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The Circle Game: Joni Mitchell

Ladies of the Canyon is Joni Mitchell's third album. It was released in 1970. The album title refers to Laurel Canyon, a center of popular music culture in Los Angeles during the sixties.

According to Wikipedia, "This album is arguably the most related to her long-standing friendships and relationships with Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. The Circle Game, one of the artist's most recognizable songs, features background vocals from all four."

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  2. sblake's avatar sblake Says:

    July 3, 2010 at 5:27 am

    Joni Mitchell wrote this in response to Neil Young’s song about lost innocence “Sugar Mountain.”

    Young wrote this in 1964 on his 19th birthday, just after leaving his band The Squires. The song is about losing the idealism of youth.
    As told in Neil Young: Long May You Run: The Illustrated History, Neil Young wrote this song in a room at the Fort William’s Victoria Hotel in Ontario.
    And just around the corner from this event would be his meeting Stephen Stills for the first time. Said Young of his time kicking around Ontario with his new friend, “Mainly, he was the funniest person I’d met in years. He didn’t have another gig until next weekend, so he stayed in Thunder Bay and we played and he took us to see buffalo. We lived on A&W cheeseburgers and root beer. Very Canadian.”

    • katry's avatar katry Says:

      July 4, 2010 at 9:54 am

      sblake,
      I didn’t know the Neil Young connection, and I didn’t remember the song Sugar Mountain. I went looking and found it-it’s playing now. I’m working on the connection.

  3. Fred's avatar Fred Says:

    July 7, 2010 at 9:08 am

    Today is Wednesday, July 7. If I heard correctly, NPR’s “All Things Considered” will air an interview with Joni and James Taylor on today’s show. Caveat: my short-term memory ain’t that good, so maybe it’s one or the other and someone else..

    • katry's avatar katry Says:

      July 7, 2010 at 9:42 am

      Fred,
      I looked up the schedule on my NPR stations-naturally they are all between 4 and 6 when I will be out for an early dinner then a play!!


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