written & produced by Joni Mitchell | from the album Hejira (1976) | live version from Shadows & Light (1979) | guitar solo by Pat Metheny
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@kj6qvb4 жыл бұрын
There are some great singer-songwriters who use extraordinary imagery. Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Richard Thompson are just some of the finest. But no one - I mean NO ONE - could paint a picture in song like Joni Mitchell. "Leaving six white vapor trails across the bleak terrain. It was the hexagram of the heavens, the strings of this guitar". Oh, my. Never constrained by song form, yet never veering far from it. She not only mastered the art and craft of songwriting - she set a new benchmark that will probably never be raised. Simply perfection in words and music.
@jonn.55682 жыл бұрын
Jon N. 0 seconds ago I agree. Over the years I´ve come to rate Joni Mitchell above even Dylan.
@mannycharlton-recordproduc79382 жыл бұрын
not to mention her stunning guitar plying
@BadAssElf8102 жыл бұрын
@@jonn.5568 Likewise. The gave Dylan a Nobel Prize. Surely Joni also has earned one?
@moonlitme2 жыл бұрын
I would add Bruce Cockburn, Tom Waits, Ian Anderson and Jackson Browne to your list.
@dougeckhardt42902 жыл бұрын
So full of flight
@TouFik4 жыл бұрын
Rick Beato brought me here. I’m so grateful.
@jobonney79874 жыл бұрын
Same
@eagles_s4 жыл бұрын
Make that 3
@Jeckobandit4 жыл бұрын
Good guy Beato, buy he didn't understand this song
@thejmax3 жыл бұрын
Same. And all I got for sharing it was a disparaging comment from my wife "you don't know Joni Mitchell? You've never watched Love Actually or what?!"
@alecreb3 жыл бұрын
Mee too
@dafyddil3 жыл бұрын
"Maybe I've never really loved, I guess that is the truth. I've spent my whole life in clouds at icy altitudes. And looking down on everything, I crashed into his arms. Amelia, it was just a false alarm." There's nothing more heartbreaking than those lines.
@chrisjjpark6 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more, this will probably be on my funeral program
@TimAaronSmith3 ай бұрын
Exactly! Chemtrails have been around since the 70s. The earth is square !
@thomasmancuso1465 Жыл бұрын
I'm gonna say this just once, "There is no one born of this earth, who can even come near to the excellence in writing and performing her vocal paintings, imagery, and never once ever given the credit she deserves as a master beyond the realm of those celebrated."
@bobnunn4363 Жыл бұрын
Amen.
@timoakes450Ай бұрын
amhen
@timoakes450Ай бұрын
thanks mate
@JonJaeden4 жыл бұрын
I was there that night ... still a great memory.
@tomramseyer84403 жыл бұрын
Jealous!
@leonkowalenko17472 жыл бұрын
Wow.
@danmason84272 ай бұрын
Totally jealous!
@John-km2uw4 жыл бұрын
This is probably the most fascinating song I will ever listen to in my lifetime. Many thanks to Rick Beato for explaining why Joni is an unmatched legend in the universe of music; sincerely...j
@markb204 жыл бұрын
I've been a Joni fan for many years, and come back to her catalogue of gems from time to time. But this song stands out even among all them. A true masterpiece from an incredible artist.
@ClarkeJDuggan4 жыл бұрын
In addition to Blue, Court and Spark, and Hejira, also check out Turbulent Indigo and For The Roses. Her two most underrated albums.
@stevekaspar13963 жыл бұрын
Amen to Rick !!!!
@yassassin64253 жыл бұрын
@@ClarkeJDuggan 'For The Roses' is my favourite Joni album.
@joegibbs25083 жыл бұрын
This version of this song. OMG it hits me!
@THXx11385 жыл бұрын
My mother was a pilot in the early 50's. She was an incredible artist, a very private person. She was the leader of our family, a true renaissance woman. She smoked like a chimney like Joni and when I hear Joni speak I hear my mother. When I sit and watch the jets fly from the runway I see my mother. She flew. She knew.
