Joni Mitchell - Blue (Full Album) [Official Video]

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You're watching the official full album video for Joni Mitchell - 'Blue' (1971) . The album marks Mitchell's first entirely self-produced project and features haunting melodies like "Carey", "My Old Man" and "The Last Time I Saw Richard."
Tracklist:
0:00 All I Want
3:34 My Old Man
7:09 Little Green
10:36 Carey
13:40 Blue
16:46 California
20:36 This Flight Tonight
23:29 River
27:33 A Case of You
31:58 The Last Time I Saw Richard
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Welcome to the official KZfaq channel of Joni Mitchell, whose songs “River,” “Both Sides Now," “California,” and albums ‘Clouds,’ ‘Ladies of the Canyon’ and ‘Blue’ compose only a fragment of a multi-disciplinary artistic output that has been embraced across generations, inspired multitudes of artists, and earned every conceivable accolade.
One of the world’s most remarkable and beloved artists, Mitchell has influenced musicians across a vast cross-section of genres with her ethereal songs that reflect social and environmental ideals. The prolific singer-songwriter-painter-poet has not only written and produced her music, but also designed most of her album covers and packaging. A journey into Joni Mitchell’s artistry is one of a highly original, harmonically innovative, and emotionally charged, familiar yet fresh adventure.

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@lindat1078 Жыл бұрын

I was 20 when this album came out. I’d just given up a baby girl for adoption and had been in relationships of little commitment. I bought the record and put it on my stereo in my tiny apartment…. When Little Green started I sobbed and sobbed. I cried through many of these songs . Joni Mitchell is my heart ❤️. My daughter found me later in her adult life.

@rustyjames6622 Жыл бұрын

too deep. 😳

@AgeBetterDotCom Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear you are reunited with your daughter. I'm sure your decision was motivated by your love for her.

@benwasilewski Жыл бұрын

Incredible story. Thank you for sharing!

@watersave4919 Жыл бұрын

I too was about 20 when I first heard this album. Why do they say that this about her baby was some kind of secret till the 1990s? All I remember is that I and my friends at the time all knew exactly what Little Green was about. Do I remember wrong? I guess not, since Linda had this experience. Thanks for telling about it.

@Anony_mutt Жыл бұрын

🎶🤔💞

@bearworm 6 ай бұрын

i cry every time Spotify tells me I can no longer listen to this album

@scottcraig5640 3 ай бұрын

Just buy the album. I got a load of Joni stuff pretty cheap.

@garytube1955 3 ай бұрын

Spotify sucks

@Saffarts 3 ай бұрын

It's back on Spotify!

@bearworm 3 ай бұрын

@@Saffarts I saw!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 Neil Young, CSNY and Joni!! My life is back on track 😂

@michaelgraham9774 2 ай бұрын

@Saffarts Literally just downloaded like 6 Joni albums, 7 Neil albums, Crosby's debut album that was only partially uploaded because of Neil's contributions and lastly Deja Vu. What a great day for music streaming

@sabinadods8496 4 күн бұрын

Having been so fortunate to listen to Joni, ice skating.with headphones,on frozen lakes.,in Canada,as a teenager.Pure joy!

@rosellasusanbyers31 15 күн бұрын

I bought this album in 1971 in Detroit; I'm listening to it tonight in Granada, Spain at the age of 75. The album retains it's pure molecular weight, timeless power, and beauty - like a gyroscope, like a comet, like flamenco cante jondo. I give thanks for a lot of things; and one of them is that I lived in the age of Joni Mitchell, and got to see her perform live.

@jeco1057 6 күн бұрын

What a place for such an album! I got the picture😊

@Sane-wq8ug 4 күн бұрын

Wow Granada, my mum is from Barcelona, I love 💕 Joni.

@Sane-wq8ug 4 күн бұрын

What a beautiful great artist talented woman no one can compare ❤

@Sane-wq8ug 4 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍 I'm still trucking after all these years, doing cat rescue etc. Move slower however my dancer legs look good for 69yrs LoL 😂

@marilynwatkins8845 Күн бұрын

1970 for me 74 on a trip from Miami to visit Chicago. I read once her octave range is huge. I was in art school in Sarasota 1978 and met Carey (mine) under the pool table light and my friend said Marilyn (Monroe) meet Carey (Grant) he swept me in his arms in a deep dip. We stayed friends, he was an underwater welder for oil rigs. Only astronauts pay more for life insurance. Lost track of him while I was in Germany. mid 80's.

@hansemannluchter643 Жыл бұрын

Joni Mitchell should have been awarded a Nobel-Prize a long time ago.

@MichaelHeinz4 4 ай бұрын

In my humble opinion...this is one of the best albums ever, belongs to the group of the ten best of All Time. A masterpiece by young Joni Mitchell !

@vitordanielsantos3227 4 ай бұрын

1000% !

@kostasbr51 4 ай бұрын

True. No doubt.

@whitefangzssss 3 ай бұрын

You know an album is amazing when people can pull almost any line from any song and get it tattooed

@BrianCallahan-dj2nn 3 ай бұрын

I found her again at 68. Her voice followed me through my hippy days of the 70's. A voice that cannot be replicated. A gift.

