A 24 year old songwriter wrote a song for her 57 year old self to sing. Remarkable.

@karlfrederick3615

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think this could have been explained any better.

@BonsaiBarry-dh3pz

3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful way of putting it.

@amyzoey8868

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, yessss!

@stephaniesegal3457

3 жыл бұрын

That's poetry. I love your comment.

@AlanHope2013

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. I once wrote an 800-word blog post on this very topic, but you smashed it.

And just tonight a 24 year old songwriter wrote a song for her 80 year old self to sing at the Grammys. Absolutely Wonderful!

@nicholascisneros4932

4 ай бұрын

My heart is still weeping with nostalgia, joy and memories. Melinda Lawley

@Vanasse1

4 ай бұрын

Cried through the whole thing. Just magical.

@KathleenaGomez

4 ай бұрын

What an amazing moment.

@camerondavila5881

4 ай бұрын

​​@@KathleenaGomezBest moment of the 66th Grammys for me behind Annie Lennox's version of Nothing Compares 2 U in honor of Sinead O' Connor

@KathleenaGomez

4 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!@@camerondavila5881

I'm weeping .... I'm 80, had a wonderful exciting heartbreaking life, and this song, this voice, this arrangement .... I am weeping ....

@1234saluki

10 ай бұрын

Hang in there. I get it. Sending you Love

@eileencoleman6857

10 ай бұрын

I understand - I'm there with you.....

@julissaceballos91

10 ай бұрын

I'm 45. You described my life so far, to the t. You're not alone ❤❤❤

@direfranchement

10 ай бұрын

😢😢😢

@kdevinturner8778

9 ай бұрын

Me too

Nowadays every pop star is so extroverted while Joni belongs to a completely different category. She is an introvert and deep and mysterious and sophisticated and humble and so much more. Very inspiring artist.

Weeping my heart out . At age 72, half my friends dead, life having batted me around, this moves me.

@sirreadsalot786

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@nancyhogue4345

3 жыл бұрын

68 here. Things have changed and stayed the same. Always come back to where I started.

@emilynorman2278

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry 😢

@markspencer171

2 жыл бұрын

Live life to fullest and rejoice in the beauty of life in every moment. That's what your friends would have wanted.

@flowersforme375

2 жыл бұрын

Peace is onto you. I wish you healing.

My music taste changed after I went blind six years ago; this is now one of my favorite songs and this is definitely the best rendition! You don’t miss something as simple as a cloud until you can’t see them anymore

@uweziegler1967

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful words. In which way did your music taste change, David?

@cathylusher1071

3 жыл бұрын

I close my eyes, I am so grateful I'm not blind, but you don't need to see what she is saying. God bless you.

@priscilac.1554

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing…

@padzzz9377

2 жыл бұрын

Bless your heart❤️

@colleenbundy2281

2 жыл бұрын

I will send you one from my heart.

At 24 when she wrote and sang this first - I was a young closeted gay man …and now at 64 yrs old I’m still deeply listening as a self- freed flawed but grateful man , she stuns and humbles me ….all along as my life , probably many of our lives tell out these profound human truths. We really don’t know life or love but we have the deepest desire to know them. Thanks once again Joni for bringing us back to the gates of the Garden with your poetry , humanity and clarity. With love , Tom Beeton , Los Angeles

@bob071855

Жыл бұрын

That was beautiful Tom ❤

@ah7910

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Tom. Fellow gay man here, 40 years old, tired and growing ever cynical. “Self freed, flawed but grateful man” resonated with me, thank you for sharing your truth and your beautiful words. Our path is a challenging one to walk and our journey, a isolating one. We’ll keep ours heads held high and continue to enjoy her genius. X

@darlastinnett7848

Жыл бұрын

My son lives in West Hollywood. I adore him! He is living his Best life 💜 and it just makes my heart so happy to see him stand so firmly in his Truth. And unapologetically too! May Everyone stand in their truth ! And be Loved for Exactly who they are! Salute ❤❤

@justdynee

Жыл бұрын

Maybe we are all flawed. I think if you have a flaw it is remaining closeted, but maybe there are good reasons. I'm very flawed and have worked enough out that I can get busy living at 62. The rest of my weaknesses and demons will have to mostly remain, but I'll only address what I can here and there, but I got a life to live. I've wasted so much.

@brody7002

Жыл бұрын

Sending you love

A timeless singer who highlighted the 66th Grammys. I’m only 15 and have been a fan of her for many years. Kids my age don’t know what they are missing out on. 😢

@imliterallydonniedarko

2 ай бұрын

how old r u

@mp3bry

2 ай бұрын

@@imliterallydonniedarkodid you not read the comment

@imliterallydonniedarko

2 ай бұрын

@@mp3bry help

@mikescalisi7522

2 ай бұрын

❤

@danielgoudge8465

Ай бұрын

Kudos to you

If Van Gogh paintings were to turn into songs, this would be one of them.

@gemcat24

6 жыл бұрын

Ali Mahmood yes! Whimsical, beautiful, sad and joyous all at once

@yamahabobwv

5 жыл бұрын

"Paint A Starry Night again, man" Joni.

@kdlane4046

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely the same feeling behind them.