@hoffer544 жыл бұрын
Yes! Men think they run the show, but they bungle it many ways. Women tend to be the voice of reason, in many respects. Testosterone and ego seems to get in the way of reason. Just look at our current political situation. Thank you Joni Mitchel, your performances are sorely missed! I love flying I got as far as solo, but sadly family came first as far as finances were concerned.
@THXx11384 жыл бұрын
@@hoffer54 My mother loved and respected men, generally. Especially those who would volunteer to join the armed forces. She recognized the weight of the world rest on their shoulders. She was the furthest thing from a feminist. She was above all of that.
@yvemarybmusic4 жыл бұрын
Poised. Beautiful
@timoakes4503 ай бұрын
@@THXx1138 realpolotok-a spade is a spade -woemen/men-equal but different -lol a realist
@geoffreylogsdon1625 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs by one of the greatest artists on one of the greatest albums ever made (Hejira). I would hope that the fact that guys of the caliber of Pastorius and Metheny collaborated with her moves her beyond the "female artist" bullshit. She is one of the greatest ever, pure and simple.
@garymcghee22494 жыл бұрын
Indeed, she totally transcends the category 'female singer/songwriter'. She is on a level of her own, the musical stratosphere.
@davidryan73862 жыл бұрын
this was the best band any woman solo artist has ever had backing them. Joni wanted thebest jazz musicans and minus wayne shorter (weather report had contract saying you couldn't have 2!) so only jaco did it. alex quit WR to do the gig I think. anyways, i began listening to this c. 80 or 81 and have come to love it more and more as time goes on. it is imo, the final album of the 70's summer concerts. 1979 recorded.
@99muddy992 жыл бұрын
I imagine that the honour would be theirs. It would be like the Atheist Society having Darwin to dinner.
@randykornblatt13152 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt! Please don’t forget Michael Brecker!
@BreaktheTrend Жыл бұрын
She remains without a peer in my opinion. It is utterly remarkable that any one artist can have Blue, Hejira, Hissing Summer Lawns and For the Roses in their canon. And then Court and Spark! Yep, peerless.
@hansemannluchter643 Жыл бұрын
I nominate Joni Mitchell for the Nobel-Prize in "Literatur". Or... Best singer-songwriter, EVER. Also, Joni is the most original guitarist. EVER!!
@cbotten106Ай бұрын
Second!
@ConwayBob3 жыл бұрын
What a great song. I love it how Joni walks off the stage at around 6:40 or so, leaving the last 3 plus minutes in the sure and capable hands of Pat Metheny who takes us on that gorgeous final leg of the flight with Lyle Mays on the Oberheim. It doesn't get any better than this!
@andreaassanelli4117 Жыл бұрын
This record, this song is all what is right about music and musicians. A lineup of stars, and noboly outclassesss no one, they were all there around a set of wonderful songs.
@exspiravit6920 Жыл бұрын
There's a Metheny song I used to love once and I remember really loving the bass part something fierce, and later found out Jaco Pastorius had laid down that part with Pat. Figures.
@misternewbould6 ай бұрын
I have always love that part, how she turns, takes a few steps, pauses for a few moments to play facing Pat, then gently walks backstage. She's as cool as a mountain stream.
@markpeterson32202 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest musicians and lyricists of the 20th Century
@johnfranklin68521 күн бұрын
If ever a song could be declared a masterpiece, this is it.
@redwingblackbirdnell2 жыл бұрын
May 20 ~ 21 1932, Amelia Earhart turned on ignition in a red Lockheed Vega and flew from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland to near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, in fifteen hours nonstop, alone over the North Atlantic.
@Greg076235 жыл бұрын
Anytime I think I’ve heard every possible intricacy of a Joni Mitchell song, I get a little stoned and am transported to this higher place of appreciation. I’ve listened to this song hundreds and hundreds of time and it sounds new each time. Do any of us really understand how incredible Joni Mitchell is?
@Gerhold1025 жыл бұрын
Yes, and have done since I first heard 'Blue'. There are a handful of musicians who can write meaningful, insightful songs, compose complex and emotive music and play several instruments to a virtuoso standard. She is, arguably, the most accomplished. My ex always referred to her as 'moany Mitchell' - she just didn't get how accomplished Joni was - and that's just down to taste. Not everyone likes Mozart.
