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Joni Mitchell - River (Live, 1970)

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Uploaded by on Dec 23, 2010

Joni performed alongside fellow friend and singer songwriter James Taylor at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 28th October 1970. Despite this track long being a fan favourite, she's seldom to perform it very often in her long and acclaimed career. It's taken from her 1971 release "Blue" which remains one of her most critically acclaimed albums and one that's seen as not only a benchmark for women in music but for singer/songwriters.

It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry

He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby say goodbye

It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on

Written by Joni Mitchell

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  • @SkeeterNYC ya, and if Celine Dion ever covers it, i will hunt her down and shoot her, lol

  • @SkeeterNYC now now skeeter they ant hurttin nobody

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  • wow this is really beautiful, there is something really haunting about it.

  • Joni is the high priestess of folk, taste and utterly beautiful music

  • Always brings tears to my eyes it's so hauntingly and profoundly beautiful.

  • Haunting and yet so beautiful TY for sharing it with me.

  • That photo at :49 is amazing

  • the girl that wrote this song is singing,amazing,,i love joni

  • @hangas1 right on, man!

  • Devastating...!!

  • it´s so beautiful...

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