A 23 year old wrote a song for her 78 year old self to sing.

@barbarellalm729

Жыл бұрын

Still poetic

@mhstpt

Жыл бұрын

12/30/22 @ 10:30 AM: I first experienced this song as a young boy in the sixties. The first version was sung by a youthful Judy Collins. I had yet to hear the songwriter’s version. Having heard the story behind the lyrics from Joni at a concert at a concert in the early seventies, added many layers with more than a little gravitas and emotion. I’m a nutshell, Joni Mitchell is a treasure!

@nicholaskearney678

Жыл бұрын

Life, lived. Every day. Aroha. Love from New Zealand.

@charliebrogan7747

Жыл бұрын

She may be 78 years old but she did a beautiful job. I don’t care what anybody says she still knows how to sing

@tracyvandelden3402

Жыл бұрын

❤

My wife died on the 14th the day before our 52 wedding anniversary after a battle with cancer. We both loved Joni Mitchell, her music was the sound track to our first years of married life. I mourn my wife but this has taken me back to those first days when all that mattered was loving each other and dreaming of the future. Joni, thank you for bringing back those memories.

@douglasdesmarais2798

Жыл бұрын

I am sorry for your loss.

@manaloola2018

Жыл бұрын

I’m just some rando out in the world whom you don’t know, but I send you my condolences

@amyelizabeth529

Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful memory you will have forever. Thanks for sharing it with us. May you stay strong and find peace in the love you shared with your wife. My condolences for your loss. 🙏✌️❤️

@irinareese5317

Жыл бұрын

💕 💗 💕

@shachiphene

Жыл бұрын

♥️ beautiful memories. Take care and hold them tight. 🌸

Grammy's brought me here and I am crying. This version really hits different. Beautiful rendition and voice despite her age. God bless you, Joni Mitchell!

@mrscorpio007ify

4 ай бұрын

Me too. I was looking for that specific performance last night. I only recorded a few seconds of it.

@SweetTrees

4 ай бұрын

I'm a sobbing mess as well.

@peggyclark9158

4 ай бұрын

Same here.

@jennyeland5357

4 ай бұрын

Grammys bought me here too. OMG I'm crying😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

@ElviraCondomine

4 ай бұрын

Me too. She really is incredible.

This is one of the most beautiful moments I've ever seen in the whole KZread. So deep and emotional. Thanks Lord, we have Joni!

@HolgerRuneFan

8 ай бұрын

Beautifully said and I agree with you so much.

@Goonernt89-cy3bh

5 ай бұрын

I concur - music heaven

Can we all admit that we just experienced something mysterious and beautiful? How is it that so many (myself included) were in tears in the first few notes?. What magic is this? The timbre of her voice reached deep and opened our hearts...young, old, male, female...that is some amazing power!

@vincejelineo748

Жыл бұрын

Well said...

@jorgbaiter2767

Жыл бұрын

Me too sobbing from the start…..I guess Joni Mitchell knows/remembers what she once felt when writing this most important song…..it moves everybody

@dgwachtel

Жыл бұрын

Exactly! I didn't expect it but I spontaneously teared up too. -dave

@joekool1907

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing! This version is beautiful! Hauntingly beautiful!

@susiejt

Жыл бұрын

Totally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is a poignancy in this song that was not there in Joni's younger years. She sings it as if she is speaking to a grandchild about a life long lived and passing on all of the misconceptions about life that she had in her younger years. A timeless song by a timeless singer. Love you Joni Mitchell!

@Sagan_Starborn

11 ай бұрын

Wow, that just hit me hard. you've an insight there.

@debbiesimons3059

9 ай бұрын

You are grand! Put beautifully!

@tarahobson1525

9 ай бұрын

This! Thank you! It is a wiser, older version of the original, I love how she is still able to match her voice to the song. Talented singing is not all about hitting certain notes, but storytelling, and she does.

@stephenm.klevas3637

8 ай бұрын

what a beautiful interpretation and image, I don't think I'll hear this song the same way again because of you. thank you.

@florcalvelo3823

8 ай бұрын

@@tarahobson1525 k

So amazing...at about 3:49 you can hear Brandi Carllile whisper "tears and fears" to Joni, who had clearly lost her place in the song. And then Brandi steps in and brings it back around on track, so that Joni can finish out the song so stunningly. Planned or just magical musicians supporting Joni, it matters not. It is an exceptional, beautiful moment in the entire beautiful moment of this recording! Props! Stunning!

@sillylad69420

4 ай бұрын

that brandi chick ruining the performance

@jasongilmore2709

4 ай бұрын

@@sillylad69420 If that is what you REALLY think about what Brandi is doing here you really need to take a step back and GET A CLUE

@jcl5345

3 ай бұрын

No she didn't.

@brucefredrickson9677

2 ай бұрын

I don't think she lost her place...just pausing for the violin music to finish.

@EthanS1481

2 ай бұрын

@@sillylad69420I agree. She might have helped her there for a sec - but She’s also annoying at the same time

She wrote this great song in 1967 when she was 24, and today she is 80. Wow!🌻

@JulianMatthews

4 ай бұрын

Possibly earlier coz it was in a live album from 1966! Profound at such a young age. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Both_Sides,_Now

@donnaj.clarke2482

4 ай бұрын

She was 21 years old. Amazing!