@thomassonnenberg19155 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah
@GuitarUniverse20135 жыл бұрын
musicians feel the same way when they play their instrument. ive played guitar for over 50 years and istill put my hands onthe fret board and hear somethin ive never played before
@chattycathy80895 жыл бұрын
@@Gerhold102 OMG! My hubby called her moanin Joan!! Ha, took me back! She IS the most underrated, INCREDIBLE TALENT!!!!
@Ed306754 жыл бұрын
I echo each word of your comment...
@jonn.55682 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite Joni Mitchell song, actually probably my favourite song period, and this version is mesmerising. I can´t stop listening. I only wish Amelia Earhart could have known that a masterpiece of songwriting would be dedicated to her.
@mdcecichannel43667 жыл бұрын
Simply put.....beautiful person and the most amazing singer/songwriter of our time..
@jenniemalloy74025 жыл бұрын
MD Ceci Channel Correct.
@andrewmair73715 жыл бұрын
Not that it’s a competition 🙄
@andrearozelle5 жыл бұрын
@@andrewmair7371 Ugh be ml
@maccyd534 жыл бұрын
Said it for me...X
@cornstorm6664 жыл бұрын
Others just come to harm...you would hate this new normal Amelia...you are my Super hero
@madisonnicoleziegler34538 ай бұрын
This is one of my most beloved songs. As I sit here writing this, I think back on all the past relationships I’ve been through. At such a young age, I come back to this song only when I am in pain and need something to convey those emotions. In my room, at night thinking back on all the people whom have wrong me. I hurt, but I do not regret anything I’ve done, everything happens for a reason. This song is a brilliant, yet sad reminder of that. Words can’t express how much I love and am glad she wrote this masterpiece. Thank you, Joni. ❤️
@joshuadoehr54684 жыл бұрын
This is timeless perfection. The composition, the tribute, the story, the imagery of the poetry. Just incredible. I feel like I was spoiled by this generation of music, not realizing just how unique it will forever be. Where did all the great artists go?
@donaldcook31122 жыл бұрын
. . . It has been and of a certain given time , Joshua . Those artists of that time - perhaps early 60's to a few decades later, at most, are not returning in any guise or persona . Not e v e r .
@jonka12 жыл бұрын
You said that so perfectly. Thank you.
@peterrief016 жыл бұрын
Joni plays and sings so effortlessly here and Pat Metheny's solo is out of this world !
@donaldianmccaw6 жыл бұрын
aufzug yes, but Larry Carleton’s work on the album version of this song is heartbreaking.
@bmcgoo60274 жыл бұрын
That solo is appaling - it's so bad and out of tune - it's a disgrace.
@clownprince08014 жыл бұрын
This is just too good. True art.
@fromParis20114 жыл бұрын
@@bmcgoo6027 Take it easy, you will come to it. I was like you once ! that is just one of these great musicians. We are not used to them.
@eagles_s4 жыл бұрын
Martin Turner Haha !! They tuned the instruments to Heaven for this song(it is actually slightly sharp )
@gpeddino Жыл бұрын
"Then your life becomes a travelogue of picture post card charms" There are no words to describe how much I love this song.
@brenodhomsi6 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the greatests videos around. Joni sounds like an angel; her voice at its best, the perfect, sad and subtle entonation in "false alarm" - and oh my, she was gorgeous. Oh, and what a beautiful footage of Amelia... Love you, Joni!
@eagles_s4 жыл бұрын
Yeah Amelia was a cutie wasnt she?
@eagles_s4 жыл бұрын
What in the sam hill are you talking about? It was a compliment
@dominickdepaolo66683 жыл бұрын
...and Pat's solo. What an incredible backing band line up, so f'n good.
@tinfoilhatter2 жыл бұрын
the lyle mays band, featuring joni mitchell, eh? NICE~
@zedxxx92 жыл бұрын
Aside from praising Joni and this song... this live recording is tremendously awesome. The vocal and the guitar are recorded to perfection. I wish there were live recordings of all her songs with this kind of studio quality result.
