Joni Mitchell - Car on a Hill

[MaxfieldMini]

My big brother Wayne Perkins is playing slide on this song! Pretty sweeeet~

[robertm52r]

I saw her at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh--she did just about the entire album backed by Tom Scott & LA Express--never, ever will forget it fantastic, love her

[youtubbs67]

It's like female Steely Dan!

[rbreckmeyer]

Court & Spark-what a great record-RR

[MrRevko]

Beautiful song and orchestration.

[sunflower196570]

It reminds me of Gatlinburg tennessee 1974. I had just come back from Europe

[boomerlady]

This song is for any one who has loved someone more than that someone has loved her/him

[sunflower196570]

i lived in the smokie mountains in the seventies . ihad every album she ever madeand the only one that was ever strange to me was mingus who was a mentor to david amram who is one of the greatest musicians alive or who ever has lived

[amsmom1957]

This song and Help Me were both written about Glen Fry of the Eagles with whom Joni was connected with romantically in 1974 and not about Jackson Brown who Joni did not like.

[SupernalOne]

sounds like Jaco's bass harmonics -

Joni couldn't stay with one man very long, but she always took her loneliness with her when she went - would have been hard to love her, and yet inevitably see her leave

[garelah]

thanks for posting this recording - dedicated to the three loves of my life - they are the driver of the car on the hill...

[Alwaystuned]

The drums are so sweet as this song goes into the last verse/chorus

[hobbes1957]

A "perfect" album... thanks for the post

[lightgearwire]

Written about me - who the fuck is jackson browne? Tell him to stay away from my bitch.

[Alwaystuned]

@lightgearwire Jackson Browne is a singer/songwriter.....wait, you're kidding right???

[tpow310]

written about jackson browne

[Quasarmuhammad]

MF doom sampled this i think?

[snacklofter]

I've been sitting up waiting for my sugar to show I've been listening to the sirens and the radio He said he'd be over three hours ago I've been waiting for his car on the hill He makes friends easy He's not like me I watch for judgement anxiously Now where in the city can that boy be Waiting for a car Climbing Climbing Climbing the hill He's a real good talker--I think he's friend Fast tires come screaming around the bend But there's still no buzzer They roll on... And-I'm waiting for his buzz

[stratmandont]

This is so great man! Funkiest damned riff ever!! Thanks for posting, brings back cool 70's vinyl memories. Used to lie back at the end and listen to the cars cross the speakers on my dad's hi-fi!

[jemma52]

Just waiting for the album to arrive in the mail 37 years after I bought the last copy! Can't wait!

[kathyblood]

SHOOT. I did NOT EXPECT this song to "RING TRUE" - AGAIn- THIRTY YEARS LATER - with my ne Man from Down Under....!

[discomadame]

Car on a hill is great. What a song. Musically it's so complexe and the lyrics are pure poetry

[doughtymqan]

@discomadame The last real jazz of our era.

[discomadame]

Court and Spark is my favourite Joni album. I love Blue too, but Court and spark is more... diverse.

[Alwaystuned]

This so reminds me of growing up in southern CA in the early 70's. Joni was always on my parents turntable. THANKS FOR THE POST!!!!!!

[pescaterian11]

@Alwaystuned You're welcome! This is definitely one of my favorite Joni songs.

[Alwaystuned]

@pescaterian11 Yes! 'Car On A Hill' is one of my fav's as well. In fact I probably like 'Court and Spark' a bit more than 'Blue' . Shhhhhh, did I say that? Yes I did. Take care.

[modestosplat]

@Alwaystuned I have the same feeling/experience.

[janejoad]

@Alwaystuned Hey, I was that parent too!

[Alwaystuned]

@janejoad Awww one of the cool ones. Thanks to people like you and my parents great memories were created. Take care.