@twraia

4 ай бұрын

She must have been the oldest 21 years old at the time

@teresainil2904

4 ай бұрын

I was 7 years then and remember it well!

@HolyRollerTV

4 ай бұрын

@@twraia it was normal for artists to be 16 17 18 and doing things that youngsters nowadays are too dumbed down to comprehend

Her voice has changed immensely through the years, but it’s aged like a fine wine, with grace and dignity. She just rocks.❤️

@kayb6803

10 ай бұрын

Omg! I just said this out loud just before I read your comment!

@sulamcclain8532

9 ай бұрын

She reminds me a bit of Nina Simone now, her voice has a similar tone. Another great female artist.

@MargueriteGiumarra-kt9bd

9 ай бұрын

We all gonna get older if we lucky Praise God for Joni's dignity. Honored Sister

@MargueriteGiumarra-kt9bd

8 ай бұрын

Hahaaa a wasted smoker could have been exceptional smoking 🚬 🚭

@mtgoni4251

8 ай бұрын

​@@sulamcclain8532😮

To everyone saying that she’s lost it, she shouldn’t be there: how much guts does it take for a 79-year-old Joni Mitchell to get up on stage, knowing that she’ll be compared to her 25-year-old self? That’s what performing is about: showing up and making it work with everything you’ve got. Who cares if her voice isn’t perfect? Her heart is.

@growinguppg

Жыл бұрын

Even without considering what she went through, she is great . Having her back on stage is one of the most beautiful pages of Rock music.

@debrawalton5453

Жыл бұрын

You’re so right!!!!!

@thomasmckercher2688

Жыл бұрын

We love her ..those damn clouds in life...

@celtostara

Жыл бұрын

It’s her song, her story … it will always be perfect however she sings it. I am so happy to have heard this.

@michaelharrison3602

Жыл бұрын

Everything about that was perfect I haven't felt a song touch me like this since I was a teenager now I'm 72

If that song didn't move you to tears, you're not human...."at all". What a performance, what a living legend! 😊

@arizonadesertrat5955

4 ай бұрын

It is not her song, judt collins sang it first. She copied her.

@jrjanowi

4 ай бұрын

Nope, it was written by Joni. Judy Collins does a great cover (which was much better known) but Joni's versions are transcendant..

@daviddave8244

4 ай бұрын

I could care less who wrote it. The woman who sang this version is my hero and a legend in her time. She's in her golden years now let's enjoy it with her.

A Joni Mitchell performance for the ages. The unsung hero her is the piano player.

I honestly love this version of the song…an older woman looking back over her life….beautiful

@kujiholoki5744

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. It's the best version of the song ever. It was never one of my favourites before, but this beautiful performance has given it new meaning.

@jgwire

Жыл бұрын

Just listened to it without watching and it sounded even better- all the stage distractions were gone so all that was left was music- she’s got a great lineup of musicians who sing - or can sing- her parts- if she misses a line- but hearing it without video brought her own Smokey voice higher- all Brandi did was sing first few words to a complicated lyric and if she all she sometimes needed to get going- She never gave uo

@jgwire

Жыл бұрын

@@kujiholoki5744 I totally agree - this is the best and most important version of Both Sides Now -- and I never liked it either, especially when Judy Collins sang it -- no offense to Judy, but just saying....no one sings a song like the person who wrote it. And she knocks it out of the park without even standing up. Gosh it was great to see her perform again.. I cried all the way through it. Thanks!

@user-yg8oq8xe3y

Жыл бұрын

Joni wrote this song after she gave up her daughter for adoption

@pauljones8801

Жыл бұрын

@@user-yg8oq8xe3y No, completely wrong. She wrote the song while on flight during a reading of a novel in which the main protagonist himself was on a flight looking down at some clouds. She too saw the same thing and was inspired to write the song, there and then. Please don't emphasis events in her life that have nothing to do with influencing the subject of the song, however much you will like them to Karen.

A beautiful song when it was written by Mitchell when she was 23 years old, becomes a poignant reminder of life lived when sung by Joni at age 78. A song whose beauty waited for 55 years before it blossomed into the memoir of a lifetime. Thank you Joni, for what you have given to the world.

@stephendijoseph7027

Жыл бұрын

THAT was so beautifully said and how true!

@lab4389

Жыл бұрын

OMG, that’s exactly how I feel seeing this! It really got to me. 🥰

@Richie8a8y

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying/ typing what I can’t / am too emotional/ sobbing to say…

@stargazernorth

Жыл бұрын

A beautiful response Pesky!

@elisemiller13

Жыл бұрын

@@Richie8a8y Me too

Please tell me that I am not the only person in the world that has to watch this video a few times a day? Just an absolutely amazing performance. Thank you Brandi for helping Joni to continue to share her amazing gifts with the world !

@HolgerRuneFan

8 ай бұрын

You're not alone. I watch it and cry every single time I watch it. Amazingly emotional performance.

@srinagarpakistan3627

7 ай бұрын

Also i, and tears in my eyes and soul.

