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@MindFeather

3 жыл бұрын

never heard this before. love the way you can just introduce us to the old school classics we somehow missed, Music Teacher. thanks for all you do.

@RinniePere

3 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites. Love her voice. How many times have you looked around you at everyone happy and having a good time, and you just want to escape because you don't feel the same and you don't want to bring anyone else down. She is so damn relatable. Please continue down her rabbit hole. ❤✌🏼

@pineconey

3 жыл бұрын

Also "All I Want"

@dalecross6888

3 жыл бұрын

Please Stop! You must remember when you were 18 , and she was Our Angel! 1969! Yes, she was our's. Polio until age 9! This was our generation!

@MrRondonmon

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta do "A case of You"......I think "River" is about her breaking up with Nash of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. One Christmas I guess.

One of the greatest songwriters of the last century.

@arthurking6846

3 жыл бұрын

Not just century, ever

@debo9396

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

I quit listening to music for decades for the music just wasn't the same, now I sit here with tears running down my face with memories flooding my brain.

@lesliebeacom4567

3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@emilyflotilla931

3 жыл бұрын

James, don't let the music you love stop...thank goodness for music streaming!

@user-justbeingme

3 жыл бұрын

@@emilyflotilla931 I do the singing now... Lol kzread.info/dash/bejne/aq6fw7andKmTo7A.html

@DanInMUC

2 жыл бұрын

Reading this makes me want to hug you

@user-justbeingme

2 жыл бұрын

@@emilyflotilla931 I danced with my daughter at her wedding reception for the father and daughter dance. She didn't know the song or that I would be the one singing it. If I ever get a copy of the dance video I will share it, until then... kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIFopahrlZqtfbw.html

Not everyone gets Joni Mitchell. You get her, Jamel. You get her.

@craig889

11 ай бұрын

❤

Of all of Joni's songs, this is the most soul piercing piece ever. My god, I love Joni Mitchell.

The album "Blue" is widely recognized as one of the great all time albums. Take your time and listen to it in its entirety.

@whiterastajapan

3 жыл бұрын

Love me some Court and Spark too

@shirleymuhleisen683

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing album and title song

@knarf_on_a_bike

3 жыл бұрын

Blue is one of the great albums of all time. And my favourite Joni disc. My heart breaks with every listen.

@NebulizerChi

3 жыл бұрын

I only first listened to it within the last two or three years, and I've got to attest that I find it genuinely monumental --and a real challenge to listen to a person put one's raw honest truth out there. Not for the fainthearted!

@Bearjumper55

3 жыл бұрын

Blue came out when I was around 16 years old.... open my eye to a whole different type of music. Absolutely love the album!

She's not trying to escape Christmas my man, she's expressing her angst of the music scene while trying to cope with the breakup of Nash and pining for a Canadian winter as she's living in LA way back in the day.

@victorhawkins3461

3 жыл бұрын

Nailed it!

@charlieross-BRM

3 жыл бұрын

It was pretty obvious to this Canadian boy within seconds. I spent a Christmas in Thousand Oaks, California. Hmmm... We need our snow to keep our souls right.

@O_Towne_Bear

3 жыл бұрын

I hear that. I am often found walking the frozen canal (O-Town) at 2 or 3 in the morning. It's comforting and peaceful no matter how cold. Canadian hearts.

@richarddixon3639

3 жыл бұрын

@SNL It is alluded to but it is also about the aforementioned as well. She's a deep one Miss Joni :).

@richarddixon3639

3 жыл бұрын

@SNL I don't have to listen to the song again, I've been listening to it since it came out. Her reference to her baby in this instance is Graham Nash.

Joni is truth. Honest to a fault and we love her for it.

I love how this song so beautifully expresses how it feels to be sad on Christmas.

That voice give me goosbumps each time. She's talking abou the end of her relation with Graham Nash and her wish to leave California. For people coming from "cold" land, it's always strange to spend christmas where the weather is sunny and warm.

This song is from her most highly acclaimed album BLUE which, at the time, was criticized by critics and her male peers for being too confessional. It is, however, a masterpiece and, according to Rolling Stone Mag, the third-best album of all time.

@bbmtge

Жыл бұрын

Lists don't have any value nor does Rolling Stone.

Joni Mitchell “A Case of You”. Equally beautiful and deep.

@TheAndersox

3 жыл бұрын

Brandi Carlile does a cover of it (live) that's STUNNING.

