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Oct 20, 2019 · “A Case Of You” is one of the most beloved love songs of its era, which is somewhat ironic because it starts out with an admission that the relationship in question has run its course, as...
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Feb 12, 2021 · Prince was so moved by the song that it not only inspired a cover version, 'A Case of U', but endeared him so strongly to Mitchell's music that he began to pen her fevered letters of adoration.
Songfacts®: Several versions of this song about infatuation were recorded by Joni Mitchell, the best known being the one on her Blue album. An earlier live interpretation can be found on the live LP Amchitka - The 1970 Concert That Launched Greenpeace.
That respect from her performing peers is one of the reasons that Mitchell's songs have been so often covered. Her website lists 211 different artists who have covered "A Case Of You," ranging from the sublime (Prince) to the ridiculous (Frank Stallone.)
She recorded the song in 1971, and it was released on the 1971 album Blue with Mitchell playing Appalachian dulcimer, accompanied by James Taylor on acoustic guitar, which was tuned to standard tuning, (EADGBE), although there are cover versions played in an open G tuning (DGDGBD).
Feb 12, 2021 · Joni Mitchell’s songs remain my lifelong companion, my provocations, my speed bumps, my streetlights, writes Julie Wittes Schlack, in this essay about the artist's 1971 classic, "A Case of You."
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The song A Case of You was written by Joni Mitchell and was first released by Joni Mitchell in 1971. It was covered by Lara Puglia, Brian Kennedy, Le Bang Bang, Robin Adler & Mutts of the Planet and other artists.