@user-kn5on8tj4y

5 ай бұрын

I watch it several times a day too mate🎉🎉🎉There are no words to explain this experience 🎉🎉

@Prangie

4 ай бұрын

I watched this countless times in the past week....

@stevenralston

Ай бұрын

Its love, simple.

One of my favorite aspects of this is how Brandi Carlile handled it. She was ready to step in and support or fill in for Joni if she faltered, but as Joni carried it on her own, Brandi stepped back and let her shine.

Joni laughing at the end is priceless. She's unique. As Brandi said "we should all rejoice in the fact that , from all the times we could have lived through, we lived in the time of Joni Mitchell "

@acousticshadow4032

Жыл бұрын

She was enjoying all the love, which was great to see!

@stacey5440

Жыл бұрын

@@acousticshadow4032 yes, such goodness to enjoy!

@hannahchante

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@Marioncosmicwiiz

Жыл бұрын

So true! I feel blessed we still can see and listen to her. Brought me some good tears of joy and gratitude. And love. We love you Joni.

@evadisisto2308

Жыл бұрын

Amen

Wtf do people mean she lost it?! I'm here sobbing by the beauty and heartbreak. This is one of the more stunning performances I've seen. This is what art IS. Her heart touched mine through countries, cultures and generations. Idk what people mean anymore.

@haskellbob

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

@brigwood7658

Жыл бұрын

i don't get it. was there talk about this being a bad performance? it's beautiful, in tune, lovely phrasing ... what am i missing?

@mjd111

Жыл бұрын

People who don't really know her and who truly followed her career are clueless because she is a legend and a master song writer and singer!! She is one of the best to grace us in our lifetime. 🎸🎤☮️❣️🤙🤟

@Lynjupiter1

Жыл бұрын

You and me both brother!!

@Lynjupiter1

Жыл бұрын

@@mjd111 NO QUESTION!!!!! My eyes are wet with tears just in awe.

She performs this song in her age like it's meant to be sung; a song ripened to perfection. Unbelievable. In my opinion, the most beautifully written song ever.

The arrangement on this performance so much better than the Grammy's.

@herasmarket

2 ай бұрын

She was flat on the grammy's could have been the acoustic or the place she was singing -- hard to hear yourself.

Joni has the words. She has the notes, the phrasings, she just knows how to do it. I'll never stop watching this, nor will I ever stop shedding tears over it. Very special.

@joanneflaherty

Жыл бұрын

oh yes

@meghanmatonti1433

Жыл бұрын

It's perfect.....on so many levels

@terryhorowitz7076

Жыл бұрын

Yes!! Oh Joni how incredible!

@MagdalenaShakti

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the real tears falling, the best kind of tears for this.

@paigewesterfield1840

Жыл бұрын

I hope I never stop weeping.

It was at this festival in 1966 that Judy Collins introduced Joni Mitchell to her audience. Collins was the first to cover and record Both Sides Now and made Mitchell's song a huge hit. To me, what makes this song and Mitchell so iconic was that she had as a 23 year old the ability to write with such profound insight what for most us is only gained over many years and realized by 79 year olds, like her .... now. I first heard her sing it as a 25 year old. I marveled at its insights then and as a 79 year oldster in a few weeks ... still.

@Marioncosmicwiiz

Жыл бұрын

I learnt this song when I was about 20, thanks to Dianne Reeves cover. Now 30 years later, I finally understand a bit of what it means. We will always marvel. :)

@josephkelley8641

Жыл бұрын

Your post made the amazing story even more amazing, John - thank you.

@johnanderson8096

Жыл бұрын

@@josephkelley8641 Agree 100% JK!!!!!!!!!!

@cynthialinklater4709

Жыл бұрын

I used to sing and play this song on the guitar that I taught myself how to play when I was about 14 or 15. Hearing this was so beautiful I almost cried.

@MyCleverHandle

Жыл бұрын

@@cynthialinklater4709 I did cry. Still crying.

It's a true gift to humanity that this was recorded.

@margarita8442

4 ай бұрын

too many cigarettes

A message to you Joni Mitchell: your songs are not just music, they are part of us, they are part of our lives. We thank you for everything you have done. Thanks.

@gaylechambers1945

4 ай бұрын

A true poet ❤🖋️

Can we all take a moment to give the cello player some kudos

@carmenchavez8996

Жыл бұрын

Magnificent how music takes everyone to another space. 💫

@connorbrown3126

Жыл бұрын

Really, following her perfectly with the bend in the second verse... brilliant! it really contributes to this being a ***good performance*** not just a hoorah for joni. Beautiful.

@lincun13

Жыл бұрын

I think its the clarinet you hear

@wbjr6715

Жыл бұрын

@@lincun13 No it's the cello. The clarinet is inaudible to my ears.

@rorydonohue1832

Жыл бұрын

And that piano performance - simply top drawer.

The Queen of Folk is holding court, and making every jester cry.

@dbradx

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@adrianpasillas3832

Жыл бұрын

Dumb....she was the voice of the last sane generation. But you can't go back there no more...the keys do not fit the door...sheesh. Why is the announcer clutching her "pearls"? The era has been dead and gone for decades...move on....

@dbradx

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianpasillas3832 You must be fun at parties.

