Big Yellow Taxi

original song written and composed by Joni Mitchell; first recorded by Joni Mitchell
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q2732732
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Big Yellow Taxi

Summary

Big Yellow Taxi is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,580 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big Yellow Taxi's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Big Yellow Taxi's composer is recorded as Joni Mitchell[4].
  • Big Yellow Taxi's genre is folk rock[5].
  • taxi is named after Big Yellow Taxi[6].
  • Among the performers on Big Yellow Taxi was Joni Mitchell[7].
  • Among the performers on Big Yellow Taxi was Ane Brun[8].
  • Among the performers on Big Yellow Taxi was Counting Crows[9].
  • Among the performers on Big Yellow Taxi was Moya Brennan[10].
  • Among the performers on Big Yellow Taxi was Amy Grant[11].
  • Among the performers on Big Yellow Taxi was Bob Dylan[12].
  • Big Yellow Taxi is part of Ladies of the Canyon[13].
  • Big Yellow Taxi's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Big Yellow Taxi was released on 1970[15].
  • Big Yellow Taxi's lyricist is recorded as Joni Mitchell[16].
  • Big Yellow Taxi's main subject is arboretum[17].
  • Big Yellow Taxi's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big Yellow Taxi'}[18].
  • Big Yellow Taxi's has characteristic is recorded as protest song[19].
  • Big Yellow Taxi's form of creative work is recorded as song[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[21]

  • Genre(s): folk, jazz, pop[22]

  • Community tags: folk, jazz, pop[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: be39cb45-a437-43dc-b484-1cd13c4a43c3[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Joni Mitchell[7], Ane Brun[8], Counting Crows[9], Moya Brennan[10], Amy Grant[11], and Bob Dylan[12].

Publication

Big Yellow Taxi was published on 1970[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Its genre is folk rock[5]. It is part of Ladies of the Canyon[13].

Subject and Themes

Big Yellow Taxi's main subject is arboretum[17].

Why It Matters

Big Yellow Taxi ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,580 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Big Yellow Taxi. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/big-yellow-taxi
MLA “Big Yellow Taxi.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/big-yellow-taxi.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_big-yellow-taxi_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Big Yellow Taxi}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/big-yellow-taxi}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Performer Joni Mitchell, Ane Brun, Counting Crows +3
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