介紹一首英文老歌《Both sides now 》是Joni Mitchell創作的 ，她生於1943年11月7日，是加拿大有重要影響力的傳奇音樂家，畫家，詩人，視覺藝術家和社會觀察者。這首歌在1968年由 Judy Collins 首先錄製，1969年才收錄在Joni Mitchell自己的專輯《 Clouds》裡面 ，成為她最有名的歌曲之一。

這首歌是Joni Mitchell在飛機上寫的 ，當時她正在讀一本書 《Henderson the Rain King》，正好讀到故事中的一段，敘述主人翁也是在去非洲的飛機上 ，往下看到天上的雲層 ，於是她放下書，望向機窗外的雲層，給了她創作這首歌的靈感 ，在飛機上完成了這首歌，而當時她萬萬沒有想到，這首歌會如此受歡迎 、如此出名。

時隔31年，在2000年，Joni Mitchell用迥異於1969年的嗓音、重唱了《Both Sides Now》，明顯地這個版本裡的嗓子蒼老了、低了好多度；最近一次July 24, 2022 歷史性的現場演出，78歲垂垂老去的Joni Mitchell，再次演唱這首歌， 她用低沉蒼老的嗓音 ，慢慢地唱出對人生的感悟 ，她用歌聲證明自己已了然於胸。

這首歌意喻著人的一生， 有許多事是想不明、看不清的， 就像雲的多變、虛無飄渺，永遠無法預料，下一秒會有甚麼樣的陳現，而凡事都有正反兩面 、是與非 、黑與白 ，所以面對問題，一定要看清事情的全面 。接著請欣賞我唱的 《Both Sides Now》

(July 24, 2022歷史性的現場演出 , Joni Mitchell的風采)

Rows and flows of angel hair

And ice cream castles in the air

And feather canyons everywhere

I looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun

They rain and snow on everyone

So many things I would have done

But clouds got in my way

I looked at clouds from both sides now

From up and down and still somehow

Its cloud illusions I recall

I really dont know clouds at all

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Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels

The dizzy dancing way you feel

As every fairy tale comes real

I looked at love that way

But now its just another show

And you leave them laughing when you go

And if you care, dont let them know

Dont give yourself away

I looked at love from both sides now

From win and lose and still somehow

Its loves illusions I recall

I really dont know love at all

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Tears and fears and feeling proud

To say, "I love you" right out loud

Dreams and schemes and circus crowds

I looked at life that way

But now old friends are acting strange

they shake their heads they say Ive changed

But somethings lost, but somethings gained

In living every day

I looked at life from both sides now

From give and take and still somehow

Its lifes illusions I recall

I really dont know life at all