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Alaska
Alaska (
i/əˈlæskə/) is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Alaska is the 4th least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's 722,718 residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area.
Alaska was purchased from Russia on March 30, 1867, for $7.2 million ($120 million in today's[when?] dollars) at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km²). The land went through several administrative changes before becoming an organized (or incorporated) territory on May 11, 1912, and the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.
The name "Alaska" (Аляска) was already introduced in the Russian colonial period, when it was used only for the peninsula and is derived from the Aleut alaxsxaq, meaning "the mainland" or, more literally, "the object towards which the action of the sea is directed". It is also known as Alyeska, the "great land", an Aleut word derived from the same root.
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Antarctica
Antarctica
This map uses an orthographic projection, near-polar aspect. The South Pole is near the center, where longitudinal lines converge.
Antarctica (
i/æntˈɑrtɨkə/ or /ænˈtɑːktɨkə/) is Earth's southernmost continent, containing the geographic South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in thickness.
Antarctica, on average, is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all the continents. Antarctica is considered a desert, with annual precipitation of only 200 mm (8 inches) along the coast and far less inland. The temperature in Antarctica has reached −89 °C (−129 °F). There are no permanent human residents, but anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 people reside throughout the year at the research stations scattered across the continent. Only cold-adapted organisms survive there, including many types of algae, animals (for example mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades), bacteria, fungi, plants, and protista. Vegetation where it occurs is tundra.
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Apple Boutique
Coordinates: 51°31′13.25″N 0°9′24.03″W / 51.5203472°N 0.156675°W / 51.5203472; -0.156675
The Apple shop was a retail store that opened on 7 December 1967 located in a now demolished building on the corner of Baker Street and Paddington Street, Marylebone, London, and that closed on 30 June 1968. The shop was one of the first business ventures made by The Beatles' fledgling Apple Corps.
The concept of the shop was that everything in it was for sale. The aim, as described by Paul McCartney, was to create 'a beautiful place where beautiful people can buy beautiful things'. In practice the stock was overwhelmingly fashion garments and accessories. John Lennon vetoed the use of the word ‘boutique’ but the venture has come to be popularly referred to as the “Apple Boutique”.
The Dutch designers, Simon Posthuma and Marijke Koeger along with artist Josje Leeger had met Simon Hayes and Barry Finch in London and formed the The Fool design collective. Pattie Harrison was familiar with them and introduced them to The Beatles who, in September 1967, gave The Fool £100,000 to design and stock the first outlet of a planned national chain of “Apple” shops. The Beatles business took a lease on 94 Baker Street, a Georgian town house dating from 1795, and the ground floor was proposed for the Apple shop despite the location being remote from the centres of fashion and design of 1960’s London.
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Belgravia
Coordinates: 51°29′53″N 0°09′16″W / 51.49795°N 0.15453°W / 51.49795; -0.15453
Belgravia is a district of Central London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Noted for its immensely expensive residential properties, it is one of the wealthiest districts in the world. Much of it, known as the Grosvenor Estate is still owned by a family property company the Grosvenor Group, owned by the Duke of Westminster, although the estate has recently been forced to sell many of its freeholds to their tenants at much below market value due to the Leasehold Reform Act 1967. The district lies mostly to the south-west of Buckingham Palace, and is approximately bounded by Knightsbridge to the north (the street of that name, not the district), Grosvenor Place and Buckingham Palace Road to the east, Pimlico Road to the south, and Sloane Street to the west.
The area takes its name from one of the Duke of Westminster's subsidiary titles, Viscount Belgrave. The village of Belgrave, Cheshire is two miles (3 km) from the Grosvenor family's main country seat of Eaton Hall.
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Boston
Boston (pronounced /ˈbɒstən/ or locally /ˈbɔstən/ (
listen)) is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper, covering only 48.43 square miles, had a population of 617,594 according to the 2010 U.S. Census. Boston is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 7.6 million people, making it the fifth-largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.
In 1630, Puritan colonists from England founded the city on the Shawmut Peninsula. During the late 18th century, Boston was the location of several major events during the American Revolution, including the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. Several early battles of the American Revolution, such as the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Siege of Boston, occurred within the city and surrounding areas. Through land reclamation and municipal annexation, Boston has expanded beyond the peninsula. After American independence was attained Boston became a major shipping port and manufacturing center, and its rich history now helps attract many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone attracting over 20 million every year. The city was the site of several firsts, including America's first public school, Boston Latin School (1635), and the first subway system in the United States (1897).
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Brazil
Brazili/brəˈzɪl/ (Portuguese: Brasil, IPA: [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, 
listen (help·info)), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to the rank of kingdom and the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was formed. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese colonial empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal.Independence was achieved in 1822 with the formation of the Empire of Brazil, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system. The country became a presidential republic in 1889, when a military coup d'état proclaimed the Republic, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to the ratification of the first constitution in 1824. Its current Constitution, formulated in 1988, defines Brazil as a Federal Republic. The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities.
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Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City. Along with London's West End theatre, Broadway theatre is widely considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world.
The Broadway theatre district is a popular tourist attraction in New York. According to The Broadway League, Broadway shows sold approximately $1.081 billion worth of tickets in calendar year 2011, compared with $1.037 billion for 2010. Attendance in 2011 was 12.13 million.
New York did not have a significant theatre presence until about 1750, when actor-managers Walter Murray and Thomas Kean established a resident theatre company at the Theatre on Nassau Street, which held about 280 people. They presented Shakespeare plays and ballad operas such as The Beggar's Opera. In 1752, William Hallam sent a company of twelve actors from Britain to the colonies with his brother Lewis as their manager. They established a theatre in Williamsburg, Virginia and opened with The Merchant of Venice and The Anatomist. The company moved to New York in the summer of 1753, performing ballad operas and ballad-farces like Damon and Phillida. The Revolutionary War suspended theatre in New York, but thereafter theatre resumed in 1798, the year the 2,000-seat Park Theatre was built on Chatham Street (now called Park Row). The Bowery Theatre opened in 1826, followed by others. Blackface minstrel shows, a distinctly American form of entertainment, became popular in the 1830s, and especially so with the arrival of the Virginia Minstrels in the 1840s.
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California
California (pronouncedi/kælɨˈfɔrnjə/) is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third most extensive (after Alaska and Texas). It is home to the nation's second- and sixth-largest census statistical areas (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area and San Francisco Bay Area), and eight of the nation's fifty most populated cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach and Oakland). The capital city is Sacramento.
California's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast in the west, to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east – from the Redwood–Douglas-fir forests of the northwest, to the Mojave Desert areas in the southeast. The center of the state is dominated by Central Valley, a major agricultural area. California contains both the highest and lowest points in the contiguous United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley), and has the third-longest coastline of all states (after Alaska and Florida). Earthquakes are a common occurrence due to the state's location along the Pacific Ring of Fire: about 37,000 are recorded annually.
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Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major American record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but as of 2011[update] operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of EMI.
The Capitol Records Company was founded by songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of fellow songwriter and film producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs (1910–1971), owner of Music City, at the time the biggest record store in Los Angeles.
Johnny Mercer first suggested the idea of starting a record company while he was golfing with Harold Arlen and Bobby Sherwood. He told them, "I’ve got this idea of starting a record company. I get so tired of listening to the way everyone treats music. I keep feeling they’re selling out. And I don’t like the way artists are treated either. Bing Crosby isn’t the only one who can make records. I don’t know, I think it would be fun." By 1941, Mercer was not only an experienced songwriter, but a singer with a number of records to his name. Mercer next suggested starting a record company to his friend Glenn Wallichs while Mercer was visiting Wallichs' record store. Wallichs responded, "Fine, you run the record company and find the artists,' and Mercer added, "and you run the business."
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Chapel Hill Museum
Coordinates: 35°54′59″N 79°02′51″W / 35.916367°N 79.047461°W / 35.916367; -79.047461
Coordinates: 35°54′59″N 79°02′51″W / 35.916367°N 79.047461°W / 35.916367; -79.047461
Chapel Hill Museum was a local cultural and historical museum in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The museum was founded in 1996 by leaders of the Town of Chapel Hill's Bicentennial Committee and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2006. In the decade since its founding, Chapel Hill Museum averaged over 20,000 visitors a year and provided education programs to over 3,500 local students a year. The museum closed in July 2010.The last day of operation was Sunday, July 11.
The mission statement of the Museum is as follows: “Chapel Hill Museum’s mission is to preserve, exhibit and interpret the history and culture of our town, our state and our region. The Museum serves as a community resource through exhibitions, educational programs, seminars and special events.”
The building in which the museum was housed was designed by NC architect Don Stewart and dedicated in 1968 as the Chapel Hill Public Library. Though contemporary in design, the structure and site incorporate many familiar elements of Chapel Hill construction, such as stonework and lush vegetation.
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Death of John Lennon
Coordinates: 40°46′35″N 73°58′34″W / 40.776436°N 73.976006°W / 40.776436; -73.976006
John Lennon was an English musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles, for his subsequent solo career, and for his political activism and pacifism. He was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of the building where he lived, The Dakota, in New York City, on Monday, 8 December 1980; Lennon had just returned from Record Plant Studio with his wife, Yoko Ono.
Lennon was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, where it was stated that nobody could have lived for more than a few minutes after sustaining such injuries. Shortly after local news stations reported Lennon's death, crowds gathered at Roosevelt Hospital and in front of The Dakota. He was cremated on 10 December 1980, at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York; the ashes were given to Ono, who chose not to hold a funeral for him. The first report of his death to a national audience was announced by Howard Cosell, on ABC's Monday Night Football.
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London
Londoni/ˈlʌndən/ is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its square-mile mediaeval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, the name London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the London region and the Greater London administrative area, governed by the elected Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is the world's leading financial centre alongside New York City and has the fifth-largest city GDP in the world (and the largest in Europe). London has been described as a world cultural capital. It was the world's most visited city during 2011 and London Heathrow is the world's busiest airport by number of international passengers. London's 43 universities form the largest concentration of higher education in Europe. In 2012 London will become the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three times.
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Maryland
Maryland (i/ˈmɛrɨlənd/) is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east. Maryland was the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution, and three nicknames for it (the Old Line State, the Free State, and the Chesapeake Bay State) are occasionally used. Maryland is the 9th smallest state by area, but the 19th most populous and the 5th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's most populated city is Baltimore. Its capital is Annapolis. It was named after Queen Henrietta Maria.
Maryland has an area of 12,406.68 square miles (32,133.2 km2) and is comparable in overall area with the European country of Belgium (11,787 square miles (30,530 km2)). It is the 42nd largest/9th smallest state, and is closest in size to Hawaii (10,930.98 square miles (28,311.1 km2)), the next smallest state. The next largest state, Maryland's neighbor West Virginia, is almost twice the size of Maryland (24,229.76 square miles (62,754.8 km2)).
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts (i/ˌmæsəˈtʃuːsɨts/), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. Massachusetts is the 7th least extensive, but the 14th most populous and the 3rd most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state features two separate metropolitan areas – the eastern Boston metropolitan area and the western Springfield metropolitan area. Approximately two thirds of the state's population lives in Greater Boston, most of which is either urban or suburban. Western Massachusetts features one urban area – the Knowledge Corridor along the Connecticut River – and a mix of college towns and rural areas. Massachusetts is the most populous of the six New England states and has the US's sixth highest GDP per capita.
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McLean Hospital
McLean Hospital ( /məkˈleɪn/; also known as Somerville Asylum or Charlestown Asylum) is a psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.
It is noted for its clinical staff expertise and ground-breaking neuroscience research. It is also known for the large number of famous people who have been treated there, including mathematician John Nash, singer-songwriters James Taylor and Ray Charles, poet Sylvia Plath, and authors Susanna Kaysen and David Foster Wallace.
McLean maintains the world's largest neuroscientific and psychiatric research program in a private hospital. It is the largest psychiatric facility of Harvard Medical School, an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital and owned by Partners HealthCare, which also owns Brigham and Women's Hospital.
McLean was founded in 1811 in a section of Charlestown, Massachusetts, that is now a part of neighboring Somerville, Massachusetts. Originally named Asylum for the Insane, it was the first institution organized by a cooperation of prominent Bostonians who were concerned about homeless mentally ill persons "abounding on the streets and by-ways in and about Boston." The effort was organized by Rev. John Bartlett, chaplain of the Boston Almshouse. The hospital was built around a Charles Bulfinch mansion, which became the hospital's administrative building; most of the other hospital buildings were completed by 1818. The institution was later given the name The McLean Asylum for the Insane in honor of one of its earliest benefactors, John McLean, who granted it enough money to build several such hospitals at the 1818 cost. A portrait of McLean now hangs in the present Administration Building, along with other paintings that were once displayed in the original hospital. In 1892, the facility was renamed McLean Hospital in recognition of broader views on the treatment of mental illness.
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New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. The city is referred to as New York City or The City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part. As a global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural capital of the world.
Located on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which comprises a state county. The five boroughs—The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island—were consolidated into a single city in 1898. With a Census-estimated 2011 population of 8,244,910 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km2), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. The New York City Metropolitan Area's population is the United States' largest, with 18.9 million people distributed over 6,720 square miles (17,400 km2), and is also part of the most populous combined statistical area in the United States, containing 22.1 million people as of the 2010 Census.
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Notting Hill
Coordinates: 51°30′35″N 0°12′15″W / 51.5096°N 0.2043°W / 51.5096; -0.2043
Notting Hill is an area in London, England, close to the north-western corner of Kensington Gardens, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is a cosmopolitan district known as the location for the annual Notting Hill Carnival, and for being home to the Portobello Road Market.
Notting Hill has a contemporary reputation as an affluent and fashionable area; known for attractive terraces of large Victorian townhouses, and high-end shopping and restaurants (particularly around Westbourne Grove and Clarendon Cross). A Daily Telegraph article in 2004 used the phrase the 'Notting Hill Set' to refer to a group of emerging Conservative politicians, such as David Cameron and George Osborne, now respectively Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer. However, the large houses have also provided multi-occupancy rentals for much of the 20th century. Caribbean immigrants were drawn to the area in the 1950s, partly because of the dubious practices followed by the landlord Peter Rachman, and became the target of white Teddy Boys in the 1958 Notting Hill race riots.
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Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( /ˈriːoʊ deɪ ʒəˈnɛəroʊ/ or /ˈriːoʊ deɪ dʒəˈnɛəroʊ/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʁi.u dʒi ʒaˈnejɾu],River of January), commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th largest in the Americas, and 26th in the world.
The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1815 during the Portuguese colonial era, 1815 to 1821 as the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves, and 1822 to 1960 as an independent nation. Rio is nicknamed the Cidade Maravilhosa or "Marvelous City."
Rio de Janeiro represents the second largest GDP in the country (and 30th largest in the world in 2008), estimated at about R$ 343 billion (IBGE/2008) (nearly US$ 201 billion), and is the headquarters of two major Brazilian companies – Petrobras and Vale, and major oil companies and telephony in Brazil, besides the largest conglomerate of media and communications companies in Latin America, the Globo Organizations. The home of many universities and institutes, it is the second largest center of research and development in Brazil, accounting for 17% of national scientific production – according to 2005 data.
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Soho
Coordinates: 51°30′47″N 0°07′52″W / 51.513°N 0.131°W / 51.513; -0.131
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable transformation. It now is predominantly a fashionable district of upmarket restaurants and media offices, with only a small remnant of sex industry venues.
The area of Soho was grazing farmland until 1536, when it was taken by Henry VIII as a royal park for the Palace of Whitehall. The name "Soho" first appears in the 17th century. Most authorities believe that the name derives from a former hunting cry. The Duke of Monmouth used "soho" as a rallying call for his men at the Battle of Sedgemoor, half a century after the name was first used for this area of London.
In the 1660s the Crown granted Soho Fields to Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans. He leased 19 of its 22 acres (89,000 m2) to Joseph Girle, who gained permission to build and promptly passed his lease and licence to bricklayer Richard Frith in 1677. Frith began the development. In 1698 William III granted the Crown freehold of most of this area to William, Earl of Portland. Meanwhile the southern part of what became the parish of St. Anne, Soho, was sold by the Crown in parcels in the 16th and 17th centuries, with part going to Robert Sidney, Earl of Leicester.
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Tanglewood
Did you mean Tanglewood Guitars
Tanglewood is an estate and music venue in Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It is the home of the annual summer Tanglewood Music Festival and the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, and has been the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home since 1937. It was the venue of the Berkshire Festival.
Tanglewood was named for American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne, on the advice of his publisher William Ticknor, rented a small cottage in the area in March 1850 from William Aspinwall Tappan. While at the cottage Hawthorne wrote Tanglewood Tales (1853), a re-writing of a number of Greek myths for boys and girls. In memory of the book, the owner renamed the cottage "Tanglewood", and the name was soon copied by a nearby summer estate owned by the Tappan family.
Tanglewood concerts can be traced back to 1936, when the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) gave its first concerts in the Berkshires. This first three-concert series was held under a tent for a total crowd of 15,000. That same year, Mary Aspinwall Tappan (descendant of Chinese merchant William F. Sturgis and abolitionist Lewis Tappan), gave the family's summer estate—Tanglewood—to the orchestra.
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Trident Studios
Trident Studios was a British recording facility, originally located at 17 St. Anne's Court in London's Soho district. It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield a drummer of former 1960's group The Hunters and his Brother Barry.
The first major hit recorded at Trident was "My Name's Jack" by Manfred Mann in March 1968, which launched its reputation. One of the many famous albums recorded at Trident was Lou Reed's Transformer, produced by David Bowie, who in turn recorded many albums there including The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust. Rick Wakeman was the in-house session keyboard player at the time and can be heard on many recordings, including the classics "Life on Mars?" and "Changes".
The Sheffield brothers' had a relaxed working attitude but also emphasized high standards of audio engineering. The studio's state-of-the-art recording equipment encouraged many artists to record there. In other studios, such as EMI/Abbey Road Studios, the engineers still did most things "by the book".
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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Vancouver
Vancouver (/vænˈkuːvər/) is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded more than 603,000 people in the city, making it the eighth largest among Canadian cities. The metropolitan area, with more than 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country and the most populous in Western Canada. With 5,249 people per square kilometre (13,590 per sq mile), the City of Vancouver is the most densely populated Canadian municipality among those with 5,000 residents or more. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada, with 52% for whom English is not their first language.
The original settlement, named Gastown, grew around the Hastings Mill logging sawmill and a nearby tavern, both established in 1867. Enlarging to become the townsite of Granville, with the announcement that the railhead would reach the site it was renamed "Vancouver" and incorporated as a city in 1886. By 1887, the transcontinental railway was extended to the city to take advantage of its large natural seaport, which soon became a vital link in a trade route between the Orient, Eastern Canada, and London. As of 2009, Port Metro Vancouver is the busiest and largest port in Canada, and the most diversified port in North America. While forestry remains its largest industry, Vancouver is well known as an urban centre surrounded by nature, making tourism its second-largest industry. Major film production studios in Vancouver and Burnaby have turned Metro Vancouver into the third-largest film production centre in North America after Los Angeles and New York City, earning it the film industry nickname, Hollywood North.
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Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this period, beginning in 1962. Williams forms part of the historic Little Three colleges, along with Wesleyan University and rival Amherst College.
There are three academic curricular divisions (humanities, sciences and social sciences), 24 departments, 33 majors, and two master's degree programs in art history and development economics. There are 315 voting faculty members, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 7:1. As of 2009, the school has an enrollment of 2,124 undergraduate students and 49 graduate students.
The academic year follows a 4-1-4 schedule of two four-course semesters plus a one-course "winter study" term in January. A summer research schedule involves about 200 students on campus completing projects with professors.
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Alison Krauss
Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987. She was invited to join the band with which she still performs, Alison Krauss and Union Station (AKUS), and later released her first album with them as a group in 1989.
She has released fourteen albums, appeared on numerous soundtracks, and helped renew interest in bluegrass music in the United States. Her soundtrack performances have led to further popularity, including the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, an album also credited with raising American interest in bluegrass, and the Cold Mountain soundtrack, which led to her performance at the 2004 Academy Awards. As of 2012, she has won 27 Grammy Awards from 41 nominations, making her the most awarded living recipient, and three back of the most honoured artist, classical conductor Sir Georg Solti. She is also the most awarded singer and the most awarded female artist in Grammy history. At the time of her first award, at the 1991 Grammy Awards, she was the second youngest winner ever (currently tied as third youngest).
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Allen Klein
Allen Klein (December 18, 1931 – July 4, 2009) was an American businessman, talent agent and record label executive. His clients included The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
Allen Klein was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Jewish immigrants from Budapest, Hungary. His father was a butcher by trade, and his mother died before his first birthday. As a teenager, he worked in several jobs while attending evening classes. He excelled at mental arithmetic, and graduated from Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey, in 1956.
He undertook bookkeeping for several people in showbusiness, and audited record companies. In 1957 he began his own business, a partnership with his wife Betty. Record industry insiders began to fear his blunt-speaking tenacity, and well-placed people began to recommend him. Klein regarded himself as a shrewd and tenacious businessman, exampled by him having a modified Bible quote on his desk, reading: "Though I walk in the shadow of the valley of evil, I have no fear, as I am the biggest bastard in the valley."
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Allison Janney
Allison Brooks Janney (born November 19, 1959) is an American actress, best known for her role as C.J. Cregg on the television series The West Wing.
Janney was born in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of Macy Brooks (née Putnam), a former actress and homemaker, and Jervis Spencer Janney, Jr., a real estate developer and jazz musician. She has an older brother, Jay, and a younger brother, Hal. She attended The Miami Valley School in Dayton, where she was named a distinguished alumna in 2004, and the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut. She then attended Kenyon College. At Kenyon, Janney studied under another Kenyon alum, Paul Newman.[citation needed] She went on to study drama at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[citation needed] She attended The Neighborhood Playhouse the same years as actor Dylan McDermott.[citation needed]
Janney's first roles on television were as comedic foils on soap operas: she first played Vi Kaminski for a short time on As the World Turns, following up with a two-year stint as one of the Spaulding maids, Ginger on Guiding Light. In the spring of 1994, she appeared in the season finale of Law & Order, as a reluctant witness against a member of the Russian mob.
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Andrea Zonn
Andrea Elizabeth Zonn (born 1969) is a singer and fiddle player who grew up in Champaign, Illinois. She grew up in an environment surrounded by music. She sings, and plays classical violin, and is fluent in numerous other musical genres. Zonn first met Alison Krauss at a fiddle contest at the Champaign County Fair when she was 10 (and Alison 8). Zonn was in the band Union Station as their fiddler and singer, until Krauss joined the band.
Zonn has toured with Vince Gill, Lyle Lovett, and most recently with James Taylor. Zonn has recorded with people such as Randy Travis, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Susie Luchsinger, Bart Millard, George Strait, Amy Grant, Alison Krauss, Alison Brown, James Taylor, Lyle Lovett, Keb'Mo and Neil Diamond.
Zonn co-produced the Hands Across the Water project, a collaborative CD to raise funds for Asian tsunami of December, 2004.
In 2010 Zonn joined the Troubadour Reunion Tour supporting James Taylor and Carole King.
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Arnold McCuller
Arnold Rufus McCuller is an American vocalist, record producer, born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. While establishing his own career as a singer, and working as a very busy session musician, McCuller has become best known for his work as a back-up singer for famous artists with long careers, including Phil Collins, Beck, and Bonnie Raitt, and Todd Rundgren. He has toured for thirty years with James Taylor and is an audience favorite for his featured vocal parts on the songs "Shower the People", "I Will Follow", and "Is That the Way You Look". He has also toured extensively with Collins and is one of the main lead vocalists on the live version of "Easy Lover". McCuller has had numerous acting parts in films; in particular he has gained notoriety in movies with musical roles. In 2010 McCuller joined the Troubadour Reunion Tour supporting James Taylor and Carole King.
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McCuller appeared in the film The Sum of All Fears singing the "The Star-Spangled Banner". Although he did not appear onscreen in Duets with Huey Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow, his vocals were blended with those of actor Andre Braugher to make a composite singing voice for the character "Reggie Kane". In the film, Reggie Kane sang with Paul Giamatti on "Try a Little Tenderness" and performed an a cappella version of "Free Bird". Crossroads, with Ry Cooder.
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Art Garfunkel
Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is a Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter, a poet, and a Golden Globe winning actor. He was also half of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, which split in 1970, at the height of their popularity.
Highlights of his solo music career include a top 10 hit, three top 20 hits, six top 40 hits, 14 Adult Contemporary top 30 singles, five Adult Contemporary number ones, two UK number ones and a People's Choice Award. Through his solo and collaborative work, Garfunkel has earned six Grammys, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1990, he and former musical partner Paul Simon were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Art Garfunkel was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, the son of housewife Rose and traveling salesman Jacob "Jack" Garfunkel on November 5, 1941. Art has two siblings; the older one named Jules and the younger one named Jerome, who was an actor in his earlier years in Dayton, Ohio, before becoming a travelling menswear salesman. He is Jewish. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Iași in Romania. His cousin on his mother's side is founder of 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys, Lou Pearlman. Garfunkel attended the Forest Hills High School. According to the Across America DVD, Garfunkel's love for singing "came in the first grade. When we were lined up in size order, and after everyone else had left, I'd stay behind and enjoy the echo sound of the stairwell tiles and sing 'Unchained Melody' and 'You'll Never Walk Alone', learning to love this goose-bumps song from the tender age of five." Later, Garfunkel's father bought him a wire recorder and from then on, Garfunkel spent his afternoons singing, recording and playing it back, so he could listen for flaws and learn how to improve.
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Badfinger
Badfinger were a British rock band consisting originally of Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths, Mike Gibbins and Tom Evans, active from 1968 to 1983, and evolving from The Iveys, formed by Ham, Griffiths and David "Dai" Jenkins in Swansea, Wales, in the early 1960s. Joey Molland joined the group in 1969, following the departure of Griffiths. Signed by The Beatles' Apple label in 1968 as The Iveys, they adopted the name Badfinger in 1969. The band drew comparisons to The Beatles initially, due to the similarities of their music, and the mentorship of some members of The Beatles. Badfinger had four consecutive worldwide hits in 1970 and 1971: "Come and Get It" (written and produced by Paul McCartney), "No Matter What", "Day After Day", and "Baby Blue". The Ham/Evans-penned Badfinger song, "Without You", became a Billboard number one hit for Harry Nilsson.
In 1970, the band engaged American businessman Stan Polley to manage their commercial affairs. Over the next five years while the band recorded several albums for Apple, they toured extensively, but became embroiled in the chaos of Apple Records' dissolution. They signed to Warner Bros., but Polley's financial machinations resulted in a lawsuit by Warner Bros. over missing escrow account money. Warner's consequent withdrawal from market of the 1974 album, Wish You Were Here (seven weeks after its release), cut off the band's income and plunged them into disarray and despair. Three days before his 28th birthday, on 24 April 1975, Ham committed suicide by hanging himself, leaving a note that included damning comments about Polley.
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (i/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. In January 2005, Obama was sworn in as a U.S. Senator in the state of Illinois. He would hold this office until November 2008, when he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the president of the Harvard Law Review. He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago and taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. He served three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.
Following an unsuccessful bid against the Democratic incumbent for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 2000, Obama ran for the United States Senate in 2004. Several events brought him to national attention during the campaign, including his victory in the March 2004 Illinois Democratic primary for the Senate election and his keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. He won election to the U.S. Senate in Illinois in November 2004. His presidential campaign began in February 2007, and after a close campaign in the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries against Hillary Rodham Clinton, he won his party's nomination. In the 2008 presidential election, he defeated Republican nominee John McCain, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. Nine months later, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In April 2011, he announced that he would be running for re-election in 2012.
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Billy Crystal
William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14, 1948) is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian, and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers. He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times, including the 84th Academy Awards in 2012.
Crystal was born in the Doctor's Hospital in Manhattan and raised on Long Island in Long Beach, the son of Helen (née Gabler), a housewife, and Jack Crystal, a record company executive and jazz producer who also owned and operated the Commodore Record store. His babysitter was occasionally Billie Holiday. His uncle was musician and songwriter Milt Gabler, and his brother, Richard "Rip" Crystal, is a television producer. Crystal grew up in a Jewish family that he has described as "large" and "loving".
After graduation from Long Beach High School, Crystal attended Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia on a baseball scholarship, having learned the game from his father, who pitched for St. John's University. Crystal never played a game at Marshall because the program was suspended during his freshman year, and because he was too busy being the Editor in Chief of The BG News from 1969–70. He did not return to Marshall as a sophomore, staying back in New York with his future wife. He instead attended Nassau Community College and later New York University, where he graduated in 1970 with a BFA from its Tisch School of the Arts.
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Billy Preston
William Everett "Billy" Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was a musician whose work included R&B, rock, soul, funk and gospel. Preston became famous, first as a session musician with such artists as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and was later successful as a solo artist with such hit pop singles as "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from Nothing", and a string of albums.
Alongside Tony Sheridan, Billy Preston was the only other musician to be credited on a Beatles recording after he was credited on the group's number-one hit, "Get Back", with the record title listed as The Beatles with Billy Preston. Steven Stills asked Preston if he could use Preston's phrase "if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with" in a song and created the legendary eponymous hit.
William Everett Preston was born on September 2, 1946 in Houston, Texas. At the age of three, the family moved to Los Angeles where Preston began playing piano while sitting on his mother Robbie's lap. Noted as a child prodigy, by the age of ten, Preston was playing organ onstage backing several gospel singers such as Mahalia Jackson, James Cleveland and Andrae Crouch. At twelve, he appeared in the W.C. Handy biopic starring Nat King Cole entitled, St. Louis Blues, playing W.C. Handy at a younger age. A year prior, Preston appeared on Cole's national TV show singing the Fats Domino hit, "Blueberry Hill".
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Black Dyke Band
Black Dyke Band, formerly Black Dyke Mills Band, is one of the oldest and best-known brass bands in the world. The band has won many prizes and competitions over the years. In 2009, the band won the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain for a record 22nd time.
It was formerly the band of the Black Dyke Mills in Queensbury, West Yorkshire, England, a company owned by John Foster. Foster, a French horn player, joined with others in a small brass and reed band in Queensbury in 1816. This band faltered, and another band formed - called the Queenshead Band - which consisted of 18 musicians around 1843. This second band also faltered, but in 1855, Foster and other musicians established the new mill band, and outfitted it with uniforms made from the mill's own cloth. Most of the musicians in the band also worked at the mill, and a close bond was fostered with the local community. The band has remained active since that time, and still rehearses in its original rooms.
Black Dyke was the first band to achieve the "Grand Slam" in 1985 by winning the Yorkshire regional, European, British Open and National Championship contests. They were also voted BBC Band of the Year.
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Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer-songwriter and a renowned slide guitar player. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially accessible recordings in the 1990s including "Nick of Time", "Something to Talk About", "Love Sneakin' Up on You", and the slow ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me". Raitt has received nine Grammy Awards in her career and is a lifelong political activist.
Raitt, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt and his first wife, pianist Marjorie Haydock, began playing guitar at an early age, something few of her high school female friends did. Later she would become famous for her bottleneck-style guitar playing. "I had played a little at school and at camp", she later recalled in a July 2002 interview. The camp Raitt refers to is Camp Regis-Applejack, located in the heart of the Adirondacks.
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Brad Paisley
Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His style crosses between traditional country music and Southern rock, and his songs are frequently laced with humor and pop culture references.
Paisley was the 2008 CMA and ACM Male Vocalist of the Year winner. Starting with the release of his 1999 album Who Needs Pictures, Paisley has recorded seven studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label, with all of his albums certified gold or higher by the RIAA. In addition, he has charted 25 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 16 of which have reached #1 with a record 10 consecutive singles reaching the top spot on the chart. On November 10, 2010, Paisley won the Entertainer of the Year award at the 44th annual CMA Awards.
Paisley was born on October 28, 1972 in Glen Dale, West Virginia to Douglas Edward "Doug" Paisley, who worked for the West Virginia Department of Transportation, and Sandra Jean "Sandy" (née Jarvis) Paisley, a teacher. He was raised in Glen Dale, West Virginia. He has stated that his love of country music stems from his maternal grandfather, Warren Jarvis, who gave Paisley his first guitar, a Sears Danelectro Silvertone at 8-years-old and taught him how to play. At age 10, he performed for the first time in public by singing in his church. He later recalled that, "Pretty soon, I was performing at every Christmas party and Mother's Day event. The neat thing about a small town is that when you want to be an artist, by golly, they'll make you one". At age 12, Paisley wrote his first song, entitled, "Born on Christmas Day". He had been taking lessons with local guitarist Clarence "Hank" Goddard. By age 13, Goddard and Paisley formed a band called "Brad Paisley and the C-Notes", with the addition of two of Paisley's adult friends.
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter-performer who records and tours with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered on his native New Jersey.
Springsteen's recordings have included both commercially accessible rock albums and more somber folk-oriented works. His most successful studio albums, Born in the U.S.A. and Born to Run, showcase a talent for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily American life; he has sold more than 65 million albums in the United States and more than 120 million worldwide and he has earned numerous awards for his work, including 21 Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and an Academy Award. He is widely regarded by many as one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, and in 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him as the 23rd Greatest Artist of all time.
Springsteen was born in Long Branch, New Jersey, and spent his childhood and high school years in Freehold Borough. He lived on South Street in Freehold Borough and attended Freehold Borough High School. His father, Douglas Frederick Springsteen, was of Dutch and Irish ancestry and worked, among other vocations, as a bus driver, although he was frequently unemployed; his surname is Dutch for jump stone. His mother, Adele Ann (née Zerilli), was a legal secretary and was of Italian ancestry. His maternal grandfather was born in Vico Equense, a city near Naples. He has two younger sisters, Virginia and Pamela. Pamela had a brief film career, but left acting to pursue still photography full time; she took photos for the Human Touch and Lucky Town albums.
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Buddy Holly
Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll. Although his success lasted only a year and a half before his death in an airplane crash, Holly is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most influential creative force in early rock and roll." His works and innovations inspired and influenced contemporary and later musicians, notably The Beatles, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, Don McLean, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton, and exerted a profound influence on popular music. Holly was among the first group of inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Holly #13 among "The Fifty Greatest Artists of All Time".
Charles Hardin Holley was born on September 7, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas, to Lawrence Odell and Ella Pauline (Drake) Holley. In Philip Norman's biography it is stated that his mother's family claimed to be descended from the English navigator Francis Drake.
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Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin, Sc.D. (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr., January 20, 1930) is an American mechanical engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history. On July 20, 1969, he was the second human being to set foot on the moon, following mission commander Neil Armstrong.
Aldrin was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, to Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Sr., a career military man, and his wife Marion (née Moon). He is of Scottish, Swedish, and German ancestry. After graduating from Montclair High School in 1946, Aldrin turned down a full scholarship offer from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and went to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The nickname "Buzz" originated in childhood: the younger of his two elder sisters mispronounced "brother" as "buzzer", and this was shortened to Buzz. Aldrin made it his legal first name in 1988.
Aldrin graduated third in his class at West Point in 1951 with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and served as a jet fighter pilot during the Korean War. He flew 66 combat missions in F-86 Sabres and shot down two Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 aircraft. The June 8, 1953, issue of LIFE magazine featured gun camera photos taken by Aldrin of one of the Russian pilots ejecting from his damaged aircraft.
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Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work. Throughout her career, she has amassed 13 Top 40 hits including "You're So Vain", "Nobody Does It Better", and "Coming Around Again".
The former wife of another notable singer-songwriter, James Taylor, she has two children, Sarah "Sally" Maria Taylor and Ben Taylor, who are also musicians.
She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994.
Carly Simon was born in New York City, New York. Her father, of Jewish descent, was Richard L. Simon (co-founder of Simon & Schuster), a pianist who often played Chopin and Beethoven at home. Her mother was Andrea Louise Simon (née Heinemann), a civil rights activist and singer, of black and German descent. In a 2004 interview with fashion designer Michael Kors for the July issue of Interview Magazine, she revealed her full ancestry as Jewish, African, Cuban, and French.
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Carole King
Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, her Tapestry album topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971, and remained on the charts for more than six years.
She was most successful as a performer in the first half of the 1970s, although she was a successful songwriter long before and long after. She had her first number 1 hit as a songwriter in 1961 at age 18, with "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", which she wrote with Goffin. In 1997, she co-wrote "The Reason" for Aerosmith, but instead it was sung by Celine Dion.
In 2000, Joel Whitburn, a Billboard Magazine pop music researcher, named her the most successful female songwriter of 1955–99, because she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
King has made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry. Her most recent non-compilation album is Live at the Troubadour, a collaboration with James Taylor, which reached number 4 on the charts in its first week, and has sold over 600,000 copies.
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Daniel Powter
Daniel Richard Powter (born February 25, 1971) is a Canadian recording artist. He is known for his hit "Bad Day" (2006), which spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Powter was the only act to register a #1 hit in that year without previously having had another song chart in the Hot 100.
Powter grew up in Vernon, in the Okanagan-Shuswap region of British Columbia. As a child, Powter played the violin. He changed to piano after a group of children bullied him and destroyed his violin. A dyslexic, Powter had trouble in university studying music, and later dropped out in order to pursue his own musical career, learning all songs by ear and recording new melodies that he created. Daniel Powter released his debut album, I'm Your Betty, in 2000. The album, limited to a very small print, contains ten songs, two of which—"More Than I" and "Negative Fashion"—were featured on the television show Higher Ground..
Powter's first single, "Bad Day", was first released in Europe in mid 2005, in advance of his second album, Daniel Powter. Warner Bros. Records submitted the single for commercial production, and it was subsequently chosen by Coca-Cola as the theme song for an ad campaign in Europe. The song achieved heavy airplay in most European countries, peaking at number three on the overall European airplay chart. It reached number one on national airplay in Germany, number one on the singles charts in the Republic of Ireland and Italy, number two in the United Kingdom,—where it stayed in the top ten for thirteen weeks—and number three in Australia.
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Danny Kortchmar
Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar (born April 6, 1946) is a guitarist, session musician, and songwriter. Kortchmar's work with singer-songwriters such as David Crosby, Carole King, Graham Nash, Carly Simon and James Taylor helped define the signature sound of the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Jackson Browne and Don Henley have recorded many songs written or co-written by Kortchmar, and Kortchmar was Henley's partner in the 1980s. Kortchmar is credited as Daniel Kortchmar, Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, Danny Kortchmar, Dan Kortchmar and even Danny Kootch on different recordings.
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David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of three bands: The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash (who are sometimes joined by Neil Young), and CPR. Crosby has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: once for his work in The Byrds and once for his work with CSN.
David Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California. His parents were Aliph Van Cortlandt Whitehead and Floyd Crosby, an Academy Award winning cinematographer. He is also the younger brother of musician Ethan Crosby. Growing up in California, he attended several schools, including the University Elementary School in Los Angeles, the Crane Country Day School in Montecito, and Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara for the rest of his elementary school and junior high. At Crane, he starred in HMS Pinafore and other musicals but was asked not to return due to lack of academic progress. He graduated from the Cate School in Carpinteria, completing his studies by correspondence. In 1960, his parents divorced, and his father was remarried to Betty Christie Crosby.
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David Lasley
David Andrew Lasley (born August 20, 1947 in Branch, Michigan) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his contributions as a background singer for such artists as Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor and Luther Vandross.
Lasley started his music career in his teens, forming a singing group with his sister and achieving some success in the Detroit area. In 1970 he joined the cast of Hair, performing first in Detroit and then on tour. This led to a move to New York City, and performances on and off-Broadway.
Lasley started his career as a back-up singer at this time. Along with Vandross, he performed on many of Chic's and Sister Sledge's recordings.
In 1977 he began touring and recording with James Taylor. Other performers that he has worked with include Todd Rundgren, Melissa Manchester and Bonnie Raitt, who has recorded a number of Lasley's compositions.
Lasley's only hit song as a recording artist, "If I Had My Wish Tonight," reached #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982.
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David Spinozza
David Spinozza is an American guitarist and producer. He worked with former Beatles Paul McCartney and John Lennon during the 1970s, and had a long collaboration with singer-songwriter James Taylor, producing Taylor's album Walking Man.
Spinozza worked with McCartney during sessions for McCartney's Ram album during 1971. When the chance came to work with Lennon two years later, as Yoko Ono prepared her Feeling the Space album and Lennon his Mind Games, Spinozza discovered that Lennon was not aware he had previously worked with McCartney, and was afraid he would be fired if Lennon found out, given their recent feuding in the media. When Lennon did learn of it, his only comment was that McCartney "knows how to pick good people."
Spinozza contributed to Ono's album A Story, recorded during 1974 (but not released until 1998), served as her bandleader during a residency at Kenny's Castaways, and rehearsed Ono's band to tour her native Japan, but parted ways with her when the tour began. After no communication for several years, Ono contacted Spinozza late in 1980, for his permission to release "It Happened", a track from A Story, as a B-side to "Walking on Thin Ice", her tribute to the recently-assassinated John Lennon and the last song they had recorded together. Spinozza gave his permission. The track appeared with a new coda, recorded by Lennon and Ono's band from Double Fantasy.
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Dennis Wilson
Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American rock and roll musician best known as a founding member and the drummer of The Beach Boys. He was a member of the group from its formation until his death in 1983. Dennis was the middle brother of fellow Beach Boys members Brian Wilson and Carl Wilson, as well as cousin of Mike Love.
His prominence in the group as a writer and lead vocalist increased as their careers went on into the late 1960s and 1970s. He is often considered the dark horse of the Beach Boys members amongst fans and in 1977 he released his solo album Pacific Ocean Blue to wide critical acclaim, near Gold sales in the US and higher sales overseas. Dennis Wilson was also the only real-life surfer of the group, the seminal, most original and famous of the groups to be tagged surf rock in the early 1960s, and his personal life exemplified the beach lifestyle that the group's songs often celebrated.
Wilson was the son of Audree Neva (née Korthof) and Murry Gage Wilson. He spent his family years with his brothers and parents in Hawthorne, California. Dennis' role in the family dynamic, which he himself acknowledged, was that of the black sheep. Though anxiety-filled and aggressive at times, like the other Wilson brothers he was (over)sensitive and generous. He was the most often spanked of the Wilson brothers, by their strong-willed father Murry. Possessed with an abundance of physical energy and a combative nature, Dennis often refused to participate in family singalongs, and likewise avoided vocalizing on the early recordings made by Brian on a portable tape recorder. However, Dennis would sing with his brothers late at night in their shared bedroom on a song Brian later recalled as "our special one we'd sing," titled Come Down, Come Down from the Ivory Tower. Brian noted of the late night brotherly three-part harmonies: "We developed a little blend which aided us when we started to get into the Beach Boys stuff."
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Doris Troy
Doris Troy (January 6, 1937 – February 16, 2004) was an American R&B singer, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul".
She was born as Doris Elaine Higginsen, in The Bronx, the daughter of a Barbadian Pentecostal minister. She later took her grandmother's name and grew up as Doris Payne. Her parents disapproved of "subversive" forms of music like rhythm & blues, so she cut her teeth singing in her father's choir. She was working as an usherette at the Apollo where she was discovered by James Brown.
Troy worked with Solomon Burke, The Drifters, Cissy Houston, and Dionne Warwick, before she co-wrote and recorded "Just One Look", which hit #10 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. The song has been covered by The Hollies, Linda Ronstadt, Bryan Ferry, Anne Murray, Klaus Nomi, and Harry Nilsson. Her only foray into the UK Singles Chart, "Whatcha Gonna Do About It", peaked at #37 in December 1964.
As her solo career peaked, she sang back-up for the Rolling Stones, Humble Pie, Kevin Ayers, Pink Floyd (on their album The Dark Side of the Moon),George Harrison, Johnny Hallyday, Dusty Springfield,Nick Drake, Junior Campbell and Carly Simon.
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Eliot Spitzer
Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer, political commentator, and former Democratic Party politician. Currently, he is the host of Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer, a nightly news and commentary program on Current TV. Prior to that, he was the co-host of In the Arena, a talk-show and punditry forum broadcast on CNN from October 2010 to July 2011. He served as the 54th Governor of New York from January 2007 until his resignation on March 17, 2008 in the wake of the exposure of his involvement as a client of Emperors Club VIP. Prior to being elected governor, Spitzer served as New York State Attorney General.
Spitzer was born and raised in New York, by real estate tycoon Bernard Spitzer. He attended Princeton University for undergraduate studies and then Harvard Law School for his Juris Doctor. It was there that he met his future wife, Silda Wall. He went on to work for the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and subsequently the Manhattan District Attorney's office to pursue organized crime. He launched the investigation that brought down the Gambino family's control over Manhattan's garment and trucking industries. In 1992, Spitzer left to work at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and, later, Constantine and Partners.
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Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.
In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling single in Billboard history. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 56 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. He has won six Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Having been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996, John received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services" in 1998.
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Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, (born 30 March 1945) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibson's Top 50 Guitarists of All Time.
In the mid 1960s, Clapton departed from the Yardbirds to play blues with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. In his one-year stay with Mayall, Clapton gained the nickname "Slowhand". Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed Cream, a power trio with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop." For most of the 1970s, Clapton's output bore the influence of the mellow style of J.J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" helped reggae reach a mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were "Layla", recorded by Derek and the Dominos, another band he formed and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", recorded by Cream. A recipient of seventeen Grammy Awards, in 2004 Clapton was awarded a CBE for services to music. In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.
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George Harrison
George Harrison,MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian culture and mysticism, and introduced it to the other Beatles, as well as their Western audience. Following the band's break-up he was a successful solo artist, and later a founding member of the Traveling Wilburys. Harrison was also a session musician and a film and record producer. He is listed at number 11 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".
Although most of The Beatles' songs were written by Lennon and McCartney, Beatle albums generally included one or two of Harrison's own songs, from With The Beatles onwards. His later compositions with The Beatles include "Here Comes the Sun", "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". By the time of the band's break-up, Harrison had accumulated a backlog of material, which he then released as the triple album All Things Must Pass in 1970, from which two hit singles originated: a double A-side single, "My Sweet Lord" backed with "Isn't It a Pity", and "What Is Life". In addition to his solo work, Harrison co-wrote two hits for former Beatle Ringo Starr, as well as songs for the Traveling Wilburys—the supergroup he formed in 1988 with Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison.
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Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin (born Gerald Goffin, February 11, 1939, Brooklyn, New York) is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. As of 2008[update] he has co-written seven Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers, and 59 Top 40 hits.
Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School. After spending a year at the U.S. Naval Academy, he resigned from the Navy to study chemistry at Queens College.
He married Carole King in September 1960, and the husband-wife team pursued a successful songwriting career, notably as part of the famous Brill Building songwriting collective. Their breakthrough hit was "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", which was recorded by The Shirelles and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1961. They also wrote Pleasant Valley Sunday which was recorded by The Monkees and which reached the number three spot on the Billboard chart in the U.S. Although they divorced in 1968, the two continued to work together for some years afterward. They are the parents of singer-songwriter Louise Goffin and Sherry Goffin Kondor.
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Gipsy Kings
The Gipsy Kings are a group of musicians from Arles and Montpellier, who perform in Spanish with an Andalucían accent. Although group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos, Spanish Romani people who fled Catalonia during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. Chico Bouchikhi is of Moroccan and Algerian descent. They are known for bringing rumba catalana, a pop-oriented music distantly derived from traditional flamenco music, to worldwide audiences. The group originally called itself Los Reyes.
Their music has a particular rumba flamenca style, with pop influences; many songs of the Gipsy Kings fit social dances, such as salsa and rumba. Their music has been described as a place where "Spanish flamenco and Romani rhapsody meet salsa funk".
The Gipsy Kings are from France and are largely responsible for bringing the sounds of progressive pop-oriented flamenco to the world. The band started out in Arles, a town in southern France, during the 1970s, when brothers Nicolas and Andre Reyes, the sons of renowned flamenco artist Jose Reyes, teamed up with their cousins Jacques, Maurice, and Tonino Baliardo, who played with Manitas de Plata. Manitas de Plata and Jose Reyes were a 2-man group that started the entire revelation of Gypsy Rumba, but mostly Jose, who was a famous singer, when he departed Manitas and started a band of his own made up of his children which he called "Los Reyes". Los Reyes would later become "Gipsy Kings".
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Hank Williams
Hank Williams (/hæŋk wɪljəmz /; September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953), born Hiram King Williams, was an American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as one of the most important country music artists of all time. Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that would place in the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one.
Born in Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama, Williams moved to Georgiana, where he met Rufus Payne, a black street performer who gave him guitar lessons in exchange for meals. Payne had a major influence on Williams's later musical style. During this time, Williams informally changed his name to Hank, believing it to be a better name for country music. After moving to Montgomery, Williams began his career in 1937 when WSFA radio station producers hired him to perform and host a 15-minute program. He formed as backup the Drifting Cowboys band, which was managed by his mother, and dropped out of school to devote all of his time to his career.
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Jackie Lomax
John Richard 'Jackie' Lomax (b. 10 May 1944, Wallasey, Cheshire, England) is a British guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his association with George Harrison and Eric Clapton. He currently lives in Ojai, California, USA with his wife, Annie (previously Norma Richardson), mother of fashion photographer Terry Richardson.
In early 1962, Jackie Lomax left Dee and the Dynamites to join Merseybeat band The Undertakers. They followed the same route as The Beatles through local venues before setting out for Hamburg, Germany and finally securing a record deal. From that point onwards, they were dogged by ill-luck and lack of success. They signed with Pye Records and released four singles which only managed to place one week on the British charts between them. In 1965 they moved to America to try their luck there.
After two years in America with The Undertakers and a couple of other groups, Jackie Lomax's latest band, The Lomax Alliance, were taken back to Britain in 1967 by Brian Epstein to showcase them at the Saville Theatre in London. He arranged for a single and an album to be recorded and they signed to CBS. Epstein's untimely death ruined the plans for the band. During that period CBS released two Lomax Alliance singles and one solo Jackie Lomax single. More than enough tracks for an album were recorded but it was never released.
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Jackson Browne
Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone.
Coming to prominence in the 1970s, Browne has written and recorded several notable songs throughout his career including "These Days", "The Pretender", "Running On Empty", "Lawyers in Love", "Doctor My Eyes", "Take It Easy", "For a Rocker", and "Somebody's Baby". In 2004, he was both inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, and bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of Music by Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.
Browne was born in Heidelberg, Germany, where his father, an American serviceman, was stationed. Browne's mother, Beatrice Amanda (née Dahl), was a Minnesota native of Norwegian ancestry. Browne has three siblings: Roberta "Berbie" Browne who was born in 1946 in Nuernberg, Germany (Nuremberg) and Edward Severin Browne who was born in 1949 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. His younger sister, Gracie Browne, was born a number of years later. Browne moved to the Highland Park district of Los Angeles, California, at the age of 3 and in his teens began singing folk music in local venues like the Ash Grove and The Troubador Club. He attended Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California, graduating in 1966.
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James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Taylor achieved his major breakthrough in 1970 with the #3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first #1 hit the following year with "You've Got a Friend", a recording of Carole King's classic song. His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies. Following his 1977 album, JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. His commercial achievements declined slightly until a big resurgence during the late 1990s and 2000s, when some of his best-selling and most-awarded albums (including Hourglass, October Road and Covers) were released.
James Taylor was born at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 12, 1948, where his father, Isaac M. Taylor, was a resident physician. His father was from a well-off family of Southern Scottish ancestry. His mother, the former Gertrude Woodard, had studied singing with Marie Sundelius at the New England Conservatory of Music and was an aspiring opera singer before the couple's marriage in 1946. James was the second of five children, the others being Alex (1947-1993), Kate (born 1949), Livingston (born 1950), and Hugh (born 1952).
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Jennifer Nettles
Jennifer Nettles (born September 12, 1974 in Douglas, Georgia) is an American country music artist. She is known primarily for her role as lead vocalist of the duo Sugarland alongside Kristian Bush. Before Sugarland's inception, she also fronted Atlanta, Georgia-based bands called Soul Miner's Daughter and Jennifer Nettles Band. She also charted as a duet partner on the country version of rock band Bon Jovi's 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", a Number One hit on the Billboard country charts.
Nettles is a judge on American Broadcast Company's Duets which premiered on May 24, 2012.
Nettles began performing at school assemblies, her Southern Baptist church, and in community theater. She was also a member of Georgia 4-H's Clovers & Company performing arts group from 1986 to 1993.
Nettles studied Sociology and Anthropology at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia and graduated in 1997. While a student there, Nettles and Cory Jones (who at the time was studying classical guitar at the University of Georgia) formed the group Soul Miner’s Daughter. Performing as both an acoustic duo and with a band, they released two albums: The Sacred and Profane in 1996 and Hallelujah in 1998, both of which were composed of songs written collaboratively by Jones and Nettles. Soul Miner's Daughter was invited to perform at the Atlanta installment of Lilith Fair in 1999.