@holladaycummings7884

5 жыл бұрын

So true, there is so much soul given in songs U art you could never see anywhere else; a beautiful perspective & landscape.

@jimbersmcimbers

5 жыл бұрын

Too right

The orchestration of this arrangement is breathtaking.

@PaulWallis

Жыл бұрын

TheKingJacob1 - It really is. Stunning.

@doreenregan3070

Жыл бұрын

perfectly said - breathtaking.

@JohnMonto-tm9wc

Жыл бұрын

Orchestration by Vince Mendoza.

@carolwalker1376

Жыл бұрын

Really is breathtaking

@user-ig4hs1ri2p

11 ай бұрын

Sends shivers doesn't it..

İ was thinking about ending everything today. Decided to just listen to some tunes first and found myself here yet again. As somber as this song is, it just saved me. Thank you Joni Mitchell.

@leeleef

Ай бұрын

Just came across your comment Hope you're well ❤❤

@sherrimiller9715

Ай бұрын

Just seen this Jesus Saves ,call upon HIM

@ruthhase-gutierrez9830

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad I didn't end my life when I wanted to. The beautiful experiences I would have missed.

@j65351

Ай бұрын

I have been to the brink many times. I am glad I didn't have the strength? to go through with it. I hope you keep going jx

@joalexsg9741

Ай бұрын

Please, never let those dark feelings take over your soul again! Soemtimes we just need to learn how to bend so as not to break, cry, meditate, listen to inspiring songs and lectures, watch inspiring movies, etc. Don't let the dark forces take the light from you!

Very few artists can deliver this level of emotion and honesty. This version hits me deep and makes it hard not to weep. Just incomparable.

@cathyswanson6387

Жыл бұрын

I’ve always loved Joni for her exposing her heart through her lyrics/music. Younger than she but grew up listening in 70’s & 80’s when she primed! ❤

@1b300sd

Жыл бұрын

I weep every time I play this song, I have to go see her in June!

@hellokittykitty737

11 ай бұрын

because not all artist are poets...Joni Mitchell is both🥰🥰🥰

@francoveritas2

9 ай бұрын

Indeed true! She can feel every word of this song! And she can project it to her audience like very few genius singers can!!

@kdevinturner8778

9 ай бұрын

Ryuichi Sakamoto

This is one of the most wonderful moments in music I have ever heard and seen. I keep coming back to this video from time to time...

@tattskink9589

4 жыл бұрын

Amedeo Ene same here it’s so moving and resonates of how I see living with cptsd and mental health issues

@guabirobapictures

4 жыл бұрын

me too

@braggered

4 жыл бұрын

I think I come back so much more, it is so beautiful

@sbhj6705

4 жыл бұрын

same here :-)

@jesuszamarron

4 жыл бұрын

same here! LOVE IT!

This fundamentally rearranges the atoms in my body. Things will never be the same again

@beckymccandless1568

3 жыл бұрын

What a lovely thought!😍

@spiratustreviso9885

3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said

@callmeishmael7452

3 жыл бұрын

A national treasure

@ljg7777

2 жыл бұрын

I fucking love that ....do I understand ? YES...

The poetry speaks to my soul. I’ve lived a long and amazing life, but there’s so much more to learn and know.

This song perfectly captures the duality of life, moments of pure joy and moments of regret, excitements and disappointments, being grateful of things we gained along the way, and being remorseful of things we have lost. And ironically enough sometimes the thing that made us absolutely miserable in the end is also the thing that brought us the most joy, it wouldn’t have tasted so sweet if there wasn’t a single ounce of bitterness. Life is truly a blessing

@janety8503

Жыл бұрын

Well articulated. So powerful.

@the_dejesus

Жыл бұрын

life is a journey my friends. Enjoy every moment

@jjones1881

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant

@bloominglately

Жыл бұрын

Your words are truth. Thank you.

@djkelleher3557

Жыл бұрын

Powerful 👏

I'm 22 years old. At 72 , provided I'll be alive then , I'll be back here saying that this song still makes me cry. Fifty years later.

@monikamylonopoyloy6223

3 жыл бұрын

@pasteve59 that's what I was thinking! What a great mind! One would expect that a person with the wisdom of seventy years on this earth would have written those lyrics. She's utterly brilliant!

@Payneduplex

3 жыл бұрын

We are here. It does

@lastnamefirst4035

3 жыл бұрын

Its exactly what Ive done. Didn't care much for the song when I was young but now as a 68 year old woman I understand and love the song

@theresachristie7150

3 жыл бұрын

Sweet..

@williamgearygreen5261

3 жыл бұрын

I am now 72 and the original version made me cry at 22. And now this does again.

I totally understand this song now. It took 45 yrs to get there.

@alessandrobellonirecleansc6647

6 жыл бұрын

swbrand ...48 with me, eventually

@torbenhansenpedersen686

6 жыл бұрын

nana mouskouri toute sa discographie francaise

@billvegas8146

6 жыл бұрын

Except Joni was just 24 when she wrote it!

@Statstistician

5 жыл бұрын

@@billvegas8146 she had an old soul

@deblosey811

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too

This is one of the finest performances ever in this world. One of the greatest songs ever written.

The finale song to Ricky Gervais After Life...feeds your soul...

@FuzzyDogFosterMom

Жыл бұрын

I just binge watched this and the end had me bawling for sure...

