A cover of Joni Mitchell's 1970 song, recorded by Dylan in his sessions of that era and released on the 1973 album "Dylan".
The words
A bright, catchy complaint that we only value the natural world, and the people we love, once they are gone.
The song looks at a landscape being covered over by development and wonders why people notice what they had only after losing it. It moves from fields, trees and birds to a more personal loss at the end, when a lover leaves. The tone is light and teasing, with a bouncing tune hiding a serious point. Dylan's version, with backing singers, is loose and playful, and he alters some of the details of Mitchell's original.
Words by Joni Mitchell
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen and watch
The words
A bright, catchy complaint that we only value the natural world, and the people we love, once they are gone.
The song looks at a landscape being covered over by development and wonders why people notice what they had only after losing it. It moves from fields, trees and birds to a more personal loss at the end, when a lover leaves. The tone is light and teasing, with a bouncing tune hiding a serious point. Dylan's version, with backing singers, is loose and playful, and he alters some of the details of Mitchell's original.
Words by Joni Mitchell
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 1973
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