@patrickmaynard7553 8 ай бұрын

I'm only 3 months old, but I find this music just as relevant for people of my generation as it surely was when it came out. Timeless!

@SuperRinzler 6 ай бұрын

Totally agreed even considering i’m not born yet (mama, hope you like the sounds from your belly)

@robo_t 6 ай бұрын

Me and my fellow sperm buddies love Joni Mitchell!

@jameskilgour387 5 ай бұрын

I was born in 1326 but this album is just as relevant to my generation as it is to you young whippersnappers born after the Renaissance. I put on "A Case of You" when my entire village perished from the Black Death and it definitely helped to put things into perspective.

@jamespollyzzz 5 ай бұрын

now that you're 5 months old, do you still feel the same?

@patrickmaynard7553 5 ай бұрын

@@jamespollyzzz haha -- always.

@BrianCallahan-dj2nn 3 ай бұрын

In todays unrest and hate , we must go back to the music of the 60s and the 70s. Liten, absorb the lessons, and change the way we look at each other.

@Fezz1020 3 ай бұрын

Wouldn't that be Beautiful 🌺🌻

@terrieanndiehl58 Ай бұрын

AMEN

@Sane-wq8ug Күн бұрын

@@BrianCallahan-dj2nnthe music keeps me sane, I remember the old days Vietnam my brother was there Wow Joni California helped me and I'm from SF CA, tough times. Tough now also. War huh what is it good for absolutely nothing.

@johnbradbury4000 Жыл бұрын

I am 75 now and this brings me back to the mid-seventies. It brings back memories...good ones.

@rimbleskinflint3447 Жыл бұрын

I`m only 60 brother . I`ts great to read the comments from music lovers , I was playing in a band in Glasgow and a couple of the guys were really influenced by Joni . They really liked Mingus . I landed in Germany there are loads of mates of mine who I`ve introduced to Joni. Incidentally they`ve taught me how to listen to Love Forever Changes with different ears

@ccziv Жыл бұрын

Where *do* the years go?

@bestpossibleworld2091 Жыл бұрын

My wife and I were newly married living in downtown Portland (when it was still a clean and very hip place). We lived in a two room apartment and were deliriously happy. We played this album a lot and loved the lyrics.

@pathammond8744 5 ай бұрын

I'm 72 and her music is so sweet

@Fezz1020 3 ай бұрын

I'm with you babe.🌻🌺

@helplesslyhoping2003 Жыл бұрын

16 years old, lying on my bedroom floor with my headphones on and living in Joni's life for awhile - long, long ago, and again now

@bazinamelie9211 3 ай бұрын

I wish you an happy travel in Joni's poetry ❤

@genevievegelatto8447 Жыл бұрын

This is one of those albums that should be beamed into space in hopes that alien lifeforms, light years away, might hear and realize there really is intelligent life and great beauty on this tiny blue marble after all.

@cassandrajoiner9933 Жыл бұрын

It's the only reason they haven't smote us yet.

@pianowoman2529 Жыл бұрын

Agreed. After 45 years of listening, she is still the best to my ears and heart.

@rimbleskinflint3447 Жыл бұрын

that`s a lovely comment . i dearly hope a lot of us are still trying to hold on to each other. lotsa lurve sister.

@marieannecelticwoman3466 Жыл бұрын

@@rimbleskinflint3447 A metamorphisis happened while listening to JM in h.s. Hope that is true for you and othere as well.

@marieannecelticwoman3466 Жыл бұрын

" We don't need no piece of paper from the city hall keeping us tied and true." Joni knew her relevance in the world. Always willing to share her gifts and insight. A forerunner in women's and men's liberation. Nonconformist to be my idol in so many ways. Yet, I did not know this at 14. I only sensed the power of jms words in my life. Now I experience and have lived the power of jm as a word smith and change agent in this humble life.

@billywinfield5487 11 ай бұрын

Joni, you were my wife Daun's favorite! Everyday, getting ready for Dialysis we played this album to calm her nerves. Thankyou Dear Joni!! I hope one day you two can meet face to face in Heaven..miss her Beautiful Soul🌿🕊️✝️

@malucicala3457 5 ай бұрын

Joni Mitchell exists in a different plane... she is incredible and I feel so lucky to live in a time where I can experience her music

@alexiscrenshaw7530 5 ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY.!! 👍🏾

@josquin101554 Жыл бұрын

This music never ages, never goes “out of fashion,” as fresh, original and artistically excellent as the day it was released.

@ccziv Жыл бұрын

The music never ages, though it certainly can make the listener feel her age. She’s one of the greatest. ❤

@frederickacerra7766 Жыл бұрын

Great music is timeless

@kaulanaberg7605 Жыл бұрын

Literally the worst singer this world has ever had to endure

@blahqwe Жыл бұрын

@@kaulanaberg7605 and yet you're here.

@willv1079 Жыл бұрын

@@kaulanaberg7605 you're definitely in the minority with that opinion. This is widely considered one of the very best albums of all time.

