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Mitchell's earliest public performances of "A Case of You" contain six lines that had changed by the time Blue was recorded. The line "I am as constant as a northern star" is an allusion to Caesar's "I am constant as the Northern Star " from the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar , while the quoted line "Love is touching souls" is inspired by the ...
A Case of You may refer to: "A Case of You" (song), a song by Joni Mitchell; A Case of You, 2013 American film; A Case of You (horse) (foaled 2018)
"Blue" is the title song from Joni Mitchell's 1971 album of the same name. The song is generally thought to be about James Taylor, with the line "Here is a song for you" being directed to Taylor.
In an episode of The Muppet Show starring Vincent Price, Shakey Sanchez, a pink/purple red and purple haired Muppet sings the song after Behemoth eats him and sings "I've Got You Under My Skin". Previously, the song was featured over the opening and the ending credits of Heathers, a dark teen comedy dealing with murder and suicide.
While in Europe, Mitchell taught herself to play the Appalachian dulcimer, which was to become a feature of her musical output in the following years.Her dulcimer skills were first showcased on Blue and in particular the original recording of "Carey", which also features Stephen Stills on bass and acoustic guitar.
Mitchell described the song as a "letter back home". While on her travels in Europe, Mitchell wrote the first verse of the song in Paris, France, wrote the second verse in Spain, while longing for the creative climate she had experienced in California, where the last verse was completed.
The basic backing track was recorded at Olympic Sound Studios in Barnes on 6 May 1969. Recording started at 3pm and went on until 4am the next morning. [8] McCartney sang lead and played piano, Lennon played an Epiphone Casino guitar, George Harrison played a Fender Telecaster guitar fed through a Leslie speaker, and Ringo Starr played drums. [9]
According to Nielsen SoundScan, "You and Me" was the ninth top selling digital song of 2005. [20] On May 19, 2005, "You and Me" was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling more than 500,000 units of the song. [21] The song also achieved international success. In Australia, the song debuted at number 30 on the ARIA Charts for the week of May 29 ...