. I like what you've said a l ot. I am alison, not emma.

[@gloriaannkeeley3111]

I did this very same thing with the album Ladies of the Canyon.

[@holarc]

thnx tom.

[@TehWinnerz]

that's lovely!

[@radiolush5003]

Blue is a masterpiece!!!

[@AndreasKlepp-EggeJr.]

I remember this❤. It's a song for all times.

[@mdcecichannel4366]

This performance is pure "perfection" 10 on a scale of 10.....amazing!

[@maureenduffy6024]

Joni seems to be able to reach into me and rip my heart right out of my chest but in a good way. I become a better version of myself each time I hear her. No one, absolutely no one else has that power over me.

[@chriss4247]

Just me,and music,,,,,,i love,,kiss from paris🤩

[@steven1822]

bravo.............. strongly agree.............. peace.

[@lauragroce3816]

Joni always cleared my head. I’m 68. 50 years of loving her and Laurel Canyon

[@vicpav9185]

i bring him apples and cheeses he brings me songs to play me too!

[@chrisborn275]

The essence of a generation, what a miracle song, so soulful, colourful, so true! Best tunes ever heard. Joni is a saint!

[@billdowney1487]

Perhaps the most fascinating thing was her ability to write these words and haunting melody that retrospectively speaking, defined the 60's generation at its peak (Woodstock) the idyllic goal........................and we've got to get ourselves..............back to the garden. She didn't get to go to Woodstock, but man, did she ever lay down the vibe. She was the real deal in many ways.

[@Ron71997]

When a song takes you to a different era in time, gives you chills and takes you back a half century in a moment. The voice, the lyrics and the visual of this performance seems like a dream but is real. Beautiful..just beautiful.

[@virgyltracey8454]

I like the way you describe it. I feel it exactly the same way too, although I find the C,S,N version much more sentimental...

[@Ron71997]

@@virgyltracey8454 I agree with you on C,S,N , this version by Joni - is so much more ethereal.

[@virgyltracey8454]

@@Ron71997 Just for the story: I was wrong about the version I like most. For years I've listened to

[@Ron71997]

@@virgyltracey8454 I never even heard of the Mathew's Southern Comfort band..just listened to their version and I will have to admit it's even better then C,S,N and Joni's...it is so much more uplifting and spiritual, it's like walking through a dream...let me know if you have any more recommendations... Cheers.

[@virgyltracey8454]

@@Ron71997 Ι'm really glad we agree. I also agree with your approach: .... This is a song that you can only listen it by your heart and it generates a very nostalgic emotions about this era, which of course will never be back... As far as the Mathew's Band, the truth is that every time I was listening to this song, it was without knowing who they were, but I realized recently that this band was NOT C,S,N,&Y. ... If I find another good song I'll give a note for you...

[@NatSatFat]

This is Amazing!!! 47 years old!! Nothing but Nothing nowadays can compare to this! are people today even trying????? this is so good. musicians today???

[@dixiedawnferguson575]

I feel the same. My mother always said I was born too late because I prefer song with lyrics that teach. this is beautiful

[@ronstewart4660]

I mean how on earth could anybody give this a 'thumbs down'? They obviously are clueless. A time in history that can never be repeated, with a song with words that will never be so well written (Billion year old carbon)(Caught in the devil's bargain), sung by one of the best song writers of our times, and a GREAT song that actually has melody. Whoever gave this a thumbs down either has to be forgiven because they are young and stupid, or they are just oblivious to the importance of this time in history and the meaning of this song.

[@77drumsrock]

♡ very well stated!! watching and listening to Joni Mitchell sing this song she wrote is nothing less than brilliant !!! ♡

[@ultimtdisc]

I love this song, Mitchell was a great writer, but if I did such things as "thumbs up/down" I'd give it a down. Could never stand her singing.

[@kathrynpe1]

word

[@lukethedrifter8302]

Some times people just don't expose their children to culture and art. When you have to explore things on your own, you miss so much.

[@kathrynpe1]

+Luke Thedrifter word

[@hansbass5028]

The magnitude of the beauty of her soul and spirit could melt a heart of stone.