Chelsea Morning: Joni
Today Joni Mitchell is 71 so I have posted some of favorite songs. This one is my all time favorite. The Clouds album was with me in Ghana, and I think I listened almost every night. My friends Bill and Peg and I always saw the oranges as green, like the ones in the markets in Ghana. The imagery in this song is so amazing: “with the sun through yellow curtains” is one, but my favorite is, “And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses.”
Happy Birthday, Joni!
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November 7, 2014 at 12:21 pm
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November 7, 2014 at 12:59 pm
Oh, thank goodness — it’s only Joni’s birthday. When I saw my email notifications that you’d posted to the blog, there were all these Joni song titles and I thought, “Oh no! Joni died!” Gruesome? Morbid? No doubt, but I’ve gotten to that age where the obituaries are one of the first things I check in the news. Just like my parents and grandparents used to do. Happy BIRTH day, Joni!
November 7, 2014 at 6:10 pm
im6,
I don’t blame you for thinking she might have died. Lately we have lost several singers and musicians, but luckily, not Joni.
I check the local obits as well but mostly to see how old the people were. The average age is in the 80’s.
November 7, 2014 at 2:13 pm
“Court and Spark”, “The Last time I saw Richard” “Raised on Robbery” “Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter” …I am sure that there are lots of others.
November 7, 2014 at 6:11 pm
My Dear Hedley,
There are so many I would run out of space. She is amazing!!!!
November 7, 2014 at 2:23 pm
Joni, Tom Scott and the LA Express – maybe on OGWT
November 7, 2014 at 2:28 pm
that was a great concert….a different joni than I was used to, but one I liked..
November 7, 2014 at 6:19 pm
Totally agree, Greg!
November 7, 2014 at 6:19 pm
MDH,
I hear that voice and it can be nobody but Joni. She has such a way with chords and notes. Her jazz rhythms are amazing.
As with Greg, after the first few notes, tI heard a different Joni than usual. I too like her.
November 7, 2014 at 3:53 pm
When you think of folk music, Joni M. comes to mind directly
November 7, 2014 at 6:20 pm
Spaceman,
That is so true for many of us.
November 8, 2014 at 11:18 pm
Kat
You might enjoy her ’90’s take on “Summertime”:
November 9, 2014 at 12:16 pm
J,
I hadn’t heard this before. Joni has that jazzy sound on this song. She doesn’t hit the high notes the way she used to, but I con’t care This is a great sing for Joni!