Anybody out there enjoying this in 2019? ❤ you joni

@cbgbjb5410

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!! Always lifts my heart in wonder

@1966Mag

4 жыл бұрын

I love this song.

@enispenvy9174

4 жыл бұрын

patrick huysmans oh hell yes.

@user-nj3mm9bw4h

4 жыл бұрын

I love you Joni Such a beautiful song!!!

@D-MARIE77

4 жыл бұрын

VERY MUCH SO.

This is absolutely sacred... ❤

I first heard this at the Isle of Wight pop festival back in 1970 at the age of 17 and I did not think much of it. Now an old man, my eyes are full of tears and just at that crowd was so moved, the words now have so much relevance to me. Even though I look back on my youth, the friends, the changes and vitality of the sixties and the ones I loved with so much affection and fond memories, I also look back in despair and great regret at the mistakes I made due to my youth and my impulsive nature leading to break ups with them. I try not to think of them as it hurts so much but when I do, I cringe and wish I go could back in time and say to a young me "Don't do that, back down, say your sorry to her, winning is not important and go back to her". My tears are mainly summarise by Joni's words "I really don't know life at all" and unfortunately it takes a life time to finally understand how true that is but then it is too late. If you are young, do one thing, listen to old people!!

@michaelharrison3602

Жыл бұрын

I was at that festival the audience were so unappreciative of her she was almost in tears rhey wouldn't just shut up and listen to her I was embarrassed to be part of it Sadly it was the only time I ever got to see her live ten years later I had everything she ever recorded but never got chance to see her again. I've seen everyone Stones Beatles,who Zeppelin,Floyd,Bowie,Marley Springsteen you name them but I only saw joni that once and the audience ruined the experience

@plaidpaisley5918

Жыл бұрын

Poetry in your comment. Blessings.

@margarita8442

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelharrison3602 what did they do ?

@michaelharrison3602

Жыл бұрын

@@margarita8442 a lot of drunk heavy metal heads down the front were booing her and shouting get off because they just wanted metal

@galemoore9744

Жыл бұрын

Thank you I am 67 about to go Greece & greek islands. I have worked since 16yrs old. Before at 13 my parents made me work 24/7 at the family business.

How many layers can song have? The 24 year old Joni's composition, the beautiful, sympathetic, swirling canvas painted by the orchestra, and the phenomenal spectrum of Joni Mitchell's 57 year old voice create such a rich emotional tapestry. Vince Mendoza well deserved his Grammy for this stunning and mature creation. There is such poignancy knowng the passage of 33 years between the song's writing and this performance, and Joni's incredible, free performance invites us to join the dots and feel all the feelings of a lifetime. I say performance, but here Joni doesn't project so much as to invite us into her presence and feel the story of the song with her. Such artistry. Simply phenomenal. Thank you Joni Mitchell. Brava!!

@wmsmale

3 ай бұрын

It reads as though ur trying ur hardest to out do Joni and rephrase the lyrics. We all live a life, ups n downs.

@PaulWallis

3 ай бұрын

@@wmsmale What is the point of a comment like that? Surely e are all here to appreciate the song in our own way and to share our appreciation. There is no need for casting shade like that.

I started playing this song on the piano visiting my parents, there was a piano arrangement in some book at the piano, and I was sightreading. My mom came up behind me and started singing it... and broke down into tears halfway into the second verse. I love you mom.

@taleinz1

4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 🌺

@bcaye

4 жыл бұрын

What an awesome memory for you both, amazing.

@nelliedejager9553

3 жыл бұрын

Memories are made of this..love from South Africa

@TheReelDealwithTomKonkle

3 жыл бұрын

The power of music

@Feroal2

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

Christ, if this doesn't move you to tears, you're not human.

Joni Mitchell's voice is an absolute gift to humanity

Rows and flows of angel hair And ice cream castles in the air And feather canyons everywhere I've looked at clouds that way But now they only block the sun They rain and snow on everyone So many things I would have done But clouds got in my way I've looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow It's cloud illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way But now it's just another show You leave 'em laughing when you go And if you care, don't let them know Don't give yourself away I've looked at love from both sides now From give and take, and still somehow It's love's illusions I recall I really don't know love at all Tears and fears and feeling proud To say "I love you" right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked at life that way But now old friends are acting strange They shake their heads, they say I've changed Well something's lost, but something's gained In living every day I've looked at life from both sides now From win and lose and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all I've looked at life from both sides now From up and down and still somehow It's life's illusions I recall I really don't know life at all

@johnyoung8365

Жыл бұрын

I'm speechless, with joy, love and a incredible moment in my 59 yrs listening to this triple WOW song full of life's journey and a truly global artist

@herbertball429

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I've been so in love with the melody all these years. I've never just read and felt the words.

@user-sb2wl8zj7f

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for writing out lyrics, you gave us a lovely gift ❤

@kathleenscullion8348

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for including the stunning truth of these poetic lyrics.

@user-sb2wl8zj7f

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!! ( FLOWS)

Listening to this, almost 50 years after hearing the original version, at first I felt like I couldn't breathe, then like I couldn't swallow...and then at last, like I couldn't stop weeping. How do you thank someone enough for a performance that allows people to feel so much? I hope she somehow knows how deeply she is loved.

