Joni Mitchell (Crosby, Stills, Nash, Sebastian) - Get Together (Live 1969) 

Dacid Crosby just died today. Joni is struggling with her recovery from a stroke. These were the people who defined my generation. I owe them so much but I can never repay it.

Just watched Joni at the 2024 Grammys. 55 years later, bowed but not defeated or forgotten.

I was there in Big Sur for this concert. I’d just arrived in California and my brother whisked me down to this festival. A great introduction to California living. I was just 17

MItchell, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Sebastian! That was a serious dose of hippy happy right there!

We need this more than ever now . All who are watching this I wish you well and hope that things change for the better. From the 🇬🇧

Just beats the hell out of what “they” call current music!

People of all walks of life. All ages, all races coming together with no judgement but all with the same goal. Music is a beautiful thing.

I can't believe I've never seen or heard this before! This is a spectacular performance by Joni Mitchell (whom I've always loved) and CS&N! It was held at Big Sur - September 14, 1969. I was always a big CS&N fan too which makes it incredible that today was the first time I've seen this! I was 16 when this was done...I'm 68 now...how did I miss this?

Joni was a force of nature. God bless her.

I was born in 1952 and we're just coming of age during this time of Woodstock peace love and everything else and now when you watch these old videos they're so precious and so innocent compared to constant vitriol and bickering we live in today. We have all aged now and the innocence is gone

What a precious video. Did not know it existed. 1969 was an extraordinary year in the history of humanity. The love is palpable.

This song was one of the anthems of my youth. It's great to see this spirited rendition of it by Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills, & Nash! That was a joyous, wonderful time in our lives...

Joni had such an incredible voice. I miss those times

... if we ever needed a planet full of hippies.. it would be ..Right Now

I feel like there is a lot we can learn from this. People of all ages and ethnic backgrounds gathering as one to enjoy the rhythm and harmony of these gifted musicians. No negativity or judgement at all. Just people letting out whatever they're going through at the time. Whatever happened to people these days..

So thankful we still have our Joni! I have loved her music since I was 9 years old! I’m now 63! 🩷

Reminding me that I'm still a hippy at ❤️

You know, you seldom hear or feel JOY in today's music anymore. Rare.

I was born too late for this. I'm sooooo happy that someone was able to capture this incredible moment in time, musical history, and humanity.

A beautiful rendition of Jesse Colin Young's great song. The loving joy we see in these folks' faces was in stark contrast to the daily reports of death in Vietnam, and the resounding impact of the deaths of JFK, and later MLK and RFK. It was not all incense and grooviness because things were so good, it was positivity in the face of hostility, racism and hatred ... just as it is today in America. "Come on, smile on your brother, everybody get together, love one another right now" are timeless words for us to keep working for. “We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the source of our happiness. We need not wait to see what others do.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

In Spain there are many fans CSNY, beautyfull songs beautyfull years, a real hippie dream magic is still alive

Brings me back to gentler times. Jesse Colin Young was such an inspirational artist!

This was a song by Jesse Colin Young. King of defined the Flower Child Let's Get Together Era. So much for that...

Make the absolute most of this people because we unfortunately will never go back to this. The world is a horrible place in 2024

Voices, guitars and evergreen music....love them

what a beautiful amazing time that must have been. while i was too young at the time. being born in 65, this is the first music i was ever really exposed to thanks to my Aunt Marlene, who was/is married to Jerry Yester. i can only imagine how much love was in the air during this perfect performance. as it is so rare to see love on such a high level as this. THIS is exactly what is needed today. the young people dont understand love like the past generations of the 60s thru 90s once did.

Marvelous years. Miss them. Things are too canned today

This is SO beautiful!!!! I LOVE the way they re-arranged the Young bloods hit "Get Together". Joni Mitchell has a voice that instantly touches your Soul. Her voice is like an "instrument". It's unlike ANY others and personally it gives me instant positive vibes. My FAVORITE song of hers is Free Man in Paris. 😀😀😀😀

Magical music helped us get through some pretty ugly times.

