Joni Mitchell - Unchained Melody - Chinese Cafe

[BluesMistress]

Flawless as Always ~~~

[jellyjukebox]

Wonderful Joni, love her.

[EnnnJey]

пиз*ец это а не музыка!!!!!!!

fucking music!!!!!!!!!!

[scarey66]

zhorik12 do you know where I can hear that concert? I used to have it on tape but it is long gone :( I agree, it was much more wistful and laid back.

[zhorik12]

her version in London which was broadcast on radio London was better, less hurried and more depth.

[stretch54]

The great Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Michael Landau on guitar ... when they were pups.

[bachwoman098]

Seasons of LOVE for us Joni. IMPECCABLE words and song!

[jen8rve]

@thegrinchl7 Ok Grinch but you're on here listening to her music too. It's your favorite season Grinch so lighten up . Joni is a magnificent artist other wise people like you and me wouldn't even be stopping here

[misterbracks]

nobody can touch this artist.......nobody...

her lyrics and phrasing are that good that even a blind person listening to her would see colourful landscapes appear in his head....nuff said.

[makissoflife]

Wow...thanks for posting this precious gem. The main focus here should be on the music and the incredible artistry displayed in this tune/video...a musical icon Joni is who deserves our utmost respect for her musical contributions throughout the years...thank you Joni...you are one class act...bravo!*****

[crimsonrush]

Genius IS selfish - I suppose it has to be as it may exist outside of the ego. It takes two to make a baby - what about the dad? What did he do for the child??? Anyway, I love her music - I don't HAVE to love her as a person.

[yetiflicker]

pure brilliance.

[jaluman]

Dear h8ers. Does Picasso suck because he cheated on his wives? Does Jefferson suck because he had slaves? Do the Spanish suck for killing indigenous people with small pox? Do we trash art in the hopes of self righteous logic? I hope never! Art is what we feel despite the workings of the thought police and do-gooders. If your God teaches you benevolency and tolerance then by God practice it. Proselytize elsewhere please.

[redone2422]

To those of you who are so terribly critical of Joni's decisions..it is cruel to judge something you know nothing about..just listen to her lyrics, her soul. She has suffered enough. So stop now.

[MegaWildswan]

I do not want to see clueless judgments. The term clueless is used because I do not like witless Bible preaches. Now, music is a many facets gem. You may know the crown view of a diamond but there are many more complex cuts of beauty. In thirty or more years I haven't heard such a rare combination as Joni Mitchell. I really enjoy it. Remember If you can heal as many minds and souls in time of judgment day -you just got lucky.

[RicOshayed1]

Te amo para siempre y por todos los tiempos, Joni !

[felinorampante8]

My name is Marcelo'm the world's southernmost country, where, after the Andes is only a long narrow strip of land. No matter how powerful creation of this wonderful artist overcame all obstacles and made this up here. In Chile for 24 years now, the incredible music of Joni Mitchell, makes me fly to distant landscapes of Canada, or walk down the streets of his adopted California. Joni, represents for me a priceless gift that life has given me.

[thegrinchl7]

@felinorampante8 - Yes, she "overcame" obstacles. However,

If you would just get up off your knees and quit groveling at the

feet of a celebrity you might want to consider that life is hard for

EVERYONE. Joni does not have a monopoly on suffering.

Personally, I find abandoning a daughter to pursue a singing

career to be nothing less than abandonment. Of course, you

can always come back later and spin a noble story. Which she

did. I have no doubts she cries. All the way to the bank.

[TheSteveNSac]

@thegrinchl7 Maybe at that time you might just have walked a mile in her shoes. You might have done the same believing it would have been the best of alternatives for "Greens sake". Are there any dicisions you have regrets about looking back down the road of your past?

[thegrinchl7]

@TheSteveNSac - I have many regrets but none about my children.

They have always been my compus. They are a litmus test for all that

is important. While I might lie, cheat or steal for myself...I hesitate,

pause and reflect when I think of them. "What is the right thing to do"

is always asked with them in mind. ABANDONING them for a singing

career would be the height of vanity and cruelty. Cruelty not only to

them but to myself. If I saw Joni in a cafe I would spit on her. She's no

hero.

[MegaWildswan]

@thegrinchl7 don't be a grinch

[thegrinchl7]

@MegaWildswan - I will quit being so nasty if her fans quit trying to make this woman into a living SAINT. We all know she's a coward for abandoning her child. Never mind her bizarre voice.

