Big Yellow Taxi

"Big Yellow Taxi" is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1970. It was originally released on her album Ladies of the Canyon. It was a hit in her native Canada (No. 14) as well as Australia (No. 6) and the United Kingdom (No. 11). It only reached No. 67 in the United States in 1970, but was later a bigger hit there for her in a live version released in 1974, which peaked at No. 24. 

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Category:1970 songs
Category:Joni Mitchell songs
Category:Amy Grant songs
Category:Counting Crows songs
Category:Vanessa Carlton songs
Category:Bob Dylan songs
Category:Song articles with both composer and songwriter