So much good music. Thish is absolutely one of the stand out songs of my youth. A beautiful anthem to our hopes and dreams. The dream is still good. Just need more dreamers

Not mentioned in the description: this classic song of the '60's was written by Chester Powers, aka Dino Valenti (stage name), a Greenwich Village folk musician who wrote "Let's Get Together" in 1963, and later joined the Quicksilver Messenger Service. It was also recorded and played regularly by The Kingston Trio but was really made famous by Jesse Colin Young and the Youngbloods, who shortened the name to "Get Together."

Celebration at Big Sur 1969. The greatest concert I've ever attended.

Joni Mitchell is mesmerizing she’s a woman in love . She transforms everything around her....

I was seven years old when this happened. I was aware of the movement because of older siblings were into it. I naturally thought things were about to get alot better. When this generation came to its own. I am still waiting still hopeful. Not disrespectful or disregarding the progress that has been made as am adult I can see why it is not so easy but still inside, my inner child wants to live in the kind of world that they were trying to foster.

Joni Mitchell is surely the star of all times

I was in Boston in '69. Never saw Joni live (she was west coast as I had travelled to the east coast) but I did catch CSNY in 1970 at a small, vintage theater in Chicago, shortly after Woodstock, where they played 3+ hours non-stop in an unforgettable concert. Truly - A lifetime highlight. It was drop dead FLAWLESS!

That's rare footage! Thanks so much for posting.

I would have liked to live this music in those years. In the nowadays there is almost only commercial music without soul and emotions.

take me back to those simple times...please take me back

Lucky 🍀 those of us in our 70’s now 👍

Joni Mitchell is a country mile ahead of all of her contempories

A time when optimism was the message in so many songs. Wonderful clip.

I was there, sitting on the other side of the pool that separated us from the performers; I just happened to be hitchhiking and stumbled across this and was let in for free ...

The Youngbloods. Beautiful song. Beautiful rendition.

That was then, now it's, "come on everybody let's Hate everyone and everything, and, we're all in it for ourselves!!" Oh Yeah!!!!

Unfortunately for me, I was working that summer one of the most amazing musical celebrations of my generation. All the same, I did get to see the Doors, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, the Lovin’ Spoonful and best of all an outdoor concert by Joan Baez at which Bob Dylan made a surprise appearance and they performed together. Totally unexpected and absolutely wonderful for a teenage folk fan. I spent some time performing at our local coffeehouse in Hartford, Connecticut as an aspiring blues singer before heading to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY to pursue a career as an artist. It was a terrific era for a female nonconformist to pursue creative goals and begin life as an independent woman and I’m glad I wasn’t born any later!

All those who have come before have shined their light of hope, and humanity has reawoken from its long sleep: the dream is still the same through the veil of time…✨

ridiculously mind blowing.

Wish I had been there. I was 16 and living in Mendocino village, but had no transportation most of the time, and not much money, but I had her album

Just found this, one of my favorite songs, by the great Jesse Colin Young, sung by my favorite singer of all time, and love Crosby, Stills, Nash & Sebastian!!! I watched The Big Sur Festival in the Art Theater in Southern California as a teenager, it was great!! Especially Joan Baez singing Sweet Sir Galahad for her sister Mimi Farina.❤❤❤❤

Joni is the most talented person on that stage....and I absolutely love Steven Stills, but she's a force of nature on her own !

Joni Mitchell, that sweet pure voice.

I appreciate the sentiments. The problem with our generation was we thought we could change things with music and positive attitudes. To defeat evil takes a lot more. It can cost all you have. That’s what the previous generation, the World War II generation, learned and what we’re learning now.

Joni is on peak form here-fabulous vocal, and guitar. what a beautiful melding of wonderful music and beautiful images of people getting together and loving one another. Blessed!

Man, what a voice she had!!! Ethereal and powerful at the same time.

This entire concert is on DVD "Celebration At Big Sur" , just a few weeks after Woodstock.

This was a time of hope ..now we are so divided

Never saw this video before. Flower power in full bloom. Born in 1951, this was the music of my generation.

I have never seen this footage before but its great that its come out of the wood work. An unusual, but cool version of a Youngblood's song. Joni takes it to a different place.

Ahhhhhh…..The days of innocence and youth and no fear ❤ I’m afraid the children of today and the future will never get to experience this …..😢

There was nothing like our music. And these people in particular were sublime. What a great time to be young. She was so beautiful and talented.

