Joni Mitchell - 4th of July - Night Ride Home

[Aviva2121]

What an amazingly cool lady she is. Wonderful, as always.

[Mousey77027]

One of my favorites by my favorite.

[Kafrifelle]

I would love to know what tuning she is using. I love Joni's voice and guitar playing ...

[unfailingpromise]

@Kafrifelle CGDEGC :)

[lancitos]

BTW, I called a Joni fan one night, who had a live version of this song on his answering machine before it was released. I didn't know it was Joni, due to the deeper voice. The fan turned out to be the man who started her online fan club, still going. Sadly, he died around 10 or so years ago, but we still have his website, and he was evidently instrumental in Joni finding her daughter.

There are still a great number of us Joni fans out here! Thank you, Wally.

[lancitos]

I've seen Joni many times in concert,and with every new performance I see,

I never get over how she makes it looks so easy,so effortless, even though she is a master at what she does. Every musical note seems to float from her as if it were some kind of magic that only she can do! I hope she gives us even more music soon, and pries herself away from her other brilliance, painting. C'mon,Joni, we miss you,and you are still our #1 influence.

[tall32guy]

This was a few years before NRH in 1991. So obviously she'd written it before then. Interesting to know for trivia fiends like me. :)

[moezmoe1960]

I didn't know that she could do this.  again and again. brilliant

[VibrazioniMusicali]

bravissima bellissima chitarra

[ivankusa]

Nice song.

[schiavolini]

che bella!

[TallSomeone]

There is no voice on this planet like that in this song. The most powerful, cutting, sledge-hammer flower ever to make a sound.

[taf44tt8io]

YES ! YES ! ! YES ! ! !

[Aoidi]

Time moves on...No phones till Friday is impossible unfortunately with cell phones today. Now we cannot disconnect..I guess Joni would sing today ...again...you don't know what you got till it is gone. My heart melts when I hear hear sing. And I too am no kid anymore.

[paprika82]

OMG her voice is PERFECT here.

[guiterry]

When I'm not listening to Killswitch or Dream Theater or Pantera, I put on some Joni Mitchell and just CHILL!!! I've been a fan of hers for years and I LOVE everything she does. Her style and voice are both timeless!!

[uradragon]

yes thanks hmmmm. thank you Joni

[mushroomagicman]

What a Lady!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jmichaelpaz]

This is a great video that I had not seen before but it has a skip at the start of the first verse.

[bookkeeper57]

THE female artist of the last 40 years.

[99centadance]

Still makes me cry, and I'm not a baby. Just that it reminds me of summer nights, making out with a boyfriend, smell of grass, midnight blue sky, stars, love when you thought love was all there is and was real. Joni is still crystal clear.

[concantenation]

Your comment just made me cry. What a beautiful thing to say

[99centadance]

thanks, it just came out of my mind when i closed my eyes and tried to remember being 17 again...that was nice of you to say, too. good luck in whatever you're doing...

[A2MIDR]

Hail Joni

Forever may she rain upon our souls - beautiful.

[Waltzenfree]

Joan stay strong. I can not believe that this video has only been watched 958 times. This is a beautiful song even with the middle left out, Perfection You Peered in My Direction

[thoughtfulguy]

958 times. These days, mass popularity is usually a good indicator of just how bad something really is. -Joni Mitchell has a special place in my heart, and always will.

[STeureka89]

Amen to that! Just because something has a million hits, doesn't mean squat. That just means a million people have poor taste of musical talent.... for the most part...

[AttentionErnst]

Amazing! Imagine seeing this when it was broadcasted for te first time!

[ganesh64]

Does anyone know when this was filmed? It seems like it would be older than 15 years ago.

[HittingImage]

It was in a program approx. one year before the release of the song on CD, which mean it is from 1989 or 1990.

It was released on CD in 1991.