My mother watched this. She loved Joni and always watched Mama Cass. No wonder I was a huge fan of hers and the storytellers of the 70s, Carole King, Jim Croche, Harry Chapin, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Carly Simon to name a few.
I started searching for elementary school friends. When I reached one, I said I can't believe we haven't spoken for 60 years. We were kids back then. I was looking for sanity and like-mindedness. That's why I'm listening to Joni.
I really can't decide if I prefer this original version or the one she did in 2000, which slowed it down a lot. Her voice is purer, so to speak, here, but the depth of emotion and introspection comes out more in the later version
@@harveymanfredsenjenson5417 I fully agree. I can't decide either. Joni's mature voice packs an palpable emotional punch. I remember noticing the change when Turbulent Indigo came out. The verses played for the movie "Love Actually" would not have been so moving had they been from her youthful recordings -- beautiful as they are.
When Mama Cass says "This is my friend Joni Mitchell, and this is my friend Mary Travers", it goes really deep. In the Laurel Canyon scene, Mama Cass was a true friend to so many people, and made so many introductions. If I recall correctly, she introduced Graham Nash to David Crosby and Stephen Stills. Without her, the world of music would have been a lot poorer. If only she were with us now.
Well...she will always be with us.. right...the fine arts ...music..poetry...art..film...if they are fine...they will never leave us ..they are etched into our hearts forever... just saying... Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High School California 👍
@Joe Devola whose the Marxist Pedophiles ....how do you come up with that ...you are assuming that Geographic areas are all nothing but evil? So therefore everything including the fine arts is Evil... Brother you are lost! I was born not far from Laurel Canyon...in a Los Angeles suburb... A lot of great talent came from that area... don't you dare stereotype us all...You know what your saying...
@@tornadojoegee I guess we're supposed to imagine what it would be like to have friends this talented sitting around in our living rooms playing music. If only...
There is a transcendence and a purity of her form of art. Her voice was angelic and could span registers, she wrote sublime poetry. Music like this elevates the soul and that is what makes it art.
I am listening, the memories oh the memories of a much nicer world and life and of course the wonderful Joni Mit hell. Her music was my life and indeed still is.. Wonderful bless Joni...
This gives me chills. Incredible. The 60's were a magic vortex opening up, in time, just for a moment. There will never be a period of creativity like it, again.
@@zyxw2024 Of course! I've been the recipient of many solids! I try to pay it forward too ... the universe gives you back, exactly what you put in to it. Give solids, get solids. Karma is real ☮️
The 70s too, if you were living in the right place. Anyone living in Denton, a small college town in Texas, will know exactly what I mean. All the gays from Dallas, all the shit kickers from Fort Worth, one of the top jazz schools in the country with music everywhere, the most amazing and creative conceptual artists, students streaking through campus day and night, and it was the center for drugs in the entire country. What a crazy menagerie! Definitely a glitch in the matrix.
She wrote this song when she was still so young... even she herself later said that she felt a bit out of place whenever sang it. She was wise beyond her years... Joni Mitchell, one of a kind.
Reminds me of how Jackson Browne wrote These Days as a teenager. How does someone so young write a line like "Don't confront me with my failures, I have not forgotten them"? Brilliant.
@@richardread8281 - Correct. The song was inspired by a passage in a book Joni was reading while on an airplane. The 1959 novel is called Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow. Per Wikipedia Joni had this to say about writing Both Sides Now: "I was reading on a plane and early in the book the protagonist Henderson is also up in a plane. He's on his way to Africa and he looks down and sees these clouds. I put down the book, looked out the window and saw clouds too and I immediately started writing the song. I had no idea that the song would become as popular as it did."
When one gets to be my age (almost 70), he begins to recognize the truth of these lyrics. There's a sadness for opportunities missed, but also gratefulness for having survived and persevered in this thing called life.
I was lucky enough to see Joni sing this song at the Anaheim Convention center in 1973 with someone I love. As we were leaving someone said "this is where she'll go to catch her limo".No one believed them but we stood and waited anyway and sure enough in a few minutes Joni appeared and stopped to greet her faithful fans. A moment I'll never forget.
Her face is beautiful. Her voice is a beautiful Her songs are beautiful She is one of the most talented songwriters and singers that ever lived but she is so underrated .
+Thomas Gill She is stunning. Every word to describe a beautiful woman fits her; stunning, striking, breathtaking, sexy, foxy, babe, cute, pretty, heart breaking, voluptuous, the list goes on. She takes a backseat to my X girlfriend Claudia Schiffer even.
I've never seen this clip before so I watched Mama Cass introduce her friend. The goosebumps started instantly the lump in the throat after 30 seconds the tears after a minute. I'm a 57 year old man and not much moves me these days but this did.
At 1:15 you see the mark of a brilliant performer; she starts to sing "love's" instead of "clouds", catches it it in the blink of an eye, and then just gives an amazing grin that acknowledges that this is a live performance, and then goes straight on. As a musician this is so inspiring.
She seemed to be having an off night, or was distracted; that was not the only gaffe she made. And yet Joni at 70% is still better than anyone else at 100%. This feels like what it must have been like to see Dowland or Bach or Mozart on an off night, doing something they didn't mean to do and yet still making it work as music, demonstrating that one's mind can slip and yet one can still be committed to the performance and the moment. Inspiring indeed.
It's so incredibly sweet! Thanks for pointing it out. She corrects the little miss so quickly and elegantly that I probably wouldn't have noticed on my own.
