JONI MITCHELL sings SUMMERTIME and THE CIRCLE GAME. A triumph! Gershwin Prize tribute, March 1, 2023 

I hear you. As a gruff, hairy geezer, I can't listen to her music when people are around. Wouldn't want them to see me weep at the beauty of it.

@@emdiar6588 Ha ha! I don't care. My son knows when I've just listened to Joni Mitchell 😉

When i put my buds at home they all know with who i am with ...joni I❤you forever and ever.

@@emdiar6588 so geezery and so sweet...

How about this instead: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RwT0COKXFMM.html

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Same 🙏❤

No; she's not.

@@user-lh3si8sl8oDo you not have ear balls?

ats cool and all but she's 78

79

SAME!

Same.

@@steveeolio I think it was pretty obvious the person who made the comment was referring to their own age, not Joni's.

Joni gets her alto on. What a treat that was.

She sings Like a young girl. It's really a miracle!

​@@danielansz I wouldn't say a young girl but rather a seasoned veteran who knows how to give a song just the right touch and manner of expression.

@@seamusin1697 It's just my opinion. 👌

One in classic folk format and the other in jazz. Such variability even now.

Her smoking habit factors in as well ...

I do too!

Absolutely

Just beautiful.

Love both ..before and now

Thank for sharing...Never heard about her having had Polio.

Thank you for educating us on her past

Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

You have said it❤

Beautifully said

When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" and "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

Absolutely, and considering how ill she was a couple of years ago. Extraordinary really! Fantastic version of summertime

Joni sounds better. I’m thinking maybe she had to at the very least cut back on smoking.

​@@TheBella2u rumor has it she kicked the habit 7 years ago at 73.....

Perfection

@@timfahey7127 that’s amazing. She smoked since her teens.

Amazing performance and after 2 strokes!! I'm so glad she is still singing. Her voice is so unique. I remember hearing her sing as a teenager and marveling at how she easily hit the high notes going in and out of falsetto effortlessly!

Amazing simplicity and Clarity

Janis......

loved her in my teens am 68 and loving her still ..something about the timbre ..a legend

​@@suzanneluck824712:20 🎉

Agreed. Brandi is a treasure in her own right!

Cheers for Brandi.

Brandi is also partially responsible for Tanya Tuckers resurgence Brandi got a lot of good karma coming her way

Personally, I think she should take a step back now. Joni is strong and she has heaps of very solid friends in the industry. Seems to me Brandi Carlile is getting a bit too much of the limelight these days.

Brandi STEP DOWN

Brilliant audience creating a unique magical optimism taking you way back when.❤

What therapy this is the best kind

I agree!

They used autotune but still beautiful tone to her voice

​@@achnix3167I used to be vehemently opposed to autotune in every case, but as I've gotten older, I've softened up a bit. Joni has absolutely nothing to prove at this point. Got no problem with her using it.

@@fl0nk11 i have no issue with it unless peoples are delusional about it. Or Playback use

@ach nix Are you sure its there? Im usually pretty perceptive of its use.

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Yes, this rendition.

Is that eric clapton on guitar?

Can’t miss with Greg Phillinganes on keys. His resume is stellar and virtually endless.

She was right even with auto tune it's horrible

@@mikedavis8008 and you're obviously deaf

​@@mikedavis8008 You're ridiculous and have no heart or validity even.

@@mikedavis8008 Wtf?! She performs summertime better than most women do. Autotune is pretty obvious in the second song, but the first one is just wonderful. Especially with her history of sickness. Respect her way man.

Some people will find fault in anything one does. It's like running over a nail in your car, it's unavoidable. All one can do is avoid "the nails" and keep "driving". You are a survivor Joni, and I wish you many many years ahead.

She has certainly begun to return to singing. She has a concert coming up in June. I hope there’s more on the way.

❤❤

Simply the best. ❤❤❤

Judy Collins is 84, and doing a concert at Solana Beach, CA, Feb. 29-Some people stop performing, but not Judy and Joni. This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" and "Opera at its Worst!" and "Loving You All Day Long", by Ana Marie Ceuca in Italian. LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

Amazing !

I like a Gershwin tune, how about you? 🎶

@@janawall3306 That's what you call a miracle Louise.......AMAZING!!!

She chose the right songs, that's for sure! I think they could have given a bit more VOLUME to her mike ? This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! (BTW: Judy Collins , age 84,is performing in Solano Beach, Ca., Feb.. 29, 2024!) We hope to make it! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War?!" "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

And cigarettes

It was an aneurysm in 2015. No strokes.

Those health issues don’t affect the vocal range.

You know, I always preferred Judy Collins to Joni because Joni's voice was sooooo high my ears couldn't stand it so I am in 7th heaven with her 'mature' voice!

I'm not sure 'one of' cuts it, as a songwriter I couldn't place anyone above Joni.

Agree!

Joni Mitchell the original Banshee of the 20th century! Her voice reminds us of our conscience humanity and our planet Earth

She was so beyond everybody at one point that she still is great at a percentage of what she was.

Love Joni!!So good to see her❤

Love you Joni from qld Australia

This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" and "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

My mum also sung it to me

I cant imagine having a mother that did anything like that. all my mother did was nag and berate. Id love to know what its like to be loved or seen

No person like Joni. Not One.

Came to say exactly the same thing! The change is remarkable!

what a PERFECT line to add to your comment!

Ok…. I agree with your comments. I am amazed and delighted what a tough amazing Woman. I am going to be tacky but this Brandi person seems to get noticed through her association with Joni. Hope I’m wrong and she really is a true friend. Anyway Miss Joni is a true marvel and one tough broard and it was a joy to see and hear her again and I still believe that the las 4to 5 minutes in music come at the end of Paprika Planes after all these decades some music I really enjoy but not like those last few minutes! Anyway I’m truly amazed by her as usual.

