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Rhythm 8.7
Melody 8.9
Instruments 8.9
Lyrics 9.1
Vocal 8.9
This song has been reviewed 9 times. Overall score for this song, 8.9.
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Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi (extra track) Lyrics

Song details
TitleBig Yellow Taxi (extra track)
ArtistCounting Crows
AlbumHard Candy (2002) , Track 14
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Song lyrics
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone
They paved paradise 
And put up a parking lot

They took all the trees
And put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half to seem them

Now, now, now
Don't it always seem to go,
That you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone
They paved paradise 
And put up a parking lot

Hey Farmer Farmer
Put away your DDT 
I don't care about spots on my apples
Leave me the birds and the bees
Please!

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone
They paved paradise 
And put up a parking lot
Hey now, 
They paved paradise
To put up a parking lot
Why not?

Listen late last night
I heard the screen door slam
And a big yellow taxi
Took my girl away
Now, don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot

Hey now, now
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone 
They paved paradise
To put up a parking lot
Why not, 
They paved paradise 
To put a parking lot
Hey hey hey
Paved paradise
To put up a parking lot

I dont want give it-
Why you want give it,
Why you want givin it all away?
Hey, hey, hey
Now you want give it,
Ah she wanna give it 
Why she givin it all away
Now, now, now
I don't want give it-
Why you want give it,
Why you want givin it all away?
Givin it all, givin it all away
Yeah, yeah

Cause she givin it all away
Hey, hey, Hey

They paved paradise
Put up a parking lot
lyrics submitted by mr jones
lyrics corrected on 10-07-2005




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04-09-2004 03:09leen26_cebu is offline leen26_cebu 

61 posts
i want to sing this song because it reminds me of the past where the environment is still greeny with trees,nature, fresh air........
11-09-2004 01:06Midnight_Raven is offline Midnight_Raven 

198 posts
ok in the song instead of "they put up a parking lot" it sounds like "put up a fuckin lie" or is it just me?
17-09-2004 23:21brokeandfamous is offline brokeandfamous 

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Nah, I noticed it, too. In fact, this one girl from my high school used to sing it that way. Lol. I guess she didn't realize what the lyrics were supposed to be....
06-02-2005 17:31diana_the_fang is offline diana_the_fang 

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omg i totally thought it sounded like that too at first i was so confused cuz they were playing it on z104 and they always censor stuff there but then i realized they were saying parking lot and now its a funny song.

06-02-2005 17:35Satio is offline Satio 

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never thought of it like that lol
I really love this song, one of my faves
05-08-2005 20:25Jfizzle38 is offline Jfizzle38 

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yes this song is great
05-08-2005 20:28sweet_J_ is offline sweet_J_ 

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I really dislike this song. Probably because the song is hokey, the Counting Crows and Vanessa Carleson sing it together. I don't like either. This song just really irritates me. I didn't like the original either.
13-08-2005 19:50nilly is offline nilly 

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i lyk it
08-01-2006 10:39soapdish is offline soapdish 

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I like this song because of the MEANING behin it!
It's true! Everything nice is going to make way for industry, I want it to stop!
08-01-2006 18:17georgia_cy is offline georgia_cy 

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yay
23-06-2006 22:28SilverStar001 is offline SilverStar001 

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CANNOT STAND THIS SONG.
Excuse the shout.
I want to shoot something. I hate this song so much There's is not one thing good about it.
04-08-2006 20:30LunaticGirl_x is offline LunaticGirl_x 

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I love this version, no offence to Joni Mitchell lovers, but I hated the original.
13-02-2007 16:41BG_DUDE is offline BG_DUDE 

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I love this song in all of the
variations,but this one the most!
I like the lyrics too
Its so right-you don't know what
you've got 'till it's gone!!
18-02-2007 18:56TheVeronicas is offline TheVeronicas 

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omg, i love this song, but i thought it said, in paradise, put up a fucking smile...
thats just me tho...lol


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