James Dolan Amen! (JK!) But seriously, I honestly don't understand why any comment, anywhere, about almost anything, is usually followed almost immediately by JESUS or LIBERALS or CONSERVATIVES, all shouted out as if no one will otherwise notice. It seems to me that unless it is a video about religion or politics, then religion or politics should remain out of the conversation completely. I can understand someone, in their natural exuberance over something good, might type "God bless (so and so)," but other than that, we should be spared from others' religious or political rantings. I think that it is only fair, unless the perpetrators of such nonsense want contrary-minded people to their views doing the same to them, that all such comments should be avoided. Otherwise, those said "contrary-minded people" might go on those opinionated people's videos or postings, just to overwhelm them on their own posted materials with comments that are utterly contrary to what the opinionated people confess to believe. What is that about "turnabout is fair play"? I feel that it is petty and unethical, but there might not be any other way to punish the opinionated people for their unwanted and unwarranted opinions. It's called "fighting fire with fire."
Met Anne Murray's parents in Nova Scotia where I lived. Very friendly and wanting to hear other's stories. Canadians are great people. I'm from Mississippi.
It would struggle now, but that was why some of us adored the 1970s. I lived in California in the mid 70s and it was a magical time to have a childhood there.
@@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm The lack of culture ruined it, so don't blame the substances, blame us people. We just watched it happen and did nothing to stop it. I remember my mother's music collection, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Sammy Davis Jr., etc. Today's music just isn't very good, especially when compared to my mother's era I remember my parents going to the Latin Casino (South Jersey) to see the Jackson's when Michael was about 6 years old, my mother loved him.
@@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm - and The Twin Curses of 'Digital Enhancement' and 'Digital Remastering' ... just as video killed the radio star so computer enginners are killing REAL MUSIC ! I for one am so very glad and grateful to have known 'The Real Thing'
Listening in 2023! Always have been, always will be! Joni has the voice of an angel and her songs are incredible! This one and Case of You have to be my favorites!!
I absolutely love this human being, she is amazing. A great artist this has true depth, a great voice and something to say to the world. It’s a pleasure to live in the same world has Joni.
I always turn away from new-ish singers who rely on skanky behavior, trashy dancing and all that. Often it's to compensate for a mediocre voice and childish lyrics.
you know there’s a synth playing in the background right 😂 dont be so clouded because passion through music can be protrayed in many ways , yes even auto tune!!
My wife says, you couldn't get better than this. So wonderfully talented women on the stage. This was when we could hear the words of songs, and artists could write, and play a musical instrument !
Someone should find all these old shows and broadcast them on a specialized TV channel. And no more reality shows and other modern rubbish. Youngsters will learn what good music was.
My childhood summarized in a beautiful song..............ice cream castles in the air takes me back to that magical time in life. After loosing lost loved ones I can still go back to this song and think of all the wonderful a simple time.........
Beautiful, poetic lyrics and a crystal clear, pleasant voice. Joni is considered a legend for a reason, she is one. Beautiful poetic songwriting and an amazingly nice voice 💛
Wow! Seeing these 3 legends on one stage at the same time! All 3 of these women had incredible voices and charisma for days. These kinds of performers will never be seen again, they were a product of the age. It's a pity so few young people even know who they are.
Such beautiful tone & vibrato, head voice & transition into chest, with such beauty in lower register. Some of her songs, like this one, pull my heart out & give me chills.
I used to listen to this song when I was a kid and it would resonate with me.. even as a child. 40+ years later? its lifes illusions I recall. I really dont know life... at all.
+lambchopxoxo "but life... is for learning." I don't think we get the totality of the answer until we reach for the golden ring at the end of the ride. And even then, the answers are for we alone. Only the chosen few become enlightened and then get the opportunity to return and share that light with those still in the dark.
Back in the early 1960's my parents where returning from a weekend in Wasaga Beach when they stopped for gas near Orillia. The attendant asked if they could give his friend a lift to Toronto. Shy, polite kid with curly hair and a guitar case, A few years ĺatet they where watching the CBC when they saw the very same fellow singing on a variety show. Gordon Lightfoot.
@@jimzeleny7213 I was at his concert many years, and it started to rain. I was in the open area and he invited us to fill in the covered area. He was very polite. I imagine he could raise hell too though.
Scott McGillivray I'm with you. Every time. That's because you are listening to one of the true genius musicians of our lifetime. The emotional connection is real because her use of her poetry blends perfectly with her music and of course with her incredible voice. If you lose yourself in her words you find the joy, confusion, pain and mystery of life. Her writing and music are so soulfully raw and transparent. Raw, yet so beautifully refined. And this is just one song. Nobody in popular music in years has come close to writing one song at this level of inspired musicianship. And she's written MANY songs of this greatness. I don't think most people realize just how incredible Joni Mitchell is.
Scott McGillivray me too; you aren't alone Joni was my hero right from the first time I heard that incredibly beautiful voice. Okay, so I was a little envious that she could hit notes I couldn't reach with a ladder.... but Joni just had such a wonderful vocal range & in all these years I've yet to hear a voice I loved as much as hers.
Amazing to think that in these early days, Joni had only just begun her voyage of genius. Hard to believe that Hejira, Court and Spark and the rest of her wonderful catalogue were still inside this beautiful woman's mind. Or perhaps we knew, right from the start, that we would be embarking on a life long journey with one of the truly great poets of our time.
Beautiful lyrics and melody..a voice with such a range..The days of singer songwriters like Joni Mitchell John Denver Gordon Lightfoot are gone..But I still get goosebumps listening to them.
Indeed, goosebumps. Still. However, I don't believe the days of singer/songwriters/performers are over, only that they're less likely to break through to a wider audience and at my age I just don't seem to have the motivation to search out unique new talent from obscure sources (kind of like the law of diminishing returns, with all the amazing innovation over prior decades getting harder to equal, and a limit on how much you can keep previous innovations fresh).
