If you were making a disc of Joni Mitchell tunes for a friend...

[Fran Kubelik]

...what would you put on it?

There's so much...it's hard to know where to start.

[Arugula Latte]

1. Well, the most obvious is probably Big Yellow Taxi ...

I'd think Chelsea Morning, as well. (BTW, that was the song Chelsea Clinton was named after.)

[BrotherBuzz]

8. Yes, they paved paradise and put up a parking lot!

I was chasing down some stuff by R. Crumb when I stumbled upon 'A Short History of America' by R. Crumb and Joni Mitchell. Quintessential Crumb and Mitchell material.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IFVUHg_tUc

[ET Awful]

2. Circle Game and Both Sides Now of course . . . oh yeah, and her version of Woodstock

[hellbound-liberal]

7. You picked three of my top 4 ETA! The fourth would be A Case of You. Here it is:

A Case of You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6voJjexENok

[redwitch]

3. Blue, The Last Time I saw Richard ( live, from Mile of Aisles)

Free Man in Paris,

[Fran Kubelik]

4. Ah, yes, good choices

I figure my friend has already heard the hits, so I wanted to point out some of the cool lesser-known tunes.

[libnnc]

27. I adore The Last Time I Saw Richard

Mile of Aisles is on my permanent playlist

that, Woman of Heart and Mind and Other Peoples Parties

[Inspired]

5. You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio

[malta blue]

6. california.

on edit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q4foLKDlcE

[livetohike]

12. My choice too!

:toast:

[redwitch]

39. Oh Jeez, my absolute favorite and I forgot it!

I blame senile dementia. :-)

How's the new wheels?

[malta blue]

41. You are too funny redwitch!

The new wheels are doing well - we made our first out of state venture this weekend when I dropped Little MB off at camp and was dismissed by her with a peck on the cheek and a "see ya" :rofl:

[redwitch]

42. Independent little cuss isn't she?

A confident child is a happy child! :-)

[malta blue]

48. yes she is.

Nevermind that mommy is suffering with her empty nest :P

[likesmountains 52]

9. Cactus Tree and Little Green

[dolo amber]

10. I would *never* do that to a friend!

:o


:yoiks:

[Fran Kubelik]

13. ha ha ha

:nuke:

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. Can't quite remember the title, but I can hear the song.

The wind is in from Africa, last night I couldn't sleep.

Carey!

[kwassa]

14. "Free Man in Paris" is my favorite, and "Help Me"

that was her golden time in her creative process, to me.

[hippywife]

15. A few of my favorites are

Morning Morgantown, Ladies of the Canyon, Conversation, Coyote, Carey, For Free, Car on A Hill, Down to You, The Circle Game and A Case of You. Those last two for sure!

She's so awesome. It's really tough to choose. The only one I simply can't listen to, and it used to be a favorite when I was much younger is Raised on Robbery. Sounds so cheesy now that I just can't listen to it.

Good luck. :hi:

[Fran Kubelik]

16. we like the same Joni tunes

I also love The Arrangement from Ladies of The Canyon. What a beautiful album all the way around. And yeah, Coyote. And Amelia. Yay. I love Joni.

[hippywife]

Joni always has a sentimental place

in my heart with my best friend since high school. Our lives after high school had Joni playing in the background most of the time, during the quiet, sane times, anyway. LOL

Ladies of the Canyon were a group of us who were tight through high school. Hippie artists, all. Circle Game is a favorite lullaby I used to sing to a friend's baby.

[regularguy]

37. "Car on a hill" is pretty damn close to a perfect song. nt

[hippywife]

44. I'm singing it in my head now.

And you're right. It really is. :hi:

[mikita]

17. I would add River

it's a beauty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVwo9IQMWM0

Mikita

[Fran Kubelik]

18. River was the second tune I put on there.

Love love love that song.

[MullenBank]

19. cold blue steel and sweet fire

One eye for the beat police
Sweet Fire calling
"You can't deny me
Now you know what you need"
Underneath the jungle gym
Hollow-grey-fire-escape-thief
Looking for Sweet Fire
Shadow of Lady Release
"Come with me
I know the way" she says
"It's down, down, down the dark ladder
Do you want to contact somebody first
Leave someone a letter
You can come now
Or you can come later"

A wristwatch, a ring, a downstairs screamer
Edgy-black cracks of the sky
"Pin-cushion-prick-
Fix this poor bad dreamer!"
"Money" cold shadows reply
Pawnshops crisscrossed and padlocked
Corridors spit on prayers and pleas
Sparks fly up from Sweet Fire
Black soot of Lady Release
"Come with me
I know the way" she says
"It's down, down, down the dark ladder
Do you want to contact somebody first
Does it really matter
If you come now
Or if you come on later?"

