In my last Joni post – For Free, Polly at SilverAppleQueen spoke highly of Court and Spark and I can see why. While I haven’t immersed myself in the whole album, I liked the title track a lot! It effortlessly…
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For Free (1971) – Joni Mitchell
Yesterday on BBC Sounds, I was checking out David Gilmour’s Desert Island tracks when I spotted Joni Mitchell’s song For Free. Instantly, I assumed I’d already written about it and had it tucked away somewhere in my music project. But…
River (1971) – Joni Mitchell
I adored the raw emotion and introspection of River ever since I first heard it. I wrote a post about it in 2013, which was my first foray into blog writing. Penned and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, this…
Helpless – Neil Young (1976) – (feat. The Band and Joni Mitchell)
I first heard this song in Martin Scorsese’s film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band – The Last Waltz on American Thanksgiving Day 1976 at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. Many of the songs which feature in that concert will…
Coyote (1977) – Joni Mitchell
Today’s featured song Coyote is the fourth song to appear here from Joni Mitchell in this Music Library Project. What entails the ‘Music Library Project’?It is the opening song from Joni Mitchell’s 1976 album Hejira and also the album’s first…
Both Sides, Now – Joni Mitchell
The title of Joni Mitchell’s 1966 album ‘Clouds‘ comes from today’s song Both Sides Now. It is one of her most adored tracks and for good reason – it’s simply a classic. ‘The lyrics explore dualities ― “give and take,”…
Big Yellow Taxi (1970) – Joni Mitchell
Big Yellow Taxi is the first song from Canadian singer songwriter Joni Mitchell to appear in the music library project. I was introduced to Joni’s music when she appeared on The Band’s legendary concert ‘The Last Waltz’. Joni is an…
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