Oh how chilling. Joni Mitchell is such a unique artist. Just as unique as her friend James Taylor. What on Earth was in the water in the '60s and '70s? I think I'll be listening to her album Blue tonight. Thank you dear Joni. 🌱👏🌿
I've looked at many of the comments below, and most are touched by Joni Mitchell's beauty, lyrics and voice -- all of which are astonishing in a single package. However, almost no comments mention her guitar playing. Although her guitar playing is not flashy in this song, she took guitar tunings to a different universe and in the process became one of the all-time great guitar players. You get some of the droning quality of her unusual guitar tunings in this song -- and I mean that in a good way. My point is: Not only was she beautiful, had an amazing voice and wrote poetry and accessible melodies, she was also a goddess on guitar -- one of the all-time greats. If you find a list of the 100 all-time best guitarists, there's a good chance she's on that list.
she has unusual tunings because she contracted polio when she was young and it affected mobility in her fingers, so she had to create new tunings that her fingers could hold. You're right tho, she's absolutely sublime and this made her really innovative with harmonies and progressions because she wasn't using the standard tuning. Also, she's fantastic on piano and zither too.
I saw her live in 1974 in South Bend Indiana. She had made a bet with one of her tour men that Notre Dame would beat UCLA and Bill Walton, to support the underdog. ND did beat UCLA ending their 88 game winning streak, which made her even more of a favorite with the crowd, although she had my heart for many years beforehand. She was beautiful, musically perfect, winning, and wonderful and after over 40 years I remember her coming on stage like it was yesterday. Here's to you, Joni, the best of the best.
I must really go back to an earlier time, 1969 or so, in the backyard of home, hanging clothes on the line to dry, I remember singing this song as I did my chore. It was one of my favorite songs. I would imagine having my own guitar one day to play and sing it with. Part 1-Both Sides Now, Cindy Lynn ❤️
It is beyond what I can comprehend how Joni wrote such a intrinsically meaningful song that most people would not understand until their elder years at such a young age...A gift from heaven she is.
I'm 66, soon to be 67, still feel like I'm 17, taking the curves in my MG with the top down racing towards twighlight, chasing dreams on remote country back roads near Multnomah Falls in Oregon. Now, living in Alaska for 32 years, another MG in the Garage. Still chasing rainbows. Life us too short.
Joni is a genius. Mary Travers, the strong female lead from Peter Paul and Mary, and the wonderful undeniable Cass. All three women irreplaceable pioneers. Only Joni remains now.
I remember the hit Judy Collins had with this and always thought she sang it beautifully. Then, I heard Joni sing it on the Johnny Cash Show and was totally blown away. I can't describe how this song makes me feel.
Me, too. Judy did a beautiful job of it, too. I understand Joni wrote it as a reply to Sugar Mountain. I'm not sure its true or not, but it seems as if it could be.
I think I heard the Judy Collins version first so that’s the accepted standard for me. Like River… I heard the Sarah McLachlan version and that became my reference. This is beautiful though.
I stumbled upon this hit in my 30s and I’m just so grateful I got to hear it fresh slightly older. Like, I still feel like I’m hearing it for the first time
It’s strange how music back in the sixties was just about the song. Mostly performers these days get in the way of their own art by making themselves more important than the songs.
You know it's funny, I was born in the 70s, but I listened to a lot of 60s music as a child, and I was just saying the other day, "the music of that era was about the music, and love, and understanding, and coming together, and community, and ending war. It wasn't about 'me or I' it wasn't about the money or fame. That's why it'll never be replicated, the younger generation is too wrapped up in their ego, their fame.... I call it Kardashian-itis.
@@greywolf393 I agree 100 percent. I don’t think younger people understand the culture of the sixties. How can they? It was a unique time for musical change and political and social engagement. The industry that grew out of the seventies and eighties was very different to the industry that grew out of the folk, skiffle, early rock n roll etc. Frank Zappa sums it up in that interview where he talks about the way the role of record executives changed from facilitating the artist to turning them into cash cows. If you get a chance look up Two or Three Spectres by Peter Hammill. Look up the lyrics too. It sums up the poisonous commercial music industry perfectly.
I don't know how I managed in my almost 53 years on this earth to miss such a truthful, wise beyond measure and utterly beautiful song....I am now just grateful I finally found it....I too really don't know life, at all
Better later than never, it's tricky to keep up with current music when you're still in utero. ;-) I'm grateful to be able to easily watch recordings of performances such as this that I didn't have access to half a century ago!
I havent heard this song for 50 years. Stumbled on it. Played it. Went straight through me, goosebumps of electricity piecing my soul. DONT ask. It just happend. No, I'm stone-cold sober.
Who’s listening in 2024
I listened to this right after Joni’s performance on the Grammys.
2024 and still showing how it is done.
I'm listening and I was born this Mama Cass show was broadcast 🎩
My mother watched this. She loved Joni and always watched Mama Cass. No wonder I was a huge fan of hers and the storytellers of the 70s, Carole King, Jim Croche, Harry Chapin, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Carly Simon to name a few.
Hearing her sing takes me instantly back to my youth. Sound of the times❤
Watched her sing on the Grammys last night and was moved. I'm 70. To see an 80-year-old win Best Folk Album was wonderful!
Not to mention an 80-year old woman with a voice still so strong and solid. She seems as timeless as her music. ❤
I just saw a magical performance on the 2024 Grammy's. Joni Michell was amazing to listen to after all these decades gone by...
I started searching for elementary school friends. When I reached one, I said I can't believe we haven't spoken for 60 years. We were kids back then. I was looking for sanity and like-mindedness. That's why I'm listening to Joni.
"The dizzy dancing way you feel." They weren't just illusions. This is one of the best songs ever written.
I really can't decide if I prefer this original version or the one she did in 2000, which slowed it down a lot. Her voice is purer, so to speak, here, but the depth of emotion and introspection comes out more in the later version
@@harveymanfredsenjenson5417 I fully agree. I can't decide either. Joni's mature voice packs an palpable emotional punch. I remember noticing the change when Turbulent Indigo came out. The verses played for the movie "Love Actually" would not have been so moving had they been from her youthful recordings -- beautiful as they are.
@@harveymanfredsenjenson5417 yes and the lower key where her voice sits in the later version so poignant and moving
Agree.
The lyrics are amazing aren’t they….
