| Mazzy Star – Blue Flower Lyrics | 1 year ago |
| @[MamboMan:52059] Thanks I missed the connection, but it is definitely there. I was going to comment that the lyrics are not that interesting, but the 1 minute guitar outro is just fabulous and it what makes the song exceptional. | |
| Joni Mitchell – Big Yellow Taxi Lyrics | 3 years ago |
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In the 1960's, Joni and many other artists (Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, and more) hung out in Yorkville. It was like Greenwich Village or Haight-Ashbury, but in Toronto. (https://spacing.ca/toronto/2009/06/25/throwback-thursday-yorkville-and-the-death-of-torontos-first-scene/). "Residents of Yorkville campaigned to replace a vacant lot with a park, but the City decided to build a parking lot to service the city’s growing number of commuters. This event is referenced in Joni Mitchell’s infamous song Big Yellow Taxi". Further, "Over 4,200 people also showed up for a three-day “sit in” on Yorkville Avenue that led to clashes with police and 61 arrests.' In the 1960s Toronto taxis were not yellow, cop cars were. So the the big yellow taxi taking away her old man, may be referring to this incident. (https://www.newinhomes.com/blog/this-is-how-yorkville-went-from-folk-to-fortune) |
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