@acousticshadow4032

Жыл бұрын

@@dbradx 🤣😂🤣

@stacey5440

Жыл бұрын

Perfectly said.

I told my wife this needs to be played when I die.😢❤

@myrcha3875

4 ай бұрын

I said the same thing to myself....

@darlenemiller2088

4 ай бұрын

so did I......@@myrcha3875

My granny and I would play this on her organ and sing along. It was 1967 and I got the piano charts for my birthday. It is one of my most cherished memories ever.

I thought Joni Mitchell's story had ended. I was apparently wrong. That's the most feeling I've ever heard in a folk performance. Amazing.

@marvinjones4415

Жыл бұрын

This comment hits hard❤

@JamesDavis-sh9gh

Жыл бұрын

It feels good to be wrong on this occasion. Perhaps the biggest comeback of the year.

@Merlincat007

Жыл бұрын

Even if her music had ended, her story wouldn't have ended! I'm so glad to see her singing again though!

@davidbarker5957

Жыл бұрын

Yes, incredible. I have chills watching1

@joekool1907

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I was not expecting to be blown away! This is hauntingly beautiful!

Her phrasing is just extraordinary. I'm so glad she has found her voice again.

@donz1993

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! She is a true artist! Makes me cry with overwhelming emotion every time I listen to this performance! Love love love!

@pauljones8801

Жыл бұрын

She sounds awful now, some people don't know when to quit and take a back seat, , how selfish when she should be nurturing new talent instead of hogging the limelight 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

@pauljones8801

Жыл бұрын

@@donz1993 Nah she's lost it, she should never have dissed Joe Rogan, she will never live that down 😒

@dundeedeedaaa

Жыл бұрын

​@@pauljones8801 Joni inspires generations of humanists, artists, and music-lovers alike. Joe inspires broken men to write negative youtube comments.

@emilywickler8871

Жыл бұрын

Miracles happen right here. Brandi has been absolutely amazing in getting Joni back to where she belongs. She also had Wynonna there and involved with Joni Jams right after Naomi passed. I just love this and all the women in the session.

I just discovered Joni Mitchell and I'm 62 years old. I'm obsessed with this song ❤️

@user-qe5co2vn5i

2 ай бұрын

I've just discovered it also I'm 57 Heard it on radio 2 and I was absolutely blown away. The most beautiful song I've EVER heard ❤

@denisej4813

2 ай бұрын

"Well, something's lost but something's gained in living every day"!

She wrote this at 23 so that her 78 years old self would never forget that Joni esp after overcoming a brain aneurysm. It is a divine gift to create something that willl heal your heart and mind when were older. It is a testament to the profound power of music. God bless you Joni!❤

My aunt and Joni Mitchell were best friends from University days. My aunt died 3 months ago, so this is bittersweet. JM is a national treasure.

@lifelaughemily

Жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss hun. I feel like your Aunt's spirit may have been "in the room" during this performance

@TheJoehines

Жыл бұрын

Did they keep in touch through the years?

@outonthetiles

Жыл бұрын

She’s a Canadian treasure. ✌️🇨🇦❤️

@belle16117

Жыл бұрын

@@TheJoehines they did

@belle16117

Жыл бұрын

@@outonthetiles You are right!

Thank you, Brandi: this is what honoring elders looks like.

@emilywickler8871

Жыл бұрын

YES 🥰 Brandi is truly incredible for loving Joni. Who are the two ladies dressed alike? Mother and daughter?

@cparks1000000

9 ай бұрын

Elder or not, she owned that stage.

@j.c.b6473

8 ай бұрын

Not really. Honoring would have been not trying to hog the spotlight. But all night Carlisle upstaged Joni with her self-absorbed, childish antics. I was screaming at the screen "IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU! SIT STILL OR GET IFF THE STAGE!"

@jajonara

7 ай бұрын

I think these are pure emotions. It is honoring. I think they agreed they will sing together.

I’m a grown man but cry like a baby every time I see this.

I can’t get through this without crying. I’m 52 and grew up hearing this song, and also being a Canadian it makes me so proud. It will be a sad day in music when this icon has passed. We have to appreciate her while she’s still here ❤

@daynasmum529

2 ай бұрын

Definately 1 of the top 5 female song-smiths ever. Possibly top 3, or maybe even number 1. It gives me a lump in my throat to think we are loosing the architects of the golden years of music more frequently now. At the same time im glad at how spoilt our generations have been as far as this fine culture goes.

@millenniumhippie2022

Ай бұрын

I cried through the whole thing.

It's always been a great song but it was as if it was meant to be sung on this day in this place. As if as a young woman she wrote this song for her older self to sing. Amazing, and her joyful laughter at the end was precious.

@loribos1

Жыл бұрын

Oh, yes...I felt the same way.

@ericp1625

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@johnanderson8096

Жыл бұрын

Well Well said Zach!!!!!

@schretzezgurl

Жыл бұрын

well said

@mariobordini6293

Жыл бұрын

As if a time capsule was opened.

Simply transcendental. Brandi Carlile's gentle supportive presence facilitates Joni's delivery. There's a few moments where Brandi prompts Joni delivery as she intuitively senses she may struggle recalling the next words but this is done so sensitively most of the audience wouldn't notice - truly humbling.

