Counting Crows' song "Paved Paradise, put up a Parking Lot"

[Chris D]

Need a bit of help, guys. I really like the mellow song that has the main phrase in the chorus of "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot". I'm pretty sure that the Counting Crows recently released this song, but I'm also thinking that this was redone, and another artist originally wrote it.

My main problem is that I don't even know what the official title is. Looking on various Counting Crows albums, I don't see any songs with titles resembling these words. Does it have another name? Which album is it on?

Also, anybody happen to know the song's history and who originally sang it?




CHRIS
Luke: "Hey, I'm not such a bad pilot myself, you know"

[BradF]

Here ya go, Chris... http://www.jonimitchell.com/HitsTaxi70.html

[Chris D]

Joni Mitchell, huh? No kidding. It looks like "Big Yellow Taxi" is on their new compilation album "Films About Ghosts" too, so maybe I'll just get that. (I don't have any CC albums) Thanks!




CHRIS
Luke: "Hey, I'm not such a bad pilot myself, you know"

[David Meek]

Yep, Joanie Mitchell. Counting Crows did a re-release, huh?




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[SiliGoose]

Big Yellow Taxi was a "hidden" track on their last studio album: Hard Candy The track isn't numbered, rather, it's attached to the last track. If you listen to the last track for a few seconds after the audio stops Big Yellow Taxi will begin.




-Sili

[Al K]

Was also done not to far back by KebMo! Any one know KebMo? A good blues man for sure!
AL

;b>'>

[InTheRed]

And if you're inetersted in other recordings of the song:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040403151608571598&sql=H136972

All Music Guide, http://www.allmusic.com/, is great for finding stuff like that. Not quite as powerful Imdb is for film, but pretty good stuff.

[Bam!]

Hi Al K!

Keb Mo! I have been wanting to buy their dvd for the longest time I just always end up buying something else every time I go...I got to get around to them so with that :^x

Take care!




Bam!

[David Meek]

Bob, thanks for the AllMusic link. That is an awesome site!!!! :T




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