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** The ''Shadows and Light'' live album, due to its backing band that includes [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorius]], Music/PatMetheny, and others.

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** The ''Shadows and Light'' live album, due to its backing band that includes essentially being a supergroup of Mitchell, guitarist Music/PatMetheny, pianist Lyle Mays, bassist [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorius]], Music/PatMetheny, saxophonist Michael Brecker and others.percussionist Don Alias.

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* OnceOriginalNowCommon: She could easily be mistaken for the wave of Canadian adult alternative female singer-songwriters that popped up in the '90s had she not done it over 20 years before them. A lot of these artists did acknowledge the debt they owed to her. Mitchell was also a lot more musically adventurous than the likes of Music/AlanisMorissette and Music/SarahMcLachlan.



* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: She could easily be mistaken for the wave of Canadian adult alternative female singer-songwriters that popped up in the '90s had she not done it over 20 years before them. A lot of these artists did acknowledge the debt they owed to her. Mitchell was also a lot more musically adventurous than the likes of Music/AlanisMorissette and Music/SarahMcLachlan.
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True Art Is Incomprehensible is now an in-universe trope as per TRS.


* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: Her albums from the second half of the '70s, in spades. That ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' is Music/{{Bjork}}'s favorite album tells you all you need to know about it.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Her perception as a "confessional" singer-songwriter is based on the highly personal songs she wrote for ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum'', a style she abandoned pretty quickly.
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* CreatorWorship: Frequently considered one of greatest songwriters and artists of all time, with a particular influence on female artists who emerged after her.

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* CreatorWorship: Frequently considered one of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time, with a particular influence on female artists who emerged after her.
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* CreatorWorship: Frequently considered one of greatest songwriters and artists of all time, with a particular influence on female artists who emerged after her.
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* RefrainFromAssuming: A few songs, particularly "Big Yellow Taxi" (not "You don't know what you got till it's gone") and "Woodstock" ("Back to the Garden").
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* FandomEnragingMisconception: Fans do ''not'' take kindly to the misconception that she's a folk singer.

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* SignatureSong: "Big Yellow Taxi". [[SmallReferencePools The only song most casual listeners can name offhand]].

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* SignatureSong: "Big Yellow Taxi". [[SmallReferencePools The only song most casual listeners can name offhand]]. Though the heartbreaking use of her newer version of "Both Sides Now" in ''Film/LoveActually'' raised its profile quite a bit.
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* ValuesDissonance: The cover of ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' shows Mitchell in blackface and as a man. The back cover depicts her as a Native American. This would be unthinkable in the '10s.

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* ValuesDissonance: The cover of ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' shows Mitchell in blackface and as a man. The back cover depicts her as a Native American. This would be unthinkable in the '10s.today.

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* GatewaySeries: She's one for female singer-songwriters. Her mid-late '70s period is also a gateway for jazz music, due to her having worked with a number of contemporary jazz musicians, including Music/PatMetheny, [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorious, Wayne Shorter]] and others.



* GatewaySeries: She's one for female singer-songwriters. Her mid-late '70s period is also a gateway for jazz music, due to her having worked with a number of contemporary jazz musicians, including Music/PatMetheny, [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorious, Wayne Shorter]] and others.

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* BrokenBase: Fans of her earlier, folkier work vs. her later, jazzier albums. Her 1975-79 albums are hugely divisive.


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* BrokenBase: Fans of her earlier, folkier work vs. her later, jazzier albums. Her 1975-79 albums are hugely divisive.
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* FandomBerserkButton: Joni Mitchell is not a folk singer.
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* NeverLiveItDown: Her perception as a "confessional" singer-songwriter is based on the highly personal songs she wrote for ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum'', a style she abandoned pretty quickly.
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** The ''Shadows and Light'' live album, due to its backing band that includes Jaco Pastorius, Music/PatMetheny, and others.

