Joni Mitchell Live At The Carnegie Hall 1972 the circle game

[jarabaa]

"It won't be long now till you drag your feet to slow the circles down..." What a line. What a song. What a singer. What a woman.

[528Dolphin]

How can Justin Bieber have more views than this?!

[celticlofts]

And to think she was pushed into releasing this ~ She didn't think it was good enough. lol.

[leezee52]

makes me cry...I remember then :)

[TimeWellSpent25]

oh this reminds me of camp :) good times

[unicorn042359]

this is the best song love how she had fun with the audience

[ironevor]

wow im an iliterate bitch compared to u guys but this song rocks

[ilimaree]

Lovely... most beautiful piece of composition --- :-) such a beautiful song..... and so true---- :-)

[Gerryofcalifornia]

Great song. An old friend folk singer Ms. LePage fom England used to cover this song in Hong Kong in the early 70s. Beautiful memories....

[RosieMe5]

This is such a pretty song! We aways sing it at closing campfire at Rock Hill Camp.

[BooeyHogue]

her best

[BleuZ00m]

Sharing this with Arabic friends who struggle in this "Arab Spring" of change. May your children know peace and hope and justice.

[bigman1239]

One of the great songs of the folk singer/songwriter era. Tom Rush does a great version too. I am surprised that nobody in Hollywood has ever used it as a theme song for a movie.

[niburtrebor49]

No Joni Mitchell is not dead! She is very much alive.

[Junkyz22]

is joni mitchell dead?

[thecoolestfreak]

@Junkyz22 Hahah.. no XD

[Silverbirch4444]

so lyrically very true!

[MrRonnieG]

I have been listening to Joni Mitchell for 45 years now and this is, and always will be, my favorite song by her.

[damiensongs]

she always makes me want to get high, such great memories

[RosieMe5]

@damiensongs Um... okay...

[bocajuniorboca]

it wont be long 'til you drag your feet to slow the circles down..

how true!!!

I love this song

[cutis1000]

Anymore of this concert that you can share, hanbanxxx?

[Floor107]

I saw her that year at the DAR hall in DC - probably the most amazing concert of my life. She ended with this song (which was an encore as I recall) the mood was so strong after singing along that no one spoke, no one even applauded. We all filed out in silence, not to break the spell.

[leemajella]

Simply fantastic.

[giakinz]

my mom use to sing this to me when i was little!

[TheHonda550]

@giakinz

Good for your Mom - she must have loved you a lot! Please cherish her.

[simonx49]

my favourite version of this song

the only one I've heard with everyone joining in and it makes it that tiny bit more excellent!

[mcgigglish]

what a lovely performance of one of the best songs she ever did

[Beggar000]

One of my favorite acoustic guitar players... with the voice of an angel and the words of a poet. Joni's one of a kind... the antithesis of the plasticine pop stars of today.

[celticlofts]

One guitar and one incredible voice = Magic.

[1946don]

Always been one of my favorites - its music like this that makes me feel young and old, at the same time. She brings me back to my youth while reminding me that I'm no longer young (in years anyway).

Beautiful song and performance, thanks for posting.

[butfulmuzik]

The first time I heard this song, it had been recorded by Buffy Sainte Marie. It was so beautiful, I checked the notes and found it was written by Joni Mitchell.  When Joni recorded it, I brought her album and have been in love with her artistry ever since. What a magnificent artist she is. Every song is a beautiful VanGoh, right Joni? Thanks, Joni. It's all beautiful.

[SilverSwan16]

I cry everytime I hear this song. My mom used to sing this to me. It's one of the most beautiful songs in the whole world.

[slownoman]

I first heard Joni on KMPX, San Francisco (berkeley for me) in late '66, and was immediately in love. Her poetry, her voice, her guitar playing, simply astonishing. We're fortunate to have lived in her time. We'll not see her like, ever again.

[woufer41]

One of her best song ever!

[Pillowbooker3]

This is the only 'pop star' that i ever completely idolized. Funny.

