- The Circle Game Tom Rush 5:17
This is a Joni Mitchell song the Tom Rush came upon and recorded fairly early in his career. The song was a big hit in folk and pop circles (get it?) and established Tom as a nationally known folk singer. In 1968, the album “The Circle Game” was on the Billboard Top 200 charts for 14 weeks, topping out at #68.
It is a bit strange listening to this song today while I’m in my 75th year…one hears a lot more and can better understand the song with the perspective that comes with age. This album was in in my collection as well as most all my friends when it first came out.