@RandallvanOosten-ln5wf 14 күн бұрын

My wife and I (married 52 years) loved this album back in the 70s. I listened to the whole thing again and I am still in awe of her artistry and spellbinding lyrics. However, I have to say, "California" brought tears of sadness to my eyes. We've lived here nearly our whole lives and shared Joni's exhilaration at being in the Golden State at its apex. Unfortunately, it is no longer the place of dreams and achievements. But, her song helped me relive that wonderous time.

@marilynwatkins8845 Күн бұрын

Coming from South FL. I see what you mean it is no longer home and couldn't afford it if I wanted too. But I was blessed to be there in it's prime. Oh Coconut Grove 1970. You never knew who was going to pull out a guitar and start playing. I live on a farm in N. Central, FL now. I have the album in two forms and can't play either until I get them fixed.

@mattc3929 Жыл бұрын

Proud to say we named our newly born daughter Joni ❤

@jillgoldman447 3 ай бұрын

Voice as instrument. That’s Joni.

@scapegoatiscariot2767 Жыл бұрын

I like what David Crosby said about Joni Mitchell in an interview one time. "Yeah, there was some magic happening there."

@georgelewis1664 Жыл бұрын

Joni , I’m pretty sure you don’t get to read these comments . . . but I sure wish you would ; the sheer love and admiration folks have for you is deep , is incredible . I’ve been a fan for over 50 years , however , now that I’m almost 84 I feel I can now appreciate the depth , the poignancy , the lovely poetry of your lyrics . The music has always been cutting-edge , but the lyrics ! Joni , always having loved you , I love you even more now than ever . It was delightful to see the recent video of you at Newport . Go, girl ! You still rock ! God bless you , and keep on truckin’. George Lewis, Sr.

@ccziv Жыл бұрын

Lovely, George! I hope she sees it - or at least feels it.

@rimbleskinflint3447 Жыл бұрын

Well said brother

@TheAbundance Жыл бұрын

Beautiful George. I too have been smitten by Joni for five decades. As a young man, there was no one who "spoke my heart" like she did. In her doing so, I experienced life in a deeper, more meaningful way. And as I evolved and matured, more was revealed in her work - and continues to. So much gratitude. - Paul ❤ BTW, here's a photo I took of her in 1974: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell#/media/File:Joni_mitchell_1974_(cropped).jpg

@mariavarecka2618 Жыл бұрын

George, I've been a fan for a very, very long time. We saw her in her heyday and she's still up there. I still know the words to all her songs. I'll be 75 in February. We had the best music.

@georgelewis1664 Жыл бұрын

@@mariavarecka2618 Maria , we are part of a special sorority/fraternity of lovers of great music from back in the day . As I am , and I’m pretty sure you must also be, we are possessors of fine music that is classic , and delightful and groovy in our memories. How rich ! How uniquely ours !

@katajolina Жыл бұрын

My heart. My medicine. All these years.

@MarkBlackburnWPG 3 ай бұрын

You convey so much, in so few (7) words!

@tub1960 4 ай бұрын

"River". It just says it all. My favorite song for 50+ years. Thanks Joni.

@paulmichaelwaterman-ca Жыл бұрын

Joni Mitchell is the poetess and minstrel who defined the cultural transformation of the flower children seeking the path of peace and love. I could drink a case of her and still be on my feet. Forever young, eh?

@keithburgess2195 Ай бұрын

This is the ONLY album I have every played, loved every song and played it all over again and again until I knew all the lyrics and melodies. From the first track All I Want she draws you in with workds and music that absolutely complement each other to make you inhabit her story and personality. I am adamant Joni Mitchell should have been awarded the Nobel Prize. Though I love Bob Dylan too everything about her music is streets ahead of his. Then there was Hejira, Miles of Aisles, For the Roses,...

@richard-t3z 6 күн бұрын

You actually like this?

@elyssatriskelidis198 Жыл бұрын

I’m only 21 but this album is one of my absolute favourites…. Her music is timeless and ethereal 🫶🏽✨

@ccziv Жыл бұрын

Love to see young listeners! Please keep her art front and center after those of us who are dinosaurs kick it.

@prayatna7109 Жыл бұрын

I'm 24 and same. Started listening to her back in 2020.✨🥺

@serafine4895 Жыл бұрын

You should buy her album if you don’t like the ads on here.

@jezebeljones659 Жыл бұрын

You young'uns got good taste!

@melodyal3357 Жыл бұрын

Wow, you seem to be an oldschool kind of girl. Rare at your age nowadays. Just amazing, hold onto that because that's where true artisty and quality keeps living on.

@carleu 27 күн бұрын

Joni is gold, pure Gold. Talented, Humble, and Magic. Joni is Wonderful, Thank you so much for the great songs, Joni.

@annevogle 6 ай бұрын

One of the best albums..ever in a hundred years her voice will still sting and cause us to cry out for the beauty and Pain.

@kevdub11 Жыл бұрын

A Case of You remains one of the most beautifully crafted songs I know. Heartbreaking and full of inspiration all at once.

@cynthialangley7338 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joni for releasing these albums on KZfaq. What an incredible gift!!🌹

@davidmoore2325 Жыл бұрын

Hello dear,how are you doing,how is the weather treating you?

