Big Yellow Taxi
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"Big Yellow Taxi" is a 1970 folk-pop protest song by Joni Mitchell, best known for its environmental and anti-urban development themes encapsulated in the line “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.”
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| instanceOf |
single
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song → |
| associatedEra |
early 1970s protest music
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| associatedMovement |
environmental movement
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| composer |
Joni Mitchell
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| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
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| culturalImpact |
became an environmental anthem
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frequently referenced in discussions of urban sprawl → used in films and television soundtracks → |
| famousLine |
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
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| firstReleaseMedium |
studio album
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| genre |
folk rock
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folk-pop → pop → |
| hasChorus |
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
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| hasCoverVersionBy |
Amy Grant
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Bob Dylan → Counting Crows → Janet Jackson → Nena → The Neighborhood → |
| hasMetaphor |
paradise as unspoiled nature
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parking lot as symbol of urban development → |
| includedInAlbum |
Ladies of the Canyon
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| language |
English
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| lyricist |
Joni Mitchell
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| musicalStyle |
upbeat melody with socially conscious lyrics
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| notableFor |
environmental protest lyrics
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line They paved paradise and put up a parking lot → |
| originalArtist |
Joni Mitchell
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| originalReleaseYear |
1970
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| performer |
Joni Mitchell
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| recordingYear |
1970
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| releaseDecade |
1970s
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| subjectMatter |
cutting down trees for development
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environmental loss due to modernization → paving green space for parking lots → |
| theme |
anti-urban development
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commercial development → environmental degradation → environmental protest → environmentalism → loss of nature → urbanization → |
| vocalist |
Joni Mitchell
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| writer |
Joni Mitchell
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Ladies of the Canyon
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Miles of Aisles → |
includesSong |
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Joni Mitchell
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Ladies of the Canyon → |
notableSong |
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Ladies of the Canyon
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hasTrack |
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Counting Crows
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notableWork |