@davidpreston4019

3 жыл бұрын

Hello gorgeous Shelley how are you doing?

@salvadoreus69

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah..❤

@luigipellicioli7422

2 жыл бұрын

Il tuo è un messaggio bellissimo , che dice tutto di te e della tua bellezza interiore. Grazie

@robinlang808

2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said.

@tonygalati1293

Жыл бұрын

And a!

About 50 years ago a group of friends and myself went out on a Friday night to Phil's Steak House located at the Chinook Shopping Centre on MacLeod Trail in Calgary. They had live entertainment every weekend and on that particular night there was a shy young girl (a student at Mount Royal College and the Alberta College of Art ) by the name of Joni Anderson who was our entertainment for the night. She mesmerized us all with her music and she still has that effect upon me today. Although she did not perform this song (I don't think she had written it yet) when it came out on her Clouds album I just fell in love with it. To hear her sing the same song almost half a century later and appreciate the lyrics which now have seriously different meanings is heart rending. I am an old man now and do not feel ashamed at all to cry every time I watch this.

@Poetic_Justice1962

7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

@thematineeclub

7 жыл бұрын

Amazing. wonderful. lucky you.

@nasreddinee9795

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you ... I really don't know why … this song has a such special effect on me… always the exact feeling i had the first time i heard this beautiful voice one night…

@kevinross3065

7 жыл бұрын

You are very fortunate... Thanks for sharing this!

@bernardmartin3137

7 жыл бұрын

I love your story Sir, they don't make timeless songs like this anymore. I too get 😢 teary eyes listening to this beautifully sad song.

Joni is such a national treasure. I am not sure how many people actually realize that.

I’m watching this video on repeat at 24 years old, crying every time. I can only imagine watching this again 30 or 40 years from now after more of my life has passed me by. Such beautiful artistry. Joni Mitchell is a poet.

I can't imagine any 24 year old creating this sentiment in what is one of the greatest songs of my 60 plus years. But at that early age Joni Mitchell did. And here many years later, she expresses the ultimate life weathered performance no 24 year old could ever muster. Such a gift for us. Especially now in a world gone completely looney.

@kalmia01

4 жыл бұрын

Well said:) impressive that she wrote it so young, and that she crossed all life and its experiences till giving such an intense rendition of it. such a piece of art, such a wonderful example of reaching "maturity", with depth and fullness of colors

@TREANOR82

4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, Ron, couldn't agree more.

@lylemacdonald6672

4 жыл бұрын

Well said and very true. A moving performance.

@clayswidler1792

4 жыл бұрын

I know, I think it was just pure truth and divinity coming through. So Amazing...

@2zxodcfm

4 жыл бұрын

@@clayswidler1792 That's a good way to express what it is. Absolutely.

I love her. I lost my wife last year and this song was part of our life.

@melrose795

5 жыл бұрын

Tom Johnson bless you

@gracewestmacott8332

4 жыл бұрын

My heart goes with you Tom.

@hanreality.7266

4 жыл бұрын

Then you were both blessed. X

@lnl3237

4 жыл бұрын

You and your wife are still looking at the same cloud, Tom. Just from different sides now...but not forever. Take refuge in this song.

@spiritustarvisium316

4 жыл бұрын

Tom, your words are so moving. God Bless you, brother. One foot in front of the next...

If not the best song ever written, it has few equals, likewise this extraordinary performance. Few have captured life in a song as remarkably as Joni does here.

Apart from Joni's stunning performance the arrangement of this song by Vince Mendoza is beyond words. He is one of the greatest arrangers and orchestrators of our time. A match made in heaven

@marianalarana

Ай бұрын

Absolutely!! 💯 the arrangement is stellar

I want to address the 281 folks who put thumbs down. What are you missing. Should you take the music away, you are left with the most beautiful of prose. Genius like this comes across our paths so infrequently.

@holladaycummings7884

5 жыл бұрын

They just can't appreciate the perspective of innocence then, maturity.

@RonnieGorotto

5 жыл бұрын

It's simple... there are those that are blessed to be able to see magic... and those others that are, well, just those others.

@SomeOne-oc9rs

5 жыл бұрын

It's complicated.

@vlades5190

5 жыл бұрын

I love you, Nancy

@markzeusmusic

5 жыл бұрын

Probably Karaoke singers.

It's a disgrace that a dislike button is even an option with this clip. Stunning!

@wendysmith2241

3 жыл бұрын

Well some people are brainless. Simple as.

@jeffco9492

3 жыл бұрын

Agree, this song has a deeper meaning about life and I also love this rendition, it's magical I must say! Kudos to Joni Mitchell!

@JohnDoe-gk7ok

3 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I prefer her younger voice and it’s not just because of the natural aging. She completely changed her style. I prefer the light songbird voice over jazz singer voice.

@bastianlarsen7375

3 жыл бұрын

I do think it might have to do that some people; 1) does understand the depth of music & 2) might be young people clicking on "something" on youtube and quickly form and opinion without knowing the context. It´s not just young people (I´m 23) but it can also be old people who thinks they know life, but doesn´t know life at all!

@bastianlarsen7375

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-gk7ok Agree but for me this specific song is perfect when you have lived your life.

now I'm late 60s, this song always stirs me, listened to it for decades now, always brings tears, Joni is a jewel for all time.