@concars1234 Жыл бұрын

Especially this one, am I not wrong Cynthia?

@GayleHerbert-fv3pg 8 ай бұрын

Yes she's a legend

@paulpost9737 6 ай бұрын

Could a mother do more? May her children go on to live through many generations to come. Her purest gifts. Thank you.

@sdfhhh3r 3 ай бұрын

THIS IS BACK ON SPOTIFY BTW

@davidbanan. 3 ай бұрын

thanks!!!

@van8509 3 ай бұрын

thanks I love you

@CVMOLIVEIRA 2 ай бұрын

Finally

@kayleefrost670 Жыл бұрын

The first time I heard this full album, the line “I’m frightened by the devil, and I’m drawn to those ones that ain’t afraid” from A Case of You made me pause the song and just think for a couple minutes because I was so in awe of the songwriting. It still amazes me.

@barbararenton8009 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree with you! I've been amazed by this great artist since I heard her on the radio in the 1960s and listen to her music before I go to sleep at night. Not every morning of mine is a Chelsea morning, but close!

@bo2.4u6 Жыл бұрын

At 65 year old I'm falling and in love we this quintessential artist, all of over again. 💋♥️🥰

@TwinOpinion Жыл бұрын

I only discovered her last year. Someone cited her as an example of a voice that autotune would ruin. I've been hooked ever since... The voice... The poetry... One of a kind...

@kayleefrost670 Жыл бұрын

@@TwinOpinion My mom played a couple of her songs from Blue when I was really young, but I only got into the rest of her albums last year as well. And I agree, there’s always been something “different” about her music and lyrics. I think it sounds beautifully old-timey, incredibly modern, and oh-so-70’s all at the same time.

@reidobify Жыл бұрын

"You're sad and your sorry, but you're not ashamed." What an amazing line.

@jaykaydee434 Жыл бұрын

Dear Joni, at the time your album "Blue" was released, I was a young boy of 17. As many others I was longing for peace and freedom in the entire world.☮︎ But my personal world was full of sadness and depressions. Somehow you saved my life with your music and your lyrics. It helped me to get through this swamp of feelings. Im very thankful and still alive and well. Sometimes I sing your songs in my own way, and I tell you it's not easy! All the best and love ♡ from my hometown in Germany! Juergen

@berfiinnnn Жыл бұрын

❤

@pokey5736 8 ай бұрын

So glad Joni's music helped to heal your pain. This world is full of trials and tribulations. Be well.

@dewhittjames 8 ай бұрын

The first time I heard Joni was Big Yellow Taxi when it was new. And I was blown away by her vocal ability.

@trinabaynes7254 Жыл бұрын

At 78 the beautiful, talented Joni Mitchell is back after surviving a serious brain aneurysm 7 years ago! I remember praying for her an extended period, knowing that God is faithful, cos she had more to do.in this life, and it looks like she is doing it. 🙏 Her voice is still powerful, and she retaught herself to play guitar! 😍😍So glad you're bringing us good music! Your music helped define my teen years in the 1970s. Joni is the White American counterpart to Aretha Franklin (RIP Queen).

@barbarameehan3582 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you posted this! Help me popped into my head 2 days ago & here I am. I was wondering how she is? Such an artist! 💚🎶

@trinabaynes7254 Жыл бұрын

@@barbarameehan3582 check out her performance over the weekend with a little help from some powerful friends! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/asehes2Sq6q4qIU.html

@tonymiller6847 Жыл бұрын

I lived in the land of steady habits (Connecticut) until I was 35 years old, traveled for 2 years and now and for the last 40 years lived in the largest state. California.

@jinjeegarrick 4 ай бұрын

In 1985 I was 18 and living at my friend's Mom's house in East York. She had Joni Mitchell's album Blue, and I listened to it over and over again, every day for the year that I lived there. The most beautiful music I've ever heard. The most beautiful vibe. And as a student of jazz and songwriting, she was one of my biggest influences. I learned that you can break all the rules, if you stick to your truth; creating beauty. Joni is the truest Folk Musician. I am grateful to have owned her other albums; Mingus, Hejira, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, Court and Spark, and The Hissing of Summer Lawns. It is no wonder every great male folk musician was smitten by her beauty and singular unearthly talent! Thank God and Goddess for Joni! ♥💕💞🥰

@NCinNYC Жыл бұрын

How lovely to read these comments and learn how much Joni Mitchell's brilliance, artistry and poetry have inspired sooo many people.

@ChowaEstradaWiechers Жыл бұрын

I hadn’t been able to cry for months… all it took was listening to Joni. The most beautiful voice and words ever.

@TheBuch4 Жыл бұрын

Same! Listening and crying right now. Listening to Joni, laughing, smiling, remembering... so cathartic. Happy Birthday to her... and here's to the healing power of music, and tears.

@MarkBlackburnWPG 3 ай бұрын

The simple truth!

@connieanderson2281 Жыл бұрын

This came out when I was 16 - I listened to it over and over - it was my safety net that got me through high school

@anyanorton8372 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I was 16 as well. It got me through my parents' divorce and life's confusion.

@peacehousemeditations75 Жыл бұрын

Me too! Same!