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Jerome Wiesner
Jerome Bert Wiesner (May 30, 1915 – October 21, 1994) was an educator, a Science Advisor to U.S. Presidents Eisenhower and (more formally) Kennedy and Johnson, an advocate for arms control, and a critic of anti-ballistic-missile defense systems.[not verified in body] He was also an outspoken advocate of the exploration of outer space using only unmanned satellites, most notably in his consistent denunciation of Project Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.[not verified in body]
Wiesner was born in a Jewish family in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Dearborn. He attended Fordson High School. He completed both his undergraduate and graduate training at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) receiving a Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1950. An interest in radio broadcasting and acoustics ultimately resulted in his appointment to the Acoustical and Record Laboratory of the Library of Congress in 1940; in this capacity he toured the American South with Alan Lomax recording the folk music of this region.
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Joe Walsh
Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands: the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles. He has also experienced success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B. King and Dan Fogelberg.
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Walsh and his family lived in Columbus, Ohio for a number of years. His mother was a classically trained pianist. When Walsh was twelve years old the family moved to New York City. Later, Walsh moved to Montclair, New Jersey and attended Montclair High School there. While attending Kent State University, he spent time in various bands playing around the Cleveland area, including The Measles. Walsh began a lifelong hobby of amateur ("ham") radio with the callsign WB6ACU while living in New York City.
In January 1968 he replaced Glen Schwartz as lead guitarist for the James Gang, an American power trio. Walsh proved to be the band's star attraction, noted for his innovative rhythm playing and creative guitar riffs. In particular he was known for hot-wiring the pickups on his electric guitars to create his trademark "attack" sound. The James Gang had several minor hits and became an early album-oriented rock staple for the next two years, including James Gang Live at Carnegie Hall. In November, 1971 Walsh left the group and formed the group Barnstorm, although their albums credited Walsh as a solo artist. Walsh and Barnstorm released their debut, the eponymous Barnstorm in 1972. The album was a critical success, but had only moderate sales. The follow-up The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get (1973) was titled under his own name (although officially a Barnstorm album) and was Walsh's commercial breakthrough. The first single "Rocky Mountain Way" received heavy airplay and reached #23 on the US Top 40 chart. In 1974 Barnstorm disbanded and Walsh continued as a solo artist.
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John Belushi
John Adam Belushi ( /bəˈluːʃi/; January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known as one of the original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live and starring alongside Dan Aykroyd in the comedy film The Blues Brothers. He was the older brother of James "Jim" Belushi.
John Belushi was born in Chicago. He was the son of Agnes (née Samaras), who was of Albanian descent, and Adam Belushi (1918–1996), an Albanian immigrant and restaurant operator who left his native village, Qytezë, in 1934 at the age of sixteen. John was raised in a Chicago suburb, along with his three siblings: younger brothers Billy and Jim and his sister, Marian. The family's name at the time of immigration was Bellios, or Belliors. Belushi was raised in the Albanian Orthodox church and grew up outside Chicago in Wheaton. He attended Wheaton Central High School, where he met his future wife, Judy Jacklin.
Belushi's first big break as a comedian occurred in 1971, when he joined The Second City comedy troupe in Chicago. He was cast in National Lampoon's Lemmings, a parody of Woodstock, which played Off-Broadway in 1972 and showcased future Saturday Night Live (SNL) performers Chevy Chase and Christopher Guest.
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John Goodman
John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television series Roseanne (1988–1997) for which he won a Best Actor Golden Globe Award in 1993.
Goodman was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His mother, Virginia Roos (née Loosmore), was a store clerk and waitress who worked at Jack and Phil's Bar-B-Que, and his father, Leslie F. Goodman, was a postal worker who died of a heart attack in 1954. He has a sister, Elisabeth Horvath, and a brother, Leslie.
Goodman went to Affton High School, where he played football and dabbled in theater. He then won a football scholarship to Southwest Missouri State University, now called Missouri State University. He pledged the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, but was not formally initiated until several years later. Later he discovered Southwest Missouri's drama program. He studied there with actors Kathleen Turner and Tess Harper. After a college injury ended his football career, he decided to become a professional actor, leaving Missouri for New York in 1975.
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John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior United States Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to then President George W. Bush.
The son of an Army Air Corps serviceman, Kerry was born in Aurora, Colorado. He attended boarding school in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and went on to graduate from Yale University class of 1966, where he majored in political science. He enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1966 and, during 1968-1969, served a four-month tour of duty in South Vietnam as officer-in-charge (OIC) of a Swift Boat. For that service he was awarded several combat medals that include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts. After returning to the United States, Kerry joined the Vietnam Veterans Against the War in which he served as a nationally recognized spokesperson and as an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam war. During that period, he appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs where he deemed United States war policy in Vietnam to be the cause of "war crimes".
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John Legend
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has won nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career gained momentum through a series of successful collaborations with multiple established artists. Stephens added his voice to those of other artists, assisting in them reaching chart-topper hits. He lent his voice to Kanye West's All of the Lights, on Slum Village's "Selfish" and Dilated Peoples' "This Way". Other artists included Jay-Z's "Encore", and he sang backing vocals on Alicia Keys' 2003 song "You Don't Know My Name" and Fort Minor's "High Road." Stephens played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything."
Stephens was born on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio. He is the son of Phyllis, a seamstress, and John Mills, a factory worker and former National Guardsman. Throughout his childhood, Stephens was homeschooled on and off by his mother. At the age of four, he began playing the piano and at the age of seven, he performed with his church choir. When he was ten, his parents divorced, causing his mother to suffer a breakdown. At the age of 12, Stephens attended North High School, from which he graduated four years later. He graduated salutatorian.
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John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founder members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Together with Paul McCartney, he formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century.
Born and raised in Liverpool, Lennon became involved as a teenager in the skiffle craze; his first band, The Quarrymen, evolved into The Beatles in 1960. As the group disintegrated towards the end of the decade, Lennon embarked on a solo career that produced the critically acclaimed albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and iconic songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". After his marriage to Yoko Ono in 1969, he changed his name to John Ono Lennon. Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to devote time to raising his infant son Sean, but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with the new album Double Fantasy. He was murdered three weeks after its release.
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John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer ( /ˈmeɪ.ər/ MAY-ər; (born October 16, 1977) is an American pop and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his skills and gained a following, and he now lives in New York City. His first two studio albums, Room for Squares and Heavier Things, did well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status. In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body Is a Wonderland."
Mayer began his career performing mainly acoustic rock, but gradually began a transition towards the blues genre in 2005 by collaborating with renowned blues artists such as B. B. King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton, and by forming the John Mayer Trio. The blues influence can be heard throughout his 2005 live album Try! with the John Mayer Trio and his third studio album Continuum, released in September 2006. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007 Mayer won Best Pop Vocal Album for Continuum and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change". He released his fourth studio album, Battle Studies, in November 2009. His fifth album, Born and Raised, was released on May 22, 2012. He has sold over 10 million albums in the U.S. and 20 million albums worldwide.
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John Tavener
Sir John Kenneth Tavener (born 28 January 1944) is a British composer, best known for such religious, minimal works as "The Whale", and "Funeral Ikos". He began as a prodigy; in 1968, at the age of 24, he was described by the Guardian as "the musical discovery of the year", while The Times said he was "among the very best creative talents of his generation." During his career he has become one of the best known and regarded composers of his generation. Tavener was knighted in 2000 for his services to music and has won an Ivor Novello Award.
John Kenneth Tavener was born on 28 January 1944 in Wembley, London, England, and claims to be a direct descendant of the 16th-century composer John Taverner. He was educated at Highgate School (where a fellow pupil was John Rutter) and at the Royal Academy of Music, where his tutors included Sir Lennox Berkeley. He first came to prominence in 1968 with his dramatic cantata The Whale, based on the Old Testament story of Jonah. It was premièred at the London Sinfonietta's début concert and later recorded by Apple Records. The following year he began teaching at Trinity College of Music, London. Other works released by Apple included his Celtic Requiem. In 1977, he joined the Russian Orthodox Church. Orthodox theology and Orthodox liturgical traditions became a major influence on his work. He was particularly drawn to its mysticism, studying and setting to music the writings of Church Fathers and competing a setting of the Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, the principal eucharistic liturgy of the Orthodox Church.
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John Williams
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning almost six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Hook, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, War Horse, Home Alone and the first three Harry Potter films. He has had a long association with director Steven Spielberg, composing the music for all but two (Duel and The Color Purple) of Spielberg's major feature films.
Other notable works by Williams include theme music for four Olympic Games, NBC Sunday Night Football, the NBC Nightly News, the rededication of the Statue of Liberty, and the television series Lost in Space. Williams has also composed numerous classical concerti, and he served as the principal conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980 to 1993; he is now the orchestra's conductor laureate.
Williams has won five Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, and 21 Grammy Awards. With 47 Academy Award nominations, Williams is the second most nominated person, after Walt Disney. John Williams was honored with the prestigious Richard Kirk award at the 1999 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music. Williams was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.
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Jon Landau
Jon Landau (born 1947) is an American music critic, manager and record producer, most known for his association in all three capacities with Bruce Springsteen.
He is currently the head of the nominating committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
As a critic, Landau wrote for Rolling Stone from its first issue and for other publications. In vol. 1, number 1 of RS, 1967.11.09, Landau compared Jimi Hendrix and his debut album, Are You Experienced, to Eric Clapton and Cream's debut album, Fresh Cream (both released months before, and both Jimi and Cream having made huge American splashes as live performers that summer). The next few issues saw Landau staking out more traditional R&B and soul territory with profiles of Aretha Franklin, and Sam and Dave, plus a posthumous Otis Redding appreciation.
Landau's prophetic 1974 article in The Real Paper, wherein he famously claimed "I saw rock and roll's future and its name is Bruce Springsteen", is credited by Nick Hornby and others with fostering Springsteen's popularity. Landau was then hired by Springsteen, and is cited as co-producer on Springsteen studio records from 1975's Born to Run, through 1992's Human Touch and Lucky Town. He is considered to have influenced Springsteen artistically as well as professionally.
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Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson; November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto. In 1965 she moved to the United States and, touring constantly, began to be recognized when her original songs ("Urge for Going," "Chelsea Morning," "Both Sides, Now," "The Circle Game") were covered by notable folk singers, allowing her to sign with Reprise Records and record her own debut album in 1968. Settling in Southern California, Mitchell and her popular songs like "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Woodstock" helped define an era and a generation. Her more starkly personal 1971 recording Blue has been called one of the best albums ever made. Musically restless, Mitchell switched labels and began moving toward jazz rhythms by way of lush pop textures on 1974's Court and Spark, her best-selling LP, featuring her radio hits "Help Me" and "Free Man in Paris."
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Kate Markowitz
Catherine Judith "Kate" Markowitz (born Los Angeles, California) is an American singer-songwriter. Markowitz is perhaps best known as a back-up vocalist who has recorded and performed with a number of singers, most notably James Taylor but also Willy DeVille, Shawn Colvin, Mylène Farmer, Don Henley, Billy Joel, k.d. lang, Lyle Lovett, Graham Nash, Randy Newman, and Warren Zevon. She is the daughter of film and television soundtrack composer Richard Markowitz.
Markowitz had a platinum-selling single in Germany in the 1990s. The single began as a Bacardi Rum jingle that she recorded for the European market. The jingle was so popular that she was asked to transform it into a song about "summer love" rather than rum. She co-wrote the lyrics and recorded it (with Arnold McCuller, David Lasley and Valerie Carter on backing vocals) under the pseudonym Kate Yanai. Called "Summer Dreaming (The Bacardi Song)," it went to Number 1 within two weeks in Germany, where it stayed for seven weeks, selling well over 500,000 copies.[citation needed]
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Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor (born August 15, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts.
Kate was born in Boston and grew up with her four brothers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where her father was Dean of the medical school at the University of North Carolina. Her mother, Trudy, was a New England native and had received training as a lyric soprano in Boston.
As a member of one of the most famous musical families in America, Taylor and her four brothers, Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, have all enjoyed some measure of success as performing and recording artists, starting in the late 1960s. Kate, Livingston and James are still recording and have active touring careers; Hugh owns the Outermost Inn on Martha's Vineyard; Alex is deceased. James Taylor's career has been particularly successful.
Taylor formed her first band at age 15 and had her first record deal with Atlantic Records four years later. Produced by her manager at the time, Peter Asher, her debut album Sister Kate was released in 1971. Her second album, the 1978 self-titled Kate Taylor, was produced by her brother James and Lew Hahn on Columbia Records. It was well received, and produced another charting hit, "It's in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)", done as a duet with James. It peaked at 49 on the Billboard charts.
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Kathryn Walker
Kathryn Walker (born January 9, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American theater, television and film actress. She was with Douglas Kenney for many years until his death in 1980 at the age of 32, and was married to singer James Taylor from 1985 to 1995. In 2008 Kathryn Walker published a novel, A Stopover in Venice (Knopf, ISBN 0-307-26706-7).
She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Wells College in Aurora, New York and was a Fulbright Scholar in music and drama.
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Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is a Australian country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album, and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States in 1992. Eventually, Urban found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch, which recorded one studio album on Capitol Records and charted two singles on the Billboard country charts.
Still signed to Capitol, he made his solo American debut in 1999 with the album Keith Urban. Certified platinum in the U.S., it also produced his first American Number One in "But for the Grace of God". His breakthrough hit was the Number One "Somebody Like You", from his second Capitol album Golden Road (2002). This album also earned Urban his first Grammy Award win for "You'll Think of Me", its fourth single and the fourth Billboard Number One of his career. 2004's Be Here, his third American album, produced three more Number Ones, and became his highest-selling album, earning 4× Multi-Platinum certification. Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing was released in 2006, producing the record-setting No.17 country chart debut of "Once in a Lifetime", as well as Urban's second Grammy for the song "Stupid Boy", while a Greatest Hits package entitled Greatest Hits: 18 Kids followed in late 2007. This album was re-released a year later as Greatest Hits: 19 Kids with one track added: the number one "You Look Good in My Shirt", which he had previously recorded on Golden Road. Additional albums Defying Gravity and Get Closer were released on 31 March 2009 and 16 November 2010, respectively.
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Larry Goldings
Larry Goldings (born 1968) is an American pianist, organist, producer/arranger and composer.
Goldings was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was a classical music enthusiast, and Larry studied classical piano until the age of twelve. While in high school at Concord Academy, he attended a program at the Eastman School of Music. During this period Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Dave McKenna, Red Garland, and Bill Evans were prime influences. As a young teenager, Larry studied privately with Ran Blake and Keith Jarrett.
Goldings moved to New York in 1986 to attend a newly formed jazz program under the leadership of Arnie Lawrence at The New School. During college he studied piano with Jaki Byard and Fred Hersch. While still a freshman, Sir Roland Hanna invited Larry to accompany him to a three-day private jazz party in Copenhagen. While there, Goldings met jazz legends Sarah Vaughan, Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, and Hank Jones; and he also played piano in a band with Sarah Vaughan, Harry "Sweets" Edison, and Al Cohn. While still a college student, he embarked on a worldwide tour with Jon Hendricks and worked with him for a year. A collaboration lasting almost three years with jazz guitar legend Jim Hall followed.
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Leland Sklar
Leland Bruce "Lee" Sklar (born May 28, 1947 in Milwaukee) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and film score composer. A prominent bass guitarist, Sklar has contributed to dozens of albums as a session musician. He has collaborated with a number of well-known performers and recorded sound tracks to films and television shows.
Sklar studied music at California State University, Northridge. It was during that time he met James Taylor, who invited him to play bass at some venues. They both thought that the work would be short-term, but soon Taylor's career took off with his first hit records, and Sklar came into the limelight. He was soon asked to record with others, and his long beard began.
In 2010 Sklar joined the Troubadour Reunion Tour supporting James Taylor and Carole King.
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Leon Russell
Claude Russell Bridges (born April 2, 1942), known professionally as Leon Russell, is an American musician and songwriter, who has recorded as a session musician, sideman, and maintained a solo career in music.
Born in Lawton, Oklahoma, he began playing piano at the age of four. Russell attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At this time he was already performing at Tulsa nightclubs. After moving to Los Angeles, he became a session musician, working as a pianist on the recordings of many notable musical artists since the 1960s. By the late 1960s, Russell diversified, becoming successful as an arranger and wrote/co-wrote songs. As a musician, he worked his way from gigs as a sideman to well known performers. By 1970 he had graduated to solo recording artist, although he never ended all his previous roles within the music industry.
Russell was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, March 14, 2011, at a black-tie dinner at The Waldorf-Astoria hotel in Manhattan.
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Linda McCartney
Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney (née Eastman; formerly See; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman.
In 1969 she married Beatle Paul McCartney and later joined McCartney's band Wings. In the same year McCartney adopted her daughter, Heather Louise, from her first marriage to John See. The McCartneys had three children together: Mary Anna, Stella Nina, and James Louis. She became Lady McCartney when her husband was knighted in 1997.
She wrote several vegetarian cookbooks, became a business entrepreneur (starting the Linda McCartney Foods company) and was a professional photographer, publishing Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era. McCartney was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995, and died at the age of 56 on 17 April 1998 in Tucson, Arizona, where the McCartneys had a ranch.
Linda Louise McCartney was born Linda Louise Eastman, the second-eldest of four children, to Jewish-American parents in New York City. She had one older brother, John (10 July 1939), and two younger sisters, Laura (born 1947) and Louise Jr. (born 1950). She grew up in the wealthy Scarsdale area of Westchester County, New York and graduated from Scarsdale High School in 1959. Her father was the son of Jewish-Russian immigrants. He changed his name from Leopold Vail Epstein to Lee Eastman, and was not related to George Eastman of Eastman Kodak fame. He was songwriter Jack Lawrence's attorney, and at his request in 1942, Lawrence, while in the army, wrote a song called "Linda" in honor of the one-year-old. It was published in 1946, and recorded by Buddy Clark in 1947. John Eastman later became Paul McCartney's lawyer and manager, taking over from his father, Lee Eastman.
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Linda Ronstadt
Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden Globe nominations.
A singer, songwriter, and record producer, she is recognized as a definitive interpreter of songs. Being one of music's most versatile and commercially successful female singers in U.S. history, she is recognized for her many public stages of self-reinvention and incarnations.
With a one-time standing as the Queen of Rock, where she was bestowed the title of "highest paid woman in rock", and known as the First Lady of Rock, she has more recently emerged as music matriarch, international arts advocate and human rights advocate.
Ronstadt has collaborated with artists from a diverse spectrum of genres—including Billy Eckstine,Frank Zappa, Rosemary Clooney, Flaco Jiménez, Philip Glass, Carla Bley, The Chieftains, Gram Parsons, Dolly Parton, Kate and Anna McGarrigle and has lent her voice to over 120 albums around the world. Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times noted in 2004, Ronstadt is "Blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation ... rarest of rarities—a chameleon who can blend into any background yet remain boldly distinctive ... It's an exceptional gift; one shared by few others."
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Livingston Taylor
Livingston Taylor (born November 21, 1950) is an American singer-songwriter, born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He attended the Westtown School in Pennsylvania. He is the brother of singer-songwriter James Taylor and a faculty member at the Berklee College of Music.
Taylor was born on November 21, 1950, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. In 1952 he moved with his family to Chapel Hill, North Carolina where his father, Issac Taylor, was Dean of the Medical School at UNC. He attended public school and spent a year at the Westtown Friends School in PA. He completed his high school education at Arlington High School and began performing music at venues in the Boston area.
Taylor was one of the first artists to sign with Capricorn Records in 1970. His debut album, Livingston Taylor, was produced by Jon Landau and included the song "Carolina Day". His second album, Liv, also produced by Landau, included the song "Get Out of Bed". His third album, Over the Rainbow was released in 1973.
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Lou Marini
Lou Marini, Jr. (also known as Blue Lou) (born May 13, 1945) is an American saxophonist, arranger and composer. He is noted for his work in the jazz, rock, blues and soul music traditions.
Marini graduated from Fairless High School in Navarre, Ohio. His father, Lou Marini, Sr., was the head band director at Fairless and created the school's "Alma Mater" (official song). Each year, Fairless High still bestows the Lou Marini Award in honor of his father's work. Lou Marini, Sr. died in May 2008. Both Lou Marini Sr. and Lou Marini Jr. were inducted into the Fairless Alumni Association Hall of Honor in May 2010. In June 2010, he was named Artistic Director at the first Brianza Blues Festival, in Villa Reale (Monza, Italy)[1].
Lou Jr. attended the University of North Texas, where he played in the famed One O'Clock Lab Band. Following graduation, he gigged as a professional musician and eventually became a member of Blood, Sweat and Tears. He was a member of the Saturday Night Live house band from 1975 to 1983 and appeared in the movie The Blues Brothers and in the sequel, Blues Brothers 2000, playing the part of "Blue Lou" (a name given to him by Dan Aykroyd). He also played on Frank Zappa's 1977 album Zappa in New York, and has worked with a diverse range of artists such as Dionne Warwick, Maureen McGovern, Deodato, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Aerosmith, the Buddy Rich Big Band, and the Woody Herman Orchestra.
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Luis Conte
Luis Conte (born 16 November 1954) is a Cuban percussionist.
As a child in Cuba, Conte began his musical odyssey playing the guitar. However, he soon switched to percussion, and that has remained his mode since.
He was sent to Los Angeles by his parents in 1967, in order to prevent him from being forced to serve in the Cuban military. This was a turning point in Conte's life, as the musical community in Los Angeles during this period was vibrant. It was during this time that he studied at Los Angeles City College.
Conte proved himself versatile musically, and by 1973, he was playing regularly in local clubs. He quickly became a busy studio musician, and throughout the 1970s, he played in the Latin fusion band Caldera.
In the 1980s, Conte toured with several different musicians, including Madonna, guitarist Al Di Meola, and Andy Narell. His debut as a bandleader came in 1987, when he released La Cocina Caliente, which included a Latinized version of Chopin's "Susarasa". Conte also played percussion on the Pat Metheny Group release 'We Live Here', in 1995, as well as I Mother Earth's first two albums Dig (1994) and Scenery and Fish (1996).
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Lyle Lovett
Lyle Pearce Lovett (born November 1, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". Lovett has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. It's Not Big It's Large was released in 2007, where it debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. A new studio album, Natural Forces, was released on October 20, 2009 by Lost Highway Records.
Lovett was born in North Harris County, Texas, in the community of Klein, the son of William Pearce and Bernell Louise (née Klein) Lovett, a marketing executive and training specialist, respectively. He was raised in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Lovett attended Texas A&M University, where he studied German and journalism. It is a common misconception that Lyle and Robert Earl Keen were roommates at A&M. They were not. However, they lived across from each other on Church St. in College Station, became good friends, and wrote "The Front Porch Song" together, which both went on to record.
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Marie Sundelius
Marie Sundelius (4 February 1884 - 27 June 1958) was a Swedish-American classical soprano. She sang for many years with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and later embarked on a second career as a celebrated voice teacher in Boston.
Born Marie Sandtvig in Karlstad, Sweden, Sundelius moved to the United States at the age of nine, ultimately settling in Boston with her family in 1894. She began to study music first with Frederick Bristol and later Enrica Clay Dillon. She also had coaching lessons with Swedish composer, Wilhelm Peterson-Berger in Stockholm, and French lyric tenor Edmond Clément in Paris. She married Gustaf Sundelius, a Swedish born businessman, in Boston in 1906.
Sundelius began performing professionally in concerts and oratorios in Boston in 1910, making her debut performance under the baton of Karl Muck. In December 1915 she came to New York City for the first time to sing as a soloist in the world premiere of Marco Enrico Bossi's Jeanne d'Arc with the Oratorio Society of New York. The performance was attended by Giulio Gatti-Casazza, the General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera, who immediately approached her afterwords with an offer to join the roster of singers at the Met. She accepted, and made her opera debut at the "Old Met" on November 25, 1916 as the First Priestess in Christoph Willibald Gluck's Iphigénie en Tauride with Melanie Kurt in the title role and Artur Bodanzky conducting.
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Mark David Chapman
Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955) is an American prison inmate who was convicted of murdering former Beatles member John Lennon on December 8, 1980. He killed Lennon outside The Dakota apartment building in New York City. Chapman fired at Lennon five times, hitting him four times in the back. He then remained at the scene reading the book The Catcher in the Rye until police arrived. He repeatedly claimed that the novel was his statement.
Chapman's legal team put forward an insanity defense based on expert testimony that he was in a delusional and possibly psychotic state at the time, but nearing the trial Chapman instructed his lawyer to plead guilty based on what he had decided was the will of God. Judge Edwards allowed the plea change without further psychiatric assessment, and sentenced Chapman to a prison term of 20 years to life with a stipulation that mental health treatment be provided. Chapman remains imprisoned at the Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York, having been denied parole six times.
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Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977. After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler went on to record and produce six solo albums, including Golden Heart (1996), Sailing to Philadelphia (2000), and Get Lucky (2009). He has composed and produced film scores for eight films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), and The Princess Bride (1987). In addition to his work with Dire Straits and as a solo artist and composer, Knopfler has recorded and performed with many prominent musical artists, including Phil Lynott, Chet Atkins, The Chieftains, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Jools Holland, Sonny Landreth, and Van Morrison. He has produced albums for Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, and Randy Newman.
Knopfler is one of the most respected fingerstyle guitarists of the modern rock era, and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Knopfler and Dire Straits have sold in excess of 120 million albums to date. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award and the Steiger Award, and holds three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom.
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Mark Lewisohn
Mark Lewisohn (born 16 June 1958) is an English author and historian, regarded as the world's leading authority on the English rock band The Beatles.
Over the course of his career, Mark Lewisohn has worked for EMI, MPL Communications and Apple, and has written many reference books about The Beatles. He has been referred to as the world's leading authority on the subject, renowned for his meticulous research and integrity. He is credited with discovering such facts as the precise date when John Lennon first met Paul McCartney.
In 1986, Lewisohn's book The Beatles Live! was published. This featured a complete history of all the Beatles' live performances, in a format which Lewisohn would follow for his subsequent books. After being invited by EMI to listen to all of The Beatles' original session tapes, Lewisohn wrote The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years, which was published in 1987. The book was in the form of a diary, detailing every recording session The Beatles had at Abbey Road Studios chronologically. It included details such as who played on each track and how many takes were recorded in each session. The book featured an introductory interview by Paul McCartney.
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Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye (he added the 'e' as a young man), was an acclaimed American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range, who achieved major success in the 1960s and 1970s as an artist for the Motown Records label. He was shot dead by his father on April 1, 1984.
Starting his career as a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late 1950s, he ventured into a solo career after the group disbanded in 1960, signing with Motown Records subsidiary, Tamla. He started off as a session drummer, but later ranked as the label's top-selling solo artist during the 1960s. He was crowned "The Prince of Motown" and "The Prince of Soul". because of solo hits such as "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)", "Ain't That Peculiar", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," and his duet singles with singers such as Mary Wells and Tammi Terrell.
His work in the early- and mid-1970s included the albums, What's Going On, Let's Get It On, and I Want You, which helped influence the quiet storm, urban adult contemporary, and slow jam genres. After a self-imposed European exile in the early 1980s, Gaye returned on the 1982 Grammy-Award winning hit, "Sexual Healing" and the Midnight Love album before his death.
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Mary Hopkin
Mary Hopkin (born 3 May 1950), credited on some recordings as Mary Visconti, is a Welsh folk singer best known for her 1968 UK number one single "Those Were The Days". She was one of the first musicians to sign to The Beatles' Apple label.
Hopkin was born in Pontardawe, Wales into a Welsh-speaking family; her father worked as a housing officer. She took weekly singing lessons as a child and began her musical career as a folk singer with a local group called the Selby Set and Mary. She released an EP of Welsh-language songs for a local record label called Cambrian, based in her home town, before signing to The Beatles' Apple Records. The model Twiggy saw her winning the British ITV television talent show, Opportunity Knocks and recommended her to Paul McCartney. She became one of the first artists to record on the Beatles' Apple record label.
Her debut single, "Those Were the Days", produced by McCartney, was released in the UK on 30 August 1968 (catalogue number APPLE 2). Despite competition from a well-established star, Sandie Shaw, who released her version of the same song as a single that same year, Hopkin's version became a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart, and reached Number 2 in the US Billboard Hot 100. It sold over a million and a half copies in the United States alone, and was awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A.. Global sales topped the eight million mark.
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Michael Giacchino
Michael Giacchino (Italian pronunciation: [dʒakˈkiːno]; born October 10, 1967) is an Italian American composer who has composed scores for movies, television series and video games. Some of his most notable works include the scores to television series such as Lost, Alias and Fringe, games such as the Medal of Honor and Call of Duty series, and films such as Mission: Impossible III, The Incredibles, Star Trek, Cloverfield, Ratatouille, Up, Super 8, Cars 2,50/50, and John Carter. Giacchino has received numerous awards for his work, including an Emmy, multiple Grammys, an Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award.
Michael Giacchino, an Italian American (with dual citizenship), was born in Riverside Township, New Jersey. Giacchino grew up in Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey and graduated from Holy Cross High School in Delran, New Jersey.[citation needed]
Giacchino began combining images and music at age 10, when he began creating stop-motion animation with homemade soundtracks in his basement. While in high school, an art teacher who mentored Giacchino recommended to his parents that attend the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Giacchino describes visiting the school with his parents thus:
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Michael Landau
Michael Landau (1 June 1958, Los Angeles) is a prolific session musician and guitarist who has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis. Landau, along with fellow session guitarists Dean Parks, Steve Lukather and Dann Huff, played on many of the major label releases recorded in Los Angeles from the 1980s-1990s.
In addition to his session work, Landau has also fronted several bands including Raging Honkies and Burning Water. In the early 1980s, he was also in the band Maxus that featured future Los Angeles session musicians Robbie Buchanan, Jay Gruska, and Doane Perry. Landau was also in competition with high school bandmate Steve Lukather to become the guitarist for Toto in the late 1970s.
His brother Teddy Landau is married to pop singer Michelle Branch.
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Monte Hellman
Monte Hellman (born July 12, 1932, in New York City, New York) is an American film director, producer, and film editor.
Hellman is among a group of directing talent mentored by Roger Corman, who produced several of the director's early films. Hellman's most critically acclaimed film to date has been Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), a road movie that was a box office failure at the time of its initial release but has subsequently turned into a perennial cult favorite. Hellman's two acid westerns starring Jack Nicholson, Ride in the Whirlwind and The Shooting, both shot in 1965 and released directly to television in 1968, have also developed cult followings, particularly the latter. A third western, China 9, Liberty 37 (1978), was far less successful critically, although it too has its admirers, as do Cockfighter (1974) (aka Born to Kill) and Iguana (1988). In 1989 he directed the straight-to-video slasher film Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!.
Monte Hellman other credits: He was the dialogue director for Corman's The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967). He handled second unit director chores on Samuel Fuller's stirring World War II epic The Big Red One (1980) and the fantastic science-fiction smash hit RoboCop (1987). Hellman finished two pictures in post-production that were started by other directors who died after the movies were shot: the failed Muhammad Ali bio The Greatest (1977) (started by Tom Gries) and the dismal spy saga Avalanche Express (1979) (begun by Mark Robson). He shot extra footage for the television versions of Ski Troop Attack (1960), Last Woman on Earth (1960), "Creature from the Haunted Sea" and Sergio Leone's magnificent spaghetti Western landmark A Fistful of Dollars (1964). Among the movies Hellman has served as an editor on are Corman's The Wild Angels (1966), Bob Rafelson's Head (1968), Sam Peckinpah's The Killer Elite (1975) and Jonathan Demme's Fighting Mad (1976).
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Natalie Maines
Natalie Louise Maines Pasdar (born October 14, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter who achieved success as the lead vocalist for the female alternative country band, the Dixie Chicks. Born in Lubbock, Texas, Maines considers herself a rebel who "loved not thinking in the way I knew the majority of people thought."
In 1995, after leaving Berklee College of Music, Maines was recruited by the Dixie Chicks to replace their lead singer, Laura Lynch. With Maines as lead vocalist, the band earned 10 Country Music Association Awards and 13 Grammy Awards for their work between 1998 and 2007.
On the eve of the Iraq invasion, while in concert in London for the 2003 Top of the World Tour, Maines commented that the Dixie Chicks were "...ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas." Negative public reaction in the United States to this comment resulted in boycotts by country music radio stations and death threats.
In 2006, with Maines still acting as lead singer, the Dixie Chicks released Taking the Long Way. The album subsequently won five Grammy Awards (including Album of the Year).
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Neil Aspinall
Neil Stanley Aspinall (13 October 1941 – 24 March 2008) was a British music industry executive. A school friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he went on to head The Beatles' company Apple Corps.
The Beatles employed Aspinall as their road manager and personal assistant, which included driving his old Commer van to and from shows, both day and night. After Mal Evans started work for The Beatles, Aspinall was promoted to become their personal assistant, later becoming chief executive of their company, Apple Corps.
On behalf of Apple, Aspinall was involved in notable court cases against Allen Klein, EMI, and Apple Computer. He supervised the marketing of music, videos, and merchandising, as well being a director of Standby Films, which was run from his home in Twickenham, London. On 10 April 2007, Aspinall retired from Apple Corps. He died of lung cancer in New York City in 2008.
Aspinall was born in Prestatyn, North Wales, after his mother had been evacuated from the family home in Liverpool because of the air-raids on Liverpool during the Second World War, while Aspinall's father was away at sea with the Royal Navy. Aspinall and his mother returned to Liverpool later in 1942 after the bombing had subsided. Aspinall later attended West Derby School, where he passed his 11-plus exams. When he was twelve years old, Aspinall gained a place at the Liverpool Institute in Mount Street, and was in the same class as Paul McCartney for English and Art lessons.
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Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades from the 1960s until the present.
As of 2001, Diamond had sold over 115 million records worldwide including 48 million in the United States alone. He is considered to be the third most successful adult contemporary artist ever on the Billboard chart behind Barbra Streisand and Elton John. His songs have been covered internationally by many performers from various musical genres.
Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. Additionally, he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000 and in 2011 was an honoree at the Kennedy Center Honors. He has eight number one hit singles with "Cracklin Rosie", "Song Sung Blue", "Desiree", "You Don't Bring Me Flowers", "Love on the Rocks", "America", "Yesterday's Songs", and "Heartlight".
Diamond continues to record and release new material and maintains an extensive touring schedule as well.
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Nicholas Schaffner
Nicholas Schaffner (January 28, 1953 – August 28, 1991) was an American non-fiction author, journalist, and singer-songwriter. As an author, his works include the biographies The Beatles Forever and A Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey as well as the children's book The Boys from Liverpool: John, Paul, George, Ringo. Schaffner also wrote articles for Rolling Stone, Musician, The Village Voice, and Trouser Press. He was the grandson of Imagist poet Hilda Doolittle, better known as H.D..
Schaffner died on August 28, 1991 in New York City of an AIDS-related illness shortly after the release of Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey [1].
Schaffner's song cycle, Magical Kingdoms, was released in 1990. Music from the collection has been performed posthumously at tribute events at venues including New York's Lincoln Center.
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Otis Blackwell
Otis Blackwell (February 16, 1931 – May 6, 2002) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock and roll. His compositions include Little Willie John's "Fever", Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless", Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up" and "Return to Sender" (with Winfield Scott), and Jimmy Jones' "Handy Man". He should not be confused with another songwriter and producer Robert "Bumps" Blackwell.
Otis Blackwell was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, and died in Nashville, Tennessee. He learned piano as a child and grew up listening to both R&B and country music.
He first became famous by winning a local talent contest ("Amateur Night") at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York in 1952, led to a recording contract with RCA and then with Jay-Dee. His first release was his own composition "Daddy Rolling Stone" which became a favorite in Jamaica where it was recorded by Derek Martin. The song later became part of The Who's Mod repertoire. Enjoying some early recording and performing success, he found his first love was songwriting and by 1955 had settled into the groove that he would ride for decades. His first successes came in 1956 when Little Willie John's R&B hit with the sultry "Fever" was an even bigger pop success for Peggy Lee. Then, "All Shook Up" (first recorded by David Hill on Aladdin) began a highly profitable association with Elvis Presley, who was credited as co-writer.
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Patrick Doyle
Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a classically trained composer. A longtime collaborator of actor/director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle is known for his work scoring such critically acclaimed films as Henry V (1989), Sense and Sensibility (1995), Hamlet (1996), and Gosford Park (2001), as well as such noteworthy blockbusters as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Eragon (2006), Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Thor (both 2011). Doyle has been nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
Doyle was born on 6 April 1953 in Scotland and graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in 1975. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama in 2001. He joined the Renaissance Theatre Company in 1987 as composer and musical director creating scores for highly successful productions of such plays as Hamlet, As You Like It, and Look Back in Anger. Doyle's film score debut occurred in 1989 when actor/director Kenneth Branagh commissioned Doyle to compose a score for the Renaissance Film's production of Henry V. The song "Non Nobis, Domine" from the film was subsequently awarded the 1989 Ivor Novello Award for Best Film Theme. He has since scored nine Kenneth Branagh films including Dead Again (1991), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Hamlet (1996), Love's Labour's Lost (2000), As You Like It (2006), Sleuth (2007), and Thor (2011).
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Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of the Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), he has been described by Guinness World Records as "The Most Successful Composer and Recording Artist of All Time", with 60 gold discs and sales of over 100 million albums and 100 million singles. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles, and with Lennon formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. After leaving the Beatles, he began a solo career and later formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine.
According to the BBC, his Beatles song "Yesterday" has been covered by over 2,200 artists—more than any other song. Wings' 1977 release, "Mull of Kintyre", became one of the best-selling singles ever in the UK, and he is "the most successful songwriter" in UK chart history, according to Guinness. As a songwriter or co-writer, he is included on thirty-one number one titles on the Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2012 he has sold over 15.5 million RIAA certified units in the United States.
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Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is a grammy award winning American singer-songwriter, poet and guitarist.
Simon's international fame and success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, launched in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts: "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The duo split up in 1970 at the height of their popularity, and Simon began a successful solo career, recording three highly acclaimed albums over the next five years. In 1986, he released Graceland, an album inspired by South African township music. Simon also wrote and starred in the film One-Trick Pony in 1980 and co-wrote the Broadway musical The Capeman in 1998.
Simon has earned 12 Grammys for his solo and collaborative work, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2006 was selected as one of the "100 People Who Shaped the World" by Time magazine. Among many other honors, Simon was the first recipient of the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2007. In 1986 Simon was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees.
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Peter Asher
Peter Asher (born 22 June 1944) is an English guitarist, singer, manager and record producer. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as a member of the vocal duo Peter and Gordon, before going on to a successful career as a record producer.
Asher was born at the Central Middlesex Hospital. When he was eight years old, he began working as a child actor and appeared in the film, The Planter's Wife, and the stage play Isn't Life Wonderful. He also appeared in the ITV series, The Adventures of Robin Hood. While attending the independent Westminster School as a day boy, he first met fellow pupil Gordon Waller (1945–2009), and they began playing and singing together as a duo in coffee bars. In 1962, they began working formally as Peter and Gordon. Their biggest hit was the 1964 Paul McCartney song A World Without Love.
Asher later read philosophy at King's College London. Asher is the son of Dr Richard and Margaret Asher, and the older brother of actress and businesswoman, Jane Asher, and radio actress, Clare Asher. Jane Asher was, in the mid 1960s, the girlfriend of Paul McCartney. Through this connection, Asher and Waller were often given unrecorded Lennon-McCartney songs to perform.
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. His 1986 album, So, is his most commercially successful, and the album's biggest hit, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, and the song is the most played music video in the history of the station.
More recently, Gabriel has focused on producing and promoting world music and pioneering digital distribution methods for music. He has also been involved in various humanitarian efforts. Gabriel has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1987, six Grammy Awards, thirteen MTV Video Music Awards, and in 2007 he was honoured as a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI London Awards for his “influence on generations of music makers.” Gabriel was also awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2009, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010.
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Peter Shotton
Peter Shotton (born 4 August 1941), commonly referred to as Pete Shotton, is an English businessman and former musician, best known for his long friendship with John Lennon of The Beatles. He was a close childhood friend of Lennon's, and attended Dovedale Infants School and Quarry Bank Grammar School at the same time as the future Beatle. The two boys were frequently in trouble with their teachers and with their headmaster, and they came to be known at Quarry Bank as "Shennon and Lotton" or "Lotton and Shennon."
In 1957, Shotton was Lennon's bandmate in The Quarrymen, playing percussion (specifically, a washboard), until Paul McCartney joined. He was "fired" from the band when, after confiding that he really did not enjoy playing, Lennon smashed the washboard over his head at a party. However, he remained a friend and confidant – as he became friends with all of the Beatles as the group formed.
After the Beatles became famous, Lennon and George Harrison bought a supermarket on Hayling Island, and gave it to Shotton to run. Later, he served as manager of the Apple Boutique, then as the first managing director of Apple Corps.
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Phil Ochs
Philip David Ochs ( /ˈoʊks/; December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and released eight albums in his lifetime.
Ochs performed at many political events, including anti-Vietnam War and civil rights rallies, student events, and organized labor events over the course of his career, in addition to many concert appearances at such venues as New York City's Town Hall and Carnegie Hall. Politically, Ochs described himself as a "left social democrat" who became an "early revolutionary" after the protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago led to a police riot, which had a profound effect on his state of mind.
After years of prolific writing in the 1960s, Ochs's mental stability declined in the 1970s. He eventually succumbed to a number of problems including bipolar disorder and alcoholism, and took his own life in 1976.
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Randy Newman
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter,arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant (and often satirical) pop songs and for film scores.
Newman often writes lyrics from the perspective of a character far removed from his own experiences, sometimes using the point of view of an unreliable narrator. For example, the 1972 song "Sail Away" is written as a slave trader's sales pitch to attract slaves, while the narrator of "Political Science" is a U.S. nationalist who complains of worldwide ingratitude toward America and proposes a brutally ironic final solution. One of his biggest hits, "Short People" was written from the perspective of "a lunatic" who hates short people. Since the 1980s, Newman has worked mostly as a film composer. His film scores include Ragtime, Awakenings, The Natural, Leatherheads, James and the Giant Peach, Meet the Parents, Cold Turkey, Seabiscuit and The Princess and the Frog. He has scored six Disney-Pixar films: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Cars and most recently Toy Story 3.
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Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar (Bengali: রবি শংকর; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury on 7 April 1920), often referred to with the title Pandit, is an Indian musician and composer who plays the plucked string instrument sitar. He has been described as the most known contemporary Indian musician by Hans Neuhoff in Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.
Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan. After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, creating the music for the Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, and was music director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956.
In 1956, he began to tour Europe and America playing Indian classical music and increased its popularity there in the 1960s through teaching, performance, and his association with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison of The Beatles. Shankar engaged Western music by writing concerti for sitar and orchestra and toured the world in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1986 to 1992 he served as a nominated member of the upper chamber of the Parliament of India. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999, and received three Grammy Awards. He continues to perform in the 2000s, often with his daughter Anoushka.
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Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He joined the Beatles in August 1962, taking the place of Pete Best. In addition to his drumming, Starr is featured on lead vocals on a number of successful Beatles songs (in particular, "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", and the Beatles version of "Act Naturally"). He is credited as a co-writer of the songs "What Goes On" and "Flying", and as the writer of "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden".
As drummer for the Beatles, Starr was musically creative, and his contribution to the band's music has received high praise from notable drummers in more recent times. Starr described himself as "your basic offbeat drummer with funny fills". Drummer Steve Smith said that Starr's popularity "brought forth a new paradigm" where "we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect" and that Starr "composed unique, stylistic drum parts for The Beatles songs". In 2011, Starr was picked as the fifth-best drummer of all-time by Rolling Stone readers.
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Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That.
Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams left the group in 1995 to launch his solo career. On 15 July 2010, it was announced he had rejoined Take That and that the group intended to release a new album in November 2010 which became the second fastest-selling album of all-time in UK chart history and the fastest-selling record of the century.
Williams has sold over 70 million records worldwide, which ranks him among the best-selling music artists worldwide. He is the best-selling British solo artist in the United Kingdom and the best selling non-Latino artist in Latin America. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the United Kingdom. He has also been honoured with seventeen BRIT Awards—more than any other artist—and seven ECHO Awards. In 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame after being voted as the "Greatest Artist of the 1990s."
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Robert Goulet
Robert Gerard Goulet (November 26, 1933 – October 30, 2007) was a Canadian American entertainer as a singer and actor. He is probably best known for originating the role of Lancelot in the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot and his numerous appearances in Las Vegas.
Goulet was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the only son of French Canadian parents Jeanette Gauthier and Joseph Georges André Goulet, a laborer. Through his father he was a descendant of Zacharie Cloutier as well as Jacques Goulet. Shortly after his father's death, 13-year-old Robert moved with his mother and sister Claire to Girouxville, Alberta, and he spent his formative years in Canada.
Due to the Canadian citizenship law at the time, Goulet was not awarded Canadian citizenship despite his Canadian parents, making him a Lost Canadian. A 2008 law allowed him to retroactively be rewarded citizenship, but he died before it was received.
Goulet's rise to fame started at the age of five when his aunts and uncles blackened his face with burnt cork and prompted him to do Al Jolson impressions. Though his performance was well-received by his relatives, the experience was deeply traumatic for the young Goulet, and left him with performance anxiety which plagued him for many years. Despite this stage fright, Goulet was encouraged by his parents to continue performing.
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Ronnie Spector
Ronnie Spector (born Veronica Yvette Bennett, August 10, 1943) is an American rock and roll and popular music vocalist, and was the lead singer of the 1960s hit-making girl group, The Ronettes, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. She is known as the "original bad girl of rock and roll."
She was born Veronica Yvette Bennett in New York City on August 10, 1943. From an early age, Ronnie took to singing, encouraged by her large, close family. The other members of the Ronettes, her sister, Estelle Bennett (1941–2009), and cousin, Nedra Talley, were also encouraged to sing by their family. The Ronettes were a multiracial group. The Bennetts' mother was African-American and Cherokee, and their father was Irish; their cousin, Nedra Talley, is African-American and Puerto Rican.
Bennett was married to Phil Spector from 1968 to 1974, and took his name professionally; they adopted three children, including a set of twins, whom Phil adopted as a single parent after Ronnie and the youngest child left.
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Russ Kunkel
Russell Kunkel (September 1, 1948), also known as Russ Kunkel, is an American drummer and producer who has worked as a session musician with a number of well-known artists.
Kunkel was born in Pittsburgh, PA. In the 1970s, Kunkel worked so frequently with bassist Leland Sklar, guitarist Danny Kortchmar, and keyboardist Craig Doerge that they eventually became known as "The Section" and recorded three albums under that name between 1972 and 1977.
Kunkel had a cameo as doomed drummer Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap.
Kunkel was engaged to Carly Simon from 1985–86 and married the singer Nicolette Larson in 1990. They had a daughter, Elsie May Larson-Kunkel. He was previously married to Leah Cohen, younger sister of Cass Elliot, and together they raised Elliot's daughter, Owen Vanessa. They have a son, Nathaniel, an Emmy Award winning sound engineer.
In 2010 Kunkel joined the Troubadour Reunion Tour supporting James Taylor and Carole King.
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Sam Cooke
Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), better known under the stage name Sam Cooke, was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music. He is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocal abilities and influence on the modern world of music. His contribution in pioneering soul music led to the rise of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and popularized the likes of Otis Redding and James Brown.
Cooke had 29 top-40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964. Major hits like "You Send Me", "A Change Is Gonna Come", "Cupid", "Chain Gang", "Wonderful World", and "Twistin' the Night Away" are some of his most popular songs. Cooke was also among the first modern black performers and composers to attend to the business side of his musical career. He founded both a record label and a publishing company as an extension of his careers as a singer and composer. He also took an active part in the American Civil Rights Movement.
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Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2009, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards (out of four nominations) and four Juno Awards. In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians. The Lilith Fair concert tours took place from 1997 to 1999, and resumed in the summer of 2010. Since 2006 she has also been known as a highly visible supporter of the ASPCA, as well as various other charities.
Sarah McLachlan was born on January 28, 1968, and adopted in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. As a child, she took voice lessons, along with studies in classical piano and guitar. When she was 17 years old and still a student at Queen Elizabeth High School, she fronted a short-lived rock band called The October Game. One of the band's songs, "Grind", credited as a group composition, can be found on the independent Flamingo Records release Out of the Fog and the CD Out of the Fog Too. It has yet to be released elsewhere. Her high school yearbook predicted that she was "destined to become a famous rock star."
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Scottish people
The Scottish people (Scots Gaelic: Albannaich), or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse. Later the Normans also had some influence.
In modern use, "Scottish people" or "Scots" is used to refer to anyone whose linguistic, cultural, family ancestral or genetic origins are from within Scotland. The Latin word Scotti originally applied to a particular, 5th century, Goidelic tribe that inhabited Ireland. Though sometimes considered archaic or pejorative, the term Scotch has also been used for the Scottish people, though this usage is current primarily outside Scotland.
There are people of Scottish descent in many countries other than Scotland. Emigration, influenced by factors such as the Highland and Lowland Clearances, Scottish participation in the British Empire, and latterly industrial decline and unemployment, resulted in Scottish people being found throughout the world. Large populations of Scottish people settled the new-world lands of North and South America, Australia and New Zealand. There is a Scottish presence at a particularly high rate in Canada, which has the second largest population of descended Scots ancestry, after the United States. They took with them their Scottish languages and culture.
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Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop. She has won nine Grammy Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
She has performed with The Rolling Stones and has sung duets with Mick Jagger,Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Luciano Pavarotti, John Mellencamp, Kid Rock, Michelle Branch, and Sting among others. She has performed backing vocals for Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Don Henley and Belinda Carlisle. She also sang as part of the back up vocals for the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary celebrating Dylan's 30 years as a recording artist. Crow has released seven studio albums, two compilations, and a live album, and has contributed to film soundtracks. She has sold 16 million albums in the United States and 35 million albums worldwide and her newest album, 100 Miles from Memphis, was released on July 20, 2010. Recently she appeared on NBC's 30 Rock, ABC's GCB and Cougar Town, Disney Channel's Hannah Montana Forever, and Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
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Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( /koʊlˈbɛər/ or /ˈkoʊlbərt/; born May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits.
Colbert originally studied to be an actor, but became interested in improvisational theatre when he met famed Second City director Del Close while attending Northwestern University. He first performed professionally as an understudy for Steve Carell at Second City Chicago; among his troupe mates were comedians Paul Dinello and Amy Sedaris, with whom he developed the critically acclaimed sketch comedy series Exit 57.
Colbert also wrote and performed on the short-lived Dana Carvey Show before collaborating with Sedaris and Dinello again on the cult television series Strangers with Candy. He gained considerable attention for his role on the latter as closeted gay history teacher Chuck Noblet. It was his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's news-parody series The Daily Show, however, that first introduced him to a wide audience.
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Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd (born April 9, 1945 in Irondequoit, New York) is an American session and studio drummer, notable for his work with popular musicians from a wide range of genres.
Gadd is a native of Irondequoit, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York. When he was seven years old, his uncle, who was a drummer in the US army, encouraged him to take drum lessons. By the age of eleven he had sat in with Dizzy Gillespie.
After graduating from Irondequoit's Eastridge High School, he attended the Manhattan School of Music for two years before transferring to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, playing in wind ensembles and concert bands. After Gadd finished college in the late 1960s, he played regularly with Chuck Mangione and his brother Gap Mangione. His first recording was on Gap Mangione's debut solo album, Diana in the Autumn Wind (1968).
Gadd was drafted into the U.S. Army and spent three years as a drummer in the Army Music Program, most of which was spent with the Jazz Ambassadors of the U.S. Army Field Band in Ft. Meade, MD. While living in the Washington DC area, he briefly took lessons from the noted jazz drummer, Michael S. Smith. Following his military service, Gadd played and worked with a band in Rochester. In 1972, Gadd formed a trio with Tony Levin and Mike Holmes, traveling to New York with them. The trio eventually broke up, but Gadd began to work mainly as a studio musician. Gadd also played with Chick Corea's Return to Forever but left the group.
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Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris (born May 13, 1950 as Stevland Hardaway Judkins), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, a child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century. Blind since shortly after birth, Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for Motown to this day.
Among Wonder's best known works are singles such as "Superstition", "Sir Duke", "I Wish" and "I Just Called to Say I Love You". Well known albums also include Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and received twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist. Wonder is also noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's fiftieth anniversary, with Wonder at number five.
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Studs Terkel
Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for The Good War, and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago.
Terkel was born to Samuel Terkel, a Russian Jewish tailor and his wife, Anna Finkelin in New York City, New York. At the age of eight he moved with his family to Chicago, Illinois, where he spent most of his life. He had two brothers, Ben (1907–1965) and Meyer (1905–1958).
From 1926 to 1936, his parents ran a rooming house that also served as a meeting place for people from all walks of life. Terkel credited his understanding of humanity and social interaction to the tenants and visitors who gathered in the lobby there, and the people who congregated in nearby Bughouse Square. By 1939, he had grown to adulthood, marrying Ida Goldberg (1912–1999) that year, and the couple produced one son, Dan. Although he received his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 1934, he decided instead of practicing law, he wanted to be a concierge at a hotel, and he soon joined a theater group.
