Joni Mitchell - River (Official Music Video)

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Just in time for Christmas, Joni Mitchell has debuted the first official music video for “River,” her wistful contribution to the Christmas songbook, taken from her landmark 1971 album Blue.
Animation by Skazka Studios
Directed by Matvey Rezanov, in memory of his father Mikhail Rezanov
Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) has been nominated for the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Historical Album. It is the 17th Grammy nomination Mitchell has received since her first in 1969. To date, she has won nine Grammy Awards. That could change on Monday, January 31 when the 64th Annual Grammy Awards show will be broadcast live on CBS.
A few days before the show, the Recording Academy will honor Mitchell as its 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year during a star-studded event on January 29. Jon Baptiste, Black Pumas, Brandi Carlile, Leon Bridges, Mickey Guyton, Herbie Hancock, Graham Nash, Maggie rogers, and James Taylor are among the artists set to perform at the show, which will raise funds for MusiCares’ charitable programs and relief efforts.
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Welcome to the official RU-vid channel of Joni Mitchell, whose songs “River,” “Both Sides Now," “California,” and albums ‘Clouds,’ ‘Ladies of the Canyon’ and ‘Blue’ compose only a fragment of a multi-disciplinary artistic output that has been embraced across generations, inspired multitudes of artists, and earned every conceivable accolade.
One of the world’s most remarkable and beloved artists, Mitchell has influenced musicians across a vast cross-section of genres with her ethereal songs that reflect social and environmental ideals. The prolific singer-songwriter-painter-poet has not only written and produced her music, but also designed most of her album covers and packaging. A journey into Joni Mitchell’s artistry is one of a highly original, harmonically innovative, and emotionally charged, familiar yet fresh adventure.

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@joancarey5688 9 месяцев назад

This song is 52 years old….its timeless… I’m 81 years young… and it still moves me to tears!

@juliehenry7203 9 месяцев назад

Same! I'm 65, but remember when this song came out. Joni, Carly & James... Had every single album (playing them CONSTANTLY) until it drove my entire family nuts! Listening to Joni... & hearing this young lady who sang this song on *The Voice*, Lila Forde... Let's just say it REALLY took me back to my early teens. ❤

@julieward9011 9 месяцев назад

I’m 76 playing it now… my favorite Christmas song!!!

@peterschancel7223 9 месяцев назад

This ls great ,,There is a version With Snoopy skating from Chralie Brown that will make you smile. Best to all

@torigodbey383 9 месяцев назад

I am 52. This song is part of me.

@ransbarger 8 месяцев назад

Every damn time.

@oldsoul1187 2 года назад

I will never forget my first time hearing this in 1971.I cried. I did so again today. At 70, the only constant is the beauty of this song., Joni's voice and my need to still hope for a better world.

@lauribaldwin4262 2 года назад

I agree wholeheartedly, here's to 2022 !

@carolohmartbehan 2 года назад

Dear oldsoul.....this 72-yr. old appreciates your memory and sentiments.....and echoing my own need to still hope for a better world ✨🎄💜🎄✨

@josephinebehan9431 2 года назад

Beautiful 🥰

@stevenwolf8434 2 года назад

This 74 year old yearns for a better World

@srsolarwarriornw9465 2 года назад

Another Boosted Boomer 70 here and we agree, She is a treasure to be listened to over and over and over.

@sashabanks691 2 года назад

I got pregnant around Christmas time in 2019. During my pregnancy I listened to the Blue album over and over, I’d put the phone on my belly and the baby would kick. I was very lonely during those times, but listening to that album brought me some comfort… I lost my son at 36 weeks and 4 days pregnant. His name is River. “Now I’ve gone and lost the best baby that I ever had… oh, I wish I had a River I could skate away on. I wish I had a River so long, I’d teach my feet to fly.” 🕊🖤

@gerdahessel2268 2 года назад

If you like and want: take a hug from Germany - my heart is with you!

@uweziegler1967 2 года назад

I'm sorry for your loss.

@prettyhamburger6462 2 года назад

I'm very sorry for you 💞

@emilystead5955 2 года назад

So sad for your loss xx

@lisamoncrief8351 2 года назад

Sending your grieving heart some healing love. 💗💗💗

@richardhill6125 Год назад

I fell in love with Joni's music at 17. I'm now 70 and it still stirs my emotions like it did back then.

@bethlogan1283 Год назад

There were a couple of different paths to take - I chose Carole King for my mentor because of her piano chords & songs. Now, I've read Reckless Daughter, the Joni Mitchell bio, & learned they recorded in the same studio - they were fighting over a red piano - Joni sings background on Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow. They really were in the same place & time, making great albums together.

@centatherese4826 11 месяцев назад

Me too

@SpiritSurvivor89 11 месяцев назад

70 :O

@dereklee4397 9 месяцев назад

Wasn't this song about her break up with Graham Nash.

@mewhoisahumanonearth 9 месяцев назад

That tracks. Supposedly, in your teenage and early adult years, the music you listen to gets solidified as your taste and you will continue to like it, whether or not you begin to like other stuff as well Most of the time, this seems to be true and is why a lot of older generations do not like “new” music

@jrtaylor8178 9 месяцев назад

I lost both my parents this year. Christmas will never be the same again. This song is beautiful and gives me some comfort.

