“Joni Mitchell wrote it when she was still in Paris regretting not being able to be a part of Woodstock 69. And then she performed in Monterey Pop festival later in 1970.

This song was beautifully featured in an episode of HBO’s Six Feet Under. The character didn’t just lose her husband, but also her sense of self and identity.. She was a mother and wife all along and she knew what to do with that. But now? In the scene, she plays a tape and this song comes up. She sings along staring at the nothingness outside but reflecting on everything inside. The best part about this scene was when her daughter sees her singing. And perhaps, for the first time, she realized that her mother is also just a woman.”