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in country music. She signed to the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's self-titled debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. "Our Song", her third single, made her the youngest sole writer and singer of a number one song on the country chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 50th Grammy Awards.
Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in late 2008. Buoyed by the chart success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless attracted a crossover audience and became the top-selling album of 2009. The record won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Fearless also received Album of the Year plaudits at the American Music Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards and Country Music Association Awards, making it the most awarded album in country music history. In 2010, Swift released her third album, Speak Now, which sold over one million copies in its first week. She then embarked on the 111-date Speak Now World Tour, which was attended by over 1.6 million fans and has become one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. The album's third single, "Mean", won two Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. Swift is currently recording her fourth studio album, due for release in the fall of 2012.
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The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. They were managed early on by the Wilsons' father, Murry. The band's leader, composer, arranger and producer Brian Wilson was responsible for writing most of the band's early singles and albums. After signing with Capitol Records in mid-1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits including "Surfin' Safari", "Surfin' USA", "Surfer Girl", "Little Deuce Coupe", "Be True to Your School", "In My Room", "Fun, Fun, Fun", "I Get Around", "Dance Dance Dance", "Help Me Rhonda" and "California Girls". These songs and their accompanying albums were internationally popular, making The Beach Boys one of the biggest acts of their time. The band's early music gained popularity across the United States for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance. By the mid-1960s, Brian's growing creative ambition and songwriting ability would dominate the group's musical direction. The primarily Brian-composed Pet Sounds album and "Good Vibrations" single (both released in 1966) featured a complex, intricate and multi-layered sound.
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Thomas Newman
Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955) is an American composer and conductor, best known for his many film scores.
Newman has received a total of ten Academy Award nominations, although as of 2011, he has yet to win the award. He has however won a BAFTA, two Grammys and an Emmy, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe. Newman was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the 2000 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music.
Born in Los Angeles, California, he was the youngest son of Mississippi-born Martha Louise (née Montgomery) and composer Alfred Newman. He is a member of a film-scoring dynasty in Hollywood that includes his father, brother David Newman, sister Maria Newman, uncles Lionel Newman and Emil Newman, cousin Randy Newman (who is also known as a singer and songwriter) and his nephew Joey Newman. Newman was educated at Yale University before starting his career in music.
His first major score was for the 1984 film Reckless. In 1999, Newman composed the score to Sam Mendes' first feature film American Beauty, created using mainly percussion instruments. Newman believed the score helped move the film along without disturbing the "moral ambiguity" of the script, saying "It was a real delicate balancing act in terms of what music worked to preserve that." This was his first collaboration with Mendes, and he would go on to score all of the director's subsequent films except for Away We Go. He received a fourth Oscar nomination for this score, and although he lost again (to John Corigliano for The Red Violin), he did receive a Grammy and a BAFTA.
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Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car." With this trademark growl, his incorporation of pre-rock music styles such as blues, jazz, and vaudeville, and experimental tendencies verging on industrial music, Waits has built up a distinctive musical persona. He has worked as a composer for movies and musical plays and has acted in supporting roles in films including Paradise Alley and Bram Stoker's Dracula; he also starred in the 1986 film Down by Law. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his soundtrack work on One from the Heart.
Lyrically, Waits' songs frequently present atmospheric portrayals of grotesque, often seedy characters and places—although he has also shown a penchant for more conventional ballads. He has a cult following and has influenced subsequent songwriters despite having little radio or music video support. His songs are best-known through cover versions by more commercial artists: "Jersey Girl", performed by Bruce Springsteen, "Ol' '55", performed by the Eagles, and "Downtown Train", performed by Rod Stewart. Although Waits' albums have met with mixed commercial success in his native United States, they have occasionally achieved gold album sales status in other countries. He has been nominated for a number of major music awards and has won Grammy Awards for two albums, Bone Machine and Mule Variations. In 2011, Waits was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his guitar. His best-known song is "This Land Is Your Land." Many of his recorded songs are archived in the Library of Congress. Such songwriters as Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Joe Strummer, Billy Bragg and Tom Paxton have acknowledged Guthrie as a major influence.
Guthrie traveled with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and learned traditional folk and blues songs. Many of his songs are about his experiences in the Dust Bowl era during the Great Depression, earning him the nickname the "Dust Bowl Troubadour." Throughout his life Guthrie was associated with United States communist groups, though he was seemingly not a member of any.
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Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono (オノ・ヨーコ（小野 洋子）, Ono Yōko?, born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese artist, author, and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon. Ono brought feminism to the forefront in her music which prefigured New Wave music and is known for her philanthropic contributions to the arts, peace and AIDS outreach programs.
Yoko Ono was born in Tokyo in 1933 to mother Isoko Ono, the great-granddaughter of Zenjiro Yasuda of the Yasuda banking family, and to father Yeisuke Ono, a banker and one-time classical pianist who was a descendant of an Emperor of Japan. The name "Yoko" means "ocean child". Two weeks before she was born, her father was transferred to San Francisco by his employer, the Yokohama Specie Bank. The rest of the family followed soon after and Yoko met her father when she was two. Her younger brother Keisuke was born in December 1936. In 1937, her father was transferred back to Japan and Ono was enrolled at Tokyo's Gakushuin (also known as the Peers School), one of the most exclusive schools in Japan.
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- Little More Time With You - James Taylor
- Deck The Halls - James Taylor
- Copperline - James Taylor
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - James Taylor
- New Hymn - James Taylor
- You Can Close Your Eyes - James Taylor
- Whenever You're Ready - James Taylor
- Valentine's Day - James Taylor
- Walking My Baby Back Home - James Taylor
- Turn Away - James Taylor
- The Water Is Wide - James Taylor
- Traffic Jam - James Taylor
- Hard Times - James Taylor
- There We Are - James Taylor
- The Frozen Man - James Taylor
- That Lonesome Road - James Taylor
- Sweet Potato Pie - James Taylor
- Sweet Baby James - James Taylor
- Something's Wrong - James Taylor
- Sugar Trade - James Taylor
- Someone - James Taylor
- Slap Leather - James Taylor
- Slow Burning Love - James Taylor
- Sleep Come Free Me - James Taylor
- Secret O' Life - James Taylor
- Sarah Maria - James Taylor
- Places In My Past - James Taylor
- Raised Up Family - James Taylor
- Only One - James Taylor
- On the Fourth of July - James Taylor
- OH! BROTHER - James Taylor
- October Road - James Taylor
- Native Son - James Taylor
- Mona - James Taylor
- Mescalito - James Taylor
- Money Machine - James Taylor
- Hangnail - James Taylor
- Mexico - James Taylor
- Mean Old Man - James Taylor
- Looking For Love On Broadway - James Taylor
- Carry Me On My Way - James Taylor
- Kootch's Song - James Taylor
- Jig - James Taylor
- Hour That the Morning Comes - James Taylor
- Everybody Has the Blues - James Taylor
- I Was Only Telling a Lie - James Taylor
- Honey Don't Leave L.A. - James Taylor
- Her Town Too - James Taylor
- First of May - James Taylor
- Golden Moments - James Taylor
- Everyday - James Taylor
- Day Tripper - James Taylor
- Caroline I See You - James Taylor
- Daddy's All Gone - James Taylor
- Company Man - James Taylor
- Brighten Your Night With My Day - James Taylor
- Cahnson, Francaise - James Taylor
- Brother Trucker - James Taylor
- Belfast To Boston (God's Rifle) - James Taylor
- Bartender's Blues - James Taylor
- Baby Buffalo - James Taylor
- Another Grey Morning - James Taylor
- Angry Blues - James Taylor
- B.S.U.R. - James Taylor
- The Christmas Song - James Taylor
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - James Taylor
- River - James Taylor
- Oh, Susannah - James Taylor
- In the Bleak Midwinter - James Taylor
- Go tell it on the mountain - James Taylor
- Rock 'n Roll Is Music Now - James Taylor
- Hello Old Friend - James Taylor
- Fading Away - James Taylor
- Daddy's Baby - James Taylor
- Ain't No Song - James Taylor
- Lo And Behold - James Taylor
- Song For You Far Away - James Taylor
- Only a Dream In Rio - James Taylor
- My Romance - James Taylor
- Going Around One More Time - James Taylor
- Sunny Skies - James Taylor
- One Man Parade - James Taylor
- Dance - James Taylor
- Chili Dog - James Taylor
- Back On The Street - James Taylor
- DOWN IN THE HOLE - James Taylor
- Letter In the Mail - James Taylor
- Baby Boom Baby - James Taylor
- Long Ago (and Far Away) - James Taylor
- Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again - James Taylor
- She Thinks I Still Care - James Taylor
- If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight - James Taylor
- Sunshine Sunshine - James Taylor
- Circle Round the Sun - James Taylor
- Nothing Like a Hundred Miles - James Taylor
- Family Man - James Taylor
- Up From Your Life - James Taylor
- Gaia - James Taylor
- Music - James Taylor
- Love Songs - James Taylor
- I Was a Fool To Care - James Taylor
- London Town - James Taylor
- Your Smiling Face - James Taylor
- You Make It Easy - James Taylor
- Yellow And Rose - James Taylor
- WOODSTOCK - James Taylor
- Winter Wonderland - James Taylor
- Wild Mountain Thyme - James Taylor
- Who Comes This Night - James Taylor
- Walking Man - James Taylor
- Up On The Roof (Live) - James Taylor
- The Promised Land - James Taylor
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - James Taylor
- That's Why I'm Here (Reprise) - James Taylor
- Terra Nova - James Taylor
- T-BONE - James Taylor
- Sun On the Moon - James Taylor
- Summertime Blues - James Taylor
- Shed a Little Light - James Taylor
- SEA CRUISE - James Taylor
- Sailing To Philadelphia - James Taylor
- Runaway Boy - James Taylor
- Paper Moon - James Taylor
- Only For Me - James Taylor
- One Morning In May - James Taylor
- One More Go Round - James Taylor
- On The 4th Of July - James Taylor
- Old Blue - James Taylor
- Not Fade Away - James Taylor
- New Tune - James Taylor
- My Best Friend Plank - James Taylor
- Mockingbird - James Taylor
- Migration - James Taylor
- Memphis - James Taylor
- Me And My Guitar - James Taylor
- Limousine Driver - James Taylor
- Lighthouse - James Taylor
- Let Me Ride - James Taylor
- Let It All Fall Down - James Taylor
- Knock On Wood - James Taylor
- Johnnie Comes Back - James Taylor
- Jellyman Kelly - James Taylor
- Instrumental Ii - James Taylor
- I Will Not Lie For You - James Taylor
- I Will Follow - James Taylor
- Home By Another Way - James Taylor
- Don't Be Sad 'Cause Your Sun Is Down - James Taylor
- Chanson Francaise - James Taylor
- Captain Jim's Drunken Dream - James Taylor
- Benjamin - James Taylor
- Believe It Or Not - James Taylor
- Back On The Street Again - James Taylor
- B. S. U. R. - James Taylor
- A Junkie's Lament - James Taylor
- (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That - James Taylor
- In The Midnight Hour - James Taylor
- You Are My Only One - James Taylor
- Woh, Don't You Know - James Taylor
- Wichita Lineman - James Taylor
- Waterfall - James Taylor
- Waited So Long - James Taylor
- Summer's Here - James Taylor
- Stand And Fight - James Taylor
- Something In The Way She Moves - James Taylor
- Seminole Wind - James Taylor
- Sadie - James Taylor
- Romancia - James Taylor
- Older Sister - James Taylor
- My Traveling Star - James Taylor
- Millworker - James Taylor
- Machine Gun Kelly - James Taylor
- Look Up From Your Life - James Taylor
- Limosine Driver - James Taylor
- Jingle Bells - James Taylor
- Jesse - James Taylor
- Handyman - James Taylor
- Gorilla - James Taylor
- Get A Job - James Taylor
- Fairweather Father - James Taylor
- Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha - James Taylor
- Enough To Be On Your Way - James Taylor
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight - James Taylor
- Bittersweet - James Taylor
- Auld Lang Syne - James Taylor
- Anywhere Like Heaven - James Taylor
- Another Day - James Taylor
- You've Got A Friend - James Taylor
- The Blues Is Just a Bad Dream - James Taylor
- Some Children See Him - James Taylor
- Yellow Rose - James Taylor
- Woman's Gotta Have It - James Taylor
- Wandering - James Taylor
- Up On The Roof - James Taylor
- Up Er Mei - James Taylor
- Soldiers - James Taylor
- That's Why I'm Here - James Taylor
- Taking It In - James Taylor
- Suzanne - James Taylor
- Suite For 20G - James Taylor
- Steamroller Blues - James Taylor
- Steamroller - James Taylor
- Shower the People - James Taylor
- September Grass - James Taylor
- Riding On a Railroad - James Taylor
- Rainy Day Man - James Taylor
- Playing Possum - James Taylor
- Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip On Me - James Taylor
- Nobody But You - James Taylor
- Night Owl - James Taylor
- Never Die Young - James Taylor
- Mud Slide Slim - James Taylor
- Love Has Brought Me Around - James Taylor
- Little David - James Taylor
- Line 'Em Up - James Taylor
- Like Everyone She Knows - James Taylor
- Knocking 'Round the Zoo - James Taylor
- Jump Up Behind Me - James Taylor
- Is That the Way You Look? - James Taylor
- Handy Man - James Taylor
- I Can Dream Of You - James Taylor
- Hymn - James Taylor
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) - James Taylor
- Highway Song - James Taylor
- Hey Mister That's Me Up on the Jukebox - James Taylor
- Frozen Man - James Taylor
- FOOL FOR YOU - James Taylor
- Fire And Rain - James Taylor
- Fanfare - James Taylor
- Don't Talk Now - James Taylor
- Country Road - James Taylor
- Cats In The Cradle - James Taylor
- Carolina In My Mind - James Taylor
- Boatman - James Taylor
- Blossom - James Taylor
- Belfast To Boston - James Taylor
- Baby, It's cold outside - James Taylor
- Ananas - James Taylor
Notes:
JT on Sony.com: Yer love jones.
Gotta watchdog watching me
Watching me packing my bags
He knows I'm leaving town
I can see that it's a drag
Why leave the life I love
Here in the great state of Maine
Just to ride that shining rail
Just to size that ball and chain
Gotta spend just a little more time with you
That's why
Gotta spend just a little more time with you
Oh oh oh
Gotta spend just a little more time with you
Yes I do, yes I do
Gotta spend just a little more time with you
Oh oh oh oh oh
I passed on the cocaine
Said bye-bye to my methadone
Put down the bottle for one more day
Backing off of my Tobacco Jones
Still I feel like a hopeless junkie
Like a man who can't say no
I look back and there's that monkey
Rascal won't let go
Gotta spend just a little more time with you
I get high and I can't come down
I get high just hanging around
I get high, I go lost and found
I get high oh I oh I
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Fa la la, la la
Tis the season
(We wish you a merry Christmas)
Tis the season
(We wish you a merry Christmas)
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
Fa la la, la la la
Tis the season to be jolly
Fa la la, la la la
Down we now our gay apparel
Fa la la
(Fa la la)
Fa la la
(Fa la la)
Troll the ancient yule tide carol
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Everybody sing, the yule tide carol
Fa la la, la la la
Fa la la, la la la la yeah
A very merry Christmas
A very merry Christmas
See the blazing yule before us
Fa la la, la la la
Strike the harp and join the chorus, yeah
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Follow us in merry measure
While I tell of yule tide treasure
Fa la la, la la la la
(La la la la la la la la)
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
(We wish you a merry Christmas)
Tis the season to be jolly
(We wish you a merry Christmas)
Merry, merry Christmas, yeah, yeah
Merry, merry Christmas
(Fa la la la la la)
Merry, merry Christmas
(Fa la la la la la)
Fa la la la, fa la la la
(Fa la la la la la)
Yeah, la la la
Even the old folks never knew
Why they call it like they do
I was wondering since the age of two
Down on copperline
Copper head, copper beech
Copper kettles sitting side by each
Copper coil, cup o'georgia peach
Down on copperline
Half a mile down to morgan creek
Leaning heavy on the end of the week
Hercules and a hog-nosed snake
Down on copperline
We were down on copperline
One summer night on the copperline
Slip away past supper time
Wood smoke and moonshine
Down on copperline
One time I saw my daddy dance
Watched him moving like a man in a trance
He brought it back from the war in france
Down onto copperline
Branch water and tomato wine
Creosote and turpentine
Sour mash and new moon shine
Down on copperline
Down on copperline
First kiss ever I took
Like a page from a romance book
The sky opened and the earth shook
Down on copperline
Down on copperline
Took a fall from a windy height
I only knew how to hold on tight
And pray for love enough to last all night
Down on copperline
Day breaks and the boys wakes up
And the dog barks and the birds sings
And the sap rises and the angels sigh, yeah
I tried to go back, as if I could
All spec house and plywood
Tore up and tore up good
Down on copperline
It doesn't come as a surprise to me
It doesn't touch my memory
Man I'm lifting up and rising free
Down on over copperline
Half a mile down to morgan creek
I'm only living for the end of the week
Hercules and a hog-nosed snake
Down on copperline, yeah
Take me down on copperline
Oh, down on copperline
Christmas future is far away, Christmas past is past.
Christmas present is here today bringing joy that may last.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas, may your heart be light.
In a year our troubles will be out of sight.
From now on, have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the yuletide gay.
In a year our troubles will be miles away.
Here we are as in olden days, happy golden days of yore.
Precious friends who are dear to us gather near to us once more.
I know that in a year we all will be together, if the Fates allow.
Until then, we'll just have to muddle through somehow.
And have ourselves a merry little Christmas now.
Cause everybody knows...
New Hymn
(James Taylor and Reynolds Price)
Source of all we hope or dread
Sheepdog, jackyl, rattler, swan
We hunt your face and long to trust
That your hid mouth will say again let there be light
A clear new day
But when we thirst in this dry night
We drink from hot wells poisoned with the blood of children
And when we strain to hear a steady homing beam
Our ears are balked by stiffled moans
And howls of desolation from the throats of sisters, brother, wild men
Clawing at the gates for bread
Even our own feeble hands
Aim to seize the crown you wear
And work our private havock through
The known and unknown lands of space
Absolute in flame beyond us
Seed and source of Dark and Day
Maker whom we beg to be
Our mother father comrade mate
Til our few atoms blow to dust
Or form again in wiser lives
Or find your face and hear our name
In your calm voice the end of night
If dark may end
Wellspring gold of Dark and Day
Be here, be now
"You Can Close Your Eyes" / James Taylor
Well the sun is surely sinking down,
but the moon is slowly rising.
So this old world must still be spinning around,
and I still love you.
CHORUS:
So close your eyes;
you can close your eyes, it's all right.
I don't know no love songs,
and I can't sing the blues any more.
But I can sing this song,
and you can sing this song
when I'm gone.
It won't be long before another day.
We're gonna have a good time.
And no one's gonna take that time away.
You can stay as long as you like.
(Chorus)
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I also noticed a single listing of "taylor.james" in the wanted file;
this can probably be removed.
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Steve Hollasch Kubota Pacific Computer, Inc.
(James Taylor)
Little one done run out of money now
No, it doesn't seem to have a home
Left to fend for yourself in the wilderness
Out there living life all alone
Whenever you're ready
You could see a dream come true
Whenever you're ready
I'm just saying it's up to you
Whenever you're ready
Things could start looking up
Whenever you're ready
Take a big sip from the loving cup
Making that face carved out of stone
Coping real hard with a losing hand
Sound of a dog choking on a chicken bone
It just can't be the way that you had things planned, my friend
Whenever you're ready, yeah yeah
Things could start to happen real fast
Whenever you're ready, my good friend
Sure we could get one built to last
Whenever you're ready
Oh we could get it done today
Whenever you're ready
Sure enough you could come out and play
Cold, hot, ready or not
Whatever you've got
What have you got to lose, my good friend?
Whenever you're ready
Whenever you're ready, my good friend
{repeat)
Beneath the tide the fishes glide
Fin to fin and side to side
For fishy love has now begun
Fishy love, finny fun
Paper moon, paper heart
Pink balloon, work of art
Al Capone, Bugs Moran
Valentine's Day
Bootleg gin, porkpie hat
Dew Drop Inn, dirty rat
Through the heart, Cupid's dart
Valentine's Day
Day to repay the one that you love
Gentlemen take off your hats as I speak thereof
Just a brief break from the push and the shove
We may go a few rounds without boxing gloves
Land your punch, I stand my ground
We break for lunch and a second round
We set them up, we knock them down
Valentine's Day
Me and you, you and him
Him and her, us and them
We keep score, love as war
Valentine's Day
I lost my teeth, I lost my hair
I lost my mind, you don't care
Love is war, all is fair
On Valentine's Day
Gee it's great after staying out late,
Walking my baby back home.
Arm and arm over meadow and farm,
Walking my baby back home.
We go on harmonizing a song,
Or she's reciting a poem.
Owls fly by and they give me the eye,
Walking my baby back home.
We stop for awhile, she gives me a smile,
And cuddles her cheek to my chest.
We start to pet, and thats when I get
Her powder all over my vest.
After I kind of straighten my tie,
She has to borrow my comb.
One kiss then we continue again,
Walking my baby back home.
After I kind of straighten my tie,
She has to borrow my comb.
One kiss then we continue again,
Walking my baby back home.
Nice night.
i open my arms to hold you
you turn away you turn away
i feel it just like i told you
how can you turn away
the things that we said last saturday night
you turn away you turn away
now you want to throw that away
how can you turn away
bridge
it was true love it was you and me
and the sliver moon and the shining sea]
it was new but it felt to me
just like love was suppsosed to be
finally
and now your eyes won't meet mine
you turn away you turn away
i never want to taste that sweet wine again
how can you turn away
bridge
and after this love i'm keeping for you
you turn away you turn away
i never want to taste that sweet wine again
how can you turn away
bridge
and after this love i'm keeping for you
you turn away you turn away
i'll dry these tears that i'm weeping for you
and take my turn to turn away yeah
The water is wide
I can't cross over
And neither have
I wings to fly
Build me a boat
That can carry two
And both shall row
My love and i
There is a ship
And she sails the sea
She's loaded deep
As deep can be
But not so deep
As the love I'm in
I know not how
I sink or swim
Oh love is handsome
And love is fine
The sweetest flower
When first it's new
But love grows old
And waxes cold
And fades away
Like summer dew
Build me a boat
That can carry two
And both shall row
My love and i
And both shall row
(Chorus)
Damn this traffic jam
How I hate to be late
It hurts my motor to go so slow
Damn this traffic jam
Time I get home my supper'll be cold
Damn this traffic jam
Well I left my job about 5 o'clock
It took fifteen minutes go three blocks
Just in time to stand in line
With a freeway looking like a parking lot
- Chorus -
Now I almost had a heart attack
Looking in my rear view mirror
I saw myself the next car back
Looking in the rear view mirror
'Bout to have a heart attack
I said
- Chorus -
Now when I die I don't want no coffin
I thought about it all too often
Just strap me in behind the wheel
And bury me with my automobile
- Chorus -
Damn...
Now I used to think that I was cool
Running around on fossil fuel
Until I saw what I was doing
Was driving down the road to ruin
We've seen some hard times, hard times
Holding it together ain't always easy
An angry man, hungry woman
They're driving each other crazy
It's so low down, show down
There's nothing else safe to say
Baby's on the town, baby's looking 'round
talking 'bout walking away
Don't let go
Got to give it one more chance
We've got to hold on
Loving me may not make much sense
But I'm gone on you, baby
Baby, I'm gone
And I want you back again
I may be wrong for you, baby
Maybe I'm wrong
But I love you just the same
Now, we've got to hold on, got to hold on
We've got to hold on, got to hold on
We've got to hold on, got to hold on
We've got to hold on, got to hold on
We've got to hold on, got to hold on
Hard times, hard times
Holding it together ain't always easy
Angry man, hungry woman
Driving each other crazy
We've got to hold on through all
Those hard times
Listen to me and I'll sing you a song
And the time will go by
'Til you never know where it's gone
Talk to me and I'll tell you my life story
Walk with me and I'll tell you my dreams of glory
There we are
Walking hand in hand
Somewhere on the sand
At the end of the land
And the edge of the shining sea
Drifting through time and space
On the face of a little blue ball
Falling around the sun
One in a million, billion, twinkling lights
Shining out for no one
In the middle of the night
Here we are
Sparks in the darkness
Speaking of our love
Burning down forever and forever
Oh I don't know if I told you
But you hold my heart in your hand
And I found out something about you
Baby, without you
I'm a lonely man
So though I never say that I love you
I love you
Darling I do
Carly, I do love you
And though we are as nothing
To the stars that shine above
You are my universe
You are my love
Here we are
Like children forever
Taking care of one another
While the world goes on without us
All around us
Last thing I remember is the freezing cold
Water reaching up just to swallow me whole
Ice in the rigging and howling wind
Shock to my body as we tumbled in
Then my brothers and the others are lost at sea
I alone am returned to tell thee
Hidden in ice for a century
To walk the world again
Lord have mercy on the frozen man
Next words that were spoken to me
Nurse asked me what my name might be
She was all in white at the foot of my bed
I said angel of mercy I'm alive or am I dead
My name is William James McPhee
I was born in 1843
Raised in Liverpool by the sea
But that ain't who I am
Lord have mercy on the frozen man
It took a lot of money to start my heart
To peg my leg and to buy my eye
The newspapers call me the state of the art
And the children, when they see me, cry
I thought it would be nice just to visit my grave
See what kind of tombstone I might have
I saw my wife and my daughter and it seemed so strange
Both of them dead and gone from extreme old age
See here, when I die make sure I'm gone
Don't leave 'em nothing to work on
You can raise your arm, you can wiggle your hand
And you can wave goodbye to the frozen man
I know what it means to freeze to death
To lose a little life with every breath
To say goodbye to life on earth
To come around again
Lord have mercy on the frozen man
Lord have mercy on the frozen man
Walk down that lonesome road
All by yourself
Don't turn your head
Back over your shoulder
And only stop
To rest yourself
When the silver moon
Is shining high above the trees
If I had stopped to listen
Once or twice
If I had closed my mouth
And opened my eyes
If I had cooled my head
And warmed my heart
I'd not be on this road tonight
Carry on
Never mind feeling sorry for yourself
It doesn't save you from your troubled mind
Walk down that lonesome road
All by yourself
Don't turn your head
Back over your shoulder
And only stop
To rest yourself
When the silver moon
Is shining high above the trees
Oh Lord I feel fine today
I'm walking on cloud nine today
I'm over that line today
Happiness is finally mine today
I guess I'm just a lucky guy
And I'm prepared to tell you why
It's strictly on account of my
Sweet Potato Pie
I'm the fellow that she loves the most
The main reason why she left the coast
She's my little girlziña
That much hotter that a jalapeño
Tender like a night in June
Sweeter than a honeymoon
Brighter than a silver spoon
Just as crazy as a loon
Softer than a lullabye
Deeper than the midnight sky
Soulful as a baby's cry
My Sweet Potato Pie
I used to see her around the neighborhood
I wonder how she grew up so good
She belonged to Freddy and he was bad
And I never was ready to make him mad
I'm glad I had to wait awhile
A little bit too juvenile
I needed to refine my style
A silk suit and a crocodile smile
So let the whole damn world go by
'Cause I just want to testify
From now on it's me and my
Sweet Potato Pie
James Taylor
There is a young cowboy he lives on the range
His horse and his cattle are his only companions
He works in the saddle and he sleeps in the canyons
Waiting for Summer, his pastures to change
And as the moon rises he sits by his fire
Thinking about women and glasses of beer
And closing his eyes as the doggies retire
He sings out a song which is soft but it's clear
As if maybe someone could hear
Goodnight you moonlight ladies
Rock-a-bye sweet baby James
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
Won't you let me go down in my dreams
And rock-a-bye sweet baby James
Now the first of December was covered with snow
And so was the turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston
Lord, the Berkshires seemed dreamlike on account of that frosting
With ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go
There's a song that they sing when they take to the highway
A song that they sing when they take to the sea
A song that they sing of their home in the sky
Maybe you can believe it if it helps you to sleep
But singing works just fine for me
Goodnight you moonlight ladies
Rock-a-bye sweet baby James
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
Won't you let me go down in my dreams
James Taylor
Something's wrong, that restless feeling's been preying on your mind
Road maps in a well cracked ceiling the signs aren't hard to find
Now I'm not saying that you've been mistreated
No one's hurt you - nothing's wrong
A moment's rest was all you needed
So pack your things and kindly move along
Like dust in the wind you're gone forever
You're wind-blown leaves you're a change in the weather
Just a town like any other a second brand new start
A third or fourth hand wife or lover no, you won't break her heart
Take some bacon go on and leave your watch chain
She won't count on nothing more
Wrap your hands around that small change
and tiptoe barefoot out the door
Yes, something's wrong that restless feeling's been preying on my mind
When things get bad I'm bound to pack my bags and just
Now back when this earth was a silver blue jewel
And back when your grandfather's father was young
Men of these shores made and gave up their lives
Pulling up fish from the sea
While down in the African slavery trade
Stealing young men to cut sugar cane
Rum to New Bedford and codfish from Maine
They were building a wall that will always remain
Oh, the crown and the cross the musket and chain
The white man's religion, the family name
Two hundred years later and who is to blame?
The captain or the cargo or the juice of the sugar cane
The doryman he knows when the riptides will run
He sets out his nets and he sits in the sun
He thinks of his family and drinks of his rum
And he waits for the codfish to come
It's the same god-damned ocean that keeps them alive
It will swallow you up, it will let you survive
It will heal you and steal you and take you away
Like a note in a bottle with nothing to say
Now back when this earth was a silver blue jewel
And back when your grandfather's father was young
Men of these shores made and gave up their lives
Pulling up fish from the sea
Someone
I'm searching for someone who'll be true
Who'll change my life of blue
Into a dream of golden rainbows
Where are you?
I seems I've been searching
Searching more than just one lifetime
My heart is a magnet all for you
I'll know you when I see you
Within my heart is carved a sculpture of your love
Life is worth less than nothing without love
Love is the force from which all beings live
Don't you see, it's the purpose of living to love and be loved
Again and again
Where are you
My heart cries for you
My eyes long to see you
My soul is all for you
Oh where are you, someone?
Don't you see, it's the purpose of living to love and be loved
Again and again
Where are you
My heart cries for you
My eyes long to see you
My soul is all for you
Oh where are you, someone?
Take all the money that we need for school
And to keep the street people in out of the cold
Spend it on a weapon you can never use
Make the world an offer that they can't refuse
Open up the door and let the shark-men feed
Hoover of the future in the land of greed
Sell the Ponderosa to the Japanese
Slap leather, head for that line of trees, yeah
Slap leather
Go on Ron
Just about to go myself
Turn the whole wide world into a TV show
So it's just the same game wherever you go
You never meet a soul that you don't already know
One big advertisement for the status quo
As if these celebrities were your close friends
As if you knew how the story ends
As if you weren't sitting in a room alone
And there was somebody real at the other end of the phone, yeah
Squibnocket
Phone sex
Just about to dial your number
Get all worked up so we can go to war
We find something worth killing for
Tie a yellow ribbon around your eyes
Big McFalafel and a side of fries
Yeah, Big McFalafel
Stormin' Norman
I just love a parade
Slap leather
Phone love
Big McFalafel
Just about to dial myself
It was a hot and sultry day
Somewhen in early September
I don't hardly remember the day
Just the way the sun beat down
Upon the bay, baby
I did not even need to know your name
It was, oh, so plain to see
That you had eyes for me
Halfway open, halfway closed
Half naked eyes for me, baby
It was a slow burning love
A fair-weather love affair
A slow burning, smouldering love
For you and I
And like the sun on the edge of the Western sky
It died
Oh, the lights of the city were close at hand
I might just as well have been another man
You might just as well have been another girl
It might just as well have been another world
It was a slow burning love
A fair-weather love affair
A slow burning, smouldering love
For you and I
And like the sun on the edge of the Western sky
It died
Slow burning love...
Well, I've been lying in this dungeon
Since I was eighteen
Ten lonely years of my life taken
I've been living in the pages of a magazine
It breaks my heart to awaken
(Chorus)
Set me free
Sleep come free me (please, please, please)
Set me free
Set me free
Now the state of Alabama says I killed a man
The jury reached the same conclusion
I remember I was there
With a tire iron in my hand
The rest is all confusion
- Chorus -
More like an animal and less like a man
What they leave you ain't worth keeping
Brother let me tell you
I got a clock with no hands
The only way out is through sleeping
- Chorus -
You get to where you used to be
Whoever you claim
It's open to interpretation
Just remember your number
And abandon your name
And hold on to your imgination
Oh no no
- Chorus -
Well the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.
Any fool can do it,
There ain't nothin' to it.
Nobody knows how we got to the top of the hill.
But since we're on our way down,
We might as well enjoy the ride.
The secret of love is in opening up your heart.
It's okay to feel afraid,
But don't let it stand in your way, No now.
Cuz everyone knows that love is the only road.
And since we're only here for awhile,
We might as well show some style,
Give us a smile now,
(Chorus)
Isn't it a lovely ride?
Sliding down, and
Gliding down, and
Try not to try too hard.
It's just a lovely ride.
The thing about time is that time isn't really real.
It's all on your point of view,
How does it feel to you in there, and
Einstein said that you could never understand it all.
Planets spinning through space,
The smile upon your face,
Welcome to the human race,
(Chorus)
Isn't that a lovely ride,
Oh la la yes,
See me sliding down and gliding down,
Try not to try too hard,
It's just a lovely ride.
Now the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time...
Well the moon is in the ocean
And the starts are in the sky
And all that I can see
Is my sweet Maria's eyes
Sarah, Sarah Maria
Sarah Maria, ya, ya, ya, ya
Well, you know about the sugar cane
That comes from way down South
She's got one end in her hand
She's got one end in her mouth
Sarah, Sarah Maria
Sarah Maria, ya, ya, ya, ya
She took me out walking
to the corner of the world
Where everyone was a-talking
About such a pretty little girl
Sarah, Sarah Maria.
Sarah Maria, ya, ya, ya, ya
There are ladies in my life
Lovely ladies in these lazy days
And though I never took a wife
May I say that I have loved me one or two
Of the people in my past
Fading faces in a waking dream
And though they never seemed to last very long
There are faces I remember
From the places in my past
I said all the dead head miles
And the insincere smiles
Sometimes I can laugh and cry
And I can't remember why
But I still love those
Good times gone by
Hold on to them close or let them go, oh no
I don't know
I just seem to sing these songs
(James Taylor)
I was raised up family
Man I'm glad I'm on my own
I was raised up family
Man I'm glad I'm on my own
I mean, God bless the child
That can learn to live alone, yeah
thinking about about my cousin
What it was that did him in
Could it have been that whiskey
Rotgut, bootleg, bathtub gin
It's like it took a lot of liquor
Just to let him live in his own skin
Back in Raleigh, North Carolina
You got to ride it on back
In Raleigh, North Carolina
The ship set down on the shore
Of this uncharted desert island
Me and my people fanned out
I guess we settled down a little while
Ah, but the devil came with the dark days of winter
Man the children ran wild
I used to know why
No I don't know why anymore
I used to know why
No I don't know why no more
I get to wonder at the Kundalini thunder
Down under my floor
You got to ride it on back
Take me back
Back in Raleigh, North Carolina
Yeah, do you wanna go
Way back in Raleigh, North Carolina
Only One
chorus:
you are my only one
you are my only one
well i'm telling you now you're my only one
i've got two long legs like to carry me
two sharp eyes to look for the fight
two strong arms to hold on tight
two good friends on my left and right
but only one only one
chorus:
you are my only one you are my only one
don't be leaving me now you're my only one
there's only one road before me
too many turns in the way
thousands of things to do today
millions of moments i must admit
but only one only one
chorus
taken for granted and pushed aside
all that I wanted was a place to run and hide
missing message in a hollow tree
hidden deep inside a memory
and the memory seems like dreams
hundreds of hopes in the past
nevertheless it was never the last
hold on strong or you fade out fast
and only one only one
chorus
(James Taylor)
Shall I tell it again how we started as friends
Who would run into one another now and again
At the Yippee Cai O or the Mesa Dupree
Or a dozen different everyday places to be
I was loping along living alone
We were ever so brave on the telephone
Would you care to come down for fireworks time
We could each just reach
We step out of line
And the smell of the smoke and the lay of the land
and the feeling of finding one's heart in one's hand
and the tiny tin voice of the radio band singing
"love must stand"
Love forever and ever must stand
Unbelievable you, impossible me
The fool who fell out of the family tree
The fellow that found the philosopher's stone
Deep underground like a dinosaur bone
Who fell into you at a quarter to two
With a tear in your eye for the Fourth of July
For the patriots and the minutemen
And the things you believe they believed in then
Such as freedom, and freedom's land
And the kingdom of God and the rights of man
With the tiny tin voice of the radio band
Singing "love must stand"
Love forever and ever must stand
And forever must stand
Oh the smell of the smoke as we lay on the land
and the feeling of finding my heart in my hand
with the tiny tin voice of the radio band
singing "love must stand"
love forever and ever must stand
All on the Fourth of July
On the Fourth of July
I’m not much for making little wishes
But I’d like a little wish to come true for you
I’m not talking about loaves and fishes
But I wish that there was something I could do for you
Here’s a little bit of cheap advice
To be taken in an hour of need
Don’t assume that the life you left
Is the life you have to lead
(chorus)
When you come home what you gonna do
Oh brother, oh brother
Don’t you try to deny
What you know to be true
The same mess of misery that you done been through
Standing in line
And it’s waiting for you
One kiss leads to another
Brother when you come back home
I’d like to know who’s knocking on door
I’d like to know what they come here for
You’d like to say no
But the words won’t come
Come in and sit down, seem to roll off your tongue
You forget to remember, to never die young
One kiss leads to another
Brother when you come back home
Standing in line, all of your friends
Standing in line, party never ends
Standing in line, the river flows, the river bends
Standing in line, all of your friends
- chorus -
And that moon will be
Shining in the trees
All night long
Something bound to happen for sure
Soon you’ll be
Stopping by talking to a friend again
Swear you ain’t never tasted nothing so pure
- chorus -
When you come home, your friends are dropping by
When you come home, the moon is gonna shine
When you come home, I tell you no lie
When you come home, they’re gonna offer you a line
Standing in line, all of your friends
Standing in line, party never ends now
Standing in line, the river flows, the river bends
Standing in line, all your so called friends
Standing in line, when you come home
Standing in line, oh brother, oh brother now
Standing in line, when you come home
Standing in line, what you’re gonna do now
Standing in line...
(James Taylor)
Well I'm-a going back down maybe one more time
Deep down home, October Road
And I might like to see that little friend of mine
That I left behind once upon a time
Oh, promised land and me still standing
It's a test of time
It's a real good sign
Let the sun run down right behind the hill
I know how to stand there still till the moon rise up
Right behind the pine, oh lord
October road
(repeat)
It's the big-time life that I can't abide
Raise my rent. Tan my hide.
Sweet call of the countryside
Go down slow. Open wide.
I did my time
And it changed my mind
I'm satisfied Oh.
I got so low down, fed up
My god, I could hardly move
Won't you come on, my brother
Get on up and help me find my groove
Keep me walking, October road.
Keep me walking in the sunshine, yeah
A little friend of mine
October road
(repeat)
Help me now
Mount up, move on
May you find the way back home
Down and down we go
Down into bright October
Brothers in arms no more
Now that the war is over
Have you waded in and been to hell
Will you lie upon the sofa
see to the decoration of your shell
Now that the war is over
Mount up, move on
Damn the darkness, speed the dawn
They lost, we won
Try to find your way back home
Native son
Down and down we go
Now that the war is over
Brothers in arms no more
Now that the war is over
Have you waded in and been to hell
Will you lie upon the sofa
see to the decoration of your shell
Now that the war is over
Mount up, move on
Damn the darkness, speed the dawn
They lost, we won
May you find your way back home
Native son
life's good friends are hard to find
and now one of mine is dead
and things I should have said to her
i shall say to you instead
mona mona
so much of you to love
too much of you to take care of
mona mona
you got too big to keep
and too damn old to eat
when you where just a football
at your mama's side
i reckon everyone figured you
for a bar-b-que when you died
and here i'm thinking about you
lying underground
pushing up a pine tree in my field
oh mona mona
you can close your eyes
i've got a twelve gauge surprise
waiting for you
since the day she passed away
everything's just the same
everywhere i go
somebody mentions her name
sometimes it's easiest to tell
a friend a lie
they don't understand
the way i feel
oh mona mona
so much of you to love
to much of you to take care of
so long
now she is gone and i am
left alone as you can see
but ever since i caused her death
i do miss her company
James Taylor
Mescalito has opened up my eyes
Mescalito has set my mind at ease
Mescalito has opened up my eyes
Set my mind at ease...
When I was just a child
My life was, oh, so simple
And the ways of the great world
Seemed strange and funny
Then when I was a young man
I learned of that machine
That turns out all those bails of precious money
Now you can measure you manhood by it
You can get your children to try it
You can bring your enemies to their knees
With the possible exception of the North Vietnamese
It takes a strong hit from the money machine
Sitting on top, on top of the world
Strong hit from the money machine
Sitting on top, on top of the world
General Motors and IBM
AFL-CIO and all the king's men
When I began the game
See me singing 'bout fire and rain
Let me just say it again
I've seen fives and I've seen tens
It was a strong hit from the money machine
Sitting on top, on top of the world
Strong hit from the money machine
Settle up top, on top of the world
(Money, money, money)
(Give me that dough)
(Mine, mine, mine)
Been living in the lap of luxury too long
Please, Mr. DJ, won't you play my song
Maybe my baby will listen on the radio
Come back home to me
Help me spend my dough
I need a strong hit from the money machine
Sitting on top, on top of the goddamn world
I need a strong hit from the money machine
Strong hit from the money machine
Sitting on top, on top of the world
Money, money, money
Note: Hidden track.
Oh money, oh money, oh where have you gone?
I need me some money to have me some fun
Gonna pick up my guitar and write me some hits
Build me some houses and blow 'em to bits
Gonna furnish them boldly with style and with taste
Generate truckloads of solid waste
Hangnail, hangnail, hangnail, hangnail
Have you ever seen a man with a hangnail?
Hangnail, hangnail, hangnail
Oh money, oh money, oh where have you gone?
I need me some money to have me some fun
Gonna pick up my guitar and write me some hits
Hangnail, hangnail, hangnail, hangnail
Have you ever seen a man with a hangnail?
Hangnail, hangnail, hangnail
Oh money, oh money, oh where have you gone?
You can play the game and you can act out the part
Though you know it wasn't written for you
But tell me, how can you stand there with your broken heart
Ashamed of playing the fool
One thing can lead to another; it doesn't take any sacrifice
Oh, father and mother, sister and brother
if it feels nice, don't think twice
Just shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna work out fine if you only will
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way you feel
Things are gonna be much better if you only will
You can run but you cannot hide
This is widely known
And what you plan to do with your foolish pride
When you're all by yourself alone
Once you tell somebody the way that you feel
You can feel it beginning to ease
I think it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel
Always getting the grease.
Better to shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be just fine if you only will
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be much better if you only will
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
You'll feel better right away
Don't take much to do
Sell you pride
They say in every life
They say the rain must fall
Just like pouring rain
Make it rain
Make it rain
Love, love, love is sunshine.
Oh yes
Make it rain
Love, love, love is sunshine
Yeah, all right
Everybody, everybody
Shower the people you love with love
(James Taylor)
On my own
How could I have known?
Imagine my surprise
Just a fool
From a tree full of fools
Who can't believe his eyes
Imagine my surprise
I was a mean old man
I was an ornery cuss
I was a dismal Dan
I made an awful fuss
Ever since my life began
Man, it was ever thus
I was a nasty tyke who was hard to like
I had to misbehave
I did things in reverse
Refused to wash or shave
I was horrid to my nurse
I got back what I gave
Which only made me worse
I had to have my way
Which was bleak and gray, oh dear
Living in here
One hundred years of rain
Such a drag
This riches to rags
With just myself to blame
A dirty low-down shame
Silly me
Silly old me
Somewhere outside my mind
Clever you
Walking me through
Willing to lead the blind
Just in the nick of time
Who gets a second chance?
Who gets to have some fun?
Who gets to learn to dance
Before his race is run?
Who gets to shed his skin?
Who comes up born again?
Who was a mean old man
'Til you turned him into a golden retriever
Puppy dog
Who's a good boy?
Need a reason to be here
Hoping to find it tonight
Walking alone on Broadway
Watching the people
Watching the town go down
Broadway's a river to me
Fat fish in the big city sea
Taxi cabs, limousines, submarines
Got my mind on a sweet dream
Keeping an eye on this street scene
'Cause I'm open for love
In the middle of town tonight
Had my fill of self-pity
I brought all my blues to the city
Guess I'm pressing my lucky
In the middle of town tonight
See me waiting on you to smile back on me
Child
It looks like tomorrow
It seems like the end of a dream
Dawning on me on Broadway
In the morning light it's a dream
And I'm just a fool
Looking for love on Broadway
(James Taylor)
I forget what to ask for
There isn't anything I haven't been given
How could I wish for anything more
As I am here living in heaven
This moment in the sun
To feel the wheel turning on
Carry me on my way
Carry me on my way
Carry me on my way
Carry me on my way
I worry about my actions
I think about the damage I do
I've seen the coming attractions
Armageddon and Waterloo
I tried to change my mind
I wasted precious time
(chorus)
Who knows where the time goes
Only everything is everything
Feels like I'm wearing my father's clothes
Singing a song my brother would sing
I turned to hide my face
They're gone without a trace
(chorus)
Kootch's Song
(Danny Kortchmar)
She is frenzied to the point of pain.
She is counting up her list again.
She won't satisfy another man.
You understand.
You can't cross the boundry beyond which she stands.
He's disposed of all his inner mind,
Donned his mask and left the world behind.
He has cancelled all the checks he signed,
So why be kind this time?
You can't see the picture of you in his hand.
Now they've thrown out all the undesired,
Morbid dreams behind a gay attire.
They won't talk about the morning fire,
So why aspire?
You don't want to be what they think is a man.
La La LA LAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaada da deeeeeI love you baby I love you babyLets go get drunk
Mama makes the music and she makes the news
She dances all night in her golden shoes
She's high flying
Going, going , gone
She'll be halfway to Heaven by
The hour that the morning comes
And papa's kacked out with his head in his lap
Mama likes to think that he's taking a nap
'Cause he's working so hard
Working all night long
He'll be halfway to hell in
The hour that the morning comes
Like a bat out of hell in the moonlight
Like the pieces of the picture
That you broke last night
I'm sure it's going to be all right
I'll be halfway heavy by
The hour that the morning comes
Oh, look at that fool with the lampshade on
Somebody told him he was having fun
But they were wrong
Wrong, wrong, wrong
If he's fool enough he might open his eyes
When the morning comes along
Now look at that secret agent man
Sneaking out of church with blood on his hands
He's for sale
Going, going, gone
He'll be the first to know and the last to go
When the shit hits the fan
Give me a little water
Give me a little wine
You're looking at a man who's been out in the sunshine
Just a little too long
Little bit too long
But I'll be halfway home in
The hour that the morning comes
Poor puppy, you look so sad
I guess you think that no one ever
Felt so bad before
Everybody has the blues
Everybody has the blues
Everybody knows the way that you feel today
Everybody gets to sit and cry
Everybody gets to wonder why
Everybody gets to watch the sky turn grey
Maybe you lost your job
Maybe you lost your girl
Maybe you feel like you're losing your mind
That's not the end of the world
Everybody gets to feel some pain
Everyone got to get to caught out in the rain
Everybody got some days that they can't explain
Everybody got the blues
Everybody has the blues
Everybody knows the way that you feel today
Got the one room suite in the downtown motel
Got a lovely view
Classic shot of the parking lot
An off ramp of route 72
Half flat six pack of lukewarm beer
So lay down by my side
Like to whisper sweet nothings in my filthy ear
'Til I'm satisfied
Baby-bootie, juicy-fruity, truck-stop cutie, roadside-beauty
I'm in love with you
Hope it don't last too long
You got the mackerel eyes
Brought the side of fries
You got me hypnotized
I'm in love again
Now baby when I told you that
I love you
I was only telling a lie
I'll be long gone come the crack of dawn
And I believe the word is
Good-bye, bye baby, bye, bye
I was only telling a lie
There ain't no need to act like I
Shot your dog, no
I was only telling a lie
Lie, lie, lie, lie...
That limousine
In which you made the scene
Suits you to a t
If all the you want to be
Is somebody that don't never walk
That big chateau
Where you wanna go
In the south of France
Gonna end our big romance
Don't you do it
(Chorus)
Honey don't leave L. A.
That Riviera is so far away
Begging you s'il vous plait
They don't know nothing down in St. Tropez
Baby don't leave L. A.
I heard it said that you had it made
With you movie star
But, oh, how right you are
If that's really 'bout the best you can do
You moved my soul
So I played the role
Of your back door man
Yes and now I can't really complain
'cause I love you
- Chorus -
James Taylor - John David Souther - Waddy Wachtel
She's been afraid to go out
She's afraid of the knock on her door
There's always a shade of a doubt
She can never be sure
Who comes to call
Maybe the friend of a friend of a friend
Anyone at all
Anything but nothing again
It used to be her town
It used to be her town, too
It used to be her town
It used to be her town, too
Seems like even her old girlfriends
Might be talking her down
She's got her name on the grapevine
Running up and down
The telephone line
Talking 'bout
Someone said, someone said
Something 'bout, something else
Someone might have said about her
She always figured that they were her friends
But maybe they can live without her
It used to be her town
It used to be her town, too
It used to be her town
It used to be her town, too
Well, people got used to seeing them both together
But now he's gone and life goes on
Nothing lasts forever, oh no
She gets the house and the garden
He gets the boys in the band
Some of them his friends
Some of them her friends
Some of them understand
Lord knows that this is just a small town city
Yes, and everyone can see you fall
It's got nothing to do with pity
I just wanted to give you a call
It used to be your town
It used to be my town, too
You never know 'till it all falls down
Somebody loves you
Somebody loves you
Darling, somebody still loves you
I can still remember
When it used to be her town, too
It used to be your town
And the light between us
Which we could not quite extinguish
Which we see at dawn
Burns on
First day of May
Things are beginning
Our side is winning
Hip hip hooray
Made in the shade
Deep in the shadow
Down by the meadow
Lie in my arms
And the moon will rise
Before our very eyes
We will rise too
I'll be with you
It's a rite of spring
A horizontal thing
The sweetest sort of dance
Hidden in among the plants
Ha ha ha ha
People are laughing
Children are singing
Come join the dance
And the walls around us
Which we kept at such a cost
When we turned around
Came tumbling down
Ha ha ha ha
She can't stop laughing
He can't stop singing
First day of May
Now if all my golden moments
Could be rolled into one
They would shine just like the sun
For a Summer day
And after it was over
We could have it back again
With credit to the editor
For striking out the rain (very clean)
And all it really needed
Was the proper point of view
No one's gonna bring me down
No one's gonna stop me now
Now I gathered up my sorrows
And I sold them all for gold
And I gathered up the gold
And I threw it all away
It all went for a good time and a song (come on)
The laughter was like music
It did float my soul along for awhile
And all it really needed was the proper point of view
No one's gonna reach me here
No one's gonna know I'm gone
You may think I might be crazy
And I guess you might be right
But I know the way I feel today is out of sight
I do not trust your senses to remember your name
Without corrective lenses
Things are never twice the same anyway
And all it really needed
Was the proper point of view
No one's gonna bring me down
No one's gonna stop me now
No one's gonna reach me here
No one's gonna know I'm gone
everyday it's getting closer
going faster than a roller coaster
a love like yours would surely come my way
everday seems a little faster
all my friends they say go on up and ask her
a love like yours would surely come my way
everyday it seems a little stronger
everyday it lasts a little longer
come what may do you ever long for
true love from me
everyday seems a little closer
going faster than a roller coaster
a love like yours would surely come my way
a love like yours would surely come my way
John Lennon, Paul McCartney
I've got a good reason
For taking the easy way out
I got a good reason
For taking the easy way out
She was a day tripper
One way ticket, yeah
It took me so
So long to find out but I found out
Now she's a big teaser
She took me half the way there
She's a big teaser
She took me half the way there
It was a day tripper
Sunday driver now
It took me so
So long but you know I found out
You can try to please her
She only plays one night stands
You can try just to please her
She only plays one night stands
She was a day tripper
One way baggage, yeah
It took me so
So long, well you know that I found out
(When I found out, when found out)
I got a good reason
For taking the easy way out
Yes, I got a good reason
For taking the easy way out
She was a day tripper
One way driver, yeah
It took me so long to find out
But I found out
Well, I got a good reason
For taking the easy way out
Yes, I got a good reason
Girl, for taking the easy way out
She was a day tripper
One way ticket, yeah
It took me so
(James Taylor)
Caroline, I see you
Standing on the stairway
Waiting for your bear there
Handy on the landing
Penny in my pocket
High enough to hold you
When I come back home to you tomorrow
You may well be angry
I'll for sure be hungry
Meet me in the middle
Make it melt like chocolate
Be my little baby
I take you down by the water
Some December morning
Take you from your family
Leave them with their longing
Take you by your hand
Somewhere on the sand. Oh
Caroline I love you
Though I'm late to say so
Hesitate to tell you
What will be your answer
Some December morning
Standing on the stairway
Caroline I see you
I don't have much to say
Thought I'd call you up anyway
Just to try to show you the way
That I feel today
Oh, I miss you, baby
I sure am on the road
I don't need to say much more
Just the same old well-known stranger
That I was before
It seems like yesterday now
Daddy's all gone
Only half way home
He's holding on to the telephone
Saying, please, don't let the show go on
There's a bus every other hour
There's even the midnight train
But that don't leave me the power
To see your face again
It's not that simple
You see, there's a room full of smiling faces
There's a man standing by the door
Says it's time to change our places
And get down on the floor
Kill 'em, baby
Daddy's all gone
He's just half way home
He's holding on to the microphone
Singing, please, don't make the show go on
It seems you've been living on your own
Lonely and free
Looking to make yourself known
Same as me
Well I see you in the public eyes
I see you're looking fine
The boy would be a businessman
And he signs the bottom line
(Chorus)
Singing company man, do what you can with my name
Rock'n'roll, man here I am
I'm stacking my claim to fame
He's got the smiling face of a friend
Still you're not quite certain you know him
The smile turns into a grin
What do you owe him
You know you owe him
So if there's something you do well
Something you're proud of
Better to save some for yourself
If that's allowed
The crowd will never know you
You'll hardly know yourself
They'll turn you 'round and blow you up
'Til you think you're someone else
- Chorus -
He can turn your time to gold
You better make as much as you can my friend
'Cause his money will turn you old
And they need a young man
The job takes a young man
James Taylor
Daybreak finds you up and alive
Just as though you could touch a star
But sunset seems to leave you weary alone
And wondering who you are
Don't deny that lonely feeling
That keeps stealing on you from deep down inside
Hey, can't you see that it's no good concealing
A feeling it hurts you to hide
When you can come home to me
Yes, I'm happy to hear what you've got
to say to me, baby, all the way
Girl, you can count on me
Watch those shadows fade away
And brighten your night with my day
Daybreak, sunset hot and cold
Running smiles and tears
A bright outside to match your foolish pride
But not a word for the lonely years
Please come back to me
Now you won't have to say
That you'll stay with me, baby, no, it's not that way
Just come back home to me
Watch those shadows fade away
And brighten your night with my...