[mrfrogbutt1]

@thegrinchl7 Wow, you need help buddy! We all make choices some good and some bad! If memory serves me right Joni left her kid due to several circumstances and has now reunited. Im not anyone nor are you to judge her for that. She made amends with her daughter. But for some reason you seem to be very angry over something that is not a part of your life

[thegrinchl7]

@mrfrogbutt1 - What you would never tolerate in a

friend you tolerate in a celebrity is typical idol worship.

It seems to me suspicious that you would foist undue

PRAISE on a ethically challenged woman as it is for

someone to exhibit anger over her past life. You'll have

to excuse me, I do not genuflect at the altar of any celebrity,

least of all someone like the musical has-been Joni Mitchell.

How a celebrity behaves in their private life matters. Just

ask O.J. Simpson.

[mrfrogbutt1]

@thegrinchl7 I don't pass judgement on my friends. At 38 life has changed for me and the more fingers I point at people the more that point out to me in return. My mother gave away one of my siblings and this year she found us. I am no one to judge my mother's actions however, I am beyond happy to have found a very beautiful sister. God, is good and I have seen it. I have no idea how you can compare Joni to OJ? And, no Joni ISN'T a has been.

[thegrinchl7]

@mrfrogbutt1 - Wow! Your post is just one cliche

after another....with the "one finger pointing, always

have three pointing back at you" routine! "God is

good" unless you're one of the 200,000 men, women

and children who lost their lives in South East Asia

or Japan. I did not compare Joni to OJ. I used O.J

to illustrate the idea that what a celebrity does in

their private life MATTERS. Joni Mitchell abandoned

her daughter for a singing career. THIS WAS A

VANITY BASED DECISION.

[mrfrogbutt1]

@thegrinchl7 Damn, my apologies really! To think that you would dismiss my story as a "cliche" is just a FUCKING insult! I guess having any discussion with you about anything pertaining to REAL LIFE is out of the question! You're the type who wants their cake and eat it too! I'm glad I'm not like that and I thank God that at my age I have survived many things enough to know that "life" is complex and difficult and NOT an easy road with easy answers. Take care and good luck being sad.

[art101tv]

‎... all hail Joni Mitchell ... and the late Steve Jobs. Visionaries help make this world a more interesting and pleasant place in which to live.

[ricadia]

What nonsense is talked about her voice. This performance is awesome, and the aging of the voice is intrinsic to the lyrics. What on earth do you critics think this song is all about FFS?

What a tragedy that the shallow greed of the music and entertainment business has blinded so many people to true genius.

There isn't another artist of the last 50 years that has this woman's talent.

[thegrinchl7]

@ricadia - Joni is compensated quite well for what she does. She

has your money...and in case you haven't noticed, she's not asking

for anything else. Joni's, ahem...UNUSUAL voice and all-over-the-map

vibrato rubs many the wrong way. It always has. It's not just the industry

that sometimes tires of her. As for criticism, I'll tell you what: I WILL

STOP "CRITICIZING" JONI MITCHELL IF YOU QUIT TRYING TO

TURN INTO AN EVER SUFFERING SAINT! Geez! The 60s are over!

Move on!

[themar22]

joni, joni...i love you...

[tall32guy]

My favorite video and rendition of this song. :):):)

[kbkushalutube]

that's the first live rendition of this song I've seen. I love it! I kinda like what's happened to her voice, it's different, more limited so what! She conquered the higher registers, now it's time for something different. Without the husk in her voice, I would have never discovered Joni. It was the Love actually version of both sides now which introduced me to her awesomeness! And how can I forget hejira, my favourite Joni number, even that's far from her earlier angelic voice, but I love it.

[MonacoBlast]

I love Joni as much as anyone, but her voice is going and that's the end of that.

[unclebobunclebob]

@MonacoBlast Yep, I guess you're the final word on that, eh?

[MonacoBlast]

@unclebobunclebob We all deal with grief in our own way.

[MegaWildswan]

@MonacoBlast how can you think that you don't understand I'll give you a 70's fact I'ts out of your understanding music and voice

[pundit19]

Love you, Joni, but Larry Klein was from Newark (anag). I don't believe anyone has ever made a woman's thoughts understandable to mere males. Really, really hope you've found happiness.

[rochelenz1]

oh my gosh, she does just fu*k my soul!

[SuperKarakis]

Good song good voice!

[123pinecone]

This song is about Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Joni's hometown. Singing about her roots...she is brilliant

[gordbard52]

@123pinecone All Joni's early material was about herself and her friends. Checked out her first 3 releases? If not, do. They're killers!

