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For taxicabs in New York City, see. ' Big Yellow Taxi' is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter in 1970, and originally released on her album. It was a hit in her native (No. 14) as well as (No. 6) and the UK (No. It only reached No. 67 in the US in 1970, but was later a bigger hit there for her in a live version released in 1974, which peaked at No.

Charting versions have also been recorded by The Neighborhood (who had the original top US 40 hit with the track in 1970, peaking at No. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Mitchell's composition and recording [ ] Mitchell said this about writing the song to journalist Alan McDougall in the early 1970s: 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. The song is known for its concern – 'They paved paradise to put up a parking lot' and 'Hey farmer, farmer, put away that now' – and sentimental sound. The line 'They took all the trees, and put 'em in a tree museum / And charged the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em' refers to in downtown, which is a of tropical plants, some rare and endangered. In the song's final verse, the political gives way to the personal. Mitchell recounts the departure of her 'old man' in the titular 'big yellow taxi,' which may refer to the old patrol cars, which until 1986 were painted yellow.

In many covers the departed one may be interpreted as variously a boyfriend, a husband or a father. The literal interpretation is that he is walking out on the singer by taking a taxi; otherwise it is assumed he is being taken away by the authorities. Mitchell's original recording was first released as a single and then, as stated above, included on her 1970 album. A later live version was released in 1974 (1975 in France and Spain) and reached No. 24 on the U.S.

Mitchell's playful closing vocals have made the song one of the most identifiable in her repertoire, still receiving significant airplay in Canada. In 2005, it was voted No. 9 on 's list of the.

In 2007, Joni Mitchell released the album, which includes a newly recorded, rearranged version of the song. Lyrics variations [ ] There are various slight alterations of the lyrics from different versions.

Joni Mitchell's original version runs: They took all the trees And put them in a tree museum Then they charged the people A dollar and a half just to see 'em whereas in Amy Grant's version, the people are charged 'twenty-five bucks,' and in Mitchell's own 2007 re-recording, the people are charged 'an arm and a leg.' Bob Dylan, instead of singing about the 'big yellow taxi' that 'took away my old man,' sings, 'A big yellow bulldozer took away the house and land.' Similarly, in Mitchell's live version of the song released on in 1974, she sings about 'a big yellow tractor' that 'pushed around my house, pushed around my land.' She then repeats the same verse, but with the original lyrics. While Amy Grant retains the taxi, her final reprise of the line about 'paved paradise' reads 'steam rolled paradise.'

On the Counting Crows's 2002 cover version, lead singer sings 'Late, last night I heard the screen door sway / and a big yellow taxi took my girl away' instead of 'Late last night I heard the screen door slam / and a big yellow taxi took away my old man.' Music video [ ] An animated music video of 's 'Big Yellow Taxi' was produced by John Wilson of Fine Arts Films as an animated short for the television show in the mid 1970s. The only commercial release of this full-length music video was in the Video Gems home video release on VHS titled John Wilson's Mini Musicals but also released as The All Electric Music Movie. The home video also contains an animated music video of Mitchell's song 'Both Sides Now.' Track listings [ ] • 'Big Yellow Taxi' (Traffic Jam Mix) • 'Big Yellow Taxi' (Radio Mix) • 'Big Yellow Taxi' (N.Y.

Cab To Club Mix) • 'Big Yellow Taxi' (Tribal Dub) • 'Big Yellow Taxi' (Late Night Club Mix) • 'Big Yellow Taxi' (Double Espresso NRG Mix) • 'Big Yellow Taxi' (Booty ta Booty House Mix) Charts [ ]. • • Length 3: 01 Joni Mitchell Keith Thomas singles chronology ' (1994) ' Big Yellow Taxi' (1994) ' (1995) ' (1994) “Big Yellow Taxi” (1995) ' (1995) In 1995, released a cover of 'Big Yellow Taxi' to pop and radio in the and.

The song was the fourth pop radio single from her album (the third in the U.S.). Grant's version featured slightly altered lyrics, which she changed at 's request. The single peaked at No. 18 on the chart, and at No. 20 in the U.K. Grant also released a music video for the single, which was aired in the U.S. And released to home video on Grant's Greatest Videos 1986-2004 DVD.

Grant also performed the song for her 2006 concert album,. Track listing [ ] • 'Big Yellow Taxi' - Paradise Mix • 'Big Yellow Taxi' - Alternative Paradise Mix • 'Big Yellow Taxi' - LP Version Charts [ ] Chart (1994) Peak position Canada Adult Contemporary () 4 Canada Top Singles () 25 UK Singles () 20 US 67 US Billboard 18 US Billboard 28. Counting Crows and Vanessa Carlton version [ ] 'Big Yellow Taxi' by featuring from the album Released January 14, 2003 Format Recorded 2002 Length 3: 47 Joni Mitchell singles chronology ' (2002) ' Big Yellow Taxi' (2003) ' (2003) ' (2002) “Big Yellow Taxi” (2003) ' (2003) In 2002, the covered the song, on whose backing vocals was featured, and it was featured on the soundtrack to the film and is the most successful version to date (U.S.

Billboard Adult Top 40). The single was certified Gold on 25 October 2004 by the. Originally, the song was a on the band's 2002 album, and it did not include Carlton until it was to be featured in the film.

New releases of the album included it as a track with her added, as with her in the video, although Counting Crows and Carlton neither appeared in the video together nor recorded together. This song became the band's only Top 20 single in the, peaking at No. This version slightly changed Mitchell's original lyrics to describe when the eponymous taxi took 'my girl' away, instead of Mitchell's 'my old man.'

The original version of the song without Vanessa was included on the album 'Nolee Mix' which was released to promote the dolls. Track listing [ ] • 'Big Yellow Taxi' • 'Big Yellow Taxi II' • 'If I Could Give All My Love'/'Richard Manuel Is Dead' (Acoustic / Live) • 'Hard Candy' (Acoustic / Live) • 'Big Yellow Taxi' (Multimedia Track) Charts [ ] Weekly charts [ ] Chart (2003) Peak position Australia () 3 Austria () 40 Belgium ( Flanders) 33 Brazilian Singles Chart () 64 Germany () 67 Ireland () 7 Netherlands () 23 New Zealand () 4 Sweden () 55 Switzerland () 63 UK Singles () 16 US 42 US ( ) 5 US ( ) 30 US ( ) 5 Year-end charts [ ] Chart (2003) Position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 11.

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