Hello, my baby! Hello, my darling! Hello, my… “Cinnamon Girl?”
With Neil Young’s and Joni Mitchell’s official catalogues removed from Spotify, there’s still at least one way fans can hear the famed songwriters’ tunes on the streaming service. Stephen Colbert tapped barbershop quartet the Chordon Bleus to reimagine some of the singers’ most famous works on The Late Show.
In the clip — the second fake Spotify ad created by Colbert this week — fans are encouraged to enjoy Young’s and Mitchell’s music as “covered by the bands who haven’t left” Spotify. The Chordon Bleus showcase their takes on “Cinnamon Girl,” “Old Man,” “Big Yellow Taxi,” and “Both Sides Now,” with the announcer boasting, “It’s the Joni Mitchell no one asked for!”
Last week, Young became the first high-profile artist to demand his catalog be removed from…
