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Like "Carey", "California" takes the form of a travelogue, and uses a stream of consciousness narrative technique. [3] [4] Pitchfork critic Jessica Hopper describes both songs as "how-Joni-got-her-groove-back ditties". [5] The lyrics tell of her time in France, a trip she took to Spain, and an excursion to a Greek island. [3]
Roberta Joan Mitchell CC (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter.As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s circuit, Mitchell became known for her personal lyrics and unconventional compositions, which grew to incorporate elements of pop, jazz, and other genres. [1]
"Carey" is a song from the 1971 Joni Mitchell album Blue. It was inspired by her time spent with Cary Raditz, living with a cave-dwelling hippie community at Matala , on the Greek island of Crete .
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter is a 1977 double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Her ninth album, it is unusual for its experimental style, expanding even further on the jazz-influenced sound of Mitchell's previous recordings. Mitchell has stated that, close to completing her contract with Asylum Records, she allowed this album ...
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 ...
She memorialized “Woodstock” in a song but didn’t attend. Mitchell wrote another hit “Woodstock,” inspired by the famous music festival held in the summer of 1969 in New York state ...
"Going to California" is a ballad recorded by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released on their untitled fourth album in 1971. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked "Going to California" number 11 on their list of the 40 greatest Led Zeppelin songs of all time.
Even on a day when much of America was hoping to see the sun go out, there’s still an ongoing need to hear someone sing “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” That, among many other things, is ...