Joni Mitchell Reclaims Her Voice at Newport - The New York Times

The singer-songwriter’s surprise return to the stage at the folk festival she first played in 1967 was an act of bravery, joy and reinterpretation.

The highlight of the set, though, was Both Sides Now, a song that a 23-year-old Mitchell wrote in 1967, the same year she played Newport for the first time. Back then, some critics scoffed at the lyr… [+2250 chars]

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