I was looking through my drafts after hearing last night's tribute to her on the JUNOS as she received the Lifetime Achievement Award... and it was given to her by the literal Prime Minister, Mark Carney. I've never been a huge Joni Mitchell fan - but she was a fantastic songwriter and performer.
Sarah McLachlan and Alison Russell did a brilliant job performing this song in tribute... and then Joni walked out on stage and tried to perform as well... but her mic wasn't working for some reason. I feel like someone else up there could have given her a working microphone... but anyway. Because she got cut off from singing more, I wanted to make sure *I* paid tribute to her here.
This performance is from 1970 and the Isle of Wight festival.
Now, what is maybe not so well-remembered is that she also won a lot of Grammy Awards... and her last win came in 2024, with her live album from the Newport Festival. She performed this song live in the ceremony that year, and it was very different sounding.... not just her voice, which was huskier, sure, but also a woman who had lived a life and a GREAT one at that.
It is a chillingly good performance.
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