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Joni Mitchell

Woodstock
1970 · via David Crosby
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Crosby's take is the one people carry around, but the song started with Joni Mitchell's own 1970 recording, and hers sounds like it was written alone at a piano. Play it first, then put his back on and listen to what changed hands.

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First pulled by @ga-1642 · No. 0212, Oct 18, 2026.

Written by Joni Mitchell.

First recorded by Joni Mitchell in 1970.

Also recorded by Matthews’ Southern Comfort (1970), James Taylor (1997), Joni Mitchell and the L.A. Express (1974), John Williams (1971).

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David Crosby sang "Woodstock," but he didn't write it. Who wrote the song and made its first recording?Joni Mitchell
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