FEBRUARY 1972 (53 YEARS AGO) Harry Chapin: "Taxi" b/w "Empty" (Elektra EK-45770) 45 single is released in the US. "Taxi" is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin from his 1972 album Heads and Tales. It reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 during its 16 weeks on the chart. Chapin debuted the song on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1972, which was followed by many calls and telegrams sent from viewers to NBC demanding that Chapin return to the show. It was the first time in

394K views · 18K reactions | Joni performing “Big Yellow Taxi” on the Warner Brothers stage for Painting With Words and Music, a concert film captured over two days in May 1998. | Joni Mitchell | Facebook