The Last Time I Saw Richard

Joni Mitchell has a gift for creating pictures of sad personalities. Here as she writes of Richard, she also paints a picture of the person speaking to Richard. This is one of my favourite Joni Mitchell songs. The Last Time I Saw Richard(Words and music by Joni Mitchell; from the album Blue) (Listen to the…

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Woodstock

One of Joni Mitchell’s more spiritual songs. Woodstock(“Woodstock” is track #8 on the album Shadows And Light (Live). It was written by Joni Mitchell.)  (Listen to a great performance of this song here.)  I came upon a child of God He was walkin’ along the road And I asked him, I said “Where’re you going?”…

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