@blueberrypanquakes

3 жыл бұрын

Just before our love got lost You said, "I am as constant as the Northern Star", I said "Constant in the darkness? Where's that at? If you want me, I'll be in the bar. "

@andersmartinson1750

3 жыл бұрын

J just reacted to that one too

This song plays in Almost Famous and every time it makes me tear up. Absolutely fantastic. Goosebumps.

@waynethera2712

3 жыл бұрын

Great movie, and Heart did a tremendous cover too.

@almostfamousminute

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJaBza6MoLKsfLg.html

James Taylor Fire And Rain Live BBC 1970

@RinniePere

3 жыл бұрын

The absolute best.

@TheCybertiger9

3 жыл бұрын

yes James Taylor version A+

As a Canadian, nothing makes my heart soar so hawk-like with pride as Joni Mitchell, easily our greatest ever artistic export. Your welcome.

@steveullrich7737

3 жыл бұрын

I agree she is amazing, thanks for sharing with the world! :-)

@rowdyron4111

3 жыл бұрын

I thought that was Neil Young!

@michaelmontalvo5757

3 жыл бұрын

Truly great artist. Love her poetry and her voice. She communicates volumes of the human experience in a single song. One of my favs is the hissing of Summer Lawns. Checkout the musicians on that album. Stellar.

@otisyoung7061

3 жыл бұрын

I agree but not "easily".......what about Leonard Cohen.....another "deep" music artist

@WilsonEatsASMR

3 жыл бұрын

My choice is RUSH but Joni is great!

I think "Our House" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young is a natural progression to this song. Nash wrote it about his relationship with Joni.

@blackbird8900

3 жыл бұрын

Agree, such a great song. I especially love Graham Nash’s voice.

@christopherpollak7448

3 жыл бұрын

Joni recounts the story behind "Our House" in "Reckless Daughter."

@Frau44

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t like Csn&y because I love #SouthernMan

@Frau44

3 жыл бұрын

@SNL you’re right, I never tried. Thank you!

@lesliesterling826

3 жыл бұрын

Our House was written first because that's when they were happy with each other.

Doesn't she just touch your very soul? Always has touched mine.

This is pure Canadiana. Christmas time, as a family, we would all go skating on a frozen pond or river when we were children. Give “Raised On Robbery” a listen, if you are liking Joni.

@lindas2606

3 жыл бұрын

Very Canadian. Whenever I hear this song I picture Joni skating away on the 8 km (5 miles) of the frozen Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Ontario.

@knarf_on_a_bike

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindas2606 I only skated the Rideau once. It was magical. I don't think I've ever felt more Canadian.

@knarf_on_a_bike

3 жыл бұрын

That line in Raised on Robbery: "A little money riding on the Maple Leafs." Now THAT'S Canadiana! 🇨🇦

@alexhuxley4399

3 жыл бұрын

@@knarf_on_a_bike We had ponds and river just north of us growing up. We would bundle into the car and head up. They would play music and serve hot chocolate. I remember skating down through dried bullrushes that were protruding out of the ice. That whole area is now housing developments and malls. Shame.

@knarf_on_a_bike

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexhuxley4399 I spent much of my childhood in Kitchener, Ontario. Our favourite tobogganing hill was a path through the woods by the Grand River. It, too, is now houses and a mall. No one will ever know how much fun we had careening down that hill. All gone now. . .

Somebody is bingeing on Joni and I approve.

@JF-NYC-NJ-Girl

3 жыл бұрын

😊

This has been called the saddest Christmas song ever ... you're so right Jamel, Joni knows how to creep up in your soul ...

@dwightsmith4641

3 жыл бұрын

Please Come Home for Christmas Don Henly

Joni, one of the greatest female poet/songwriters of our time. She expressed her most intimate feelings in every song she wrote. This song features her on piano but she is famous for her different "open tuning" on her guitar.

One of her best.......I wish I had a river.....

@joankelly9609

3 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest singer songwriters of my generation. Cried to many a song by Joni. With that being said...requesting All I Want, Carrie, A Case of You for a start. There are so many good ones!!

@rmichaeldesigns1

3 жыл бұрын

@@joankelly9609 We had many great song writers back in the day.....now it seems they're few and far between. Too much tech, few go within to search the inner realms.

One of my favourites. At this moment River is very apropos. 🇨🇦 I’m watching the snow accumulate outside in the middle of a blizzard, in Joni’s hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (where I live). Soon the pond across the street will be frozen enough for my kids to skate on. If there is ever a song that reminds me of home it is this one. It is about Joni’s breakup with Graham Nash from CSN. (You should definitely listen to Our House by CSN about Joni and Graham’s house in Laurel Canyon, and I bet you would recognize it). So thrilled you have found Joni. Jamel, you have a wonderful ear, a true appreciation of music, and a genuine ability to connect with your audience. Adore your channel!