@ilia5420 9 месяцев назад

Cara, non parliamo la stessa lingua ma il dolore dell'Anima ci unisce ed è universale. I genitori, la famiglia sono un dono di Dio. Porterai i loro i ricordi, le loro voci, i loro volti sempre con te per il mondo. Ti abbraccio forte e ti auguro di trovare il Natale nel tuo cuore ❤, nonostante il male che senti dentro.

@misty8009 9 месяцев назад

Same ❤

@hollybrown9259 9 месяцев назад

Ah, found it. Jr. Taylor. This song is a warm comforter on a freezing Canadian night. All hail Joni ! Stay safe and warm. See other message l sent u. I'm not a techno pro, more of a technophobe

@le_th_ 9 месяцев назад

Grief is the price we pay for having truly loved. If you have children, make sure you remember that YOU are their parent and make the most of the Christmas holiday you have with them so they can do the same for their children when they have them.

@kayfradeneck3281 9 месяцев назад

My husband of 46 yrs died last January. My first Christmas without him....I need that river!

@lesmorton7662 2 года назад

No one does bittersweet quite like Joni. I’ve loved this song for 50 years. It still moves me.

@briankistenmacher Год назад

Well said. Thank you.

@DeirdreKing111 Год назад

It's Christmas again 💚💙🖤

@DeirdreKing111 Год назад

It's Christmas again 💚💙🖤

@amandaf1042 Год назад

Yes, so well said, and I feel the same.

@le_th_ 9 месяцев назад

I heard more "poor me" and "I broke my baby's heart and now I'm lonely at Christmas" and "I'm selfish and I'm said" which tells me she's not a very nice person in a relationship. I'm not sure that's bittersweet, it's sound more like pathological narcissism. She admits she is "hard to handle" "selfish and sad" and she broke her baby's heart, so she's pathologically self-absorbed and now kicking herself for being such an a-hole because she's alone at Christmas.

@patriciapatriciagray-thorp9574 4 месяца назад

The Blue album is my path to dealing with having to give up my daughter. I was alone and just 16 years of age. The loss has impacted my life in so many ways😢😢😢and I still grieve. I did not not have other children. Thank you Joni❤❤❤

@curtischen6613 3 месяца назад

@patriciapatriciagray-thorp9574 You are not alone. Joni suffered the same story: giving up her daughter at a young age. She was brok and alone in Toronto. Had to give up the baby for adoption. When I first heard Joni's River I wondered which of Joni's breakups would cause her to write such a painful holiday song. It just didn't add up. She kept her young motherhood as the ultimate secret until 1990s, more than two decades after Blue album was released, when a roommate of Joni sold the story to a tabloid. A few radio DJs brought up this long-hidden story, and I got it. It took me a few more years to be able to re-tell the story. Hope your grief will be lessened.

@justagirl5593 Месяц назад

So sorry ❤

@muckaxe Год назад

“I’m so hard to handle/I’m selfish and I’m sad.” This line makes me cry every time, partially because I can relate, and partially because I’m in awe of the balls it takes to be that vulnerable in a song. So many songwriters want to come off like they are so sensitive but they’re really just throwing out platitudes and obfuscating lyrics. Joni really is baring her soul, and that takes more gall than most have.

@persephonerising1890 Год назад

Yep! Loss is painful...regret makes it 10x sadder!

@peggyhahn588 Год назад

Obfuscate, lovely.

@keepsmilin5766 Год назад

nobody writes such painfully personal songs,as Joni...believe this one is about her break up with Graham Nash..

@kimmieh8419 11 месяцев назад

@@peggyhahn588It’s a word that fits its definition. Not many people know it so when you use it, you can literally say ‘Yes!’ when asked what it means. 😊

@baddeymaddey 11 месяцев назад

I know isn’t that so great. I can relate too. I’m selfish and sad.

@williamfowler8129 9 месяцев назад

Can’t stop listening to this beautiful song my wife soulmate and best friend passed away just before Christmas last year ended our 57 years together, always loved this song even more now ❤💔💔💔

@smlorrin 9 месяцев назад

I'm so very sorry for your loss. I'm glad that this song helps with the pain during the holidays. 💞

@ann-jj7to 9 месяцев назад

I'm so sorry....I lost my husband 14 years ago... it's coming on Christmas.. Merry Christmas to you

@loyduncan3728 9 месяцев назад

I am sorry for your loss. This song reminds me of a loss as well. Joni wrote it from the heart.

@kerryd59669 9 месяцев назад

I'm so sorry.

@le_th_ 9 месяцев назад

Your wife probably deserves a better song than this. Mitchell is singing about having broken her lover's heart because she's selfish and sad, and now she's alone at Christmas and having a total pitty party about it and wants to run away from how awful she is. Your wife stayed with you for 57 years, whereas Mitchell wrote a song about ending her relationship with David Crosby by writing a song about it and debuting the song to all their mutual friends at a party they BOTH attended, so...

@mpv409 Год назад

The interweaving of “Jingle Bells” in this is both genius and haunting.