@staywellandstrong4199 Жыл бұрын
Live music is such a misunderstood medium ~ a great, nimble sound technician is as valuable as the nuances and pitfalls of the venue's acoustics, monitors, and dead zones. Add a Stellar soundcheck session, to buoy the performers, and History Will Be Made in that moment, and again, a few hours later, in front of a sold-out audience. Sheer musical twofold-ecstasy.
@edwinhurwitz6792 Жыл бұрын
In general, I agree, but the guitar is doing weird things with respect to its stereo image and her vocal is a bit dry. I saw this tour in Providence. It was stunning.
@Yanto-Bardic2 жыл бұрын
Goose Bumps! Goose Bumps! Goose Bumps! - Oh! What Genius - What Beautiful Music and Poetry.
@Alun492 жыл бұрын
My favourite ever song by this iconic songwriter. There is something achingly beautiful within it. The lines 'A ghost of aviation she was swallowed by the sky, or by the sea' hits the heart.
@edwinhurwitz6792 Жыл бұрын
This and Refuge of the Roads is the pinnacle to me.
@ofdrumsandchords4 ай бұрын
These lyrics are sublime. I love the groove of Coyote, with Jaco. Being a salsa player, I find something very latin. And the vocal arrangement on Song for Sharon is very original. Great text, rhythmically interesting with the subtle drumming of John Guerin... And of course Hejira, with strains of Benny Goodman coming through the snow and the pinewood trees.
@Alun494 ай бұрын
@@ofdrumsandchords I often wonder how these wonderful lines came to her. A real painter with words.
@bgfd15 жыл бұрын
This should have millions of views. What an incredidle song. She really did and has set the bar so high for songwriting. She is there with Keats, WB Yates, even Shakespeare. She should have got a Nobel Prize. Look at her writing from her first album to The Hissing Of Summer Lawns, Blue, Heijira, infact all her albums, (too many to list here). What a talented ‘poet’ muscian and singer plus she can really paint. So ignored in many ways by the mainstream of popular culture.
@donaldcook31122 жыл бұрын
. . . Being so ignored by the hucksters and smoke and mirror merchants of 'popular culture' ... is the defining marque of those who have ... and do , see .
@tianaw1nxm2 жыл бұрын
I was driving across the burning desert When I spotted six jet planes Leaving six white vapor trails across the bleak terrain It was the hexagram of the heavens Like the strings of my guitar Amelia, it was just a false alarm The drone of flying engines Is a song so wild and blue It scrambles time and seasons if it gets through to you Then your life becomes a travelogue Full of picture post card charms Amelia, it was just a false alarm People will tell you where they've gone They'll tell you where to go But till you get there yourself you never really know And where some have found their paradise Others just come to harm Amelia, it was just a false alarm I wish that he was here tonight It's so hard to obey His sad request of me to kindly stay away So this is how I hide the hurt As the road leads cursed and charmed I tell Amelia it was just a false alarm A ghost of aviation She was swallowed by the sky Or by the sea like me she had a dream to fly Like Icarus ascending On beautiful foolish arms Amelia, it was just a false alarm Maybe I've never really loved I guess that is the truth I've spent my whole life in clouds at icy altitudes And looking down on everything I crashed into his arms Amelia, it was just a false alarm I pulled into the Cactus Tree Motel To shower off the dust And I slept on strange pillows of my wanderlust I dreamed of 747s Over geometric farms Dreams Amelia, dreams and false alarms
@aprilbates49652 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to be there to see this amazing show. There is Joni and then there is everyone else...She will forever be my reining Queen and I am just as moved by her now as I was as a young girl. I hope when it is my time to leave this earth I will be listening to Blue.
@carpenterbluechicken2 жыл бұрын
She is more than a song writer she is amazing artist. No other such as her! She is classic artist, I love Joni
@hallroy126 жыл бұрын
I never tire of watching this particular video her music and beauty are stunning, please don't ever delete it, please
@cathyanderson46453 жыл бұрын
Beyond heaven🌈🦋❤️
@montex233 жыл бұрын
i was 4 when Hejira came out, and my young hippie mother in France was listening to this record a lot and i was imbued by it - and others from Joni, but that one...that one stays deep in the core of my heart. I'm a guitarist and never played Joni and now that i'm learning Coyote and Amelia, those two songs appears as pure marvels to play and sing..speechless in front of such genius and dephts. Thank you Joni, reading all the comments i think it's clear everyone loves you deeply :)
@DrKennyWang Жыл бұрын
I can’t tell you guys how much the Hejira album has meant to me growing up and through several geographic relocations
@hansemannluchter643 Жыл бұрын
Try anyways? I don't have words for it either...
