| 词条 | River (Joni Mitchell song) |
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| name = River | cover = | alt = | type = | artist = Joni Mitchell | album = Blue | released = June 1971 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = | length = 4:00 | label = Reprise | writer = Joni Mitchell | producer = Joni Mitchell }} "River" is a Christmas folk song by Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album Blue. Although never released as a single, it has become one of Mitchell's most recorded songs.[1] The song is about the recent breakup of a romantic relationship, with the singer longing to escape her emotional bonds as they are painful to her. It is thought to be inspired by Mitchell's 1968-1970 relationship with Graham Nash.[1] Although the song is merely set near Christmas time, rather than being about Christmas, it has become something of a modern Christmas standard. "River" is the second-most widely recorded song in Mitchell's oeuvre (432 recordings, behind only "Both Sides, Now"),[2] frequently appearing on albums of Christmas music by pop, folk and jazz artists.{{cn|date=December 2018}} The piano accompaniment to the vocal borrows heavily from the tune to the nineteenth century winter song "Jingle Bells". It was covered by Barry Manilow in his 2002 album A Christmas Gift of Love with only one verse change involving a gender flip.[3] It charted as a single at No. 17 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary charts. Sarah McLachlan also covered it on her 2006 album Wintersong and released it as a single.[4] Her cover charted at No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on the Adult Contemporary charts.[5] In December 2018 the song was the subject of an episode of BBC Radio 4's Soul Music, examining the song's influence on people including Mitchell's biographer David Yaffe.[6] References1. ^{{Cite news|url=https://flowerandthevine.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/sweet-inspiration-joni-mitchell-and-graham-nash/|title=Sweet Inspiration: Joni Mitchell and Graham Nash|date=14 May 2013|work=The Flower and the Vine|access-date=13 September 2017|language=en-US}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://jonimitchell.com/music/covers-most.cfm|title=Joni Mitchell - Joni Undercover|author=|date=|website=jonimitchell.com|accessdate=19 April 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/river-mt0026833831|title=River - Barry Manilow - Song Info - AllMusic|author=|date=|website=AllMusic|accessdate=19 April 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wintersong-mw0000445786|title=Wintersong - Sarah McLachlan - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|author=|date=|website=AllMusic|accessdate=19 April 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/sarah-mclachlan|title=Sarah McLachlan|author=|date=|website=billboard.com|accessdate=19 April 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001l70|work=BBC Radio 4|title=Soul Music - River|date=19 December 2018}} External links
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