@elizabethh1832 2 года назад

With age, Christmas feels even more pensive as we miss people who have passed away. This song captures a bit of that pensive feeling well.

@rebeccacade3371 2 года назад

Lost my sister a couple of weeks ago. This song is salve for my soul.

@theresakotas-akridge1418 2 года назад

I totally agree. Have lost 4 persons since Covid. As I look through the Christmas cards to send out this year, I see the names of those Friends and silently grieve their loss and those they left behind.

@midlife_crossroads 2 года назад

@@rebeccacade3371 I’m so, so very sorry for your loss. Such a terrible time for that, though there is no good time. May you find some comfort in your memories of your sister, and in Joni’s healing lyrics.

@brocklanders6172 2 года назад

You just need to move with Christmas. I've lost everything family - parents gone, daughter a complete waste, extended family a bunch of Covid wackos - and I've found out that my friends are the people who truly love me. They have a choice.

@peternolan1316 2 года назад

@@theresakotas-akridge1418 Hello Theresa how are you doing today dear I hope all is well with you and your family? I have been happy all day because of this song keep reminding me of my late Dad

@castorphans 2 года назад

That's one of my favorite Joni Mitchell's songs. Many of us feel so alone this time of year, longing to escape the bubble of happiness we don't feel.

@phunkyx9773 2 года назад

Well said…

@riverbanzachamploo9725 2 года назад

mine too

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

Try Lakota...,

@terrytownsend5583 2 года назад

Most of the others are shite.

@samvest5205 3 месяца назад

I'm 77 (goin' on 78). This song is the story of my life.

@victoriadickens2827 11 месяцев назад

My mother introduced me to Mitchell’s music and she passed this year..I’m so appreciative of her taste in music now mine

@hollyavillella554 10 месяцев назад

💔🙏✨🕊️

@seskwein 9 месяцев назад

Sorry for your loss 💔 and merry Christmas, hope you have close ones around you :)

@SimonYoungOFFICIAL Год назад

One of the most beautiful songs ever written and sung.

@le_th_ 9 месяцев назад

...and some of the most pitty-party, "poor me, I was a total asshole, broke my baby's heart and now I'm alone at Christmas and want to run away from how selfish and sad I am". Not so beautiful when you listen, eh???

@mattdebnam2464 9 месяцев назад

@@le_th_actually it does the exact opposite. It makes the song more beautiful and meaningful. She was going through a depressive moment in her life so this was her fighting back at her emotions through music.

@henriettahenson Год назад

I'm 70.. And this song brings me to tears everytime I here it... My life has flown by since the first time I heard this... Where's it gone😢 🤔💕

@SueConsalvey 2 месяца назад

Me too, takes me right back, her voice still gives me goosebumps❤

@sczesny46056 Месяц назад

67 here and it seems like only yesterday when I first heard this song. Time flies ! !

@justinreeves6337 9 месяцев назад

It’s Christmas Day 2023 and I lost my Dad suddenly 7 months ago to the day. I knew today was going to be hard, but I was doing ok. Then I listened to this song and now I’m a crying mess. What a beautiful and powerful song! I miss you Dad 😭😭😭

@TheUmbralFox 9 месяцев назад

My dad introduced me to Joni's For The Roses album on a road trip in my mid teens... lost him a couple years ago. Doesn't take much to send us from one emotion to the next when we grieve, but music sure does cut right to the heart of things in a hurry!

@Missmjf87 7 месяцев назад

I'm sorry for your loss.

@paulaartandmusic4412 7 месяцев назад

My heart goes out to you.🙏🏼

@adamlorber 2 месяца назад

❤

@RichardFeynmanRules Год назад

It's coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it don't snow here It stays pretty green I'm going to make a lot of money Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry He tried hard to help me You know, he put me at ease And he loved me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on I'm so hard to handle I'm selfish and I'm sad Now I've gone and lost the best baby That I ever had Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye It's coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on

@noyroza Год назад

❤

@thegardinerfamilycreative1156 Год назад

Fantastic

@robhead22 4 месяца назад

Im a 66 year old man. I also remember the first time i heard this song. I was living in wickford rhode island. And played this song several times in a row. I did the same with the album! Ive been listening to the Great Joni Mitchell ever since. And today is mother’s day. I sent a video of the circle game to the mothers in my life, along with my mothers day wishes. God bless you Joni Mitchell! You have filled my life with beautiful music and the many emotions and inspirations that accompanied them!!!

@KereolaPatunia 3 месяца назад

Hello from Rhode Island 👋🏼

@stewartfiol9620 Месяц назад

Joni brings a little bit of heaven to our lives ❤️

@DJAvalonArizona 2 года назад

She is a true musical genius. Seriously.

@liviousyoung4911 9 месяцев назад

My mother listened to this all year round she loved joni and my mom passed at 52 of a brain aneurysm and I'll will forever think of her when listening to river fly high mama! ❤

@mrsmartypants_1 4 месяца назад

Awww. I feel that. I lost my mom to breast cancer - metastasized into bone cancer - at a time I was also going through a very difficult divorce. It almost killed me. But it didn’t. Darkest period of my life because prior to that I had been fortunate enough to suffer no loses close to my heart. What doesn’t kill you truly does make one stronger. But in return I became so much more jaded. And realistic. It took years to laugh at/with all the good times I had with my uncommonly fortunate life as a child and young adult.