She definitely has stepped into forever with this song, her adaption and harmony to fit this beautiful big band arrangement will go on and on. She also shows us why we need music in our lives.

In my opinion, this is one of the best ever live performances of a song 👏🏼

@nedmerrill6228

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely.

@nocheteipsum

5 жыл бұрын

I agree 100% Sir.

@lisaharrison1031

5 жыл бұрын

Right up there with her performance at Woodstock.

@refundrick

5 жыл бұрын

@@lisaharrison1031 Unfortunately she never made it to the original Woodstock festival. She had been booked but with all the problems they encountered her manager advised her to skip the concert and do a performance/interview on the Dick Cavett show instead. She says today its one of the biggest regrets of her life in that she did not go to Woodstock.

@johndeweb

4 жыл бұрын

Such a tribute

The songwriter sings her very own song more than 30 years after she wrote it - when she was barely 21. But what did she know about clouds, about love and, about life then? See the difference what experience can do in the interpretation of her very own composition, 30 years apart (1970 vs 2000). Absolutely AMAZING!!!

@Anamika00004

6 жыл бұрын

Ray Montreal it feels like the renditions of 'Glory of love' by Bette Midler throughout the movie 'Beaches'..

@maggmail6

4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more and the same goes for everyone who has loved this song for years and now having such a different meaning possibly from when they first loved it. And for those just getting to know it..and how it may mean so many different things to them through the years.

@mattbidgood803

27 күн бұрын

Spot on. And then hearing it again, 22 years later, at Newport in 2022. Yet a new interpretation in the twilight of her life. Beautiful.

Her voice is even more perfect for this song with the wisdom of age.

@Davidmoore-ib8xg

Жыл бұрын

Hi my friend,how are you doing?

@deborahhogue9774

Жыл бұрын

I just love listening to her in my tens and now I am 68...she moves my soul!!

The orchestral arrangement paired with Joni's voice was sublime.

For Joni to have pulled this off, it is impossible to describe HOW she did it. The strings were running in complete freestyle, he voice was unpredictable, there was no metre kept, the entire performance was adlib and freestyle by ALL of the orchestra and by her. AND it turned out PERFECTLY. This right here, makes me see how the impossible was made possible, but it still is left indescribable exactly HOW they pulled it off without anyone, and i mean NOT ONE going out of place in the performance. It's something that defies musical performance. Its really a profound and astonishing thing. THIS one is absolutely the most ipressive live performance i have ever witnessed because of how it was pulled off. remarkable,

@kimberlystratton7585

4 жыл бұрын

I understand EXACTLY what you mean. There seems to be three "loose" timings that blend so perfectly. The Orchestra is like in a "breathing" state, her body is in its own timing and her voice is where ever she places it. Totally adlib. Its phenomenal. Its mystical. Hey thank you my friend for recognizing the same special blend of "Joni's way" of telling us her stories. **peace

@altmusic8215

4 жыл бұрын

@@kimberlystratton7585 Yes. yes. I really noticed this "breathing state"; it is indeed mystical.

@altmusic8215

4 жыл бұрын

It's phenomenal. My partner and I at once agreed this was a mystical union between Joni and the orchestra and each member of that large ensemble. incredible.

@primadonna4535

4 жыл бұрын

MrDBarch - Grace Jones did this with a song called - "Still Life" - I really love Joni

@colincaulfield1787

4 жыл бұрын

The song is in a slow 4/4. You can hear the pulse pretty clearly in the bass and faint brushed drum kit. Still a great performance, but you can nod your head the whole time - that’s a meter. Joni just has really remarkable vocal phrasing so it sounds like she’s almost moving independently of the band at times.

If you've LIVED life-- taken chances, fallen deeply, wrung out every drop of passion that dwells within, dreaded your vulnerability yet flung yourself along the delicate sheet of ice called destiny, met your god in your mistakes and your monarch in your reflection-- then Joni’s performance will pour through you like the smoothest whiskey and set you thrashing emotionally about like a feather in an unexpectedly welcome downpour.

@dalesmith852

7 жыл бұрын

Nice way of putting it.

@terrydeane6779

7 жыл бұрын

Iffilayo 11 Wow, that is the most pretentious thing I have ever read.

@nicolescarlett1984

7 жыл бұрын

Iffilayo 11 That was really beautiful.

@17attewell

7 жыл бұрын

Iffilayo 11 well said, thanks

@jasonford6317

7 жыл бұрын

Em E. Beautifully and poetically stayed😊

No version of this song tops this one (not even the studio version at this age.) She grew into a voice that's gravelled and tinged by the genuine passage of time. I can relate to it and weep, everytime I listen to it, with memories of both joys and sorrows. Thank you, Joni, for this beautiful gift.

@beastmry

Жыл бұрын

The recent Newport version with all its imperfections cuts quite deep as well.

@jjones1881

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@BarbaraNoteboom

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@tonysaunders2137

Жыл бұрын

So eloquently spoken! Joni is a earthly treasure ❤

@ChrischrosBelgium

Жыл бұрын

​@beastmry where can I listen to it?

This song still gives me chills, tears, thrills same as the first time I heard it as a teen.

