Joni Mitchell: The Survivor | WINNER

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JONI MITCHELL

Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Drawing from folk, pop, rock, and jazz, Mitchell's songs often reflect social and environmental ideals as well as her feelings about romance, confusion, disillusionment, and joy. She has received many accolades, including nine Grammy Awards and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Mitchell is the sole producer credited on most of her albums, including all her work in the 1970s. With roots in visual art, Mitchell has designed most of her own album covers. She describes herself as a "painter derailed by circumstance".

This legendary lady hasn't had an artist survivor yet, so it's time to chage that. This survivor will feature all of her official singles, as well as some of her classics that were never singles, but belong to her best known songs. Also, I added the title track of her last album because it wouldn't have a representative.

The songs that will be featured are:

Night in the City
Chelsea Morning
Big Yellow Taxi
Woodstock
The Circle Game
Carey
California
You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
Raised on Robbery
Help Me
Free Man in Paris
In France They Kiss on Main Street
Coyote
Off Night Backstreet
Jericho
The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
Chinese Café/Unchained Melody
Good Friends
Shiny Toys
My Secret Place
Snakes and Ladders
Cool Water
Night Ride Home
Come in from the Cold
How Do You Stop
Sex Kills
Sunny Sunday
The Crazy Cries of Love
Both Sides, Now
Shine

You can nominate up to three additional songs

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@CrazyCrazy @navi @heppolo @mattsky @Loose @BodyShop @Wayne @matthew_dixon [MENTION=28072]beredy[/MENTION]

Again tagging those who might be into this, feel free to disregard if not!

[heppolo]

nominating
A Case Of You
All I Want
Girl of the North Country

[CrazyCrazy]

Not ready for a survivor for someone like Joni, have so many more songs to absorb. In that sense I'm glad you've limited it to these songs but on the other hand it's a disservice to Joni.

Some more unknown, even left field choices.

Don't Interrupt the Sorrow
Blue Motel Room
God Must Be a Boogie Man

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I can’t believe I forgot to put A Case of You in the list! It’s her biggest classic.

[MENTION=23043]heppolo[/MENTION] if you want, you can add another song instead because Case will be in the survivor automatically

[matthew_dixon]

Relatively easy one to add to for me - four omissions from my personal favourites - if someone else was to add "For Free" that would be great.

Morning Morgantown
Ladies of the Canyon
River

I'll try and get involved in this survivor. However, I only know "Ladies of the Canyon" and "Blue" eras.

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Relatively easy one to add to for me - four omissions from my personal favourites - if someone else was to add "For Free" that would be great.

Morning Morgantown
Ladies of the Canyon
River

I'll try and get involved in this survivor. However, I only know "Ladies of the Canyon" and "Blue" eras.

I will add For Free for you because I was supposed to automatically put River in the list too. My bad!

[madfan13]

I nominate:

- Refuge of The Roads
- Harry's House/Centerpiece
- The Sire of Sorrow (Job's Sad Song)

[Jonathan]

Blue Boy
The Last Time I Saw Richard
Same Situation

[matthew_dixon]

Cool - I did think "River" was a rather glaring omission rather than a personal favourite.

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In order to make groups of six, I'll add 5 more songs to make the total number 54 + The Boho Dance which can also be considered a classic and will be tacked onto the last group cause I just cannot choose only 5

Amelia
Otis and Marlena
Taming the Tiger
Turbulent Indigo
Cactus Tree
The Boho Dance

I adore Cherokee Louise and The Magdalene Laundries, but they've already won some Joni survivors before and I'd rather some new songs get a shot.

R1 starts soon

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ROUND 1

God Must Be a Boogie Man
Carey
A Case of You
All I Want
Sex Kills
Snakes and Ladders

Rank the songs (1 = fave)

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[MENTION=17831]CrazyCrazy[/MENTION] [MENTION=30]matthew_dixon[/MENTION] [MENTION=20295]Jonathan[/MENTION] [MENTION=23043]heppolo[/MENTION] [MENTION=16221]madfan13[/MENTION] Round 1 has started!

