Chelsea Morning
Joni Mitchell
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Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I heard Was a song outside my window, and the traffic wrote the words It came a-reeling up like Christmas bells and rapping up like pipes and drums Oh, won't you stay We'll put on the day And we'll wear it 'till the night comes Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I saw Was the sun through yellow curtains, and a rainbow on the wall Blue, red, green and gold to welcome you, crimson crystal beads to beckon Oh, won't you stay We'll put on the day There's a sun show every second Now the curtain opens on a portrait of today And the streets are paved with passersby And pigeons fly And papers lie Waiting to blow away Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I knew There was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges, too And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses Oh, won't you stay We'll put on the day And we'll talk in present tenses When the curtain closes and the rainbow runs away I will bring you incense owls by night By candlelight By jewel-light If only you will stay Pretty baby, won't you Wake up, it's a Chelsea morning
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Written by: Joni Mitchell
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7 facts about this song
Chelsea Morning" Song Background"Chelsea Morning" is a song written and originally recorded by Joni Mitchell.
- The song was released on Mitchell's folk album "Clouds" in 1969.
- The title refers to Chelsea, a neighborhood in Manhattan, New York where Mitchell lived in the late 1960s.
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Dave Van Ronk's versionDave Van Ronk, a folk-singer from Brooklyn, also covered "Chelsea Morning".
- Van Ronk was a prominent figure in the Greenwich Village folk music scene during the 1960s and 1970s, which was also when Mitchell was active.
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Fairport Convention's interpretationEnglish folk rock band Fairport Convention included a cover of “Chelsea Morning” on their album "Fairport Convention" in 1969.
- Their version of the song features Sandy Denny on lead vocals.
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Jennifer Warnes' renditionAmerican singer, songwriter, and record producer Jennifer Warnes released her version of "Chelsea Morning" in 1968.
- Her cover of Mitchell's song is included in her debut album "I Can Remember Everything".
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Joni Mitchell's compositionCanadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell originally wrote and recorded "Chelsea Morning".
- The song is about waking up in the morning in her apartment in the Chelsea district and being greeted by the sun and the sounds of the city.
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Judy Collins' contributionAmerican folk singer Judy Collins popularized "Chelsea Morning" through her cover version.
- She included the song in her album "Wildflowers" which released in 1967, even before Mitchell's original version was released.
- The success of her version led to increased recognition for Joni Mitchell as a songwriter.
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Influence on Public FiguresIn an interesting cultural note, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton named their daughter Chelsea Clinton after the song. The couple had heard Collins' version of the song and loved it, which inspired their choice.
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