@brettcode7644 жыл бұрын
Imagine Amelia and Hejira on one album. Truly the highest of musical heights. No painter this. Transformative metaphysical genius. Mitchell and Earhart: together in the stratosphere of 20th century legends
@brucemoeller4 жыл бұрын
I never listened to Joni until I heard her work with Pat, Lyle, Jaco. Jazz was my thing....but she clearly was every bit a jazz musician. I'm so thankful that I've "discovered" this work...and the depth of her songwriting and artistry. It was painful to learn of her stokes....a reminder that we don't live forever. Blessed Joni...thank you for your tender heart.
@jamaicamocha60273 жыл бұрын
Amelia served as a nurse and suffered in service as a patient under the previous pandemic. Her symptoms lingered even as she piloted her aircraft. She's a true hero.
@redshield32963 жыл бұрын
I’ve played guitar and piano all of my life. Rick Beato has taught me that I never really learn to appreciate the art of music. Rick’s videos on Gordon Lightfoot and Joni Mitchell have been eye opening
@relaxationmusicsanctuary36644 жыл бұрын
Every time I hear Jony Mitchell singing is like to travel in another world. She has a magic in her.
@evascharfe1892 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the most interesting and one of the best songs ever written. Joni music and lyrics are sheer perfection and make you feel your own feelings.
@moonlitme2 жыл бұрын
Why does this song always bring the tears to the surface?
@dogwomanhere4 жыл бұрын
I will always be grateful for having Joni's artistry in my life. Now that we're in our last chapter, I have greater appreciation for her voice, writing, and painting. An enormous gift to this life. Impermanence is difficult.
@HenriNigro3 жыл бұрын
The most haunting song ever sung (perfectly) by the best writer/ singer of our generation / Then Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays finish it off with a wondrous solo/ Their relationship was a musical classic/ the frontman and the backman / that combo translates far beyond jazz/ I cant believe Lyle is gone/ I'm sure Pat Metheny is empty/ i lost my frontman 10 years ago and it's still in the studio i hear him playing in my right ear / I let him have my good ear ( I've heard myself enough already!) They ALL make it look so easy !
@simonsimon3252 жыл бұрын
think this is my favourite song of hers, and this my favourite rendition.
@petern33635 жыл бұрын
A rare combination of great music and poetry. Never bettered.
@virginiaviola50974 жыл бұрын
This is music. No naked dancing girls, no flashing lights, no pyrotechnics, just a girl alone on the stage with her guitar, and she still gives me chills, no matter how many hundreds of times I’ve watched this. THIS is music.
@chrisjjpark6 ай бұрын
Good paraphrasing of Corden on Adele but yeah, Joni does it best
@virginiaviola50976 ай бұрын
@@chrisjjpark who?
@birdynumnum34735 жыл бұрын
I don’t feel worthy of this level of musicianship and artistry. Today’s “artists” should try to compare themselves to her before calling themselves artists. What a gifted, talented woman.
@yeahdancetomyrecord4 жыл бұрын
I feel like she would disagree with that because art is entirely personal, but there still hasn't been another quite like her.
@SonicDykstra6 жыл бұрын
Greatest of her and most other generations. A true original, and artist who's always honest, sincere, and shows her vulnerability. A great song. Thank you.
@davidryan73862 жыл бұрын
Best band any singer ever had.
@bruceengle37937 жыл бұрын
What an amazing song--what an amazing performance!
@themistermax4 жыл бұрын
Just amazing... I love how Joni kind of walks off as Metheny takes over... Where are the artists of this quality today? (There are none...)
@SneakySeriyuu4 жыл бұрын
There are tons, you just have to actually look. Don't blame it on current musicians, just put some effort in.
@leebond45594 жыл бұрын
Pat's still going strong, but Lyle has left us....