When Mama Cass says "This is my friend Joni Mitchell, and this is my friend Mary Travers", it goes really deep. In the Laurel Canyon scene, Mama Cass was a true friend to so many people, and made so many introductions. If I recall correctly, she introduced Graham Nash to David Crosby and Stephen Stills. Without her, the world of music would have been a lot poorer. If only she were with us now.
Well...she will always be with us.. right...the fine arts ...music..poetry...art..film...if they are fine...they will never leave us ..they are etched into our hearts forever... just saying...
Eric Underwood class of 81 Downey High School California 👍
@Joe Devola whose the Marxist Pedophiles ....how do you come up with that ...you are assuming that Geographic areas are all nothing but evil? So therefore everything including the fine arts is Evil...
Brother you are lost!
I was born not far from Laurel Canyon...in a Los Angeles suburb...
A lot of great talent came from that area... don't you dare stereotype us all...You know what your saying...
Awesomness! Thanks
Apparently, visits at Mama Cass's home were legendary. All of Laurel Canyon came and went. Joni wrote, "Ladies of the Canyon," about her.
So does anyone know who is the 600-pound whale rolling around on the floor in the video? Who is this person?
Take me back..I was 10..Mom and Dad were alive..i was surrounded by friends..I was safe , loved. and wrapped in the magic of the time.
Oh my gosh. You described what I have been thinking recently. I wonder if many other people feel the same.
I was 12. Same.
So perfectly put
Lovely comment ,same memories I was 9
WoW, you have moved me I have nothing more to say. Spain.
I was 15 when watching the original broadcast. Joni Mitchell kept me on my toes.
I am 70 now and there song has a new layer of life and meaning.
MeToo!!!
I have loved this song from childhood and at 61 years old it's still perfect...
It just speaks volumes. Should everyone feel their heart touched. Just vocals and a plain stock 1969 wooden acoustic guitar.
So true
I'm a fellow Albertan, from just down the road, Coaldale.
Her lyrics ring true
She is fron Saskatchewan
@@jiwoonlee6636 she went to high school in Saskatoon
She does album covers also
Same
"This is my friend Joni Mitchell ,This is my friend Mary Travers ............and this is singing".................Says it all really.
NVery nce but wasit not and odd choice to have Mary Travers and Cass just sitting there? Director's choice, I suppose.
@@tornadojoegee I guess we're supposed to imagine what it would be like to have friends this talented sitting around in our living rooms playing music. If only...
Amen!!!!😀
I know, I know, I was like "HOLY FUCKBALLS, BATMAN!". Joni Mitchell, Cass Elliot, and Mary Travers on one stage. That's a shitload of talent.
Mama Cass was a special gal, in her own simple way.
Wow-just Wow, watching this after just watching her at 2024 Grammys. A special woman!!!
Just saw her beautiful performance of this song tonite on The Grammy's ~ 2024❣️
Me too. Brought me to tears.
He was so dignified and poised and sounded amazing 👏 👏👏👏❤⭐
Those were the greatest days ever, you will had to be there to understand how golden those days were.
There is a transcendence and a purity of her form of art. Her voice was angelic and could span registers, she wrote sublime poetry. Music like this elevates the soul and that is what makes it art.
Nicely worded, thank you. I like the word transcendent...
Yep, also, she was in "D" Tuning,, the timing for anybody else would have been a nightmare.
She was also stunningly beautiful...
75350v8 Yes she was! I wonder how tall she is. Google is my friend, right?
I wish I could write like you.
Who is listening in 2020?😀
I am listening, the memories oh the memories of a much nicer world and life and of course the wonderful Joni Mit hell. Her music was my life and indeed still is.. Wonderful bless Joni...
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im listening
yes.
🌈2020
This gives me chills. Incredible. The 60's were a magic vortex opening up, in time, just for a moment. There will never be a period of creativity like it, again.
"Hey man! Do me a solid."
We, meaning us hippies, said this in the 1960's/1970's. Do you know what that means?
@@zyxw2024 Of course! I've been the recipient of many solids! I try to pay it forward too ... the universe gives you back, exactly what you put in to it. Give solids, get solids. Karma is real ☮️
You nailed it!
Yes. We won’t live throughout this again The music
The 70s too, if you were living in the right place. Anyone living in Denton, a small college town in Texas, will know exactly what I mean. All the gays from Dallas, all the shit kickers from Fort Worth, one of the top jazz schools in the country with music everywhere, the most amazing and creative conceptual artists, students streaking through campus day and night, and it was the center for drugs in the entire country. What a crazy menagerie! Definitely a glitch in the matrix.
Came here from the Grammys. This is THE song.
So did I😊
Me too. Just magical.
She wrote this song when she was still so young... even she herself later said that she felt a bit out of place whenever sang it. She was wise beyond her years... Joni Mitchell, one of a kind.
Yes, she did. I agree, kinda awesome.
I think Joni wrote this song while she was reading a book at the time ( can't remember the book ) and took her inspiration from it.
Reminds me of how Jackson Browne wrote These Days as a teenager. How does someone so young write a line like "Don't confront me with my failures, I have not forgotten them"? Brilliant.
@@richardread8281 - Correct. The song was inspired by a passage in a book Joni was reading while on an airplane. The 1959 novel is called Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow. Per Wikipedia Joni had this to say about writing Both Sides Now: "I was reading on a plane and early in the book the protagonist Henderson is also up in a plane. He's on his way to Africa and he looks down and sees these clouds. I put down the book, looked out the window and saw clouds too and I immediately started writing the song. I had no idea that the song would become as popular as it did."
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When one gets to be my age (almost 70), he begins to recognize the truth of these lyrics. There's a sadness for opportunities missed, but also gratefulness for having survived and persevered in this thing called life.
I’m 44 and already starting to feel that...
Same here at 52. We have to learn to accept the good and bad decisions we make in life. This song has touched me most of my life.
