17. Joni Mitchell “A Case of You” (from
Blue)
https://youtu.be/0YuaZcylk_o
Earlier, at #42, this list had “My Old Man”, about Joni’s love affair with Graham Nash; “A Case of You”, written a few months later, is about their breakup. It’s largely regarded, along with “Both Sides Now” and “Woodstock” as her finest effort, and it’s actually much more sophisticated than those two great songs. The chord changes are much more influenced by jazz than by folk, which foreshadows her career after this record.
Joni was never as constant as the northern star, but she was awesome nonetheless.