@pamelacoulthurst3949 Год назад

My beautiful grandson was in our car at Christmas talking for ever until this song came on the radio, he listened in silence and at the end said "I love that song grandma " 3 years old awesome taste ❤

@raymondleicht9691 Год назад

Get that boy a guitar today...he has great taste! You won't regret it.

@amandaf1042 Год назад

@@raymondleicht9691 or wheel in the piano.

@amandaf1042 Год назад

Pamela, a beautiful memento. TY❤

@fransvanmuijen3802 Год назад

A boy with a great taste! Treasure it and stimulate him to make Music!🙏🏼 .. that's always helped me in all my years..

@Lucailey Год назад

Awe that's beautiful

@IlGattonero13 9 месяцев назад

Wistful, rueful, powerful. Her voice soaring on the word “fly.” A perfect expression of regret and loneliness. I love the quote at the end. Yes we do, Joni - we need a song like that. Thank you.

@jasonlightfoot4145 2 года назад

What a haunting melody. I sit with tears welling up thinking of my mother who left this world on Christmas leaving behind 3 sons struggling each year to make sense of it. Listening to Joni brings back so many memories of her filling our living room on a Saturday morning, windows open fresh breeze blowing in and possibilities for the day with it. Sending love to all of you out there struggling with this time of year, you are not alone.

@robertcronin6603 2 года назад

🔥

@cookieswirlb3942 Год назад

So sorry for your loss

@lynseyhouston1429 Год назад

Lovely that you are thinking of others loneliness. Hope time has made the loss of your mother easier.

@janisnduli9691 Год назад

Hugs

@deborahherrick Год назад

Thank you…..

@robynmarcus7768 Год назад

Joni Mitchell songs remain as vibrant at 65 as when I discovered them at 15 years of age! The music still moves this fledgling spirit! 😘

@srsolarwarriornw9465 Год назад

One of a kind. For sure. Like Tina Turner. Rest her soul.

@cathibuzzard2796 Год назад

Love her so much and her songs that actually mean something!

@cherripeek9975 9 месяцев назад

it’s christmas eve, my last Christmas as a teenager and i’m sitting in bed singing away to this beautiful song

@justice-searching 8 месяцев назад

Life goes fast, cherish all you love!

@chellyr4972 7 месяцев назад

You’ll be fine if you take care of yourself first always

@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 11 месяцев назад

For my money she is the best singer songwriter that nobody talks about at all these days. Everyone so (understandably and deservedly) wrapped up in Elton John and Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen even Carole King. But for my money Joni Mitchell takes me to a completely different place than any of those. This song is wrenching emotionally.

@cyndiaraujo1976 8 месяцев назад

You hit it - her music is so raw and real and her singing is like noone else. She takes me to a different place.

@TheCoreyLight 2 года назад

Joni is a treasure!

@daisygeeuk 2 года назад

Really lovely, this song never loses its magic. Thank you Joni.

@letsgoupstream6079 2 года назад

💙

@theyredistortingyourrhythm130 2 года назад

Australia SEES

@samlewis7878 Год назад

I wish that Joni is living forever in love and peace. She deserves every instant of it.

@wintermuteohyeah4987 9 месяцев назад

What she does with the melody of Jingle Bells at the beginning and the end of the song is wonderful, but how she gives her everything during the song both in the notes she reaches and sustains and in the lyrics, confessing her own regret, goes beyond any Christmas song I have ever heard. Love her ❤

@virginiaserwin8697 Год назад

when I was unhappily married in the early eighties with Four children under the age of ten I’d listen to this song and cry me a river during the Christmas season. Now that I married my first love my best friend and the love of my life in May of 2000 and had our daughter in 2002 and our children are all grown except my youngest son who died in 2018 from juvenile diabetes this song no longer makes me cry. I just love this beautiful song 💜♥️💕💖

@loose-drag 2 года назад

What a beautiful tribute to a timeless Christmas song.

@dewhittjames 2 года назад

Hi Joni if you ever want to come to Austin TX and check out the music let me know. We can get around pretty well without too much notice. Wonderful Winter we are having. Weather is perfect but then again I know your from Canada. But if you want to reach out to the young there are tons of them and they need your thoughts and are willing to listen. I can't introduce Clifford Antone to you but he is no longer here. But there are others. Frosty is here if you need a drummer.

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

I love Joni............l do not love cjtizzzzzzie songs.

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

@@dewhittjames so is the alomo........

@marcynadler7326 2 года назад

I'm one of those people and that's why all love Joni so much. She appeals to everyone but especially sensitive artists. For us, she's the absolute height of artistic expression. There's no one above her.

@kathijackson5239 2 года назад

I'm so glad that she is getting the recognition and respect that she so richly deserves.

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

I agree with you..........people said it about Joan Baez......but there is always a new kid............it isn't a competition...'though studios may see easy money.......simply enjoy ............