@nickwood8439

3 жыл бұрын

Also watching the snow pile up here on Sask. Hope you're staying warm! Jamal: I know all of these songs, but the experience with you is always amazing keep up the great work.

@itzel1735

3 жыл бұрын

Stay warm.

@lizarnold87

3 жыл бұрын

Stay warm....it’s 78 in Memphis, Tn

@PInk77W1

3 жыл бұрын

80 here in central Texas

@blackbird8900

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you all for the warm vibes, I jealous of all your warm temps. The snow is pretty, but the winters are too long. It’s only -8 C so not terrible yet. But in the real depths of winter we get down to -40 (which is the same in C or F, way too cold 🥶). Definitely need a river to skate away on then. 😂

One of my favorite songs by Joni. Thank you for the deep dive.

Brother PLEASE give A Case of You a listen, it'll touch your soul !!!!

@mickfoil

3 жыл бұрын

Both versions - the original and the version from Blue. The Blue version wrecks me every damn time.

@j.c.a2872

3 жыл бұрын

@@mickfoil couldn't agree more !!!

@MrTwister50

3 жыл бұрын

That's a monumental song.

"It doesn't snow here, it stays pretty green." Is Joni not liking SoCal winters. Wishing for Canadian frozen rivers.

@annastinehammersdottir1290

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much.

@deniloubert5348

3 жыл бұрын

yes - she was really missing her prairie winters. I remember really getting into this song when I had moved to California from Ontario Canada back in the 80s. Christmas feels weird in SoCal if you are Canadian.

@DougsterCanada1

3 жыл бұрын

@@deniloubert5348 I moved from Ontario to Southern California back in 1974. I left OC and moved back to Canada 35 years later, having sampled both coasts (Maine) and then upstate NY. Now I am on the island, some snow, but nowhere near that of the prairies or Ontario.

@jamespuleo3269

2 жыл бұрын

Neil Young on Canada v California: "Everyone seems to wonder what it's like down here... I gotta get away from this day-to-day running around, Everybody knows, this is NOWHERE."

I cry. Everytime. I’m forced to hear this song.

@Creaulx

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, just did, again. It's cathartic.

@lightaces

3 жыл бұрын

This, and also Blue and Little Green.

You, like everybody else, has fallen in love with Joni. 👍

Ah, you know how great she was! Thank you for this appreciation.

Believe it or not- Robert Downey Jr. does a really nice version of this song. One of the more haunting Christmas songs ever.

@shirleymuhleisen683

3 жыл бұрын

That’s interesting-thanks !

@1nelsondj

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he sang it on the "Ally McBeal" show before he had to leave it for drug rehab. It's a shame, he had such great chemistry with Calista Flockhart and he was a sympathetic character.

@BethHutter

3 жыл бұрын

@@1nelsondj I agree. I really liked him on that show.

@Peter-oh3hc

3 жыл бұрын

Please react to robert downey Jr and Linda ronstadt's versions

This as you mentioned this maybe her most personal and emotional song. Yes many had thought that she and Graham would marry,but she weakened. She had been in a marriage which she described as a marriage of convenience since she had a daughter that she had to place in foster care in NY. Only 20 , broke and afraid to tell her parents about the child she married Chuck Mitchell a local NY folk singer in hopes to get her daughter back. Once they had married he decided that he didn’t want to raise another man’s child. She then put her daughter up for adoption .So this song is about memories of her childhood skating on the frozen rivers,Christmas season, being stuck in sunny LA and relationship with Graham. She in her heart wasn’t ready for marriage again. Her song “ Little Green “ is about her daughter that she was missing. River and all these songs are on “Blue “. Every song on the album is dark and emotional. She did reconnect with her daughter about 30 years later.

Happy Birthday Joni! She turned 77 on Saturday. Forever young to me.

I can't count how many times I've hummed along with this song while crying into my beer. LOL

@bernhardkrickl3567

2 жыл бұрын

Don't do that. Cry into other people's beers. ;)

An amazing singing and genius lyrics and piano piece. She has so much talent and the ability to capture and convey human emotions in her songs.

It warms my heart to see your reaction to hearing Joni Mitchell. There's a lot more to come, so please come back to her now and again, please...

