Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
“Big Yellow Taxi” is one of Joni Mitchell’s best-known tunes, and it’s today’s classic song of the day. She included it on her third album, Ladies of the Canyon, and released it as a single in April of 1970. It wasn’t a huge hit, peaking at #67 on the Billboard Hot 100. A near-simultaneous cover by a group called the…
Today is Christmas Eve and today’s classic song of the day is Joni Mitchell’s “River.” Many people consider this their favorite Christmas song, even though it isn’t technically a song about Christmas. It mentions Christmas in the lyrics and is obviously set in the season, but it isn’t about St. Nick or mistletoe or baby Jesus or any of that.…
Today’s classic song of the day is Joni Mitchell’s ode to a morning in New York, “Chelsea Morning.” This track was included on her 1969 album, Clouds, and has become one of Ms. Mitchell’s most popular songs. On the surface, “Chelsea Morning” is a simple song about youth and joy and the sheer romance of waking up with the right…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Free Man in Paris” by Joni Mitchell. Released as a single in July of 1974, this track reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100, #23 on the Cash Box 100, and #2 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Joni Mitchell wrote “Free Man in Paris” about her friend, music industry mogul David Geffen. It…
As we continue to focus on favorite songs from the mid-70s, today’s classic song of the day is Joni Mitchell’s “Coyote.” This was the lead track from her 1976 album Hejira; it was released as a single in February of 1977 and, while it didn’t chart in the U.S., did reach #79 on Canada’s RPM Top Singles chart. “Coyote” was…
Yesterday’s classic song of the day, “Both Sides Now,” was written by Joni Mitchell and a hit for Judy Collins, AKA Sweet Judy Blue Eyes. Today’s classic song of the day is pure Joni Mitchell through and through, her biggest hit ever. We’re talking “Help Me” from her classic Court and Spark album. This track, released as a single in…
Yesterday’s classic song of the day (“Suite: Judy Blue Eyes“) was written about Judy Collins, so it’s fitting that today’s classic song of the day was made famous by Ms. Collins. The song is “Both Sides Now” and it was a #8 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart) for Ms. Collins in 1968.…
Today’s classic song of the day is Joni Mitchell’s “The Circle Game.” This song has touched countless millions of people for more than five decades and continues to touch people today. Joni Mitchell wrote “The Circle Game” in 1966, when she was just 23 years old. She said she wrote it in response to fellow Canadian Neil Young’s “Sugar Mountain,”…