What is the artist and sing title of the sing with "today's paradise, so put up a parking lot?"?

I have heard it on the radio but never the title
What is the artist and sing title of the sing with "today's paradise, so put up a parking lot?"?
Joni Mitchell, but you probably heard a cover (there are dozens).





The song is called "Big Yellow Taxi".





The actual words in that section are "They paved paradise /


And put up a parking lot."





The full 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


Put 'em in a tree museum


And they charged the people


A dollar and a half just to see 'em





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 that DDT now


Give me spots on my apples


But 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





Late last night


I heard the screen door slam


And a big yellow taxi


Took away my old man





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 paved paradise


And put up a parking lot





Her website:





http://www.jonimitchell.com/





About the song and its meaning:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Yellow_...





Some videos of various versions:





Joni, live (very cute, she messes it up : )





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgMEPk6fv...





Counting Crows:





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsPh_8Dxl...





Amy Grant:





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enwTXfqSm...





Sarah McLachlan %26amp; others:





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbIodGKW9...
Reply:It is Big Yellow Taxi, which is also sung by Amy Grant
Reply:Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell





Covered by Counting Crows
gothic names