I think Joni's songs have probably brought tears to my eyes more than any other songwriter.

She was one of the most underrated artists of the 20th century.

Joni recently turned 77 and is not in the best health-at some point she’ll be gone and a piece of me will be gone too. National treasure 🇨🇦

@jarbuthn

3 жыл бұрын

she'll always be with us as long as we carry her in our hearts

Joni's got you dude. Her voice will never leave your head. Good for you!

Thank you so much Jamel & yes get chills everytime I hear Miss Joni...makes me want to skate away with her... I love, love how you appreciate excellent talent & the depth of words when someone is pouring out their soul...thank you, again💌

A rare song that makes me weep every time i hear it. So beautiful and sad. Joni is the GOAT.

Joni is the best songwriter of the modern era.

I would ice skate along a river as a child with this song playing in my head and the cold on my face and toes. I just remember feeling so free....wonderful memories, beautiful song.

Her style of music and her voice perfect match

I love this song. It is one of her most beautiful.

Her breakup with Graham Nash, seen from Joni's eyes. Powerful.

In my top 25 all time songs. Beautiful, haunting, melancholic. ❤❤

Joni is one of the few artists that changed and evolved from the 60s to the 90s. Total genius.

Nobody could break your heart like Joni.

Joni Mitchell is one of the giants, one of the greatest of the classic singer-songwriters. She is a very special talent for sure.

I wish Joni would watch you listening to her. You really listened and you clearly understand the talent. Her artistry creating the lyrics equaled her beautiful voice. Thanks for this one! It is my favorite!

The reason Joni was so good was because of her direct honesty, integrity, emotion that gets into one’s soul. Heard this song I was maybe 11 or 12 and it and most of her early songs still touch me to this day!👍🏻❤️☮️✌🏻😢

I learned how to skate when I was a child. This song transports me brother. "I would teach my feet to fly." Chills.

So glad you got to Joni. One of the BEST singer song writers EVER. Next do her disciple Carol King. You won't be disappointed.

So beautiful and so sad...

"A case of you" is another great one

She is fearless! Not every artist can expose their hearts the way she does. I played this on guitar, and sang it a lot this last Christmas. She touches me way down deep. I love this brave lady!

Joni always sings from the heart. She does not hold back. Its why she's inspired millions of songwriters (and non-songwriters) around the world. Not only her words, but her chords inspire as well. You gotta watch her Shadows and Light concert. The full show is available on KZread.

This song reaches out to everyone who has ever broken up with someone.

My daughter sang this during Christmas show in high school. Made people cry, including me.. One of the best tunes all time.

This song is on my iPhone Christmas playlist every year. Light a fire, grab some cocoa, and have this playing in the background. Talk about holiday peace and joy!! 🥰

This tune is always in my winter Holiday music mix. A lot of us feel this during that time of year. It is a difficult time of year for many people and for lots of reasons. I am so glad you have found our wonderful Joni!

I work at a grocery store in MB, Canada, and they play this song on the overhead speakers around this time. Sometimes all I hear is Joni’s high note on the chorus, other times I’m in the cooler str8 cryin’

@waynethera2712

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Manitoba. Former Sasky kid here.

These songs will make you cry... maybe not the first time... but the second... or third... on goes the waterworks. 95 % of Joni's songs are very deep songs.

Sarah McLaughlin covered this on her Christmas album several years ago. Simply stunning, as at that time I hadn’t heard this song before. Joni is a master songwriter and story teller.

A beautiful voice and spirit... and not "oversinging" as we hear soooo many artists doing today. Thank you again, Jamel.

The way she holds those notes...man, so effortlessly natural vocals. I wish I would have appreciated her songs more back then. But I’m glad I’m able to make up for lost time.

I'm loving your deep dive into Joni Mitchell. She was a big part of the soundtrack of my youth. Thank you for appreciating her talent.

She has such a pure and ethereal voice. Truly angelic.

Face it, there aren't too many like Joni. She's pure spirited and brilliant. What a beautiful storyteller, indeed. I could complement her all day long.

Yup, in my Christmas playlist. And not just because I'm Canadian, but because of the incredible combo of beautiful vocals and haunting piano.

She grew up in Fort Macleod in southern Alberta and frozen rivers would be deep in her childhood memories

It's her song about being lonesome for home in Canada during the winter while living in LA. Homesick, a break-up and regrets.

I'm one of those suckers who's play's this during Xmas and I well up every time. One of her most touching songs. Just beautiful.