@user-bt2os4px9w 11 ай бұрын

I found this album when I was 17 and it's precious to me for the same exact reason c:

@PeterByker Жыл бұрын

This album cemented Joni as one of the GREATS, and she was only starting a brilliant career that inspired millions; I love her.

@juniorsummer4403 Жыл бұрын

This gives me shivers

@sunshineofthespotlessmind Жыл бұрын

joni, i'm 14 and i recently just found you a couple of months ago. although i've always known about you, i never listened like i have now. how beautiful your lyrics are, how relatable and emotional are. i love your music so much. truly, it's changed my life in some way. made me feel more free in some way. i know you won't see this, but i just appreciate the music for what it is. this is my favorite album of yours, with california and my old man being my favorite songs .. as of right now! you're amazing and i cannot get enough of this music. thank you for being so unique.

@francisblair3223 11 ай бұрын

Felt exactly the same way when I was your age, nearly 15 years ago. As works of art that can accompany you and express the additional meanings and nuances that life teaches as you age, you'd be hard pressed to find many that are better.

@shehrezadsyed 11 ай бұрын

oh my gosh sameeee! we’re in the exact same situation xx

@calebmurdock2028 9 ай бұрын

I'm 73, and I've adored Joni since my late teens. I discovered her after her first or second album (I don't remember which). I was living in NYC, and she was giving concerts in NYC, some of them in very small venues such as night clubs. I saw her at one of those night clubs. Because I had made a reservation, when I arrived, they took me to the first row (a wooden bench) and asked the other patrons to scoot over, so I watched Joni give her concert about ten feet away from me. (The stage was very small.) Unfortunately, I was so new to her music then that I didn't recognize any of her songs, having listen to one album just once or twice. Now, in my old age, I have listened to each song perhaps fifty times. My feeling about Joni is that she was the greatest singer-songwriter (up through her album Hejira). She sang with more feeling, nuance and sensitivity than any other singer. Starting with Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, she started to sing in a more stylized way which I couldn't relate to. Her first eight albums are her best work. I'm happy for all you young people who have discovered Joni. She may be the best singer you will ever listen to.

@shehrezadsyed 9 ай бұрын

@@calebmurdock2028 I may or may not be jealous lmao that’s so so cool :)

@freespiritwithnature4384 8 ай бұрын

Please check out Coyote and Big Yellow Taxi by Joni M. They're all amazing. ❤

@andreaalig8931 10 ай бұрын

Giving up anything is hard to do but sometimes it's the best and most right thing to do. There are many ways to give up a child: one is to adoption and the other is to lose a child to death sometimes it takes many years to deal with the letting go Johnny has captured this perfectly in little green Bravo. Just because you get let a child go doesn't mean that you're not still a mother. Motherhood is forever

@MichaelDevereux-pl5od Жыл бұрын

I first heard this album when I was 18 years old in the basement of my cousin's house in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, in 1973. We played it over and over again. I was dazzled by the absolute beauty of the songs, the depth of emotion, sadness and humanity. I have listened to it many thousands of times since then. It has never lost its magic.

@MarkBlackburnWPG 3 ай бұрын

Such an evocative reply!

@IWillHarvestYourToes Жыл бұрын

A PERFECT album... I'm in my 20's but I feel it... I feel it soo much.

@daveherres3374 Жыл бұрын

Great music is timeless, past, present, and future...

@jademoy4923 Жыл бұрын

These songs transport me to college days when we played this album constantly. This is providing comfort now as I grieve for a dear college friend in hospice. Love and peace across the years and miles 💜

@elisarubi1484 Жыл бұрын

Why do these songs feel brand new? I guess I never really listened before. Love you Joni!!!

@joane.3533 Жыл бұрын

I felt it in my teen years and now I'm in my senior years and yeah, still feelin' it.

@elisab8156 Жыл бұрын

@Jordy C Hi Jordy, would you mind sharing others artists to not forget over time? :) I stumbled upon Joni thanks to Mary's video essay on "dating a song writer"... else I would've probably never known of her! :c

@CatharticCreation 11 ай бұрын

“Everybody’s saying that hell’s the hippest way to go, but I don’t think so”- Applies to this day and age more than ever.

@kcbikergal Жыл бұрын

She has the most perfect voice. I had this album on constant repeat when I was in college in 1971.

@melissaeast4138 Жыл бұрын

Me. too, Bouldet

@Neotropix12 Жыл бұрын

i'm a huge fan of her compositions - also love norah jones for her voice

@MarkBlackburnWPG 3 ай бұрын

Perfect voice yes, and perfectly unique. You know in an instant who's singing -- as if she's reaching out to you alone, straight to the heart.

@kurreorava9626 10 ай бұрын

I still remember all the details of the moment I put this record on for the first time. Decades later.

@arunistrying Жыл бұрын

I'm only 19 but I adore this album so much, shame newer generations are unlikely to hear this due to it not being on streaming platforms

@concars1234 Жыл бұрын

I''m 27 but found this album around 19, it's timeless really, if you can cry you can enjoy this

@chrisduke9742 Жыл бұрын

Spread it to everyone you can, its the good news

@MADPACA Жыл бұрын

I'm 20, This is one of my favourite albums

@kshreyasundar1921 Жыл бұрын

Same, I'm 18 and I have this on repeat

@f4gsforpele Жыл бұрын

Glad to see fellow Gen Zs appreciating Joni

@philsomers1135 8 ай бұрын

I remember the very first time I heard this .. i was 15 .... and i still haven't gotten over it ...

