【原】Joni Mitchell《Both Sides Now》

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我热爱现实，无论这老刁婆是什么样子，

我总是做好准备，应付她最坏的嘴脸。

——Saul Bellow《雨王亨德森》

歌名:《Both Sides Now》

歌者：Joni Mitchell

词曲：Joni Mitchell

流派： 民谣

推荐理由

可以让你安静下来的歌。安静下来就可以正方两面思考问题了。

歌词

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Rows and floes of angel hair

And ice cream castles in the air

And feather canyons everywhere

I've looked at clouds that way

[Verse 2]

But now they only block the sun

They rain and snow on everyone

So many things I would have done

But clouds got in my way

[Chorus]

I've looked at clouds from both sides now

From up and down, and still somehow

It's cloud illusions I recall

I really don't know clouds at all

[Verse 3]

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels

The dizzy dancing way that you feel

As every fairy tale comes real

I've looked at love that way

[Verse 4]

But now it's just another show

You leave 'em laughing when you go

And if you care, don't let them know

Don't give yourself away

[Chorus]

I've looked at love from both sides now

From give and take, and still somehow

It's love's illusions I recall

I really don't know love at all

[Verse 5]

Tears and fears and feeling proud

To say "I love you" right out loud

Dreams and schemes and circus crowds

I've looked at life that way

[Verse 6]

But now old friends are acting strange

They shake their heads, they say I've changed

Well something's lost, but something's gained

In living every day

[Chorus]

I've looked at life from both sides now

From win and lose and still somehow

It's life's illusions I recall

I really don't know life

At all

[Chorus]

I've looked at life from both sides now

From up and down and still somehow

It's life's illusions I recall

I really don't know life

At all

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多添一点：

今天分享一首Joni Mitchell的《Both Sides Now》。

安静的一天，内心却很澎湃。所以适合今天这首歌吧。这首歌收录在Joni Mitchell1969年的专辑《Clouds》。这首歌是她最著名的歌曲，最初由Judy Collins首次录制，并于1968年秋季登上美国单曲排行榜。

1969年Mitchell也自己录制了这首作品。这首歌被数十位艺术家翻唱，包括Frank Sinatra、Willie Nelson、Gang of Youths、Herbie Hancock。2004年，《滚石》杂志将这首歌列为史上最伟大的500首歌曲中的第170首。

生活总是在意外中，有时候是意外的惊喜，有时候是意外的惊吓。两面看待问题，你就能更加处之泰然。面临抉择时随着自己的心，爱情也是如此，给予和索取是爱情天秤的两端，两面看问题你就能找到平衡的秘方。面临抉择时依旧跟随内心，后面继续两面看待问题。所以，这首歌是可以让你冷静下来理性思考的歌曲。

在接受《洛杉矶时报》采访时，作者Joni Mitchell说：“写这首歌的时候我在飞机上读Saul Bellow的《雨王亨德森》(Henderson the Rain King)，在书的开头，雨王亨德森也在飞机上。在去非洲的路上他往下看，看到了一些云。我放下书，望向窗外，也看到了云，我立刻开始写歌。我没有想到这首歌会如此受欢迎。”

曾经我们介绍过她，所以大家需要了解可以看下：《Big Yellow Taxi 》