Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (rare live performance 1969)

Both Sides Now was Joni Mitchell's launchpad for a once-in-a-lifetime talent, first recorded by Judy Collins in 1967. By 1969 Joni Mitchell, originally from Canada, was establishing herself as one of the flagship artists of her generation. This rare and moving solo performance from 1969 has Joni singing her timeless classic, a song covered by many of the greatest artists in the world.

[Topgun-nyhe]

I bet she didn't think she'd be singing this song 55 years later at the Grammys! And winning!! She is priceless!❤

[jemes]

This is why we think music made now sucks...it was so good back then...unbelievable

[alextra]

She sang my life as a freshly minted college grad in 1969. And as I step -into the first days of my 79th birthday, she sings it again - unapologetic cracks and all. Thank you, Joni

[jocky]

Love how she smiles when she realises she's repeating the same verse and then flawlessly movies to the next one completely unperturbed . Her words are so true when she says "I truly don't know life at all", she speaks for 99% of the population we are so lost in our thoughts we are missing the big picture of what is really going on here.

[Thomas-urn]

Something's lost but something's gained in living every day.. might be 1 of the 10 best lines of any song... EVER!!

[pacnwguy]

Her appearance on the Grammys last night got me a little misty-eyed. I was not expecting to have that reaction.

[treydrier]

We age but this song never gets old. Joni is 80 now and I'm 64. I was 9 years old when Joni first sang it. Beautifully written and Joni's voice is pitch perfect. I thought it was so appropriate she started with the 2nd verse at "tears and fears" and then recovered beautifully because that's life - we make mistakes but its how we deal with them that defines us.

[HadListen]

She has no equal. Her impact and gift to the world is forever.

[NatureGirl]

No auto tune, no Botox, no cosmetic surgery, no dermal fillers, no hair dye … can we please go back?

[mcmac]

she changed a lot of the melody at the grammys but boy did she moved us with that performance.

[ecogeek.]

She turned 26 that year, and now (2023) she's almost 80. How time flies. Nice upload.

[michellefrench]

I love that she got the verse wrong and corrected herself with a little smile😊😊😊❤😂

[goofe.washington]

I doubt that any of us realized how lucky - or blessed - we’ve been to be around when Joni Mitchell was on this planet.

[LoveIsBeautiful]

I was a teen in 1969. Those years of the 60's early 70's were amazing the closeness we all felt to each other of our generation..the peace and love we really truly felt. And the main thing we worried about was how awful it was going to be to turn 30 ...lol... like we would turn into a copy of our parents.. well friends we that made it through those years, what a time we were blessed to live in . Love you Joni.

[machonachos]

Wow- just wow. I also was born in 1960, so had the blessing to grow up with some of the best music in our history, starting with the Beatles. I did not realize until my teens what a great story teller Joni was in her songs, my loss. Her songs never get old, and it was a blessing that she could make it to the Grammys.

[bowtoyoursensei]

Just came over here after watching her peform it at the Grammys in her now-contralto whisky voice and jazz-tinged phrasing. I fell in love with her music -- starting with this very song -- in 1969 as a sixth-grader, and she was my musical idol and role model for many years. This woman is timeless! Love you, Joni!

[watch]

Revisiting after Grammys 2024. What an icon. Could she ever had imagine the impact that this song would have on us all still decades later. Sobbed during 2024 Newport Folk festival performance.

[stephaniecat]

One of the greatest artists of my life- so grateful to be blessed with her artistry. Her voice is perfect, her lyrics even more so ❤️

[islandbirdw]

Just Joni and her guitar. Her voice and her unique way of playing just mesmerizing 😊😎🥂😉

[We.Follow.the.Sound.]

Her Voice . Is - Surely Worth Remembering . . .