The Circle Game Song

This is a life lesson song that focuses on our perceptions of time through life.
The circle game song. It is a perfect example of apollinian and dionysian as per nietzsche s the birth of tragedy. Camille from toronto oh this song has deeper significance to joni mitchell. Miles of aisles live 74 pete. You re listening to the official audio for joni mitchell the circle game from the album ladies of the canyon.
The circle game is the 1968 album from folk rock musician tom rush he covers three songs from fellow singer songwriter joni mitchell as well as songs by jackson browne and james taylor rush himself wrote rockport sunday and his classic often covered tune no regrets. Big yellow taxi has become a standard over the years as well as being sampled by janet jackson. Joni introduced circle game this way at gerdes folk city in 1968. Thank you for the music.
And if you do if you know the chorus wow just sing along cause it s a chorus about people and growing old and growing young and carousels. Certainly during the 70s this album was marketed well and fared with great success among the listening public inviting rush into an elite group of solo singer songwriters of the decade. The circle game by joni mitchell appears on her 1970 album ladies of the canyon. The song has become a folk standard and has been covered by several dozen artists including emmylou harris the walker.
The circle game one of the artist s early signature songs features background vocals from all four and is a response to neil young s sugar mountain. In the circle game then the child moved ten times round the seasons skated over ten clear frozen streams words like when you re older must appease him and promises of someday make his dreams and the seasons they go round and round and the painted ponies go up and down we re captive on the carousel of time we can t return we can only. Subscribe to the rhino channel. The album titled the circle game features mitchell s radio hit single of the same name.
Joni mitchell circle game album.