@@susanjohnson2068 I hear where you're coming from and have had some of the same concerns, but I think Joni probably needed Brandi there to smooth out some of the rough patches when she started performing again. I imagine Brandi provided emotional support as much as vocal support... it can't have been easy for Joni to get back on stage after all she's been through. But with Joni's voice coming back, and her health apparently better than anyone would have expected it to be at this point, perhaps Brandi can now step back and let Joni have the stage to herself.

@@susanjohnson2068 Brandi has done pretty well for herself prior to her more recent association with Joni. I don't really know her music but I just looked it up -- she has 9 Grammy awards -- most of them are from before her association with Joni. And after all, Brandi was the one booked as the closer of the Newport Folk Festival last summer and who brought Joni.

I think they could have given a bit more VOLUME to her mike ? This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! (BTW: Judy Collins , age 84,is performing in Solano Beach, Ca., Feb.. 29, 2024!) We hope to make it! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War?!" "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! (BTW: Judy Collins , age 84,is performing in Solano Beach, Ca., Feb.. 29, 2024!) We hope to make it! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War?!" "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

I heard her do Circle Game in Flint at a coffee house called the sippin lizard in the late 60's

Me too. I used to sing it, badly, to my young children at bedtime, but they didn't know. I printed out the lyrics for my son when he got his license. 😭

Sending much love and Good Vibes from Ireland 💜☘️🫂

I saw my youth go by. Joni was such a tapestry to so many of the sixties and seventies. Circle game went straight to the heart.

Me too 🥲

Yes it was absolutely wonderful to be there. The love in that room for her… and the collective gasp when she started to sing and sounded SOOO GOOD. An unforgettable night.

I also love "The River" ❤️

This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! (BTW: Judy Collins , age 84,is performing in Solano Beach, Ca., Feb.. 29, 2024!) We hope to make it! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War?!" "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

I love Joni also very much, but did you ever listen to Ella? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u2bigf337aU.html

I'd take out the female qualifier there myself... ;)

totally agree!!

THE singer & poetess of my lifetime!

Have you head originals at Soundcloud? Unknown songwriters are quite good. Think she "meant" she could hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" and "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

Many songwriters are not "performers" Joni was unique for decades. Her "sense of intonation" and "feeling for the lyrics" haven't changed at all. I think they could have given a bit more VOLUME to her mike ? This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! (BTW: Judy Collins , age 84,is performing in Solano Beach, Ca., Feb.. 29, 2024!) We hope to make it! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War?!" "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

I think they could have given a bit more VOLUME to her mike ? This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! (BTW: Judy Collins , age 84,is performing in Solano Beach, Ca., Feb.. 29, 2024!) We hope to make it! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War?!" "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

She says she is working on new music :)

@@samuelstone3670 excellent...👍👍

@@samuelstone3670 Her "sense of intonation" and "feeling for the lyrics" haven't changed at all. I think they could have given a bit more VOLUME to her mike ? This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! (BTW: Judy Collins , age 84,is performing in Solano Beach, Ca., Feb.. 29, 2024!) We hope to make it! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War?!" "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

March 1, 2023

D'accord.

Her "sense of intonation" and "feeling for the lyrics" haven't changed at all. I think they could have given a bit more VOLUME to her mike ? This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! (BTW: Judy Collins , age 84,is performing in Solano Beach, Ca., Feb.. 29, 2024!) We hope to make it! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War?!" "Opera at its Worst!" and Ana Marie Ceuca sings "All day Long" in FRENCH (FOR MRPHIC.!) LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

I think they could have given a bit more VOLUME to her mike ? This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! (BTW: Judy Collins , age 84,is performing in Solano Beach, Ca., Feb.. 29, 2024!) We hope to make it! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War?!" "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

@@lyndafayesmusic Hi Lynda, for first thing thank you for your comment to mine. English isn't my mother language so I hope to have traslated it well. Yes, they could have given a bit more volume to her mike, everyone in that situation is very professional. Surely, she can't sing like she did when she was young, but she can sing his own way and choose the good song she wants of course! Yes Joni, sing it Your way! I have only one regret that I never saw her live in concert. In my country (Italy) she was only in the 80s and at that time I couldn't go to listen to her. In any case her records and her music will remain! Thank you very much Joni for your music! Have a good day Lynda and thank you again for yours. David

What Billie Holiday vibe??????

@@josephineananda Perhaps meaning she chose the right song for her voice-and Billie Holiday sang it too? I think they could have given a bit more VOLUME to her mike ? This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! (BTW: Judy Collins , age 84,is performing in Solano Beach, Ca., Feb.. 29, 2024!) We hope to make it! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War?!" "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp

@@lyndafayesmusic ok, but that's not a Billy Holiday vibe.

Canadian National Treasure

Her "sense of intonation" and "feeling for the lyrics" haven't changed at all. I think they could have given a bit more VOLUME to her mike ? This was an extremely good grouping of well organized musicians. When she "said" she "couldn't sing anymore', I think she "meant" she couldn't hold those notes out for eighteen beats and hit high C anymore ??? A singers voice age that alto deepens, and the soprano starts to waiver. Good songs for her to choose today. Joni, Judy, Joan, Dolly, and Reba, all withing four years of each other and still arranging songs- Good one Joni; They've ALL, earned the right to sing it " as they please!.Sing it Your way, Joni.! (BTW: Judy Collins , age 84,is performing in Solano Beach, Ca., Feb.. 29, 2024!) We hope to make it! "Everybody Sings his Own Song" and "Time That You're Moving on" "With Judy Collins & Joan Baez in Mind-Why War?!" "Opera at its Worst!" LyndaFayeSmusic@Yahoo/Bandcamp