Tag: Joni Mitchell

From Joni Mitchell's 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns, In France They Kiss on Main Street is a jazzy, joyful look back at teenage nights. It's full of rock and roll on the radio, dancing, and first romance. Seen through a Christian lens, Joni Mitchell brings youth, dancing, and connection...

From Joni Mitchell's classic 1971 album Blue, Carey was written while she lived in a cave community in Matala, on the Greek island of Crete. With bright dulcimer and easy charm, it celebrates a free-spirited friend and a carefree season. Seen through a Christian lens, Joni Mitchell makes wandering...

From Joni Mitchell's 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Don't Interrupt the Sorrow is a dreamy, poetic song full of strange images and big questions. Its loose, jazzy groove and layered lyrics invite you to listen again and again. Joni Mitchell sends my thoughts toward Ethiopia, faraway...

From Joni Mitchell's 1971 album Blue, River opens with a sad, lovely twist on Jingle Bells played on piano. It's a Christmas song for anyone who feels lonely during the busy holidays, wishing for a long river to skate away on. I used to perform River with my daughter Olivia, and those songs remain...

From Joni Mitchell's 1970 album Ladies of the Canyon, The Circle Game was written as an answer to her friend Neil Young. It follows a child growing up season by season, as the painted ponies go up and down. Joni Mitchell makes me hear childhood and fatherhood together. Olivia, Charlotte, and...

Joni Mitchell wrote Both Sides, Now in the sixties, and it became a hit for Judy Collins before Joni recorded it herself. Her later version shows how a song grows along with its singer. Joni Mitchell reminds me that living still leaves more to learn. Music changes as the listener grows. Seen...