Daybreak, sunset
You don't have to cry no more
Now, everything's gonna be just fine
Watch out, baby, here it comes
Right around the corner
Here it comes
J'ai trouv¨¦ cette chanson Française
Mise dans un coin
Tout au fond de mon crane
Pas encore exprim¨¦e
Et donc je manque des id¨¦es Anglaises
Paraître, peut-¨ºtre, quelque chose
Je n'ai pas pens¨¦
Si je dis que je t'aime
Ce n'est pas tout ¨¤ fait
La vielle m¨ºme chose
Car les mots que je dis
Ne viennent pas du meme esprit
Et me voici, baby
Étranger nouveau
J'essaye et j'essaye mais je sais
Que je n'ai pas assez de Française
Mais qu'est ce qu'on peut dire
Il faut finir
Suffisant ¨¤ dire
Je ne vais jamais ¨¦crire
Encore une chanson Française
Au revoir mes ami
Je vous aime beaucoup
Breaker number nine big buddy
Put your ears on me now
This trucker got to have a big lie tonight
Come on sucker
Come back brother trucker
I keep seeing double
unless I close one eye
And I've got to roll, roll, roll brother trucker
Sure enough a shame 'bout the shape I'm in
Roll, roll, roll brother trucker
I'm back on my wheels again
Roll, roll, roll brother trucker
Someone to love the truck driving man
Roll, roll, roll brother trucker
I'm back on my wheels again
I'm a driving fool
I make my own rules
One part man and one part mule
One part fossil fuel
I got the heart of steel
I pull eighteen wheels
Mister nine to five in his Coup de Ville
No, never know how it feels
To really roll, roll, roll brother trucker
Holding my own just the best as I can
Roll, roll, roll brother trucker
I'm back on my wheels again
Roll, roll, roll brother trucker
Outward bound from South Bend
Roll, roll, roll brother trucker
I'm back on my wheels again
Moon over New Jersey
Big state police
Well, I'm in a hurry
Could you let me go in peace
I'm an independent
I don't make no teamster dough
'Cause the A.F.L. and the C.I.O.
Still don't own the road
And the only man telling me where to go
Is the man who owns my load
And he says roll, roll, roll brother trucker
I say where and you say when
Roll, roll, roll brother trucker
Get back on your wheels again
Turn the Goddamn thing around and do it again
Roll, roll, roll brother trucker
I'm back on my wheels again
Fat bucket, I'm back on my wheels again
(James Taylor)
There are rifles buried in the countryside for the rising of the moon
May they lie there long forgotten till they rust away into the ground
Who will bend this ancient hatred, will the killing to an end
Who will swallow long injustice, take the devil for a country man
Who will say "this far no further, oh lord, if I die today"
Send no weapons no more money. Send no vengeance across the seas
Just the blessing of forgiveness for my new countryman and me
Missing brothers, martyred fellows, silent children in the ground
Could we but hear them could they not tell us
"Time to lay God's rifle down"
Who will say this far no further, oh Lord, if I die today.
Bartender's Blues
(James Taylor)
Now I'm just a bartender
And I don't like my work
But I don't mind the money at all
I see lots of sad faces
And lots of bad cases
Of folks with their backs to the wall
Chorus:
But I need four walls around me to hold my life
To keep me from going a-stray
And a honky-tonk angel to hold me tight
To keep me from slipping away
I can light up your smokes
I can laugh at your jokes
I can watch you fall down on your knees
I can close down this bar
I can gas up my car
I can pack up and mail in my key
Chorus:
Now, the smoke fills the air
In this honky-tonk bar
And I'm thinking 'bout where I'd rather be
But I burned all my bridges
I sank all my ships
And I'm stranded at the edge of the sea
Chorus
(James Taylor)
Are you there?
Can you hear me?
Somewhere near me
In the morning long ago
Had to hold you so close
Had to never let go
Time on the river
Sliding on by
Hard to believe
Wink of an eye
Where'd you go Baby Buffalo?
What's become of old Cotton Eyed Joe?
Hold up, lying low
Long gone coma a summertime snow
Talk to your doctor
Making her rounds
Ninety-six tear
One thousand clowns
There they are
Shining bright
True creation
Pure delight
They go on
So do you
On and on
Maybe me too
Long ago Baby Buffalo
What's become of old Cotton Eyed Joe?
Hole up, lying low
Long gone come a summertime snow
Hold on to now
Till you have to let go
Easy through your fingers
Ever so
I'm just guessing
I don't know
Maybe it's a blessing
I sure hope so
When I feel as though my love is sinking down
The sun doesn't want to shine
When it feels like she won't face another day
Life is unkind
She's frozen in time
And here comes another grey morning
A not so good morning after all
She says "well, what am I to do today
With too much time and so much sorrow"
She hears the baby waking up downstairs
She hears the foghorn calling out across the sound
Repetition in the morning air
Is just too much to bear
And no one seems to care
If another day goes creeping by
Empty and ashamed
Like an old unwanted memory
That no one will claim
The clouds with their heads on the ground
She's gonna have to come down
She said "move me, move me
I'm locked up inside"
Well, I didn't understand her
Though God knows I tried
She said "make me angry
But just make me cry
But no more grey morning
I think I'd rather die"
I can't help it if I don't feel so good
I can't help it if I don't feel so good
If I had my way
I'd be sitting on the top of the world
I can't help it if I don't feel so good
When the anger comes in him
There's no place for a man to hide
When the anger comes in him
There's no place for a man to hide
Would he do anything in the world
To make him feel better inside
When the anger comes in him
There's no place for a man to hide
Gonna sit back here
Gonna watch this cloud roll by
The next time that you see me
I should be shining like the Fourth of July
Gonna sit back here
Gonna watch this cloud roll by
I ain't lookin' for details
Won't you just give me a clue
Oh Lord what am I gonna do
She's been holding on too long
Hoping I'm gonna change
Giving it up just a little bit more
Each time I come home
Looking and acting strange
Putting her down for putting up with me
(Chorus)
Be as you are
As you see as I am I am
Be as you are
As you see as I am I am
Do you think you might improve me
Trying to take control
Watching every little thing I do
Just like a bleeding movie
Just like a leading role
Mama, this ain't me and I don't
Believe that's you
- Chorus -
First you make believe
I believe the things
That you make believe
And I'm bound to let you down
Then it's I who have been deceiving
Purposely misleading
And all along you believed in me
So we circle around one another
Playing a [not ";I";] guessing game
Strangers at this masquerade
Pretending to know each other
We strain to catch a name
And never see the mistakes we must have made
- Chorus -
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping on your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe,
Help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
They know that Santa's on his way;
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh.
And every mother's child is going to spy,
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although its been said many times, many ways,
A very Merry Christmas to you
You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
He's making a list
And checking it twice;
Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice
Santa Claus is coming to town
He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!
O! You better watch out!
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town
Santa Claus is coming to town
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I made my baby say goodbye
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
Well I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee
And I'm bound for Louisiana, my own true love for to see
It did rain all night the day I left
The weather was bone dry
The sun was so hot I froze myself
Suzanne, don't you go on and cry
I said, Oh, Suzannah
Now, don't you cry for me
As I come from Alabama with this banjo on my knee
Well I had myself a dream the other night
When everything was still
I dreamed that I saw my girl Suzanne
She was coming around the hill
Now, the buckwheat cake was in her mouth
A tear was in her eye
I said, that I come from Dixie land
Suzanne, don't you break down and cry
I said, Oh, Suzannah
Now, don't you cry for me
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, Whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, Whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.
[Refrain:]
Go, tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and everywhere
Go, tell it on the mountain,
That Jesus Christ is born.
While shepherds kept their watching
Over silent flocks by night
Behold throughout the heavens
There shone a holy light.
[Refrain]
The shepherds feared and trembled,
When lo! above the earth,
Rang out the angels chorus
That hailed the Savior's birth.
[Refrain]
Down in a lowly manger
The humble Christ was born
And God sent us salvation
That blessed Christmas morn.
[Refrain]
Mama knows and papa knows
That rock 'n roll is music now
Baby's been cutting his teeth on
Bo Diddley's, I'm a man, man
Listen to the Wolfman howl
See the white man sailing his ship up on the sea
Watch the white man shackle
The black man to a tree
To the invader go the fruits of war
He misses home and his boots are sore
He has not got no roots no more
He comes for your gold
Watch out for your soul
Cause tennis shoes, and rhythm and blues
Are second generation
All across the nation, now
And mama knows, papa too
Rock 'n roll is music
Rock 'n roll is music, now
To the invader go the fruits of war
He misses home and his boots are sore
He has not got no roots no more
He comes for your gold
But watch out for your soul
Mama knows and papa knows
That rock 'n roll is music
Rock 'n roll is music, now
Paris' rooftops were lovely to see
Switzerland's vertical landscape
Crossed my mind's eye just now
Canada's shoreline has been calling out to me
But it's been too long a time
Since last I crossed
That vast Nantucket sound
REFRAIN
Hello old friend
Welcome me home again
Well, I've been away
But that's all over now
Say I can stay for October, now
Stay a while and play
Little dog David
I must look like a fool
I should've remembered
You'd be forgetting my smell, well
Give me a week or two to recapture my cool
I've got stories to tell
About how I snatched the devil's catch
And out ran the hounds of hell
REFRAIN
When I've got something to say
Well, don't I always let you know
So that you and I can go my way together
And if I get carried away
Well, I could be sailing on a song
And maybe we could carry on forever
But lately this old dog
Has been chasing his tail
Round and round and round
And the circles in my mind
They have been winding slowly down
Everybody's breezing up
But I'm seizing up
I'm freezing up
And I'm fading away
I've got a hold on a night in June
I've got room for you and me
I've got moonlight up in the trees
I've got sixty-eight degrees
I've got nothing on my mind
But I've got loving in my heart
And I've got something out in the garden
I want to show you
Well, it really doesn't matter after all
If we quit this round about
And no one will really notice
If we can just sit this next one out
You can strike up the band without me
You may have your doubts about me
But I'm just fading away
You can hardly even see me
Because I'm fading away
Well, it's hard to find a label
For this feeling in my bones
That this is all a make-believe
But my cards are on the table
And there ain't nothing up my sleeve
And here I thought I was a thinking man
But I'm a shrinking man, I'm sinking man
I'm fading, fading away
Well, it's really not so bad to be fading away
Come on along with me and we'll go fading away
You can hardly even hear me because
I'm fading away
Daddy's baby what's got you thinking
What's got you sinking so low
It there something I should know
Something new to you
Daddy's baby fussing and fretting
Keeping on getting it wrong
She can only last so long
(I think there's a line missing right here.)
So sing her a lullabye-bye
Baby don't like to cry
So sing her a lullabye-bye
Swaddle and swing her
Sing her a lullabye
She makes her feelings known to me
Her every side is shown to me
And in our time alone
Our love has surely grown of its own
Solid as a stepping stone
Silently as the dawn was breaking
Soft and clear
And my tears were dry
And my fears had flown
So I called my love my home
There ain't no melody
And I can't find a harmony
If there were a way to say it
You know I would have played it
Well, I'm a man of few words
Trying to find a rhyme
And finally it occurred to me
That I'm wasting my time
There ain't no rhyme or reason
Ain't no time or season
Ain't no way around it
I know I would have found it
There ain't no song in the whole wide world
Could hardly sing without you
There ain't no song in the whole wide world
To tell you the way that I feel
Painters use their eyes
To show us what they see
But when that canvas dries
We all see it differently
There ain't black or white
There ain't no day or night
There ain't no way around it
You know I would have found it
CHORUS
No, No, No, I might as well pack it on up
Not even this song's gonna tell you the way that I feel
Lonely by day
Empty and cold
Only to say
Lo and behold
Deep in the night
Down in my dreams
Glorious sight
This soul has seen
There's a well on the hill
You just can't kill for Jesus
There's a well on the hill
Let it be
I don't build no heathen temples
Where the Lord has done laid his hand
There's a well on the hill
Let it be
Everyone's talking 'bout the gospel story
Some shall sink and some shall rise
Everyone's talking 'bout the train to glory
Long, long time 'til it gets here to you, baby
There's a well on the hill
You just can't kill for Jesus
There's a well on the hill
Let it be
I don't build no heathen temples
Where the Lord has done laid a hand
There's a well on the hill
people around me are at it again
god only knows how they do it
one to another then back again
something keeps putting them through it
me i've been watching more than fifteen years and it
hasn't changed a bit
people keep talking 'bout a different line but it
never seems to fit
this is a song for you
far away far away
this is a song for you
far away from me
this is a song for you
far away so far away
this is a song for you
far away from me
sitting here all alone
is bringing it on again
i'm gone again
sitting here thinking of you
is driving it home again
this is a song for you
far away so far away
this is a song for you
far away from me
open the door it takes me back
oh it takes me back
mention your name and i'm gone again
oh i'm gone again
this is a song for you
far away from me
when your far away
talkin' about far away
more than a distant land
over a shining sea
more than the steaming green
more than the shining eyes
well they tell me it's only a dream in rio
nothing could be as sweet as it seems
on this very first day down
they remind me "son have you so soon forgotten
often as not it's rotten inside
and the mask soon slips away"
strange taste of a tropical fruit
romantic language of the portuguese
melody on a wooden flute
somba floating in the summer breeze
it's alright you can stay asleep
you can close your eyes
you can trust the people of paradise
to call your keeper
and tender your goodbyes
oh what a night wonderful one in a million
frozen fire brazillian stars
oh holy southern cross
later on take me way downtown in a tin can;
can't come down from the bandstand
i'm never thrown for such a loss when they say
quando a nossa mãe acordar
andaremos ao sol
quando a nossa mãe acordar
cantará pelo sertão
quando a nossa mãe acordar
todos os filhos saberão
todos os filhos saberão
e se alegrarão
caught in the rays of the rising sun
on the run from the soldier's gun
shouting out loud from the angry crowd
the mild the wild and the hungry child
i'll tell you there's more than a dream in rio
i was there on the very day
and my heart came back alive
there was more
more than the singing voices
more than the upturned faces
and more than the shining eyes
but it's more than the shining eye
more than the steaming green
more than the hidden hills
more than the concrete christ
more than a distant land
over a shining sea
more than a hungry child
more like another time
born of a million years
more than a million years
Portuguese Version
Performed by James Taylor & Milton Nascimento
Additional lyrics in Portuguese by Fernando Brant
From 'Angelus'
A Terra é minha mãe;e
O mar é o meu chão
O verde é a luz
Sorrindo em meu olhar
Pois eu digo, é mesmo um sonho o Rio
Tudo será como deve ser
Quero estar com você lá
Eu garanto, é um lugar diferente
A minha gente carrega uma cruz
mas tem força pra mudar
Strange taste of a tropical fruit
Romantic language of the Portuguese
Melody on a wooden flute
Samba floating in the Summer breeze
Float on
It's alright you can stay asleep
You can close your eyes
You can trust the people of Paradise
To call your keeper
And to tender your goodbyes
Oh, what a night
Wonderful one in a million
Frozen fire Brazilian
Oh, Holy Southern Cross
Later on take me way downtown
In a tin can
I can't come down from the bandstand
I'm never thrown for such a loss
When they say
O lugar de onde eu vim
Brota no coração
O lugar aonde eu nasci
está no mundo e em mim
O lugar que a gente sonhar
Pode existir, existirá
Vive em nós e viverá
Enquanto houver canção
Caught in the rays of the rising sun
On the run from the soldier's gun
Shouting out loud from
The angry crowd
The mild, the wild and the hungry child
I'll tell you it's more than
A dream in Rio
I was there on the very day
Dói demais o coração, e era mais
Mais do que nossas vozes
Mais do que o nosso rosto
Mais do que a luz do olhar
But it's more than the shining eye
(Mais do que a luz do olhar)
More than the steaming green
(Mais do que o verdejar)
More than the hidden hills
(Tudo o que não se viu)
More than the concrete Christ
(Mais do que o redentor)
More than a distant land
(Mais do que a Terra Mãe)
Over the shining sea
(Mais do que o céu e o mar)
More than a hungry child
(A fome a nos doer)
More like another time
(O tempo a nos curtir)
Born of a million years
(Mais do que um milhão)
More than a million years
(De anos pra sonhar)
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A translation of the Portuguese:
Quando a nossa mãe acordar
When our mother awakes
Andaremos ao sol
We shall walk in the sun
Quando a nossa mãe acordar
When our mother awakes
Cantará pelo sertão
She shall sing in the wilderness
Quando a nossa mãe acordar
When our mother awakes
Todos os filhos saberão
All her children shall know
Todos os filhos saberão
All her children shall know
E se alegrarão
And they shall rejoice
There sha was a vision of beauty
Darky as the midnight sky
When she turned and looked at me
I was frozen by the look in her eyes
It was love at first sight
So we dance thru the night
I'll never be the same
Was it too good to be true
Loving me loving you
Or just another beautiful name
A beautiful name
Romancia, Romancia, oh
Romancia, Romancia, oh
Day and night, my heart's on fire
Longing for you
I remember so well,
Like boy meeting girl
On a secret rendezvous
It was a love at first sight
As we dance thru the night
And I'll never be the same
Cause when the walls were closing in
You were there like a friend
Whenever I called your name
I called your name
Romancia, Romancia, oh
Romancia, Romancia, oh
Romancia, you are my love
Romancia, girl of my dream
Romancia, you light up my life
Romancia, you are my world
Romancia-this summer I'll never forget
Romancia-I found love & happiness
Romancia-write her name in the book of love
Oh Romancia
Romancia-this summer I'll never forget
(I'll never forget)
Romancia-I found love and happiness
(first time we met)
Romancia-write her name in the book of love
(girl of my dream)
I never will forget Romancia
my heart had been broken
and i couldn't take no more
i shuttered up my windows
and i bolted tight my door
then i took one look at you
and i nearly lost my mind
chorus:
now i'm going 'round going 'round
going 'round going around one more time
yes i'm going 'roung going 'round
going 'round goung around one more time
betty was a little heartbreaker
it didn't quite work out
she did a number on my confidence
i was riddled with self doubt
i said that's it i'm through i quit
the juanita she looked so fine.
chorus
'round and 'round in a circle
it's always the same
one moment you swear you've had enough
the next you've got to know her name
all on my own it wasn't that bad
i was getting by as i could get
i stopped into a drug store
for one pack of cigarettes
she did't have a quarter
had to call her cousin kate
and could i lend her maybe
one thin dime
chorus
James Taylor
Sunny skies sleeps in the morning
He doesn't know when to rise
He closes his weary eyes upon the day
Look at him yawning
Throwing his morning hours away
He knows how to ease down slowly
Everything is fine in the end
And you will be pleased to know
That Sunny Skies hasn't a friend
Sunny skies weeps in the evening
It doesn't much matter why
I guess he just has to cry from time to time
Everyone's leaving
And Sunny skies has to stay behind
Still he knows how to ease down slow
Everything is fine in the end
And you will be pleased to know
That Sunny Skies hasn't a friend
Sunny skies sleeps in the morning
He doesn't know when to rise
He closes his weary eyes upon the day
And throws it all away
Looking at the snow and trees that grow
Outside my window
Looking at the things that passed me by
Wondering if where I've been is worth
The things I've been through
James Taylor
Do believe I'm gonna clap my hands
Think I might tap my feet
Put together a one man band
Take a walk on down the street
Have a one man parade
Nobody needs to know
'Cause I'm right good of holding on to secrets
And don't believe they show
All I want is a little dog
To be walking at my right hand
Taking a breeze just as free as you please
Maybe checking out occasional garbage cans
Talking bout a one dog, y'all
Nobody's friend but mine
Hey now, you can say he's looking kind of funky
But I do believe it suits me just fine
We were off road again
A was wondering what to do
Ah, but Honalei,
It was pouring down rain
Baby she had the low down blues
Hey now, I was looking for my walking cane
Tying on my highway shoes
Thinking 'bout a one man parade, y'all
Nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody
I'm right good at holding on, holding on, holding on
Honalei, it's raining
Honalei, (sure 'nuf) it's raining (listen here)
Honalei (it's rainin')
Honalei (muddy waters)
Talking 'bout a one man parade, y'all
Nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody
I'm right good at holding on, holding on, holding on
James Taylor
Come on, baby, while the moon is high
Kick up your heels and dance
Don't be nervous, don't be shy
And give yourself a chance
You can dance
Kick off your shoes and lose your blues
Pick em up, Lord, put em back down
And around, and around, and around, and around.
Come on, baby, it must be fun
To be dancin' in the clear moonlight
Otherwise, would everyone be out on
Such a cold and windy night?
We can dance.
Throw yourself away
Holy month of may
You can dance.
Listen to the music of the steel guitar
Don't it sound good
Hey now, nobody here tonight came to look at you,
No, no, no
Well I bet you five dollars that somebody starts a fire
Back in the woods, hey now
Everybody here tonight came to boogie
Have a good time, too
Come on, baby, while the moon is high
Kick up your heels and dance
Don't be nervous, don't be shy
And give yourself a chance
You can dance
Kick off your shoes and lose your blues
Pick em up, Lord, put em back down
And around, and around, and around, and around
If I could lose my mind
James Taylor
Make my bed out of Wonder Bread
Spread some mustard upon my head
I don't want no onions or sauerkraut, Mamma
Hold on to the bun baby, work it on out.
I'm a chili dog
I guess you guessed by now
Sure 'nuf I'm a chili dog, baby (you and me)
Delicious!
Don't get jealous
Better not up and get over zealous (watch out now y'all).
Come on now fellas,
Pass me down the relish.
Don't read no Ann Landers
Just can't feed me no Colonel Sanders
I ain't trying to fool us
Don't bring home no Orange Julius.
Gotta have--one more time--get on down again
Woh, woh, chili dog, baby
Yes indeed, I want a chili dog, yeh
Talkin' about stone delicious
I don't care if I got no money
I don't care if I got a dime
All I want to do is to dance with you honey
Please tell me you have the time
'Cause I gotta get back on my feet again
Gotta get back on the street again.
La, la, la
Well I don't care if I got no fame
All I want to do is to hold your hand
Don't care if nobody knows my name
'Cause I just want to try the best I can (yes I do)
I gotta get back on my feet again
Gotta get back on the street again.
La, la, la
Well, I don't know just what the world is coming to
And I don't know just what is going on among you
Well all I really know is I gotta get back on my feet again
Help me up now.
I don't care if I got no money
I don't care if I got dime
All I want to do is to dance with you baby
Please tell me that you got the time.
'Cause I've gotta get back on my feet again
Gotta get back on the street again.
La, la, la
Stand it up for me now momma.
Watch your head on that root
Got to let your eyes adjust
I'm sorry about your suit
Can't do nothing about the dust
Welcome down underground
Hunker down a spell
Gets to feel like home to me
Though I know it looks like hell
(Chorus)
Down in the hole
Lord, it's deep and the sides are steep
And the nights are long and cold
Down in the hole
Light and love and the world above
Mean nothing to the mole
(Don't mean nothing to the mole)
Never gets real hot down here
Fifty five degrees
It's always a little bit damp, I fear
But I've never seem to freeze
Mushrooms and earthworms
Fancy stuff to eat
A world of quiet comtemplation (Oh, yes)
Just below the street
- Chorus -
I'm in a hole
Since I lost my baby
Living in a hole
Since I lost my girl
Would you play in the moonlight
Woul you dance in the dirt
Come home way past daybreak
Cockleburs all stuck in your shirt
Come back home to twilight
Come back home to me
Subterranean river you are
Meets the molten sea
- Chorus -
If I could go down now
While the whole town is sleeping
See the sun creeping up on the hill
I know the river and the railroad
Would run through the valley still
I guess it never was much to look at
Just a one-horse town
The kind of place young people want to leave today
Store fronts pretty much boarded up
Main Street pretty much closed down
The church bell still rings on Sunday
Old folks still go
The young ones listen on the radio
Saturday night nothing but a stray dog running wild
Like nobody's child
And little by little, light after light
That's how it died
They say you never go home again
That's no lie
Its like a letter in the mail
To a brother in jail
It's a matter of time
Until you can do a little bit better time
It used to be part of the heartland
Awful proud and strong
But deep, deep down peaceful and serene
When people used to talk about the country
That's what they used to mean
I might go down come the weekend
Go on my own
Drop off Annie and the baby
Maybe drive alone
Pay my last respects to a time
That has all but gone
We said, Mama come look at the mountain
Fire in the sky
It's lit up like the Fourth of July
The mill burning down
The jobs leaving town
The trains rolling by
And little by little, light after light
That's how it died
They say you never go home again
That's no lie
It's just a letter in the mail
To a brother in jail
It's a matter of time
Until you can do a little bit better time
Some how this season always brings a picture of you
Baby Boom Baby
Holding on for everything you figure your due
Little turtle neck girl
Moon on your shoulder
Wind in your lovely hair
Oh what a night
We sat on the beach
And watched as the sun rose into the summer air
You said we couldn't miss what we never knew
Something about something that you had to do
Sitting on the sand with a hole in my shoe
I had no way of knowing where you might have been
Time goes by
All on my own I imagined you a life in-between
All on my own
I worked on a letter but it never made it out of my head
Some how reading your name
It wasn't the same as leaving the thing unsaid
How come I miss what I never knew
And drag out the past just to paint it blue
Spend my days with a dream of you
Oh after a fall
Here im trying to find our name on the wall
It was neither yours nor mine
It was something of the two combined
From a time spent out of time
I work hard to see that you remember my name
Nod your head yes
Do all I can to make you want to see me again
Oh what a night
Got a letter from the mail
Got a message from the telephone
Seems your working in town
Moving around
And living alone
Now I'm caught in the spot light
Walking the wire
My feet are frozen and my hearts on fire
What do I do if my dream comes true
James Taylor
Long ago a young man sits and plays his waiting game
But things are not the same it seems as in such tender dreams
Slowly passing sailing ships and Sunday afternoon
Like people on the moon I see are things not meant to be
Where do those golden rainbows end?
Why is this song so sad?
Dreaming the dreams I've dreamed my friend
Loving the love I love
To love is just a word I've heard when things are being said
Stories my poor head has told me cannot stand the cold
And in between what might have been and what has come to pass
A misbegotten guess alas and bits of broken glass
Where do your golden rainbows end?
Why is this song I sing so sad?
Dreaming the dreams I dream my friend
Late last night so far away
I dreamed my-self a dream
Well I dreamed I was so all alone
Isn't it nice to be home again?
I said welcome home
Didn't we miss your smiling face
Well the sun was nice in L.A.
Sun-shine
Isn't it nice to be home again?
Just because I ask a friend about her.
Just because I spoke her name somewhere.
Just because I rang her number by mistake today,
She thinks I still care.
Just because I hang out at the same ol' places
Where the memory of her lingers everywhere.
Just because I'm not the happy guy I used to be,
She thinks I still care.
But if she's happy thinking I still need her,
Then let that silly notion bring her cheer.
But how could she ever be so foolish?
Oh, where would she get such an idea?
Just because I ask a friend about her.
Just because I spoke her name somewhere.
Just because I saw her, then went all to pieces,
She thinks I still care.
She thinks I still care.
If I keep on talking now
I’ll only start repeating myself
And all I can say is
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
If I slip and tip my hand
I’m certain to scare you away
Then what would I say
I’d be hurting I’m certain
I’d be uncool to let you know that you’re the one
The fool who jumped the gun
’cause I’ve been advised by other guys
You’ve left behind
Your goodbyes are somewhat unrefined
But if I play my role just right
Tonight could be my lucky night
And you could be mine
If I present it to you
With a flower in the moonlight
Shiny and new
Well, you couldn’t say no tonight
If I keep my heart out of sight
If I play my role just right
Then tonight could be my lucky night
And you could be mine
If I present it to you
With a flower in the moonlight
Oh, shiny and new
Well, you couldn’t say no tonight
If I keep my heart out of sight
James Taylor
Sounds of laughter here comes Sunshine
Smiling faces all around
They possess you bless you Sunshine
Now you can never let them down
I say Sunshine
Sunshine, Sunshine
Is that a cloud across your smile or did you dream again last night
It's best you rest inside a while as blue doesn't seem to suit you right
Things ain't what they used to be pain and rain and misery
Illness in the family and Sunshine means a lot to me
I say Sunshine
But could it be Sunshine is drifting with midnight
And lonely when everyone's gone
Blue crystal spirits and gardens in moonlight
Leave weak alone and bleak all quiet and grey by dawn
Sunshine Sunshine
Rising to late to chase the cold and failing to change the frost to dew
She's trading her mood of yellow gold for frost bitten shades of silver
blue
Friends and lovers past and gone and no-one waiting further on
I'm running short of things to be and Sunshine means quiet a lot to me
Traditional
Now, I love my baby
And she's bound to love me some
Yes, I love my baby
And she's bound to love me some
Now, she throws her arms around me
Like a circle around the sun
I lay down last night, Lord
Just to try to take my rest
I lay down last night, Lord
I was trying to take my rest
But my thoughts they just kept wandering
Like the wild geese in the west
Now I know that sunrise, sunrise
It's gonna shine in my back yard someday
I said I know that sunrise, sunrise, sunrise
It's gonna shine in my back yard someday
And that wind just bound to rise up
Gonna blow, blow all my blues away
Hey, I love my baby
And she's bound to love me some
Hear me say that
I love my baby
And she's bound to love me some
Now, she throws her arms around me
I have tried to forget about you
And all the plans that we had planned
Yes, and I'm bound to leave this town
I don't care where I may land
If what they're telling me is true
And you have found somebody new
To love you
There ain't but one thing I can do, baby
To save my heart from being broken in two by you
Baby, I'm moving through
There's nothing like a hundred miles
Between me and trouble in my mind
There's nothing like a hundred miles
Show me the yellow line
There's nothing like a hundred miles
When I'm only passing through
There's nothing like a hundred miles
To make me forget about you
Forget about you, baby
Don't we like our found farewells
And don't we like to keep our good-byes
Nice and clean
You may wish I'd go to hell
While you tell me what a pleasure it's been
So long, baby, I'm moving on
There's nothing like a hundred miles
Between me and trouble in mind
There's nothing like a hundred miles
Somebody show me the yellow line
There's nothing like a hundred miles
When I'm only passing through
There's nothing like a hundred miles
To make me forget about you
Forget about you
I have tried to forget about you
Baby, I have failed
Just as long as I stay in Houston
I will
Woah Jocko, don't expect me
To come out drinking, messin' around
Spending my time
With a bunch of crazy people
Yes, I been there before
I don't need to go back no more
I'm just a family man
Like it or not
I am a family man
I'm a-holding onto what I've got
I'm a family man
Right by damn
Finally, find out what I am
Is a family man
And don't expect me
To hit the road
At a moment's notice
Without my suitcase
With some crazy bunch of strangers
In some unknown car
I'm just not willing to go that far
The life I used to lead was a little too frantic
I guess I just got eyes to grow old and grey
And if what I have in mind isn't super romantic
I guess I always saw myself this way
I'm just a family man
Like it or not
Said I'm a family man
Holding onto what I've got
I'm a family man
Right by damn
I, finally, find out what I am
Is a family man
Sears and Roebuck
Howard Johnson
Colonel Sanders
Station wagon
Briggs and Stratton
Second mortgage
If I can ever lose my blues
Walk on over and turn on the TV
What I'd like to do is lie down on the sofa
Later on
I might walk my dog, baby
Bo Diddley's a family man
So much for your moment of prayer
God's not at home
There is no there there
Lost in the stars
That's what you are
Left here on your own
You can only hope to live on this earth
This here is it, for all it's worth
Nothing else awaits you
No second birth
No starry crown
For an un-believer like you
There's not much they can do
It would turn you away
Though I hate to see you surrender
You need to surrender
We must find you a way to
CHORUS:
Look up from your life
Up from your life
Look on up from your life
Look up from your life
There's a river running under your feet
Under this house
Under this street
Straight from the heart
Ancient and sweet
On its way back home
Even in the middle of your sadness
The everyday madness
The ongoing game
Even when you can't find a reason
Still there is a reason
You don't need to name it
Look on up
Look up from your life
Only for a minute
To find yourself in it
To wait by the stream
To drop out of your dream
Look on up
Look up from your life
Notes:
Jt on sony.com: there is a theory suggested by the planetologist john lovelock, that life (on earth) is one inter connected, self regulating organism (watch out). he named it the gaia theory aft
E ancient greek earth goddess (evidently).
Your basic tree huggers anthem.
The sky was light and the land all dark
The sun rose up over central park
I was walking home from work
Gaia
The petal sky and the rosy dawn
The world turning on the burning sun
Sacred wet green one we live on
Gaia
Run run run run said the automobile and we ran
Run for your life take to your heels
Foolish school of fish on wheels
Gaia
Turn away from your animal kind
Try to leave your body just to live in your mind
Leave your cold cruel mother earth behind
Gaia
As if you were your own creation
As if you were the chosen nation
And the world around you just a rude and
Dangerous invasion
Gaia
Someone's got to stop us now
Save us from us gaia
No one's gonna stop us now
We thought we ought to walk awhile
So we left that town in a single file
Up and up and up mile after mile after mile
We reached the tree line and I dropped my pack
Sat down on my haunches and I looked back down
Over the mountain
Helpless and speechless and breathless
Gaia
Pray for the forest pray to the tree
Pray for the fish in the deep blue sea
Pray for yourself and for god's sake
Say one for me
Poor wretched unbeliever
Someone's got to stop us now
Save us from us gaia
Things may always stay the way they are
Still my head looks for a change from time to time
I don't really mean to look that far
Turn on the music
Strike up the music
Let the music change my mind
Now don't I dig the big time rock and roll
To sit in the darkness and be somebody else
A time which after all is under control
Crank out the music
Give me music
Let the music fill the air
My dear friend your head's been sinking like a stone
You must try thinking like a cloud sometime
Just leave a happy side out loud sometime
There's a symphony inside you
There's a thousand things for you to do
So come on
Let a hush fall on the movie crowd
Boy turns to girl and says I love you so
What I hear in here is violins
Give me music, Mr. Music
Let the music be there too
I'll never know what to do
Unless you let the music be there too
You see this man his head's been sinking like a stone
You must try thinking like a cloud sometime
Just leave a happy side out loud sometime
There's a symphony inside you
There's a thousand things for you to do
So come on
Leave a hush fall on the movie crowd
Boy turns to girl and says I love you so (well, you know)
What I hear in here is violins
Strike up the music, lay on the music
Let the music be there too
Let it be there too
She doesn't know what she's done
Little one doesn't know when to stop
Love must find her
Love must find her a way
She doesn't know what he's thinking
She only knows how he behaves
Love must find him
Love must find him a way
I reckon I must be just an old softy
'Cause I still believe in love
I think the best is yet to come
'Cause where I'm from is also where I'm going
And in the time that it takes to sing this song
I hope you can see for yourself
Love must find you
Love must find you a way
I reckon I must be just an old softy
'Cause I still believe in love
I think the best is yet to come
'Cause where I'm from is also where I'm going
And in the time that it takes to sing you this song
I think I can see for myself
Love has found me
Love has found me a way (Oh, love has surely found a way)
Never did I feel like this before
Never was I so confused
I don't know if I'm up or down
I guess I've got nothing to lose
Never did I feel so good before
Guess I might as well hold onto a feeling
It feels so fine
As long as it's on my mind
What a blue Monday talk about lonely
Don't look back don't look down
Don't know how I made it through
I guess it's got something to do with you
Never was I so in love before
The world is like a collage
Yes, and the only thing I can see clearly
Is the slow steady glow of love in her eyes
Talking about the slow steady glow of love in her eyes
I was a fool to care
I was a fool to care
I was a fool to care
But I don't care
Even if I was a fool
I'm still in love with you
And had I listened to the grape vine
I might have had my doubts
But I did my level best
Just to block them out
Cuz love is so unwise
And love has no eyes
And it took a while for a fool to see
What his friends were on about
I was a fool to care
I was a fool to care
I was a fool to care
Yeah, But I don't care
Even if I was a fool
I'm still in love with you
Imagining your face
It almost fills the empty space before me
I can see your eyes
And almost hear your lovely lies
Oh yeah
I wish I was an old man
And love was through with me
I wish I was a baby on my mamas knee
I wish I was a frieght train
Moving down the line
Just a keeping track of time
Without all these memories
Well I was a fool to care
Well I was a fool to care
I was a fool to care
Hey but I don't care
Even if I was a fool
I'm still in love with you
Baby, yes I am
I could have opened my eyes
I could have seen through your lies
I could have stood for no more
I could have walked out the door
But I was a fool to care
I was a fool to care
Well I was a fool to care
And I was a fool to care
(I was a fool) You weren't nothing but a fool to care
(I was a fool) Just a country fool to care
(Repeat and fade out)
I do believe
I must believe
I think I can begin again
Become again the man I was back when
So I'm walking on your streets again
Feeling now as I did then
I've since become a different man
London Town, turn be around
London Town, carry me back
O London Town, lost and found
And I feel like going back
I can remember lots of time and space
If I lose the name, still I know the faces
Time as come and left its traces
London Town, turn be around
London Town, carry me back
O London Town, lost and found
And I feel like going back
When I grew too old and dull to rock 'n roll
Like to hold on tight to you darling
And when my fires have all burned out
I'd like to think I can still think about
The things I used to sing about
When I was spending all my time alone
By myself and on my own
Seldom seen and quite unknown
London Town, turn be around
London Town, carry me back
O London Town, lost and found
And I feel like going back
Whenever I see your smiling face
I have to smile myself
Because I love you (Yes, I do)
And when you give me that pretty little pout
It turns me inside out
There's something about you, baby (I don't know)
(Chorus)
Isn't it amazing a man like me
Can feel this way
Tell me how much longer
It will grow stronger every day
Oh, how much longer
I thought I was in love
A couple of times before
With the girl next door
But that was long before I met you
Now I'm sure that I won't forget you
And I thank my lucky stars
That you are who you are
And not just another lovely lady
Sent down to break my heart
Isn't it amazing a man like me
Can feel this way
Tell me how much longer
It can grow stronger every day
How much longer
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today
Whenever I see you smile at me
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today
Whenever I see your smiling face my way
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today
Gosh almighty baby
Yes, indeed
You supply the satisfy and I'll supply the need
I can't help the way I feel though I know just where it leads
You make it easy ( yes, you do)
For a man to fall, for a man to fall
Heaven knows I love my woman
Just bound to fuss and fight
Now I wind up on the barroom stool
Buying drinks and keeping tight
But you know I've never done
What's come in my mind tonight
You make it easy just sitting there looking good
For a man to fall, for a man to fall
Now me and my wife
We've got the rest of our life
To make this thing right
But you and me will only see tonight
So baby, won't you turn me down and point me out the door
I'll head home and sleep it off just like every time before
You keep on lookin' good my way
I won't hold out anymore
You make it easy, you sure do make it easy, baby
For a man to fall, for a man to fall
You don't have to make it so easy, baby , no,no,no
For a man to fall
For a man to fall
For another wise good man to fall
You don't have to make it so easy, baby
For another wise good man to fall
You don't have to make it so easy, baby
Notes:
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Yellow and Rose
Yellow and Rose
Yellow and Rose
Oh boy, Botany Bay
Watching the water go by
Here's your home so far away
Here is a tear for your eye
Here is a vast and unknown land
Here are the strangers on the sand
Oh, seeds of the universe ever endeavor to grow
Tiny pieces of everything into the water they go
Everything changes for the strangers on the shore
They are blue and green no more
They are yellow and rose
Down under got the south side
This groovy crazy planet
Watching from the outside
It's as smooth as a gravy sandwich
People play music night for day
One caught the sun in a sekere
Seeds of the universe ever endeavor to grow
Tiny pieces of everything into the water they go
Everything changes for the strangers on the shore
They are blue and green no more
They are yellow and rose
Remember when we thought we were in California
We thought it was the eye of the hurricane
Old gypsy woman she tried to warn you
"You'll be back this way again
Hungry for the rain
It's written in your hand, plain"
Seeds of the universe ever endeavor to grow
Tiny pieces of everything into the water they go
Everything changes for the strangers on the shore
They are blue and green no more
They are yellow and rose
Yellow and Rose
Yellow and Rose
Yellow and Rose
Woodstock
(Joni Mitchell)
Well, I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him, tell me, where are you going
This he told me:
Said, I'm going down to Yasgur's farm
Gonna join in a rock and roll band
Got to get back to the land
And set my soul free
(Refrain)
We are stardust
We are golden
We are billion-year-old carbon
And we got to get ourselves
Back to the garden
Well then, can I walk beside you?
I have come to lose the smog
And I feel myself a cog
In something turning
And maybe it's the time of year
Yes, and maybe it's the time of man
And I don't know who I am
But life is for learning
(Refrain twice)
By the time we got to Woodstock
We were half a million strong
And everywhere was a song
And a celebration
And I dreamed I saw the bomber jet planes
Riding shotgun in the sky
Turning into butterflies
Above our nation
We are stardust
We are golden
We are caught in the devil's bargain
And we got to get ourselves
Back to the garden
Sleigh bells ring are you listenin'
In the lane, snow is glistenin'
Beautiful sight, we're happy tonight
Walking in a winter wonderland
Gone away is a bluebird
Here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song as we roll along
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say, "Are you married?", we'll say, "No man, no"
But you can do the job, when you're in town
Later on we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid the plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
And pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say, "Are you married?", we'll say, "No man, no"
But you can do the job, when you're in town
Later on we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid the plans that we've made
Walking in a winter wonderland
Walking in a winter wonderland, yeah
Wild Mountain Thyme
(Traditional)
1. Oh, the summer time is coming,
And the trees are sweetly blooming,
And the wild mountain thyme
grows around the blooming heather.
Chorus:
Will you go, lassie, go?
And we'll all go together
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather,
Will you go lassie, go?
2. I will build my love a bower
By yon clear and crystal fountain,
And on it I will pile
All the flowers of the mountain.
3. If my true love, she won't have me,
I will surely find another
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather.
4. Oh, the summer time is coming
And the trees are sweetly blooming
And the wild mountain thyme
Grows around the blooming heather.
Who comes this night, this wintry night,
As to the lowly manger?
The Shepards and the Kings did come
To welcome in the stranger.
Who sends this song upon the air,
To ease the soul that's aching?
To still the cry of deep despair
And heal the heart that's breaking.
Brother Joseph bring the light
Fast, the night is fading.
And who will come this wintry night
To where the stranger's waiting?
Who comes this night, with humble heart,
To give the fullest measure
A gift of purest love to bring
What good and worthy treasure.
Brother Joseph bring the lamb
For they are asking for him
The children come this starry night
To lay their hearts before him.
For those who would the stranger greet
Must lay their heart before him
And raise their song in voices sweet
To worship and adore him
Brother Joseph bring the light
Fast, the night is fading
And who will come this wintry night
To where the stranger's waiting
Brother Joseph bring the lamb
For they are asking for him.
The children come this starry night
To lay their hearts before him.
Pure of heart this starry night
To lay their hearts before him.
Moving in silent desperation
Keeping an eye on the Holy Land
A hypothetical destination
Say, who is this walking man?
Well, the leaves have come to turning
And the goose has gone to fly
And bridges are for burning
So don't you let that yearning
Pass you by
Walking man, walking man walks
Well, any other man stops and talks
But the walking man walks
Well the frost is on the pumpkin
And the hay is in the barn
An Pappy's come to rambling on
Stumbling around drunk
Down on the farm
And the walking man walks
Doesn't know nothing at all
Any other man stops and talks
But the walking man walks on by
Walk on by
Most everybody's got seed to sow
It ain't always easy for a weed to grow, oh no
So he don't hoe the row for no one
Oh for sure he's always missing
And something is never quite right
Ah, but who would want to listen to you
Kissing his existence good night
Walking man walk on by my door
Well, any other man stops and talks
But not the walking man
He's the walking man
Born to walk
Walk on walking man
Well now, would he have wings to fly
Would he be free
Golden wings against the sky
Walking man, walk on by
So long, walking man, so long
When this old world starts a getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I'm gonna climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares they drift right into space
Oh on the roof it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below, it don't bother me
No no no no
So when I come home feeling tired and beat
I got to go up where the air is fresh and sweet for me now
I'm far away from the husteling crowd
And all that rat race noise down in the street
Oh on the roof, that's the only place that I know
Look at the city baby
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Lets go up on my roof
And at night the stars, they put on a show for free
And darlin' you can share, share it all with me
Hear what I say
Keep on tellin' you that
Right smack dab in the middle of town
Well I've found a paradise just about trouble proof I know now
And if this old world starts a getting you down
Well there's room enough for two up on my roof
Up on my roof
Up on my roof
You've got to come on up
Bring it on up
Come on up
Come on up
Drop what you're doing tonight
And climb up the stairs with me and see baby
We got the stars up above us and the city lights below
No no no no no no no no
Up on my roof
Up on a roof
Left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
California on my mind
Straddled that Greyhound
And rode it into Raleigh
And on across Caroline
We stopped in Charlotte
But we bypassed Rockhill
We never was a minute late
We were ninety miles out of Atlanta by sundown
Rolling out of Georgia state
Had some motor trouble
That turned into a struggle
Half way 'cross Alabam
That hound broke and left us
All stranded in downtown Birmingham
So right away I bought me a through train ticket
Right across Mississippi clean
And I was on that Special Flyer
Out of Birmingham
Smoking into New Orleans
Someone's got to help me get out of Louisiana
Just to help me get to Houston town
There's an uncle there who cares a little about me
And he won't let the poor boy down
Sure as you're born
He bought me a silk suit
Put some luggage in my hand
And I woke up high over Albuquerque
On a jet to the Promised Land
Working on a T-Bone steak
A la carte
Flying over to the Golden State
When the pilot told us that in thirteen minutes
He would have us at the terminal gate
Swing down chariot
Come down easy
Taxi to the terminal dome
Cut your engines
And cool your wings
And let me make it to the telephone
Los Angeles give me Norfolk, Virginia
Tidewater four-ten-O-nine
Tell the folks back home
This is the Promised Land calling
And the poor boy is on the line
When Liberty Valance rode to town the womenfolk would hide, they'd hide
When Liberty Valance walked around the men would step aside
'cause the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understood
When it came to shootin' straight and fast---he was mighty good.
>From out of the East a stranger came, a law book in his hand, a man
The kind of a man the West would need to tame a troubled land
'cause the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understood
When it came to shootin' straight and fast---he was mighty good.
Many a man would face his gun and many a man would fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all.
The love of a girl can make a man stay on when he should go, stay on
Just tryin' to build a peaceful life where love is free to grow
But the point of a gun was the only law that Liberty understood
When the final showdown came at last, a law book was no good.
Alone and afraid she prayed that he'd return that fateful night, aww that night
When nothin' she said could keep her man from goin' out to fight
>From the moment a girl gets to be full-grown the very first thing she learns
When two men go out to face each other only one retur-r-r-ns
Everyone heard two shots ring out, a shot made Liberty fall
The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all.
The man who shot Liberty Valance, he shot Liberty Valance
He was the bravest of them all.
[Instrumental]
Oh end this day show me the ocean
When shall I see the sea
May this day set me in emotion
I ought to be on my way
We were there
We were sailing on the Terra Nova
Sailing for the setting sun
Sailing for the new horizon
May this day show me an ocean
I ought to be on my way
Ought to be on my way right now
Stepping on the boat
With a lump in my throat
On my way right now
I got a letter from a dear friend of mine
The story of a spiritual awakening
She spoke of her love
Returning in kind
She let me know that
She'd be waiting
And I should be on my way by now
Walking across the floor
Reaching for the door
On my way by now
But here I sit country fool that I am
My elbow on my knee
And my chin in my hand
My mind in the gutter
And my eye on the street
Holed up in a cave of concrete
And I ought to be on my way right now
Packing my things
While the telephone rings
On my way right now
I miss my lovely mother
And I love my lonely father
I know I owe my brothers
One thing and another
I hear my sister singing
And I ought to be on my way right now
Moving across the land
With my heart in my hand
On my way by now
Ought to be on my way by now
Oh end this day set me in motion
Ought to be on my way
Out of the west of Lambert's Cove
There's a sail out in the sun
And I'm on board though very small
I've come home to stop yearning
Burn off the haze around the shore
Turn off the crazy way I feel
I'll stay away from you no more
I've come home to stop yearning
Me and t-bone on the road to town
It’s like I’m walking with a talking machine
Just as soon as he thinks of something else
He won’t wait to interrupt himself
Must be something that he can’t quite say
He just doesn’t want to leave it that way
Although he may not know it yet
Unless I miss my bet
He’s just trying to forget
What his heart remembers
I see that t-bone got an automobile
Low-loping and open to the sky
All night behind the hurricane wheel
Riding in the eye
All day underneath the hood
Mondo bondo, plastic wood
He needs a mile of masking tape
He wants to keep his ship in shape
Someday to escape
What his heart remembers (oh, yes,what his heart remembers)
T-bone’s not alone, not alone
Looks like he gets a second chance
It’s mamarama and lumalamalu
Want to take him to recovery dance
He’s looking like he gets his meat suit back
I guess he must have missed the crack attack
Still he’s riding for a fall
’cause it’s written upon the wall
That now he must recall
What his heart remembers (what his heart remembers)
In line, in line, it's all in line
My ducks are all in a row
They do not change, they do not move
They have nowhere to go
I've been talking to a friend of mine
He says making money's just a waste of time
He's a lazy gent, he don't pay no rent
He's all bent out of shape from living in a tent
It's hard to hear what he has to say
'Cause everyone around me is just the same way:
More, more, daddy gimme some, gimme some
More, more, daddy gimme some more
Some kind of funny looking money machine it is
Saddest looking people that I've ever seen
Living in a hole, body and soul
Strung out on the company dole
One for a nickel and two for a dime
Time may be money but your money won't buy time
In line, in line, it's all in a line
My ducks are all in a row
They do not shift, they do not move
They have nowhere to go
Me and my flea we were down by the water
Fell in a hole with Superman's daughter
Living alone, chewing on a bone
Pretty as homemade sin
She had to be high by the look in her eye
Her hands were wet and her mouth was dry
The sun on the moon, the sun on the moon
The sun on the moon made a mighty nice light
Bow wow wow, honk your horn
In line, in line, it's all in line
My ducks are all in a row
They do not change, they do not move
They have nowhere to go
Sometimes I'm hungry, I don't know what to do
You can take a taco to Katama too
Summertime Blues
(Cochran)
Well I'm gonna raise a fuss
And I'm gonna raise a holler
About workin' all summer
Just tryin' to earn a dollar
Well, I went to my boss
Who governs me
He said, "No, dice, bud
You gotta work late"
Sometime I wonder
What I'm gonnna do
There ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Well, my mom and papa told me
Now you better earn some money
If one of you is gonna go
Ridin' next Sunday
Well, I didn't go to work
I told my boss I was sick
He said, "You can't use the car
'Cause you didn't work a lick"
Sometime I wonder
What I'm gonnna do
There ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Gonna save two weeks
Gonna have a fine vacation
Gonna take my problem
To the United Nations
Well, I went to my congressman
He sent me back a note
It said, "I''d like to help you, hon
But you're too young to vote"
Sometime I wonder
What I'm gonnna do
There ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Now there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Now there ain't no cure
For the summertime blues
Shed a Little Light
(James Taylor)
Let us turn our thoughts today
To Martin Luther King
And recognize that there are ties between us
All men and women
Living on the Earth
Ties of hope and love
Sister and brotherhood
That we are bound together
In our desire to see the world become
A place in which our children
Can grow free and strong
We are bound together
By the task that stands before us
And the road that lies ahead
We are bound and we are bound
There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist
There is a hunger in the center of the chest
There is a passage through the darkness and the mist
And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest
(Chorus)
Shed a little light, oh Lord
So that we can see
Just a little light, oh Lord
Wanna stand it on up
Stand it on up, oh Lord
Wanna walk it on down
Shed a little light, oh Lord
Can't get no light from the dollar bill
Don't give me no light from a TV screen
When I open my eyes
I wanna drink my fill
From the well on the hill
(Do you know what I mean?)