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1 Snakes and Ladders
2 A Case of You
3 All I Want
4 God Must Be a Boogie Man
5 Carey
6 Sex Kills

[matthew_dixon]

1 Carey
2 A Case of You
3 All I Want
4 Snakes and Ladders
5 Sex Kills
6 God Must Be a Boogie Man

[Jonathan]

1 A Case of You
2 All I Want
3 Carey
4 Sex Kills
5 God Must Be a Boogie Man
6 Snakes and Ladders

[CrazyCrazy]

1 God Must Be a Boogie Man - I have grown to love this left-field aspect of her discography, delicious, needs multiple listens.
2 Sex Kills
3 All I Want
4 Snakes and Ladders - Not heard this one before, it's good!
5 Carey
6 A Case of You

Bit "Blue" heavy this batch.

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ROUND 1
Rank the songs (1 = fave)

1 Sex Kills
2 Snakes and Ladders
3 All I Want
4 Carey
5 God Must Be a Boogie Man
6 A Case of You

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1 A Case of You
2 Sex Kills
3 Snakes and Ladders
4 Carey
5 God Must Be a Boogie Man
6 All I Want

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R2 results

It was close for all songs, lots of ties. Just proves how great her songs are!



54. Carey
55. God Must Be a Boogie Man

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ROUND 2

Don't Interrupt the Sorrow
Why Do Fools Fall in Love
You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
Free Man in Paris
In France They Kiss on Main Street
Otis and Marlena

Rank the songs (1 = fave)

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[MENTION=17831]CrazyCrazy[/MENTION] [MENTION=30]matthew_dixon[/MENTION] [MENTION=20295]Jonathan[/MENTION] [MENTION=23043]heppolo[/MENTION] [MENTION=16221]madfan13[/MENTION] Round 2

A quite jazzy group!

1 Otis and Marlena
2 You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
3 In France They Kiss on Main Street
4 Free Man in Paris
5 Don't Interrupt the Sorrow
6 Why Do Fools Fall in Love

[Jonathan]

1 Free Man in Paris
2 You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
3 In France They Kiss on Main Street
4 Don't Interrupt the Sorrow
5 Otis and Marlena
6 Why Do Fools Fall in Love

[matthew_dixon]

1 You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
2 In France They Kiss on Main Street
3 Don't Interrupt the Sorrow
4 Otis and Marlena
5 Free Man in Paris
6 Why Do Fools Fall in Love
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The Diana Ross cover really has to come last on principle. Didn't know any of the other songs, but "Free Man In Paris" was really rather commercial and uninteresting by her standards IMHO

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ROUND 2
Rank the songs (1 = fave)

1 You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
2 Free Man in Paris
3 In France They Kiss on Main Street
4 Otis and Marlena
5 Don't Interrupt the Sorrow
6 Why Do Fools Fall in Love

The Diana Ross cover really has to come last on principle. Didn't know any of the other songs, but "Free Man In Paris" was really rather commercial and uninteresting by her standards IMHO

Interesting

Joni Mitchell released a live version of the song as a single in 1980 that reached #102 on the Billboard pop chart.

Diana Ross released a cover version on the RCA label in 1981

[CrazyCrazy]

1 Don't Interrupt the Sorrow - Great song.
2 In France They Kiss on Main Street - This album is blissful imo, expect some bias lol.
3 Otis and Marlena
4 You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
5 Free Man in Paris
6 Why Do Fools Fall in Love - nice version.

All good songs, shame we have to lose any.

[matthew_dixon]

Oh yeah - I forgot Diana Ross's version was a cover itself

[madfan13]

1. You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio
2. In France They Kiss on Main Street
3. Don't Interrupt the Sorrow
4. Free Man in Paris
5. Otis and Marlena
6. Why Do Fools Fall in Love

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R2 results



52. Carey
53. Otis and Marlena
54. God Must Be a Boogie Man
55. Why Do Fools Fall in Love

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ROUND 3

Turbulent Indigo
Cactus Tree
(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
Both Sides, Now
Shine
Chelsea Morning

Rank the songs (1 = fave)