joni mitchell wrote both sides now in march 1967.
joni mitchell wrote both sides now in march 1967.
when did joni mitchell wrote both sides now?
march 1967
however, "both sides, now" appears in the album "joni mitchell: live at the second fret 1966" (2014, all access records, aacd0120), a live performance on november 17, 1966, from the second fret in philadelphia, pa, which was broadcast live by wrti, temple university's radio station. this suggests that mitchell wrote the song before march 1967.









































"both sides, now" is written in f-sharp major. mitchell used a guitar tuning of e–b–e–g♯–b–e with a capo at the second fret. the song uses a modified i–iv–v chord progression.









































section::::judy collins version.
both sides, now
several other songs reference joni mitchell. the song "our house" by graham nash refers to nash's two-year affair with mitchell at the time that crosby, stills, nash and young recorded the "déjà vu" album. led zeppelin's "going to california" was said to be written about robert plant and jimmy page's infatuation with mitchell, a claim that seems to be borne out by the fact that, in live performances, plant often says "joni" after the line "to find a queen without a king, they say she plays guitar and cries and sings". jimmy page uses a double dropped d guitar tuning similar to the alternative tunings mitchell uses. the sonic youth song "hey joni" is named for mitchell. alanis morissette also mentions mitchell in one of her songs, "your house". british folk singer frank turner mentions mitchell in his song "sunshine state". the prince song "the ballad of dorothy parker" contains the lyric – " 'oh, my favorite song' she said – and it was joni singing 'help me i think i'm falling' ". "lavender" by marillion was partly influenced by "going through parks listening to joni mitchell", according to vocalist and lyricist fish, and she was later mentioned in the lyrics of their song "montreal" from "sounds that can't be made". john mayer makes reference to mitchell and her "blue" album in his song "queen of california", from his 2012 album "born and raised". the song contains the lyric "joni wrote "blue" in a house by the sea".
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