@elizjane65

Жыл бұрын

And the pure joy on Brandi’s face at 1:52 when Joni lands her notes so perfectly. Transcendental, for sure. And the words of congratulations. Joni nailed it, and Brandi was there for it; all in.

@capt.k6554

Жыл бұрын

It would have been so much better if Brandi wasn't there; she was very distracting!

@smarroy

Жыл бұрын

@@capt.k6554 literally does not happen without her, Joni is only there performing for the first time in 20+ years because she trusts Brandi to guide her. You can feel whatever you want about Brandi’s contributions but she’s clearly chiming in when she senses Joni struggling with a lyric.

@maryflynn536

Жыл бұрын

Yes that’s the most touching thing to me, she seems like she is cueing her gently then fades into the background.

@lewisc215

Жыл бұрын

Brandi Carlile never left middle school. She's a self-promoting hack.

I'm recovering from major surgery and finally watching "This is Us." Yesterday's show had Kevin finding Joni's "Our House" for his mother. 😢

I haven’t had a KZread video do this to me in a long time… completely choked on the first note that comes out of her..

God, what a devastating performance. You can feel it so deeply. Her voice is beautiful in a different way at every age.

@shans1986

Жыл бұрын

Yes I’m just wrecked in a still way over her performance here.

@emilywickler8871

Жыл бұрын

The reaction of Brandi overall is huge and wonderful too

@pointerpup

11 ай бұрын

Let’s see you hit the high notes when you’re 80 years old

@user-ue6qg9ek3l

10 ай бұрын

She sounds almost like Nina Simone at times

I am 68 years old and have adored Joni since I was a teenager. And I have long considered her to be the single greatest artist of my lifetime. And this performance has moved me in a way I can’t even describe. She wrote the soundtrack to my life. My beloved husband died recently, and now Joni has sung the anthem to surviving all that life throws at you, and being able to gain more than you lost. I will play this every night to help me look forward to the next day.

@dcaposey

Жыл бұрын

strength and courage dear heart

@judydenmark5690

Жыл бұрын

@@dcaposey Thank you so much. Joni is a testament to strength and courage; losing everything to a brain aneurysm, and gaining a depth to her talent and connection to her fans that she might not have attained otherwise.

@watchwomanofthedragon8376

Жыл бұрын

Amen

@lindahuff8976

Жыл бұрын

I'm 66 and feel the same. When living in my first apartment my friends and i would gather around and sing "Joni" (or try to) as loud as we could. She sang the soundtrack of our lives.

@TorkG8

Жыл бұрын

@@judydenmark5690 Joni watched KZread videos of herself to watch her hands on the guitar and to learn her songs again after her brain aneurysm.

This is a hymn. One for the ages. A truly extraordinary expression of the human spirit. Joni is a goddess and Brandi is an archangel in reminding us of how beautiful and important this is. Wow. Amidst all the other things going on... this gives me hope, and inspiration.

@HomingMysticVilian

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I know, your image is perfect! They shines like they really are greater souls among us. They really are so gracious!

Joni Mitchell is a National Treasure. A reminder of a simpler time. Enjoy her and cherish her because there are no more Joni Mitchells.♥️

Aged 15 in 1970, I bought "Ladies Of The Canyon" from Virgin Mail Order via the Melody Maker. All my life I've gathered just about every recording this woman has made, on every format. When, in 2015, she suffered a near-fatal brain aneurysm, I, like so many of us, was utterly devastated. It looked like she would never be able to sing again. So, you can imagine the joy and depth of emotion this "Empress Of Song" is generating in my heart and across the globe right now, as we witness this weekend's magical moments....🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

@elsiem55

Жыл бұрын

we are the same age and went through the same feelings....she was my muse as i suffered childhood with her as my balm. I love her still and just never ever want her to die.

@starrider4878

Жыл бұрын

The love she created came back to heal her and us 💜

@only1joy

Жыл бұрын

Me too, age 16. Ladies of the Canyon. I still have it.

@paulscivier5969

Жыл бұрын

So nice to hear Joni sing agai

@loisjaeger9059

Жыл бұрын

Bluuuuuue album hooked me for life. Thank you Joni! 🥰💃

I really, really hope someone is making a documentary about this moment (and her whole life!) - truly extraordinary, in every sense of the word.

@malfattio2894

Жыл бұрын

Or even a Biopic, as long as it isn't too cliché

@mauroboros8566

Жыл бұрын

I think someone wanted to make a Joni biopic with Taylor swift as Joni and Joni shut that down real quick lol

@fvckoff4ever561

Жыл бұрын

Seriously!

I'm bawling. So poignant. Beautiful. "Some things lost and some things gained, from living life every day". This is incredible…

@carolynlunel9382

4 ай бұрын

Me,too..😭❤

@saluqi10

4 ай бұрын

Me too

@carlalima12

4 ай бұрын

Me too !!!! ❤

@cindyplemmons3716

4 ай бұрын

So very beautiful!!

I cried (the good cry), I smiled…I want to grow old like Joni 🎼🫶🎶 this was an amazingly beautiful live performance.

@temcclendon

2 ай бұрын

QQ

No words. One of THE most beautifully written and performed songs of all time.