@namcat534 жыл бұрын
@@SneakySeriyuu Tons? Name them.
@elkalabaw76654 жыл бұрын
@@namcat53 young folks today keep saying you just need to look for good music, they're all over. but that's exactly the thing, in our time we didn't have to look, we were constantly bombarded by it over the radio.
@Knight_Boxx4 жыл бұрын
@@SneakySeriyuu name a few
@rochittanedo52495 жыл бұрын
this is a peak experience, a polished and poised storyteller offering such a nuanced view of, and sweet kinship with a kindred spirit.
@jeffreylear75942 жыл бұрын
Wonderful Joni... she can pull the emotions out of your heart... Surely, one of the best! Ever
@Nikkithedog-t6b2 жыл бұрын
It can't actually be as easy and perfect as she makes it. I have watched her hundreds of times and it's never less unreal how great she is.
@colingittins85546 жыл бұрын
What an amazing woman, who could not love her songs ?
@jenniemalloy74025 жыл бұрын
Colin Gittins Human.
@cornstorm6664 жыл бұрын
She has written my life's story...and Amelia encouraged me to skydive...OH HELL YEAH
@christophlieding734 Жыл бұрын
Danke from Germany/ Joni you are more then a legend. Send from Heaven for sure.
@onefoot76 жыл бұрын
Plays such awesome guitar styles and tunings.....I would say that Joni is a Giant
@lorrainedarcy5315 жыл бұрын
Real musician with true beautiful Lyrics. Can't beat the 60's and 70's music.
@stevekaspar13963 жыл бұрын
The most gifted and most remarkable female artist of the 20th century.. no question.. done..
@michaelhaydn95045 жыл бұрын
so I think that's Pat Metheny, guitar solos, with Joni! Beautiful pairing!!! Such a lovely voice, Joni Mitchell, such fine open tuning guitar 'chops!!!'
@Robbo573 жыл бұрын
An amazing live performance of probably my favourite Joni song. Her guitar playing is fabulous on this version. But those lyrics cut right through my soul.
@davidryan73862 жыл бұрын
this and furry sings the blues. utter perfection on this live version. both.
@Sajtbaba5 жыл бұрын
Both Ladies are the part of History now. And the ending minutes with Pat Metheny are also like Heaven. Words can barely describe this ten minutes.
@sixwingsram9 ай бұрын
One of the greatest composers, lyricists and guitarist/performers ever. So sophisticated a sense of design. She's an artist from her nose to her toes. Such a rarity❤
@Joantiech5 жыл бұрын
I am 43 and Joni stil helps me to grow up.
@Ahqeter2 жыл бұрын
I found Joni as a boy when these albums were coming out and bought every new one as it came. I think I was in love. And when I watch this beautiful video after all those years ... I know that I was in love. Such beautiful music, beautiful muse.
@bigolebot2 жыл бұрын
You were a teenager then?
@marcomannoni6389 Жыл бұрын
Dio c'è!!!!!!!
@DBRONX2 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter how many times I watch this video or listen to the CD; I still get goosebumps for this live version. Musically and lyrically, just stunning on all counts.
@popogast5 жыл бұрын
I broke down in tears listening to this divine piece of music.
@Mike-hu1gq5 жыл бұрын
Perhaps we will be blessed with another such as this in a millinnea or two. Thank you Joni.
@jackbrown23252 ай бұрын
The BEST singer songwriter ever in my humble , and one whose lyrics ( intentionally or otherwise ) are strong enough to stand alone . A remarkable talent , I thought it all those years ago and my opinion has never faltered .
@mt-nv4jd3 жыл бұрын
Rarely do you witness perfection in the performing arts. This was it. I will always love Ms. Joni.
@oldscad9 жыл бұрын
Stay with us Joni. We're not yet ready for you to go.
@michaelreidperry32567 жыл бұрын
Joni, don't give 2016 the satisfaction of taking you too.
@hoffer545 жыл бұрын
@Russbot Apocolypse 2020 Please leave the politics out of the music scene! People come here to forget all that crap, especially all you right wingers! Jeez give it a break!
@TheMonolake5 жыл бұрын
My queen...will never go.