[davidsurn1]

Perfect.



[spoildn8410]

Joni is dressed to the nines. She has so many talents, so many positive

features. Songbird.

[5four]

that's Larry Klein on bass , not Berlin.... Landau on guitar and Vinnie on drums. If you like this pick up refuge of the roads dvd.

[SunCMF]

jeff berlin + joni mitchell is one of the best tings this world had seen.

[misskoool]

this isn't just a song, it's a poem

[misskoool]

wow, i've never heard this song, and it's simply fantastic

[Mas122862]

I think this album came out around 1984. Exceptional song, beautifully written. Another example of how much commercial music has deteriorated over the past few decades...

[hoof2001]

OK. So if Joni Mitchell was in a competition with fellow Canadian Celine Dion, who would come out as most talented song writer, musician, singer, artist, etc etc etc?

[almondgrrl]

@hoof2001 Joni blazed a trail for so many artists; she writes more than songs, her lyrics are magical and poetic. Her songs are a beacon for anyone who has felt the odd one out (man or woman). At such a young age she was able to nail big issues like love, loss, artifice, innocence. Celine didn't even write her big, fat, but at the end of the day, ordinary, commercial hit. I would never put these two in the same league.

[hoof2001]

@almondgrrl Absolutely. The post was meant in the sense of irony/mischief. But you are spot on right!

[solobolo1]

Saw Joni with Larry in Edinburgh on this tour around 82/3.Sat 10 feet in front of her and was MESMERISED

[TK549]

Joni looks extra beautiful here. And this is a deep song, so cool!

[synthjack1]

Thanks for posting, remember this on a video tape of The Old Grey Whistle Test and whilst I was still a teenager (just) was stunned, fantastic performance

[jrmrinaz]

makes me wonder if these musicians were aware at the time of how classic this music would be--its just damn good ------thanks for posting

[riccardino82]

Simply the best female songwriter in the world! And with Neil they're the best ones ever!

[chenchneerr]

god i love her musics R I P.. FOR EVER YOUR MY IDOL

[banner74]

@chenchneerr She isn't dead.

[djbethell]

@chenchneerr R I P??? She isn't dead!

[jmiller05]

@chenchneerr She isn't dead. I think you've been folllowing the wrong person. Buttmunch.

[simplyDiann]

Joni Mitchell speaks from my heart,

[oscatable]

love it. beautiful voice singing beautiful words

[suzuko817]

She is amazing singer ..love all her songs..

[andyd66]

Actually, she released this song in 1982 on the Wild Things Run Fast Album though not sure when it was written, though presumably around that time. I recall repeatedly watching this exact piece on a video tape of The Old Grey Whistle Test's review of the year in 1982/1983! What I was doing obsessing about a song about midddle age when I was 16, I just don't know. I love the contemplative mood of this song and the tinge of regret. Fantastic! Thanks for posting.

[tjkeasyboy]

she released this in the early 70's, probably 1973 or 74. It's a combination of her own story of having to put her daughter up for adoption because she became a pop star in the late 60's and knew she would never be around to be a good mom. Obviously, half the song is from the original song "unchained melody' from the 50's.

[durgaaa]

Please tell us when she wrote and released this tune.

[5four]

a simply magical performance.

[ejrocks01]

@jmiller05 over her carrer joni has had truly wonderful journey, i love the fack that she dose what she wants when she wants. She often changed her style and didnt give care in the world whats the press thought. She writes the most deepful meanful lyrics i have ever heard and i turly love her work and especially the geffen albums " Night Ride Home " and " Wild thing run fast" being my favorites. Songs Like "Love" using the biblical context are amazing , Ethiopia from dog eat dog, love it all

[3373157]

Joni in her forties and returning to what she had become famous for. Her previous album MINGUS had been misunderstood and largely slated ( although she never sang better) All of a sudden, the high register has gone and this song is easily the best thing she did throughout the eighties. Not until TURBULENT INDIGO (1994) did her genius return and by then, not many people were listening - a real shame, since it's up there with BLUE and HEJIRA.

[jmiller05]

@3373157 I'm always slightly conflicted about her eighties stuff.

The music was indeed still 'hers', but i felt the Geffen years really inhibited her true creative craftmanship. Too much emphasis on production, rather than the true portrayals and characters, themes and messages in her music. After all, what is Joni Mitchell if not a companion to the listener.

If you feel what Joni feels, then the work is immediately more gratifying.

[ejrocks01]

@3373157 i dono night riide home hadf its hits , come in from the cold