Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell cover) Lyrics
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot
I don't care about spots on my apples
Leave me the birds and the bees
Please
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Why not?
And a big yellow taxi took my girl away
Now, don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
That you don't know what you got till it's gone
They paved paradise to put up a parking lot
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Hey, hey, hey
Paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Why you wanna give it
Why you wanna giving it all away?
It's parking lot. You gotta remember, this is a cover. I think Joni Mitchill did the orignial. Go look it up and listen to her song, and it'll be obvious. The song wouldn't make sense otherwise. Anyway. Has anyone else heard that this song is originally about a father "taken away" (either killed or just left his family) in a taxi cab? That was a rumor I heard, but I don't know... It's definitely about how we take not only people, but everything for granted. Even simple things like trees. We need to stop paving the world with parking lots before we have to go to a mueseum to see trees... A great song. We always need reminding about being greatful, and this one does it so wonderfully.
thats exactly what I took it as. I think this was aimed at saying everything is taken for granted, including people. its called the big yellow taxi, and the big yellow taxi takes his girl away. i think its actually about losing everyhting. the environment, your love, etc
thats exactly what I took it as. I think this was aimed at saying everything is taken for granted, including people. its called the big yellow taxi, and the big yellow taxi takes his girl away. i think its actually about losing everyhting. the environment, your love, etc
am i the only one that seriously thinks he sounds exactly like he's saying "fucking lie" instead of "parking lot" until the last one? i dont hear the p- sound, i hear f- . usually things like this youd have to kind of stretch it a bit to hear it, but with this song, i have to make a stretch to hear him say "parking lot".
Huh, i thought i was the only one! No one else around me believed it though. :P
Huh, i thought i was the only one! No one else around me believed it though. :P
Huh... I always that he said the "F" word too... "paved paradise and put up a fuck in life" Thats what I thought since a little kid. Haha!
Huh... I always that he said the "F" word too... "paved paradise and put up a fuck in life" Thats what I thought since a little kid. Haha!
Great cover.. I love it
i hope your fucking joking.
hes not... the fuckin female vocals ruin it
i think her vocals are nice
yeh i like this. i think vanessa sounds great, and shes an incredibly talented writer alone, but she easily pulls this cover off. i herd counting crows werent too happy bought havin her on it. i dont no why, she sounds amazing.
parking lot makes more sense to me....
You're SO right, Disposition! I thought the same thing! Nice song..
i love this song . i don't agrree with the boys.FUKING SHUT UP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!