Love for Joni Mitchell is still in the air in the wake of Brandi Carlile’s tribute concert at Disney Hall, where Carlile recently played the entirety of Mitchell’s seminal 1971 album, “Blue.”So much so that Carlile assembled a new tribute video in Mitchell’s honor, featuring a host of musicians and Hollywood A-listers sharing their favorite Mitchell lyrics. Some even sing their selections. The video kicks off with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson reciting back and forth and closes with — wait for it — Marilyn Manson, “speaking” the lyrics to the song “Blue” in a disembodied voiceover. In between are the likes of former Mitchell beau Graham Nash, Reese Witherspoon, Elton John, Mavis Staples, Rosanne Cash, Carole King, Dave Grohl, Linda Perry, Rufus Wainwright, Courtney Barnett and Clive Davis, to name a few. “I was just entering into adulthood and the world of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll and broken hearts.”AdvertisementThe video, and critic Ann Powers’ meditation on how Carlile is honoring Mitchell’s legacy, can be seen at NPR.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 25, 2019 17:48 UTC