Big Yellow Taxi

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	US1970-04	Reprise Records	RS 6376
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	GB1970	Reprise Records	K 44085
1.1	Big Yellow Taxi	?:??	Joni Mitchell	4	Joni Mitchell	EP + Compilation	AU1971	Reprise Records	EPR 213
3.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:14	Joni Mitchell	Superstars of the 70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1973	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	SP‐4000
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	US1987-11-17	Reprise Records	6376-2
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	DE1988-03-14	Reprise Records	244 085
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	XE1988-03-14	Reprise Records	7599-27450-2
1.1	Big Yellow Taxi	?:??	Joni Mitchell	The World of Joni Mitchell	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	AU1989	Reprise Records	61057-4
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	CA1990-02-28	Reprise Records	CD 6376
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon (BMG club edition)	Joni Mitchell	Album	US1990	Reprise Records, BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)	6376-2, D101802
1.1	Big Yellow Taxi	2:16	Joni Mitchell	The Earth Day Album	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	CA1991	EMI Music Canada	E2 26594
1.3	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Hits	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	CA1996-10-29	Reprise Records	CDW 46326
1.3	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Hits	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	AU1996	Reprise Records	9362463262
1.3	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Hits	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	US1996	Reprise Records	9 46326-2
1.3	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Hits	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	XE1996	Reprise Records	9362-46326-2
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	XE1996	Reprise Records	7599-27450-2
2.4	Big Yellow Taxi	2:14	Joni Mitchell	50 Hits of the Sixties and of Woodstock Generation	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-1997	Selected Sound Carrier	5390 G
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	CA1998	Reprise Records	CD 6376
1.4	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	XE1999	Elap Music (Danish label)	50163052
1.8	Big Yellow Taxi (2004 Remaster)	2:17	Joni Mitchell	Dreamland (Digital Album Version)	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	XW2004-09-13	Rhino (reissue label)
1.8	Big Yellow Taxi	2:17	Joni Mitchell	Dreamland	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	US2004-09-14	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 76520
1.8	Big Yellow Taxi	2:17	Joni Mitchell	Dreamland	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	XE2004	Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary), Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.), Reprise Records, Rhino (reissue label)	8122-76520-2
1.4	Big Yellow Taxi	2:16	Joni Mitchell	Joni Mitchell	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	DE2006	Falcon Neue Medien	3943
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:16	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	US2009-12-15	Rhino (reissue label)	R1 6376
3.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	The Studio Albums: 1968–1979	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	XE2012-10-26	Asylum Records (Warner Music subsidiary), Reprise Records, Warner (imprint of Warner; a “W” logo with “WARNER” text under it)	8122797178
3.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	The Studio Albums: 1968–1979	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	US2013-02-12	Reprise Records	8122797178
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon (24-bit 192 kHz)	Joni Mitchell	Album	XW2013	Rhino (reissue label)
1.1	Big Yellow Taxi	2:14	Joni Mitchell	100 Greatest Acoustic Songs (non US)	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2019-03-15	Rhino (reissue label)
1.11	Big Yellow Taxi	2:14	Joni Mitchell	Hits of the 70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2019-03-15 AL2019-03-15 (show 204 more) ZW2019-03-15	Rhino (reissue label)
1.39	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	100 Greatest Summer Songs	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2019-04-05 AL2019-04-05 (show 210 more) ZW2019-04-05	Rhino (reissue label)
1.3	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Chilled Guitar	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AU2019-08-23 CA2019-08-23 JP2019-08-23 US2019-08-23	X5 Music Group
1.5	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Everything I Own: Soft Rock 70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2019-12-13	X5 Music Group
1.5	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	The Super Seventies	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US2020-03-13	X5 Music Group
1.49	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Brass in Pocket: The 70s All Over	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AF2020-03-20 AL2020-03-20 (show 180 more) ZW2020-03-20	X5 Music Group
1.25	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Summer Hits of the 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	AL2020-05-22 DZ2020-05-22 (show 158 more) ZW2020-05-22	X5 Music Group
1.47	Big Yellow Taxi	2:14	Joni Mitchell	Absolute 70’s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2021-04-16	X5 Music Group
1.1	Big Yellow Taxi (2021 remaster)	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Big Yellow Taxi (2021 remaster)	Joni Mitchell	Single	XW2021-04-22	Rhino (reissue label)
3.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	The Reprise Albums (1968–1971)	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	XW2021-06-25	Rhino (reissue label)
3.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	The Reprise Albums (1968–1971)	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	US2021-06-25	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 653984
3.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) (Remastered 180g vinyl)	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation	-2021-07-02	Reprise Records, Rhino (reissue label)	603497844531, R1 653984
1.12	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	70s Summer Hits	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	XW2021-07-16	X5 Music Group
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	US2024-09-23	Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Reprise Records	UDSACD 2267
1.35	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	The Sound of the 70s	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2025-09-25	X5 Music Group
1.109	Big Yellow Taxi	?:??	Joni Mitchell	1000 Days, 1000 Songs	Various Artists	Other + Compilation	XW-	30 Days, 30 Songs
1.3	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Hits	Joni Mitchell	Album + Compilation		Reprise Records
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	XE-	Reprise Records	075992745024, 6376-2
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	?:??	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon (reissue from 1974 or later, with Warner "W" logo on rim of labels)	Joni Mitchell	Album	US-	Reprise Records	6376, RS 6376
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album	AI- AG- (show 123 more) ZW-	Reprise Records
1.4	Big Yellow Taxi	2:14	Joni Mitchell	Woodstock Generation	Various Artists	Album + Compilation
Promotion
2.3	Big Yellow Taxi	2:16	Joni Mitchell	The Big Ball	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1970	Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)	PRO 358
Bootleg
1.1	Big Yellow Taxi	2:16	Joni Mitchell	Ghosts	Joni Mitchell	Album
(unknown)
1.10	Big Yellow Taxi	2:15	Joni Mitchell	Ladies of the Canyon	Joni Mitchell	Album		Reprise Records	6376-2
1.11	Big Yellow Taxi	2:12	John Mitchell	Woodstock’s Flower Power	Various Artists			ACD	CD 154.694

Relationships

acoustic guitar [guitar] and lead vocals:	Joni Mitchell (in 1970)
percussion:	Milt Holland (in 1970)
choir vocals and other vocals [Bop vocals]:	The Saskatunes (in 1970)

recorded at:	A&M Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1970)

sampled by:

Got ’til It’s Gone by Janet featuring Q‐Tip (American rapper) & Joni Mitchell
Got ’til It’s Gone (Mellow mix edit) by Janet Jackson feat. Q‐Tip (American rapper) & Joni Mitchell
Got ’til It’s Gone (Mellow mix) by Janet Jackson feat. Q‐Tip (American rapper) & Joni Mitchell
Got ’til It’s Gone (Nellee Hooper Master mix) by Janet Jackson feat. Q‐Tip (American rapper) & Joni Mitchell
Got ’til It’s Gone (radio edit) by Janet Jackson feat. Q‐Tip (American rapper) & Joni Mitchell

part of:	Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 217) (order: 217)

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/6UkMcAA19lTdjs22jtB7o2 [info]

recording of:	Big Yellow Taxi (in 1970)

Big Yellow Taxi

lyricist and composer:	Joni Mitchell

publisher:	Siquomb Pub. Corp.

later translated versions:	Le Grand Parking Možje v črnem
is the basis for:	Gone Jeg sku' vært på Kurland i natt

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