@georgianwindow

4 ай бұрын

1960s then 2000 now this at Newport 3 renditions all sublime especially this one

@Vinterfrid

4 ай бұрын

There are indeed a lot of words - and for once the lyrics have a meaning.

Joni seems to have found peace. I couldn’t stop crying. What a celebration!

@jonsandberg7309

Жыл бұрын

No words . Can’t stop crying

@ParodyDr

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been bawling for an hour as I rewatch

@maxmd9218

Жыл бұрын

I can’t stop crying.

Beautiful and poignant. Watching Brandi Carlile be moved to tears adds to it as well.

I read somewhere that this song is one of the most played funeral songs. I can understand why. I just watched her sing it and it brought tears to my eyes, thinking of a loved one and started sobbing 😢

Looks like Brandi was holding her heart to keep it from cracking wide open -- such joy! Joni is a legend and a gift to us all. We are bound to each other by music 🎶🥰

@Godwinpounds4333

Жыл бұрын

Hi 👋 how are you doing?

@mcashnv

Жыл бұрын

No, she just wants to be the center of attention. Signalling.

@rromano1402

Жыл бұрын

Brandi, as a supremely gifted performer herself, has the good sense to be in awe of every nuance & phrasing that Joni springs on us unexpectedly in real time. Oh, and, by the way, Joni is a Canadian & an American treasure.

@dano3952

Жыл бұрын

She looks like one of Nancy Pelosi's foot stools.

@stevie625

Жыл бұрын

Brandi is keeping her right on lyrics and helping with the high notes. And it is Brabdi’s gig. Joni is the guest performer.

This performance really drives home the truth about something being lost and gained every day. Age slows us all down, but it also bring wisdom and joy. Joni, I think you do know life.

So stunning I have no words…Joni is one of the greatest artists of our era and still is…God bless Joni

Joni Mitchell,,, a wonderful voice..forever

I just turned 70. I've been listening to this song since I was an adolescent. I finally understand just how little I know and understand. I've made every mistake I could possibly make. I've wasted golden opportunities, and succumbed to every illusion that passed by. I have survived by grace alone, and I really don't know life at all, but I know that I love you, Joni. You have been a blessed companion on my trip to Hell and back, and I thank you from the bottom of this old heart!

@julialyn3565

Ай бұрын

65 and right there with you.

@katsujinkin60

Ай бұрын

@@julialyn3565 Yesterday was my 19th anniversary clean and sober! I guess I must have finally understood something . Be Well, my friend, and Prosper!

I'm astounded by the superb quality of her voice and her flawless phrasing.

@terrymitchell7714

7 ай бұрын

Great points, it's amazing how phrasing can add so much more emotion to a song. Joni you are a true treasure.

@tesscod2561

5 ай бұрын

She has always been a superb phrasemaster

@georgianwindow

4 ай бұрын

Me too just the best phrasing music has helped her get well PS I am also nick named Normski da Inglaterre

I have more appreciation for the quality of her voice now than when she was younger. She sings more heartfelt and real! A true legend in the music industry! 👏👏👏

@TheMarapasa

7 ай бұрын

ME TOO, AND I AM SO SURPRISED THAT I AM REALLY FEELING OLDER WISER JONI

The cellist , the clarinet player are a breathtaking addition to this gem.

I’m literally weeping, the joy in this performance is overwhelming, and to see Joni perform again after so long is just an incredible privilege.

@jonylawson73

10 ай бұрын

Alright mate calm it down

@keno1069

10 ай бұрын

@@jonylawson73 haha true!

@andrewmaloney6038

10 ай бұрын

@@jonylawson73 I’m sorry you’ve never had such an overwhelming emotional experience in your life, or that you are not in touch with your emotions. I hope that you find such overwhelming joy in something that you too weep with joy.

@kahwannwilson6565

9 ай бұрын

​@@andrewmaloney6038it 0:42 😅

@TheRealCristina

9 ай бұрын

❤

Whew this snuck up on me. Joni's delivery of "I really don't know love at all" hit me like a train, and I started to sob for the first time in I don't know how long. An incredible performance of the perfect song. Searingly, devastatingly beautiful.

@TheAtticradio

Жыл бұрын

Totally, totally get it !! A legend with legendary words … ‘somethings lost and somethings gained in living every day’.

@Belfastboi

Жыл бұрын

I think many would join you in their tears. ❤

@charimurphy8923

Жыл бұрын

Me too 😪

@whatbringsmepeace

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

@rrinvisible

Жыл бұрын

Yes. My tears flowed too. Blessed release, I wish you peace

Brandi Carlile's hand on her heart is touching

The reverence from the other musicians onstage with her is breathtaking.

50 years of permission she gave the world to feel and know and be from such a deeper place. She is transcending limitation for all of us to step up ourselves. I love you, Dear Joni💕

@ampm24-7arts

Жыл бұрын

so true ...

@stephendijoseph7027

Жыл бұрын

RIGHT ON!!!!