This song was really meant to be sung by an older woman with lots of life and years under her belt!
Well said!
Sir, you explained my feeling towards this song so well and I'm only 27. wish you a great life.
One of those songs where the lyrics grow more powerful the older you get. Beautiful…
Both Sides Now is one of the most perfect songs ever written.
Joni wrote it when she was only 25 years old. Such a depth of understanding about life and yet sophisticated maturity.
Great point. She wrote from a depth of understanding and feeling that most people twice her age could not grasp.
So very true. Same thing amazes me about Lennon and McCartney. Writing Eleanor Rigby, Yesterday, Help! at 24/25?? Amazing.
If you're watching in 2019, 50... Correct, 50th anniversary of this happening, can you find a thumbs up?
Beautiful
Brilliant
Nice. Have a thumb, UncleJim!
yep this great song is not easy to jam too,, just saying her timing is amazing
Beautiful, so beautiful
I was lucky enough to see Joni sing this song at the Anaheim Convention center in 1973 with someone I love. As we were leaving someone said "this is where she'll go to catch her limo".No one believed them but we stood and waited anyway and sure enough in a few minutes Joni appeared and stopped to greet her faithful fans. A moment I'll never forget.
The way that Joni smiled when she was introduced melted my heart.
Her face is beautiful.
Her voice is a beautiful
Her songs are beautiful
She is one of the most talented songwriters and singers that ever lived but she is so underrated .
She's underrated? Or just not a pop princess?
She’s not underrated. We all acknowledge her brilliance. We’re all in awe of her brilliance. There’s Joni, then there’s everyone else.
As all these years race by, Joni's songwriting is indelible. Just relevant to the heart as ever.
only underrated by [ep[;e who gauges in the temperament of ignorance and lack of knowledge of music.
@@howbalt I would absolutely place Kate Bush right alongside Joni. They are the two pillars.
She looks like an angel singing this beautiful song.
+Thomas Gill i was just thinking exactly the same thing
+Thomas Gill EXACTLY! joni mitchell was thee"angel queen" of california genius
+james knight
lol...Joni was Canadian, born and raised.
+james knight words and music
+Thomas Gill She is stunning. Every word to describe a beautiful woman fits her; stunning, striking, breathtaking, sexy, foxy, babe, cute, pretty, heart breaking, voluptuous, the list goes on. She takes a backseat to my X girlfriend Claudia Schiffer even.
I was 11 years when I first saw her on TV.Beautiful performance!!!I am grateful she is still,here with us.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💕💕💕💕
I'm one of the greatest folk singers and I wish I could sing like her -Mama Cass
Such an extraordinary song - 50 years later it and still incredibly moving.
100%
I am in tears listening to this.
Dave van Ronk did a cover, which Joni loved, that gets me every time: czcams.com/video/KMhBdIu8gaI/video.html
My favorite Joni song and god knows she has a lot of good ones...
@@joefriedman9843 Universal masterpieces by universal masters.
It's what our soul is longing for.
I’m 75 and this music is still the magic of the song. Peace and love still goes on. ✌️❤️
Me too - 75! And still loving Joni Mitchel!
Yup. We're still out here. We just went underground when Reagan and Gingrich took over.
@@joelstein4657 Oh FFS shut up...
@@ronfrey6639 I'd offer the same advice to you.
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The 2024 Grammys brought me here ...... listening from Oak Cliff, TX ❤
The lyrics are pure poetry.
I've never seen this clip before so I watched Mama Cass introduce her friend. The goosebumps started instantly the lump in the throat after 30 seconds the tears after a minute. I'm a 57 year old man and not much moves me these days but this did.
Echo. Same here.
I understand, me too. 💕
Ditto buddy....57 too
Ditto again n I’m 60.
Me too, man. Me too.
At 1:15 you see the mark of a brilliant performer; she starts to sing "love's" instead of "clouds", catches it it in the blink of an eye, and then just gives an amazing grin that acknowledges that this is a live performance, and then goes straight on. As a musician this is so inspiring.
She even lengthens the segue to the next verse an extra bar to "catch up" so to speak. Always loved Joni but Neil Diamond's version is my favorite.
She seemed to be having an off night, or was distracted; that was not the only gaffe she made. And yet Joni at 70% is still better than anyone else at 100%. This feels like what it must have been like to see Dowland or Bach or Mozart on an off night, doing something they didn't mean to do and yet still making it work as music, demonstrating that one's mind can slip and yet one can still be committed to the performance and the moment. Inspiring indeed.
Precious
It's so incredibly sweet! Thanks for pointing it out. She corrects the little miss so quickly and elegantly that I probably wouldn't have noticed on my own.
Your right amazing person she is
Who’s listening in 2023? Speak up peeps!
hey i'm a fellow photographer and Joni puts me in a perfect state to work
I AM!!!
2024🎶🎶
I just listened to this song on the morning of January 19, 2024, at 5:40am!
24 🥰
An angel’s voice, Shakespeare’s word flow, and cheekbones of a Hepburn.
Well said!
Right on❤
..."and this is singing"....you ain't kiddin' mamma!
Just lovely. God bless her. Her album Blue is a masterpiece.
Skill Builder peace c70s.johnny from Miami
Skill Builder women are to be loved and cherished as God Jesus Christ himself has made them exalted above all things .
Skill Builder beloved if the living lord God Almighty
Maximus Vetti Why is it always a taste of controversy like God. Why is not a beautiful song, by a beautiful poetic woman. Is that not enough.
