Mitchell wrote the song inspired by her own breakup with fellow musician Graham Nash. The iconic line "I could drink a case of you, darling / Still I'd be on my feet" is inspired by something Nash would say regularly to Mitchell. The opening line of the song, "I am as constant as a northern star," is borrowed from the Shakespeare playJulius Caesar.
"There are so many brilliant songs. I tend to go towards a simple song, and one of my favorites is 'A Case Of You.' I think it's an unbelievably beautifully recorded, simple folk song. It's beautiful."
While the song never charted, it went on to be considered by many to be one of the greatest songs of all time. The song was ranked number 26 for Rolling Stones' list of the "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time." As mega-fan Prince said of Mitchell and in relation to "A Case of You":
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