This song touches the deepest part of my Soul. It's painfully beautiful.

@davidpreston4019

3 жыл бұрын

Hello gorgeous lady how are you doing?

@Davidmoore-ib8xg

Жыл бұрын

I just love this. Brings tears to my eyes but my heart is smiling

@annehajdu8654

Жыл бұрын

Yes it is.

@1b300sd

Жыл бұрын

Come with me to see her in June.

"So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way" is going to be my epitaph. So true in so many ways for so many people. I don't think any other song sums up human existence better than this one.

As a metalhead, I love intense music - this is as powerful as any metal I've ever heard

@nezkeys79

Жыл бұрын

Amazing 👏

@toddbilgore3026

11 ай бұрын

Yesssss!!!!

@StephaneBergeronPixelyzed

5 ай бұрын

Best comment ever! And I agree 1000%!

The mature version (this one) breaks me apart every single time. It is just so pure, so stunning. It exudes so much emotion. I genuinely cannot listen to this song without shedding a few tears, it gracfully touches my soul every time

@jacquityack2230

2 жыл бұрын

Your not alone...me too ❤

@PaulWallis

Жыл бұрын

Same!

@eartherskit

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@jayweh

Жыл бұрын

what a gift to make by an artist. ❤

@louern123

Жыл бұрын

same, i can hardly listen to it, breaks me apart

compelling, haunting, sadness, aching heart, regret, hurt, discomfort, brave, proud, beauty, pain...love.

@janicev6257

4 жыл бұрын

Barbara Noteboom 💕😪

@clp75

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting this in words

@davidpreston4019

3 жыл бұрын

@@janicev6257 hello gorgeous how are you doing?

I'm here once again in 2020. I needed to hear this while quarantined during the Coronavirus pandemic.

@faychampoux345

3 жыл бұрын

You are not alone Ron. Here we are in quarantine reaching for Joni!

@AlanHope2013

3 жыл бұрын

@@faychampoux345 Same. Hi from 2021. It's not over yet.

@knolose1

3 жыл бұрын

2021 🙏✨

@v8fordgirl

2 жыл бұрын

And again in 2021, love this, moves me

@jthomas420

2 жыл бұрын

@@v8fordgirl here after watching CODA

My all-time favourite song. Joni's lyrics are pure genius.

i'm a 90's kid, born in the wrong era in terms of music. I don't recognise myself in today's music, but poetry like this hits me right in the chest. absolutely breathtaking. enjoy your day everyone, don't forget to look at it from both sides with love and empathy

@stevemurch3245

Жыл бұрын

Pat Metheny, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis, Steely Dan... go forth and listen

@lolahashem3599

Жыл бұрын

I can relate to this in more ways than words can describe. I was born in the wrong era. I don’t relate to todays music and I’m not quite certain if I relate to todays people. But this, this I feel in the worst beautiful and painful way.

@gillesleduc6363

Жыл бұрын

My generation was indeed quite grateful for the amazing songwriters that came out of that era. Joni, Dylan, Cohen, Simon, Lightfoot and on and on. The live clubs that were incubators of these amazing artists ceased to exist a long time ago. Back then, they could gather after hours and trade ideas and sing songs to each other. They traveled before they were famous and lived in faraway places to soak up different genres. That generation got to meet previous ones and learned from them including the folkies, the country singers, the blues artists, the soul artists. Find live music in your hometown if you can and you may find a gem yet to be discovered.

@martinwhelan6629

10 ай бұрын

90s have alot of great music also.

@jillcrato1680

6 ай бұрын

I loved Tracy Chapman’s and Sinead O’Connor’s music from the ‘90s.RIP,Sinead.Blessed be.

I thought it was astounding that a song like this was written by someone when she was in her mid-20s. Sung decades later, with such weight and weather, I can't help crying.

I am drenched in tears with few questionable regrets in life... I'm only 32 yet this song made me realized how valuable is time, and that it should be spent wisely with the right people as much as possible. I wish we can live for a thousand years. Perhaps it is long enough to understand life and its real meaning. It could be long enough to have plenty of time to heal, to forget, to forgive, to be forgiven, to love, to be love, to be reunited & to make up on our shortcomings. It could be enough time for us to explain ourselves on why did we do it, why we couldn't do it, why did we have to do it & why did we choose to do it. Maybe if we can live that long there will be no more words left unspoken, no questions left hanging & no feelings or emotions left completely unexpressed. I just find our current life time way too short to understand life... Thank you Joni

I am a 63 year old gay man, living happy and proud. I remember the first time I heard this song, it make no sense to me and I thought it was stupid; I was 9 years old at the time. Now, this song is my favorites and I listen to it all the time and there is always waves of emotion in me every time.

this recording is magical, if there were to be a list of songs that form the world heritage this one is one of them

In the June 2021 interview with Cameron Crowe: Q: And yet, when you recorded the symphonic “Both Sides Now” in 2000, you’ve said that all those London Symphony Orchestra players were crying. A: I didn’t expect that. That was really shocking to me, in a beautiful way. It made me sing differently. I mean, it sparked me into a deeper performance. That’s why I think that’s the definitive performance of that song. It’s how it should be.

This song seems all the more poignant when sung from the perspective of someone in latter life looking back on their life in reflection of what they've learned and understood about it, love and life in general. Just brilliant and the best version I've ever heard.

