Both Sides Now

E43839
folk song single song

"Both Sides Now" is a widely acclaimed folk song by Joni Mitchell, known for its introspective lyrics about perception and life’s dualities and for becoming one of her signature works.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Both Sides, Now 5
Both Sides Now (1969 Joni Mitchell recording) 1
Both Sides Now (2000 Joni Mitchell orchestral recording) 1
Both Sides Now (Judy Collins recording) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf folk song ⓘ
single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith Joni Mitchell ⓘ
composer Joni Mitchell ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
describedAs introspective ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
poetic ⓘ
firstReleasedBy Judy Collins ⓘ
genre folk ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus classic folk song ⓘ
standard ⓘ
hasLyricalFocus clouds ⓘ
contrasting perspectives ⓘ
life ⓘ
love ⓘ
hasVersion Both Sides Now self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Both Sides Now (1969 Joni Mitchell recording)

Both Sides Now self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Both Sides Now (2000 Joni Mitchell orchestral recording)

Both Sides Now self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Both Sides Now (Judy Collins recording)
isWidelyAcclaimed true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Joni Mitchell ⓘ
notableCoverArtist Cyndi Lauper ⓘ
Dolly Parton ⓘ
Frank Sinatra ⓘ
Herbie Hancock ⓘ
Joni Mitchell ⓘ
Judy Collins ⓘ
Neil Diamond ⓘ
Willie Nelson ⓘ
originalPerformer Joni Mitchell ⓘ
recordedBy Cyndi Lauper ⓘ
Dolly Parton ⓘ
Frank Sinatra ⓘ
Herbie Hancock ⓘ
Joni Mitchell ⓘ
Judy Collins ⓘ
Neil Diamond ⓘ
Willie Nelson ⓘ
signatureSongOf Joni Mitchell ⓘ
theme aging ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ
life’s dualities ⓘ
love ⓘ
memory ⓘ
perception ⓘ
writer Joni Mitchell ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clouds → hasTrack → Both Sides Now ⓘ
this entity surface form: Both Sides, Now
Both Sides Now → hasVersion → Both Sides Now self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Both Sides Now (1969 Joni Mitchell recording)
Both Sides Now → hasVersion → Both Sides Now self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Both Sides Now (2000 Joni Mitchell orchestral recording)
Both Sides Now → hasVersion → Both Sides Now self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Both Sides Now (Judy Collins recording)
Clouds → includesReRecordingOf → Both Sides Now ⓘ
this entity surface form: Both Sides, Now
Miles of Aisles → includesSong → Both Sides Now ⓘ
this entity surface form: Both Sides, Now
Joni Mitchell → notableSong → Both Sides Now ⓘ
this entity surface form: Both Sides, Now
Clouds → notableWork → Both Sides Now ⓘ
this entity surface form: Both Sides, Now
Joni Mitchell → notableWork → Both Sides Now ⓘ
Travelogue → precededBy → Both Sides Now ⓘ