LAS VEGAS, April 3 — Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, who broke through gender barriers in the 1960s and 1970s to help define an era, sang on stage for the first time in years on Friday at a musical tribute to her life by artists spanning genres and generations.
“That was such an exciting musical evening for me, to hear my music performed so well by everybody who was on stage,” she said.Mitchell then thrilled the crowd by joining several performers to sing along to “The Circle Game” and “Big Yellow Taxi.” Toward the end of the second song, the group quieted to let her finish it alone with the iconic lyric, “... and put up a parking lot.”
Mitchell, whose multidimensional lyrics about conflicts resonated with listeners, is regarded as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the Woodstock era. Porter, who sang a slow, soulful version of “Both Sides, Now,” called Mitchell “a movement all by herself.”
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