"Help Me" by Joni Mitchell

<p>There are few singer-songwriters as inimitable as Joni Mitchell, with her swirling song forms, leaping melodies, and that magical voice, untethered by the laws of gravity. On this episode, Kirk takes a deep dive into Joni's 1974 song "Help Me," a hummingbird of a tune hovering between commitment and flight, tumbling and falling past love and toward freedom.</p><p><strong>Written by:</strong> Joni MItchell</p><p><strong>Album:</strong> <i>Court and Spark</i>, 1974</p><p><strong>Listen/Buy</strong> via <a href="https://jonimitchell.com/music/album.cfm?id=7">JoniMitchell.com</a></p><p><strong>Also featured:</strong></p><ul><li>“Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell from <i>Ladies of the Canyon</i>, 1970</li><li>“A Case of You” and "California” by Joni from <i>Blue</i>, 1971</li><li>“Coyote” by Joni from <i>Hejira</i>, 1976</li></ul><p><strong>OUTRO SOLOIST: Erik Elligers</strong></p><p>Erik is a Connecticut-based multi-instrumentalist and music educator. He plays saxophone with the New London Big Band and sings and plays guitar for the fabulous band Goodnight Blue Moon - check them out, they're great: <a href="https://www.goodnightbluemoon.com/">https://www.goodnightbluemoon.com/</a></p><p><strong>-----LINKS-----</strong></p><p><strong>SUPPORT STRONG SONGS</strong><br /><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic">Paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic</a> | <a href="https://patreon.com/StrongSongs">Patreon.com/strongsongs</a></p><p><strong>MERCH STORE</strong><br /><a href="https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/">store.strongsongspodcast.com</a></p><p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA</strong><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/strongsongs">@StrongSongs</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/kirkhamilton">@Kirkhamilton</a> | IG: <a href="https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton">@Kirk_Hamilton</a></p><p><strong>NEWSLETTER</strong><br /><a href="https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe">https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe</a></p><p><strong>JOIN THE DISCORD</strong><br /><a href="https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm">https://discord.gg