Nikki Yanofsky Sings Circle Game

[ElizabethHannahRB]

This song brings back memories for me. The camp counselors at girl scout camp would sing this song to us when we couldn't sleep. This girl did an amazing job! Such a beautiful voice!

[TedMichaelMorgan]

Wow, what a splendid cover. Perfect to have a young person cover this classic.

[thinkpad30]

Beautiful interpretation from a beautiful girl with a beautiful voice! Like the previous comment, I don't think I've heard a better version, even by Joni herself. Great job!

[SLEEKSTREET]

Good job Nikki,

Don't think I have heard a better, clearer interpretation of Joni's song. It is even more poignant since this is the age in life she was writing from...inside a melting Tundra...

[AlwaysLivingTheLife]

amazing,stunning,beautiful display of music and beautiful lady its just to stunning.

[musicfan1996]

Kudos to Canada! It withstood the recession that the very country south of it caused, by its greed and obsession with capitalism!!!! I TIP my hat to you!!!! Beautifully enough, as I waste away in America, an increasingly wasting waste land... I have pride that I found THREE names in a phone book in Victoria... exactly the same as mine, although perhaps... a different middle name... Viva la Canada...

[bobbit911]

I like this Jazz version of the song. This kid sings goood!!!

[PhicklePickles]

Heard her sing this last night. She's really improved since then. Now her interpretation of "Circle Game" is really very mature.

[strawberryseason]

this kid does a great job.

[sheeep0hd]

she has amazing voice :)

[glasstruck]

this is a realy good vocal performance, she realy did sing it well but this is a story not just a song. i think it just lacks the maturity of a joni.

[lovestopanic]

good on her, this is a HARD HARD song! i mean, we can see the gaps in her vocal training but she's utterly admirable nonetheless.

[Genomatekk]

it's not a hard song. O.o

[lovestopanic]

are you kidding??!?

Have you ever tried to perform it??!?

if you reckon it's easy, that's only coz you haven't got the musical experience to understand the difficulty, love. Sorry, but it's a bloody hard song, and joni mitchell was insane. :?

[Genomatekk]

Sorry, maybe it's not hard for me then. :(

You didn't have to go and say I lack musical experience... I DID get into the 2009 All-Eastern Choir... :(

And I actually did perform the song. At my church. D:

Joni Mitchell was awesome though...

[lovestopanic]

guess it depends on your training! i'm jazz, so it was a serious effort :P lucky you.

let's chill, and be friends, cool? xox

[Genomatekk]

Ah, I wish I could do jazz. :P

I'm Chinese, I just don't have the jazz genes. XD

and sure. :P

[strawberryseason]

I play and sing this all the time and it is not a hard song. Not a large range of notes

[lovestopanic]

wow, guess i'll be having this conversation a few times! What i mean is, it's hard if you're not classically trained and not joni mitchell. It's hard to keep it from being boring. Hard tone-wise, hard breath-wise, hard in terms of consistency. If you're not classically trained, and you think it's easy, chances are you're not doing it with any sort of technique or style concerns, and that's cool, but that's not what i'm talking about. : ).

[strawberryseason]

I am not classically trained, true. For me a hard song to sing would be her "Free Man in Paris." Or something like Ave Maria. I've always loved Circle Game because of the lyrics and because it was easy to play and sing. But I have never done if for a competition like Nikki and perhaps mine is not a great version, though my friends like it.

[lovestopanic]

friends like everything! and i love free man in paris, classic. I did this song for an exam, so i guess i was kinda anal about it. : P

but i bet you do do a nice version, it's such a beautiful song.

[Amimmika]

Beautiful girl wih a beautiful voice! Wow!!!!

[smmm1968]

perfect

[Creative62]

Magnificent..beautiful voice!!

[DFWTexan42]

Hauntingly beautiful. Sets a standard for artistry. I'm still discovering all her performances, can it get any better than this?

[smmm1968]

Wonderful!

[johnmayeraddict]

grhawki, its going to be on her next album!!! :D

[camcamomille95]

Really ?! Great !!!!

[grhawki]

This might be your best performance. So mature and beautiful. Too bad you didn't get a chance to record this song first. The sky is the limit for you.

[bzivkovic]

Beautiful!