Joni Mitchell 1966 Urge for Going

Joni Anderson married and turned into Joni Mitchell, then began to create songs for which there is no equal. This transcendently beautiful hymn to a summer romance that collapsed with the season was only first issued as a B side in the 90's. It was never on an LP. Tom Rush's cover is usually associated with it. This is a live performance on Oscar Brandt's Canadian TV show Let's Sing Out." The guy with the glasses next to Joni is Jimmy Witherspoon.

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[jjzuc]

Joni Mitchell was an alien!! No earthling is that good!! Everything she did was amazing and I am a pretty serious musician myself. She breaks every music rule in the book and does to perfection!!

[cdd37]

I don't know much about music, but that shift to a minor (?) @2:12 gives me goosebumps. SO beautiful! I can't think of any female musician I like any more than Joni Mitchell. For that matter, any musician.

[weats]

this is such a haunting melody. the humble beat resembles the quiet beating of a broken heart and lays like railroad ties beneath a deeply moving tune, to carry one from a place of great loss and grief to acceptance.

It's almost a yearly thing that i think of this song. I don't know what it is about fall that makes everyone so reflective but this is surely a testament of its power and beauty.

I can only pray there will be a time when we can know such profoundness again in popular music.

[MilSepic60]

thanks clairdelune for this posting. Joni was a diamond on that old Oscar Brand show. I remember seeing a number of acts including Lonnie Johnson, Rambling Jack Elliot, this new duet called Simon and Garfunkel and a gospel group called the Chamber Brothers. Wish this series was available on DVD. Love seeing Joni again.

[sebuteo]

Brilliant! Love it! Joni: the greatest female artist history has so far produced, and amongst the greatest regardless of gender. This one stands out from the others of this period, as being more genuinely Joni. Fabulous, thanks for sharing this. I'm doing an in-depth review of all her early albums over at my blog, 'sounds from the funky goat', go have a look!

[hrhlynn]

@zamusicza I get that! Winter is for Joni and Fleet Foxes.

[hrhlynn]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[zamusicza]

I can't wait until this broiling summer is over I can walk to Joni on my ipod through the snow again.

[UpstairsMaid]

@andyinoregon heard tom rush's version. in my opinion the ethereal bittersweet melancholy Joni creates here matches the feeling of the late canadian autumn perfectly and is a rare masterpiece while Tom's version is merely excellent.

[iwantwatermellon]

I love her bangs. She can pull them off because she has a delicate nose. I have a large nose but I still want them. I wonder if that would look weird. Joni is great :)

[fosbury68]

The look of delight on Oscar's face at 3:29 is exactly how I feel.

[moosewatches]

@dhyanawinant Jimmy Driftwood!