She 'lost the best baby she'd ever had.' Heartwrenching. But then decades later she met her daughter once again.

@MissouriProud

3 жыл бұрын

She never had more children. She did the most selfless thing a woman could ever do.

@frandanco6289

3 жыл бұрын

Ros Meeker - I do not believe River has references to her only child. I believe she talks about her child in the song she sang, I think it is called "Little Green"..

@rosmeeker1964

3 жыл бұрын

@@frandanco6289 I know the story about the end of the relationship with Nash. But it 'was coming on Christmas' and she was alone and I think she was dredging her past..whereas 'Little Green' was written when the pain was keener..

@GGLee315

3 жыл бұрын

Both elude to the child she gave up for adoption.

@kenr.4526

3 жыл бұрын

I believe she's speaking of her breakup....."love me so naughty, made me weak in the knees"...

This song...man, this song...so much I want to say about how it make me feel, but have no idea where to start. This song moves me in ways I can’t explain.

JJ, you can "drop the needle" anywhere on any of her albums and be transported to heaven. How many songs can you name that are played on a solo piano where you are filled with emotion? There aren't enough accolades to describe her....Happy Belated Birthday, Joni!

Never heard this before. Omg. Glad I was by myself in the truck because I cried. Now you're showing me music. Thanks friend

Joni Mitchell is one if the great ones deadly with a thought pen and page and an instrument she earns GOAT status

How I've felt many times in life. I wish I had a river. Tough year, lost hubby of 48 yrs in August. Yesterday, my 90 yr old daddy passed. Glad they are no longer suffering. Deeply saddened

This song was also recorded by Sarah McLachlan another Beautiful Canadian singer. Arms of the Angel by Sarah McLachlan 💖

If you like this you'll love her "Amelia".

@lisarainbow9703

3 жыл бұрын

Especially the live version from Shadows and Lights...

@cynthiajohnson9412

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn't that song just sound like the encapsulation of the 70s.

@johntarleton6330

3 жыл бұрын

Yes please check out the live version of Amelia from shadows and light with Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius.

@richkurl

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, from the beautiful Hejira album. love it.

@robinbeers6689

3 жыл бұрын

My all time favorite of all of her many magnificent songs.

A Case of You should be next...I love this one

When Joni writes music and sings, the impression I get is that she sings from deep within her heart. I don’t know if you listened to her song “Circle Game” but it is a celebration of life and the ever passing of time as we age. Thanks for keeping great music.

Joni Mitchell River is my favorite Christmas song. It’s exactly how I always feel at Christmas time.

Joni Mitchell is my all-time favorite. Thank you for sharing all of the videos on her birthday weekend!

This is one of absolute favorites and yes I play this at Christmas.

she is not just a wonderful guitarist, she plays piano like a pro. Joni's vocal range is always on display. gonna get me some Joni.

This song, man. It's almost like the contrast between Christmas and the joy people feel, and the hurt, loss, and/or regret she is feeling. So good.

Joni's album - Blue is one of my all time favorites. Nothing but perfection.

A Case of You is also an acknowledgement of her breakup

Wonderful reaction J. For a minute I thought you were going to say ‘she got me rocking like a grandma in the church front row, right before the Holy Ghost come’ 👍😁

I've always taken this song as a longing to get back to Christmas as a child, when it was simple and pure surrounded by the ones I've lost in my life.

A great winter/Christmas song!

I discovered Joni going through old records of my father's when I was in high school and then discovered contemporary jazz and blues while listening to musicians who covered her or played on her albums (Cassandra Wilson, Herbie Hancock, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and Diana Krall to name a few). One of the highlights of my life was to see her live in 2001 after she released the "Both Sides Now" album. Case of You and Blue are probably my favorite songs for the pure emotion, but there are many others and I love how she has evolved over time to the more modern Turbulent Indigo.

I've been listening to that song in repeat for months. I can't stop.

Lots of people have covered this song. It's always played a lot during Christmas time. It's incredibly beautiful

Jamel, you remind of my friend Tyler, we would sit and listen to music all day it was cool because we would listen to everything! Tyler introduced me to Sam cook and George benson, I love the variety of music you react too!

@andyjulia

3 жыл бұрын

I have a great friend and we get together a few times a year to listen to music. What a wonderful thing to do with another music lover.

@Lavastorm77

3 жыл бұрын

Omg love me some jazz fusion from the fabulous George Benson!!

This song is proof that Joni writes from the heart and is totally honest with herself about her feelings and puts it all out there for all to see.

Blue... the album is still freaking amazing.