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.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Yellow Taxi canonical | 13 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedEra | early 1970s protest music ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | environmental movement ⓘ |
| composer | Joni Mitchell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| firstReleaseMedium | studio album ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
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folk-pop ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasChorus | They paved paradise and put up a parking lot ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Joni Mitchell ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | upbeat melody with socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
environmental protest lyrics
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line They paved paradise and put up a parking lot ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Joni Mitchell ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| performer | Joni Mitchell ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| writer | Joni Mitchell ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
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