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

I agree with Joni's fanbase..........but try lykke li,.........Sharon van etten.........you may surprise yourself..........

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

@@starlight0002 l know everything is centred on Joni.........try Jeff Buckley, the cure...........if you are determined to spend your life heartbroken, they will do it.........happy ñew year......

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

Try Maddie moon.........beezus Taylor............quite unknown........pretty brilliant..........

@sallykirkstephens8415 9 месяцев назад

I could not be more grateful to the dear friend who kindly gave me his Blue Album ;what a jewel box . Heartfelt thanks to him and to Joni for just saying it all in its utter rawness .

@justice-searching 9 месяцев назад

I never realized this song is 50 years old. It has been in my heart that many years. Its beautiful. Listened to it on the voice with Lila Forde sang it brilliantly ❤

@vivianfarmery8681 10 месяцев назад

At 63 this sing brings up the same beautiful melancholy it did when I was 23. Blue is one of the major soundtracks of my life and now one of my son’s too. Bless Joni 🩵

@alessandrogeirola 2 года назад

"It's coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it don't snow here It stays pretty green I'm going to make a lot of money Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry He tried hard to help me You know, he put me at ease And he loved me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I'm so hard to handle I'm selfish and I'm sad Now I've gone and lost the best baby That I ever had Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby say goodbye It's coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer Singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on" Such a wounderful song, sharp verses and velvety vocal line...it makes me dream about my childhood

@Cicciricicie 2 года назад

❤️

@williamjancha2812 2 года назад

Thank you @

@lesliesterling826 2 года назад

Bless you Joni--I hope someone is telling you about these comments full of love! Your music has been the soundtrack of my life and "Blue" has spoken to me at every stage of my aging process just as powerfully as it did when I first heard it as a teenager and all my life was before me. That's practically the definition of great art. I could never thank you enough for all you have meant to me--teaching me songwriting structure, teaching me how to communicate a world of emotion on solo piano, teaching me how to sing clearly and effortlessly. You mean the world to me and to millions of others!!!

@letsgoupstream6079 2 года назад

💙

@gingerreiter5072 2 года назад

Same for me. I often say Joni is my best friend and I don’t even know her.

@robertcronin6603 2 года назад

That's for sure.

@hsd287 2 года назад

This is literally her channel so I think she does check it out herself or someone must be helping her as she's older and needs help to control her phone

@bbmtge Год назад

Hear, hear!!!

@jeffbilby9415 2 года назад

Yes, this gem has been played since 1971, hard to believe..when the Vietnam war was raging on, families torn apart all over the country, and like today so much division in our country... this lonely little classic reminds us that life is not all fancy Christmas gifts under the tree and mistletoe hanging waiting for the kiss of bliss, this song conveys real emotional turmoil of the heart, one of many gifts Joni Mitchell has giving us, a treasure from BLUE.. it really is, as Mitchell once wrote, "time to get ourselves back to the garden" the video is brilliant

@mikegalvin9801 2 года назад

When it came out I was a happy Midwestern teen who just thought it was a pretty song. About 15 years later I was in California and couldn't fly home for Christmas one year and there was no snow and Twinklets on the palm trees and friends dying from AIDS with no cure then and this song hit me like a sledgehammer to the heart.

@xpopypip Год назад

This is my first time hearing this song and I'm bawling my eyes out. This will be my and my husbands first time apart during the holidays, we aren't doing well and need some time apart and God I love him.

@robertwise5432 Год назад

If You take time apart there is no going back

@regmartin3629 Год назад

You will be ok, have a wonderful Christmas

@manguy2000 Год назад

I have been divorced for a number of years and I don't even get to see my daughter. It is painful

@andydavies1810 Год назад

Dig deep ma’am , nothing’s forever , its a tough ride!

@arabellavanzijtveld4603 Год назад

❤️💞🙏🏻

@w.o.m.p.w.o.m.p. Год назад

I'm 71, Jesus,but I still have her to listen to

@jeanetteadamo9039 2 года назад

Have been in love with Joni since the Blue album when i was a 16 year old black girl living with Mom and my four brothers in the inner city. Don't know what it was but she has been my muse throughout the years. Mom got me a used guitar because i HAD to have one. Thank you Joni.

@globalcitizen011 2 года назад

You and I share a common bkgrnd, Jeanette! As a Black teen who loved Joni (along with Judy, Joan, Cat etc.), my family and neighbors saw me as an odd weirdo, an outlier. Like you, I learned to play her music. And the teasing and put-downs never deterred me. Now in my mid-60s, I'm still a huge fan of her music from the 70s. IMHO, she'll always rank as musical genius. 🎶

@ali-tube2967 2 года назад

God bless you both, sisters.

@johnkuipers8625 2 года назад

☮️☸️☯️

@brigittemungo2820 2 года назад

I resonate with you a lot I am 16 years old and I love her music, in an age where lyrics are just now mere sounds her lyrics have meaning and thought and I find that so very beautiful.

@ayindestevens6152 2 года назад

I ❤️ my rock and roll sistas!

@justinlee3017 2 года назад

This gem of a song gives you space to feel sad during a season when everyone else seems happy. In an age of social media phoniness, songs like these are more important than ever.