James Dolan Amen! (JK!) But seriously, I honestly don't understand why any comment, anywhere, about almost anything, is usually followed almost immediately by JESUS or LIBERALS or CONSERVATIVES, all shouted out as if no one will otherwise notice. It seems to me that unless it is a video about religion or politics, then religion or politics should remain out of the conversation completely. I can understand someone, in their natural exuberance over something good, might type "God bless (so and so)," but other than that, we should be spared from others' religious or political rantings. I think that it is only fair, unless the perpetrators of such nonsense want contrary-minded people to their views doing the same to them, that all such comments should be avoided. Otherwise, those said "contrary-minded people" might go on those opinionated people's videos or postings, just to overwhelm them on their own posted materials with comments that are utterly contrary to what the opinionated people confess to believe. What is that about "turnabout is fair play"? I feel that it is petty and unethical, but there might not be any other way to punish the opinionated people for their unwanted and unwarranted opinions. It's called "fighting fire with fire."
Joni's got the voice of an angel. Makes me proud to be Canadian. Timeless song.
@Greg Jacques The world needs more Canada.
And the Tim Horton's coffee is great too... I can watch Joni and put in my TH K-cup and have a mellow time.
Me 2
Beyond words to express my felling for her.❤
Met Anne Murray's parents in Nova Scotia where I lived. Very friendly and wanting to hear other's stories. Canadians are great people. I'm from Mississippi.
Not only is the melody incredible but her RHYTHM is literally perfect. What a pleasure to watch X
She perfected phrasing
Magical voice, it’s still mesmerizing to hear again years later. Yes! As a guitar player I love her rhythm. Unique and spot on. Wonderful!
I love my Mom. She was 39 when this song came out. It was her favorite song. God, i miss you Mom. 🙏🙄
Joni, You had us at "...moons and June's and Ferris wheels..." Such a voice. Such a great poet. Thank you.
Minor correction Junes, not June's. Means several years.
Just hearing the way Mama Cass said "this is my FRIEND" about Mitchell made me tear up
Possibly the greatest song ever written.
How does anything that beautiful ever manage to exist in this old dirt world?
It would struggle now, but that was why some of us adored the 1970s. I lived in California in the mid 70s and it was a magical time to have a childhood there.
This song was on the air in the 1960's. The pilot show was recorded in 1969 but her song came out prior to this recording.
the world is, and always has been beautiful. joni mitchell's music is just that much more beautiful than the rest of it all
Well I guess not all the world is dirt and concrete.
There is love in the world, but it's hard to find.
It is hard to imagine that there was a time when music was this beautiful.
kenmtb -- = well said the drug culture has taken the heart of music to a dark place = can we bring it back to a brighter place = i am trying.
@@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm The lack of culture ruined it, so don't blame the substances, blame us people. We just watched it happen and did nothing to stop it. I remember my mother's music collection, Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Sammy Davis Jr., etc. Today's music just isn't very good, especially when compared to my mother's era I remember my parents going to the Latin Casino (South Jersey) to see the Jackson's when Michael was about 6 years old, my mother loved him.
The music was beautiful but times were crazy then, as crazy as now or more.
@@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm - and The Twin Curses of 'Digital Enhancement' and 'Digital Remastering' ... just as video killed the radio star so computer enginners are killing REAL MUSIC !
I for one am so very glad and grateful to have known 'The Real Thing'
I am happy that i was a teenager in the 70ths. They even brought music like this in radio every day.
Listening in 2023! Always have been, always will be! Joni has the voice of an angel and her songs are incredible! This one and Case of You have to be my favorites!!
We old geezers, as we are now, weren't wrong about these beautiful ladies. Joni was adorable and so gifted.
We use to be children of the 60s.What great music we were brought up on
Who's the 600-pound whale rolling around on the floor?
Amazing, no effects, no computerized garbage, pure music. thanks Joni..... : )
Simply talent..no need to strip off and act like a porn star.
I loved the record but she seems to sound even better here
Yep so true
I absolutely love this human being, she is amazing. A great artist this has true depth, a great voice and something to say to the world. It’s a pleasure to live in the same world has Joni.
No auto-tune, no computer-generated crap, and she can keep your attention without taking her clothes off, I miss artists like this.
I always turn away from new-ish singers who rely on skanky behavior, trashy dancing and all that. Often it's to compensate for a mediocre voice and childish lyrics.
A "ME TOO" MOMENT TOM.....STAY WELL
She’s the queen of alternate guitar tuning.
you know there’s a synth playing in the background right 😂 dont be so clouded because passion through music can be protrayed in many ways , yes even auto tune!!
I guess you haven't seen the For the Roses gatefold...
Three giants of folk/pop on one stage. Music's version of heaven.
Child troll. Go to sleep now and stay off mummy's computer. Nighty night...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
true talent only appears with true talent . jeff i agree with you, none of these artists needed to appear with lesser talents.
childhood memories looking back in time and hearing great songs like this keeps your mind forever Young.
Two giants of folk/pop on one stage, and one giant imposter.
My wife says, you couldn't get better than this. So wonderfully talented women on the stage. This was when we could hear the words of songs, and artists could write, and play a musical instrument !
Those three women on the same stage, priceless
Someone should find all these old shows and broadcast them on a specialized TV channel. And no more reality shows and other modern rubbish. Youngsters will learn what good music was.
Anton thought Mary Travers would sing, maybe duet on chorus.
yep me too !!😊
My childhood summarized in a beautiful song..............ice cream castles in the air takes me back to that magical time in life. After loosing lost loved ones I can still go back to this song and think of all the wonderful a simple time.........
Beautiful, poetic lyrics and a crystal clear, pleasant voice. Joni is considered a legend for a reason, she is one. Beautiful poetic songwriting and an amazingly nice voice 💛
One of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. What a talented artist.
Look up Sally Barker's performance of this song. It's also really beautiful. :)
@@cirrus8791 Or Randy Scruggs version circle be unbroken.. Quite something..
Starman 2112 I listened to this at different age by Joni, all so different, she grew with this song xx
@@cirrus8791 Judy Collins is too.
Has to be one of the finest songs ever written. Always makes me cry.
Wow! Seeing these 3 legends on one stage at the same time!
All 3 of these women had incredible voices and charisma for days.
These kinds of performers will never be seen again, they were a product of the age. It's a pity so few young people even know who they are.
