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Born in Fort MacLeod, Alberta a young Joan Anderson moved to North Battleford, Saskatchewan with her parents shortly after Word War II. Inspired by her older friend Frankie McKitrick, she begged her parents at age 7 to allow her to take piano lessons which lasted for a year and a half. She also took up drawing and after moving to Saskatoon at age 9, she contracted polio which she forunately recovered from with the love of her family and art. In Grade 7, one of her teachers, Mr. Kratzman encouraged her to craft the written word and she holds him as one of her many influences. By her teens she scraped together enough money to buy a ukele (a guitar being too expensive at the time) and entertained at parties and coffehouses in Saskatoon. Following high schoo More... (Submit New Joni Mitchell Lyrics) (Submit New Joni Mitchell Lyrics) Review about Joni Mitchell Urge for going and my memory | Reviewer: Jim Kruse ------ About the song Urge For Going performed by Joni Mitchell I first heard this song done by George Hamilton IV and it was on a 45 rpm record. It was not until years later I found that Joni had written it. It is fall here in Michigan now, the geese are over head and the leaves are turning. Whenever I here the song this time of year or the lyrics come to mind, I truly do get the urge for going. Coyote | Reviewer: Diem Peters ------ About artist/band Joni Mitchell i would love to hear the inspiration for this song, which i only discovered this year. i have a story for my life that syncs with the song, want to know if joni's is the same or if i am way off base - shine on Help Me ... I think Joanie Mitchell is the Best ! | Reviewer: Cindy Sorgenfrei ------ About artist/band Joni Mitchell Help me was the sound of the 70s. What a genius of a woman. I became of fan of Joanie Mitchell's after growing up listening to her but not knowing the artist behind the music. Her lyrics are so visual and often erotic ...danced with the lady with the hole in her stocking. Didn't feel good, didn't feel good. She's a woman with one foot in this world and one foot into the ether. Winter's warriors are welcome! | Reviewer: Ivy ------ About the song Urge For Going performed by Joni Mitchell I lovw this song,when i was a little girl,my mum and i would drive up in the mountains in GA and blast Joni from the truck then when we found a nice spot we'd get out the guitar and sing from the hood of the car,lol! This song is exactly how i feel about FL just switch winter and summer,lol. I almost cry when i sing,"And all that stays is dying,All that lives is getting out",Because now after living in FL for almost 7 years all i see is a dead wasteland with palm-tree skelatons. A Goddess indeed! | Reviewer: Betsy ------ About the song MAGDALENE LAUNDRIES performed by Joni Mitchell This is one of the most magnificent pieces I've heard. She pulls you into the sad spirit of the song.... I feel like one of the girls she sings about. It's a miserable tragedy that is a MUST LISTEN. An awakening if you really listen. Incredible | Reviewer: Al ------ About the song EDITH AND THE KINGPIN performed by Joni Mitchell One of the finest pieces I've heard. The mood is set from the opening bar. I think Herb & Tina's version is hypnotic, extremely emotional, and filled with a depth rarely felt. Joni's lyrics are beyond comparison. My favorite Joni Mitchell song | Reviewer: Ellen Severance ------ About the song Urge For Going performed by Joni Mitchell It wasn't on the albums I sang along to in High School, but I bought the 45. I penned the lyrics on a scrap of paper to the best of my ability, so it's nice to see the actual lyrics at last. The funny part is that I always sang "I'll lock the vagrant winter out and fold my laundring in" I had this image of Joni taking laundry off the line and bringing it inside. "Bolt my wandering in" is so much more poetic!!! Thanks to Chloe for the real words! Joni on Edith | Reviewer: james D'Addio ------ About the song EDITH AND THE KINGPIN performed by Joni Mitchell Listening to the comparison to Tina Joni has a tiny voice but pop swing is sweet and groovy nothing like listening to the creator however Tina is the big bomb for this tune in Herbies hands has it down.. If rerecorded I would want to hear a boost to Jon't beautiful voice as the main ingredient. amazing tune Truly a Goddess | Reviewer: Robert Wm Smith ------ About the song MAGDALENE LAUNDRIES performed by Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell has been an idol of mine for several decades. This rendition of Magdalene Laundries iwth the Chieftans is probably one of the best pieces of music produced by anyone anywhere at anytime. She pulls the heart right out of my chest and flings it among the soiled sheets lying on the floor of that miserable convent. Joni Mitchell sits among the Gods and blesses us with her flavour of life defining the tragedies visited upon us in the living of it. Not just lyrics-It's poetry | Reviewer: Margaret Smith ------ About the song SONG FOR SHARON performed by Joni Mitchell Joni wrote this song to her friend up in Canada and it never fails to move me even to this day. It's basically a letter to Sharon talking about her experiences living as a famous singer alone in New York City. Joni tells Sharon not feel bad that she didn't make music her career. Sharon is really the lucky one with a family and Joni's just lonely and miserable. It's not just lyrics. It's pure poetic genius. don't sleep on Lionel Loueke | Reviewer: M. Forman ------ About the song EDITH AND THE KINGPIN performed by Joni Mitchell I concur with all 'y'all that the Herbie/Tina version is sublime. Joni provided a superb piece of art and Herbie's crew hit it brilliantly. Don't overlook the amazingly restrained, subtle, nuanced and tasteful guitar work of Lionel Loueke. The wah-wah, the single note rhythm work, the