@wyeme50 2 года назад

I fell in love with Joni quite literally when she walked onto my Black and White TV screen, 1970-71, it was one of the ground breaking series of BBC "In Concert" performances. Such a simple format, small audience, a stage set up ensuring sound is excellent, and then the artist wandering on to the stage to sing and play, a brief introduction to the songs with each delivered so brilliantly, I went out and bought "Blue" the next day. That step from the 60's into the 70's was the era of the singer and their song, it was as if they (and the probably did) had found the freedom to be, and to do just what "they" wanted, we were snowed under by talent. Who was it sang "The times You impress me most are the times when you don't even try" so many fail in relationships because they try to impress when they don't need to, and the recording industry often failed by not allowing artists to do what they want, you can't control any artist in any medium, you can guide, you can offer insight and input but they must trust the artist more. Yes a load of tosh but Yuletide Greetings and a Happy New Year to you, and Joni thank you for being you.

@aaronabeloff5203 9 месяцев назад

I am 75, Joni is still one of my top favourite artists. She was and is an authentic genius.

@strawberryfab 9 месяцев назад

This usually makes me cry. Buckets this year. Thank you Joni for being part of my reflection in solitude.

@shanghairoad7656 2 года назад

I've been listening to River for 50 years... never gets old...

@peterschulze491 2 года назад

Beautiful celebration of Joni's art and music last night (televised) as she received the Kennedy Center Honor. Plenty of joy and singing along! Brava to Norah Jones, Brandi Carlisle, and other performers!

@stopbunsen Год назад

I'm only 20 seconds into the song and the tears come. I have always loved this song. The animation is well done too

@marioski54 Год назад

To me too, Heaps!

@georgiannamushalla5301 Год назад

same here... '

@nofascistsonmywatch 9 месяцев назад

The first few piano notes do it for me, as I don't even have to wait for her voice and the lyrics to start. 😢

@bradleytindall1766 2 года назад

My oldest brother borrowed your Blue album from me when he was going though a divorce in the late 1970s. I’ve never asked him to return it.

@bbbroham7534 Месяц назад

❤

@florabarrientezescalante2874 9 месяцев назад

Absolutely beautiful song

@martaminder2716 2 года назад

My favorite Joni Mitchell song, not just for the lyrics also the music. This captures all the emotions of those of us who are still alone even in a crowd of people. Thank you Ms. Mitchell for all the music and poetry that enhance and define life.

@tompohorsky353 2 года назад

The way the Jingle Bells theme drifts in and out really is exquisite.

@martaminder2716 2 года назад

@@tompohorsky353 Yes, it is subtle. A comfortable reminder of the season and theme of the song. Exquisite is positively the best discription.

@spiritosa0123 2 года назад

Beautifully said.

@peternolan1316 2 года назад

Hello Marta how are you doing today dear I hope all is well with you and your family? I have been happy all day because of this song keep reminding me of my late Dad

@drdavidpellegrino4270 2 года назад

Hello friend how are you doing

@PlanetC64 2 года назад

Beautiful. This song helps my sanity every single year. And the animation. Just wow❤️❤️❤️

@veronicabarry6220 2 года назад

Beautiful song so meaningful vera

@berlymahn 2 года назад

got lucky and this popped up on my YT TV feed. first I've heard it but speaks so clearly.

@peternolan1316 2 года назад

Hello how are you doing today dear I hope all is well with you and your family? I have been happy all day because of this song keep reminding me of my late Dad

@peternolan1316 2 года назад

@@veronicabarry6220 Hello Veronica how are you doing today dear I hope all is well with you and your family? I have been happy all day because of this song keep reminding me of my late Dad

@drdavidpellegrino4270 2 года назад

Hello friend how are you doing

@johnlloyd8109 Год назад

Best song ever written. Don't try to change my mind. It just is.

@BJane58 Год назад

I won’t argue with that

@SeanLives Месяц назад

What an incredible artist ❤

@JennyWren333 9 месяцев назад

This year…I need Joni. Thank you, Sister.

@StephenBateman 2 года назад

As a child in Scotland I would walk the snow-covered fields to reach the frozen loch above my school where I'd skate in the wilderness. For years the evocation of wishing for a river to scate away on has charmed me. This animation does a sublime job of bringing to life those scenes of isolation and wilderness. Thank you Joni. Stephen

@ali-tube2967 2 года назад

How sweet you are...

@jeanieo801 9 месяцев назад

Oh Joni my dear no one better than you. Started listening to you when I was 13 laying in my bed looking at the waves at Wind n Sea crying about my lost love. Lol and many more to come. Now 71 you and CSNY bring back such vibrant and beautiful memories of a wonderful time in my life. Then I’d play and sing your songs to my girls who are now fans. Just beautiful memories thank you

@noahpinter6756 2 года назад

There’s no other artist quite like Joni 🧡

@mikkimification 9 месяцев назад

I hear this song and miss my wife of 34 years, she is in care for FTD/Alzheimer's...I wish you here listening to our Christmas song for the 35th Christmas.

