Famously Misinterpreted Songs and What They’re Really About

“Woodstock” by Joni Mitchell

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Although it’s easy to think that the song was named as a tribute to Joni Mitchell’s performance at the festival of the same name, there’s one problem: she didn’t perform there. She was scheduled to, but cancelled. Instead, she appeared on the Dick Cavett show. She wrote the song from an outsider’s perspective.

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