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!