Chelsea Morning

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A 1969 Joni Mitchell single, which also appears on her album Clouds, from the same year. Perhaps more famous in the cover version by Judy Collins (also 1969). Neil Diamond also covered the song.

Chelsea Morning was actually written before the release of her first album, but was not recorded by Mitchell until Clouds, partially because it had already been released by other artists.

The song was inspired by her room in Chelsea, New York City. The inspiration for the first verse comes partially from the distinct décor of her apartment. While in England, Mitchell and friends had made a mobile from shards of coloured glass they had found in the street and wire coat hangers, which filtered the light coming into her room through the window and created the "rainbow on the wall".

The lyrics of this song demonstrate Mitchell's talent with imagery, and her strong use of visual inspiration which come from her background in visual art. "The sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses."

Bill and Hillary Clinton have stated that their daughter Chelsea is named for the Judy Collins version of the song.

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