"The Annotated Joni Mitchell" Glossary Project Who cares what I meant? What does it mean to you?   - Joni Mitchell Joni's lyrics are full of literary references, people, places, and things. The worldwide community of Joni fans have taken on the task of defining some of these terms. You can help us build this reference!

Defined terms: (followed by the song in which it appears)

 '57 Biscayne  (Raised On Robbery)
 Amelia  (Amelia)
 Anima Rising  (Don't Interrupt The Sorrow)
 Beale Street  (Furry Sings The Blues)
 Benny Goodman  (Hejira)
 Blue  (Blue)
 Boho Dance  (The Boho Dance)
 Botticelli  (The Only Joy In Town)
 Brando  (In France They Kiss On Main Street)
 Broadway bridge  (Cherokee Louise)
 Bye Bye Love  (In France They Kiss On Main Street)
 Cactus Tree  (Cactus Tree)
 Caterpillar tractors  (Night Ride Home)
 Champs Elysées  (Free Man In Paris)
 Chelsea  (Chelsea Morning)
 Chippendale  (The Hissing of Summer Lawns)
 Chitlins  (Goodbye Porkpie Hat)
 Circle Game  (The Circle Game)
 Clouds  (Both Sides, Now)
 Coast to Coast  (Blue Motel Room)
 Cold War  (Blue Motel Room)
 Crinoline  (Shades of Scarlett Conquering)
 David  (Play Little David)
 DDT  (Big Yellow Taxi)
 Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief  (Fiction)
 Dorothy Lamour  (Dreamland)
 double-decker buses  (Twisted)
 Fellini  (The Only Joy In Town)
 Ferris Wheel  (Both Sides Now)
 Foster Grants  (Otis and Marlena)
 Friend of spirit  (Refuge of the Roads)
 Furry  (Furry Sings The Blues)
 Gable  (Shades of Scarlett Conquering)
 God must be a boogie man  (God Must Be A Boogie Man)
 He is three  (God Must Be A Boogie Man)
 Hejira  (Hejira)
 Here in Savannah  (Blue Motel Room)
 I went to Staten Island...  (Song For Sharon)
 Icarus  (Amelia)
 Javex bottles  (Banquet)
 Kisses like bright flags...  (In France They Kiss On Main Street)
 La Dolce Vita  (The Only Joy In Town)
 Lakota  (Lakota)
 Lord on death row  (The Same Situation)
 Magdalene Laundries  (The Magdalene Laundries)
 Man From Mars  (Man From Mars)
 Maple Leafs  (Raised on Robbery)
 Marlboro Man  (Dreamland)
 Mermaid Cafe  (Carey)
 Michelangelo  (Refuge Of The Roads)
 Milk of the Madonna  (Don't Interrupt The Sorrow)
 Miss Liberty  (Song For Sharon)
 Muslims stick up Washington  (Otis and Marlena)
 Mutts of the Planet  (A Chair In the Sky)
 Pack your suspenders  (See You Sometime)
 People's Park  (Court and Spark)
 Pink hotel  (Big Yellow Taxi)
 Pork Pie Hat  (Goodbye Pork Pie Hat)
 Proud-headed Queen Lizzie  (Electricity)
 Rainbow on the wall  (Chelsea Morning)
 Reel to Reel  (Coyote)
 Rousseau  (The Jungle Line)
 Rowdy Yates  (Dancin' Clown)
 ruby in a black man's ear  (That Song About The Midway)
 Singapore Sling  (Barangrill)
 Spanish Steps  (The Only Joy In Town)
 Sunset pig  (California)
 Tarot Cards  (Roses Blue)
 The Arrangement   (The Arrangement)
 The last time I saw Richard  (The Last Time I Saw Richard)
 The thieves left that behind  (Moon At The Window)
 Tree museum  (Big Yellow Taxi)
 Venus on a Clam  (The Only Joy In Town)
 W. C. Handy  (Furry Sings The Blues)
 Walter Raleigh  (Dreamland)
 Wilderland  (I Think I Understand)
 Winn Dixie  (Refuge of the Roads)
 Wollman Rink  (Song For Sharon)
 Wurlitzer  (The Last Time I Saw Richard)
 Yankee Yachts  (Banquet)
 Yasgur's Farm  (Woodstock)