@glennhfriedman4571

6 жыл бұрын

Def.

@connielarson5727

6 жыл бұрын

Yes. You're very right.

@doodie5009

6 жыл бұрын

I ABSOLUTELY agree!

@johnnieguitar5724

5 жыл бұрын

I agree. And Joni knows that, according to the Book Reckless Daughter. Classic songs are still as true today as when they were written.

@RichelleBremner

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Thank you.

Joni Mitchell music makes me feel what Life is all about. Thank you Joni.

It’s incredible how Joni puts so much detail into such a simple vocal line. There is so much light and shade and colour and movement, yet it’s so still and calming. The connection between singer and orchestra is phenomenal. They’re so in sync. I don’t know how they did this. This is transcending. I’m blown away.

@alextorchio5625

Жыл бұрын

She's in another completely level, above the stratosphere

@danamundy1187

Жыл бұрын

I am blown away too!!! This is such a great remake of this song. 👍👍

I helped her pick out the Issey Miyake she is wearing, at Holt's Vancouver, our favorite old store, on my way past to my office in the first months I was there in 1999. She stopped me after my comment of what a great collection she was looking at and called me back for this final choice with Donnie, her personal shopper that day. She is a lovely kind soul and gave me a kiss.

@mwj5368

7 жыл бұрын

Love this story! You could write it as an essay or something and publish it for many to read. I see the roots of it anyways. Thanks for sharing!

@MsStash47

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that.

@tonywalton1052

5 жыл бұрын

I got drunk with Issey Miyake once. He danced the tango with my corgi( who is an excellent dancer).

@libimyheart7855

5 жыл бұрын

Wow what a lovely story. She so lovely. Thanks for sharing

@joannasmith5849

5 жыл бұрын

I skirt was wonderful and her music outta sight!

I've been in the studio business for 25 years or more... this is so beautiful I almost cant make it through... How can anything be this powerful? The orchestra arrangement is breath-taking and Joni... well she crushes it! I'd listen to it over and over, if I didn't think I'd go into a life ending depression. This might be the most moving things I've witnessed in my 51 years

@fastra3621

6 жыл бұрын

Brad Baerwald nothing demonstrates the pure emotive power of music more than this. Truly breathtaking.

@NorthernFella

5 жыл бұрын

Brad Baerwald that she does! This must be in the higher degrees of performances from any of the big stars!

@wilbs55

5 жыл бұрын

We are the same age and I feel exactly the same - your comments are spot on.

@taleinz1

5 жыл бұрын

the term "take your breathe away' is so true each and every time I listen to this . So beautiful and so perfect in every way .

Best version of this song by far !!!

Watch her movements, her inflections, her feelings. She is on another level here. Many famous artists have recorded "Both Sides Now" even Joni on earlier recordings. But this version is so very different, it carries a soul. Something that is hard to explain. Truly remarkable....

Her voice now is so deep and within wisdom and history inside! I am 18 and I love Joni Mitchell

@lukassopko2239

9 жыл бұрын

I from Slovak repubic... I love Joni Mitchell because her voice is amazing...

@oneearthmusic7216

6 жыл бұрын

The future has hope with you.

I'm sitting in a coffee shop and the tears are rolling down both cheeks...the poignancy of it all.

Truly one of the most meaningful and beautiful songs ever recorded,oh to have been there when Joni Mitchell sang this...

OMG, I'm 54 years old and I've love this song since the moment I first heard it. There is so much emotion and passion in this song and I STILL cry like a baby EVERY single time I hear it. It is truly one of the most beautiful songs ever written and really touches my heart. Joni's vocals and performance is simply MAGICAL. Thank you so very much for sharing. Much love xxx

Her mature voice is brilliant 👏🏻

@alexdiaz4181

2 жыл бұрын

Hello 👋 Melissa How are you doing today?

@Davidmoore-ib8xg

Жыл бұрын

I just love this. Brings tears to my eyes but my heart is smiling

STUPEFYING. This song has a completely new meaning here. ;) Joni is a national treasure. Love her so much.

@Kelly-nm4kw

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Wendy, How are you doing?

Arguably the greatest poetic pop song of all time sung with every ounce of a beautiful soul that has lived those very lines.

Always loved this song, but once you get to a certain age you REALLY get it. It's a masterpiece and this performance of it is indelible.

I just turned 60. The momentum of that fact has been gathering in my sleepless nights. Thank you Joni for helping me understand what I'm feeling.

This truly is one of the most magical moments ever captured in music. It moves this nearly 55 year old man in ways I can neither describe nor explain.

@troyoswald5683

2 жыл бұрын

Could not agree more Spiratus ! Im also 55.

@janalalewicz7385

2 жыл бұрын

Part of what your feeling is your own mortality my friend. Once we hit 50 it seems we spend almost as much time looking back as we do looking ahead. Peace my friend!

@jacqueminekeersmaekers8524

2 жыл бұрын

Almost 55 and exactly the same feeling.

@BradRae188

2 жыл бұрын

@@janalalewicz7385 exactly right Jana because for most of us at this age we have already lived more memories than we have days left on this planet. Perhaps a sobering thought but good reason to enjoy the time that remains for all of us 50+ crowd 🤣🙏❤️

@rickbarlettcycling

Жыл бұрын

@@jacqueminekeersmaekers8524 54 yrs old. I love this version of this song. Masterpiece...