@janecahane95925 жыл бұрын
Amen. Your words and music have been a mainstay of my life as well as many others. Thank you for giving our souls a shape to curve into.
My most loved song.And singer and composer.Pure perfection.Nadja from Mexico.Enjoy.🙏💋🌹🤞🏻😌😢🌷❤️🍀🌷
@danmason84272 ай бұрын
Linda Manzer was in the audience and became captivated with this Pat Metheny guy. Today she makes specialty guitars for him and the power elite of the guitar world.
@moonlitme8 күн бұрын
She makes them for Bruce Cockburn too.
@christernordstrom83564 жыл бұрын
Dear Joni! I didn't listen enough to your wonderful music when I was young. Today though I find great joy and comfort in listening to your creations most every day, a never ending joy. Christer
@throckmortensnivel28506 ай бұрын
It's hard to believe anyone could listen to this song without sobbing uncontrollably by the end. How much heartbreak can one song have? It is just overwhelming.
@iesus685 жыл бұрын
The day I've bought this double live album in 1980 is still clear in my memory. Went back at home. Played and taking off with her beautiful voice. But at a certain point this song arrived. I stopped myself doing everything, trying to understand any single word. Then I've read anything about Amelia and her story. An incredible story sung by an incredible artist. The art of storytelling into a single song. Joni has a voice of an angel, but looking to the video you can be impressed by her beauty and her stunning technical skills in playing guitar. Is one of the song of my life. All the time I'm listening after so many years I feel human.
@namcat534 жыл бұрын
Such heartfelt, lovely, genuine, poignant music; I'm lucky to have been alive then and now. This is beauty.
@eagles_s4 жыл бұрын
Its amazing the amount of class it takes for an artist of her caliber to leave the stage and allow Metheny, who was still early in his career, to shine like that. Joni has no equal.
@alanogilvie45042 жыл бұрын
One of the finest pieces of music that has ever been recorded
@elrioviolino35499 күн бұрын
In the top 10 of best songs ever written.....and to be paired with the Pat Matheny solo.....In fact, this solo by Pat reaches far far into my heart and pulls out EVERYTHING!!! that's there, the exquisite love and affection and hope and dreams and heartbreak and devastation and primordial longing and loneliness......... this pairing is beyond genius, beyond enlightenment....
@carlospardo34845 жыл бұрын
I heard "Shadows and light" a thousand times before the original "Hejira", and I think both are amazing...but never have seen this video. It´ s heavenly! The face expression of Joni is thrilling Thanks sonicboy!
@RS-on5zg4 жыл бұрын
This is just one example of how amazing Joni is in live performance. Love this version.
@theadamgray2 жыл бұрын
Simply the most moving and perfect performance of what could be the greatest song written. By anyone. The voice, the playing, the poetic lyrics, the imagery…utterly flawless and without equal.
@truettneathery43585 жыл бұрын
Travelled through Burbank Airport last week - big statue of Amelia with her propeller - hummed this song all the way back to Sacramento !!!!
I love the way Joni sets the scene before she dives into the circumstances of her life at the time. My impression of this song is she thinks she’s crashed but no, it was just a false alarm and somehow she will get through this heartache.
@robertgeraldwalker498710 ай бұрын
Hah! I appreciate your comment, really I do. But I took it just the opposite, that Joni was speaking with irony, that her dreams for fulfillment with that other person were the false alarm. Interesting to get this other perspective.
@U9Daddy Жыл бұрын
Just watched the Rick Beato video on this song. Im 50 years old and I am totally ashamed I havent been listening to Joni Mitchell for decades already.
@BreaktheTrend Жыл бұрын
Dont feel bad. Id never heard Jim Croce's Operator until Rick and Mary Spender pointed out the errors of my ways!
@ConwayBob6 ай бұрын
We all miss some good things in our youth. If we're fortunate we discover some of those same treasures in our middle age or old age and get to experience the joy of discovery afresh, as though we were 20 again!
@Sam-nk6hk6 ай бұрын
55 years old here; and I feel the same!
@ConwayBob6 ай бұрын
@@Sam-nk6hk -- Still feelin' it at 77 years old!