Joni is the best, and they had the very best audience.

What a great song, with a great group of great musical artists.

What a voice and brilliant musical interpretation Joni had.

What a gem of history, first time I have ever seen this one! Very rare indeed, should be preserved at all costs. Thank you for posting!!

I remember this time period so well, peace and love and great musicians. Love this performance.

Love the smiles around that wee bit of odd feedback near the start. What a happening ! Imagine being there ... but don't forget to be where you are ;)

I love these comments, very educational. No one really mentions the arrangement of the song, which can only be one of Joni's creation. Very unique, astonishingly creative re take using odd chords, made up tuning and pretty darn clever key. The other musicians are trying to keep up, but the best they can do is Stephens lead, which isn't that skillful here. The chorus is wonderful and the spirit may not have ever been stronger.

I'm glad I was born in 1951 and so glad to live to make it into the 1960s early have all this music that meant something I feel truly blessed

Thanks for this look back in time. I see the faded colors of old film but in our memories it's digital clear. Wonderful time in history.

Joni has a 4th vocal range: Lunar Orbit

had such a 'deja vu' flash seeing this and then realized and remembered that I was there at that show, having driven up from the Santa Cruz mountains, as a teen from Pacific High School on my old BMW to study Yoga by the amazing and great resident teacher and father of American Yoga, Joel Kramer!

Wow! What a gem. Such a contrast to the "Diva" crap proliferating the airwaves today. I was blessed to be just coming of age at that time.

so much talent darlinks !!!

50 years later we have forgotten everything we built here

3:27 - the harmony at the end here is off the charts. With Jodi's voice towering ..and just dancing around the higher registers.

I so miss those days.

From the look and the vibe, it's definitely California, and probably Esalen Institute or somewhere very near. Incredible. Young hippies. Even before they got their teeth done.😅 I had several friends in that ever-widening circle...Mill Valley, early Topanga, La Honda, etc...all ring similar bells in their own way. Joni's voice and spirit was just amazing then! So precious...

Ah, back when we were all so young and beautiful! Joni is the best, and here she is with some of the best, singing one of the very best anthems of the 1960s. We still need to get together and love one another right now.

this is my favorite utube for capturing the feel of those times, wonderful piece of history

Met Stephen stills on sunset when I was homeless back in 77,but I met a lot of people you wouldn't normally meet

Stills just killin it !!

I was there. I was 17. I think this is why I still have a hippie heart today.

"Vietnam, Vietnam, Late at night while you're sleeping Charlie Cong comes a creeping all around you" Every time I hear these oldies my mind goes back to the hippie G.I. days of the Vietnam war. I think most vets remember marching to that tune in basic training. It was sung to the tune of "Poison Ivy" by the Coasters.

1:12 That note that Joni holds out forever ... what a voice

sebastian , crosby , stills , nash , and mitchell sing youngbloods get together ....says it all ......still a great message , seems like we need it more today ........rebuke the creed of greed , and VOTE american progress

Awesome live recording. One of the reasons I love RU-vid

Great music, great songs and great singers in the one place.

A blast from the past. I remember those times so fondly. A great time to be young and alive.

Surely we have lost our way.And yet this is a reminder of who we can be again if we want it enough.

What else can you get when these guys get together (even today!) GOOD MUSIC!!!!!!! always!!!!!!

OMG. Thanks for Posting. Dear Lord, please make more of these people. Right now.

The 70s were great😊

Today is the day that people should be singing out against the government way more sinister than it was in the 60s

The music and the social movement were linked into one state of being. In the late 60's it was believed that music could change hearts and minds as well as change the world at large. Sadly the generation shown here talked a good game but at the end of the day they became the very things they were against. Pete Townsend nailed it perfectly when he wrote Won't Get Fooled Again.

Que bella época, y Joni Michell la pintó con sus mejores colores. Un amor, eterno amor

I see John Sebastian there on stage too...what a great time...there will never be another time like this again.....

Everyone’s smiling and naturally beautiful ❤

With John Sebastian, too. OMG, nice archive footage.

listened to them all growing up ❤❤❤