Oh Joni, Joni, Joni……I haven’t cried with joy like this in such a long time……… your voice is beautiful …still

@sehiamegdoud4757

Жыл бұрын

Le temps est assassin ! On laisse des mots des musiques des poésies comme trace de notre passage sur terre ...Les poètes anciens nous enchantent comme ils enchanteront..les générations futures d intelligence et de douceur ......et que le plus important est d aimer et partager 🍒🐪🍒

@donkey3187

Жыл бұрын

Nothing like it used to be....I find it quite sad

@aleta5873

Жыл бұрын

Me too...

@colincushnie8421

Жыл бұрын

@@aleta5873 no what on Earth were you watching?

@lewisc215

Жыл бұрын

fantasy

One of the most beautiful songs ever written, from one of the most talented singer- songwriters to ever live. Beautiful.

She sung this song so beautifully here and last night at the 2024 Grammy's, brought tears to my eyes now and last night as well. Peace and love!

Thank you to Brandi Carlisle for having the idea of doing this after she had been a part of the Joni Jam sessions. What I found especially moving about this was Wynonna Judd wiping tears away as she sang backing vocals. I read an interview with her yesterday and she said how special it had been to be asked to be part of this. She mentioned that she sang this song at her 8th grade graduation and how it reminded her of her mom. Very touching.

Thank you Brandi for having her back through every step of this performance. Kindness and empathy shines through every verse

@schretzezgurl

Жыл бұрын

you put this perfectly... a wonderful comment!!! What a blessing

@cathydew

Жыл бұрын

Brandi is so moved by this. When Joni starts she is barely holding back tears, at the end she is overwhelmed and filled with joy. Her emotional response to and impact on other singers is really phenomenal. Literally.

She seems so genuinely tickled by the audience reaction. This is just beautiful.

I appreciate older performers who are still singing in their 80s-- they have a gravitas as well as a presence that younger folks don't have/haven't earned yet... and they connect us with the past in an important way, harkening back to some of our most poignant memories-- like a postcard from the past in our present moment.

So glad I found this video. This song helped through first heartbreak, this stupid girl crying over an idiot boy! Now, am 72 yrs old, married 50 years to a wonderful man who never gave me a reason to shed tears. Thank you Ms Joni for telling us to "look at life from both sides". I still cry listening to this song but appreciate our good fortune for having you in our generation.

I looked at her performances of this song in her 20’s…40’s and this one now she’s in her 70’s. THIS RENDITION IS THE ONE for me…she brought tears to my eyes. She touched my heart 😢

@sandrabertucci2858

6 ай бұрын

Ditto!! Beautiful performance and great so many young people there and experiencing this!

I’m on a busy bus and this…. I’m listening to this poetry on my headphones and crying 🫠 just flying on another planet. STUNNING

The first time I watched this, me and my girl were uncontrollably in tears. The first few notes moved us to a certain calmness that only Joni could bring. Kudos to you Ms. Mitchell. May you live longer and share your music with the next generation.

@lernco4492

4 ай бұрын

You know she's not a dyke on a bike, with a mic in a GAY (not lesbian) bar singing karaoke.

When she sang this song at 23, it was good. This performance is nothing short of miraculous.

I don't know how Brandi isn't bawling her eyes out on stage because I'm sitting at my desk with tears rolling down my face. Joni sounds amazing, the age in her voice giving the song even more poignance. Just a titan of American music right there.

@sidnelson6067

Жыл бұрын

Me too. And, if you haven't seen Best Picture "CODA" yet, you are in for a treat. Made me cry too.

@chrisd5964

Жыл бұрын

Same here, teardrops here in England. Best wishes.

@cadmantheaviator

Жыл бұрын

Hey. They played together in private. By the sounds of it with Paul McCartney and Elton John etc. but your tears are valid. I had mine too. Our world reduces everything to content. Fleeting entertaining rubbish. This was “something.” A display of human spirit. It took me by total surprise. I had no reason to hope Joni would see a stage again. Who did? You, me and everyone who was moved. Just experienced what the power of music really is. We are united.

@nycsimon2024

Жыл бұрын

Me too, and I’m a 57 year old man.

@isithometimeyet6553

Жыл бұрын

Brandi is really annoying and constantly drawing attention to herself in my opinion.

Amazing, and beautiful! Also, if I'm ever in the trenches, i will feel much better if Brandi Carlile is there with me.

There are many things that make me proud of my Canadian-ness. Joni's one.

One of the most perfect songs ever written, and the best performance ever. Amazing how someone as young as 23 could write a song with such maturity.

@aletei1556

10 ай бұрын

una obra maestra!

This has got to be one of the most imperfectly perfect performance ever❤️

@pravinasings8254

Жыл бұрын

Perfection is acceptance of what is, in the moment.

@johanstaelens5194

Жыл бұрын

@@pravinasings8254 Waw ! You got it right there !

@deborahwolz1628

Жыл бұрын

We'll said! I can remember listening to this on repeat when I was in my teens. And now I'm listening with tears in my eyes, a lump in my throat and a swelling in my heart. Thank you Joni! And Bless you and Brandy!

@homecooking4205

Жыл бұрын

My daughter and I have a saying that imperfect is perfect.

@redpine8665

Жыл бұрын

Just as it should be. Human. I don't have any use for all these younger acts and their perfectly choreographed routines and voice correcting software and outright lip synching. This is where you find beauty.

What a beautiful lady.