This song has so much more meaning to me now, & with Ms. Mitchell's smoky vocals, it's a song about taking stock of one's life. I cry every time I hear Ms. Mitchell sing "Both Sides Now" because I do know both sides now (at 64) and... "I really don't know life at all". [The trumpet at the end of this version is haunting!]

I love this version of Both Sides Now. I can’t believe she wrote it when she was so young! This gorgeous orchestral arrangement is so beautiful. Her performance kind of breaks my heart. There’s so much feeling in her voice. Just so amazing. Thank you, Joni. ❤

Goosebumps from start to finish. ❤️

@tattskink9589

5 жыл бұрын

Mellabella78 I know you rarely get performances like this! She’s absolutely stunning in this

Yeh, well this is just about beyond real. A legend who never tried to be one. Just a very true to herself artist much beloved.

No matter how often I listen to this, her voice moves me to tears. Beautuful.

I'm floored! This has to be her finest performance of this beloved song.

The most beautiful song in the universe as far as I know :)

@olotbesalu2258

5 жыл бұрын

Yup... I'm with you.

@balonjanna8188

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

Chills. This woman is remarkable.

@davidpreston4019

3 жыл бұрын

Hello gorgeous Anna how are you doing?

Orchestral arrangement is mesmerising so is Joni's voice of course 💕

A 24 yr old songwriter wrote a song to her 57 year old self. wow! ty 4 music

I am in tears. Im not sure if its sadness or just astonishment at such art. You truly are maginifcent, Joni.

@fredgerken8095

8 жыл бұрын

+Ali Barrett It is BOTH!

I will never forget the first time I heard this version on the radio. I couldn't stop the tears, while driving I might add. I had no idea it was Joni Mitchell until the second or third time I'd heard it. It was such an A-Ha moment - it totally made sense, like coming full circle in life. Still one of my all-time faves.

@davidpreston4019

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Lisa how are you doing?

@Davidmoore-ib8xg

Жыл бұрын

I just love this. Brings tears to my eyes but my heart is smiling

For me this is and has always been the perfect song.

The lyrics are so to the point, as an older guy I see what she is singing about even is she was so much younger when she wrote this. Exceptional, specifically this performance so moving!

This perfomance and arrangement are devastating and beyond moving. Mitchell is one of the best mid/late 20th Century female songstress/composers to have graced the ears and eyes and souls of millions. This version is the older Mitchell with the haunting lyrics and her husky voice lurking still tones of yearning and loss. And the hope is still in this song. It's deliverance assured to us in every line. An overwhelming folk song that speaks to everybody. It is up there with Arlen's Somewhere Over the rainbow as one of the greatest North American songs.

@paulholt2317

5 жыл бұрын

The arrangement is wonderful. However, I think Joni's performance was so-so. She didn't seem to know the lyrics to her own song, as evidenced by her fixating in front and below. I wanted to see her open her eyes upward.....to the audience and really sell it.

@erroneousbatch

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulholt2317 I think she pitched it just right. It was melancholic, reflective; she was musing, day-dreaming, selling nothing despite being offered pennies for her thoughts. One of the most beautiful and evocative 'performances' I've ever witnessed :)

@AlanHope2013

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulholt2317 God, man, really? This once in a lifetime performance of an iconic song, bringing a whole new dimension to the original, and you're fixated on where she's looking? I feel sorry for you, Paul. Seriously. You must miss out on so much.

@kristinealtman5732

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulholt2317 Really?kidding-right?So,she doesn’t know the words to her own song...

@soldanadelinetresbonnemusi8317

3 жыл бұрын

very good music

I'm 39, .. I've been through such heartache, pain, breakups.. like we all have I'm sure.. and this is the most powerful treasured song in my life.. says it all.

@timbahoric

4 жыл бұрын

Tony King I to I’m 53 this song moves me every time I listen to it.

This version sung by the writer is definitely my favourite. The musical accompaniment,especially the horn, is just fantastic. Joni Mitchell, an amazing talented lady. 👍👍❤️🇨🇦

Crying my eyes out here. Thank you for this song Joni. God bless you!

You may not "know clouds" or "know love"or "know life," but you sure as hell know how to knock your listeners speechless and teary-eyed.

@ponycasey

7 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully said!

@davidpreston4019

3 жыл бұрын

Hello gorgeous Sonya how are you doing?

hearing this poem sung by it's writer after years of life experience is especially meaningful.

@davidpreston4019

3 жыл бұрын

Hello gorgeous Marcia how are you doing

Nothing compares. Sung by Joni as an older self than when she first performed it with a voice now that is past it's pure prime in one sense yet is so rich, so full of her life and what has been experienced. An emotional, performance totally enhanced by the wonderful arrangement.

I get chills when she sings this song and tears from this song...... Emotional on several of her songs but this one I listen to especially on New Years Eve for 30 years now. I live in Alaska Joni's music has gotten me thru the long very dark winters !!!!!! Love and mad respect for Joni Mitchell 💯

@davidkeith9015

Жыл бұрын

Take care Gina,Joni will get you through the dark times.