URSY.NEWS / The Quietus / 5 Sep 2026
The Coffee House World: Joni Mitchell at the BBC
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In an exclusive extract from Tom Hagler’s new book River of Words, the Quietus presents an archive interview between Mitchell and TV presenter Richard Skinner from the BBC’s Saturday Live back in 1983 Joni was in the middle of her world tour, having played in Japan, New Zealand and Australia. Concertgoers in Sydney reported how she’d altered the lyrics to ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ to support the campaign…
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