Line #12 YMMV/JoniMitchell


1	* {{Anvilicious}}: A frequent complaint against her is that in TheEighties her political and {{Protest Song}}s fell victim to this.
2	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic:
3	** Pretty much everything she had done between 1968 - 1976. The fans have also voted ''Music/{{Hejira}}'' as one of her best album on Mitchell's official website, second only to ''Music/BlueJoniMitchellAlbum''.
4	** The ''Shadows and Light'' live album, due to its backing band essentially being a supergroup of Mitchell, guitarist Music/PatMetheny, pianist Lyle Mays, bassist [[Music/WeatherReport Jaco Pastorius]], saxophonist Michael Brecker and percussionist Don Alias.
5	* BrokenBase: Fans of her earlier, folkier work vs. her later, jazzier albums. Her 1975-79 albums are hugely divisive.
6	* CoveredUp: Many of her songs are more commonly remembered by their covered versions.
7	** Judy Collins' cover of "Both Sides, Now" was a top 10 hit in 1967.
8	** Counting Crows' cover of "Big Yellow Taxi" is still making the rounds on in-store and public radio.
9	** "Woodstock" is arguably better known for its rock-flavored cover version by [[Music/CrosbyStillsNashAndYoung Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]] than Joni's version.
10	* CreatorWorship: Frequently considered one of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time, with a particular influence on female artists who emerged after her.
11	* FandomEnragingMisconception: Fans do ''not'' take kindly to the misconception that she's a folk singer.
12	* 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.
13	* 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.
14	* 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").
15	* SampledUp: Before Counting Crows had a hit with their cover of "Big Yellow Taxi", the original version was sampled prominently by Music/JanetJackson for her single "Got 'til It's Gone." Joni receives a "featuring" credit on the song because of it.
16	* 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.
17	* 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 today.
18	* VindicatedByHistory: Her mid-late '70s albums, including ''The Hissing of Summer Lawns'', ''Music/{{Hejira}}'', ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' and ''Mingus'', alienated her pop fanbase and were trashed by critics, but are now regarded as classics over the years. Music/{{Bjork}} cited ''Don Juan's Reckless Daughter'' as her favorite album. Fans voted ''Hejira'' as her second best album on Mitchell's official website.

Context YMMV / JoniMitchell