@chucklauria95382 жыл бұрын
This song & performance always brings out goose bumps on my arms!!!
@Christophergarcia-pt2qj5 жыл бұрын
She has such a way with words. They always spoke to me.
@andreaassanelli4117 Жыл бұрын
I'll be ever grateful for the whole record. Joni and Pat, Jaco, Michael, Don... everything was perfect. This is one of the highlights of the record along with ... all the other highlights!!! Seeing Jaco smiling because he was enjoying it so much.... The dry cleaner from Des moines... I can list every single song. It is my record for the desert islan, definitively.
@hansemannluchter643 Жыл бұрын
It is one of the best 5 live-performances ever recorded, and easily the best Jacko ever..
@califtom3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely stunning. Joni sounds, plays and looks like an angel. That may be the most beautiful guitar solo I’ve ever heard.
@anthonymiller95794 жыл бұрын
I've been in love with Joni Mitchell ever since I heard her sing this song! The most amazing open chords I've ever heard!
@TrumanGN5 жыл бұрын
I can hardly believe what I am hearing. This song and voice and this unearthly accompaniment is only pure genius. Noone else on earth can do this. These words don't even need meaning. I remember when I first heard both sides now. Same feeling all over again.
@lesanneesjacqueshelian2 жыл бұрын
That night, 40 years ago exactly, I was running a weekly music programme on a brand new radio station located in Toulouse and named TSF 100. Mainly american music. while I was putting my stuff together at the end of my 2 hours, the guy officiating after me, Jacques, got "Shadows and lights" out and started playing "Amelia". I Immediately became sort of paralysed and listened to every note, including Metheny's solo without moving an inch. I knew Joni as a folk singer from the year I had spent in L.A. in 67/68 but I was unaware of the extent of her evolution, even though I had purchased "Blue" in the meantime. Up until now, "Amelia" remains one of the pieces of music that I have most often listened to and watched. Just magic! Roland Fauré
@petern3363Ай бұрын
The whole of the Hejira album is equally brilliant, and I would say is her finest work.
@schakj2 жыл бұрын
Not only is Joni brilliant, but this videography is impressive for the late 70s.
@cynthiapease39296 жыл бұрын
I loved that entire album, though this was my favorite because I was taking flying lessons and worshiped Amelia Earhart. Brings me to tears hearing this all these years later.
@point28222 жыл бұрын
AMERICAN MUSICAL ROYALTY EVRYONE ON THIS STAGE STUNNING LIVE RECORDING THANK YOU .28
@theGarv136 Жыл бұрын
OMG beautiful. Listened again after her amazing Nerport performance last summer. She tells the story of the album Hejira her favorite! Anyway, moved to tears beautiful and thank you Joni!
@TotzkeMike5 жыл бұрын
So moving it isn't funny. 'Hejira" is - to me - the greatest album ever made.
@gregsmith51485 жыл бұрын
Michael Totzke - I hope when Joni’s biography is written, it is titled - Between the Forceps and the Stone I know, no one's going to show me everything We all come and go unknown Each so deep and superficial Between the forceps and the stone
@TheMonolake5 жыл бұрын
All her albums
@billsharkey93654 жыл бұрын
You never heard The White Album ????😼😸😹😻
@gearboxobs4194 жыл бұрын
Hissing too my friend.
@gaylenhalbert43914 жыл бұрын
Yes and have to mention the contribution of Jaco Pastorius.
@rcjward4 жыл бұрын
Not only a brilliant artist and instrumentalist and composer but a dynamic voice like butter.
@DancingElephantProds4 жыл бұрын
It should be a crime for them to interrupt Pat Metheny's solo after Joni performs like this and then walks off to hand off the stage to him; the song wasn't finished until he finished!! That was part of the whole package. Stupid KZfaq needs to keep the ads at the front and NEVER do this!!! I immediately hit the pause button when that happened so I didn't see the ad; it made me so mad.
@boydclark35466 жыл бұрын
this seems to me to be the best version of this tune ....her voice is strong and the rhythms pop....Pat makes a great contribution..we need another Joni !!
@albertedmunds75004 жыл бұрын
There'll never be another Joni! We are all just privileged to have lived in her lifetime!