[djaminc]

Jonis Beautiful-this song never fails 2get 2me- the lyrics are so true when you listen properly- Makes me well up Everytime!!! (like now) . It was used to good effect on The Wonder Years- Great Album,Great Song, Great performance... "Someone told me theres a girl out there,with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair" LedZeppelin- Goin to California.

[mmedefarge]

I remember being at this concert. Would always go to see her whenever she sang at the Schaefer outdoor concerts in the park, too. She was great no matter what the venue

[manelk8]

I first heard it in 1972 at a High School Assembly (Grade 12). I looked over and there was my Elementary School sweetheart whom I hadn't seen for 4 years. Life is like that.

[whatevecando]

love this song...first time i heard it i was half asleep by a campfire...my aunt was playing it on a gutiar...loved it then love it now always will always have... <3 :)

[Dateline420]

The first time I heard this song was at my summer camp. I later learned it was a Joni Mitchell song the girls were singing, and that she'd written it as a response to Neil Young's "Sugar Mountain"

[excursustoo]

I had heard that Neil wrote "Sugar Mountain" as a response to this. But now I am older. How would I know???? lol

[Dateline420]

I tried to post the Wikipedia link for "Sugar Mountain" but youtube denied me. The article seems to indicate Neil's song came first. It also provides dates each was written, I believe.

[excursustoo]

Thanks. My "remembery" is not what it once was. :)

[Zhan1960]

I love it! My husband and I say "re-memory" because our son said it at age 3. Love that phrase! I'm almost 50 and shoot my "rememory" isn't so good!

[strawberryseason]

Joni wrote it in response to Sugar Mountain, to say that there are always things to look forward to, even after childhood.

[homersmith10]

The story I heard was that Neil was bummed out by the fact that he couldn't go to a youth centre in Winnipeg after he turned 20 and so he wrote Sugar Mountain. Joni Mitchell wrote this song to try to teach him that growing older was ok too.

[adiben123456]

i heard it at summer camp as well and i fell in love with it!

[dunesclub]

I sung this for fifth grade graduation. All of the graduating fifth graders had to sing it. We also sang it for caberet. Its such an adorable song. I love it

[hashachar70]

I close my eyes and drink it up. Thank You for posting!

[biastg]

Today is my daughter's 20th birthday. Boy, does this song have meaning to me!

[NGJWchannel]

oh my god, this song makes me so sad; this song was one of my graduation songs :'(

[westmann1000]

Beautiful...

[steanieofirlam]

I heard a version on the radio tonight and just had to look for it. Lovely..thanks for posting.

[phddddd]

wasn't this also part of the need for her to win a green card in defining her as not just a musician that could take other American musicans job, but as someone unique and deserving of the accolade of performing at Carnegie Hall. Didn't they do the same for Neil Young at the Performing Arts Center in L.A/? I was in England at the time, but an American exchange student told me this. Was it balls?

[evensteve284]

That taking another musicians job stuff worked both ways. In the early 70s I had to pay travel dues to the Toronto musicians union 4 the same reason. & it was not cheap! Also, when crossing the border into Canada, we had to register the serial numbers of all our instruments & equipment with Canadian Customs and it had to match all back up when we left Canada. So, it didnt matter which way U were traveling or who U were. But I LOVED being in Canada & have many good memories of Toronto.

[nuchems]

Where is Joni? The world needs more of her music! I saw her sing in a small cafe in Toronto years ago. She really moved me and I knew someday she would be famous. Joni, please come back to us!

[solitudeseeker]

I heard she decided to retire from singing. She concentrates on painting now.

[Trovahead]

Grahm Nash & David Crosby on backing vocals from what I have been told.

Great stuff!!

[Partyrockboy122]

when was this again?

[tracybeale]

1st time i heard this was at my mates funeral,still tugs the ol heart strings..

[thevangris]

Who sing backup ?

[leolodreamland]

The Angels.

[Realdaddyuk]

What a lovely song!

[dwarfspirit]

I wish I had been there!

[TheHonda550]

@dwarfspirit

she was brilliant and we beleived then and still do.

[celticlofts]

@dwarfspirit ... Yeah me too.. I have this song worn out at this point ..

[celticlofts]

@dwarfspirit: Me too !!

[manelk8]

Exquisite ! The family album put to song.