Joni Mitchell calls Eric Andersen her source of inspiration for her open guitar tunings. Andersen taught Mitchell how to compose in open guitar tunings in the 1960s in Detroit.
Blonde on Blonde was ranked 38th on Rolling Stone Magazine's 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The song features The Band's Robbie Robertson on electric guitar
Originally released in mono on the 1967 album Are You Experienced, the song was not featured on the US version of the album. It was later released in the US on the group's compilation album Smash Hits in 1969.
