songs that make you think of Joni Mitchell (mostly besides songs by Joni herself)

DMBFFF · 02-07-2019, 05:24 PM

(my 20th post and 2nd thread—yeeaaaay!!)

from a thread of mine in another forum: songs that make you think of Joni Mitchell (mostly besides songs by Joni herself)

other threads about Joni Mitchell in MusicBanter:

Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell (lyrics, jazz, album, Radiohead, show)

Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell (soundtrack, favorite song, title, track, song)

(for source and bigger pic)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...tival_2015.jpg

(source)
https://truenorth.labelstore.ca/6233...gital-mp3.html

In this song, her voice has a bit of Rickie Lee Jones in it:

and my favourite cover of any Joni Mitchel song:

OccultHawk · 02-07-2019, 05:27 PM

The Sonic Youth tunings are very Joni

Psy-Fi · 02-07-2019, 06:02 PM

Here's a complete album that reminds me of Joni Mitchell, in her best moments, tripping on acid, with Tim Buckley's backing band (circa 1969) minus Tim, in the studio...

Linda Perhacs - Parallelograms (1970)

DMBFFF · 02-08-2019, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

Here's a complete album that reminds me of Joni Mitchell, in her best moments, tripping on acid, with Tim Buckley's backing band (circa 1969) minus Tim, in the studio...

Linda Perhacs - Parallelograms (1970)

First time I heard of her.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Perhacs

I have just listened to the album.

I can hear some similarities, though she sounds a bit more psychedelic, but she has Joni's talent.

Thanks.

**Marie Monday** · 02-08-2019, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

The Sonic Youth tunings are very Joni

and besides that:

DMBFFF · 02-08-2019, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MariaExpressesHerself

and besides that:
[said "Eric's Trip" on the label]

So that's where they got that name!

DMBFFF · 02-20-2019, 12:39 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Youth

Quote:

Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo expressed on numerous occasions their admiration for the music of Joni Mitchell, such as this quote by Thurston Moore: "Joni Mitchell! I've used elements of her songwriting and guitar playing, and no one would ever know about it."[55] Additionally, as with Sonic Youth, Joni Mitchell has always used a number of alternative tunings. The band named a song after her, "Hey Joni".

I didn't know.

https://trickledown.wordpress.com/20...ong-for-karen/

Quote:

But also check out this 1991 Joni Mitchell song The Windfall–part of it reminds me of the 1990 Sonic Youth song Tunic!

maybe 0:10 to 0:17 of the 5:15 song

Spoiler for Joni Mitchell - The Windfall (Everything for Nothing):

I still wonder if this is a cover.

Atomica · 02-20-2019, 03:11 AM

Common threads

DMBFFF · 02-20-2019, 04:51 AM

I never thought of k.d. lang to be like Joni.

Yet, as I think of it, both grew up in Canada's west, both got a fair amount of fame from the US, both played with styles, and the lyrics of the song aren't too unlike that which Joni would write.

Ditto with your last choice, insofar of decent lyrics—somewhat dense (for me that's often a good thing), country but not quite country—especially the human beat-boxing.

Atomica · 02-20-2019, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by DMBFFF

Yet, as I think of it, both grew up in Canada's west

Sharp.

Same with the other artists linked. Joni's influence looms large there.

02-07-2019, 05:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
DMBFFF I like the green. Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 243	songs that make you think of Joni Mitchell (mostly besides songs by Joni herself) (my 20th post and 2nd thread—yeeaaaay!!) from a thread of mine in another forum: songs that make you think of Joni Mitchell (mostly besides songs by Joni herself) other threads about Joni Mitchell in MusicBanter: Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell (lyrics, jazz, album, Radiohead, show) Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell (soundtrack, favorite song, title, track, song) (for source and bigger pic) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...tival_2015.jpg (source) https://truenorth.labelstore.ca/6233...gital-mp3.html In this song, her voice has a bit of Rickie Lee Jones in it: and my favourite cover of any Joni Mitchel song:

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Atomica Groupie Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Cold and North Posts: 40	Common threads

02-20-2019, 04:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
DMBFFF I like the green. Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 243	I never thought of k.d. lang to be like Joni. Yet, as I think of it, both grew up in Canada's west, both got a fair amount of fame from the US, both played with styles, and the lyrics of the song aren't too unlike that which Joni would write. Ditto with your last choice, insofar of decent lyrics—somewhat dense (for me that's often a good thing), country but not quite country—especially the human beat-boxing.