@CharlesOtt-l6r 7 месяцев назад

💙💙💙

@davesmith2640 Год назад

Waking up crazy early this Christmas morning alone for the 1st time in over 44 years has shook me a bit, sadly getting divorced from my baby earlier this year has overwhelmed me with feelings of loss and loneliness, this beautiful song reminds me many of us share emotional sadness at this time of year, obviously certain events times throughout a year will be a little painful.Thankfully me and my ex wife remain great freinds, we have much that binds us, our kids and grand kids will always join us, but that doesn't take away the physical ache of not being close to her everyday. My kids and grandkids are wonderful, they love me and will help me through this dark moment. Merry Christmas to you all x

@tuvantrader 2 года назад

When I first began listening through Joni Mitchell’s catalogue earlier this year, I was quickly impressed by her lyricism, melodies and unusual chord progressions. Blue was certainly the peak of her early period, but this song in particular is an incredible piece of work. For a song that is one voice and one piano only, it is about as perfect a piece of music and lyrics as anything I’ve ever heard. 🙏

@metrowireless3381 2 года назад

A new fan, i take it a young person, nonetheless... thats impressive. Shes magic, find me anyone to compare. You cannot.

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

Try ",Ladies of the Canyon", you probably know it...............

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm........try it.

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

@@metrowireless3381 l know you are correct........try Sharon van Etten......Lykke Li..........you may like them.........happy hols',.to you.& people you love.........will, London......

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

I think you know all of ms. Anderson's back catalogue.....but try those l mentioned...'bye........

@untruenorth 2 года назад

Gorgeous.

@glassmarky1 10 месяцев назад

Utterly gorgeous heartbreakingly sad from one of the greatest albums of all time.

@fithadey8877 10 месяцев назад

I seldom cry THIS hard to music. The sheer brilliance...

@donna6348 Год назад

It was a magical time, I was too young to understand and enjoy. 64 now, hearing many of these songs for the first time. Thankful the magic has been recorded for us who came late to the game.

@WorldOneVideo 2 года назад

I can see why Joni would approve this. Just like her, it is true art.

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

I love all her music ,......what ls true art.

@williamwilkes8177 2 года назад

I do not care...,,...,.

@sandyshelton9499 2 года назад

I will never be able to get through this song without crying. Thank you, Joni. River is as beautiful as you are.

@drdavidpellegrino4270 2 года назад

Hello friend how are you doing ?

@teetertotter5787 2 года назад

The whole Blue album is absolutely always one of my favourites.

@voxxvoltair2662 2 года назад

I won a talent contest performing this song when I was 15. Joni inspired me on voice, piano and guitar. I got to meet her a few years ago... and she was a lovely, warm person. Love you Joni, thanks for the inspiration. ~V~

@drdavidpellegrino4270 2 года назад

Hello friend how are you doing today?

@chrissytaurus9278 Год назад

Lost my grandma last week, I wish I had a river I could skate away on. Love you forever Gaitha Louise💜🌹💜🌹💜🌹💙🌹💙💙💙💙💙💙

@sealisa1398 2 года назад

There has always been a Joni song that helps up through the bumpy moments. Treasures.

@asleepbytwo Год назад

My dad introduced me to Joni Mitchell from a young age and I am forever grateful 🥲 tearing up full of happiness just remembering it.🥺❤

@jamesmoline4411 2 года назад

Brilliant. One of the finest songs EVER written. Joni, your ability (magical) to tap into the feelings, heartbeat, and soul of all of us, is beyond any writer that I know of. People tout Dylan, and he is good, but, Joni, no one can touch your gift. Thank you for singing at Newport. I was just a few miles away when you performed, but, couldn’t get there in time. Keep performing, Joni. You mean to much to so many of us. May you be blessed with peace, joy, and healing strength. Dr. M

@AvaAnaliese Год назад

Most beautiful song I’ve ever heard.

@cardivonb8652 3 месяца назад

I'm 19 years old and have been chronically depressed for about 7 years now. I'm so exhausted and just want to disappear. This song perfectly describes how I feel.

@KereolaPatunia 3 месяца назад

❤

@tfe1788 2 месяца назад

I am 17 and have had depression since 14 and this song brings the joy that nothing else can!

@abbiewilliams975 2 месяца назад

Hang in there! You are soooo precious! I know how it is!

@vanceraper6559 2 месяца назад

You are as important as anyone else on this planet. Don't ever short change yourself. I used to feel that way. Get out and enjoy life.

@maryellenlarkin3498 2 года назад

I always wondered why I related to this song the way I have. Now I know. I'm lonely all the time 😭 but being lonely at Christmas is the worst feeling in the world. I really relate to the lines "I wish I had a river I could skate away on" and "I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad. Now I've gone and lost the best baby I've ever had" those lines cut me deeply because I relate to them so much. I'm sorry to everyone else who is lonely this time of year. I guess we can all be lonely together. 💖 Maryellen Rosemaree Larkin 💖

@missmotokel 2 года назад

Joni mitchell was one of my late mothers favourite artists and she soon became mine. I have so many memories shared listening to Joni albums with my mum. Laughter, tears and singing along. I now play some of the songs on guitar and piano. Joni will always be my biggest influence in music. Joni has such wisdom, lessons and truth wrapped up in beautiful melodic song. Every time I listen now, i think of my mum and those sweet memories we shared... you keep them vivid and alive. Thank you Joni, for your music... it is more than music to me. (Kelly ❤❤)

@staffanolofsson8201 Год назад

The best Anti Christmas Song that puts me in the mood for Christmas.

