Song to a Seagull
Joni Mitchell
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Fly silly seabird No dreams can possess you No voices can blame you For sun on your wings My gentle relations Have names they must call me For loving the freedom Of all flying things My dreams with the seagulls fly Out of reach out of cry I came to the city And lived like old Crusoe On an island of noise In a cobblestone sea And the beaches were concrete And the stars paid a light bill And the blossoms hung false On their store window trees My dreams with the seagulls fly Out of reach out of cry Out of the city And down to the seaside To sun on my shoulders And wind in my hair But sandcastles crumble And hunger is human And humans are hungry For worlds they can't share My dreams with the seagulls fly Out of reach out of cry I call to a seagull Who dives to the waters And catches his silver-fine Dinner alone Crying where are the footprints That danced on these beaches And the hands that cast wishes That sunk like a stone My dreams with the seagulls fly Out of reach Out of cry
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Written by: Joni Mitchell
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15 facts about this song
Release Info"Song to a Seagull" (also known as "Cawdor") is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, appearing as the final track on her debut album "Song to a Seagull" which was released in 1968.
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Album DetailsThis album marked the start of Mitchell's longtime collaboration with producer David Crosby.
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Song's Sequence"Song to a Seagull" is the 10th and final track of the album.
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ProducerThe album was produced by David Crosby, a member of the popular band "The Byrds".
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Original TitleMitchell's debut album was supposed to be titled "Morgan, David, and Me", but it was mistakenly printed as "Song to a Seagull" by reckless typists at Reprise Records, and the new title stuck.
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LyricsThe song, like much of the album, reflects Mitchell's relationship with nature, as well as her beginnings in the folk music scene.
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RecordingThe entire album, including "Song to a Seagull", was recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California.
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Musical StyleThe song showcases Mitchell's folk roots and her ability to create a complex melodic structure.
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Album DesignJoni Mitchell herself drew the cover of the album, which features a detailed pen-and-ink drawing of a seagull in flight.
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LegacyAlthough "Song to a Seagull" didn’t chart, Joni Mitchell's debut album was appreciated and paved the way for her career as one of the most influential and celebrated singer-songwriters of her generation.
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Album DivisionThe album "Song to a Seagull" is divided into two sections: "I Came to the City" and "Out of the City and Down to the Seaside". The title song "Song to a Seagull" is the last song in the second side of the record.
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ThemeMitchell explores the theme of love, growth, exploration in her lyrics for the song "Song to a Seagull".
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Part of Evolution"Song to a Seagull" is an early indication of Mitchell's progressive songwriting, that would fully bloom in the next decades.
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PerformanceMitchell often performed "Song to a Seagull" in her live sets during the late 1960s.
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Acoustic FeelThe song and the whole album keep true to a folk style with the primary use of acoustic instrumentals and arrangements.
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