- Chorus -
There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist
There is a hunger in the center of the chest
There is a passage through the darkness and the mist
And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest
Oh, Let us turn our thoughts today
To Martin Luther King
And recognize that there are ties between us
All men and women
Living on the Earth
Ties of hope and love
Sister and brotherhood
Sea Cruise
(Huey P. Smith)
The old man rhythm's gotten in my shoes
Know you're sittin' here and singing the blues
So be my guest you got nothing to loose
Won't you let me take you on a see cruise
I said
Huey Huey babe, Huey Huey babe, Huey Huey babe
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise
I feel like jumping babe won't you join me please
oh babe please
I don't like digging but now I'm on that need
I've got to get the rocking get my hat off the rack
The boogie woogie's got me like a knife in a back
I said be my guest you got nothing to loose
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise
I said
Huey Huey babe, Huey Huey babe, Huey Huey babe
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise
I've got to get the moving babe I ain't lying
My heart is beating rhythm and it's right on time
Be my guest you got nothing to loose
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise
Come on
Huey Huey babe, Huey Huey babe, Huey Huey babe
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise
I feel like jumping babe won't you join me please
Come on please
I don't like digging but now I'm on that need
Huey Huey babe, Huey Huey babe, Huey Huey babe
Won't you let me take you on a sea cruise
I Am Jeremiah Dixon
I Am A Geordie Boy
A Glass Of Wine With You, Sir
And The Ladies I'll Enjoy
All Durham And Northumberland
Is Measured Up By My Own Hand
It Was My Fate From Birth
To Make My Mark Upon The Earth...
He Calls Me Charlie Mason
A Stargazer Am I
It Seems That I Was Born
To Chart The Evening Sky
They'd Cut Me Out For Baking Bread
But I Had Other Dreams Instead
This Baker's Boy From The West Country
Would Join The Royal Society...
We Are Sailing To Philadelphia
A World Away From The Coaly Tyne
Sailing To Philadelphia
To Draw The Line
The Mason-Dixon Line
Now You're A Good Surveyor, Dixon
But I Swear You'll Make Me Mad
The West Will Kill Us Both
You Gullible Geordie Lad
You Talk Of Liberty
How Can America Be Free
A Geordie And A Baker's Boy
In The Forests Of The Iroquois...
Now Hold Your Head Up, Mason
See America Lies There
The Morning Tide Has Raised
The Capes Of Delaware
Gome Up And Feel The Sun
A New Morning Is Begun
Another Day Will Make It Clear
Why Your Stars Should Guide Us Here...
We Are Sailing To Philadelphia
A World Away From The Coaly Tyne
Sailing To Philadelphia
To Draw The Line
Fetch down the fiddle, rosin up the bow
Don't play me nothing on the radio
Don't make me remember the Alamo
I'm feeling like a little bit of Cotton Eyed Joe
No ragin' Cajun crawfish stew
Fat batter come a lou mamma lou
Boy howdy and howdy damn do
Something like fine setting eyes on you
Let me come down, I won't never go back up again
Oh, hold me down
Let me come home, I won't never go away no more
Oh let me come down
In a younger day back in Tennessee
The muddy Mississippi used to call to me
Float on a river and set yourself free
Run from the farm and the family tree
Run from the runaway boy
So I've been all the places that I ever want to be
I've seen all the people that I ever want to see
I'm sick and tired of being lonely and free
I'm ready today for what's waiting on me
I'm gonna give up believing I was born to run
And stop acting like a man that gets shot from a gun
I'm putting down roots, I want to soak up sun
And stay right here until my days are done
Let me back down, I will never go up again
Hold me down, tie me on down
Let me go home, I will never go away no more
Oh let me come home
Oh let me go down
Paper Moon
(B. Rose-E. Y. Harburg-H. Arlen)
Say it's only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believed in me
And it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree (oh,yeah)
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believed in me
Without your love
It's a honky-tonk parade
Without your love
It's a melody played in the penny arcade
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Just as phony as it can be (I know)
But it wouldn't be make believe
If you believed in me
Down the end of this barroom,
Out of sight of the light in the window
His mind in his whiskey
And his body in a folding chair
Far beyond repair
I enter his vision
He watches me look for my seat
He makes his decision
And he stands to his feet
Lord, it's a long way down
It happened to me
Wonderful sight
Only for me
Only for you
It happened to be a light shining through
Form one who was lost and found
Just like me and you
Old man says, "Young man, my you're looking
Pretty Green
Like a stranger to this kind of place
Come sit at my table
Come and look into my face
I've got a story to tell."
"There was a father and son
But that was a long time ago
And when the time came to run
I just couldn't say no
So I left them behind."
It happened to me
Wonderful sight
Only for me
Only for you
It happened to be a light shining through
Form one who was lost and found
Just like me and you
We have seen it before
In times of great sorrow
That human compassion will flow from a well
That has long run dry
It happened to me
Wonderful sight
Only for me
Only for you
It happened to be a light shining through
Form one who was lost and found
Just like me and you
One morning, one morning, one morning in May
I spied a young couple, they were making their way
One was a maiden so bright and so fair
And the other was a soldier and a brave volunteer
Good morning, good morning, good morning said he
And where are you going my pretty lady
I'm goig out a walkin on the banks of the sea
Just to see the waters gliding hear the nightingale sing
Now they had not been standing but a minute or two
And out of his knapsack a fiddle he drew
And the tune that he played made the valleys all ring
Oh hark cried the maiden hear the nightingale sing
Oh maiden fair maiden tis time to give o'er
Oh no kind soldier please play one tune more
For I'd rather hear your fiddle at the touch of one string
Than to see the waters gliding hear the nightingale sing
Oh soldier kind soldier will you marry me
Oh no pretty maiden that never shall be
I've a wife in London and children twice three
Two wives and the army's too many for me
Well I'll go back to London and I'll stay there for a year
It's often that I'll think of you my little dear
And if ever I return it will be in the spring
Just to see the waters gliding hear the nightingale sing
To see the waters gliding hear the nightingale sing
Workin' on a thing
Workin' on a thing
Funny little thing I know
Sure got to like it
Only thing I got to show you
Running around the room
In my Fruit O' The Loom
A cup of coffee from King Tut's tomb
Save me, Lumalammalu
Sure enough I must have been mocus
And so out of focus
To miss the first half of the show
Oh, It gets to the end
We get to run it again
Just like before
One more go round
Drank myself some wine
Back in '69
I was fooling around with my friends
In my spare time
Life along the river
Knobby little knees
In the Summer breeze
Hammock and a couple of trees
Swing low, if you please
Oh, I must have been mocus
And so out of focus
I missed the whole half of the show
Come to the end
And they run it again
Same as before
One more go round
After all this time
Of fooling around it
And never having nothing to show
Yeah, I'm happy to say
That I finally found it
Right underneath my own nose
Oh, I must have been mocus
And so out of focus
I missed the first half of the show
Please don't let it end
I want it again
Just like before
One more go round
Shall I tell it again how we started as friends
who would run into one another now and again.
At the Yippee Cai O or the Mesa Dupree, or a dozen different everyday places to be.
I was living alone, we were ever so brave on the telephone.
Would you care to come down for fireworks time,
we could each just reach, we step out of line.
And the smell of the smoke and the lay of the land
and the feeling of finding one's heart in one's hand
and the tiny tin voice of the radio band singing 'love must stand,'
love forever and ever must stand.
Unbelievable you, impossible me, the fool who fell out of the family tree,
the fellow that found the philosopher's stone, deep underground like a dinosaur bone.
Who fell into you at a quarter to two with a tear in your eye for the Fourth of July
for the patriots and the minutemen and the things you believe they believed in then
Such as freedom, and freedom's land and the kingdom of God and the rights of man
with the tiny tin voice of the radio band singing 'love must stand,'
love forever and ever must stand and forever must stand.
Oh, the smell of the smoke as we lay on the land
and the feeling of finding my heart in my hand
with the tiny tin voice of the radio band singing 'love must stand,'
love forever and ever must stand and forever must stand.
All on the Fourth of July, on the Fourth of July.
Old Blue
(Traditional)
Well, I had an old dog and his name was Blue, Had an old dog and his name was Blue.
Had an old dog and his name was Blue... Betcha five dollars he's a good dog too…
"Here old Blue" "Good dog you"
Well, I shouldered my axe and I tooted my horn, Went to find 'possum in the new-grown corn.
Old Blue treed and I went to see, Blue had 'possum up a tall oak tree.
Mmm, boy I roast'd 'possum, nice and brown, Sweet po-ta-toes, n' all a-round…
And to say "Here old Blue (here-boy) You can have some too"
Now, Old Blue died and he died so hard, Made a big dent in my back-yard.
Dug his grave with a silver spade, Lowered him down with a link of chain.
Ev-er-y link I did call his name...
Singing "Here…old...Blue-ue... "Good dog you"
Now, when I get to heaven, first thing I'll do. When I get to heaven, first thing 'awm do.
When I get to heaven first thing I'll do, Pull out my horn and call old Blue...
I'll say, "Here Old Blue come-on dog" "Good dog you."
I'll say, "Here Blue-e" "I'm a coming there too"
"Down boy... good dog"
Not Fade Away
(Buddy Holly)
I wanna tell you how it's gonna be,
you're gonna give your love to me,
I wanna love you night and day,
you know my love not fade away.
You know my love not fade away, not fade away!
My love is bigger than a cadillac,
I try to show you but you drive me back,
your love for me has got to be real,
you're gonna know just how I feel.
Our love is real, not fade away, not fade away!
James Taylor
Its written in the surface of her skin
There's been a baby within
Given away in love
I see it in the little lines
Around her eyes, across her brow
She'll be driftin' away from me now
See the shape of feeling that's not quite there
Inside her soul
Love has gone away now, leaving behind an empty hole
Who am I to try to compete
With again, as the silence so easily rushes in
I will fly away
It was something I only dreamed of
Something that I'm not quite sure of
I'm never born when I'm with you
We're pals, we're buddies through and through
I wish I knew what to buy for you on your birthday
A friendship goes against the grain
I've seen u swell up in the rain
I saw you didn't see your pain
Was it termites?
It's never hard to talk to you
though you stop me with your silence
I feel so naughty hiding here
for your happy face is guidance
My Best Freind Plank
My Best Friend Plank
My Best Friend Plank
Sitting there so silently
What could you be thinking
You're not saying I won't ask
Is that sea lent that youre drinking?
Man you're hammer-nailed your pal
Al Gores wife's name is Tipper
I knew wed be best friends for life
When I save you from that chipper
My Best Friend Plank
My Best Friend Plank
My Best Friend Plank
Oooh Plank count the rings, count the rings
Oooh Plank count the rings, count the rings
I walk on the seven seas
but sawdust always makes me wheeze
I met your mom and dad in the trees
But please don't get Dutch elm disease
My Best Friend Plank
My Best Friend Plank
My Best Friend Plank
My Best Friend Plank
Mock (yeah) ing (yeah) bird (yeah)
Yeah (yeah)
Mockingbird
Now, everybody have you heard?
He's gonna buy me a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird don't sing
He's gonna buy me a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring won't shine
He's gonna surely break this heart of mine
And that's why I keep on tellin' everybody
Say yeah, yeah whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, oh
Hear me now and understand
He's gonna find me some piece of mind
And if that piece of mind won't stay
I'm gonna find myself a better way
And if that better way ain't so
I'll ride with the tide and go with the flow
And that's why I keep on shoutin' in your ear
Say yeah, yeah whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, oh
[break]
Now, everybody have you heard?
She's gonna buy me a mockingbird
Yeah, if that mockingbird don't sing
She's gonna buy me a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring won't shine
Yes, it'll surely break this heart of mine
And there's a reason why I keep on tellin' everybody
Say yeah, yeah no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
Listen now and understand
She's gonna find me some piece of mind
Yeah if that piece of mind won't stay
I'm gonna get myself a better way
I might rise above, I might go below
Ride with the tide and go with the flow
And that's the reason why I keep on shoutin' in your ear
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, now, now, baby
Distant hands in foreign lands
Are turning hidden wheels
Causing things to come about
Which no one seems to feel
All invisible from where we stand
The connections come to pass
And though too strange to comprehend
They affect us nonetheless, yes
Once again a time of change
O the change makes music
And the children will dance
See the pieces of the picture rearrange themselves
It feels just like a symphony to me,
With nothing left to chance
Just look over your shoulder
It's out of you hands
It's over for now
Leave behind what you can
You can always return
The rhythm remains unbroken
Unspoken but loud and clear
It's a slow vibration. Migration
Mystery muse, how I hunger for an answer
Unsung song, how I long to play the changes
Hidden rhythm, haven't I always been your dancer
Sacred secrets of the meaning to my dreaming. Migration
Memphis
(Chuck Berry)
Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee
Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me
She could not leave her number, but I know who placed the call
'Cause my uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall
Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie
She's the only one who'd phone me here from Memphis Tennessee
Her home is on the south side, high up on a ridge
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge
Help me, information, more than that I cannot add
Only that I miss her and all the fun we had
But we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree
And tore apart our happy home in Memphis Tennessee
Last time I saw Marie she's waving me good-bye
With hurry home drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye
Try to put me through to her in Memphis Tennessee
Me and my guitar
Always in the same mood
I am mostly flesh and bones
And he is mostly wood
Never does grow impatient
For the changes I don’t know, no
If he can’t go to heaven
Maybe, I don’t want to go, lord
Picture me in the key of e
Call me uncle john
Any fool can easily see
That we go back a long time
Feel something like fine to me
There’s no such thing as the wrong time
He hops up on my knee
Singing, get down pops
It’s song time
Every now and then I’m a lonely man
It’s nice to know that I’ve got a friend
Puts his power right in my hand
All l’ve got to do is the best I can
If I can
Got a dog named david
Got a bird named dinah
Got a birthmark on my thigh
In the shape of mainland china
Got a somewhat southern accent
’cause I come from carolina
And if you want to find us
We’ll be walking right behind you
I hear horns
I hear voices
I hear strings
Seems I was born
With too many choices
Now what am I going to do
With all these extra things
As they serve to confuse me, really
It’s me and my guitar
Essentially me and my guitar
Oh maybe a few friends fall by for tea
A little bit of who do you love
But pay no attention
To the man behind the curtain
It’s me and my guitar
Having fun, boogie, woogie, uh-huh
Me and my guitar
limousine driver
big cadillac car
rich and famous
no matter who you are you are
i seen a rock n roll rider
i seen a cinema star
chorus:
won't you roll down the road
roll down the road roll down the
roll down the road with me
want you to roll down the road
roll down the road roll down the
roll down the road with me
deep into the night
blue velvet push
cut glass crystal
i mean it means so much
long cool fingeroos
soft tenderloin touch
chorus
city sidewalk shining wet with rain
run through the run through one more again
run through the jungle
fetch a lady's glove
kicking off a bundle
go on and give it a shove
speak up don't mumble
who do you love
Off the coast of Africa
Bound for South America
A world away from here
Is a ship that sails the sea
Is a man who's just like me
And I wish that I was there
I'm a lonely lighthouse, not a ship out in the night
I'm watching the sea
She's come half-way round the world to see the light
and to stay away from me
There is a shipwreck lying at my feet
Some weary refugee from the rolling deep
Ah, would you lose it all and fall for me?
(Chorus)
Couldn't we shine?
I'm rolling all my golden moments into one
Like to shine like the sun for one more Summer day
Shine like a lighthouse for one last Summer night
Flashing on, flashing, fading away
Well if you feel lost and lonely and don't know where to go
And you hear this song on the radio
Or even if you're feeling healthy and strong
You might like to sing along
But just because I might be standing here
That don't mean I won't be wrong this time
You could follow me and lose your mind
- Chorus -
Off the coast of Africa
bound for South America
A world away from here
Is a ship that sails the sea
Is a man who's just like me
And I wish that I was there
James Taylor
Hand me down my golden crown and let me ride
Don't deny the highway in my soul
Jump and sing that silver thing that I feel inside
Hallelujah let that big wheel roll
It's time to give me just a little bit of old time glory
I'm talking 'bout the coming of the sunshine story
Set this poor soul free
Let it be
Break these bonds that hold my soul and I'm on my way
I can't help feeling there's no time to lose
I done made my mind up yesterday that I just can't stay
So hand me down my highway shoes
It's time to give me just a little bit of old time glory
I'm talking 'bout the coming of the sunshine story
Set this poor soul free
Sing a song for the Wrong
And the Wicked and the Strong
And the Sick, as thick as thieves
For the faceless fear that was never so near
Too clear to misbelieve
Well the sea is jumping salty
And the porpoise has the blues
My recollection's faulty
And I cannot find my shoes
And my wiring is misfiring
Due to cigarettes and booze
I'm behind in my dues
I just now got the news
He seems to tell us lies
And still we will believe him
Then together he will lead us
Into darkness, my friends
REFRAIN:
Let it fall down, let it fall down
Let it all fall down
Let it fall down, let it fall down
Let it all fall down
The man says stand to one side, son
We got to keep this big ball rolling
It's just a question of controlling
For whom the bell is tolling
REFRAIN
There'll be suffering and starvation
In the streets young man
Just where have you been, old man
Just look out of your window, man
REFRAIN
Well, it ain't nobody's fault but our own
Still, at least we might could show the good sense
To know when we've been wrong
And it's already taken too long
So we bring it to a stop
Then we take it from the top
We let it settle on down softly
Like your gently falling snow
Or let it tumble down and topple
Like the temple long ago
REFRAIN
Knock On Wood
(Eddie Floyd / Steve Cropper)
I don't wanna lose
This good thing
That I got
If I do now
I would surely
Surely lose alot
'Cause your love
Is better
Than any love I know
CHORUS:
It's like thunder
Lightning
The way you love me is frightening
I better knock, on wood baby
I'm not superstitious
About you
But I can't take no chance
Got me spinning, spinning baby
Baby, I'm in a trance
'Cause your love
Is better
Than any love I know
CHORUS
I better knock, baby
Ain't no secret
That woman
Fills my lovin' cup
She sees to it
That I get enough
Just one touch
Is better
You know it means so much
CHORUS
Better knock back
I think I better knock, knock, knock on wood
All last week and half of today
Johnnie has been a good little girl
Trying to keep her devils at bay
Watching her health return
But she always comes back for more
Hanging her head and banging my door
Johnnie comes back again
(Chorus)
I said, Johnnie remember
Oh Johnnie be good
"Please give me some medicine man"
Oh Johnnie comes back again
Where'd she get that tear in her eye
Whoever said she could leave me
Where'd she learn to say good-bye
She's been watching too much T.V.
She only shows up for meals
My medicine chest and my automobiles
Johnnie comes back again
- Chorus -
Me I'm just an evil demon
I'm playing on her weakness
Counting on her sickness
To bring her home again
To use me up and to rob me blind
I guess it shouldn't surprise me
Fighting and flashing like a fish on a line
My God, she must despise me
But she always comes back again
Now it won't be long 'til she's gone again
Johnnie comes back again
- Chorus -
Jellyman Kelly
(James and Sally Taylor)
Here's a song about Jellyman Kelly,
He loves jelly the most.
Ah, but most of all,
Jellyman Kelly loves jelly on toast.
And here's the part about Jenny Mulhenny,
She's a fireman's daughter.
Yeah, but most of all,
Jenny Mulhenny loves to boil hot water
Jenny put the kettle on, Jellyman Kelly,
Can he come home, Jenny, can he come?
Jenny put the kettle on, Jellyman Kelly,
Can he come home, Jenny, can he come?
Chorus:
Oh, can he come home, Jenny,
Can he come home, Jenny can he come?
Oh, can he come home, Jenny
Can he come home, Jenny, can he come?
Yada yada yada voo doo papa
Yodely doo
Da voody doo doo doo
Yaka yaka yaka yaka hum hon no
(Repeat chorus)
That's the story about Jellyman Kelly-He still loves jelly!
And yes and maybe someday you and me, friend,
We can have tea with him!
(Repeat chorus)
[Instrumental]
I will not lie
I will not lie
I will not lie
I will not lie for you
Everytime I see you fooling around on him
I can't help but remember
That he calls me his friend
It's only right for me to tell you
When it's the wrong thing to do
It's only right that you should know
If he comes to me
I will not lie for you
No, I won't lie for you
It's hard enough to see him stumbling blind
I refuse to see him lose you and me at the same time
It's only right for me to tell you
When it's the wrong thing to do
It's only right that you should know
If he comes to me
I will not lie for you
No, won't lie for you
To come here as your friend and have you come on like my lover
Like to bring things to an end
Between myself and my brother
If it was any other man I would not interfere
But if you come on to me again
I don't see how to stand clear
It's only right for me to tell you
When it's the wrong thing to do
It's only right that you should know
If he asks me
I will not lie for you
Mama, I won't lie for you
If it was any other man I would not interfere
When you come on to me again
I don't see how to stand clear
It's only right for me to tell you
When it's the wrong thing to do
It's only right that you should know
If he asks me
I will not lie
I Will not lie
I will not lie
I Will not lie for you
No, I won't lie for you
Little girl, I won't lie for you
No, I won't lie to him for you
I will not lie for you
I Will Follow
(James Taylor)
Yonder mountain so high
I can't make it all on my own, no
Rolling river why so wide?
To sweep me up and to bear me on
Up against the sky so bright
That I can't even close my eyes
I know I will follow (Follow love)
Yes, yes, I will follow (Follow love)
I will follow (Follow love)
Follow love
Growing slowly like a tree
Someday soon, darling I love you
I love you
Soft and gentle, full Summer moon
Set my soul free
Thank you, baby
Drifting like a cloud in the sky
I can see myself from high above
I know I must follow (Follow love)
Somehow I will follow (Follow love)
I must follow (Follow love)
Follow love
Oh, half the future and half the past
They're waiting inside your eyes
Yes, and after all of this
To last and last
Till at last it's your time to rise, rise
True believer that I am
I am blind, lead me on (lead me on)
Blessed receiver of your love
I own my own time
And I've been holding on (holding on)
Leave the word unspoken
And the spell will not be broken
And I'm bound to follow, now (Follow love)
I know I must go (Follow love)
I must follow (Follow love)
Yes, I must follow (Follow love)
Someone to hold my hand (Follow love)
Somebody to lead me on(Follow love)
Somebody to walk beside me (Follow love)
Someone to follow me now (Follow love)
I must follow love (Follow love)
I will fall in love
I will follow love (Follow love)
Anywhere it leads me
I will follow love (Follow love)
Follow love
Those magic men the Magi
Some people call them wise
Or Oriental, even kings
Well anyway, those guys
They visited with Jesus
They sure enjoyed their stay
Then warned in a dream of King Herod's scheme
They went home by another way
Yes they went home by another way
Home by another way
Maybe me and you can be wise guys too
And go home by another way
We can make it another way
Safe home as they used to say
Keep a weather eye to the chart on high
And go home another way
Steer clear of royal welcomes
Avoid a big to-do
A king who would slaughter the innocents
Will not cut a deal for you
He really, really wants those presents
He'll comb your camel's fur
Until his boys announce they've found trace amounts
Of your frankincense, gold and myrth
Time to go home by another way
Home by another way
You have to figure the Gods saying play the odds
And go home by another way
We can make it another way
Safe home as they used to say
Keep a weather eye to the chart on high
And go home another way
Home is where they want you now
You can more or less assume that you'll be welcome in the end
Mustn't let King Herod haunt you so
Or fantasize his features when you're looking at a friend
Well it pleasures me to be here
And to sing this song tonight
They tell me that life is a miracle
And I figured that they're right
But Herod's always out there
He's got our cards on file
It's a lead pipe cinch, if we give an inch
Old Herod likes to take a mile
It's best to go home by another way
Home by another way
We got this far to a lucky star
But tomorrow is another day
We can make it another way
Safe home as they used to say
Keep a weather eye to the chart on high
And go home another way
Don't be sad 'cause your sun is down
You can rise above it
Don't be sad 'cause you're on your own
You have to learn to love it
Don't be sad 'cause your sun is down
You're gonna find your way
Don't be sad 'cause your day is done
There's another day, everyday
(Chorus)
Everyday I wake up just the same
Waiting for something new
Every night I have myself to blame
For the dreams that haven't come true
But especially today I'm feeling blue
Don't be sad 'cause your son is down
Little mama he's bound to feel it
Don't be sad 'cause your boy is blue
It wouldn't do to conceal it from you
Don't be sad 'cause your sun is down
The night doesn't need your sorrow
Don't be sad 'cause the light is gone
Just keep your mind on tomorrow and carry on
J'ai trouv© cette chanson Fran§aise, mise dans un coin,
Tout au fond de mon cranem pas encore exprim©e.
Et donc je manque des id©es Anglaises,
Para®tre, peut-ªtre, quelque chose, je n'ai pas pens©.
Si je dis que je t'aime, ce n'est pas tout fait
La vielle mªme chose, car les mots que je dis
ne viennent pas du meme esprit
Et me voici, baby, etranger nouveau
J'essaye et j'essaye mais je sais
Que je n'ai pas assez de Fran§aise
Mais qu'est ce qu'on peut dire il faut finir
Suffisant dire, je ne vais jamais ©crire
Encore une chanson Fran§aise
Au revoir mes ami, je vous aime beaucoup.
Well you country fools in your one horse town you can laugh at me
but it's plain as rain that you've never been down to the southern sea
To see me now is like watching a fish on dry land
I only wish you could see me down in the islands
Mister, that's my home.
What a fool I was to leave the only happiness I've known
You see me coming, you wink your eye and call me Captain Jim
And when I don't do nothin' but walk on by you say baby get a load of him
All I need is the sea and the sky and I know where I stand
Instead of you hicks straight out of the sticks deciding I ain't a man
You'll never understand
Up here I'm a whisky bum but down there I'm a king
Sounds just like the angels up in heaven
When they sing
Welcome home, welcome home
Such a sight to see
Instead of some salvation army sister
Singing "Nearer My God To Thee"
Now I know that yankee whisky has taken away my mind
and I know that rum is the only drink suitable to mankind
and I know this tree I'm under is shaped entirely wrong
I need to see a gentle palm tree and I won't wait to long
I can feel that it's coming on strong
The first cold wind of winter is flapping in my clothes
Showing me the way with the direction that it blows
Welcome home, welcome home
[Instrumental]
Believe it or not
I've been waiting for you to come through
Love of my life
Believe it or not
I've been waiting for you to come through
Love of my life
And though the hour grew later and later
I would hold on for one more heartbeat
While my friends around me were calling
"Today, today, today, today"
As strange as it seems
I remember your face from before
Believe it or not
Before you and I were washed up
On this alien shore
As strange as that seems
Though the hour grew later and later
Still I'd hold on for one more heartbeat
While my friends around me were calling
"Today, today, today, today"
Today the world seems brighter
Light and bright and right somehow
I could not have held on tighter
Waiting for the past to come to pass, no
Once in a dream I've seen myself through your eyes
This you should know
Wading the stream that flows in between you and I
Once in a dream
And though the hour grows later and later
I would hold on for one more heartbeat
While my friends around me were calling
"Today, today, today, today"
I don't care if I got no money, I don't care if I got a dime.
All I want to do is to dance with you honey, please tell me that you have the time.
Cause I gotta get back on my feet again, gotta get back on the street again.
La, la, la, la la la la la la la la la.
I don't care if I got no fame, all I want to do is to hold your hand.
Don't care if nobody knows my name cause I just want to try the best I can, yes I do.
Gotta get back on my feet again, gotta get back on the street again.
La, la, la, la la la la la la la la la. La, la, la, la la la la la la la la la.
Well, I don't know just what the world is coming to.
And I don't know just what is going on, and momma do you?
Well, all I really know is I gotta get back on my feet again. Help me up now.
I don't care if I got no money, I don't care if I got a dime.
All I want to do is to dance with you honey, please tell me that you have the time.
Cause I gotta get back on my feet again, gotta get back on the street again.
La, la, la, la la la la la la la la la. La, la, la, la la la la la la la la la. Stand it up for me now.
She's been holding on too long
Hoping I'm gonna change
Giving it up just a little bit more
Each time I come home
Looking and acting strange
Putting her down for putting up with me
(Chorus)
Be as you are
As you see as I am I am
Be as you are
As you see as I am I am
Do you think you might improve me
Trying to take control
Watching every little thing I do
Just like a bleeding movie
Just like a leading role
Mama, this ain't me and I don't
Believe that's you
- Chorus -
First you make believe
I believe the things
That you make believe
And I'm bound to let you down
Then it's I who have been deceiving
Purposely misleading
And all along you believed in me
So we circle around one another
Playing a [not "I"] guessing game
Strangers at this masquerade
Pretending to know each other
We strain to catch a name
And never see the mistakes we must have made
- Chorus -
Ricky's been kicking the gong
Lickety split didn't take too long
A junkie's sick
A monkey's strong
That's what's wrong
Well, I guess he's been messing around downtown
So sad to see the man losing ground
Winding down behind closed doors
On all fours
Mama, don't you call him my name
He can't hear you anymore
And even if he seems the same to you
That's a stranger to your door
Ask him what's he come here for
Oh my God, a monkey can move a man
Send him to hell
And home again
With an empty hand in the afternoon
Shooting for the moon
It's halfway sick
And it's halfway stoned
He'd sure like to kick
But it's too far gone
They wind him down with the methadone
He's all on his own
But baby, don't you throw your love away
I hate to seem unkind
It's only that I understand the man
That the monkey can leave behind
I used to think he was a friend of mine
I've got to stop thinkin' 'bout that
I like to think about the time I met you
Living with your people down in New Orleans
Mad at your mama cause she'd never let you
Ride in no nasty limousine
Later on the levee with the moon up above
I lost my heart and confessed my love
Oh Lucy, God have mercy
I've got to stop thinkin' 'bout that
[somehow.....does me no damn good]
One Summer night in a field of wheat
God's sweet lanterns hanging in the sky
Moving light on your tiny feet
I knew I had to love you till the day I die
They talk about Amazing Grace
It meant something when I saw your face
Oh Lucy, God have mercy
I've got to stop thinkin' 'bout that
[Oh now Lucy say....can't stop thinkin 'bout you]
I think of all the little things that I never told you
I think I may get to hold you someday
It's in my brain just like a man possessed
I can't do me no work, I can't get me no rest
I can't understand it baby
Don't like to think about the way it ended
I hate remembering the things that I said
I dream a dream of love so splendid
I wake up hard in an empty bed
I wonder who'll be loving you next
Some fool will be writing bad checks
Oh now Lucy, God have mercy
I've got to stop thinkin' 'bout you
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
That's when my love comes tumblin' down
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
When there's no one else around
I'm gonna take you girl and hold you
And do all the things I told you
In the midnight hour, oh yeah
I'm gonna wait 'til the stars come out
And see that twinkle in your eyes
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
That's when my love begins to shine
You are the only girl I know
That really oh, loves me so
In the midnight hour, oh yeah
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
That's when my love comes tumblin' down
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
That's when my love begins to shine
Just you and I
Just you and I, yea
Just you and I, oh yea baby
Just you and I, oh yea
chorus:
you are my only one
you are my only one
well i'm telling you now you're my only one
i've got two long legs like to carry me
two sharp eyes to look for the light
two strong arms to hold on tight
two good friends on my left and right
but only one only one
chorus:
you are my only one you are my only one
don't be leaving me now you're my only one
now there's only one road before me
too many turns in the way
thousands of things to do today
millions of moments i must admit
but only one only one
chorus
taken for granted and pushed aside
all that it wanted was a place to run and hide
missing message in a hollow tree
hidden deep inside a memory
and the memory seems like dreams
hundreds of hopes in the past
nevertheless it was never the last
hold on strong or you fade out fast
and only one only one
Talkin' 'bout Jumping Jim
Talkin' 'bout a Mud Slide Slim
Don't you know that a fish got to swim
Don't a goose got to fly high
Little dog got to die
And I'm goin' home
Woh, don't you know
Woh, don't you know
Talkin' 'bout a life on the street
Gonna think about an itch in my feet
Can't you hand me down them highway shoes
Lord knows I'm talkin' 'bout the walkin' blues
I got the rockin' pneumonia blues
And I'm headed home, bye-bye
Woh, don't you know
Woh, don't you know
Listen here now, don't you come 'round
Talkin' bout over yonder
Bound to wake up the walkin' man in me
And I'm bound to wanderin'
Hey now, talkin' all about 'spooning into bone
Looking just like Sherlock Holmes
Looking for a needle in a haystack
Seein' and eatin' lots of fatback
Talkin' 'bout a railroad track
And I'm going home, goodbye
Woh, don't you know
Woh, don't you know
Woh, don't you know
You oughta know
You oughta know
You oughta know
You oughta know like a fish in the stream
Oughta know like a leaf on the tree
I am a lineman for the county
And I drive the main road
Searchin' in the sun
For another overload
I hear you singin' in the wires
I can hear you through the whine
And the Wichita lineman
Well, he's still on the line
I know I need a small vacation
But it don't look like rain
If it snows that stretch down south
Won't ever stand the same, no
And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman
Well, he's still on the line
And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman
He's still on the line
Still on the line, still on the line
He's still on the line, he's still on the line
The lineman, still on the line
Something's going down like a waterfall
Some strong feeling's some old love
I saw you and it made no sense at all
Now I feel like there's too much caffeine in my blood
Like a waterfall goin' down
Like a waterfall washing me down
Spinnin' me around
Lord, and I'm drownin'
Like a waterfall going down
Just like a waterfall washing me down
Like a waterfall going down and down and down
You're an old lover making new contact
Making those cold defenses melt
And though lying in your arms is after the fact
Once again I'm feeling like I've never felt
it's like a waterfall going down
Like a waterfall washing me down
Spinnin'me round
Lord, and I'm drowning
Like a waterfall going down
Just like a waterfall washing me down
Please tell my sweet mother
Go on now tell uncle Paul
Tell all my girlfriends
Not to wait for me
Daddy, I'm no virgin
And I've already waited too long
Raise up your eyebrows
Raise, I said raise your glasses with a song
But don't expect me to be home tonight
Daddy, I'm sorry
But I've already waited too long
I met a boy with eyes of green
The warmest eyes I'd ever seen
He gave his lovin' love to me
The way I've always heard it would be
Daddy, please forgive me
And I've already waited so long
So blow, blow, blow out the candles
make my bed wide and long
Tell all my girlfriends
Not to wait for me
Daddy, I'm no virgin
I said I've already waited too long
Daddy, I'm sorry
Summer's here
I'm for that
Got my rubber sandals
Got my straw hat
Got my cold beer
I'm just glad that it's here
Summer's here
That suits me fine
It may rain today
But I don't mind
It's my favorite time of the year
And I'm glad that it's here
Old man wintertime
He goes so slow
It's ten degrees below, you know
You can take your ice and snow
And let my balmy breezes blow
Yeah, the water is cold but I've been in
Baby, lose the laundry and jump on in
I mean all God's children got skin
And it's summer again
Old man wintertime
He goes so slow
It's ten degrees below, you know
You can take your ice and snow
And let my balmy breezes blow
Summer's here
I'm for that
Got my rubber sandals
Got my straw hat
Drinking cold beer
Man I'm just that I'm here
It's my favorite time of the year
Lonely hearted hunter dont say nothing
The hunger and the hurt
Got only one law
Never mind your words
Unseen, unheard, unsung, undone
Aint bot one place left to run
Stand up, stand and fight
Undercover creature that dont see sunshine
Make it in the dark
Dont think twice
Never mind making nice
Black eyes, black sights, black magical rites tonight
There comes a time, babe
Stand up, stand and fight
Dont you worry bout me little darling
No, I aint breaking
Im shaking and aching
cause I cant stand waiting
There comes a time to stand and fight
Maximum destruction
Blood red deadheads
Tearing it up, wearing it down
Never mind my name
Im unclaimed, unnamed and unashamed
Id like to say
Fan the flames
Stand and fight
You aint doing nobody no kind of favors
Lying around like a rug on the floor
Sooner or later youve got to stand up
And say you wont take it any more
James Taylor
Theres something in the way she moves,
or looks my way or calls my name,
that seems to leave this troubled world behind.
And if I'm feelin down and blue,
or troubled by some foolish game,
she always seems to make me change my mind.
And I feel fine any time she's around me now, she's around me now
almost all the time.
And if I'm well you can tell she's been with me now,
she's been with me now,
quite a long, long time,
and I feel fine.
Every now and then the things I lean on lose their meaning, and I find myself careening,
into places that I should not let me go.
She has the power to go where no one else can find me,
yes and to silently remind me,
of the happiness and good times that I know.
But I said I've just got to know that...
It isn't what she's got to say,
or how she thinks or where she's been.
To me the words are nice the way they sound.
I like to hear them best that way,
it doesn't much matter what they mean.
Well she says them mostly just to calm me down.
And I feel fine any time she's around me now,
she's around me now,
almost all the time.
And if I'm well you can tell that she's been with me now, she's been with me now,
quite a long, long time.
Yes and I feel fine.
Ever since the days of old
Men would search for wealth untold
They'd dig for silver and for gold
And leave the empty holes
Way down south in the Everglades
Where the black water rolls and the saw grass waves
Eagles fly and the otters play in the land of the Seminole
Blow, blow Seminole wind
Blow like you're never gonna blow again
Calling to you like a long lost friend
'Cause I know who you are
Blow, blow from the Okeechobee
Way up to Micanopy
Blow across the home of the Seminole
The alligator and the gar
Progress came and took it's toll
And in the name of flood control
They made their plans and they drained the land
And now the glades are going dry
Last time I walked in the swamp
I sat up on a Cypress stump
I listened close and I heard the ghost
Of Osceola cry
Blow, blow Seminole wind
Blow like you're never gonna blow again
Calling to you like a long lost friend
I know who you are
Blow, blow from the Okeechobee
Way up to Micanopy
Blow across the home of the Seminole
The alligator and the gar
Blow, blow Seminole wind
Blow like you're never gonna blow again
Calling to you like a long lost friend
'Cause I know who you are
Blow, blow from the Okeechobee
Way up to Micanopy
Blow across the home of the Seminole
The alligator and the gar
In a world like today
It's rare to see young mothers like the ones
Who were around when I grew up
But they live on in memory to quite a few of us
And this song is dedicated to those of us
Who cherish that memory
Early one Sunday morning
Breakfast was on the table
There was no time to eat
She said to me, boy, hurry to Sunday school
Filled with her load of glory
We learned the Holy story
She'll always have her dreams
Despite the things this troubled world can bring
Oh, Sadie, don't you know we love you, sweet Sadie?
We love you, Sadie
(There's no one above you, sweet Sadie)
Well, well, well
(Livin' in the past)
Some times it seems so funny
No money will turn your life around
Sweeter than cotton candy
Stronger than papas old brandy
Always that needed smile, once in awhile
She would break down and cry
Some times she'd seem so happy, yeah, yeah
Just being with us and daddy
Standing the worst of times, breaking the binds
With just a simple song
Oh, Sadie, baby
(don't you know we love you, sweet Sadie?)
Oh, darlin'
(There's no one above you, sweet Sadie)
Sadie,
(Livin' in the past)
Ever since the beginnin'
It's her her love that was always winnin', oh
(Sadie)
Sadie, baby
(Don't you know we love you, sweet Sadie?)
Well, we love you, Sadie
(There's no one above you, sweet Sadie)
(Livin' in the past)
If there's a heaven up above
I know that she's teachin' angels how to love
(Sadie)
Mama, mama, mama, Sadie
(Don't you know we love you, sweet Sadie?)
My Sadie, may no
(There's no one above you, sweet Sadie)
Well, well, well
(Livin' in the past)
Isn't it funny that in the end
It's just the love that you gave us, oh Sadie
It's a mean world without you, yeah
(Don't you know we love you, Sweet Sadie)
I love you, mama
(There's no one above you, sweet Sadie)
I miss you, mama, yeah
(Livin' in the past)
Bring me a [Incomprehensible]
Sometimes I'm feelin' so all alone
But I know I've to carry on
(Sadie)
It's a mean world without you
(Sadie)
But I know I got to go on
(My sweet Sadie)
It's what you wanted for me
(Livin' in the past)
Sweet Sadie, oh
(Sadie)
(Sadie)
I love u mama
(Sweet Sadie)
I can't forget your love
There sha was a vision of beauty
Darky as the midnight sky
When she turned and looked at me
I was frozen by the look in her eyes
It was love at first sight
So we dance thru the night
I'll never be the same
Was it too good to be true
Loving me loving you
Or just another beautiful name
A beautiful name
Romancia, Romancia, oh
Romancia, Romancia, oh
Day and night, my heart's on fire
Longing for you
I remember so well,
Like boy meeting girl
On a secret rendezvous
It was a love at first sight
As we dance thru the night
And I'll never be the same
Cause when the walls were closing in
You were there like a friend
Whenever I called your name
I called your name
Romancia, Romancia, oh
Romancia, Romancia, oh
Romancia, you are my love
Romancia, girl of my dream
Romancia, you light up my life
Romancia, you are my world
Romancia-this summer I'll never forget
Romancia-I found love & happiness
Romancia-write her name in the book of love
Oh Romancia
Romancia-this summer I'll never forget
(I'll never forget)
Romancia-I found love and happiness
(first time we met)
Romancia-write her name in the book of love
(girl of my dream)
She rides in the front seat, she's my older sister
She knows her power over me
She goes to bed an hour later than I do
When she turns the lights out
What does she think about?
And what does she do in the daylight
That makes her so great?
Oh but to be, oh but to be, oh but to be, I'd like to be
My older sister
She flies throught the back door, she's my older sister
She throws French phrases 'round the room
She has ice skates and legs that fit right in
She's wicked to all the beaming dreamers
Who'll later boast of an evening
By her fiery side
Oh but to be, oh but to be, oh but to be, I'd like to be
My older sister
And in her black gymnastic tights
She runs into some elastic nights
Sophisticated sister sings for the
Soldiers of the soccer team
Their silver I.D.'s and sororities
They tinker with love in their Model T's
Oh lord, won't you let me be her for just one day
She turns everybody's heads
While I wear her last year's threads
With patches and stitches and a turned up hem
Oh, but to be, oh but to be, I'd like to be, Just once to be
Watch my back and light my way
My traveling star, my traveling star
Watch over all of those born st. christopher's day
Old road dog, young runaway
They hunger for home but they cannot stay
They wait by the door
They stand and they stare
They're already out of there
They're already out of there
My daddy used to ride the rails
So they say, so they say
Soft as smoke and as tough as nails
Boxcar jones, old walking man
Coming back home was like going to jail
The sheets and the blankets and babies and all
No he never did come back home
Never that I recall
Nevermind the wind
Nevermind the rain
Nevermind the road leading home again
Never asking why
Never knowing when
Every now and then
There he goes again
She had a cat and a dog named blue
My traveling star, my traveling star
A big old stove and a fireplace, too
Old road dog, young runaway
She told me loved me like it was true
I knew I should stay
I knew I would go
Run run run away
Run run run away, boy
Run before the wind
Run before the rain
Over yonder hill
Just around the bend
Never knowing why
Never knowing when
Every now and then
There you go again
Tie me up and hold me down
Oh, my traveling star
Bury my feet down in the ground
Oh, old road dog
Claim my name from the lost and found
And let me believe this is where I belong
Shame on me for sure
For one more highway song
My traveling star
Now my grandfather was a sailor
He blew in off the water
My father was a farmer
And I, his only daughter
Took up with a no good millworking man
From Massachusetts
Who dies from too much whiskey
And leaves me these three faces to feed
Millwork ain't easy
Millwork ain't hard
Millwork it ain't nothing
But an awful boring job
I'm waiting for a daydream
To take me through the morning
And put me in my coffee break
Where I can have a sandwich
And remember
Then it's me and my machine
For the rest of the morning
For the rest of the afternoon
And the rest of my life
Now my mind begins to wander
To the days back on the farm
I can see my father smiling at me
Swinging on his arm
I can hear my granddad's stories
Of the storms out on Lake Erie
Where vessels and cargos and fortunes
And sailors' lives were lost
Yes, but if my life has been wasted
Then I have been the fool
To let this manufacturer
Use my body for a tool
I can ride home in the evening
Staring at my hands
Swearing by my sorrow that a young girl
Ought to stand a better chance
So me, I work the mills just as long as I am able
And never meet the man whose name is on the label
It be me and my machine
For the rest of the morning
And the rest of the afternoon
I'll tell you bout Machine Gun Kelly
He rode along the outlaw trail
Machine Gun Kelly was a simple man
But the woman was as hard as Hell
Watch out Machine Gun
Don't let her run you round
Don't let a woman put you six feet
In the ground, Machine Gun
I'll tell you 'bout Katherine Kelly
Tired of being such small time
Figured they'd kidnap a rich mans son
Make it in the world of crime
Watch out Machine Gun
Don't let her run you round
Don't let a woman put you six feet
In the ground, Machine Gun
You'd better watch out Machine Gun Kelly
Careful of what you do now
If you keep listening to your old lady
Ain't no telling what'll happen to you now, Machine Gun
The government boys they came for Machine Gun
Took the poor boy away
They stuck him in a hole in Leavenworth prison
Where he lived until his dying day
Watch out Machine Gun
Don't let her put you down
Don't let a woman make you out
To be a clown, Machine Gun
So much for your moment of prayer
God's not at home
There is no there there
Lost in the stars
That's what you are
Left here on your own
You can only hope to live on this earth
This here is it, for all it's worth
Nothing else awaits you
No second birth
No starry crown
For an un-believer like you
There's not much they can do
It would turn you away
Though I hate to see you surrender
You need to surrender
We must find you a way to
CHORUS:
Look up from your life
Up from your life
Look on up from your life
Look up from your life
There's a river running under your feet
Under this house
Under this street
Straight from the heart
Ancient and sweet
On its way back home
Even in the middle of your sadness
The everyday madness
The ongoing game
Even when you can't find a reason
Still there is a reason
You don't need to name it
Look on up
Look up from your life
Only for a minute
To find yourself in it
To wait by the stream
To drop out of your dream
Look on up
limousine driver
big cadillac car
rich and famous
no matter who you are you are
i seen a rock n roll rider
i seen a cinema star
chorus:
won't you roll down the road
roll down the road roll down the
roll down the road with me
want you to roll down the road
roll down the road roll down the
roll down the road with me
deep into the night
blue velvet push
cut glass crystal
i mean it means so much
long cool fingeroos
soft tenderloin touch
chorus
city sidewalk shining wet with rain
run through the run through one more again
run through the jungle
fetch a lady's glove
kicking off a bundle
go on and give it a shove
speak up don't mumble
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh yeah
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
Oh mother, say a prayer for me
Jesse's back in town, it won't be easy
Don't let him near me
Don't let him touch me
Don't let him please me
(chorus)
Jesse, I won't cut fresh flowers for you
Jesse, I won't make the wine cold for you
Jesse, I won't change the sheets for you
I won't put on cologne
I won't sit by the phone for you
Annie, keep reminding me
That he cut out my heart like a paper doll
Sally, tell me once again
How he set me up just to see me fall
Chorus
Jesse, quick come here
I won't tell a soul
Not even myself
Jesse, that you've come back to me
My friends will all say "She's gone again'
But how can anyone know what you are to me
That I'm in heave again because you've come back to me - Oh Jessie!
Jesse, I'll always cut fresh flowers for you
Jesse, I'll always make the wine cold for you
Jesse, I can easily change my mind about you
And put on cologne
And sit by the phone for you
Jesse, let's open the wine
And drink to the heart
Which has a will of it's own
My friends, let's comfort them
They're feeling bad
They think I've sunk so low
Jesse, I'll always cut fresh flowers for you
Jesse, I'll always make the wine cold for you
Jesse, I will change the sheets for you
Put on cologne
Hey girls, gather round
Listen to what I'm putting down
Hey baby, I'm your handy man
I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule
I'm handy with love and I'm no fool
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can
If your broken heart should need repair
Then I'm the man to see
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends
They'll come runnin' to me
Here is the main thing that I want to say
I'm busy twenty-four hours a day
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can
Come, come, come, come, come, come, come on
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Come, come, come, come, come, come
Oh now, they'll come runnin' to me
Here is the main thing I want to say
I'm busy twenty-four hours a day
I fix broken hearts, baby, I'm your handy man
Come, come, come, come, come, come, come
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Come, come, come, come, come, come, come on
Yeah, yeah, yeah
That's me
Come, come, come, come, come, come
I'm your handy man
Yeah, yeah, yeah
That's me
Come, come, come, come, come, come
I'm your handy man
He's got arms like legs
He's got hands on his feet
He's got a nose like a doughnut
He's got a tendency to over eat
He don't use tools or weapons
He don't eat meat
He likes to stick to the bushes
Tends to avoid the street
But he rides my El Dorado
When he comes to town
You know he's out there somewhere
Tryin' to track you down
Look up in the sky
Mama that's the one
See the mighty profile
Block the noonday sun
He comes from the heart of darkness
A thousand miles from here
That's the land where they understand
What a woman might like to hear
You know that he loves you baby
For what you really are
His love is a burning hot
As a big old ten cent cigar
Now most of y'all
Have seen a gorilla
In a cage at the local zoo
He mostly sits around contemplating
All the things that he'd prefer to do
He dreams about the world outside
From behind those bars of steel
And no one seems to understand
About the heartache the man can feel
The people stop and stare
But nobody seems to care
It don't seem right somehow
It just don't seem fair
Get a job
Well, every morning about this time, she gets me out of my bed cryin'
Get a job
And at breakfast every day, she throws the want ads my way
And never fails to say, get a job
Get a job
Well, when I get the paper, I read it through and through
And my girl never fails to see if there is any work for me
And then I go back to the house, hear that woman's mouth
Preaching and cryin', tellin' me I'm lyin' about a job
That I never could find
Get a job
Well, when I get the paper, I read it through and through
And my girl never fails to see if there is any work for me
And then I go back to the house I hear that woman's mouth
Preaching and cryin', tellin' me I'm lyin' about a job
That I never could find
Fairweather father
Fairweather father
Doesn't like to hear the baby cry
Doesn't like to about the aches and pains
Of the day gone by
Of the day gone by
But the mother advertised as a bargain wife
She'd make things easy for the rest of his life
And to make herself more appealing
She'd think only of him and forget her own feelings
Fairweather father
Fairweather father
Wants his wife to be the truckdriver
Wants his wife to be the gardener
And still look like a Hollywood Starlet
And still look like a Hollywood Starlet
So the mother gets mad and she leaves town
That brings the father and the baby down
She wants the father to find her
Drinkin' orange pop in the seedy Greek diner
Fairweather father
Fairweather father
Gets her back and gets up in the night
Loves her so much and holds the baby tight
Ain't that enough to make you cry
Ain't that enough to make you cry
Fairweather father
Fairweather father
Doesn't like to hear the baby cry
Doesn't like to know about the aches and pains
Of the day gone by
Everybody loves to cha cha cha
Little children like to cha cha cha
They like to cha cha cha, they like to cha cha cha
Everybody likes to cha cha cha
Took my baby to the hop last night
And what to my surprise
When we got there, she hit me with the news
Right between the eyes, yeah
She said she couldn't do the cha cha cha
She said she couldn't do the cha cha cha
She couldn't cha cha cha, no, she couldn't cha cha cha
My baby couldn't do the cha cha cha
I told her not to worry
They'd play some other dance
But we sat there for an hour and a half
And we never got a chance
For every song they played was the cha cha cha
Every song they played was the cha cha cha
"Tom Dooley", cha cha cha, "Tea For Two", cha cha cha
Every number was the cha cha cha
I told her not to worry
There's only one thing we can do
Baby, if you let me take you by the hand
I'm gonna teach this dance to you
Then, I told her one, two, cha cha cha
One, two, cha cha cha and up now, cha cha cha
Baby and back, now, cha cha cha
That's right, turn now, cha cha cha
Alright, let's cross now, cha cha cha
I taught my baby how to cha cha cha
We kept on dancing
And was I surprised, for you see
After we practiced for a little while
She was doing it better than me
Now my baby loves to do the cha cha cha
She loves to do the cha cha cha
She likes her cha cha cha, she likes to cha cha cha
Everybody likes to cha cha cha
They do it, one, two, cha cha cha, alright
One, two, cha cha cha and up now, cha cha cha
Alright, back now, cha cha cha
Alright, baby, let's cross now, cha cha cha
And turn now cha cha cha, whoah
Cha cha cha
Cha cha cha
Cha cha cha
Notes:
Jt on sony.com: my brother alex died in '93 on (not for) my birthday. we all went down to florida to say goodbye. the day after we flew home (the day after his cremation) a giant mother hurrican
Lowed us north through the carolina's; trashing everything in it's path and finally raining record rains on martha's vineyard (home).