@marthakasten4011 Жыл бұрын

The one. The only. JONI MITCHELL. Dreamer, fearlessly artistic, authentic to the core ❤️

@georgeverghis6566 Жыл бұрын

Love to you Joni and thanks from the millions of "lost and lonely ones" for your fabulous music over all these years! God Bless you.

@fannyp5270 Жыл бұрын

It's true... this album feels more like it was written and sung by a like -minded friend than someone I've never met :) I live in a region where 'thinkers' are almost frowned upon, so knowing there are others, makes me feel happy and less alone. This album has SO much Soul :)

@nancygoldfarb1039 Жыл бұрын

My older Sister, who sadly died at 54,introduced me to Joni as a teenager. We saw her together once at Jones Beach Theater on Long Island. This is a classic, her songwriting inspired many female artists. Her voice is unique and reaches the high notes. Love her ❤️

@christine-og8lm Жыл бұрын

What a sweet memory. Sounds like it's still living with Joni's beautiful music. Reading your post brought me back to childhood memories on L. I. and Jones Beach . Blessings :)

@MsGcarbone Жыл бұрын

My brother introduced me to her when I was 20, right before my year studying abroad in Spain. He died in 2008 at age 34. Giving me this album was one of his many gifts.

@douglassales6880 4 ай бұрын

A few times in History something like this happens. Completely magical, haunting and soul-wrecking.

@Sally150 Ай бұрын

I still cry when I hear River.

@SportsKnowItAll11 Жыл бұрын

63 years old. First time I ever listened to Joni Mitchell. Wonderful song writer, singer, producer. A+

@squeakystool Жыл бұрын

Better late than never.

@tamara8908 4 ай бұрын

I'm your age. Didn't ever listen to the radio in your youth? Sorry you didn't grow up with her. She's my comfort place has been since the 70's.

@SportsKnowItAll11 4 ай бұрын

@@tamara8908 Hi. Yes, I listened to the radio, my red Panapet with the leash chain. Growing up in NE Wisconsin, I would tune into WLS Chicago when I went to bed. The first memorable song I listened to was Badfinger Day After Day. If WLS played Joni I have no recollection of her. My early teens i listened to whatever my sisters played The Raspberries, 3DN, America. I later loved Boston, Zeppelin, Fogelberg. Quite varied. You?

@tamara8908 4 ай бұрын

@@SportsKnowItAll11 i grew up in Los Angeles.Some of the stuff I listened to Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Santana, Jethro Tull, Boston too. Plus saw all of them live. I loved Joni from the start. I'm glad that you are enjoying her now.

@SportsKnowItAll11 4 ай бұрын

When and where did you see Boston? Would have loved to see them, especially in their original line up.

@vicsevilla7821 Жыл бұрын

"The Last Time I Saw Richard"... who writes songs like that? Nobody. Nobody but the brilliant Joni Mitchell.

@richardbloemenkamp8532 9 ай бұрын

Every time I hear this song, I wonder if my name was meant in this song, whether my Asian wife was really happier than the figure skater, whether I had given up believing that a really honest understanding is possible, and whether, I tended to tell myself that it's all just pretty lies. And then you hear all that sung so incredibly beautifully by Joni, holding the perfect balance, describing, judgement free, softly motivating for a change of view. Well I guess it pushed me a bit in a better direction.

@nancybibb5289 4 ай бұрын

I love Joni Mitchell so much ever since the 60's. I played her music all the time. Blue is my favorite. I just received 2 books from a friend. "Joni Mitchell, The Complete Poems and Lyrics. And Morning Glory On The Vine, early songs & drawings. Your voice goes straight to my heart. We have something in common, I got polio when I was 5 years old (70 now). I was in insolation for months. It effected my right leg. I have been wearing a brace since. I graduated from high school in 1971. I am an artist also; it keeps me from depression. Been loving you forever. Peace Joni Mitchell.

@orianasaez840 Жыл бұрын

A Case of You, one of the greatest songs 💞

@garypeatling7927 Жыл бұрын

Down to you , is genius so many different ways to interpret the same words depending on your mood

@karlvanhooten2124 5 ай бұрын

An old man at 75, I still get a catch in my throat or weep at these songs...if you can listen to these songs lying on your bed in the dark and not be affected - you have no soul.

@darinmacdougall 4 ай бұрын

Bah! What do you know, you old geezer? 😂

@friotaiocht101 Жыл бұрын

I know that everyone has their favorite Joni Mitchell album for me it was always "Blue"....👍👍

@michaelm8048 Жыл бұрын

The first time I saw her was on a new colour tv, very few around at that time, at a friends house with a group of friends. Unexpected. We weren't watching but heard her and all conversation stopped, all eyes turned to the tv and everyone stopped, everything just stopped, and we were mesmerized. Sheer beauty, astounding for us at that moment. A beautiful memory none of us will ever forget.