sparse semi-reggae"chukka-chukka" feel. Everyone in the session is at their peak on this piece...I'm feeling the guitar right about now, until I listen again and register all the other instrumental "voices' that others have mentioned. I'm with Jeff on the question: "Is this the perfect song?" Whatever perfect means, this would be one exemplar against which it should be measured. Melody Gardot and Hancock | Reviewer: Paul ------ About the song EDITH AND THE KINGPIN performed by Joni Mitchell For the Sundance television series "Live at Abbey Road" Melody Gardot replaces Tina and edges her out in the interpretation. Like anonymous said (1/3/2007) the songs imagery is haunting. Mitchell puts you right in the club as the scene unfolds. Incredible. knocked out... | Reviewer: tom murphy ------ About the song THE DRY CLEANER FROM DES MOINES performed by Joni Mitchell howdy. Joni M..... she knocks me out more and more, each and every time i hear her sing: listening to "Mingus" is as great as ever, as great as the first time i put it on the turntable....and Jaco! i was first knocked out by HIM with Weather Report, and was re-knocked when he recorded with Joni M.....i will wax painful/sweetly about "The Hissing" one of these days, too....now, as far as that album is concerned....suffice to say....i turned on "Harry's House (Centerpiece)" this morning, urged by my memories to hear something that would move me, after a hard couple of days dealing with my whacked-out family, to kick me back to 1975....I listened to it, and "Harry" has some of the most lovely and....and...pertinent lyrics that Joni M. has yet written. but back to "Mingus"...the raps, especially the one where the great man is talking about how he is going to "cut Duke" ("Funeral"), is so sweet and so genuine.... along with all the heartfelt and music and lyrics, the whole package just shines. i have not yet been able to get out and hear Joni's latest one, but am looking forward to hearing it: till then, i will be "Mingus-ized" while washing dishes and typing things like this.... Tom Murphy tmm3088@qwest.net Taming The Tumor | Reviewer: sofia ------ About artist/band Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell has grown me up for nearly 35 years now. Her lyrics have made a huge difference in my thinking and accepting and her comforting voice and knowledge of music and life is a gift that I am forever grateful for. FOREVER. When I heard IF for the first time, just a couple of months ago it hit me to the very core of my life at the moment as I am dealing with a cancerous brain tumor and the words in IF have been quite the medicine in helping me to tame the tumor. Thank you Joni for what you have given to me for almost all of my life. You are AMAZING and I have more respect of you, your grace and your work than you can imagine. I love you, Joni | Reviewer: Heather ------ About the song CIRCLE GAME performed by Joni Mitchell I absolutely love this song. Especially the live version with James Taylor at the Royal Albert Hall. There's something mysterious about it that makes me really <i>feel</i>. What a Rush... tom rush that is.... | Reviewer: marcus schafer ------ About the song Urge For Going performed by Joni Mitchell I first heard this song about a year ago when i purchased a cd by Tom Rush/No Regrets.... Not sure who originally penned the lyrics. Does anyone out there know?? Thanks Carousel of time | Reviewer: Alan Moorhouse ------ About the song THE CIRCLE GAME performed by Joni Mitchell This is one of Joni Mitchell's early masterpieces. The first three verses are masterful tableaux of frozen time frames - each with clear metaphors for the age they describe. This, married to the chorus, which describes the relentless, inescapable "carousel of time" is given one of her most memorable (and simple) melodies. This song may still be playing on that carousel long after the first generations of children have forgotten the painted ponies. Edith and the KingPin | Reviewer: Nikki ------ About the song EDITH AND THE KINGPIN performed by Joni Mitchell I've loved this song for almost 30 years. I still have my Hissing of Summer Lawns LP. It's in great condition as is my turn table and I still use them both. On the tribute album released earlier this year, Elvis Costello does a version of this song that is so musically and vocally outstanding, it will give you shivers. Give it a listen. If I had to send a song to space | Reviewer: Jeff Markham ------ About the song EDITH AND THE KINGPIN performed by Joni Mitchell I remember the items they placed inside Voyager before they sent it into space to show what humankind looked like, our science and our art. The Herbie Hancock version of Edith and The Kingpin (featuring Tina Turner) would be a late add (imho). Oh my goodness .. is this the perfect song? I think it comes darn close. The composition of both lyric and melody are so elegant, clever. And Ms. Turners vox are simply amazing .. so deep and emoting in resonance with the tune. I have new respect. The bassist is awesome .. anouncing changes .. he carries this tune like a concrete / steel infrastructure .. fantastic. Shorter does what he was born to do .. Dayam ... jeff SuperB! | Reviewer: The Guy ------ About the song EDITH AND THE KINGPIN performed by Joni Mitchell I'm really feeling this song, It's HOT! Incredible lyrics. I must admit i never knew of this particular track until i learned Tina Turner has re-done it. Her version is so GREAT, it is on the Herbie Hancock Joni Mitchell tribute album. Here's a link to here it > http://www.livedaily.com/herbiehancock/ You could review the artist/band Joni Mitchell in Biography page You could review Joni Mitchell album by visiting Albums page and selecting an album You could review Joni Mitchell song by clicking the song which you like  Download "Joni Mitchell" Music | |
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