Court and Spark
Joni Mitchell reached her commercial high point with Court and Spark, a rem… Read Full Bio ↴Joni Mitchell reached her commercial high point with Court and Spark, a remarkably deft fusion of folk, pop, and jazz which stands as her best-selling work to date. While as unified and insightful as Blue, the album -- a concept record exploring the roles of honesty and trust in relationships, romantic and otherwise -- moves away from confessional songwriting into evocative character studies: the hit "Free Man in Paris," written about David Geffen, is a not-so-subtle dig at the machinations of the music industry, while "Raised on Robbery" offers an acutely funny look at the predatory environment of the singles bar scene. Much of Court and Spark is devoted to wary love songs: both the title cut and "Help Me," the record's most successful single, carefully measure the risks of romance, while "People's Parties" and "The Same Situation" are fraught with worry and self-doubt (standing in direct opposition to the music, which is smart, smooth, and assured from the first note to the last).
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Court and Spark
Joni Mitchell Lyrics


Car On A Hill I've been sitting up waiting for my sugar to show I've…
Court and Spark Love came to my door With a sleeping roll And a madman's…
Down to You Everything comes and goes Marked by lovers and styles of clo…
Free Man In Paris The way I see it, he said, you just can't…
Help Me Help me I think I'm falling In love again When I get that…
Just Like This Train I'm always running behind the time Just like this train Shak…
People's Parties All the people at this party They've got a lot of…
Raised on Robbery He was sitting in the lounge of the Empire Hotel He…
Same Situation Again and again the same situation For so many years Tethere…
Trouble Child Up in a sterilized room Where they let you be lazy Knowing…
Twisted My analyst told me That I was right out of my…