Joni Mitchell’s biggest hit (reaching No. 7 on the U.S. charts) is the jazzy pop folk song, “Help Me”, playfully written about her ambivalance towards a blossoming love affair. It garnered her a “Record of the Year” Grammy nomination and is among her most beloved (and instantly likable) songs. It...
[Verse 1]
Help me, I think I'm falling in love again
When I get that crazy feeling, I know I'm in trouble again
I'm in trouble 'cause you're a rambler and a gambler
And a sweet taIking ladies man
[Chorus]
And you love your lovin'
But not like you love your freedom
[Verse 2]
Help me, I think I'm falling in love too fast
It's got me hoping for the future and worrying about the past
'Cause I've seen some hot hot blazes
Come down to smoke and ash
[Chorus]
We love our lovin'
But not like we love our freedom
[Bridge]
Didn't it feel good, we were sitting there talking?
Or lying there not talking, didn't it feel good?
You dance with the lady with the hole in her stocking
Didn't it feel good, didn't it feel good?
[Verse 3]
Help me, I think I'm falling in love with you
Are you going to let me go there by myself?
That's such a lonely thing to do
Both of us flirting around flirting and flirting, hurting too
[Chorus]
We love our lovin'
But not like we love our freedom
Help Me was written by Joni Mitchell.
Help Me was produced by Joni Mitchell.
Joni Mitchell released Help Me on Fri Mar 01 1974.
It was a struggle for Joni Mitchell to get respect as a “rocker” (which she was not..)
I had attempted to play my music with rock & roll players. They’d laugh, ‘Aww, isn’t that cute? She’s trying to tell us how to play.’
In the Roling Stone