joni mitchell - big yellow taxi
October 26th, 2007I’ve always been a fan of Joni Mitchell’s work. Her voice has always been distinct and original, and her songs and lyrics early on in her career showed a depth and maturity that seemed beyond her youth.
Big Yellow Taxi had always stuck in my mind in my own youth. I never quite understood it as a child but the melody was catchy and Joni Mitchell’s voice was so unique that it was memorable.
Okay, this is a nice diversion from the wildfires here in San Diego County. Reminiscing about old classic songs like this.
Here is a really nice performance by Joni Mitchell, singing Big Yellow Taxi:
And check out a very young Joni Mitchell performing from her native Canada, then as Joni Anderson:
November 3rd, 2007 at 9:27 am
[...] on YouTube and ended up watching an old Joni Mitchell video of her performing back in 1966, as mentioned here. And somehow that led me to this [...]