@sweetbabyjesus80 Жыл бұрын

I'm black so Joni wasn't being played in the house but as I became a music producer and started sample searching I realized she's a vocal goat ❤️

@mgcnashville6615 Жыл бұрын

I’m the opposite. My mom loved all this stuff so growing up I rejected it. Only as an adult did I realize how good it was and start to appreciate it. Also a producer. So I am always looking to expand my musical tastes and keep an open mind to music I may have otherwise never heard. Check out café Del Mar. Goldmine for sample material.

@garypeatling7927 Жыл бұрын

Whats a vocal goat , suppose be being nimble around the peaks and troughs never heard it before

@neilharris4362 Жыл бұрын

@@garypeatling7927 Greatest Of All Time, although your interpretation isn't far off with Joni's voice.

@serenity6010 6 ай бұрын

My mom managed to find this on vinyl in Nigeria, I’m so grateful to her for exposing me to such great music.

@VeeinBerkeley Жыл бұрын

THIS is religion to me, such beauty and pain and truth- it has gotten me there and back and back THERE again : Heaven on earth... Thank you Mamma Joni (Hearts)

@rrg2248 4 ай бұрын

A man who I loved reappeared briefly in my life and played this whole album for me in twilight in his apartment and then ghosted me. Unrequited love is a terrible drug and torches are rarely worth carrying. But Joni’s music hurts so good.

@cask8553 Жыл бұрын

How is this not the most perfect album?

@cask8553 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@garypeatling7927 Жыл бұрын

Court and spark is tough to beat

@suzanneresetarits1205 7 ай бұрын

Once I heard this album in 1971 I became Joni fan. The music and lyrics heal my heart.❤

@tomford-kx5oq 4 ай бұрын

This song is one of my favorite song it will for ever being my heart

@johndoyle486 Жыл бұрын

Without doubt, one of THE best albums ever made.

@burningstarship 7 ай бұрын

My great aunt recently passed and we really connected over our love for Joni, specifically this album. Thank you Joni for creating this masterpiece, you are a genius.

@pukalani100 Жыл бұрын

Love is touching souls...she touches mine.

@maxinearcher-barrett3505 Жыл бұрын

I was introduced to Joni Mitchell by my dad in the 1970s when I was around 7...He has every album etc Joni has ever made or had connection to..I am now 57 and this is one of my favourite albums of all time..Dad is still alive but he has stated Joni should be played at his funeral..My son at 27 and a musician is also in awe of Joni as the talent she is..Her music makes me cry when I listen and will always and forever be my dad to me💙 I am seeing him tomorrow visiting the cenotaph where his grandad was remembered from WW2...perhaps we will put Joni on❤️

@tonymiller6847 Жыл бұрын

I am 77 and one half and Blue is always on my mind and often on my turntable as is Willie Nelson's best album "Stardust" and Dylan's greatest hits or whatever the title of that one is.

@winfieldritzert2176 3 ай бұрын

I was someone's old man once... I miss her every day

@The.Midnight.Rambler 6 ай бұрын

Fantano bought me here. I'll never leave. Brilliant Joni

@paulrose6359 Жыл бұрын

This and ""Court and Spark" , for me are timeless, even after all the passing years they still beguile.

@laurenlockhart5077 Жыл бұрын

I don't know how I managed to make it this far in life without hearing this album. Maybe the universe knew I needed it right now. This might be the greatest album I've ever heard. I'm awestruck.

@davidmoore2325 Жыл бұрын

Hello dear,how are you doing,how is the weather treating you?

@MrGrillosClass Жыл бұрын

I came to this later in life as well. I was ready for it

@janetroberts3202 Жыл бұрын

Me too!!

@HildeLouise Жыл бұрын

I still have to listen to it, will do so during daytime❤

@Chgdakini 11 ай бұрын

It is. Glad you found it!

@marmaladefille1 Жыл бұрын

I was only 6 when this came out but my big sister the singer played it over and over. I miss you, Carol. This album will always touch my heart.

@marzymarrz5172 Жыл бұрын

I feel lucky to be of a generation that made and enjoyed some great sound tracks during our journey here.

@Belano1911 Жыл бұрын

Once in a century, if that, an artist such a Joni Mitchell appears . She has a truly great gift - her lyrics go straight to the heart and soul of every one who hears them. Her tunes and her musicianship are peerless. You feel she knows what love for someone really is and the joy and sadness it can bring.

@tonymiller6847 Жыл бұрын

She wrote several tunes about Graham Nash, one of her favorite dudes who also wrote great songs (Teach your Children) well" and many others.

@heathermarie4720 7 ай бұрын

This is the [unofficial] album of winter imo 💙❄

@mcmw1022 Жыл бұрын

All I want perfectly encapsulates what it feels like to be 20 years old

@Goatchild90 Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest albums of all time

@spenserbower1178 Жыл бұрын

I just found this record at the record shop. The cover was very worn and looks to be from the 1970’s. I was so thrilled when the record played perfectly. Her music lives on and still resonates. Lovely album and brilliant musician.

