This Flight Tonight
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"This Flight Tonight" is a song by Joni Mitchell
, from her 1971 album Blue
. It tells of the singer's regrets as she leaves her lover on a flight and wishes to return. Its opening lines are:
reworked the song in 1973 to make it their own with a powerful, driving hard-rock treatment which was a hit in Canada and the UK. This re-work was subsequently covered by German heavy metal band Iron Savior
on their self-titled debut released in 1997. Blues artist Pura Fé
covered the song on her 2009 release, Full Moon Rising.
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
, from her 1971 album Blue
Blue (Joni Mitchell album)
Blue is the fourth album of Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Exploring the various facets of relationships from infatuation on "A Case of You" to insecurity on "This Flight Tonight", the songs feature simple accompaniments on piano, guitar, and Appalachian dulcimer...
. It tells of the singer's regrets as she leaves her lover on a flight and wishes to return. Its opening lines are:
Covers
NazarethNazareth (band)
Nazareth is a Scottish hard rock band, founded in 1968, that had several hits in the UK in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. Perhaps their best-known hit single was a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts", in 1975...
reworked the song in 1973 to make it their own with a powerful, driving hard-rock treatment which was a hit in Canada and the UK. This re-work was subsequently covered by German heavy metal band Iron Savior
Iron Savior
Iron Savior is a German power metal band that formed in Hamburg, Germany in 1996. Following a period of several years working behind the scenes in music production, multi-instrumentalist and producer/engineer Piet Sielck joined with former Helloween bandmate Kai Hansen and then-drummer for Blind...
on their self-titled debut released in 1997. Blues artist Pura Fé
Pura Fé
Pura Fé is a singer-songwriter, poet, musician, artist and social activist. She founded the first native women's a cappella trio, Ulali, and created a style and genre that blends traditional Native American music with contemporary musical styles...
covered the song on her 2009 release, Full Moon Rising.
Charts
| Charts (1973–1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Top 40 | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 27 |
| German Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 5 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 11 |
Year-End Chart
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Top 40 | 4 |