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Joni Mitchell’s “My Old Man” and the Anti-Marriage Stance in Her Relationship That Inspired It

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Joni Mitchell’s “My Old Man” is quintessentially Joni: whimsically metaphorical, groundedly realistic, and fiercely independent with its laissez-faire approach to long-term, committed relationships. She wrote the iconic track, which she included on the 1971 album ‘Blue’ while living on Lookout Mountain in the Laurel Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles. At the time, Mitchell was in […]

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