Saturday, November 21, 2009

I want to hear the Counting Crows version of "Big Yellow Taxi"


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: Big Yellow Taxi

Why: Josh just said Vanessa Carlton sings on that cover (originally by Joni Mitchell). I guess she sings the Oooooooohh... bop bop bops.

Answer: Here:
Source: Daily Motion

The More You Know: I hate this song. WSHS alumni, remember when some annoying hippie teacher sang this song at the talent show senior year? It was right after Coach Thweatt sang that song "Everything You Want" by Vertical Horizon...

Anyway, Joni Mitchell said (about the original):
I wrote 'Big Yellow Taxi' on my first trip to Hawaii. I took a taxi to the hotel and when I woke up the next morning, I threw back the curtains and saw these beautiful green mountains in the distance. Then, I looked down and there was a parking lot as far as the eye could see, and it broke my heart... this blight on paradise. That's when I sat down and wrote the song.

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