Herbie Hancock and Ledisi Perform River
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Ledisi and Herbie Hancock perform "River" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell.
Ledisi and Herbie Hancock perform at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Concert honoring Joni Mitchell at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., March 1, 2023.
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Herbie Hancock and Ledisi Perform River
Clip: Season 2023 Episode 1 | 4m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Ledisi and Herbie Hancock perform at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Concert honoring Joni Mitchell at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., March 1, 2023.
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♪ It's coming on Christmas ♪ (audience applauds) ♪ Cutting down trees ♪ ♪ They're putting in reindeer ♪ ♪ And singing songs of joy and peace ♪ ♪ Oh I wish I had a river ♪ ♪ I could skate away on ♪ ♪ It don't snow here ♪ ♪ It stays pretty green ♪ ♪ I'm going to make a lot of money ♪ ♪ Then I'm going to leave this crazy scene ♪ ♪ Oh I wish I had a river ♪ ♪ I could skate away on ♪ (trumpet music) ♪ Wish I had a river so long ♪ ♪ I could teach my feet to fly ♪ (piano music) ♪ Oh I wish I had a river ♪ ♪ I could skate away on ♪ (audience applauds) ♪ Made my baby cry ♪ (gentle music) ♪ He tried hard to help me ♪ ♪ You know he put me at ease ♪ ♪ And he loved me so naughty ♪ ♪ He made me weak at the knees ♪ ♪ Oh I wish I had a river ♪ ♪ I could skate away on ♪ ♪ I'm so hard to handle ♪ ♪ I'm selfish and I'm sad ♪ ♪ Now I've gone and lost the best baby ♪ ♪ That I ever had ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I wish I had a river ♪ ♪ I could skate away on ♪ ♪ I wish I had a river so long ♪ ♪ I could teach my feet to fly ♪ (gentle music) ♪ I wish I had a river ♪ ♪ I could skate away on ♪ ♪ I made my baby cry ♪ (gentle music) ♪ Da da da da da da oh ♪ (gentle music continues) ♪ Oh ♪ (gentle music continues) (gentle music fades) (audience cheers and applauds) (audience cheers and applauds continues)
An All-Star Ensemble Performs Big Yellow Taxi
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An all-star ensemble sings "Big Yellow Taxi" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (3m 25s)
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Angélique Kidjo performs "Help Me" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (3m 49s)
Annie Lennox Sings Both Sides Now
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Annie Lennox performs "Both Sides Now" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (5m 3s)
Brandi Carlile, Lucius and Celisse Perform Shine
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Brandi Carlile, Lucius and Celisse perform "Shine" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize. (5m 6s)
Carla Hayden Presents The Gershwin Award to Joni Mitchell
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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden presents the Gershwin Prize to Joni Mitchell. (2m 56s)
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Cyndi Lauper performs "Blue" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (3m 32s)
Diana Krall Performs For the Roses
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Diana Krall performs "For the Roses" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (4m 17s)
Graham Nash Performs A Case of You
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Graham Nash performs "A Case of You" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize concert for Joni Mitchell. (5m 1s)
James Taylor Performs California
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James Taylor performs "California" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Joni Mitchell. (4m 23s)
Joni Mitchell's Gershwin Prize Acceptance Speech
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Singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell accepts the 2023 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. (51s)
Joni Mitchell Sings Summertime
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Gershwin Prize for Popular Song honoree Joni Mitchell performs "Summertime." (6m 57s)
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Marcus Mumford performs "Carey" at the 2023 Gershwin Prize concert honoring Joni Mitchell. (3m 32s)
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Major corporate funding for Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is provided by Wells Fargo. Additional corporate funding is provided by the...