REMEMBER’S JONI MITCHELL’S ‘AMAZING GRACE?’ That a pop star of the 60s and 70s like Joni Mitchell would think to record John Newton’s classic hymn is a testimony to its enduring power and popularity. Whatever you thought of her politics (she was a radical lefty from Canada if I recall correctly), the woman had a unique voice and boy could she sing.

Newton’s work has immense significance for me personally, which you may or may not find of interest, and it  is a cultural indicator of some significance as well that more than 11,000 comments have been left on the Mitchell version’s YouTube entry.

WARNING: Spiritual!