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** The ''Shadows and Light'' live album, due to its backing band that includes [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorius, Pastorius]], Music/PatMetheny, and others.
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* BrokenBase: Fans of her earlier, folkier work vs. her later, jazzier albums. Her 1975-79 albums are a hugely divisive.

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* BrokenBase: Fans of her earlier, folkier work vs. her later, jazzier albums. Her 1975-79 albums are a hugely divisive.
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** The ''Shadows and Light'' live album, due to its backing band that includes Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, and others.

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** The ''Shadows and Light'' live album, due to its backing band that includes Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Music/PatMetheny, and others.



* GatewaySeries: She's one for female singer-songwriters. Her mid-late '70s period is also a gateway for jazz music, due to her having worked with a number of contemporary jazz musicians, including Pat Metheny, [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorious, Wayne Shorter]] and others.

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* GatewaySeries: She's one for female singer-songwriters. Her mid-late '70s period is also a gateway for jazz music, due to her having worked with a number of contemporary jazz musicians, including Pat Metheny, Music/PatMetheny, [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorious, Wayne Shorter]] and others.
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* BrokenBase: Fans of her earlier, folkier work vs. her later, jazzier albums. Her 1975-79 albums are a huge case of LoveItOrHateIt.

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* BrokenBase: Fans of her earlier, folkier work vs. her later, jazzier albums. Her 1975-79 albums are a huge case of LoveItOrHateIt.hugely divisive.
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* SampledUp: Before Counting Crows had a hit with their cover of "Big Yellow Taxi", the original version was sampled prominently by JanetJackson for her single "Got 'til It's Gone." Joni receives a "featuring" credit on the song because of it.

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* SampledUp: Before Counting Crows had a hit with their cover of "Big Yellow Taxi", the original version was sampled prominently by JanetJackson Music/JanetJackson for her single "Got 'til It's Gone." Joni receives a "featuring" credit on the song because of it.
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* GatewaySeries: She's one for female singer-songwriters. Her mid-late '70s period is also a gateway for jazz music, due to her having worked with a number of contemporary jazz musicians, including Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorious, [[Music/WeatherReport Wayne Shorter]] and others.

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* GatewaySeries: She's one for female singer-songwriters. Her mid-late '70s period is also a gateway for jazz music, due to her having worked with a number of contemporary jazz musicians, including Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorious, [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorious, Wayne Shorter]] and others.
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* AwesomeMusic: Most fans will cite ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum'', ''Court And Spark'', ''Music/Hejira'' and ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns''. The ''Shadows and Light'' live album is another favorite, especially for fans of [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorius]].
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* AwesomeMusic: Most fans will cite ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum'', ''Court And Spark'', ''Music/Hejira'' and ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns''. The ''Shadows and Light'' live album is another favorite, especially for fans of [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorius]].
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** Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have also voted ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' as one of her best album on Mitchell's official website, second only to ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.

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** Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975.1976. The fans have also voted ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' as one of her best album on Mitchell's official website, second only to ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.
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** Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have also voted ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' as one of her best album ons Mitchell's official website, second only to ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.

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** Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have also voted ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' as one of her best album ons on Mitchell's official website, second only to ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.
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* MagnumOpus: ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum'', ''Court and Spark'' and ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' are most commonly cited as her best albums.
* PainfulRhyme: She's had a few.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have also voted ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' as one of her best album ons Mitchell's official website, second only to ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.

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Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1975. The fans have also voted ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' as one of her best album ons Mitchell's official website, second only to ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.
** The ''Shadows and Light'' live album, due to its backing band that includes Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, and others.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: She could easily be mistaken for the wave of Canadian adult alternative female singer-songwriters that popped up in the '90s had she not done it over 20 years before them. A lot of these artists did acknowledge the debt they owed to her. Mitchell was also a lot more musically adventurous than the likes of Music/AlanisMorissette and Music/SarahMcLachlan.
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* SignatureSong: "Big Yellow Taxi". [[SmallReferencePools The only song most casual listeners can name offhand]].

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