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Title: River (Joni Mitchell) ~ Allison Crowe live w. lyrics View count: 270833 Rating: 5.0 (25 ratings) Description: Canuck indie singer-songwriter Allison Crowe pays tribute to one of her great inspirations, Joni Mitchell, in this live performance of River ~ a song from Mitchell's timeless album, "Blue". The song appears on Allison Crowe's "Tidings" album. "An intensely moving rendition of "River," one of my favorite holiday tunes. When the artist sings the crystalline, sorrowful line "I made my baby cry," you can almost feel the tears welling up inside." ~ Carol Swanson, ChristmasReviews & Professor of Law at Hamline University (USA) "One of my favorites; there is a pinch of Shawn (Colvin) in Allison's voice, except imo Allison has more punch and emotional bite in her vocals. She makes singing this song seem easy, and anyone who's tried it will tell you it's not." ~ Bob Muller, Joni Mitchell Discussion List (USA) "Allison Crowes solo piano version... may not sound so different from the original at first, but listen again and the subtleties stand out: Crowes majestic tonal read turns the song on its ear." ~ Cover Lay Down (USA) "truly transcendent" ~ Joseph Blake, The Times Colonist (Canada) River Words & Music by Joni Mitchell As performed by Allison Crowe Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on But it dont snow here It stays pretty green Im going to make a lot of money Then Im going to quit this crazy scene I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had a river I could skate away on I made my baby cry He tried hard to help me You know, he put me at ease And he loved me so naughty Made me weak in the knees Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on Im so hard to handle Im selfish and Im sad Now Ive gone and lost the best baby That I ever had I wish I had a river I could skate away on I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly I wish I had a river I made my baby say goodbye Its coming on Christmas Theyre cutting down trees Theyre putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on http://www.allisoncrowe.com Tags: allison crowe, allison, crowe, piano, voice, folk, jazz, chanson, singer, christmas, acoustic, music, joni mitchell, live, performance, canada, river, blue, tidings, rubenesque records, indie, independent, james taylor, lyrics, Author: Adrian22 |