In paris, a year later I changed his character to a hippie chick named alice and the location to santa fe; but my soulful older brother is still all over this song like a cheap suit.
Almost fuck-free.
The sun shines on this funeral
The same as on a birth
The way it shines on everything
That happens here on earth
It rolls across the western sky
And back into the sea
And spends the day¹s last rays
Upon this fucked-up family
So long old pal
The last time I saw alice
She was leaving santa fe
With a bunch of round-eyed buddhists
In a killer chevrolet
Said they turned her out of texas
Yeah she burned 'em down back home
Now she's wild with expectation
On the edge of the unknown
Chorus:
Oh it's enough to be on your way
It's enough just to cover ground
It's enough to be moving on
Home, build it behind your eyes
Carry it in your heart
Safe among your own
They brought her back on a friday night
Same day I was born
We sent her up the smoke stack
And back into the storm
She blew up over the san juan mountains
And spent herself at last
The threat of heavy weather
That was what she knew the best
Chorus
It woke me up on a sunday
An hour before the sun
It had me watching the headlights
Out on highway 591
'til I stepped into my trousers
'til I pulled my big boots on
I walked out on the mesa
And I stumbled on this song
Do me wrong, do me right,
Tell me lies but hold me tight,
Save your goodbyes for the morning light,
But don't let me be lonely tonight.
Say goodbye and say hello,
Sure enough good to see you, but it's time to go,
Don't say yes but please don't say no,
I don't want to be lonely tonight.
Go away then, damn you,
Go on and do as you please,
You ain't gonna see me gettin' down on my knees.
I'm undecided, and your heart's been divided,
You've been turning my world upside down.
Do me wrong, do me right (right now baby),
Go on and tell me lies but hold me tight.
Save your goodbyes for the morning light (morning light),
But don't let me be lonely tonight.
I don't want to be lonely tonight.
No, no, I don't want to be lonely tonight.
No I don't know how to love you
The way you want me to
Coz everytime I try
Something always changes with you
First it's cold baby
And then there's too much heat
One minute I'm up in heaven
And the next I'm down in the street
Coz we got a love
That's bittersweet
I said we got a love
It's bittersweet
Sometimes when I'm with you
It's like you're just not there
When I look into your eyes
I see that thousand yard stare
Then you're back in love with me
Like you can't get enough
Rough into smooth
And the smooth back into the rough
Ohhhh help me now
We got a love
That's bittersweet
We got a love, oh darlin'
That's bittersweet
I don't know anybody
Anybody like you
I never met anybody
Could make me feel the way you do
I wish that I could love you
The way you want me to
So scared you'll pull out the rug
Darling if I do
It's cold it's cold
And now there's too much heat
One mnute I'm up in heaven
And the next, I'm walking the street
We got a love
That's bittersweet
You know we got a love
That's bittersweet
We got a love
That's bittersweet
You know, we got a love, oh darlin'
That's bittersweet.
Flamin' hot
Then not.
Ooooooooh, bitter memory
I said we got a love, oooh,
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne!
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne
And surely ye'll be your pint stowp!
And surely I'll be mine!
And we'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne
We twa hae run about the braes,
An pou'd the gowans fine
But we've wander'd mony a weary fitt,
Sin' auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne
We twa hae paidl'd in the burn,
Frae morning sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar'd,
Sin auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne
And there's a hand, my trusty fiere!
And gie's a hand o' thine!
And we'll take a right gude-willie waught,
For auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet
When I walk along your city streets
And look into your eyes
When I see that simple sadness
That upon your features lies
If my spirit starts to sink
It comes as no surprise
It's been a long way from anywhere
Like Heaven to your town, this town
There's a pasture in the countryside
I used to call my own
There's a natural pillow for my head
The grass there's overgrown
I think of that place from time to time
When I want to be alone
It's been a long way from anywhere
Like Heaven to your town, this town
Now, people live from day to day
But they do not count the time
They don't see the days slipping by
And neither do I
Now, people live from day to day
But they do not count the time (you know)
They don't see their days slipping by
And neither do I
When I walk along your city streets
And look into your eyes
When I see that simple sadness
That across your features lies (I see lies)
If my spirit starts to sink
It comes as no surprise
I've come a long way from anywhere
Oh, wake up Susie
Put your shoes on
And walk with me into this light, ooh,
Finally this morning
I'm feeling whole again
It was a hell of a night
Just to be with you by my side
Just to have you near in my sight
Just to walk a while in this light
Just to know that life goes on
Wake up Susie
Put your shoes on
Walk with me into this light
Another night has gone
Life goes on
Another dawn is breaking
Turn and face the sun
One by one the world outside is waking
Morning light has driven away
All the shadows that hide your way
And night has given away
To the promise of another day
Another day
Another chance that we may
Finally find our way
Another day
Old sundown's begun
To melt all our fears away
Another day
Another day
Oh, wake up Susie
Put your shoes on
When your down and troubled
And you need a helping hand
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.
You just call out my name,
And you know whereever I am
I'll come running, oh yeah baby
To see you again.
Winter, spring , summer, or fall,
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You've got a freind.
If the sky above you
should turn dark and full of clouds
and that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud
And soon I will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know where ever I am
I'll come running to see you again.
Winter, Spring, summer or fall
All you got to do is call
And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Hey, ain't it good to know that you've got a friend?
People can be so cold.
They'll hurt you and desert you.
Well they'll take your soul if you let them.
Oh yeah, but don't you let them.
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again.
Oh babe, don't you know that,
Winter Spring summer or fall,
Hey now, all you've got to do is call.
Lord, I'll be there, yes I will.
You've got a friend.
You've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
Ain't it good to know you've got a friend.
James Taylor
A tree grows in my back yard
It only grows at night
Its branches they're all twisted
Its leaves are afraid of light
They say the blues is just a bad dream
They say it lives upside your head
But when it's lonely in the morning
You're bound to wish that you was lying dead
There's winds out on the ocean
They're blowing just as they choose
But then winds ain't got no emotion, baby
And they don't know the blues
They say the blues is just a bad dream
They say it lives upside your head
But when it's lonely, lonely in the morning
You're bound to wish that you was lying dead
My mind is rambling and rambling
Just like some rolling stone, no
Since that nightmare's come to stay with me, baby
My thoughts just don't belong
They say the blues is just a bad dream
They say it lives upside your head
But when they visit you around midnight
Some children see Him lily white,
The baby Jesus born this night.
Some children see Him lily white,
With tresses soft and fair.
Some children see Him bronzed and brown,
The Lord of heav'n to earth come down.
Some children see Him bronzed and brown,
With dark and heavy hair.
Some children see Him almond-eyed,
This Savior whom we kneel beside.
Some children see Him almond-eyed,
With skin of yellow hue.
Some children see Him dark as they,
Sweet Mary's Son to whom we pray.
Some children see him dark as they,
And, ah! they love Him, too!
The children in each different place
Will see the baby Jesus' face
Like theirs, but bright with heavenly grace,
And filled with holy light.
O lay aside each earthly thing
And with thy heart as offering,
Come worship now the infant King.
Notes:
Jt on sony.com: botany bay is where they brought the convicts. . .the dregs of british society who became the finest nation on god's green earth. . . beautiful. yellow and rose is a half baked t
About transportation, transformation and australia.
Yellow and rose
Yellow and rose
Yellow and rose
Oh boy, botany bay
Watching the water go by
Here's your home so far away
Here is a tear for your eye
Here is a vast and unknown land
Here are the strangers on the sand
Oh, seeds of the universe ever endeavor to grow
Tiny pieces of everything into the water they go
Everything changes for the strangers on the shore
They are blue and green no more
They are yellow and rose
Down under got the south side
This groovy crazy planet
Watching from the outside
It's as smooth as a gravy sandwich
People play music night for day
One caught the sun in a sekere
Seeds of the universe ever endeavor to grow
Tiny pieces of everything into the water they go
Everything changes for the strangers on the shore
They are blue and green no more
They are yellow and rose
Remember when we thought we were in california
We thought it was the eye of the hurricane
Old gypsy woman she tried to warn you
"you'll be back this way again
Hungry for the rain
It's written in your hand, plain"
Seeds of the universe ever endeavor to grow
Tiny pieces of everything into the water they go
Everything changes for the strangers on the shore
They are blue and green no more
They are yellow and rose
Yellow and rose
Yellow and rose
B. Womack - D. Carter - L. Cooke
Once upon a time a good friend of mine
Told me to tell y'all what I say today
Do the things that keep a smile on her face
Say the words that make her feel better ev'ry day
You bet you better keep on you Ps and Qs
If you don't the woman you can easily lose
Oh, I had a love, a true love and I lost it
No one seems to understand about the pain that it cost me
Woman's got to have it
I believe that I should know
She's got to know that she's that she's needed around
When you kiss her
You got to make her feel it everyday, boy
She's got to know that she's not walking on shaky ground
Think it over
Don't take for granted the smile upon her face
Check a little bit closer, you might find a tear trace
Maybe the little girl never said a mumbling word
But she's got to know that her voice is heard
Oh, I had a love, it was a true love and I lost it
Now I'm suffering all this pain that the true love cost me
A woman's got to have it
I believe
She's got to know that she's that she's needed around
When you kiss her
You got to let her feel it everyday, boy
She's got to know that she's not walking on shaky ground
So if you've got a love
And maybe you've got eyes to keep her
You've got to give her what she wants when she wants it
Where she wants it (all right)
How she wants it
And every doggone time she thinks she needs it
Your woman needs it
The same as mine
A woman got to have it
Traditional
Arrangements and additional Lyrics by James Taylor
I've been wanderin' early late
From New York City to the Golden Gate
And it don't look like
I'll ever stop my wanderin'
My daddy was an engineer
My brother drives a hack
My sister takes in laundry
While the baby balls the jack
And it don't look like
I'll ever stop my wanderin'
I've been in the army
I've worked on a farm
And all I've got to show is the muscle in my arm
And it don't look like
I'll ever stop my wanderin'
My ma she died when I was young
My daddy took to stealin' and he got hung
And it don't look like
I'll ever stop my wanderin'
Snakes in the ocean
Eels in the sea
I let a redheaded woman make a fool out of me
And it don't look like
I'll ever stop my wanderin'
I've been wanderin' early late
From the New York City to the Golden Gate
And it don't look like
I'll ever stop my wanderin'
No, it don't look like
Gerry Goffin - Carole King
When this old world starts a getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I'll climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space
On the roof, it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below don't bother me, no, no
So when I come home feeling tired and beat
I'll go up where the air is fresh and sweet
I'll get far away from the hustling crowd
And all the rat-race noise down in the street
On the roof, that's the only place I know
Look at the city, baby
Where you just have to wish to make it so
Let's go up on the roof
And at night the stars they put on a show for free
And, darling, you can share it all with me
That's what I said
Keep on telling you
That right smack dab in the middle of town
I found a paradise that's troubleproof
And if this old world starts a getting you down
There's room enough for two
Notes:
Jt on sony.com: er mei is a mountain in china (sechuan province). before the cultural revolution there were maybe 100 buddhist shrines, temples, etc. on the way to the summit which usually pokes
Ugh the clouds like an island in the sea.
Sally and I went there to meet ben in '93 (he was traveling out of tibet). it took three days to climb the many miles of stone steps carved centuries ago into the living rock of the mountain. at
Time, I might as well have been on the stairmaster at jack lalane on broadway and 76th.
We were walking in paradise
Never did notice
Blind in the buddha land
Looking for solace
We had been told of a place
Far beyond this vale of tears
We could never have guessed
We were already blessed
There we were, where we are
In the garden
Didn't we climb on up er mei
Temple to temple
Yes and all and all along the way
The day was simple
Didn't we reach the top
Didn't we gain our goal
Did we finally stop
Surprised by the cold
We were walking in paradise
Never did tumble
Blind in the buddha land
Looking for trouble
We had been told of a place
Far beyond this vale of tears
We could never have guessed
We were already blessed
There we were, where we are
It was just after sunrise
And down by the sea
Down on the sand flats
Where nothing will grow
Come drumming and footsteps
Like out of a dream
Where the golden green waters come in
Just nine lucky soldiers had come
Through the night
Half of them wounded
And barely alive
Just nine out of twenty was headed for home
With eleven sad stories to tell
I remember quite clearly when I got out of bed
person to person and man to man
i'm back in touch with my long lost friend
listen to reason and understand
and think of me from way back when
he said me and melissa well we fell out of love
we ran out of luck seems like lightning struck
i've been thinking of leaving but i can't raise a buck
james i'm wondering could i borrow your truck
i said that's why i'm here
got no other reason
that's why i'm standing before you
that's why i'm here
john's gone found dead he dies high he's brown bread
later said to have drowned in his bed
after the laughter the wave of the dread
it hits us like a ton of lead
it seems "learn not to burn" means to turn on a dime
and walk on if you're walking even if it's an uphill climb
and try to remember that working's no crime
just don't let 'em take and waste your time
that's why i'm here
this is an iou
i reckon' i owe you one now
listen wendy and listen gloria
this'll be better tomorrow
fortune and fame's such a curious game
perfect strangers can call you by name
pay good money to hear fire and rain
again and again and again
some are like summer coming back every year
got your baby got your blanket got your bucket of beer
i break into a grin from ear to ear
and suddenly it's perfectly clear
that's why i'm here
this is the part about kitty and bim
he loved her and she loved him
Wake 'em up shake 'em up the middle of the night
got to tell me everything's alright
he said that's why i'm here
James Taylor
Morning, sing me a song
Afternoon, bring it along
Nighttime, show me a friend
Say it again
Send a good dream my way
Wednesday, feeling just fine
I got to say time on my hands
Friday, look at them run
Show me some fun
Taking the sunshine in
God knows you've got to give yourself
Time to think these days
Lord knows you've got to take enough
Time to look both ways
The pieces fly by so quickly now
Laura, look at you walk
I swear you've got eyes in my head
I'd like to follow you down
Show you around
Borrow the crown you wear
Bacon, lie on the plate
Two black-eyed peas wait on the side
Gravy chicken and rice
Isn't it nice
Tell me the price of the food
What happens when the answers they give you
Aren't good enough
What happens when it rains for eight days
On your week off
You know you can't buy tomorrow, no
It's all a matter of opening up your eyes
And looking around 'cause it's all there, it's all there
Suzanne takes you down
To her place near the river
You can see the boats go by
And you can spend the night forever
And you know she's half crazy
And that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
She gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And Jesus was a sailor
When He walked upon the water
And He spent a long time watching
From a lonely wooden tower
Yes, and when He knew for certain
Only drowning men could see Him
He said, all men will be sailors then
Until the seas free them
But He, Himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken and almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with Him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
'Cause He's touched your perfect body with His mind
Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you besides the water
She is wearing rags, feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbor
She shows you where to look
Between the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
You want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you can trust her
Slipping away what can I say
Won't you stay inside me month of May
And hold on to me golden day, slipping away
Sunshine on my wall
To keep my mind on the things I'm saying
Footsteps in the hall
To tell me I've been this way before, nevermore
Let it rain sweet Mary Jane
Let it wash your love down all around me
Come inside and put it down
Let it rain
I've been trying hard to find a way to let you know
That we can make it shine most all the time
This time 'round I'm searching down to where I used to go
And it's been on my mind to make it shine
You can say I wanna be free
I can say someday I will be
You can say I wanna be free
I can say someday I will be
When I catch a common cold
Wanna hear a saxophone
When I let the good times roll, baby
Slide me a bass trombone
Walk me down old Funky Street
Lord knows I feel good enough to eat (now)
Hold my soul. Now, I'm sure enough fond of my rock 'n roll
When I go to sleep at night
Wanna hear a slide guitar
When I'm feeling loose and right
Riding in my automobile
Boney Maroney and Peggy Sue
Got the rocking pneumonia, got the boogey-woogey flu
Baby, hold my soul. Said, I'm sure enough fond of my rock 'n roll
Well, I'm a steamroller, baby
I'm bound to roll all over you
Yes, I'm a steamroller, baby
I'm bound to roll all over you
I'm gonna inject your soul with some sweet rock 'n roll
And shoot you full of rhythm and blues
Well, I'm a cement mixer
A churning urn of burning funk
Yes, I'm a cement mixer for you, baby
A churning urn of burning funk
Well, I'm a demolition derby
A hefty hunk of steaming junk
Now, I'm a napalm bomb, baby
Just guaranteed to blow your mind
Yeah, I'm a napalm bomb for you, baby
Guaranteed to blow your mind
And if I can't have your love for my own
Sweet child, won't be nothing left behind.
It seems how lately, baby
James Taylor
Well, I'm a steamroller, baby
I'm bound to roll all over you
Yes, I'm a steamroller now, baby
I'm bound to roll all over you
I'm gonna inject your soul with some sweet rock 'n roll
And shoot you full of rhythm and blues
Well, I'm a cement mixer
A churning urn of burning funk
Yes, I'm a cement mixer for you, baby
A churning urn of burning funk
Well, I'm a demolition derby (yeah)
A hefty hunk of steaming junk
Now, I'm a napalm bomb, baby
Just guaranteed to blow your mind
Yeah, I'm a napalm bomb for you, baby
Oh, guaranteed, just guaranteed to blow your mind
And if I can't have your love for my own (now)
Sweet child, won't be nothing left behind
It seems how lately, baby
You can play the game
You can act out the part
But you know it wasn't written for you
Tell me how do you stand there
With your broken heart
Ashamed of playing the fool
One thing can lead to another
It doesn't take any sacrifice
Oh mother and father, sister and brother
If it feels nice, don't think twice
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be just fine
If we only will
What I mean to say is
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be much better
If we only will
You can run
But you cannot hide
This is widely known
And what you plan to do with your foolish pride
When you're all by yourself alone?
Once you tell somebody the way that you feel
You can feel it beginning to ease
I think it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel
Always getting the grease
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be just fine
If we only will, do as I say
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be much better
If we only will
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Well, the suns not so hot in the sky today
And you know I can see summertime slipping on away
A few more geese are gone, a few more leaves turning red
But the grass is as soft as a feather in a featherbed
So Ill be king and youll be queen
Our kingdoms gonna be this little patch of green
Wont you lie down here right now
In this september grass
Wont you lie down with me now
September grass
Oh the memory is like the sweetest pain
Yeah, I kissed the girl at a football game
I can still smell the sweat and the grass stains
We walked home together. I was never the same.
But that was a long time ago
And where is she now? I dont know
Wont you lie down here right now
In this september grass
Wont you lie down with me now
September grass
Oh, september grass is the sweetest kind
It goes down easy like apple wine
Hope you dont mind if I pour you some
Made that much sweeter by the winter to come
Do you see those ants dancing on a blade of grass?
Do you know what I know? thats you and me, baby
Were so small and the worlds so vast
We found each other down in the grass
Wont you lie down with me right here
September grass
Wont you lie down with me now
In this september grass
Lie down
Lie down
Lie down
Lie down
(repeat)
Wont you lie down here right now
In this september grass
Wont you lie down here now
We are riding on a railroad, singing some else's song
Forever standing by the cross road. Take a side and step along.
We are sailing away on a river to the sea. Maybe you an me can meet again.
We are riding on a railroad, singing someone else's song Sing along.
Time to time I tire of the life that I've been leading
Town to town, day by day
There's a man up here who claims to have his hands upon the reins.
There are chains upon his hands and he's riding upon a train.
We are riding on a railroad, singing some else's song
Forever standing by the cross road. Take a side and step along.
We are sailing away on a river to the sea. Maybe you an me can meet again.
We are riding on a railroad, singing someone else's song.
James Taylor & Zach Wiesner
What good is that happy lie
All you wanted from the start was to cry
It looks like another fall
Your good friends they don't seem to help at all
When you're feeling kind of cold and small
Just look up your rainy day man
It does you no good to pretend child
You've made a hole much too big to mend
And it looks like you lose again, my friend
Call on your rainy day man
Now rainy day man he don't like sunshine
He don't chase rainbows
He don't need good times
Grey days rolling
Then you'll see him
Empty feeling
Now you need him
All those noble thoughts they just don't belong
You can't hide the truth with a happy song
And since you knew where you stood all along
Just look up your rainy day man
Now simple pleasures they all evade you
Store-bought treasures none can save you
Look for signs to ease the pain
Ask again
Go on and pray for rain
It looks like another fall
Your good friends they don't seem to help at all
When you're feeling kind of cold and small
Just look up your rainy day man
All I need to do is look up my rainy day man
Now what good is that happy lie
We lived up here in Cambridge
And browsed in the hippest newsstands
The we started our own newspaper
Gave the truth about Uncle Sam
We loved to be so radical
But like a ragged love affair
Some became disenchanted
And some of us just got scared
Now are you playing possum
Keeping a low profile
Are you playing possum for a while
Then you moved to the country
Bought a farm and tilled the land
Then you took your books to India
And got hooked on a holy man
But the wells they do run dry
And the speeches turn to words
And the woods are full of tigers
And freedom's for the birds
Now you run a bookstore
And you've taken on a wife
You wear patches on your elbows
And you live an easy life
But are you finally satisfied
Is it what you were lookin' for
Or does it sneak up on you
Oh, baby, don't you loose your lip on me (No, no now)
Lord, have mercy (Baby, now)
Now, don't you loose your lip on poor old loving man JT (No)
Now, I've tried so hard to be your good boy
Good God almighty, don't you know
Tell me what more, what more in this world
In this whole wide world can one good boy
James Taylor
Everybody knows that I'm just a Joe
That likes to hang around
Talkin' about my problems
Bringing other people down
Well this may be so, but not long ago
I was sitting on the top of the world
Sure is strange how things can turn themselves around
When I'm in need of a little bit of consultation
Used to call on my Uncle John
Took a trip down to West Virginia
Found him dead and gone
And as some sort of silly little consolation
They gave me my ticket back
What you gonna do with folks like that?
You can talk about bands of angels
And you think you come with your soul in your hands
To set their children free
But you talk about little bit of understanding
Things that happen day to day
Some of you folks sure 'nuf have been good to me
You come on talkin' about angel bands
You think that you come with your soul in your hands
Just to set their children free
But you talk about a little bit of understanding
Things that happen day to day
Some one has been good to me, yeh.
Nobody but you, nobody but you, nobody but you, nobody but you
Nobody but you, nobody but you, nobody but you, nobody but you
Nobody, nobody but you
Nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody
James Taylor
A catfish he tends to groove on the water
It's just where he's bound to be
And a monkey kinds of flashes on fruits and bananas
So he lives in the top of a tree
But my eyes are made for darkness
And so the nighttime is right for me
Said I'm a night owl, honey
Sleep all day long
Now most folks they like the good day time
They like to see the shining sun
They're up in the morning
Off and running
'Till they're too tired for having fun
But when the sun goes down
And them bright light shine
My daytime has just begun
I'm a night owl, honey
Sleep all day long
Said turn off that bright light, baby
You're just about to drive me blind
Draw them curtains for me, mama
You watch and you'll see
How my love light shines
Now, there's two sides to this
Great big world
and one of them is always night
Hey, if you can take care of
Business in the sunshine, baby
I guess you're gonna be alright
But don't come looking for stringbean
To lend you a hand
Because my eyes they can't stand the light
No, I'm a night owl, honey
Sleep all, sleep all day long
I said sleep all day long
We were ring-around-the-rosy children
They were circles around the sun
Never give up, never slow down
Never grow old, never ever die young
Synchronized with the rising moon
Even with the evening star
They were true love written in stone
They were never alone, they were never that far apart
And we who couldn't bear to believe they might make it
We got to close our eyes
Cut up our losses into doable doses
Ration our tears and sighs
You could see them on the street on a Saturday night
Everyone used to run them down
They're a little too sweet, they're a little too tight
They're not enough tough for this tough town
We couldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole
Oh No, it didn't seem to rattle at all
They were fused together body and soul
That much more with their backs up against the wall
Oh, hold them up, hold them up
Never do let them fall
Prey to the dust and the rust and the ruin
That names us and claims us and shames us all
I guess it had to happen someday soon
There wasn't nothing to hold them down
They would rise from among us like a big balloon
Take the sky, and forsake the ground
Oh, yes, other hearts were broken
And I know other dreams ran dry
But our golden ones sail on and on
To another land beneath another sky
Let other hearts be broken
Let other dreams run dry
Just let us own golden one sail and on
To another land beneath another sky
Beneath another sky
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
Oh, Mud Slide, I'm dependent on you
I don't know but I've been told
There's a time from time to time
I can't eat, I can't sleep
But I just might move my feet
'Cause there's nothing like
The sound of sweet soul music
To change a young lady's mind
And there's nothing like a
Walk on down by the bayou
To leave the world behind
Mud Slide I'm depending upon you
Mister Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
I've been letting the time go by
Letting the time go by
Yes, I'm letting the time go by
Letting the time go by
I'm gonna cash in my hand and
Pick up on a piece of land
And build myself a cabin back in the woods
Lord, it's there I'm gonna stay
Until there comes a day
When this old world starts to changing for the good
Now the reason I'm smiling is over on a island
On a hillside in the woods where I belong
I wanna thank Jimmy, Jimmy, John, Nick and Laurie
The No Jets Construction for setting
Me down a homestead on the farm
Mud Slide, I'm depending upon you
Don't come to me with your sorrows anymore
I don't need to know
How bad you're feeling today
I declare I've had my share
And I've heard it all before
It's time for me to be stealing away
Let those rain clouds roll out on the sea
Let the sun shine down on me, hey, hey
Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around (yes, it has)
Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around
When my sky was full of gray
And my day was full of blue
There was nothing I could do
To see myself through
Now my head is full of springtime
And my heart is full of you
Good-bye lonely blue
It shall all come true
Miss November I detect a frown
Close your eyes and turn it upside down
Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around (don't you know)
Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around
I know you know what
I've got to say is an old clich?Anyway so they say
Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around
James Taylor
Little David, play on your harp
Hallelu, hallelu, little David
Play on your harp, hallelujah
Little David, play on your harp
hallelu, hallelu, little David
Play on your harp, hallelujah
Hey now, I don't know for sure
It's gets said, I got told
Some one said that the streets of heaven
Are paved with solid gold
It must make a might fine road
Little David
Little David, play on your harp
Hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah
Notes:
Jt on sony.com: the song starts in the final moments of the nixon white house with the president's farewell address. so he says goodbye . . . goodbye. next he's got to walk across the room, out
Ack door, across the lawn, past the vacant but alert (zen) marine, into the helicopter and away. he does this by lining up the white house staff and moving down the line shaking hands and saying
Le things - voila.
After some typical personal stuff the songs ends in madison square garden in 1987 with a mass wedding of the unification church; the reverend sun moon presiding via satellite video down link.
None of this may have actually happened.
I remember richard nixon back in '74
And the final scene at the white house door
And the staff lined up to say good-bye
Tiny tear in his shifty little eye
He said nobody knows me
Nobody understands
These little people were good to me
Oh I'm gonna shake some hands
Chorus:
Somebody line 'em up
Line 'em all up
Line 'em up
Line 'em all up
Line 'em up
Line 'em all up
Line 'em up
Line 'em all up
At that time my heart was all broke
I looked like ashes and smelled like smoke
And I turned away from my loving kind
Try to leave my body and live in my mind
But it's much too much emotion
To hold it in your hand
They've got waves out on the ocean
They're gonna wear away the land
- chorus -
Oh I've seen corn in kansas
And I've seen picket fences
And certain cowboy dances
I've gone lining up for shows
I've been safely placed in rows
Sure I know how it goes
Another day goes by
Little time machine
I'm breaking my brain
Over what it might mean
Just to claim the time
And to turn away
To make today today
Who waits for you
Lonely tired old toad
It's your life laid out before you
Like the broken white line down the center of the road
- chorus -
Yeah, big moon landing
People all standing up
Smiles for the loved ones
They go walking on down the aisles
Each re-engages stepping into the sun
I watch them turn like pages
One by one by one
James Taylor
Like everyone she knows
She's holding out for truelove
Waiting on an answer
Ready for a change
And everywhere she goes
She's just a little bit on the lookout
A day might mean tomorrow
Questions still remain
It's not that she's so sad
She always was a happy soul
But lately she gets to wonder to herself
What's the good of going on anymore
I see her in her room
Sitting at the window
Wondering if she's pretty
Feeling just a little small tonight
She thinks of going home
Giving up on the city
Maybe moving back down to Mobile
It's not that far to fall
I know she won't see me
But I might just say anyhow
If I could be right there right now
As I myself was told
Hold tight to your heart's desire
Never ever let it go
Let nobody fool you into giving it up too soon
Tend your own fire
Lay low and be strong
Wait awhile
Wait it out
Wait it on out
Wait it out
It'll come along
I know she won't see me
But I might just say anyhow
If I could be right there right now
As I myself was told
Hold tight to your heart's desire
Never ever let it go
Let nobody fool you into giving it up too soon
Tend your own fire
Lay low and be strong
Wait it out
Wait it out
Wait it on out
Wait it out
Let it come along
Oh, wait awhile
James Taylor
Just knocking around the zoo on a Thursday afternoon
There's bars on all the windows and they're counting up the spoons
And if I'm feeling edgy there's a chick who's paid to be my slave
But she'll hit me with a needle if she thinks I'm trying to misbehave
Now the keeper's trying to cool me says I'm bound to be alright
But I know that he can't fool me 'cause I'm putting him uptight
And I can feel him getting edgy every time I make a sudden move
And I can hear them celebrating every time I up and leave the room
Now my friends all came to see me they point at me and stare
Said he's just like the rest of us so what's he doing in there
They hide in their movie theaters drinking juice-keeping tight
'Cause they're certain about one thing that zoo's no place to spend the
night
Just knocking around the zoo on a Thursday afternoon
There's bars on all the windows and they're counting up the spoons
And if I'm feeling edgy there's a chick who's paid to be my slave
Notes:
Jt on sony.com: lilly was not at all sure we could just "set ol' dan free" like that. I told her dan was a huge invisible rat with magical powers. that seems to have shut her up.
This land is a lovely green
It reminds me of my own home
Such children I've seldom seen
Even in my own home
The sky so bright and clean
Just like my home
Kind people as have ever been
Won't you take me back to my own home
Chorus:
Jump up behind me my love
Jump up behind me
Old dan can bear us both
Jump up behind me
We follow this road 'til we reach the sea
Jump up behind me
We'll catch the tide and set dan free
Jump up behind me
I've been in this world awhile
And I've seen a lot of country
Many days and many miles
All various and sundry
I've had my way and I've had my fun
And I've had my chance to run free
Burning hot beneath the sun
Freezing cold and wintry
Repeat chorus
I know now
Only one thing matters in these days
One thing, true love
Love and love alone
True love
I came out of a dream last night
Thought I was back in my old home
Mom and dad were both still alive
And the babies not yet born, no
Felt like a festival
Felt like a christmas morning
Felt the darkness fall away
(Excuse me? Excuse me, yes?)
Is that the way you look?
Is that the way you look?
Is that the way you look?
Is that really the way that you look now?
Oh darling, darling
Is that the way you look?
Is that really your eyes?
Is that really your hair?
Is that really the way you walk on by?
Are those the clothes you wear?
Oh darling, darling
Is that the way you look?
Woh Baby, oh baby
Woh Baby, baby, baby
I got the question for you
Woh baby, oh baby
Woh Baby, baby, baby
Tell me now is it true?
Is that the way you look?
No, no I mean is that the way you really look?
Is that the way you look?
Is that the way you look?
Baby, maybe I'm dreaming
But I'll be bound
Whoever wakes me up
I'm going to knock him down
Oh darling, darling
Is that the way you look?
Well I rubbed my eyes
And I pinched my leg
And I asked my friend
And I shook my head
Hey girls, gather round
Listen to what I'm putting down
Hey babe, I'm your handy man
I'm not the kind to use a pencil or rule
I'm handy with love and I'm no fool
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can
If your broken heart should need repair
Then I am the man to see
I whisper sweet things, you tell all your friends
They'll come runnin' to me
Here is the main thing I want to say
I'm busy 24 hours a day
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can
Come-uh come-uh come-uh come come
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Come-uh come-uh come-uh come come
Yeah, yeah, yeah
They'll come runnin' to me
Here is the main thing I want to say
I'm busy 24 hours a day
I fix broken hearts, I know that I truly can
Come-uh come-uh come-uh come come
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Come-uh come-uh come-uh come come
Yeah, yeah, yeah
That's me
Come-uh come-uh come-uh come come
I'm your handy man
I wake up in the morning
I walk out on the street
And my face lights up with all the smiles
Of all the friends I meet
And my life’s almost complete
Cause I can dream of you
And I don’t feel no heartache
And I don’t feel no pain
And I don’t feel all those angry souls
That are standing in the rain
And my life’s peaceful once again
Cause I can dream of you
Then I wake myself up
I take a look around
And there’s not much I can say
No one’s here to say it to, why anyway
La la la la la
La la la la
My day and night
They’re just about the same
I think I’ll just call them gray
But I think of you
And the sun breaks through
And I’m glad to live my life this way
You’re so understanding
So gentle and serene
And I swear you’ve got the sweetest eyes
That I’ve ever seen
And I pray that I may never lose
A single dream of you
Lord knows that I’ll be in for hard times
Pain will know my soul
And the wind is blowing from the North
And it comes down so cold
I know never will I lose all hope
Cause I can dream of you
I know never will I lose all hope
James Taylor
I got holy children to show me the light
Singing hallelujah, brother how 'bout you.
Yeah, we got a holy scriptures here that prove us to be right,
In believing out loud what we wish to be true.
I got stoned out neighbors to take me in tow
Singin' close your eyes, singin' open wide.
Watch the world fall away below, let the winter wind blow;
Singin' close your eyes, singin' open wide.
Watch the world fall away below, let the winter wind blow;
And where will we hide when it comes from inside?
Oh, hear me now, hear me now, hear me now,
hear me now, hear me now, hear me now,
hear me now, listen I got sweet, sweet music inside.
Is a child inside me was alone in the night
Now has come to me, love has set my soul free.
Is a man and a woman stand alone in the night;
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
I needed the shelter of someone's arms
There you were
I needed someone to understand my ups and downs
There you were
With sweet love and devotion
Deeply touching my emotion
I want to stop, and thank you baby
I want to stop, and thank you baby
Yes I do
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Feels so fine
How sweet it is to be loved by you
I close my eyes at night
Wonderin' where would I be without you in my life
Everything I did was just a bore
Everywhere I went it seems I'd been there before
But you brighten up for me all of my days
With a love so sweet in so many ways
An' I wanna stop, thank you, baby
I just wanna stop, and thank you, baby
Ohh yes
How sweet it is to be loved by you
It's just like sugar sometime
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Wo yea
You were better to me than I was to myself
For me, there's you and there ain't nobody else
I wanna stop, thank you, baby
I just wanna stop, and thank you, baby
Oh yes
How sweet it is to be loved by you
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Wo now
How sweet it is to be loved by you
It's like jelly babe, oh yea
How sweet it is to be loved by you
Just like honey to the bee babe
Yea now
How sweet it is to be loved by you
(Na na na)
James Taylor
Father, let us build a boat and sail away
There's nothing for you here
And brother, let us throw our lot out upon the sea
It's been done before
I'm thinking 'bout a broken heart
I'm talking 'bout the break of dawn
You love me while I'm here
Then you can miss me when I'm gone
Sweet misunderstanding
Won't you leave a poor boy alone
I'm the one eyed seed of a tumbleweed
In the belly of a rolling stone
Back on the highway, yeah, yeah, yeah
Back on the road again
I had a little woman in Memphis
She wanted to be my bride
She said, settle on down, traveling man
You can stay right by my side
I tried so hard to please her
But I couldn't hold out too long
'Cause one Saturday night I was laying in bed
And I heard that highway song
Back on the highway, yeah, yeah, yeah
Back on the road again
Now one of these days that highway song will lose its appeal to me
I'm gonna settle on down like a natural born man
I'm gonna live my life naturally (Free and easy)
Until that day the thunder's gonna roll
And I notice there's a sign of rain
So I grab my bags and I pack my clothes
And I'm back on the road again
Back on the highway, yeah, yeah, yeah
Back on the road again
I'm thinking 'bout a broken heart
I been talking 'bout the break of dawn
You loved me while I'm here
and you can miss me when I'm gone
And I said sweet misunderstanding
Won't you leave a poor boy alone
'Cause I'm the one eyed seed of a tumbleweed
In the belly of a rolling stone
Back on the highway, yeah, yeah, yeah
Back on the road again
Here I am again
Holiday Inn
Same old four walls again
Gee, but it's fine to be back home again (whoa, now)
James Taylor
Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox
I'm the one that's singing this sad song
Well, I'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time
Southern California that's as blue as the boy can be
Blue as the deep blue sea
Won't you listen to me now
I need your golden gated cities like a hole in the head
Just like a hole in the head, I'm free
Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox
I'm the one that's singing this sad song
Well, I'll cry everytime that you slip in one more dime
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time
I do believe I'm headed home
Hey mister, can't you see that I'm as dry as a bone
I think I'll spend some time alone
Yes, unless you've found a way of squeezing water from a stone
Let the doctor and the lawyer do as much as they can
Let the springtime begin
Let the boy become a man
I done wasted too much time just to sing you this sad song
I done been this lonesome picker a little too long
Hey mister, that's me up on the jukebox
I'm the one that's singing this sad song
Well, I'll cry everytime that you're up and slip in one more dime
And let the boy sing the sad one, one more time
Well, I've been spreading myself thin these days
Don't you know
Last thing I remember is the freezing cold
Water reaching up just to swallow me whole
Ice in the rigging and howling wind
Shock to my body as we tumbled in
Then my brothers and the others are lost at sea
I alone am returned to tell thee
Hidden in ice for a century
To walk the world again
Lord have mercy on the frozen man
Next words that were spoken to me
Nurse asked me what my name might be
She was all in white at the foot of my bed
I said angel of mercy I'm alive or am I dead
My name is William James McPhee
I was born in 1843
Raised in Liverpool by the sea
But that ain't who I am
Lord have mercy on the frozen man
It took a lot of money to start my heart
To peg my leg and to buy my eye
The newspapers call me the state of the art
And the children, when they see me, cry
I thought it would be nice just to visit my grave
See what kind of tombstone I might have
I saw my wife and my daughter and it seemed so strange
Both of them dead and gone from extreme old age
See here, when I die make sure I'm gone
Don't leave 'em nothing to work on
You can raise your arm, you can wiggle your hand(unlike mysef)
And you can wave goodbye to the frozen man
I know what it means to freeze to death
To lose a little life with every breath
To say goodbye to life on earth
To come around again
Lord have mercy on the frozen man
James Taylor
My lady don't allow the life I lead
She don't abide by some of the company that I keep
She takes occasion to criticize, and carry on
I love her so, I just can't stand it no more
I'm a fool for you babe, don't you know
Mess around momma, I'm a fool for you mommaroo...
I should say
My baby knows that I'm crazy 'bout her lovin'
That's alright, she takes unfair advantage now and then
She jumps at the chance to tease me with her body
Lord, I love that thing so
Just can't stand it no more
I'm a fool for you babe
Look around I'm a fool for you
Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Won't you look down upon me, Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now
Thought I'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
James Taylor
Someone turn the time on
Another day, dead and gone
A lifetime is slippin' away, babe
But as far as I can see
That doesn't apply to you and me
We are high above the family tree
Hidden in the deep blue sea
Industry on parade
Punch a clock 9-to-5
But beginning is beginning to fade away
Ah, but look out from now on, baby
As far as the eye can see
Unafraid to be free
Shinin' on the silver sea
You and me, we got to be movin'
Pickin' up, carry on
Lead you children right on
Carry on, carry on
Heaven knows I love you
Don't you know that it's true yourself
Looks like you and me baby
James Taylor & Zachary Wiesner
Where I've been
You don't know
And what I've got
Baby, it don't show
Now, I won't try
To teach you how
Don't talk now
Don't talk roads
Don't talk sand
Don't talk dust
Don't talk no man
Don't talk rules
Don't talk vows
Don't talk now
I don't wanna hear the same old song
And too many rights still make her wrong, baby
I know she can't hurt me less by talking more
She can't make good what was bad before
No, It's too late now for me to lie
And I can't make a second try
I just came on back baby got to say good-bye, good bye
Don't talk now...
James Taylor
Take to the highway won't you lend me your name
Your way and my way seem to be one and the same
Mamma don't understand it
She wants to know where I've been
I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool
To want to pass that way again
But I could feel it
On a country road
Sail on home to Jesus won't you good girls and boys
I'm all in pieces, you can have your own choice
But I can hear a heavenly band full of angels
And they're coming to set me free
I don't know nothing 'bout the why or when
But I can tell that it's bound to be
Because I could feel it, child, yeah
On a country road
I guess my feet know where they want me to go
Walking on a country road
Take to the highway won't you lend me your name
Your way and my way seem to be one and the same, child
Mamma don't understand it
She wants to know where I've been
I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool
To want to pass that way again
But I could feel it
On a country road
Walk on down, walk on down, walk on down
Walk on down, walk on down a country road
country road
My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad
You know I'm gonna be like you"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son
I don't know when, we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then
Well my son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"
And he walked away and smiled and he said ya know
"I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then
Well, he came from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please?"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then
I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
"I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just like me
My boy was just like me
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, we'll get together then
by James Taylor
In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina
Can't you see the sunshine
Can't you just feel the moonshine
Ain't it just like a friend of mine
To hit me from behind
And I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind
Karen she's a silver sun
You best walk her way and watch it shinin'
Watch her watch the mornin' come
A silver tear appearing now and I'm cryin' ain't I
I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind
There ain't no doubt it no ones mind
That loves the finest thing around
Whisper something soft and kind
And hey babe the sky's on fire, and I'm dyin' ain't I
I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind
In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina
Can't you see the sunshine
Can't you just feel the moonshine
Ain't it just like a friend of mine
To hit me from behind
And I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind
Dark and silent late last night
I think I might have heard the highway calling
Geese in flight and dogs that bite
Signs that might be omens say I'm going, I'm going
I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind
It's been a holy host of others standing round me
Still I'm on the dark side of the moon
And it seems like it goes on like this forever
You must forgive me
If I'm up and goin' to Carolina in my mind
In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina
Can't you see the sunshine
Can't you just feel the moonshine
Ain't it just like a friend of mine
To hit me from behind
And I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind
Yes, I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind
Notes:
Jt on sony.com: boatman is my brother livingston's song.
I've always assumed it was about how he and maggie saved their marriage but I never really asked. in my family we like to save the intimate stuff for the general public.
Hearts were exploding around us
As we drifted south down the bay
The gray up above and gray down below
Left us with nothing to say
So we drifted along in silence
'til the tickle of life trickled in
And the rhythm began in the hiss of the sand
We were catching fire again
Chorus:
Oh boatman, I am the river
I am the mountain and the sea
Oh boatman, taker and giver
Can you deliver me
I would forever run free
Yeah we finally caught up with legends
We were walking along side by side
We worked out a plan
To go out hand in hand
But the long trail just wasn't that wide
The water around us was freezing
We just laughed and threw ourselves in
And although we were old
The sting of that cold
Pumped up the feeling, here it is again
Repeat chorus
Oh I'm a message in a bottle
Drifting along on a deep blue sea
Waiting for some foreign shore
Ready for something to be
No longer afraid of falling
We cut the strings to the sky
We found level ground
And we put ourselves down
Amazing we all didn¹t die
We took each moment as given
By second by second they came
The ice and the sun and the thundering guns
Good God I was finally sane
Blossom, smile some sunshine down my way
Lately, I've been lonesome
Blossom, it's been much too long a day
Seems my dreams have frozen
Melt my cares away
Send the sunshine down my way whenever you call my name
I know what you mean to say to me, girl, it's all the same
Blossom, there's any empty road behind
Sit you down beside me
Blossom, there's a sweet dream on my mind
There's a song inside me
Take these chains away
Now, send the sunshine down my way whenever you call my name
I know what you mean to say to me, girl, it's all the same
Blossom, smile some sunshine down my way
Lately, I've been lonesome
Blossom, it's been much too long a day
Seems my dreams have frozen
Capo 2nd Fret (all chords names are relative to capo)
Intro
C#m7 - A - A (w/HO) - A - open - G9 - D/F# - E9 - E9 (w/HO)
A/B E9 (w/ pull off) D#m7 D (C bass) D E9 (add g
bass)
There are rifles buried in the countryside by the rising of the moon
A/B D9 (po) G9 A D
May they lie there long forgotten till they rust away into the ground
A/B E9 (w/ pull off) D#m7 D (C bass) D E9 (add g
bass)
Who will bend this ancient hatred, will the killing to an end
A/B D9 (po) G9 A D
Who will swallow long injustice, take the devil for a country man
A/B D#m7 D C D/F# G9 D/F# C#m7
Who will say this far no further, oh lord, if I die today
(Solo)
Send no weapons, no more money. Send no vengeance across these seas
Just the blessing of forgiveness for my new countrymen and me
A/B E9 D#m7 F# E9
Missing brothers, martyred fellows, silent children in the ground,
Could we but hear them, would they not tell us,
Time to lay God’s rifle down
A/B D#m7 D C D/F# G9 D/F# C#m7
Who will say this far no further, oh Lord, if I die today.
I really can't stay, baby, it's cold outside
I've got to go away, oh darlin' it's cold outside
This evening has been, just hoping that you'd drop in
So very nice, I'll hold your hands they're just like ice
My mother will start to worry, beautiful, what's your hurry
My father will be pacing the floor, listen to that fireplace roar
So really I'd better scurry, oh beautiful, please don't hurry
Well, maybe just a half a drink more
Why don't you put some music on while I pour
The neighbors will think, baby, it's bad out there
Say, what's in this drink, there's no cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how, your eyes are like starlight now
To break this spell, I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell
I ought to say no, sir, mind if I move in a little closer
At least I'm gonna say that I tried
Oh, what's the sense in hurting my pride
I really can't stay, baby don't hold out, ah, but it's cold outside
What are you doing with your coat
You don't need your coat
Why are you putting your coat on for
It's warm out here, you don't understand
I simply must go, baby, it's cold outside
Oh, the answer is no, oh darlin', it's cold outside
This welcome has been, lucky that you dropped in
So nice and warm, look out that window at that storm
My sister will be suspicious, please but your lips look so delicious
My brother will be there at the door, waves upon a tropical shore
My maiden aunt's mind is vicious, oh but your lips look delicious
Well, maybe just a half a drink more
They was never such a blizzard before
Ooh, I got to go home, baby, you'll freeze out there
Say, lend me your coat, it's up to your knees out there
You've really been grand, I trill when you touch my hand
But don't you see, how can you do this thing to me
There's bound to be talk tomorrow, think of my lifelong sorrow
At least there will be plenty implied, if you caught pneumonia and died
I really can't stay, get over that old out
Ah, but it's cold outside, ah, but it's cold outside
Baby, it's cold outside, baby, it's cold outside
It's cold outside, it's cold, baby, it's cold outside
You know that it's, you know that it's cold outside
Ah, it's cold outside
Darlin' as a friend, sure James
As a friend you, you must stay and, and warm up by this fire little bit
Let me get you, let me get you a hot toddy or something
Well, I really can't my mother will worry about me
People are so suspicious, it's just an innocent suggesting
You stay warm and keep yourself healthy that's all
It's nippy out there, it's cold
Oh, you know that drink does look kinda nice
It is a perfectly nice drink
Baby, it's cold out, baby, it's cold, it's warm
Notes:
Jt on sony.com: ananas is french for "pineapple". the song translates itself as it goes along. don't play it for anyone who actually speaks french.
Pineapple est anglais pour "ananas". la chanson se traduit en courant. ne jouez pas pour ceux qui parlent actuellment le francais.
Je t'aime encore
Means I love you still
C'est pour toujours
Means I always will
Tu me manquais trop
Means I missed you too much
Je fait ce qu'il faut
Means I'll do what I must
Me voici ? ta fenêtre
Tous tes gens me voient ici
Here I am at your window darling
For all your people to see me
Chorus:
Ananas laisse moi une fois
Laisse moi te voir
Let me one more time, ananas
Ananas, I'm lopin' along hopin' you're home
Open up and let me on in
Maybe I rise and maybe I fall
Maybe you lie underneath it all
I ain't got nothin' but for what you see
Even my own heart don't belong to me
Got your river running in my blood
Got your fire burning in my heart
You got me falling like a shooting star
Just like some tragic work of art
Repeat chorus
Here I am at your window baby
For all your people to see
Howling like a dog on the moonlight
Won't you have pity on me
Famous quotes by James Taylor:
"You can stay as long as you like."
"Won't you look down upon me, Jesus. You gotta help me make a stand,"
"Yes, but it's my life has been wasted, And I have been the fool, To let this manufacturer use my body for a tool, I can ride home in the evening, Staring at my hands, Swearing by my sorrow that a young girl, Ought to stand a better chance, So may I w"
"If you feel like singing along, don't"
"I would advise you to keep your overhead down; avoid a major drug habit; play every day; and take it in front of other people. They need to hear it, and you need them to hear it."
"Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground."
"Time will take your money, but money won't buy time."
"People can be so cold, they will hurt you, and desert you, they will take your soul if you let them, so don't you let them"
"I've seen fire and I've seen rain, I've seen sunny days I thought would never end, I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought I'd see you again"
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
RELEASE
ALBUMS
- Walking Man
- Rock & Roll Is Music Now
- Let It All Fall Down
- Me and My Guitar
- Daddy's Baby
- Ain't No Song
- Hello Old Friend
- Migration
- Promised Land
- Fading Away
- Your Smiling Face
- There We Are
- Honey Don't Leave L.A.