Red water in the bathroom sink
Fever and the scum brown bowl
Blue Steel still begging
But it's indistinct
Someone's Hi-Fi drumming Jelly Roll
Concrete concentration camp
Bashing in veins for peace
Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
Fall into Lady Release
"Come with me I know the way" she says
"It's down, down, down the dark ladder
Do you want to contact somebody first
I mean what does it really matter
You're going to come now
Or you're going to come later"

[Doc_Technical]

21. A second vote for this song!

[MonkeyFunk]

20. Nothing at all

if it was for a friend. I can't STAND Joni Mitchell - her voice just cuts me like a knife.

[Doc_Technical]

22. "Shades of Scarlet Conquering"

"Raised on Robbery"
"Trouble Child"
"Woman of Heart and Mind"
"The Same Situation"

[zanne]

23. Everything from "Hejira".

Especially "Coyote". http://youtube.com/watch?v=uCyoZh4GccQ

[stuntcat]

45. I second Hejira

:headbang:

[Kat45]

24. "Coyote" n/t

[u4ic]

25. In addition to those listed,

Urge for Going, Raised on Robbery and Tin Angel.

Also check out the albums Miles of Aisles, a live album, and the new arrangements on Both Sides Now.

[zanne]

26. Urge for Going is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded.

Tom Rush did the original beautifully. http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Wq6_uL6AiY&feature=related

[woo me with science]

28. Night Ride Home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xupUGoPEJ8o&feature=related

[Tuesday Afternoon]

29. Chelsea Morning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6j62vjXNzw

[zanne]

30. I heard that Chelsea Clinton was named after that song. nt

[Tuesday Afternoon]

31. hmmm...

wonder why????

:D

[stuntcat]

49. another vote for Chelsea Morning

I had to come back and make sure it'd been added :D and I see it has.

[some guy]

32. I'd lean toward uptempo songs

My Best To You - Taming The Tiger
My Secret Place - Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm
Baby I Don’t Care - Wild Things Run Fast
The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines - Mingus
Talk To Me - Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
Dreamland - Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter
Black Crow - Hejira
Help Me - Court & Spark
Car On A Hill - Court & Spark
Barangrill - For The Roses
You Turn Me On I’m A Radio - For The Roses
All I Want - Blue
Carey - Blue
A Case Of You - Blue
I Wish I Were In Love Again - Both Sides Now
Shiny Toys - Dog Eat Dog
In France They Kiss On Main Street
Coyote - Shadows & Light
Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Shadows & Light

[GoddessOfGuinness]

33. This one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSb74ALvXco

Fly silly seabird
No dreams can possess you
No voices can blame you
For sun on your wings
My gentle relations
Have names they must call me
For loving the freedom
Of all flying things
My dreams with the seagulls fly
Out of reach out of cry

I came to the city
And lived like old Crusoe
On an island of noise
In a cobblestone sea
And the beaches were concrete
And the stars paid a light bill
And the blossoms hung false
On their store window trees
My dreams with the seagulls fly
Out of reach out of cry

Out of the city
And down to the seaside
To sun on my shoulders
And wind in my hair
But sandcastles crumble
And hunger is human
And humans are hungry
For worlds they can't share
My dreams with the seagulls fly
Out of reach out of cry

I call to a seagull
Who dives to the waters
And catches his silver-fine
Dinner alone
Crying where are the footprints
That danced on these beaches
And the hands that cast wishes
That sunk like a stone
My dreams with the seagulls fly
Out of reach Out of cry

[behave]

34. You should put "Morgantown" on there

[Ellipsis]

35. For a change up I 'd throw in Boho Dance.

Off of Hissing Of Summer Lawns

[Fran Kubelik]

36. It's on my list too - thanks!

[CreekDog]

38. Carey and River

two personal favorites.

if they are really into Joni, then i would choose the abundant "weird" stuff that is mostly unlistenable :hide:

[Fran Kubelik]

43. She's not a fan, and my intention with this disc is to change her mind

Which stuff do you consider weird? She blames "Mingus" and "Hejira" for ruining her career (even though she's extraordinarily proud - and rightfully so - of both). Personally, I am a non-fan of "Chalkmark In A Rainstorm" but like and/or love much of the rest of her output.

I LOVE the covers she did for those two compilations! :rofl:

[Phillycat]

40. A Case of You.

So sad and lovely.

[stuntcat]

46. 'Twisted'

Twisted is perfect :D

[unpossibles]

47. wow. My favorite albums are Blue, Court and Spark, and Mingus

but she has a ton of great material.

Something from Miles of Aisles for sure.

some tunes:
Dry Cleaner from Detroit
Twisted
All I want
A Case of You
Ladies of the Canyon
Down To You
Court and Spark
Raised on Robbery
In France They Kiss on Main Street
Coyote
Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
God Must Be a Boogie Man
Sweet Sucker Dance
River

[Fran Kubelik]

50. very very close to my list

I like your taste!!