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Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 8/10 [6 votes]Album: Ladies of the Canyon / Original Release Date: 1970-04Genre: PopSong Duration: 2 min 15 sec
JONI MITCHELL
- Big Yellow Taxi Lyrics / with translationsThey paved paradise put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot
Chorus:
Don't it always seem to go,
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.
The paved paradise put up a parking lot
They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum,
And they charge the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em
Chorus
Hey farmer farmer, put away the DDT now
Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees
Please
Chorus
Late last night, I heard the screen door slam,
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man.
Chorus x 2
The paved paradise put up a parking lot x 2
Ha Ha Ha
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot
Chorus:
Don't it always seem to go,
That you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.
The paved paradise put up a parking lot
They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum,
And they charge the people a dollar and a half just to see 'em
Hey farmer farmer, put away the DDT now
Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees
Please
Chorus
Late last night, I heard the screen door slam,
And a big yellow taxi took away my old man.
Chorus x 2
The paved paradise put up a parking lot x 2
Ha Ha Ha
Facts about Big Yellow Taxi
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Big Yellow Taxi is written and performed by Joni Mitchell.
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It is first released on April 01, 1970 as part of Joni Mitchell's album "Ladies of the Canyon" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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When we try to interpret the meaning, the song 'Big Yellow Taxi' penned by Joni Mitchell is a clear discourse on the effects of human activities on nature and the environment. The lyrics point out that the human race is often reluctant to recognize the natural wonders until they are gone, and the act of 'paving over paradise to create a parking lot' is the most vivid illustration of that. The expression 'paving paradise' is a metaphor for the irreversible harm done by human civilization and an admonition to take care of the earth and its wonders before the time runs out. The Big yellow taxi lyrics mainly portray social commentary, reminiscing, giving up one’s heart, and nature, while also emphasizing the point of the environmental deterioration, and loss and regret. There are, however, no adult themes, bad language, or violence in the lyrics. They merely put forth environmental and social problems using a light and metaphorical approach which makes them appropriate for everybody.
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Big Yellow Taxi falls under the genre Pop.
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Big Yellow Taxi song length is 2 minutes and 15 seconds.
Who wrote Big Yellow Taxi lyrics?
Big Yellow Taxi is written and performed by Joni Mitchell.
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When was Big Yellow Taxi released?
It is first released on April 01, 1970 as part of Joni Mitchell's album "Ladies of the Canyon" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 9th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Big Yellow Taxi lyrics?
When we try to interpret the meaning, the song 'Big Yellow Taxi' penned by Joni Mitchell is a clear discourse on the effects of human activities on nature and the environment. The lyrics point out that the human race is often reluctant to recognize the natural wonders until they are gone, and the act of 'paving over paradise to create a parking lot' is the most vivid illustration of that. The expression 'paving paradise' is a metaphor for the irreversible harm done by human civilization and an admonition to take care of the earth and its wonders before the time runs out. The Big yellow taxi lyrics mainly portray social commentary, reminiscing, giving up one’s heart, and nature, while also emphasizing the point of the environmental deterioration, and loss and regret. There are, however, no adult themes, bad language, or violence in the lyrics. They merely put forth environmental and social problems using a light and metaphorical approach which makes them appropriate for everybody.
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Which genre is Big Yellow Taxi?
Big Yellow Taxi falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song Big Yellow Taxi?
Big Yellow Taxi song length is 2 minutes and 15 seconds.
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these lyrics are last corrected by Lora MilonySongwriter(s): Joni Mitchell
Record Label(s): 1970 Warner Brothers Records
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