- Another Grey Morning
- Bartender's Blues
- Secret o' Life
- Handy Man
- I Was Only Telling a Lie
- Looking for Love on Broadway
- Terra Nova
- Traffic Jam
- If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight
- One Man Parade
- Nobody But You
- Chili Dog
- Fool for You
- Instrumental I
- New Tune
- Back on the Street Again
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
- Woh, You Don't Know
- One Morning in May
- Instrumental II
- Someone
- Hymn
- Fanfare
- Little David
- Mescalito
- Dance
- Jig
- Don't Talk Now
- Something's Wrong
- Knocking 'Round the Zoo
- Sunshine Sunshine
- Taking It In
- Something in the Way She Moves
- Carolina in My Mind
- Brighten Your Night With My Day
- Night Owl
- Rainy Day Man
- Circle Round the Sun
- The Blues Is Just a Bad Dream
- Sunny Skies (studio demo)
- Let Me Ride (studio demo)
- Sunshine Sunshine (solo acoustic demo)
- Carolina in My Mind (solo acoustic demo)
- It's Growing
- (I'm a) Road Runner
- Wichita Lineman
- Why Baby Why
- Some Days You Gotta Dance
- Seminole Wind
- Suzanne
- Hound Dog
- Sadie
- On Broadway
- In the Midnight Hour
- Knock on Wood
- Memphis
- Summertime Blues
- Not Fade Away
- Wasn't That a Mighty Storm
- Oh What a Beautiful Morning
- Shiver Me Timbers
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
- It's Growing
- (I'm a) Road Runner
- Wichita Lineman
- Why Baby Why
- Some Days You Gotta Dance
- Seminole Wind
- Suzanne
- Hound Dog
- Sadie
- On Broadway
- Knock on Wood
- Summertime Blues
- Not Fade Away
- Shiver Me Timbers
- Never Die Young
- T-Bone
- Baby Boom Baby
- Runaway Boy
- Valentine's Day
- Sun on the Moon
- Sweet Potato Pie
- Home by Another Way
- Letter in the Mail
- First of May
- Something in the Way She Moves
- Never Die Young
- The Frozen Man
- Mean Old Man
- School Song
- Country Road
- Slap Leather
- My Traveling Star
- You've Got a Friend
- Steamroller Blues
- Secret o' Life
- Line 'em Up
- Chili Dog
- Shower the People
- Sweet Baby James
- Carolina in My Mind
- Fire and Rain
- Copperline
- You Can Close Your Eyes
- Winter Wonderland
- Go Tell It on the Mountain
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- Jingle Bells
- Baby, It's Cold Outside
- River
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
- Some Children See Him
- Who Comes This Night
- In the Bleak Midwinter
- Auld Lang Syne
- Sweet Baby James
- Lo and Behold
- Sunny Skies
- Steamroller
- Country Road
- Oh, Susannah
- Fire and Rain
- Blossom
- Anywhere Like Heaven
- Oh Baby, Don't You Loose Your Lip on Me
- Suite for 20 G
- Everyday
- Letter in the Mail
- You're the One I Love
- Rainy Day Man
- Knocking 'round the Zoo
- Something's Wrong
- Night Owl
- Brighten Your Night With My Day
- Kootch's Song
- Winter Wonderland
- Go Tell It on the Mountain
- In the Bleak Midwinter
- Baby, It's Cold Outside
- Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
- Jingle Bells
- The Christmas Song
- Deck the Halls
- Some Children See Him
- Who Comes This Night
- Auld Lang Syne
- Something in the Way She Moves
- Sweet Baby James
- Fire and Rain
- Country Road
- You've Got a Friend
- You Can Close Your Eyes
- Long Ago and Far Away
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
- Walking Man
- How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
- Mexico
- Shower the People
- Golden Moments
- Steamroller (live)
- Carolina in My Mind
- Handy Man
- Your Smiling Face
- Up on the Roof
- Only a Dream in Rio
- Bittersweet
- September Grass
- October Road
- On the 4th of July
- Whenever You're Ready
- Belfast to Boston
- Mean Old Man
- My Traveling Star
- Raised Up Family
- Carry Me on My Way
- Caroline I See You
- Baby Buffalo
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
- Oh What A Beautiful Morning
- Get A Job
- Memphis
- Shiver Me Timbers
- Wasn't That A Mighty Storm
- In The Midnight Hour
- Knock On Wood
- Secret o' Life
- Handy Man
- Your Smiling Face
- Up on the Roof
- Her Town Too
- That's Why I'm Here
- Only a Dream in Rio
- Everyday
- Song for You Far Away
- Never Die Young
- (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'bout That
- Copperline
- Shed a Little Light
- Another Day
- Little More Time With You
- Enough to Be on Your Way
- You Can Close Your Eyes
- That's Why I'm Here
- Song for You Far Away
- Only a Dream in Rio
- Turn Away
- Going Around One More Time
- My Romance
- Everyday
- Limosine Driver
- Only One
- Mona
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
- That's Why I'm Here (reprise)
- Hard Times
- Her Town Too
- Hour That the Morning Comes
- I Will Follow
- Believe It or Not
- Stand and Fight
- Only for Me
- Summer's Here
- Sugar Trade
- London Town
- That Lonesome Road
- Line 'em Up
- Enough to Be on Your Way
- Little More Time With You
- Gaia
- Ananas
- Jump Up Behind Me
- Another Day
- Up Er Mei
- Up From Your Life
- Yellow and Rose
- Boatman
- Walking My Baby Back Home
- Hangnail
- You Can Close Your Eyes
- Riding on a Railroad
- Blossom / [band intro]
- Long Ago and Far Away
- Country Roads
- You've Got a Friend
- Promised Land
- Let It Fall Down
- Brighten Your Night With My Day
- Walking Man
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
- Fire and Rain
- Mockingbird
- Ain't No Song
- Sweet Baby James
- Night Owl (new version)
- Knocking 'round the Zoo (new version)
- Rainy Day Man
- Brighten Your Night With My Day (intro)
- Brighten Your Night With My Day
- Kootch's Song
- Something's Wrong (instrumental version)
- Night Owl (original version)
- Knocking 'round the Zoo (original version intro)
- Knocking 'round the Zoo (original version)
- Sweet Baby James
- Handy Man
- Your Smiling Face
- Shed a Little Light
- Steamroller Blues
- Mexico
- Walking Man
- Country Road
- Fire and Rain
- How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
- Shower the People
- Sweet Baby James
- Traffic Jam
- Handy Man
- Your Smilling Face
- Secret o' Life
- Shed a Little Light
- Everybody Has the Blues
- Steamroller Blues
- Mexico
- Millworker
- Country Road
- Fire and Rain
- Shower the People
- How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
- New Hymn
- Copperline
- Down in the Hole
- (I've got to) Stop Thinkin' 'bout That
- Shed a Little Light
- The Frozen Man
- Slap Leather
- Like Everyone She Knows
- One More Go Round
- Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
- Native Son
- Oh Brother
- The Water Is Wide
- Love Has Brought Me Around
- You've Got a Friend
- Places in My Past
- Riding on a Railroad
- Soldiers
- Mud Slide Slim
- Hey Mister, That's Me Up on the Jukebox
- You Can Close Your Eyes
- Machine Gun Kelly
- Long Ago and Far Away
- Let Me Ride
- Highway Song
- Isn't It Nice to Be Home Again
- Fire and Rain
- Mexico
- You've Got a Friend
- How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
- Carolina in My Mind
- Something in the Way She Moves
- Shower the People
- Sweet Baby James
- That's Why I'm Here
- Everyday
- Up on the Roof
- Your Smiling Face
- Her Town Too
- Handyman
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
- Only a Dream in Rio
- Mexico
- Music
- How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
- Wandering
- Gorilla
- You Make It Easy
- I Was a Fool to Care
- Lighthouse
- Angry Blues
- Love Songs
- Sarah Maria
- Long Ago and Far Away
- Carolina in My Mind
- Up on the Roof
- You've Got a Friend
- Shower the People
- Fire and Rain
- Mexico
- Walking Man
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
- Knock on Wood
- How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
- Company Man
- Johnnie Comes Back
- Day Tripper
- I Will Not Lie for You
- Brother Trucker
- Is That the Way You Look?
- B.S.U.R.
- Rainy Day Man
- Millworker
- Up on the Roof
- Chanson Française
- Sleep Come Free Me
- Shower the People
- A Junkie's Lament
- Money Machine
- Slow Burning Love
- Everybody Has the Blues
- Daddy's All Gone
- Woman's Gotta Have It
- Captain Jim's Drunken Dream
- Don't Be Sad 'cause Your Sun Is Down
- Nothing Like a Hundred Miles
- Family Man
- Golden Moments
- Night Owl
- Brighten Your Day
- Kootch's Song
- Knocking 'round the Zoo
- Rainy Day Man
- Knockin 'round the Zoo
- Something's Wrong
- You've Got a Friend
- Mexico
- Little More Time With You
- Line 'em Up
- Up on the Roof
- Ananas
- Steamroller Blues
- Belfast to Boston
- Wandering
- Not Fade Away
- Everyday
- That's Why I'm Here
- Only One
- Frozen Man
- On the Fourth of July
- Whenever You're Ready
- Raised Up Family
- Luis Conte Percussion Solo
- Mexico
- Steamroller Blues
- Carolina in My Mind
- Millworker
- Fire and Rain
- Mexico
- You've Got a Friend
- How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
- Carolina in My Mind
- Something in the Way She Moves
- Shower the People
- Sweet Baby James
- That's Why I'm Here
- Everyday
- Up on the Roof
- Your Smiling Face
- Her Town Too
- Handyman
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
- Only a Dream in Rio
- Your Smiling Face
- There We Are
- Honey Don't Leave L.A.
- Another Grey Morning
- Bartender's Blues
- Secret o' Life
- Handy Man
- I Was Only Telling a Lie
- Looking for Love on Broadway
- Terra Nova
- Traffic Jam
- If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight
- Something in the Way She Moves
- Carolina in My Mind
- Fire and Rain
- Sweet Baby James
- Country Road
- You've Got a Friend
- Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
- Walking Man
- How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)
- Mexico
- Shower the People
- Steamroller
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James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Beacon Theatre)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:06
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Fire and Rain James Taylor at the Beacon Theatre, New York. ______________________________________ Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Won't you look down upon me, Jesus You've got to help me make a stand You've just got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I won't make it any other way Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now Thought I'd see you one more time again There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
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Fire and Rain James Taylor at the Beacon Theatre, New York. ______________________________________ Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Won't you look down upon me, Jesus You've got to help me make a stand You've just got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I won't make it any other way Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now Thought I'd see you one more time again There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
James Taylor - James Taylor's Greatest Hits (1976) (Full Album) HD
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 56:36
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
A great album by a great singer/songwriter. I had promised if my comment on the Sweet Baby James full album upload got 10 likes, I'd upload this. It did, so here it is. Even though it only reached at #23 on the Billboard charts, it sold very well with 11 million copies (a platinum album 11 times, and a diamond album once), making this the best-selling album of his career. And as a treat for you JT fans (like myself), I added a few bonus tracks. I added the original 1968 Apple Records versions of "Something In The Way She Moves" (the faster version with just him and his guitar. My favorite version), and "Carolina In My Mind" (with two of the Beatles: Paul McCartney on bass, and George Harrison on uncredited backing vocals). I also included a 1968 demo version of "Carolina In My Mind" (features just him and his guitar. This is my favorite version), and the album version of "Steamroller". Enjoy! For lyrics go to www.jamestaylor.com Sub to my other channel if you want to see the three full album uploads soon: www.youtube.com 1. Something In The Way She Moves (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (0:00 to 3:12) 2. Carolina In My Mind (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (3:13 to 7:12) 3. Fire And Rain (7:13 to 10:38) 4. Sweet Baby James (10:39 to 13:33) 5. Country Road (13:34 to 16:59) 6. You've Got A Friend (17:00 to 21:32) 7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (21:33 to 24:10) 8. Walking Man (24:11 to 27:46) 9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (27:47 to 31:25) 10. Mexico (31:26 to 34:26) 11 ...
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A great album by a great singer/songwriter. I had promised if my comment on the Sweet Baby James full album upload got 10 likes, I'd upload this. It did, so here it is. Even though it only reached at #23 on the Billboard charts, it sold very well with 11 million copies (a platinum album 11 times, and a diamond album once), making this the best-selling album of his career. And as a treat for you JT fans (like myself), I added a few bonus tracks. I added the original 1968 Apple Records versions of "Something In The Way She Moves" (the faster version with just him and his guitar. My favorite version), and "Carolina In My Mind" (with two of the Beatles: Paul McCartney on bass, and George Harrison on uncredited backing vocals). I also included a 1968 demo version of "Carolina In My Mind" (features just him and his guitar. This is my favorite version), and the album version of "Steamroller". Enjoy! For lyrics go to www.jamestaylor.com Sub to my other channel if you want to see the three full album uploads soon: www.youtube.com 1. Something In The Way She Moves (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (0:00 to 3:12) 2. Carolina In My Mind (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (3:13 to 7:12) 3. Fire And Rain (7:13 to 10:38) 4. Sweet Baby James (10:39 to 13:33) 5. Country Road (13:34 to 16:59) 6. You've Got A Friend (17:00 to 21:32) 7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (21:33 to 24:10) 8. Walking Man (24:11 to 27:46) 9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (27:47 to 31:25) 10. Mexico (31:26 to 34:26) 11 ...
- published: 13 Jul 2012
- views: 112679
- author: TheVinylBird
James Taylor - "Fire & Rain"
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- Duration: 3:27
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Acoustic Guitar
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James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (Live: BBC - 1970)
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- Duration: 2:56
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
James Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James" from September 13, 1970 on BBC. This performance is from a show called "James Taylor in Concert: Sings James Taylor." As many of you may know, this song was written for his nephew James back in 1969 while he was traveling back to North Carolina. Thank you everyone for the positive feedback on this video and about James Taylor, I am glad that they are still a bunch of people out there that enjoy music that isn't always heard as much now a days. Thank you and I hope that you take the time to view some of my other uploaded videos. www.hojo.org.uk
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James Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James" from September 13, 1970 on BBC. This performance is from a show called "James Taylor in Concert: Sings James Taylor." As many of you may know, this song was written for his nephew James back in 1969 while he was traveling back to North Carolina. Thank you everyone for the positive feedback on this video and about James Taylor, I am glad that they are still a bunch of people out there that enjoy music that isn't always heard as much now a days. Thank you and I hope that you take the time to view some of my other uploaded videos. www.hojo.org.uk
- published: 17 Mar 2008
- views: 1033348
- author: SparkTV
James Taylor You've Got A Friend
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- Duration: 4:58
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
James Taylor - You've Got A Friend. Live on North Sea Jazz Festival 2009
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James Taylor - You've Got A Friend. Live on North Sea Jazz Festival 2009
- published: 11 Jul 2009
- views: 1313347
- author: kipvanzijl
JAMES TAYLOR - YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES (HQ)
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- Duration: 2:39
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER 1998. YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES.
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JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER 1998. YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES.
- published: 18 Mar 2009
- views: 487419
- author: LARRMUSIC
James Taylor & Carole King - You've Got a Friend (HQ) (Uploaded by Tornike Ivanishvili)
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- Duration: 4:05
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
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James Taylor - "Carolina in My Mind "
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- Duration: 3:57
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
BBC Video
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James Taylor - Live @ The Beacon. May 30,1998
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- Duration: 110:11
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
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Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour.flv
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- Duration: 56:18
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
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Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
- published: 27 Feb 2011
- views: 296738
- author: bensisko16
James Taylor-Mexico
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- Duration: 3:13
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
James Taylor-Mexico Lyrics Way down here you need a reason to move Feel a fool running your stateside games Lose your load, leave your mind behind, baby james Oh, mexico It sounds so simple I just got to go The suns so hot I forgot to go home Guess Ill have to go now Americano got the sleepy eye But his bodys still shaking like a live wire Sleepy seorita with the eyes on fire Oh, mexico It sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low Moons so bright like to light up the night Make everything all right Babys hungry and the moneys all gone The folks back home dont want to talk on the phone She gets a long letter, sends back a postcard; times are hard Oh, down in mexico I never really been so I dont really know Oh, mexico I guess Ill have to go Oh, mexico I never really been but Id sure like to go Oh, mexico I guess Ill have to go now
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James Taylor-Mexico Lyrics Way down here you need a reason to move Feel a fool running your stateside games Lose your load, leave your mind behind, baby james Oh, mexico It sounds so simple I just got to go The suns so hot I forgot to go home Guess Ill have to go now Americano got the sleepy eye But his bodys still shaking like a live wire Sleepy seorita with the eyes on fire Oh, mexico It sounds so sweet with the sun sinking low Moons so bright like to light up the night Make everything all right Babys hungry and the moneys all gone The folks back home dont want to talk on the phone She gets a long letter, sends back a postcard; times are hard Oh, down in mexico I never really been so I dont really know Oh, mexico I guess Ill have to go Oh, mexico I never really been but Id sure like to go Oh, mexico I guess Ill have to go now
- published: 28 Apr 2009
- views: 662932
- author: frazbob1
James Taylor & Carly Simon - Close Your Eyes
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- Duration: 2:09
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
James Taylor & Carly Simon performing Close Your Eyes in 1977.
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James Taylor & Carly Simon performing Close Your Eyes in 1977.
- published: 23 Jun 2007
- views: 3687908
- author: lupine22
James Taylor - Shower the People
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- Duration: 4:58
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
Here's an unusual version of this song....intriguing in that JT uses a reel-to-reel tape recorder to background the part usually taken over by Arnold McCuller. ps Your comments, suggestions, ratings etc will be much appreciated. Hope you enjoy it....... Ken
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Here's an unusual version of this song....intriguing in that JT uses a reel-to-reel tape recorder to background the part usually taken over by Arnold McCuller. ps Your comments, suggestions, ratings etc will be much appreciated. Hope you enjoy it....... Ken
- published: 12 Apr 2008
- views: 197095
- author: kentheguru
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
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- Duration: 3:21
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
James Taylor at the BBC
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Singer/Songwriter James Taylor Performs at Democratic National Convention
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- Duration: 16:11
- Updated: 24 Jan 2013
More DNC coverage: pbs.org FOLLOW US: Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: facebook.com G+ bit.ly Five-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter James Taylor performed the songs "Carolina In My Mind", "You've Got a Friend", and "How Sweet It Is" at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night.
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More DNC coverage: pbs.org FOLLOW US: Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: facebook.com G+ bit.ly Five-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter James Taylor performed the songs "Carolina In My Mind", "You've Got a Friend", and "How Sweet It Is" at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night.
- published: 06 Sep 2012
- views: 43807
- author: PBSNewsHour
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James Taylor - In Concert (live at the BBC 1970) [720p]
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- Duration: 37:40
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Steamroller 15:38 Greensleeves 18:40 Highway Song 23:37 Carolina In My Mind 27:54 Long Ago And Far Away 30:20 Sweet Baby James 33:37 Riding On A Railroad 36:18 You Can Close Your Eyes (incomplete) James Taylor "In Concert" (aka "Sings James Taylor") live at the BBC in 1970. Unfortunately part of the last song is missing, but I hope that won't spoil it too much for you.
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00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Steamroller 15:38 Greensleeves 18:40 Highway Song 23:37 Carolina In My Mind 27:54 Long Ago And Far Away 30:20 Sweet Baby James 33:37 Riding On A Railroad 36:18 You Can Close Your Eyes (incomplete) James Taylor "In Concert" (aka "Sings James Taylor") live at the BBC in 1970. Unfortunately part of the last song is missing, but I hope that won't spoil it too much for you.
- published: 05 Aug 2012
- views: 22609
- author: dnglos
James Taylor - Shower the People (Live/1988)
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- Duration: 4:33
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
James Taylor performing "Shower the People" at the Colonial Theater in Boston, MA in 1988. This is from a VHS that was released in 1991 entitled James Taylor in Concert. "Shower the People", written by James Taylor, from In the Pocket, released in 1976.
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James Taylor performing "Shower the People" at the Colonial Theater in Boston, MA in 1988. This is from a VHS that was released in 1991 entitled James Taylor in Concert. "Shower the People", written by James Taylor, from In the Pocket, released in 1976.
- published: 04 May 2008
- views: 310388
- author: FNSRecords
James Taylor - How Sweet It Is 1979
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- Duration: 5:41
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
James Taylor - Vocals, Guitar / Waddy Wachtel - Guitar / Don Grolnick - Keyboards / Danny Kortchmar - Guitar / Russ Kunkel - Drums / David Lasley - Background Vocals / Arnold McCuller - Background Vocals / David Sanborn - Saxophone / Lee Sklar - Bass
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James Taylor - Vocals, Guitar / Waddy Wachtel - Guitar / Don Grolnick - Keyboards / Danny Kortchmar - Guitar / Russ Kunkel - Drums / David Lasley - Background Vocals / Arnold McCuller - Background Vocals / David Sanborn - Saxophone / Lee Sklar - Bass
- published: 05 Jun 2009
- views: 463723
- author: Nina Co
James Taylor & JD Souther - Her Town Too (1981 Original video)
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Dad Loves His Work is singer-songwriter James Taylor's tenth studio album. Released in 1981, it is best remembered for the duet with JD Souther "Her Town Too", which reached #11 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart, "I Will Follow", "London Town" and the haunting "That Lonesome Road". The album's title was, in part, drawn from the reasons for Taylor's divorce from Carly Simon. She gave him an ultimatum: cut back on his music and touring, and spend more time with her and their children, or the marriage was through. The album's title was his answer, and the divorce took place soon after. All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted. "Hard Times" -- 3:13 "Her Town Too" (JD Souther, Taylor, Waddy Wachtel) -- 4:34 "Hour That the Morning Comes" -- 2:56 "I Will Follow" -- 4:19 "Believe It or Not" -- 3:53 "Stand and Fight" (Jacob Brackman, Taylor) -- 3:10 "Only for Me" -- 4:55 "Summer's Here" -- 2:43 "Sugar Trade" (Jimmy Buffett, Timothy Mayer, Taylor) -- 2:48 "London Town" -- 3:56 "That Lonesome Road" (Don Grolnick, Taylor) -- 2:22 Personnel James Taylor - acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals, choir, chorus, bass JD Souther - vocals Peter Asher - percussion, vocals Bill Cuomo - synthesizer Dan Dugmore - pedal steel guitar, electric guitar Jim Gilstrap - backing vocals Don Grolnick - organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, multi-instruments, fender rhodes Bernard Ighner - backing vocals Steven Edney - backing vocals David Lasley - backing vocals Rick Marotta - percussion, conga ...
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Dad Loves His Work is singer-songwriter James Taylor's tenth studio album. Released in 1981, it is best remembered for the duet with JD Souther "Her Town Too", which reached #11 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart, "I Will Follow", "London Town" and the haunting "That Lonesome Road". The album's title was, in part, drawn from the reasons for Taylor's divorce from Carly Simon. She gave him an ultimatum: cut back on his music and touring, and spend more time with her and their children, or the marriage was through. The album's title was his answer, and the divorce took place soon after. All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted. "Hard Times" -- 3:13 "Her Town Too" (JD Souther, Taylor, Waddy Wachtel) -- 4:34 "Hour That the Morning Comes" -- 2:56 "I Will Follow" -- 4:19 "Believe It or Not" -- 3:53 "Stand and Fight" (Jacob Brackman, Taylor) -- 3:10 "Only for Me" -- 4:55 "Summer's Here" -- 2:43 "Sugar Trade" (Jimmy Buffett, Timothy Mayer, Taylor) -- 2:48 "London Town" -- 3:56 "That Lonesome Road" (Don Grolnick, Taylor) -- 2:22 Personnel James Taylor - acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals, choir, chorus, bass JD Souther - vocals Peter Asher - percussion, vocals Bill Cuomo - synthesizer Dan Dugmore - pedal steel guitar, electric guitar Jim Gilstrap - backing vocals Don Grolnick - organ, synthesizer, piano, keyboards, multi-instruments, fender rhodes Bernard Ighner - backing vocals Steven Edney - backing vocals David Lasley - backing vocals Rick Marotta - percussion, conga ...
- published: 25 May 2012
- views: 256728
- author: TransatlanticMoments
ACM Awards 2011 - Zac Brown & James Taylor - Colder Weather/Sweet Baby James
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- Duration: 5:30
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
ACM Awards 2011 Zac Brown & James Taylor - Colder Weather/Sweet Baby James....The response to this special duet, has been awesome....I feel privileged to having seen it live & then had this opportunity to live it over & over again!! IdolXfactor2: www.youtube.com AwesomeArtistsLive: www.youtube.com IdolxMuzic: www.youtube.com
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ACM Awards 2011 Zac Brown & James Taylor - Colder Weather/Sweet Baby James....The response to this special duet, has been awesome....I feel privileged to having seen it live & then had this opportunity to live it over & over again!! IdolXfactor2: www.youtube.com AwesomeArtistsLive: www.youtube.com IdolxMuzic: www.youtube.com
- published: 05 Apr 2011
- views: 445093
- author: MrTreknation
James Taylor - Fire and Rain, Live 1970
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- Duration: 3:28
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
James Taylor performing Fire and Rain in 1970.
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James Taylor performing Fire and Rain in 1970.
- published: 23 Oct 2008
- views: 957982
- author: lameplanet
"You've got a Friend" By: James Taylor
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- Duration: 4:26
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
"You've got a Friend" By: James Taylor Check out my other vids, I will take any request.
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"You've got a Friend" By: James Taylor Check out my other vids, I will take any request.
- published: 24 Aug 2008
- views: 459366
- author: soapistheenemy
Inauguration Day 2013: James Taylor Performs 'America the Beautiful'
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- Duration: 1:31
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
Inauguration Day 2013: Musician James Taylor performs during President Obama's inaugural.
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Inauguration Day 2013: Musician James Taylor performs during President Obama's inaugural.
- published: 21 Jan 2013
- views: 67157
- author: ABCNews
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James Taylor - In Concert (live at the BBC 1970) [720p]
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- Duration: 37:40
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Steamroller 15:38 Greensleeves 18:40 Highway Song 23:37 Carolina In My Mind 27:54 Long Ago And Far Away 30:20 Sweet Baby James 33:37 Riding On A Railroad 36:18 You Can Close Your Eyes (incomplete) James Taylor "In Concert" (aka "Sings James Taylor") live at the BBC in 1970. Unfortunately part of the last song is missing, but I hope that won't spoil it too much for you.
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00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Steamroller 15:38 Greensleeves 18:40 Highway Song 23:37 Carolina In My Mind 27:54 Long Ago And Far Away 30:20 Sweet Baby James 33:37 Riding On A Railroad 36:18 You Can Close Your Eyes (incomplete) James Taylor "In Concert" (aka "Sings James Taylor") live at the BBC in 1970. Unfortunately part of the last song is missing, but I hope that won't spoil it too much for you.
- published: 05 Aug 2012
- views: 22538
- author: dnglos
James Taylor - Live @ The Beacon. May 30,1998
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- Duration: 110:11
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
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Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour.flv
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- Duration: 56:18
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Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
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Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
- published: 27 Feb 2011
- views: 296738
- author: bensisko16
James Taylor Live at Ahoy 11 juli 2009 (featuring Michael Landau)
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- Duration: 62:02
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Songs: Country Road Whiskey Before Breakfast Wichita Lineman Everyday Carolina on my Mind Mexico Sweet Baby James Fire and Rain Up on the Roof Steamroller Shed a Little Light You've Got a Friend Musicians: James Taylor : Vocals & Guitar Caroline Taylor, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller : Vocals Andrea Zonn : Vocals & Fiddle Michael Landau : Guitar Larry Goldings : Piano Jimmy Johnson : Bass Steve Gadd : Drums
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Songs: Country Road Whiskey Before Breakfast Wichita Lineman Everyday Carolina on my Mind Mexico Sweet Baby James Fire and Rain Up on the Roof Steamroller Shed a Little Light You've Got a Friend Musicians: James Taylor : Vocals & Guitar Caroline Taylor, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller : Vocals Andrea Zonn : Vocals & Fiddle Michael Landau : Guitar Larry Goldings : Piano Jimmy Johnson : Bass Steve Gadd : Drums
- published: 06 Jun 2012
- views: 19707
- author: AORCLOUD
James Taylor "Sweet Baby James" Live
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- Duration: 4:48
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
Here's a clip from the DVD portion of the CD/DVD release "One Man Band" by James Taylor. "Sweet Baby James" appears on the Hear Music release "One Man Band" in stores everywhere on 11/13/07.
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Here's a clip from the DVD portion of the CD/DVD release "One Man Band" by James Taylor. "Sweet Baby James" appears on the Hear Music release "One Man Band" in stores everywhere on 11/13/07.
- published: 09 Nov 2007
- views: 303728
- author: concordrecords
James Taylor - Fire and Rain, Live 1970
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- Duration: 3:28
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
James Taylor performing Fire and Rain in 1970.
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James Taylor performing Fire and Rain in 1970.
- published: 23 Oct 2008
- views: 957716
- author: lameplanet
James Taylor "Carolina In My Mind" Live on SiriusXM
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- Duration: 4:58
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Watch James Taylor perform "Carolina In My Mind" on SIRIUS XM's Coffee House live music series. Learn more about The Coffee House and get a free SIRIUS trial at www.siriusxm.com
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Watch James Taylor perform "Carolina In My Mind" on SIRIUS XM's Coffee House live music series. Learn more about The Coffee House and get a free SIRIUS trial at www.siriusxm.com
- published: 30 Nov 2009
- views: 256342
- author: sirius
james taylor - Secret O Life - Live
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- Duration: 3:45
- Updated: 23 Jan 2013
Free songs james taylor - Secret O Life - Live
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Free songs james taylor - Secret O Life - Live
- published: 12 Dec 2008
- views: 27923
- author: ThenornvFarl
James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Beacon Theatre)
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- Duration: 4:06
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Fire and Rain James Taylor at the Beacon Theatre, New York. ______________________________________ Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Won't you look down upon me, Jesus You've got to help me make a stand You've just got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I won't make it any other way Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now Thought I'd see you one more time again There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
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Fire and Rain James Taylor at the Beacon Theatre, New York. ______________________________________ Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Won't you look down upon me, Jesus You've got to help me make a stand You've just got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I won't make it any other way Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now Thought I'd see you one more time again There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
- published: 29 Sep 2007
- views: 4687772
- author: guillamat
CAROLE KING-JAMES TAYLOR: LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR | Song Montage | PBS
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- Duration: 3:42
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
Concert special starring Carole King and James Taylor filmed at their 2007 performances celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Los Angeles' famed Troubadour nightclub 40 years after Taylor urged King to emerge as an artist from behind her piano at the very same club. King and Taylor perform 12 songs, including stunning performances of the pair's most beloved hits such as King's "So Far Away" and "It's Too Late" as well as Taylor's "Carolina in My Mind" and "Fire and Rain," to name just a few. PremieringJune 2010 on most PBS stations (check your local listings at pbs.org ). Support your local PBS station now -- you make it possible for your PBS station to offer amazing performances and the opportunity to discover something new every day, whether on TV or online. To donate to your local PBS station, visit www.pbs.org
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Concert special starring Carole King and James Taylor filmed at their 2007 performances celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Los Angeles' famed Troubadour nightclub 40 years after Taylor urged King to emerge as an artist from behind her piano at the very same club. King and Taylor perform 12 songs, including stunning performances of the pair's most beloved hits such as King's "So Far Away" and "It's Too Late" as well as Taylor's "Carolina in My Mind" and "Fire and Rain," to name just a few. PremieringJune 2010 on most PBS stations (check your local listings at pbs.org ). Support your local PBS station now -- you make it possible for your PBS station to offer amazing performances and the opportunity to discover something new every day, whether on TV or online. To donate to your local PBS station, visit www.pbs.org
- published: 11 May 2010
- views: 95345
- author: PBS
So Far Away - Carole King & James Taylor (live 1970)
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- Duration: 5:02
- Updated: 25 Jan 2013
One of the best songwriters of her generation (You make me Fee Like a Natural Woman, I Feel the Earth Move, It's Too Late) - Ms. Carole King - performs "So Far Away" with James Taylor on guitar. The song is from her brilliant album... "Tapestry"
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One of the best songwriters of her generation (You make me Fee Like a Natural Woman, I Feel the Earth Move, It's Too Late) - Ms. Carole King - performs "So Far Away" with James Taylor on guitar. The song is from her brilliant album... "Tapestry"
- published: 28 Jan 2011
- views: 57828
- author: ScottsdaleSoulMan
James Taylor live on October 20th 2001 The Concert For New York City
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- Duration: 10:00
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, James introduced by Bill Clinton and singing Fire and Rain/ Up On The Roof (5:09)
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Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, James introduced by Bill Clinton and singing Fire and Rain/ Up On The Roof (5:09)
- published: 28 Feb 2009
- views: 59817
- author: aukwanho
James Taylor - Steam Roller Blues (live acoustic)
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- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 24 Jan 2013
interlude: Kick it James, get on it man! Mmm, mmm, mmm, my-my-my. Look at those magic fingers just boogie up n' down those silver frets. I don't know nothing but the blues.
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interlude: Kick it James, get on it man! Mmm, mmm, mmm, my-my-my. Look at those magic fingers just boogie up n' down those silver frets. I don't know nothing but the blues.
- published: 28 Sep 2010
- views: 55479
- author: ilevinson
JAMES TAYLOR - YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES (HQ)
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- Duration: 2:39
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER 1998. YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES.
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JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER 1998. YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES.
- published: 18 Mar 2009
- views: 487419
- author: LARRMUSIC
James Taylor - Copperline
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- Duration: 4:29
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
James Taylor and Larry Goldings @ Later with Jools, BBC2, to promote his One Man Band cd/dvd album 3 april 2008
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James Taylor and Larry Goldings @ Later with Jools, BBC2, to promote his One Man Band cd/dvd album 3 april 2008
- published: 06 Apr 2008
- views: 588792
- author: Erik Meijs
James Taylor - Shower the People (Live/1988)
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- Duration: 4:33
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
James Taylor performing "Shower the People" at the Colonial Theater in Boston, MA in 1988. This is from a VHS that was released in 1991 entitled James Taylor in Concert. "Shower the People", written by James Taylor, from In the Pocket, released in 1976.
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James Taylor performing "Shower the People" at the Colonial Theater in Boston, MA in 1988. This is from a VHS that was released in 1991 entitled James Taylor in Concert. "Shower the People", written by James Taylor, from In the Pocket, released in 1976.
- published: 04 May 2008
- views: 310388
- author: FNSRecords
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (Live: BBC - 1970)
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- Duration: 2:56
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
James Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James" from September 13, 1970 on BBC. This performance is from a show called "James Taylor in Concert: Sings James Taylor." As many of you may know, this song was written for his nephew James back in 1969 while he was traveling back to North Carolina. Thank you everyone for the positive feedback on this video and about James Taylor, I am glad that they are still a bunch of people out there that enjoy music that isn't always heard as much now a days. Thank you and I hope that you take the time to view some of my other uploaded videos. www.hojo.org.uk
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James Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James" from September 13, 1970 on BBC. This performance is from a show called "James Taylor in Concert: Sings James Taylor." As many of you may know, this song was written for his nephew James back in 1969 while he was traveling back to North Carolina. Thank you everyone for the positive feedback on this video and about James Taylor, I am glad that they are still a bunch of people out there that enjoy music that isn't always heard as much now a days. Thank you and I hope that you take the time to view some of my other uploaded videos. www.hojo.org.uk
- published: 17 Mar 2008
- views: 1032647
- author: SparkTV
james taylor - Steamroller Blues - Live
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- Duration: 5:28
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Free songs james taylor - Steamroller Blues - Live
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Free songs james taylor - Steamroller Blues - Live
- published: 12 Dec 2008
- views: 113571
- author: ThenornvFarl
James Taylor - Up On The Roof (live)
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- Duration: 4:07
- Updated: 24 Jan 2013
James Taylor - Up On The Roof (live)
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James Taylor - Up On The Roof (live)
- published: 10 Mar 2011
- views: 50791
- author: TransatlanticMoments
Carole King & James Taylor - Up On the Roof (Live)
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- Duration: 4:03
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Singer-songwriters Carole King and James Taylor perform Up On the Roof, Live at the Troubadour. This clip belongs to their upcoming CD/DVD to be released on May, 4th. Enjoy it and go pre-order your copy!
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Singer-songwriters Carole King and James Taylor perform Up On the Roof, Live at the Troubadour. This clip belongs to their upcoming CD/DVD to be released on May, 4th. Enjoy it and go pre-order your copy!
- published: 28 Apr 2010
- views: 252007
- author: TheMrNova
Carole King & James Taylor - It's Too Late (Live at The Troubadour 2007)
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- Duration: 5:09
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
*DVD+CD release May 2010. King & Taylor go back to The mythological TROUBADOUR, reminiscing their '71 and forth performances while working together. Accompanied by the Original band: Danny Kortchmar - Guitar Leland Sklar - Bass Russ Kunkel - Drums 2007 marks the 50'th anniversary celebration to the big T. Try & Buy.
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*DVD+CD release May 2010. King & Taylor go back to The mythological TROUBADOUR, reminiscing their '71 and forth performances while working together. Accompanied by the Original band: Danny Kortchmar - Guitar Leland Sklar - Bass Russ Kunkel - Drums 2007 marks the 50'th anniversary celebration to the big T. Try & Buy.
- published: 18 Feb 2011
- views: 92605
- author: DNA4uDXpert
Mexico (Live with CS&N;) by James Taylor
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- Duration: 3:05
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
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James Taylor - Your Smiling Face (live 1988)
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- Duration: 2:53
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
James Taylor In Concert 1988 performing "Your Smiling Face". Dan Dugmore - Guitars, Don Grolnick - Keyboards, Bob Mann - Guitars, Lee Sklar - Bass, Carlos Vega - Drums.
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James Taylor In Concert 1988 performing "Your Smiling Face". Dan Dugmore - Guitars, Don Grolnick - Keyboards, Bob Mann - Guitars, Lee Sklar - Bass, Carlos Vega - Drums.
- published: 19 Dec 2008
- views: 264018
- author: 80eren
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James Taylor - James Taylor's Greatest Hits (1976) (Full Album) HD
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- Duration: 56:36
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
A great album by a great singer/songwriter. I had promised if my comment on the Sweet Baby James full album upload got 10 likes, I'd upload this. It did, so here it is. Even though it only reached at #23 on the Billboard charts, it sold very well with 11 million copies (a platinum album 11 times, and a diamond album once), making this the best-selling album of his career. And as a treat for you JT fans (like myself), I added a few bonus tracks. I added the original 1968 Apple Records versions of "Something In The Way She Moves" (the faster version with just him and his guitar. My favorite version), and "Carolina In My Mind" (with two of the Beatles: Paul McCartney on bass, and George Harrison on uncredited backing vocals). I also included a 1968 demo version of "Carolina In My Mind" (features just him and his guitar. This is my favorite version), and the album version of "Steamroller". Enjoy! For lyrics go to www.jamestaylor.com Sub to my other channel if you want to see the three full album uploads soon: www.youtube.com 1. Something In The Way She Moves (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (0:00 to 3:12) 2. Carolina In My Mind (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (3:13 to 7:12) 3. Fire And Rain (7:13 to 10:38) 4. Sweet Baby James (10:39 to 13:33) 5. Country Road (13:34 to 16:59) 6. You've Got A Friend (17:00 to 21:32) 7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (21:33 to 24:10) 8. Walking Man (24:11 to 27:46) 9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (27:47 to 31:25) 10. Mexico (31:26 to 34:26) 11 ...
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A great album by a great singer/songwriter. I had promised if my comment on the Sweet Baby James full album upload got 10 likes, I'd upload this. It did, so here it is. Even though it only reached at #23 on the Billboard charts, it sold very well with 11 million copies (a platinum album 11 times, and a diamond album once), making this the best-selling album of his career. And as a treat for you JT fans (like myself), I added a few bonus tracks. I added the original 1968 Apple Records versions of "Something In The Way She Moves" (the faster version with just him and his guitar. My favorite version), and "Carolina In My Mind" (with two of the Beatles: Paul McCartney on bass, and George Harrison on uncredited backing vocals). I also included a 1968 demo version of "Carolina In My Mind" (features just him and his guitar. This is my favorite version), and the album version of "Steamroller". Enjoy! For lyrics go to www.jamestaylor.com Sub to my other channel if you want to see the three full album uploads soon: www.youtube.com 1. Something In The Way She Moves (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (0:00 to 3:12) 2. Carolina In My Mind (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (3:13 to 7:12) 3. Fire And Rain (7:13 to 10:38) 4. Sweet Baby James (10:39 to 13:33) 5. Country Road (13:34 to 16:59) 6. You've Got A Friend (17:00 to 21:32) 7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (21:33 to 24:10) 8. Walking Man (24:11 to 27:46) 9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (27:47 to 31:25) 10. Mexico (31:26 to 34:26) 11 ...
- published: 13 Jul 2012
- views: 112679
- author: TheVinylBird
James Taylor - Live @ The Beacon. May 30,1998
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- Duration: 110:11
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
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Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour.flv
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- Duration: 56:18
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
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Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
- published: 27 Feb 2011
- views: 296738
- author: bensisko16
James Taylor - In Concert (live at the BBC 1970) [720p]
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- Duration: 37:40
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Steamroller 15:38 Greensleeves 18:40 Highway Song 23:37 Carolina In My Mind 27:54 Long Ago And Far Away 30:20 Sweet Baby James 33:37 Riding On A Railroad 36:18 You Can Close Your Eyes (incomplete) James Taylor "In Concert" (aka "Sings James Taylor") live at the BBC in 1970. Unfortunately part of the last song is missing, but I hope that won't spoil it too much for you.
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00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Steamroller 15:38 Greensleeves 18:40 Highway Song 23:37 Carolina In My Mind 27:54 Long Ago And Far Away 30:20 Sweet Baby James 33:37 Riding On A Railroad 36:18 You Can Close Your Eyes (incomplete) James Taylor "In Concert" (aka "Sings James Taylor") live at the BBC in 1970. Unfortunately part of the last song is missing, but I hope that won't spoil it too much for you.
- published: 05 Aug 2012
- views: 22609
- author: dnglos
FULL LP: James Taylor S/T (1968) HD
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- Duration: 38:18
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
One of James' most underrated works. The story behind this album is basically where his 1967 album left off (www.youtube.com After his failed band, James decided to be a solo act and change his scenery. That same year, James moved all the way to London, England. He lived in various places there: Nottington Hill, Belgravia, and Chelsea. James recorded a few demo tapes at Soho. James' friend, Danny Kortchmar, showed the demos to producer Peter Asher (from Peter and Gordon). Peter Asher, at the time, was the A&R; for Apple Records, a record label recently created by The Beatles. Asher showed the demos to the Beatles. Paul & George loved it, John didn't like it, and no one knows whether Ringo liked it or not. So, James was signed, making him the first artist to ever sign on Apple Records, and also the first American act. While living in various places with various women, James wrote many songs, particularly "Carolina In My Mind" (this would become one of his most famous). From July to October 1968, this album was recorded at the at-the-time new, and now legendary, Trident Studios, which was a state of the art studio at the time. Also, the Beatles were recording The White Album at the time. For those of you Beatles fans, the track "Carolina In My Mind" features Paul McCartney on bass, and George Harrison (along with Peter Asher and James) on backing vocals. Also, "Something In The Way She Moves" helped influence George Harrison's "Something" (Ironically, James wanted to title ...
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One of James' most underrated works. The story behind this album is basically where his 1967 album left off (www.youtube.com After his failed band, James decided to be a solo act and change his scenery. That same year, James moved all the way to London, England. He lived in various places there: Nottington Hill, Belgravia, and Chelsea. James recorded a few demo tapes at Soho. James' friend, Danny Kortchmar, showed the demos to producer Peter Asher (from Peter and Gordon). Peter Asher, at the time, was the A&R; for Apple Records, a record label recently created by The Beatles. Asher showed the demos to the Beatles. Paul & George loved it, John didn't like it, and no one knows whether Ringo liked it or not. So, James was signed, making him the first artist to ever sign on Apple Records, and also the first American act. While living in various places with various women, James wrote many songs, particularly "Carolina In My Mind" (this would become one of his most famous). From July to October 1968, this album was recorded at the at-the-time new, and now legendary, Trident Studios, which was a state of the art studio at the time. Also, the Beatles were recording The White Album at the time. For those of you Beatles fans, the track "Carolina In My Mind" features Paul McCartney on bass, and George Harrison (along with Peter Asher and James) on backing vocals. Also, "Something In The Way She Moves" helped influence George Harrison's "Something" (Ironically, James wanted to title ...
- published: 12 Jan 2013
- views: 260
- author: Jeremy Hodge
![James Taylor - JT (1977) [Full Album]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130128114905im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qe0L0fKWDJ0/default.jpg "James Taylor - JT (1977) [Full Album]")
James Taylor - JT (1977) [Full Album]
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- Duration: 37:59
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
JT is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eighth album, and his first album for Columbia Records. Released in 1977, it contains hit singles in "Handy Man" and "Your Smiling Face" and was Taylor's highest charting album since Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. This album also contains several Taylor classics, such as "Secret O' Life" and "Terra Nova", with the participation of Taylor's then-wife Carly Simon. James won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for his chart-topping version of "Handy Man". JT stands as Taylor's biggest selling career album with over 3 1/2 million copies sold in the United States alone. Track list : Side one : 1. Your Smiling Face - 0:00 2. There We Are - 2:47 3. Honey Don't Leave LA - 5:48 4. Another Grey Morning - 8:54 5. Bartender's Blues - 11:38 6. Secret O' Life - 15:51 Side two : 1. Handy Man - 19:26 2. I Was Only Telling a Lie - 22:44 3. Looking for Love on Broadway - 26:09 4. Terra Nova - 28:31 5. Traffic Jam - 33:02 6. If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight - 35:01 © 1977 Columbia Records All Rights Reserved
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JT is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eighth album, and his first album for Columbia Records. Released in 1977, it contains hit singles in "Handy Man" and "Your Smiling Face" and was Taylor's highest charting album since Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. This album also contains several Taylor classics, such as "Secret O' Life" and "Terra Nova", with the participation of Taylor's then-wife Carly Simon. James won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for his chart-topping version of "Handy Man". JT stands as Taylor's biggest selling career album with over 3 1/2 million copies sold in the United States alone. Track list : Side one : 1. Your Smiling Face - 0:00 2. There We Are - 2:47 3. Honey Don't Leave LA - 5:48 4. Another Grey Morning - 8:54 5. Bartender's Blues - 11:38 6. Secret O' Life - 15:51 Side two : 1. Handy Man - 19:26 2. I Was Only Telling a Lie - 22:44 3. Looking for Love on Broadway - 26:09 4. Terra Nova - 28:31 5. Traffic Jam - 33:02 6. If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight - 35:01 © 1977 Columbia Records All Rights Reserved
- published: 02 Dec 2012
- views: 1456
- author: BoxBattle
James Taylor Live at Ahoy 11 juli 2009 (featuring Michael Landau)
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- Duration: 62:02
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Songs: Country Road Whiskey Before Breakfast Wichita Lineman Everyday Carolina on my Mind Mexico Sweet Baby James Fire and Rain Up on the Roof Steamroller Shed a Little Light You've Got a Friend Musicians: James Taylor : Vocals & Guitar Caroline Taylor, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller : Vocals Andrea Zonn : Vocals & Fiddle Michael Landau : Guitar Larry Goldings : Piano Jimmy Johnson : Bass Steve Gadd : Drums
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Songs: Country Road Whiskey Before Breakfast Wichita Lineman Everyday Carolina on my Mind Mexico Sweet Baby James Fire and Rain Up on the Roof Steamroller Shed a Little Light You've Got a Friend Musicians: James Taylor : Vocals & Guitar Caroline Taylor, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller : Vocals Andrea Zonn : Vocals & Fiddle Michael Landau : Guitar Larry Goldings : Piano Jimmy Johnson : Bass Steve Gadd : Drums
- published: 06 Jun 2012
- views: 19707
- author: AORCLOUD
James Taylor - Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon (1971) (Full Album) HD
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- Duration: 37:28
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Another great JT album. This is his third best selling album (surpassed by JT (#2), and James Taylor's Greatest Hits (#1)' and it includes his most successful single. My favorite tracks are "You've Got A Friend" (originally by Carole King, but made a hit by James, a great song to listen to whenever you're down), "Machine Gun Kelly" (written by his friend Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, originally done a year earlier by Kootch's band Jo Mama), "You Can Close Your Eyes" (his sister Kate Taylor does an excellent cover), "Long Ago And Far Away" (about not getting what you want. Features Joni Mitchell, his at-the-time girlfriend), "Hey Mister That's Me Up On The Jukebox" (was written about his manager), and "Highway Song" (features him and Carole on piano). For lyrics, go to: www.jamestaylor.com 1. Love Has Brought Me Around (0:00 to 2:43) 2. You've Got A Friend (2:44 to 7:13) 3. Places In My Past (7:14 to 9:16) 4. Riding On A Railroad (9:17 to 11:59) 5. Soldiers (12:00 to 13:14) 6. Mud Slide Slim (13:15 to 18:35) 7. Hey Mister That's Me Up On The Jukebox (18:36 to 22:23) 8. You Can Close Your Eyes (22:24 to 24:53) 9. Machine Gun Kelly (24:54 to 27:31) 10. Long Ago And Far Away (27:32 to 29:52) 11. Let Me Ride (29:53 to 32:37) 12. Highway Song (32:38 to 36:31) 13. Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again (36:32 to 37:27)
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Another great JT album. This is his third best selling album (surpassed by JT (#2), and James Taylor's Greatest Hits (#1)' and it includes his most successful single. My favorite tracks are "You've Got A Friend" (originally by Carole King, but made a hit by James, a great song to listen to whenever you're down), "Machine Gun Kelly" (written by his friend Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, originally done a year earlier by Kootch's band Jo Mama), "You Can Close Your Eyes" (his sister Kate Taylor does an excellent cover), "Long Ago And Far Away" (about not getting what you want. Features Joni Mitchell, his at-the-time girlfriend), "Hey Mister That's Me Up On The Jukebox" (was written about his manager), and "Highway Song" (features him and Carole on piano). For lyrics, go to: www.jamestaylor.com 1. Love Has Brought Me Around (0:00 to 2:43) 2. You've Got A Friend (2:44 to 7:13) 3. Places In My Past (7:14 to 9:16) 4. Riding On A Railroad (9:17 to 11:59) 5. Soldiers (12:00 to 13:14) 6. Mud Slide Slim (13:15 to 18:35) 7. Hey Mister That's Me Up On The Jukebox (18:36 to 22:23) 8. You Can Close Your Eyes (22:24 to 24:53) 9. Machine Gun Kelly (24:54 to 27:31) 10. Long Ago And Far Away (27:32 to 29:52) 11. Let Me Ride (29:53 to 32:37) 12. Highway Song (32:38 to 36:31) 13. Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again (36:32 to 37:27)
- published: 02 Jun 2012
- views: 43724
- author: TheVinylBird
Joni Mitchell and James Taylor - Live at The Royal Albert Hall, October 28th 1970
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- Duration: 70:52
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
1. That Song About The Midway 2. The Gallery 3. Rainy Day Man 4. Steamroller 5. The Priest 6. Carey 7. Carolina in My Mind 8. California 9. For Free 10. The Circle Game 11. You Can Close Your Eyes 12. The Good Samaritan 13. River 14. My Old Man 15. A Case of You
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1. That Song About The Midway 2. The Gallery 3. Rainy Day Man 4. Steamroller 5. The Priest 6. Carey 7. Carolina in My Mind 8. California 9. For Free 10. The Circle Game 11. You Can Close Your Eyes 12. The Good Samaritan 13. River 14. My Old Man 15. A Case of You
- published: 18 Sep 2012
- views: 10831
- author: ThatDefinitiveBeat
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) (Full Album) HD
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- Duration: 32:06
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
Recorded between December 8 - December 17, 1969 at Sunset Sound, released two months later, this in my opinion is James' best album. 8 and 17 December 1969 at a cost of only $7600 out of a budget of $20000 (see "Suite For 20 G").Taylor was "essentially homeless" at the time the album was recorded, either staying in Asher's home or crashing on a couch at the house of guitarist Danny Kortchmar or anyone else who would have him. This is an album I listen to whenever I'm down or upset, and it just never gets old. It's basically a folk album, but it has other themes like country (the title track), gospel ("Lo and Behold"), and blues ("Steamroller" and "Oh Baby"). My favorite tracks have to be "Fire and Rain" (my all time favorite song), "Blossom", "Sweet Baby James" (was written as a lullaby for his nephew), "Country Road" (although I like the single version best), "Anywhere Like Heaven" and "Suite For 20 G" (basically three unfinished songs in one so he could finish a deadline and be paid $20000, the last one being my favorite part). Sorry if I bored you, but I just really like this album. And by the way, I'm only 15 and this is my favorite album (along with Nick Drake's "Fruit Tree")... Also, subscribe for more good music, mostly from vinyl records. For lyrics go to www.jamestaylor.com Sub to my other channel if you want to see the three full album uploads soon: www.youtube.com/adudewithgoodmusic 1. Sweet Baby James (0:00 to 2:53) 2. Lo And Behold (2:54 to 5:31) 3. Sunny ...
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Recorded between December 8 - December 17, 1969 at Sunset Sound, released two months later, this in my opinion is James' best album. 8 and 17 December 1969 at a cost of only $7600 out of a budget of $20000 (see "Suite For 20 G").Taylor was "essentially homeless" at the time the album was recorded, either staying in Asher's home or crashing on a couch at the house of guitarist Danny Kortchmar or anyone else who would have him. This is an album I listen to whenever I'm down or upset, and it just never gets old. It's basically a folk album, but it has other themes like country (the title track), gospel ("Lo and Behold"), and blues ("Steamroller" and "Oh Baby"). My favorite tracks have to be "Fire and Rain" (my all time favorite song), "Blossom", "Sweet Baby James" (was written as a lullaby for his nephew), "Country Road" (although I like the single version best), "Anywhere Like Heaven" and "Suite For 20 G" (basically three unfinished songs in one so he could finish a deadline and be paid $20000, the last one being my favorite part). Sorry if I bored you, but I just really like this album. And by the way, I'm only 15 and this is my favorite album (along with Nick Drake's "Fruit Tree")... Also, subscribe for more good music, mostly from vinyl records. For lyrics go to www.jamestaylor.com Sub to my other channel if you want to see the three full album uploads soon: www.youtube.com/adudewithgoodmusic 1. Sweet Baby James (0:00 to 2:53) 2. Lo And Behold (2:54 to 5:31) 3. Sunny ...