Such beautiful tone & vibrato, head voice & transition into chest, with such beauty in lower register. Some of her songs, like this one, pull my heart out & give me chills.
It's all so easy, when you're 26 & a musical genius to boot.....
Is it just me or does music like this make you long for days gone by...
Yes it certainly does ❤️
no it doesn't there's still beautiful music being made today. But it does remind me of my youth
You aren't alone in that longing …
Yes indeed Brian, powerfully so...
I'm 45 and cry every time I hear it.
The up & down of her voice on the musical scale makes her phenomenal !😀
3 legends and one of the most perfect songs ever written.
I used to listen to this song when I was a kid and it would resonate with me.. even as a child. 40+ years later? its lifes illusions I recall. I really dont know life... at all.
+lambchopxoxo "but life... is for learning." I don't think we get the totality of the answer until we reach for the golden ring at the end of the ride. And even then, the answers are for we alone. Only the chosen few become enlightened and then get the opportunity to return and share that light with those still in the dark.
Back in the early 1960's my parents where returning from a weekend in Wasaga Beach when they stopped for gas near Orillia. The attendant asked if they could give his friend a lift to Toronto. Shy, polite kid with curly hair and a guitar case, A few years ĺatet they where watching the CBC when they saw the very same fellow singing on a variety show. Gordon Lightfoot.
...the GREAT Gordon Lightfoot
Shy and polite?
@@jimzeleny7213 I was at his concert many years, and it started to rain. I was in the open area and he invited us to fill in the covered area. He was very polite. I imagine he could raise hell too though.
Wasaga Beach ... on Georgian Bay. Great place in the summer.
And Gordon too is great.
For me this woman is the greatest female artist in music history, so beautiful here both inside and out...what talent!
I love this song, I'm 59 now and it still touches my heart x
This song always makes me cry. Every time.
Scott McGillivray I'm with you. Every time. That's because you are listening to one of the true genius musicians of our lifetime. The emotional connection is real because her use of her poetry blends perfectly with her music and of course with her incredible voice. If you lose yourself in her words you find the joy, confusion, pain and mystery of life. Her writing and music are so soulfully raw and transparent. Raw, yet so beautifully refined. And this is just one song. Nobody in popular music in years has come close to writing one song at this level of inspired musicianship. And she's written MANY songs of this greatness. I don't think most people realize just how incredible Joni Mitchell is.
Robert Mayer You said everything about Joni that needs to be said.
Robert Mayer wasn't she special!
Scott McGillivray me too!!! every time
Scott McGillivray me too; you aren't alone Joni was my hero right from the first time I heard that incredibly beautiful voice. Okay, so I was a little envious that she could hit notes I couldn't reach with a ladder.... but Joni just had such a wonderful vocal range & in all these years I've yet to hear a voice I loved as much as hers.
Amazing to think that in these early days, Joni had only just begun her voyage of genius. Hard to believe that Hejira, Court and Spark and the rest of her wonderful catalogue were still inside this beautiful woman's mind. Or perhaps we knew, right from the start, that we would be embarking on a life long journey with one of the truly great poets of our time.
What a lovely and poetic comment.
Wonderful poet
We knew ...
Beautiful lyrics and melody..a voice with such a range..The days of singer songwriters like Joni Mitchell John Denver Gordon Lightfoot are gone..But I still get goosebumps listening to them.
Gordon's still alive. He played Massey Hall last month.
Indeed, goosebumps. Still. However, I don't believe the days of singer/songwriters/performers are over, only that they're less likely to break through to a wider audience and at my age I just don't seem to have the motivation to search out unique new talent from obscure sources (kind of like the law of diminishing returns, with all the amazing innovation over prior decades getting harder to equal, and a limit on how much you can keep previous innovations fresh).
Oh how chilling. Joni Mitchell is such a unique artist. Just as unique as her friend James Taylor. What on Earth was in the water in the '60s and '70s?
I think I'll be listening to her album Blue tonight.
Thank you dear Joni.
🌱👏🌿
I've looked at many of the comments below, and most are touched by Joni Mitchell's beauty, lyrics and voice -- all of which are astonishing in a single package. However, almost no comments mention her guitar playing. Although her guitar playing is not flashy in this song, she took guitar tunings to a different universe and in the process became one of the all-time great guitar players. You get some of the droning quality of her unusual guitar tunings in this song -- and I mean that in a good way.
My point is: Not only was she beautiful, had an amazing voice and wrote poetry and accessible melodies, she was also a goddess on guitar -- one of the all-time greats. If you find a list of the 100 all-time best guitarists, there's a good chance she's on that list.
You are spot on Bob, Joni's guitar playing is on par with Neil Young here, and I'm a big Neil fan.
She's just an all around genius. Have you seen her paintings? Sure you have, they're her album covers...
I loved that guitar sound at the first note!!!
she has unusual tunings because she contracted polio when she was young and it affected mobility in her fingers, so she had to create new tunings that her fingers could hold. You're right tho, she's absolutely sublime and this made her really innovative with harmonies and progressions because she wasn't using the standard tuning.
Also, she's fantastic on piano and zither too.
Yes but do you know why she played that way?
Doesn't get much better than this. What a heart song. She had the magic.
+Scott Carlson You're so right. I would loved to have seen her live. I doubt she'll tour again. A flawless artist. XXX
I saw her live in 1974 in South Bend Indiana. She had made a bet with one of her tour men that Notre Dame would beat UCLA and Bill Walton, to support the underdog. ND did beat UCLA ending their 88 game winning streak, which made her even more of a favorite with the crowd, although she had my heart for many years beforehand. She was beautiful, musically perfect, winning, and wonderful and after over 40 years I remember her coming on stage like it was yesterday. Here's to you, Joni, the best of the best.
try hard to not be a dumb moron Tom Dilbert, try hard
He's just an 11 year old troll who grabbed a hold of mummy's iPad. Pay him no heed.
