Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!

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[DavidDFairhurst]

The song that put Joni on the map was the exquisite “Both Sides Now” in 1969. For most people, her artistic peak was her 1971 album Blue, which includes magnificent tracks like “A Case of You” and “River” (one of the saddest songs ever written). Her commercial high point was probably “Free Man in Paris” in 1974. My personal favorite is “Amelia, ” from her jazz period in the late ’70s. You guys need to hear all of them, but don’t rush. It takes a lifetime to appreciate the scope of Joni Mitchell's talent.

[iwAnNaBeFaMiS]

Joni Mitchell definitely plays her own guitar! She had polio in 1952, in the last polio epidemic to sweep Canada, which left her permanently weakened on the left side. This is why she had to create her own unique tunings. Interestingly, Neil Young had polio in the same epidemic & was left with the same left-side weakness which can explain some of his guitar quirks.

[loosilu]

The cover image is Joni's self portrait. She's a first rate painter.

[worldnotworld]

YOU GUYS: Mitchell is THE guitar player on ALL her albums (with guest appearances sometimes), and live as well. Her guitar style is a part of her GENIUS – strange tunings, exotic tonalites. You guys have SO much more to discover about her – you're gonna love it!

[michaelsorensen]

In the Led Zeppelin song, "Goin' to California, " there is a line, "Someone told me there's a girl out there, with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair." That girl is Joni Mitchell. Robert Plant loved her songs.

Oh, check out Rick Beato's video, "My Dinner with Joni Mitchell." He met her for the first time recently and she seems like a genuinely sweet person.

[geoffreybonham]

Andy’s comment on innocent free spirit combined with old soul wisdom is almost precisely her appeal to so many people. Spot on!

[Lisse]

“A Case of You” & “River” are absolutely incredible songs🔥Her entire “Blue” album is widely considered a top 5 album of all time. 👏🏼

[allisonreed]

“Both Sides Now” would be a great pick for your next Joni Mitchell reaction. It’s a masterpiece. Another female singer/songwriter you should explore soon is Carole King. Her album “Tapestry” is about as perfect as any album could ever hope to be. Start with her song “It’s Too Late”.

[Cheshirecat-nxzn]

This song is as relevant today as it was when she wrote it.

[JC-esun]

“Help Me” and “Free Man in Paris” are phenomenal Joni Mitchell songs. If you want to see something incredible, check out her live version of the song “Woodstock”, it’s just her and a piano…simply gorgeous

[peterquinones]

You can't over estimate the power and influence this song has had on the culture. Virtually every person from a teen to your grandmother knows the song.

[stevelucero]

NO ONE should underestimate Joni's place next to Dylan, etc... this lady was a complete musician, singer, songwriter.... hell she _invented_ tunings... The rabbit hole you can (and SHOULD) go down in her music should be mandatory lessons for serious musicians and general fans.

[lisamorrison]

No one has a voice like Joni's! "California" is my fave, but any Joni song will do. An incredible songwriter, with heart and wisdom beyond her years. Great reaction!

[clemlowes]

"Big yellow taxi" is actually a police cruiser from the 60's, 70's in Toronto. The Metropolitan Toronto Police cruisers were yellow those days.

[chrisdelisle]

1) She absolutely is the guitarist. 2) She's an incredibly influential guitarist. She came up with a number of different tunings for her songs. 3) Led Zeppelin's "Going To California" basically refers to her because the guys in Led Zeppelin loved her stuff. 4) She was going for a "Chuck Berry" feel on her acoustic guitar with this song, if I recall. 5) That version of this song you might have heard might have been the Counting Crowes...or possibly Janet Jackson. 6) You need to just LISTEN to her first 5 albums. Everything off of "Blue" could be a review. That 5-album run of "Song To A Seagull" to "Clouds" to "Ladies of the Canyon" to "Blue" to "For The Roses" is absolutely amazing...One of my favorite songs is the title track of the "For The Roses" album. Also, try "River" or "The Last Time I Saw Richard" or "Little Green" off of "Blue."

[jamesbassett]

Joni Mitchell is an absolutely kick-ass guitarist. As her career progressed, she had a jazz phase (Mingus, Hejira, Hissing of Summer Lawns). I think you would really like Amelia of of Hejira.

[Stoney_Snark]

Joni wrote and has her own version of “Woodstock”, a hit for CSNY. The live in-studio version from 1970 is hauntingly beautiful. She was Nash’s girlfriend, and “Our House” is about a good time in their relationship.

[thbenton]

"Youthful innocence" meets "old soul vibes"--that is a _great_ description of Joni!

[loosilu]

You need to see Joni perform. Yes, she plays the guitar. She's one of the best acoustic guitarists in the business and is famous for her crazy alternative tunings.

[DeepThawts]

DDT is a really effective pesticide that farmers used to use in many different contexts. About the time she wrote this, they started figuring out that it was really awful for the environment. Among other things, it makes the shells of birds' eggs really thin, which reduces the survivability of the nestling, because they either hatch prematurely or are not properly insulated from the elements before they can hatch.