Joni Mitchell
Canadian · 1943–
Singer-songwriter and painter whose poetic lyrics and inventive compositions made her one of the most important artists in popular music.
Wikipedia ↗“We are stardust, we are golden, / And we've got to get ourselves / Back to the garden.”
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Woodstock ↗ (1970)
Written about the Woodstock festival, which Mitchell did not attend. She watched coverage on television.
“I'm traveling in some vehicle / I'm sitting in some café / A defector from the petty wars / That shell shock love away.”
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Hejira ↗ (1976)