Still trying to get my head around how a 23 year old could write this and still give an amazing rendition of it 55 years later. Absolutely beautiful song ❤❤❤

@margarita8442

4 ай бұрын

she smoked too many cigarettes

@user-qe5co2vn5i

4 ай бұрын

@@margarita8442 she sounds better at 78 than she did at 23 !. NOT Bad for someone who smoked to many cigarettes ? 🤔

The word bookends comes to mind when viewing this. Joni in her youth sang this song with the question of life before her. Now she sings like a grandmother sitting in her chair telling her children and grandchildren of her life. This is incredibly intimate and hopefully all the youth in the audience stop and realize what they just experienced. As a guy watching on youtube, I was touched.

It DOES NOT, cannot get better than this. It doesn't matter I wasn't there in the crowd or there on the stage-- this moment means so much to everyone who saw it. What a gift. Thank-you Joni, Brandi and everyone who made this happen. Sending Joni even more healing prayers for even more returns to full health. I grew up listening to the magic of my Dad's records from the 60s and 70s and it doesn't need to be said, Joni is still the goddess of all, no matter the generation. x Love you Joni.

@DamTheKid

10 ай бұрын

It could have been better if Brandi had shut her dumb cringe mouth. Not sure “tell em Joni” made anything better you low brow glad handing nudnik

@maryflores2301

8 ай бұрын

Goddess no

Is it just me but every time I return to hear this, I tear up. 💜💜💜

I don’t know what we did to deserve Brandi, but I am so grateful for her service to our community of aging female singer/songwriters. I feel like we would have lost these voices (eg. Tanya, Joni) without her, and I’m so thankful.

Prince didn’t really praise many artists but he did praise Joni

This was my mom’s favourite song…. Drove me crazy when I was a kid. She’d play Joni and almost only Joni….. now I’m laying here in tears coming across this….. missing my Mom ❤️❤️ Joni you are legend ❤️

@km41000

Жыл бұрын

My mom loved this song too and I miss my mama as well. Sending hugs to you

@jeffc445

Жыл бұрын

God bless you and your Mother ♡

Somehow listening to this deep and wise voice version, after a more naive and sweet pitch... is so outstandingly marvelous. It's like a full circle moment as if in the end everything in life made sense. Amazing and beautiful! And Joni's stage presence is such a delight, that's what's called aging with grace! I love Joni, what a privilege being in that crowd.

Storytime/Memory Time!! *A Single Father, His Daughter and Only Child, and Joni Mitchell:* Fortunately, I could take my Single Father of this only child/daughter to see Joni Mitchell (My Father's first time) when she released her Both Sides Now album and went on tour in 2000 for his 47th birthday. It was one of the best experiences we ever had. _Had I known _*_my Father would be dead SIX YEARS LATER_* (Two days before his 53rd birthday.) _I would have taken him to every bucket list concert he had._ However, I want to kick brandie carlyle in the mouth. GAWD DAMN SHE NEVER *LETS JONI SING HER OWN SONGS!!*

The song of my youth, now the song of my old age, same song, same voice, same magic. What a gift.

@PecanPie1102

Жыл бұрын

Same song different meaning now vs 50 years ago. What a Masterpiece

@doyoulovehimloretta1607

Жыл бұрын

@@PecanPie1102so true, it's uncanny isn't it?

Paul Simon performed at this festival. When everyone thought that they just witnessed something special, that feeling was short lived until Joni came on. She sang this song with so much hope, but the way she sings it now adds another chapter to the meaning of Both Sides, Now. This is her swan song and may be the best performance. She is certainly conveying the pain and hopefulness that she experienced throughout her life. I’m lucky enough to be alive with this legend

@gregbrower6013

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@meinbmw325

Жыл бұрын

It’s almost as if this performance represents the other side of her 23 year old version.

素晴らしい世界🎉🎉🎉を作ってくれました✨。有難うございます。

Joni Mitchell I am so lucky to have grown up though my years knowing you through your beautiful songs, much love from the UK though I’m not sure you will see my message but regardless I express my feelings to you 😘

Can’t stop watching. So much love. So much talent on that stage and she had them all crying.

@Musicalhossgal

Жыл бұрын

So awesome yes indeed very moving

@marygammon2982

Жыл бұрын

Can’t stop crying. What a beautiful treat.

@davidarmitage289

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@stevecareskey6542

Жыл бұрын

JONI!!!!

@TheJoehines

Жыл бұрын

Had ME crying!

I was visiting my mom and was playing the piano at her house, and found a Joni Mitchell songbook. I found the chart for 'Both Sides Now' and started playing... mom came up and stood next to me and started singing it, and then burst into tears. I love you mom, and thank you Joni.

I'm sitting here crying my eyes out....how moving......

Did not expect to be weeping and smiling this much on a Tuesday in July of 2022. Joni Mitchell... and this song that time travels with her- What a gift ❤️

@garyzink1927

Жыл бұрын

Or this Thursday either lol. Thanks Joni! Peace from Michigan.

@lornadryden5650

Жыл бұрын

I cried like a baby!!!

@jengolf

Жыл бұрын

Saturday, watched it multiple times now, daily... more weeping, sobbing, laughing, it's over a million views now and ...will it get to 55,000,000 one day...