It's a beautifully crafted song. Mama Cass dreamily listening with her eyes closed is such a compliment to Mitchell. Or possibly she was stoned.
I must really go back to an earlier time, 1969 or so, in the backyard of home, hanging clothes on the line to dry, I remember singing this song as I did my chore. It was one of my favorite songs. I would imagine having my own guitar one day to play and sing it with. Part 1-Both Sides Now, Cindy Lynn ❤️
Hello dear,how are you doing,how is the weather today?
It is beyond what I can comprehend how Joni wrote such a intrinsically meaningful song that most people would not understand until their elder years at such a young age...A gift from heaven she is.
And when she sang it at her own tribute it was a thousands times more intense and beautiful. Amazing.
So true, I cry thinking & hearing, feeling this song. So beautiful, so true..
True. It's only really meant anything to me in my 50s, and become so true. She was wise beyond her years .
At 80 I agree.
@@Tallinheels Me too (at 82).
Joni Mitchell. Such a gem. This version of Both Sides Now goes straight to the heart.
I'm 66, soon to be 67, still feel like I'm 17, taking the curves in my MG with the top down racing towards twighlight, chasing dreams on remote country back roads near Multnomah Falls in Oregon.
Now, living in Alaska for 32 years, another MG in the Garage. Still chasing rainbows. Life us too short.
Joni is a genius. Mary Travers, the strong female lead from Peter Paul and Mary, and the wonderful undeniable Cass. All three women irreplaceable pioneers. Only Joni remains now.
The true mark of a singer is the live performance. No flashy add ons. Joni’s voice was a true gift - to us!
live my ass, you are deaf and blind
A voice like hers combined with such a strong song writing ability is truly a rarity.
I love her music, art and poetry so much. She makes me sad and happy at the same time.
Listening in 2020 in lockdown.
Still listening in 2021. Still locked down. Prison planet.
I remember the hit Judy Collins had with this and always thought she sang it beautifully. Then, I heard Joni sing it on the Johnny Cash Show and was totally blown away. I can't describe how this song makes me feel.
Me, too. Judy did a beautiful job of it, too. I understand Joni wrote it as a reply to Sugar Mountain. I'm not sure its true or not, but it seems as if it could be.
That would make perfect sense.
apparently it is she was friends with fellow Canadian Neil Young who was depressed for turning 20
Tara Greene she wrote "Circle Game for Neil---after he wrote "Sugar Mountain "
james geiger I love both Joni and Judy’s renditions.
Just beautiful. I loved the Judy Collins version but this is amazing. A wonderful voice.
I think I heard the Judy Collins version first so that’s the accepted standard for me. Like River… I heard the Sarah McLachlan version and that became my reference. This is beautiful though.
So beautiful, what an incredible talent, her voice is angelic, such a great time to be musician.
Just so beautiful....
There is no popular talent played nationwide as sweet sounding in 2020. Hoping some how these talents come back.
@@greghawkman I believe they will.There’s plenty of talented artists we haven’t even heard of yet that will restore some colour in the world again :)
so much music now lacks this authenticity
Took the words out of my mouth. What a singer, musician, songwriter. A poet
every rock star fell in love with Joni Mitchell...
"Met a queen without a king, they say she plays guitar and cries-and sings" Robert Plant....
Three talented singers and composers women together on a TV Set at the same time. Marvelous!
I stumbled upon this hit in my 30s and I’m just so grateful I got to hear it fresh slightly older. Like, I still feel like I’m hearing it for the first time
It’s strange how music back in the sixties was just about the song. Mostly performers these days get in the way of their own art by making themselves more important than the songs.
And have to flash their bodies to make up for their lack of talent.
it's not as if this didn't exist back then... glamrock stars definitely weren't JUST about the song ;)
@@Ilma1984 I wrote “back in the sixties” Glam Rock is a seventies phenomenon.
You know it's funny, I was born in the 70s, but I listened to a lot of 60s music as a child, and I was just saying the other day, "the music of that era was about the music, and love, and understanding, and coming together, and community, and ending war. It wasn't about 'me or I' it wasn't about the money or fame. That's why it'll never be replicated, the younger generation is too wrapped up in their ego, their fame.... I call it Kardashian-itis.
@@greywolf393 I agree 100 percent. I don’t think younger people understand the culture of the sixties. How can they? It was a unique time for musical change and political and social engagement. The industry that grew out of the seventies and eighties was very different to the industry that grew out of the folk, skiffle, early rock n roll etc. Frank Zappa sums it up in that interview where he talks about the way the role of record executives changed from facilitating the artist to turning them into cash cows. If you get a chance look up Two or Three Spectres by Peter Hammill. Look up the lyrics too. It sums up the poisonous commercial music industry perfectly.
50 years on and still one of the greatest songs ever written.
It was recently named the best Canadian song ever!!! So proud she's my cousin!!🖤🖤
Beautiful song, one of my favorites from the days of my youth, when the American music Renaissance was in full swing across the land.
Joni Mitchell is a true legend even in 2024 you would not believe the people who know and love her songs!!
This song never fails to make me cry. Every time.
I don't know how I managed in my almost 53 years on this earth to miss such a truthful, wise beyond measure and utterly beautiful song....I am now just grateful I finally found it....I too really don't know life, at all
Better later than never, it's tricky to keep up with current music when you're still in utero. ;-)
I'm grateful to be able to easily watch recordings of performances such as this that I didn't have access to half a century ago!
Me neither!
Strong candidate for best song ever written.
Sorry , that one goes to ' Imagine ' John Lenon
I havent heard this song for 50 years. Stumbled on it. Played it. Went straight through me, goosebumps of electricity piecing my soul. DONT ask. It just happend. No, I'm stone-cold sober.
Wow. So interesting to see Cass enjoying the song as a real friend would. Even at the end she doesn't look away and claps lovingly for her friend.
One of the greatest songwriters, and singers.