@susanfretwell4375 9 месяцев назад

Joni makes us think of our mistakes and regrets.but also wishes of better things to come.lost my husband and soul mate of 54 years 31/10/23.lonely in a room full of family and friends.pray things get easier.

@64slugirl 9 месяцев назад

I pray you will heal; your heart mends soon and the happy times you've enjoyed become priorty in your memories. Blessings for you this Christmas... I know it's a tough time. I'll pray for you for a year.

@joannawilk2731 7 месяцев назад

Hugs!

@KereolaPatunia 3 месяца назад

I lost my mother that same day at 9:20 am. So sorry for your loss ❤️ she lived Joni Mitchell!

@Sally150 Год назад

This makes me cry every time. Not a Christmas song at all. It's about regret for driving away a true love.

@SpiritSurvivor89 11 месяцев назад

Then how come I am singing this at a lights on Singing Night near Christmas eve HMM

@RickTompkins-ez9xw 6 месяцев назад

I can't believe how ignorant I was. I lost the best thing I ever had.

@Sally150 6 месяцев назад

@@SpiritSurvivor89 Cause you don't get it; or you drove your love away at Christmas? "I made my baby cry..." "I made my baby say goodbye..."

@bluestarrecords 2 года назад

The most beautifully sad song, sung by a lonely angel. Thank you Joni.

@froglet72 9 месяцев назад

This is how Christmas feels without my father. The first year I longed to escape from Christmas and this song came on the radio and it was just a gift. Now I play it every year, it is beautifully wintery - it has the little Christmas piano refrain- and Christmas has always had carols that are melancholy or haunting. She captures that. I can't explain how much this song means to me. Xx

@2ndShiftSupremeOverlord546 Год назад

Hey Joni, I hope this finds you on a late New Years night. You have lived an amazing life. You have touched countless souls with your heart. I admire your courage to share your vulnerabilities and humble yourself before an audience of complete strangers. Your music holds a special compassion that is unmistakably woven into every fiber. You are a living legend. Your contributions to earthly music are immeasurable. My highest honors and salutations to you!

@campervanman5340 3 месяца назад

Her voice is like melted honey drizzled on the wings of angels.

@TedvanLieshoutkanaal Год назад

You pictured this iconic song in a wonderful way.

@pennywise8182 2 года назад

Joni Mitchell is a true original....The best singer/songwriter there ever was.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@ruthlongridge2137 2 года назад

Soooo beautiful I cried

@rondo365 2 года назад

There are very few songs that do this to me, but River always has me blubbering by the end of the first verse. I could never sing it because of that. Thank you, Joni, for this and so many other enduring works of art.

@lwh7301 9 месяцев назад

Snowflake.

@merrittmontgomery7695 Год назад

I haven't heard this in so long! Just as beautiful all these years later. Joni’s music is timeless!❤

@GailJackson-fy4yl Год назад

❤❤❤❤. Hey

@txhansJustakidsoulandgritloveF 9 месяцев назад

Heard this for the first time in years. I have longing that this song tells me about..best to all,...

@mikeg4075 2 года назад

When I look at the comment section, I’m glad that each one of you have a specific story or emotion attached to this beautiful song, regardless of age or border, this is why Joni is one of a kind. Thank you Joni, we love you.

@bethplott7652 2 года назад

I was turned on to Joni when I was around 11. Countless hours of listening to your albums , reading the lyrics admiring the artwork. I’m 61 now and still singing along. Thank you Joni for all you’ve shared. You are super special to me.

@las174 2 года назад

me too!

@bruceallenoatway 2 года назад

She broke a million hearts. Maybe her best song. My favorite. Eternal appreciation

@DaveATKIN 10 месяцев назад

We lost a friend and colleague a few years ago, she took her life at Christmas; no-one knew she was struggling. For me, this is now her song and it makes me cry.

@sheridangmail1277 Год назад

Oh that I could go back .. I'm a 74 year old female and I really don't like this world we live in right now. Thank you Joni, for everything. ☮ ❤

@GailJackson-fy4yl Год назад

So wonderful ❤

@GailJackson-fy4yl Год назад

So wonderful ❤

@GailJackson-fy4yl Год назад

Hey

@jackgentile4605 Год назад

I was 26 again for 4 minutes. Now I’m 75 again…looking out the windows at an ice storm…feeling my memories.

@Josie32020 Год назад

My gosh oldsoul I loved this song at 17 years old too. I am 69 now and love this song also. It still brings me to tears 😢as it did when I first heard it 52 years ago and I love it just as as much! There will never be anyone like Joni Mitchell.

@nancyjordan1577 2 года назад

I’ve been listening to… basically the past for a while now. What beauty is radiating through each word. I feel you sitting here with me. God bless you, Joni for this.