@richardgraves24 11 ай бұрын

With examples like this to follow, how did popular music get to the state it's in now?

@dewhittjames 8 ай бұрын

I just love how the early releases have gone up in value. She is worth buying every album she ever produced. If you don't have Court and Spark you may have missed the boat.

@spenserbower1178 8 ай бұрын

@@dewhittjamesI have that one as well!

@678Asdrubal Жыл бұрын

Dear Joni: "Blue" was the first of your albums to be released in Argentina. Since that day , you are a presence in our home. Some years ago, I translated all of your songs from English to Castellano. Thanks for your music, for your life.

@tammyholbrook6712 Жыл бұрын

Wow. That must have been a long difficult task of translation. I’m sure worth every moment. ❤

@678Asdrubal Жыл бұрын

@@tammyholbrook6712 Tammy: It was difficult and it took me several months. Yes, it was worth and I sometimes think that It would be important to check all that work and get it better. ¡ Saludos!

@yimboman Жыл бұрын

@@678Asdrubal Buena onda!!!

@678Asdrubal Жыл бұрын

@@yimboman

@sarahmw2553 Жыл бұрын

A Canadian treasure. I love that Brandi Carlile convinced her to do the Newport Festival!

@danielhudon9456 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely- props to Brandi for that!

@LittleLulubee Жыл бұрын

I ❤Brandi 🥰

@lorrainemctigue7521 Жыл бұрын

Awesome to watch and see that spirit and wit.

@trenthogan4212 Жыл бұрын

I never realized Joni was just an incredible pianist, wow. River is such an amazing and powerful song.

@stevegill5540 Ай бұрын

It's wonderful to see my teenage daughter discover this album and see the same influence it had on me in the early seventies - masterpiece.

@alessandromartina644 6 ай бұрын

I love Joni Mitchell. Her voice saves lives.

@AIR-KOM 8 ай бұрын

Today, Blue is generally regarded by music critics as one of the greatest albums of all time. Thank You.

@wendyatherton4096 7 ай бұрын

About 40 odd years ago my then boyfriend Neil bought this album from a record shop in Manchester.... I still listen to it often 💙

@Fezz1020 3 ай бұрын

Stay, Young.🌹

@kemalkayankaya8713 Жыл бұрын

I only discovered Joni Mitchell a few months ago while zapping through TV stations and accidentally landing on "Both Sides Now: Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970". I became utterly entranced by her songs and fascinated by the fact that this seemingly shy, fragile, young woman managed to keep the crowd in check. My wife got me Blue as a christmas present and I love this hauntingly beautiful album.

@skygazer4251 Жыл бұрын

Blue is uniquely special. It was, for many, their intro to Joni and, wow, there's never been an equal.

@caveatemp Жыл бұрын

Perfectly shows how to cut up her listeners into 10 tiny pieces, destroy their souls, and then leave them loving her for it. God love you, Joni.

@tom7530 Жыл бұрын

Perfect singer, songwriter and album. Unmatched

@tothelighthouse9843 Жыл бұрын

Oh Joni, you woke me up in the morning & sang me to sleep at night. Thank you for all those woman's words.

@antonelloschiano5815 5 ай бұрын

Splendid songs, splendid woman and musician....i like this songs!

@TrollOverBeethoven 6 күн бұрын

No doubt about it Joni is the best songwriter ever. Nobody else even comes close.

@seanmac5507 Жыл бұрын

I was lucky to see her live in Ireland when I was sixteen. Forty years later I still love her music! She is a true artist!

@stellarsjay1773 Жыл бұрын

Surely one of the very few legendary albums ever made.

@frenchbaguetteoui Жыл бұрын

Goat.

@SludgeMan90 4 ай бұрын

I'm not even a human being but this music resonates with me.

@Fezz1020 3 ай бұрын

Your a Child.🌺

@MarkBlackburnWPG 3 ай бұрын

There's a story there!

@joyceglasgow2356 Жыл бұрын

I love that Joni’s full albums are being posted but it is pure sacrilege that they are interrupted by KZfaq’s advertisements. Please stop interrupting Joni’s beautiful and profound albums with your crass commercial advertising. The insensitivity to beauty, soul, music, and spirit seems to be its own kind of epidemic.

@joyceglasgow2356 Жыл бұрын

@@isabellehaim Thank you! I do have Prime but did not know that before! I also did not know about the free ad block on Google!

@MickHuerta Жыл бұрын

@@isabellehaim well said... "AD BLOCK" is key.

@model3m Жыл бұрын

@@johnkaveski5922 youtube's censorship is why they won't get a penny from me.

@gardenwonder7977 Жыл бұрын

The ads make her money. There on for a reason.

@prayatna7109 Жыл бұрын

Just skip to the end of the timestamp 36:16, close the video, then play from the start. Works for me most of the time.

@julieberkowitz2750 Жыл бұрын

This record helped immensely getting through my 20s and life in general

@frenchantonio1 9 ай бұрын

A Case of You is such an emotional rollercoaster. Wow...

@hugotreger2181 Ай бұрын

I'm so happy, cause Joni Mitchell returned to Spotify again. I've been playing your music there all night. It was so nice hearing these songs again, like meeting old friends.