Both Sides Now

The Judy Collins cover is touching, but shrinks in comparison to Joni
Mitchell's own version. It's a useful comparison for revealing
something commercial and calculated for mass appeal (and now dated and
tacky sounding) in the former, and the totally original and
spellbinding utterance of the latter (by the composer herself), which
really is timeless. The Collins version does move you, but in a
sapping surrendering kind of way, unlike the charge you get from the
original.