The Circle Game (song)

"The Circle Game"
Song by Joni Mitchell
from the album Ladies of the Canyon
Released1970
StudioA&M, Hollywood, California
GenreFolk rock
Length4:51
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Joni Mitchell
Producer(s)Joni Mitchell
Music video
"The Circle Game" on YouTube

"The Circle Game" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell composed in 1966. One of her most-covered songs, it was originally recorded by Ian & Sylvia and Buffy Sainte-Marie in 1967, and by Tom Rush for his 1968 album of the same name. Mitchell recorded it for her 1970 album Ladies of the Canyon; it also appears on her 1974 live album Miles of Aisles.