The Unforgettable Big Yellow Taxi
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If someone asks you about one of the most influential female vocalist and song-writer in the history of music, no wonder the name which you will spontaneously utter is of Joni Mitchell. She is one of the most renowned Canadian singer and song-writer. She has not only received a number of Grammy awards in her life time but also a lifetime achievement award. She basically started off her musical venture with folk singing but later on experimented with jazz and pop genres as well which are equally famous.
Joni Mitchell's music is known for her unique and characteristic guitar style, and the wonderful lyrics which are rich with meaning. She sang a number of songs and has a number of albums under her name. However, among these songs, a song which is a massive hit is Big Yellow Taxi. Unlike its name, it is not a track praising or moaning about some frivolity rather Big Yellow Taxi is having deep connotations. Joni Mitchell in the song Big Yellow Taxi seems to express her disgust over the so-called human advancements due to which all the trees are being cut off to construct parking lots and other such concrete monsters, which are turning this paradise-like world in to a Big Yellow Taxi.
Big Yellow Taxi is one of those songs which deal with the critical social and environmental issues; Joni Mitchell is fond of discussing in her songs. Big Yellow Taxi has also appeared in a movie; Two weeks' Notice. This song owing to its rich lyrics and melodious tone has been sung and performed by a variety of different singers like Counting crows, Vanessa Carlton, Amy Grant, Bob Dylan, Green Day and a lot others. Owing to which Big Yellow Taxi has different versions available on the internet sung and performed by various vocalists and artists.
Joni Mitchell's music has such captivating quality that once you will hear any of her song, it surely will remain with you a long time. Due to this playful and mesmerizing quality of her music, many singers have been influenced and inspired by her music including Led Zeppelin, Counting Crows, Janet Jackson and Madonna. If you still have not heard her songs, particularly Big Yellow Taxi, stop cursing yourself and just log in to the World Wide Web and download this song and don't be surprised if you end up humming; 'Don't it always seem to go/That you don't know what you've got/Till it's gone'.
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