- published: 01 Jun 2012
- views: 139062
- author: TheVinylBird
James Taylor Inducts Simon and Garfunkel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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- Duration: 20:07
- Updated: 23 Jan 2013
James Taylor inducts Simon and Garfunkel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, and Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel accept awards. rockhall.com
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James Taylor inducts Simon and Garfunkel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, and Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel accept awards. rockhall.com
- published: 18 Jun 2012
- views: 5167
- author: rockhall
![James Taylor - In Concert (BBC Radio 2, March 2003) [audio only]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130128114905im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/h1XAbfhuc5A/default.jpg "James Taylor - In Concert (BBC Radio 2, March 2003) [audio only]")
James Taylor - In Concert (BBC Radio 2, March 2003) [audio only]
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- Duration: 56:52
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
James Taylor "Live & Exclusive" recorded at London's Mermaid Theatre and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2003. 00:00 Intro 00:36 Secret O'Life 04:55 October Road 08:44 Whenever You're Ready 12:36 Line 'Em Up 17:05 Fire And Rain 21:50 Shower The People 26:29 Jump Up Behind Me 30:47 (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That 35:33 Carolina In My Mind 40:57 Country Road 47:00 You've Got A Friend 52:22 Sweet Baby James
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James Taylor "Live & Exclusive" recorded at London's Mermaid Theatre and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2003. 00:00 Intro 00:36 Secret O'Life 04:55 October Road 08:44 Whenever You're Ready 12:36 Line 'Em Up 17:05 Fire And Rain 21:50 Shower The People 26:29 Jump Up Behind Me 30:47 (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That 35:33 Carolina In My Mind 40:57 Country Road 47:00 You've Got A Friend 52:22 Sweet Baby James
- published: 19 May 2012
- views: 18239
- author: dnglos
James Taylor - National Press Club - December 7, 2012
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- Duration: 78:03
- Updated: 25 Jan 2013
James reflects on his 45 year involvement in political campaigns including most recent work with his wife, Caroline, on the campaign trail for President Obama.
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James reflects on his 45 year involvement in political campaigns including most recent work with his wife, Caroline, on the campaign trail for President Obama.
- published: 11 Dec 2012
- views: 4352
- author: jamestaylorvideo
James Taylor about John Lennon on BBC
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- Duration: 30:56
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
December 2010: James Taylor speaks to the BBC about his friendship and admiration for John Lennon and performs an intimate "In My Life" from his barn. This raw interview footage was incorporated into the BBC's documentary, "The Lennon Legacy" honoring the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death.
http://wn.com/James_Taylor_about_John_Lennon_on_BBC
December 2010: James Taylor speaks to the BBC about his friendship and admiration for John Lennon and performs an intimate "In My Life" from his barn. This raw interview footage was incorporated into the BBC's documentary, "The Lennon Legacy" honoring the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death.
- published: 05 Jan 2011
- views: 88915
- author: jamestaylorvideo
James Taylor & Rocco Tanica @ Deejay chiama Italia
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- Duration: 28:18
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
Dalla puntata del 23/01/2012 un'intervista a James Taylor in radio da Linus e Nicola Savino insieme a Sergio Conforti e Nikki
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Dalla puntata del 23/01/2012 un'intervista a James Taylor in radio da Linus e Nicola Savino insieme a Sergio Conforti e Nikki
- published: 24 Jan 2012
- views: 8106
- author: merikkio
James Taylor visits Hollywood FL Obama Campaign Office
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- Duration: 37:23
- Updated: 25 Jan 2013
On Sunday, September 14, 2012, James Taylor visited President Obama's Hollywood, FL Campaign Office to say thanks to campaign workers and offer inspiration and music. I was lucky to be there and want to share this wonderful experience with America. As a lifelong James Taylor fan, I treasured his words and songs. Hear Mr. Taylor, unedited in any way. Share this with your friends....and don't forget to vote....
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On Sunday, September 14, 2012, James Taylor visited President Obama's Hollywood, FL Campaign Office to say thanks to campaign workers and offer inspiration and music. I was lucky to be there and want to share this wonderful experience with America. As a lifelong James Taylor fan, I treasured his words and songs. Hear Mr. Taylor, unedited in any way. Share this with your friends....and don't forget to vote....
- published: 22 Sep 2012
- views: 933
- author: VoteBarackTV
James Taylor's Tribute To John Lennon
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- Duration: 23:29
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
Singer/songwriter James Taylor talks at length with BBC's Tom Brook about John Lennon's legacy and influence. He also recalls his own frightening encounter with Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman. For more Lennon tributes and videos, go to www.bbcamerica.com
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Singer/songwriter James Taylor talks at length with BBC's Tom Brook about John Lennon's legacy and influence. He also recalls his own frightening encounter with Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman. For more Lennon tributes and videos, go to www.bbcamerica.com
- published: 08 Dec 2010
- views: 21458
- author: BBCAmericaTV
James Taylor Live at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh 07-25-1976
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- Duration: 41:41
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
James Taylor Live at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh 07-25-1976: 01. Lighthouse 02. Riding on a Railroad (at 5:21) 03. Fire and Rain (at 8:40) 04. Carolina in My Mind (at 13:57) 05. Secret o' Life (at 18:43) 06. Gorilla (at 22:26) 07. Anywhere Like Heaven (at 27:14) 08. Hello Old Friend (at 30:40) 09. Dance (at 34:28) 10. Hey Mister, that's Me Up on the Juxebox (at 37:12) Sorry about the long pauses between the songs. Copyright: Music Publishing Rights Collecting Society Content Type: Musical Composition
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James Taylor Live at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh 07-25-1976: 01. Lighthouse 02. Riding on a Railroad (at 5:21) 03. Fire and Rain (at 8:40) 04. Carolina in My Mind (at 13:57) 05. Secret o' Life (at 18:43) 06. Gorilla (at 22:26) 07. Anywhere Like Heaven (at 27:14) 08. Hello Old Friend (at 30:40) 09. Dance (at 34:28) 10. Hey Mister, that's Me Up on the Juxebox (at 37:12) Sorry about the long pauses between the songs. Copyright: Music Publishing Rights Collecting Society Content Type: Musical Composition
- published: 30 Nov 2011
- views: 6609
- author: SparkTV
![The James Taylor Quartet - New World [Full album]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130128114905im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/zV07XZ0WW2g/default.jpg "The James Taylor Quartet - New World [Full album]")
The James Taylor Quartet - New World [Full album]
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- Duration: 45:14
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
01 The James Taylor Quartet - Blacksmith 02 The James Taylor Quartet - Rochester Raining 03 The James Taylor Quartet - Same Old Fool 04 The James Taylor Quartet - New World 05 The James Taylor Quartet - Inner Mystic Love 06 The James Taylor Quartet - Stonemason 07 The James Taylor Quartet - Get on your Feet 08 The James Taylor Quartet - Blue Lady 09 The James Taylor Quartet - Hotwire 10 The James Taylor Quartet - Jazz Cafe Theme 11 The James Taylor Quartet - Milk and Honey
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01 The James Taylor Quartet - Blacksmith 02 The James Taylor Quartet - Rochester Raining 03 The James Taylor Quartet - Same Old Fool 04 The James Taylor Quartet - New World 05 The James Taylor Quartet - Inner Mystic Love 06 The James Taylor Quartet - Stonemason 07 The James Taylor Quartet - Get on your Feet 08 The James Taylor Quartet - Blue Lady 09 The James Taylor Quartet - Hotwire 10 The James Taylor Quartet - Jazz Cafe Theme 11 The James Taylor Quartet - Milk and Honey
- published: 13 Aug 2012
- views: 3950
- author: goulas antonioy
Carly Simon and James Taylor on Dick Cavett show 1977
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- Duration: 28:16
- Updated: 27 Jan 2013
"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
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"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
- published: 18 Jul 2012
- views: 5927
- author: B4inSF
FULL LP: 1967 by James Taylor & The Original Flying Machine (Recorded 1966, Released 1971)
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- Duration: 44:13
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
ANOTHER James Taylor-related album? Yes indeed. I hope you're not getting sick of him. But even if you're not a JT fan (and if you're a fan of The Beatles or The Byrds), you'll love this! This is an album that contains sessions from James Taylor's first band, The Flying Machine. There's also an edited version made by me to make it feel more like an actual album. Side A Night Owl (Starts at 0:07) Brighten Your Night With My Day Intro (Starts at 2:39) Brighten Your Night With My Day (Starts at 4:15) Kootch's Song Intro (Starts at 6:42) Kootch's Song (Starts at 6:54) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/Kootch on lead vocals) Intro (Starts at 9:51) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/Kootch on lead vocals) (Starts at 10:12) Side B Rainy Day Man (Starts at 13:06) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/James on lead vocals) Intro (Starts at 16:17) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/James on lead vocals) (Starts at 18:08) Something's Wrong (Instrumental) Intro (Starts at 21:03) Something's Wrong (Instrumental) (Starts at 21:10) EDITED VERSION Side A Night Owl (Starts at 24:04) Brighten Your Night With My Day (Starts at 26:29) Kootch's Song (Starts at 28:55) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/Kootch on lead vocals) (Starts at 31:53) Side B Rainy Day Man (Starts at 34:53) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/James on lead vocals) (Starts at 38:01) Something's Wrong (Instrumental) (Starts at 41:12)
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ANOTHER James Taylor-related album? Yes indeed. I hope you're not getting sick of him. But even if you're not a JT fan (and if you're a fan of The Beatles or The Byrds), you'll love this! This is an album that contains sessions from James Taylor's first band, The Flying Machine. There's also an edited version made by me to make it feel more like an actual album. Side A Night Owl (Starts at 0:07) Brighten Your Night With My Day Intro (Starts at 2:39) Brighten Your Night With My Day (Starts at 4:15) Kootch's Song Intro (Starts at 6:42) Kootch's Song (Starts at 6:54) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/Kootch on lead vocals) Intro (Starts at 9:51) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/Kootch on lead vocals) (Starts at 10:12) Side B Rainy Day Man (Starts at 13:06) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/James on lead vocals) Intro (Starts at 16:17) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/James on lead vocals) (Starts at 18:08) Something's Wrong (Instrumental) Intro (Starts at 21:03) Something's Wrong (Instrumental) (Starts at 21:10) EDITED VERSION Side A Night Owl (Starts at 24:04) Brighten Your Night With My Day (Starts at 26:29) Kootch's Song (Starts at 28:55) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/Kootch on lead vocals) (Starts at 31:53) Side B Rainy Day Man (Starts at 34:53) Knocking Round The Zoo (w/James on lead vocals) (Starts at 38:01) Something's Wrong (Instrumental) (Starts at 41:12)
- published: 03 Nov 2012
- views: 1297
- author: TheVinylBird
Predictive Analytics at the Speed of Business
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- Duration: 61:26
- Updated: 06 May 2012
How decision management and a real-time infrastructure get predictive analytics where and when you need them. Organizations are looking to maximize the value of their analytics investment. They need to accelerate the deployment process, reduce costs and get the analytic insight where they need it, when they need it. Increasingly organizations must deploy and manage many models, use those models in real-time and integrate predictive analytics into a wide range of operational systems -- in the cloud, on-premise, for Hadoop and in-database. In this webinar you will learn how Decision Management and ADAPA -- a proven approach and real-time infrastructure -- transform passive models into operational success. This webinar is jointly presented by James Taylor, CEO of Decision Management Solutions and Dr. Alex Guazzelli, Vice President of Analytics at Zementis. Using case studies and a live demo we will cover: The current challenges in getting a return on your predictive analytic investment The role of decision management in applying analytics when and where they are needed The roles of predictive analytics and business rules technologies in decision management How real-time infrastructure and rapid deployment maximizes analytic value The importance of continuous monitoring and improvement in delivering ongoing results Decision Management Solutions & Zementis are leaders in Decision Management, providing consulting services in Decision Management, business rules and predictive ...
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How decision management and a real-time infrastructure get predictive analytics where and when you need them. Organizations are looking to maximize the value of their analytics investment. They need to accelerate the deployment process, reduce costs and get the analytic insight where they need it, when they need it. Increasingly organizations must deploy and manage many models, use those models in real-time and integrate predictive analytics into a wide range of operational systems -- in the cloud, on-premise, for Hadoop and in-database. In this webinar you will learn how Decision Management and ADAPA -- a proven approach and real-time infrastructure -- transform passive models into operational success. This webinar is jointly presented by James Taylor, CEO of Decision Management Solutions and Dr. Alex Guazzelli, Vice President of Analytics at Zementis. Using case studies and a live demo we will cover: The current challenges in getting a return on your predictive analytic investment The role of decision management in applying analytics when and where they are needed The roles of predictive analytics and business rules technologies in decision management How real-time infrastructure and rapid deployment maximizes analytic value The importance of continuous monitoring and improvement in delivering ongoing results Decision Management Solutions & Zementis are leaders in Decision Management, providing consulting services in Decision Management, business rules and predictive ...
- published: 06 May 2012
- views: 356
- author: DecisionManagement
James Taylor - Pull Over
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- Duration: 121:22
- Updated: 30 Dec 2012
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James Taylor - James Taylor's Greatest Hits (1976) (Full Album) HD
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- Duration: 56:36
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
A great album by a great singer/songwriter. I had promised if my comment on the Sweet Baby James full album upload got 10 likes, I'd upload this. It did, so here it is. Even though it only reached at #23 on the Billboard charts, it sold very well with 11 million copies (a platinum album 11 times, and a diamond album once), making this the best-selling album of his career. And as a treat for you JT fans (like myself), I added a few bonus tracks. I added the original 1968 Apple Records versions of "Something In The Way She Moves" (the faster version with just him and his guitar. My favorite version), and "Carolina In My Mind" (with two of the Beatles: Paul McCartney on bass, and George Harrison on uncredited backing vocals). I also included a 1968 demo version of "Carolina In My Mind" (features just him and his guitar. This is my favorite version), and the album version of "Steamroller". Enjoy! For lyrics go to www.jamestaylor.com Sub to my other channel if you want to see the three full album uploads soon: www.youtube.com/adudewithgoodmusic 1. Something In The Way She Moves (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (0:00 to 3:12) 2. Carolina In My Mind (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (3:13 to 7:12) 3. Fire And Rain (7:13 to 10:38) 4. Sweet Baby James (10:39 to 13:33) 5. Country Road (13:34 to 16:59) 6. You've Got A Friend (17:00 to 21:32) 7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (21:33 to 24:10) 8. Walking Man (24:11 to 27:46) 9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (27:47 to 31:25) 10. Mexico (31 ...
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A great album by a great singer/songwriter. I had promised if my comment on the Sweet Baby James full album upload got 10 likes, I'd upload this. It did, so here it is. Even though it only reached at #23 on the Billboard charts, it sold very well with 11 million copies (a platinum album 11 times, and a diamond album once), making this the best-selling album of his career. And as a treat for you JT fans (like myself), I added a few bonus tracks. I added the original 1968 Apple Records versions of "Something In The Way She Moves" (the faster version with just him and his guitar. My favorite version), and "Carolina In My Mind" (with two of the Beatles: Paul McCartney on bass, and George Harrison on uncredited backing vocals). I also included a 1968 demo version of "Carolina In My Mind" (features just him and his guitar. This is my favorite version), and the album version of "Steamroller". Enjoy! For lyrics go to www.jamestaylor.com Sub to my other channel if you want to see the three full album uploads soon: www.youtube.com/adudewithgoodmusic 1. Something In The Way She Moves (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (0:00 to 3:12) 2. Carolina In My Mind (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (3:13 to 7:12) 3. Fire And Rain (7:13 to 10:38) 4. Sweet Baby James (10:39 to 13:33) 5. Country Road (13:34 to 16:59) 6. You've Got A Friend (17:00 to 21:32) 7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (21:33 to 24:10) 8. Walking Man (24:11 to 27:46) 9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (27:47 to 31:25) 10. Mexico (31 ...
- published: 13 Jul 2012
- views: 97546
- author: TheVinylBird
James Taylor Interview
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- Duration: 10:52
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
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James Taylor about John Lennon on BBC
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- Duration: 30:56
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
December 2010: James Taylor speaks to the BBC about his friendship and admiration for John Lennon and performs an intimate "In My Life" from his barn. This raw interview footage was incorporated into the BBC's documentary, "The Lennon Legacy" honoring the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death.
http://wn.com/James_Taylor_about_John_Lennon_on_BBC
December 2010: James Taylor speaks to the BBC about his friendship and admiration for John Lennon and performs an intimate "In My Life" from his barn. This raw interview footage was incorporated into the BBC's documentary, "The Lennon Legacy" honoring the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death.
- published: 05 Jan 2011
- views: 86297
- author: jamestaylorvideo
James Taylor Talks About His Music
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- Duration: 3:48
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
James Taylor in this rare 1992 interview in Martha's Vineyard talks about his music, performance, the Beatles, and how he started in London.
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James Taylor in this rare 1992 interview in Martha's Vineyard talks about his music, performance, the Beatles, and how he started in London.
- published: 24 Jun 2007
- views: 57286
- author: mrmanok
James Taylor - Live @ The Beacon. May 30,1998
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- Duration: 110:11
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
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James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Beacon Theatre)
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- Duration: 4:06
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Fire and Rain James Taylor at the Beacon Theatre, New York. ______________________________________ Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Won't you look down upon me, Jesus You've got to help me make a stand You've just got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I won't make it any other way Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now Thought I'd see you one more time again There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
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Fire and Rain James Taylor at the Beacon Theatre, New York. ______________________________________ Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Won't you look down upon me, Jesus You've got to help me make a stand You've just got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I won't make it any other way Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now Thought I'd see you one more time again There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
- published: 29 Sep 2007
- views: 4661353
- author: guillamat
James Taylor - Interview
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- Duration: 5:35
- Updated: 08 Aug 2012
James Taylor and Larry Goldings @ Later with Jools, BBC2, to promote his One Man Band cd/dvd album 3 april 2008
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James Taylor and Larry Goldings @ Later with Jools, BBC2, to promote his One Man Band cd/dvd album 3 april 2008
- published: 06 Apr 2008
- views: 33036
- author: erikmeijs
James Taylor - "Fire & Rain"
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- Duration: 3:27
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Acoustic Guitar
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James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (Live: BBC - 1970)
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- Duration: 2:56
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
James Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James" from September 13, 1970 on BBC. This performance is from a show called "James Taylor in Concert: Sings James Taylor." As many of you may know, this song was written for his nephew James back in 1969 while he was traveling back to North Carolina. Thank you everyone for the positive feedback on this video and about James Taylor, I am glad that they are still a bunch of people out there that enjoy music that isn't always heard as much now a days. Thank you and I hope that you take the time to view some of my other uploaded videos. www.hojo.org.uk
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James Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James" from September 13, 1970 on BBC. This performance is from a show called "James Taylor in Concert: Sings James Taylor." As many of you may know, this song was written for his nephew James back in 1969 while he was traveling back to North Carolina. Thank you everyone for the positive feedback on this video and about James Taylor, I am glad that they are still a bunch of people out there that enjoy music that isn't always heard as much now a days. Thank you and I hope that you take the time to view some of my other uploaded videos. www.hojo.org.uk
- published: 17 Mar 2008
- views: 1020783
- author: SparkTV
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour.flv
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- Duration: 56:18
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
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Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
- published: 27 Feb 2011
- views: 285995
- author: bensisko16
James Taylor - "Carolina in My Mind "
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- Duration: 3:57
- Updated: 13 Jan 2013
BBC Video
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JAMES TAYLOR - YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES (HQ)
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- Duration: 2:39
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER 1998. YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES.
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JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER 1998. YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES.
- published: 18 Mar 2009
- views: 481675
- author: LARRMUSIC
James Taylor You've Got A Friend
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- Duration: 4:58
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
James Taylor - You've Got A Friend. Live on North Sea Jazz Festival 2009
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James Taylor - You've Got A Friend. Live on North Sea Jazz Festival 2009
- published: 11 Jul 2009
- views: 1278978
- author: kipvanzijl
JAMES TAYLOR Troubadour interview, 2007
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- Duration: 13:16
- Updated: 26 Oct 2012
James Taylor talks to Extra's Adam Weissler at the legendary Troubadour in LA before a special gig with Carole King. 2007.
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James Taylor talks to Extra's Adam Weissler at the legendary Troubadour in LA before a special gig with Carole King. 2007.
- published: 19 Jan 2012
- views: 667
- author: vegastiki
James Taylor - In Concert (live at the BBC 1970) [720p]
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- Duration: 37:40
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Steamroller 15:38 Greensleeves 18:40 Highway Song 23:37 Carolina In My Mind 27:54 Long Ago And Far Away 30:20 Sweet Baby James 33:37 Riding On A Railroad 36:18 You Can Close Your Eyes (incomplete) James Taylor "In Concert" (aka "Sings James Taylor") live at the BBC in 1970. Unfortunately part of the last song is missing, but I hope that won't spoil it too much for you.
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00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Steamroller 15:38 Greensleeves 18:40 Highway Song 23:37 Carolina In My Mind 27:54 Long Ago And Far Away 30:20 Sweet Baby James 33:37 Riding On A Railroad 36:18 You Can Close Your Eyes (incomplete) James Taylor "In Concert" (aka "Sings James Taylor") live at the BBC in 1970. Unfortunately part of the last song is missing, but I hope that won't spoil it too much for you.
- published: 05 Aug 2012
- views: 19023
- author: dnglos
James Taylor interview with Jools Holland
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- Duration: 2:25
- Updated: 03 Dec 2012
Jools chats to JT and shows a short clip from a 1970 BBC concert with JT doing the Beatles "With a Little Help From My Friends". ps Your comments, suggestions, ratings etc will be much appreciated. Hope you enjoy it....... Ken
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Jools chats to JT and shows a short clip from a 1970 BBC concert with JT doing the Beatles "With a Little Help From My Friends". ps Your comments, suggestions, ratings etc will be much appreciated. Hope you enjoy it....... Ken
- published: 05 May 2008
- views: 16054
- author: kentheguru
James Taylor - Shower the People
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- Duration: 4:58
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Here's an unusual version of this song....intriguing in that JT uses a reel-to-reel tape recorder to background the part usually taken over by Arnold McCuller. ps Your comments, suggestions, ratings etc will be much appreciated. Hope you enjoy it....... Ken
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Here's an unusual version of this song....intriguing in that JT uses a reel-to-reel tape recorder to background the part usually taken over by Arnold McCuller. ps Your comments, suggestions, ratings etc will be much appreciated. Hope you enjoy it....... Ken
- published: 12 Apr 2008
- views: 195437
- author: kentheguru
Singer/Songwriter James Taylor Performs at Democratic National Convention
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- Duration: 16:11
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
More DNC coverage: pbs.org FOLLOW US: Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: facebook.com G+ bit.ly Five-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter James Taylor performed the songs "Carolina In My Mind", "You've Got a Friend", and "How Sweet It Is" at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night.
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More DNC coverage: pbs.org FOLLOW US: Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: facebook.com G+ bit.ly Five-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter James Taylor performed the songs "Carolina In My Mind", "You've Got a Friend", and "How Sweet It Is" at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night.
- published: 06 Sep 2012
- views: 42455
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James Taylor - Copperline
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- Duration: 4:29
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
James Taylor and Larry Goldings @ Later with Jools, BBC2, to promote his One Man Band cd/dvd album 3 april 2008
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James Taylor and Larry Goldings @ Later with Jools, BBC2, to promote his One Man Band cd/dvd album 3 april 2008
- published: 06 Apr 2008
- views: 586153
- author: erikmeijs
James Taylor & Carly Simon - Close Your Eyes
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- Duration: 2:09
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
James Taylor & Carly Simon performing Close Your Eyes in 1977.
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James Taylor & Carly Simon performing Close Your Eyes in 1977.
- published: 23 Jun 2007
- views: 3671502
- author: lupine22
James Taylor & Carole King - You've Got a Friend (HQ) (Uploaded by Tornike Ivanishvili)
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- Duration: 4:05
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
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ACM Awards 2011 - Zac Brown & James Taylor - Colder Weather/Sweet Baby James
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- Duration: 5:30
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
ACM Awards 2011 Zac Brown & James Taylor - Colder Weather/Sweet Baby James....The response to this special duet, has been awesome....I feel privileged to having seen it live & then had this opportunity to live it over & over again!! IdolXfactor2: www.youtube.com AwesomeArtistsLive: www.youtube.com IdolxMuzic: www.youtube.com
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ACM Awards 2011 Zac Brown & James Taylor - Colder Weather/Sweet Baby James....The response to this special duet, has been awesome....I feel privileged to having seen it live & then had this opportunity to live it over & over again!! IdolXfactor2: www.youtube.com AwesomeArtistsLive: www.youtube.com IdolxMuzic: www.youtube.com
- published: 05 Apr 2011
- views: 440960
- author: MrTreknation
James Taylor - Shower the People (Live/1988)
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- Duration: 4:33
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
James Taylor performing "Shower the People" at the Colonial Theater in Boston, MA in 1988. This is from a VHS that was released in 1991 entitled James Taylor in Concert. "Shower the People", written by James Taylor, from In the Pocket, released in 1976.
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James Taylor performing "Shower the People" at the Colonial Theater in Boston, MA in 1988. This is from a VHS that was released in 1991 entitled James Taylor in Concert. "Shower the People", written by James Taylor, from In the Pocket, released in 1976.
- published: 04 May 2008
- views: 306394
- author: FNSRecords
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James Taylor - In Concert (live at the BBC 1970) [720p]
00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Ste...
published: 05 Aug 2012
author: dnglos
James Taylor - In Concert (live at the BBC 1970) [720p]
00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Steamroller 15:38 Greensleeves 18:40 Highway Song 23:37 Carolina In My Mind 27:54 Long Ago And Far Away 30:20 Sweet Baby James 33:37 Riding On A Railroad 36:18 You Can Close Your Eyes (incomplete) James Taylor "In Concert" (aka "Sings James Taylor") live at the BBC in 1970. Unfortunately part of the last song is missing, but I hope that won't spoil it too much for you.
- published: 05 Aug 2012
- views: 22538
- author: dnglos
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James Taylor - Live @ The Beacon. May 30,1998
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published: 21 May 2012
author: pratapanna
James Taylor - Live @ The Beacon. May 30,1998
- published: 21 May 2012
- views: 60229
- author: pratapanna
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Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour.flv
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour...
published: 27 Feb 2011
author: bensisko16
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour.flv
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
- published: 27 Feb 2011
- views: 296738
- author: bensisko16
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James Taylor Live at Ahoy 11 juli 2009 (featuring Michael Landau)
Songs: Country Road Whiskey Before Breakfast Wichita Lineman Everyday Carolina on my Mind ...
published: 06 Jun 2012
author: AORCLOUD
James Taylor Live at Ahoy 11 juli 2009 (featuring Michael Landau)
Songs: Country Road Whiskey Before Breakfast Wichita Lineman Everyday Carolina on my Mind Mexico Sweet Baby James Fire and Rain Up on the Roof Steamroller Shed a Little Light You've Got a Friend Musicians: James Taylor : Vocals & Guitar Caroline Taylor, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller : Vocals Andrea Zonn : Vocals & Fiddle Michael Landau : Guitar Larry Goldings : Piano Jimmy Johnson : Bass Steve Gadd : Drums
- published: 06 Jun 2012
- views: 19707
- author: AORCLOUD
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James Taylor "Sweet Baby James" Live
Here's a clip from the DVD portion of the CD/DVD release "One Man Band" by James Taylor. "...
published: 09 Nov 2007
author: concordrecords
James Taylor "Sweet Baby James" Live
Here's a clip from the DVD portion of the CD/DVD release "One Man Band" by James Taylor. "Sweet Baby James" appears on the Hear Music release "One Man Band" in stores everywhere on 11/13/07.
- published: 09 Nov 2007
- views: 303728
- author: concordrecords
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James Taylor - Fire and Rain, Live 1970
James Taylor performing Fire and Rain in 1970....
published: 23 Oct 2008
author: lameplanet
James Taylor - Fire and Rain, Live 1970
James Taylor performing Fire and Rain in 1970.
- published: 23 Oct 2008
- views: 957716
- author: lameplanet
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James Taylor "Carolina In My Mind" Live on SiriusXM
Watch James Taylor perform "Carolina In My Mind" on SIRIUS XM's Coffee House live music se...
published: 30 Nov 2009
author: sirius
James Taylor "Carolina In My Mind" Live on SiriusXM
Watch James Taylor perform "Carolina In My Mind" on SIRIUS XM's Coffee House live music series. Learn more about The Coffee House and get a free SIRIUS trial at www.siriusxm.com
- published: 30 Nov 2009
- views: 256342
- author: sirius
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james taylor - Secret O Life - Live
Free songs james taylor - Secret O Life - Live...
published: 12 Dec 2008
author: ThenornvFarl
james taylor - Secret O Life - Live
Free songs james taylor - Secret O Life - Live
- published: 12 Dec 2008
- views: 27923
- author: ThenornvFarl
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James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Beacon Theatre)
Fire and Rain James Taylor at the Beacon Theatre, New York. ______________________________...
published: 29 Sep 2007
author: guillamat
James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Beacon Theatre)
Fire and Rain James Taylor at the Beacon Theatre, New York. ______________________________________ Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Won't you look down upon me, Jesus You've got to help me make a stand You've just got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I won't make it any other way Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now Thought I'd see you one more time again There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
- published: 29 Sep 2007
- views: 4687772
- author: guillamat
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CAROLE KING-JAMES TAYLOR: LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR | Song Montage | PBS
Concert special starring Carole King and James Taylor filmed at their 2007 performances ce...
published: 11 May 2010
author: PBS
CAROLE KING-JAMES TAYLOR: LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR | Song Montage | PBS
Concert special starring Carole King and James Taylor filmed at their 2007 performances celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Los Angeles' famed Troubadour nightclub 40 years after Taylor urged King to emerge as an artist from behind her piano at the very same club. King and Taylor perform 12 songs, including stunning performances of the pair's most beloved hits such as King's "So Far Away" and "It's Too Late" as well as Taylor's "Carolina in My Mind" and "Fire and Rain," to name just a few. PremieringJune 2010 on most PBS stations (check your local listings at pbs.org ). Support your local PBS station now -- you make it possible for your PBS station to offer amazing performances and the opportunity to discover something new every day, whether on TV or online. To donate to your local PBS station, visit www.pbs.org
- published: 11 May 2010
- views: 95345
- author: PBS
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So Far Away - Carole King & James Taylor (live 1970)
One of the best songwriters of her generation (You make me Fee Like a Natural Woman, I Fee...
published: 28 Jan 2011
author: ScottsdaleSoulMan
So Far Away - Carole King & James Taylor (live 1970)
One of the best songwriters of her generation (You make me Fee Like a Natural Woman, I Feel the Earth Move, It's Too Late) - Ms. Carole King - performs "So Far Away" with James Taylor on guitar. The song is from her brilliant album... "Tapestry"
- published: 28 Jan 2011
- views: 57828
- author: ScottsdaleSoulMan
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James Taylor live on October 20th 2001 The Concert For New York City
Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, James introduced by Bill Clinton and singing Fire ...
published: 28 Feb 2009
author: aukwanho
James Taylor live on October 20th 2001 The Concert For New York City
Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, James introduced by Bill Clinton and singing Fire and Rain/ Up On The Roof (5:09)
- published: 28 Feb 2009
- views: 59817
- author: aukwanho
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James Taylor - Steam Roller Blues (live acoustic)
interlude: Kick it James, get on it man! Mmm, mmm, mmm, my-my-my. Look at those magic fing...
published: 28 Sep 2010
author: ilevinson
James Taylor - Steam Roller Blues (live acoustic)
interlude: Kick it James, get on it man! Mmm, mmm, mmm, my-my-my. Look at those magic fingers just boogie up n' down those silver frets. I don't know nothing but the blues.
- published: 28 Sep 2010
- views: 55479
- author: ilevinson
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JAMES TAYLOR - YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES (HQ)
JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER 1998. YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES....
published: 18 Mar 2009
author: LARRMUSIC
JAMES TAYLOR - YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES (HQ)
JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER 1998. YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES.
- published: 18 Mar 2009
- views: 487419
- author: LARRMUSIC
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American Tintype
After a personal tragedy, Harry Taylor discovered a passion for the 150-year-old craft of ...
published: 08 Nov 2012
author: Matt Morris Films
American Tintype
After a personal tragedy, Harry Taylor discovered a passion for the 150-year-old craft of tintype photography.
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Directed, Produced, Shot, and Edited by Matt Morris | Featuring Harry Taylor | Executive Producers David Ford, Stu Pollard, and Mary Pergola Parent | Composer Hanan Townshend | Music Engineer Kelly Donnelly | Musicians Hanan Townshend, James Gradone | Production Sound Benedict R. Fancy | Sound Editor Casey Langfelder | Sound Mixer Scott R. Lewis | Colorist Andrew Francis | D.I. Producer Mike Dillon | D.I. Assistant Producer Brandie Konopasek | Title Design Kaya Thomas |
EFILM Digital Laboratories
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Skywalker Sound
Soundtrack available here: http://hanantownshend.bandcamp.com/track/american-tintype-original-soundtrack
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Lego "CL!CK"
Agency: Pereira O’Dell
VFX: A52
VFX Supervisor: Andy Hall
CG Supervisor: Kirk Shintani
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published: 19 Jan 2010
author: a52
Lego "CL!CK"
Agency: Pereira O’Dell
VFX: A52
VFX Supervisor: Andy Hall
CG Supervisor: Kirk Shintani
Lead Flame: Andy McKenna
Flame: Jesse Monsour
Flame Assistant: Brendan Crockett
Colorist: Andy Mckenna
VFX Producer: James Taylor
Executive Producer: Jennifer Sofio Hall
Production company: MJZ
Director: Blue Source
Editorial: Rock Paper Scissors
Editor: Damion Clayton
Music: Siblings Music
Sound Design: Beacon Street Studios
Mix: Eleven Sound
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"Take Your Medicine" by Transfer | Official Music Video
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Silver Telli - Highest Honor in TV Programs, Segments, or Pro...
published: 15 Aug 2011
author: Nader Husseini
"Take Your Medicine" by Transfer | Official Music Video
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Silver Telli - Highest Honor in TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Art Direction | 2012 Telly Awards
Silver Telly - Highest Honor in Non-Broadcast Productions - Art Direction | 2012 Telly Awards
Bronze Telli - Non-Broadcast Productions - Music/Concert | 2012 Telly Awards
Bronze Telli - TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Music Video | 2012 Telly Awards
Awarded Platinum Remi for Best Rock Music Video | 2011 Houston WorldFest
Awarded Best Special FX & Animation in a Music Video | 2011 FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia
Awarded Best Animation in a Music Video | 2011 DC World Music & Independent Film Festival
Awarded Most Creative Music Video | 2011 DC World Music & Independent Film Festival
Nominated in four categories at the DC World Music & Independent Film Festival: Best In Animation, Best Rock Music Video, Most Creative Video and Best Director.
Featured on Motionographer, Stash 84, The Tripatorium, Awsome Robo
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11th Annual AniFest in the Czech Republic
4th Annual SIGGRAPH Asia; Electronic Theater
38th Annual SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Fest
The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films
7th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival
14th Annual FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia
Chicago International Movies & Music Fest
British Independent Film Festival
5th Annual Dallas International Film Festival
44th Annual International WorldFest Film Festival Houston
2nd Annual World Music & Independent Film Festival, Washington D.C.
“Take Your Medicine” is the second single off Transfer’s debut album,“Future Selves,” slated for a September 19th release on Cool Green Recordings/Mascot Label Group. The video is Directed by Nader Husseini and produced/edited by Amy Grieshaber. Radium/Reel FX turnkeyed the spot.
The team used After Effects as the main compositing software. They combined the 2D drawings and paintings and 3D animation and digital effects into a single space in order to create a highly textured look. In addition to lighting and compositing the CG characters and props in Maya, the team used Maya Toon, Maya Hair and Maya nCloth, manipulating and merging techniques not typically used in the studio’s CG pipeline. Pre-compositing 3D components in Nuke ensured an efficient workflow. These files were also color-corrected and incorporated into the 2D environments in After Effects. Using Maya Paint FX in conjunction with cloth simulations and digital effects added to the video’s unique style.
Order the Transfer, Future Selves album here:
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Director/
Nader Husseini
Producer, Editor/
Amy Grieshaber
Executive Creative Director/
Dale Carman
Concept Artists/
Nader Husseini
Yashar Tahtolkassai
Motion Designers/
Nader Husseini
Byron Slaybaugh
Christopher Vela
Additional Design/
Erin McGuire
Dustin D'Arnault
Production Coordinator/ Taylor Lee Williams
Production Assistant/ Meghan A. Cole
Technical Director, Rigging Supervisor, Cloth Artist/
Kyle Wood
Modeling/
Nathan Smithson
Brandon Stoker
Additional Modeling/
Seth Olson
Alison Donato
Texturing Supervisor, Lighting, Compositing Supervisor/
Brandon Stoker
Texturing, Lighting/
Brandon Stoker, Lauren Davis, Seth Olson,
Chris Browne, Connon Carey, Julie Terrell, Hollan Holmes
Particle Effects, Layout/
Joseph P. Johnston, Mark Thielen
Animation Supervisor/
Ernesto Bottger
Animators/
Jeff Weidner, Randy Hayes, Trevor Young, Eric Drobile,
Ray Chase, Drew Winey, Jimm Pegan, Matt Kummer, Monica Aston
Compositors/
Dag Ivarsoy, Jared Brower
Sound Designers/
Frank Pittenger, TJ Callaway, Matt Pittman
Layout Supervisor/
Mark Thielen
Live Action Producer/
Laura Wallgren
Live Action Assistant Director/
James Boisvenue
Live Action DP/
Julio Quintana
Special Thanks To/
Jay Galvan, Jolyn Janis and Danny Delpurgatorio for consultation on live action story and integration.
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Get Outta My Way (Boys) Tribute
Just a fun tribute to Kylie Minogue from the boys of Randy Blue. It was just as much fun t...
published: 10 Nov 2010
author: Jeremy Lucido
Get Outta My Way (Boys) Tribute
Just a fun tribute to Kylie Minogue from the boys of Randy Blue. It was just as much fun to make as it looks.
Starring: Nicco Sky, Brett Swanson, Cayden Ross, Travis James, Micah Brandt, Milo Sommers, Chris Bines, Diego Sans, Eric Pryor, Chad Hollon, Caleb Strong, Max London, Reese Rideout, Chris Rockway, Riley Price, Gabriel Cross, Malachi Marx, Porter Wescott, Jarrett Rex, Ash Taylor, Richard Pierce, Chip Tanner, Gunner Pierce, Raphael Cedano, Justin Blakely, Roman Todd.
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James Taylor - Copperline
James Taylor and Larry Goldings @ Later with Jools, BBC2, to promote his One Man Band cd/d...
published: 06 Apr 2008
author: Erik Meijs
James Taylor - Copperline
James Taylor and Larry Goldings @ Later with Jools, BBC2, to promote his One Man Band cd/dvd album 3 april 2008
- published: 06 Apr 2008
- views: 588792
- author: Erik Meijs
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James Taylor - Shower the People (Live/1988)
James Taylor performing "Shower the People" at the Colonial Theater in Boston, MA in 1988....
published: 04 May 2008
author: FNSRecords
James Taylor - Shower the People (Live/1988)
James Taylor performing "Shower the People" at the Colonial Theater in Boston, MA in 1988. This is from a VHS that was released in 1991 entitled James Taylor in Concert. "Shower the People", written by James Taylor, from In the Pocket, released in 1976.
- published: 04 May 2008
- views: 310388
- author: FNSRecords
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James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (Live: BBC - 1970)
James Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James" from September 13, 1970 on BBC. This performanc...
published: 17 Mar 2008
author: SparkTV
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (Live: BBC - 1970)
James Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James" from September 13, 1970 on BBC. This performance is from a show called "James Taylor in Concert: Sings James Taylor." As many of you may know, this song was written for his nephew James back in 1969 while he was traveling back to North Carolina. Thank you everyone for the positive feedback on this video and about James Taylor, I am glad that they are still a bunch of people out there that enjoy music that isn't always heard as much now a days. Thank you and I hope that you take the time to view some of my other uploaded videos. www.hojo.org.uk
- published: 17 Mar 2008
- views: 1032647
- author: SparkTV
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james taylor - Steamroller Blues - Live
Free songs james taylor - Steamroller Blues - Live...
published: 12 Dec 2008
author: ThenornvFarl
james taylor - Steamroller Blues - Live
Free songs james taylor - Steamroller Blues - Live
- published: 12 Dec 2008
- views: 113571
- author: ThenornvFarl
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James Taylor - James Taylor's Greatest Hits (1976) (Full Album) HD
A great album by a great singer/songwriter. I had promised if my comment on the Sweet Baby...
published: 13 Jul 2012
author: TheVinylBird
James Taylor - James Taylor's Greatest Hits (1976) (Full Album) HD
A great album by a great singer/songwriter. I had promised if my comment on the Sweet Baby James full album upload got 10 likes, I'd upload this. It did, so here it is. Even though it only reached at #23 on the Billboard charts, it sold very well with 11 million copies (a platinum album 11 times, and a diamond album once), making this the best-selling album of his career. And as a treat for you JT fans (like myself), I added a few bonus tracks. I added the original 1968 Apple Records versions of "Something In The Way She Moves" (the faster version with just him and his guitar. My favorite version), and "Carolina In My Mind" (with two of the Beatles: Paul McCartney on bass, and George Harrison on uncredited backing vocals). I also included a 1968 demo version of "Carolina In My Mind" (features just him and his guitar. This is my favorite version), and the album version of "Steamroller". Enjoy! For lyrics go to www.jamestaylor.com Sub to my other channel if you want to see the three full album uploads soon: www.youtube.com 1. Something In The Way She Moves (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (0:00 to 3:12) 2. Carolina In My Mind (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (3:13 to 7:12) 3. Fire And Rain (7:13 to 10:38) 4. Sweet Baby James (10:39 to 13:33) 5. Country Road (13:34 to 16:59) 6. You've Got A Friend (17:00 to 21:32) 7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (21:33 to 24:10) 8. Walking Man (24:11 to 27:46) 9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (27:47 to 31:25) 10. Mexico (31:26 to 34:26) 11 ...
- published: 13 Jul 2012
- views: 112679
- author: TheVinylBird
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James Taylor - Live @ The Beacon. May 30,1998
...
published: 21 May 2012
author: pratapanna
James Taylor - Live @ The Beacon. May 30,1998
- published: 21 May 2012
- views: 60457
- author: pratapanna
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Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour.flv
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour...
published: 27 Feb 2011
author: bensisko16
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour.flv
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
- published: 27 Feb 2011
- views: 296738
- author: bensisko16
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James Taylor - In Concert (live at the BBC 1970) [720p]
00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Ste...
published: 05 Aug 2012
author: dnglos
James Taylor - In Concert (live at the BBC 1970) [720p]
00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Steamroller 15:38 Greensleeves 18:40 Highway Song 23:37 Carolina In My Mind 27:54 Long Ago And Far Away 30:20 Sweet Baby James 33:37 Riding On A Railroad 36:18 You Can Close Your Eyes (incomplete) James Taylor "In Concert" (aka "Sings James Taylor") live at the BBC in 1970. Unfortunately part of the last song is missing, but I hope that won't spoil it too much for you.
- published: 05 Aug 2012
- views: 22609
- author: dnglos
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FULL LP: James Taylor S/T (1968) HD
One of James' most underrated works. The story behind this album is basically where his 19...
published: 12 Jan 2013
author: Jeremy Hodge
FULL LP: James Taylor S/T (1968) HD
One of James' most underrated works. The story behind this album is basically where his 1967 album left off (www.youtube.com After his failed band, James decided to be a solo act and change his scenery. That same year, James moved all the way to London, England. He lived in various places there: Nottington Hill, Belgravia, and Chelsea. James recorded a few demo tapes at Soho. James' friend, Danny Kortchmar, showed the demos to producer Peter Asher (from Peter and Gordon). Peter Asher, at the time, was the A&R; for Apple Records, a record label recently created by The Beatles. Asher showed the demos to the Beatles. Paul & George loved it, John didn't like it, and no one knows whether Ringo liked it or not. So, James was signed, making him the first artist to ever sign on Apple Records, and also the first American act. While living in various places with various women, James wrote many songs, particularly "Carolina In My Mind" (this would become one of his most famous). From July to October 1968, this album was recorded at the at-the-time new, and now legendary, Trident Studios, which was a state of the art studio at the time. Also, the Beatles were recording The White Album at the time. For those of you Beatles fans, the track "Carolina In My Mind" features Paul McCartney on bass, and George Harrison (along with Peter Asher and James) on backing vocals. Also, "Something In The Way She Moves" helped influence George Harrison's "Something" (Ironically, James wanted to title ...
- published: 12 Jan 2013
- views: 260
- author: Jeremy Hodge
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James Taylor - JT (1977) [Full Album]
JT is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eighth album, and his first album for Columbia Reco...
published: 02 Dec 2012
author: BoxBattle
James Taylor - JT (1977) [Full Album]
JT is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eighth album, and his first album for Columbia Records. Released in 1977, it contains hit singles in "Handy Man" and "Your Smiling Face" and was Taylor's highest charting album since Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. This album also contains several Taylor classics, such as "Secret O' Life" and "Terra Nova", with the participation of Taylor's then-wife Carly Simon. James won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for his chart-topping version of "Handy Man". JT stands as Taylor's biggest selling career album with over 3 1/2 million copies sold in the United States alone. Track list : Side one : 1. Your Smiling Face - 0:00 2. There We Are - 2:47 3. Honey Don't Leave LA - 5:48 4. Another Grey Morning - 8:54 5. Bartender's Blues - 11:38 6. Secret O' Life - 15:51 Side two : 1. Handy Man - 19:26 2. I Was Only Telling a Lie - 22:44 3. Looking for Love on Broadway - 26:09 4. Terra Nova - 28:31 5. Traffic Jam - 33:02 6. If I Keep My Heart Out of Sight - 35:01 © 1977 Columbia Records All Rights Reserved
- published: 02 Dec 2012
- views: 1456
- author: BoxBattle
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James Taylor Live at Ahoy 11 juli 2009 (featuring Michael Landau)
Songs: Country Road Whiskey Before Breakfast Wichita Lineman Everyday Carolina on my Mind ...
published: 06 Jun 2012
author: AORCLOUD
James Taylor Live at Ahoy 11 juli 2009 (featuring Michael Landau)
Songs: Country Road Whiskey Before Breakfast Wichita Lineman Everyday Carolina on my Mind Mexico Sweet Baby James Fire and Rain Up on the Roof Steamroller Shed a Little Light You've Got a Friend Musicians: James Taylor : Vocals & Guitar Caroline Taylor, Kate Markowitz, Arnold McCuller : Vocals Andrea Zonn : Vocals & Fiddle Michael Landau : Guitar Larry Goldings : Piano Jimmy Johnson : Bass Steve Gadd : Drums
- published: 06 Jun 2012
- views: 19707
- author: AORCLOUD
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James Taylor - Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon (1971) (Full Album) HD
Another great JT album. This is his third best selling album (surpassed by JT (#2), and Ja...
published: 02 Jun 2012
author: TheVinylBird
James Taylor - Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon (1971) (Full Album) HD
Another great JT album. This is his third best selling album (surpassed by JT (#2), and James Taylor's Greatest Hits (#1)' and it includes his most successful single. My favorite tracks are "You've Got A Friend" (originally by Carole King, but made a hit by James, a great song to listen to whenever you're down), "Machine Gun Kelly" (written by his friend Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar, originally done a year earlier by Kootch's band Jo Mama), "You Can Close Your Eyes" (his sister Kate Taylor does an excellent cover), "Long Ago And Far Away" (about not getting what you want. Features Joni Mitchell, his at-the-time girlfriend), "Hey Mister That's Me Up On The Jukebox" (was written about his manager), and "Highway Song" (features him and Carole on piano). For lyrics, go to: www.jamestaylor.com 1. Love Has Brought Me Around (0:00 to 2:43) 2. You've Got A Friend (2:44 to 7:13) 3. Places In My Past (7:14 to 9:16) 4. Riding On A Railroad (9:17 to 11:59) 5. Soldiers (12:00 to 13:14) 6. Mud Slide Slim (13:15 to 18:35) 7. Hey Mister That's Me Up On The Jukebox (18:36 to 22:23) 8. You Can Close Your Eyes (22:24 to 24:53) 9. Machine Gun Kelly (24:54 to 27:31) 10. Long Ago And Far Away (27:32 to 29:52) 11. Let Me Ride (29:53 to 32:37) 12. Highway Song (32:38 to 36:31) 13. Isn't It Nice To Be Home Again (36:32 to 37:27)
- published: 02 Jun 2012
- views: 43724
- author: TheVinylBird
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Joni Mitchell and James Taylor - Live at The Royal Albert Hall, October 28th 1970
1. That Song About The Midway 2. The Gallery 3. Rainy Day Man 4. Steamroller 5. The Priest...
published: 18 Sep 2012
author: ThatDefinitiveBeat
Joni Mitchell and James Taylor - Live at The Royal Albert Hall, October 28th 1970
1. That Song About The Midway 2. The Gallery 3. Rainy Day Man 4. Steamroller 5. The Priest 6. Carey 7. Carolina in My Mind 8. California 9. For Free 10. The Circle Game 11. You Can Close Your Eyes 12. The Good Samaritan 13. River 14. My Old Man 15. A Case of You
- published: 18 Sep 2012
- views: 10831
- author: ThatDefinitiveBeat
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James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) (Full Album) HD
Recorded between December 8 - December 17, 1969 at Sunset Sound, released two months later...
published: 01 Jun 2012
author: TheVinylBird
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1970) (Full Album) HD
Recorded between December 8 - December 17, 1969 at Sunset Sound, released two months later, this in my opinion is James' best album. 8 and 17 December 1969 at a cost of only $7600 out of a budget of $20000 (see "Suite For 20 G").Taylor was "essentially homeless" at the time the album was recorded, either staying in Asher's home or crashing on a couch at the house of guitarist Danny Kortchmar or anyone else who would have him. This is an album I listen to whenever I'm down or upset, and it just never gets old. It's basically a folk album, but it has other themes like country (the title track), gospel ("Lo and Behold"), and blues ("Steamroller" and "Oh Baby"). My favorite tracks have to be "Fire and Rain" (my all time favorite song), "Blossom", "Sweet Baby James" (was written as a lullaby for his nephew), "Country Road" (although I like the single version best), "Anywhere Like Heaven" and "Suite For 20 G" (basically three unfinished songs in one so he could finish a deadline and be paid $20000, the last one being my favorite part). Sorry if I bored you, but I just really like this album. And by the way, I'm only 15 and this is my favorite album (along with Nick Drake's "Fruit Tree")... Also, subscribe for more good music, mostly from vinyl records. For lyrics go to www.jamestaylor.com Sub to my other channel if you want to see the three full album uploads soon: www.youtube.com/adudewithgoodmusic 1. Sweet Baby James (0:00 to 2:53) 2. Lo And Behold (2:54 to 5:31) 3. Sunny ...
- published: 01 Jun 2012
- views: 139062
- author: TheVinylBird
20:07
James Taylor Inducts Simon and Garfunkel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
James Taylor inducts Simon and Garfunkel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, and ...
published: 18 Jun 2012
author: rockhall
James Taylor Inducts Simon and Garfunkel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
James Taylor inducts Simon and Garfunkel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, and Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel accept awards. rockhall.com
- published: 18 Jun 2012
- views: 5167
- author: rockhall
56:52
James Taylor - In Concert (BBC Radio 2, March 2003) [audio only]
James Taylor "Live & Exclusive" recorded at London's Mermaid Theatre and broadcast on BBC ...
published: 19 May 2012
author: dnglos
James Taylor - In Concert (BBC Radio 2, March 2003) [audio only]
James Taylor "Live & Exclusive" recorded at London's Mermaid Theatre and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2003. 00:00 Intro 00:36 Secret O'Life 04:55 October Road 08:44 Whenever You're Ready 12:36 Line 'Em Up 17:05 Fire And Rain 21:50 Shower The People 26:29 Jump Up Behind Me 30:47 (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That 35:33 Carolina In My Mind 40:57 Country Road 47:00 You've Got A Friend 52:22 Sweet Baby James
- published: 19 May 2012
- views: 18239
- author: dnglos
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James Taylor - National Press Club - December 7, 2012
James reflects on his 45 year involvement in political campaigns including most recent wor...
published: 11 Dec 2012
author: jamestaylorvideo
James Taylor - National Press Club - December 7, 2012
James reflects on his 45 year involvement in political campaigns including most recent work with his wife, Caroline, on the campaign trail for President Obama.
- published: 11 Dec 2012
- views: 4352
- author: jamestaylorvideo
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James Taylor about John Lennon on BBC
December 2010: James Taylor speaks to the BBC about his friendship and admiration for John...
published: 05 Jan 2011
author: jamestaylorvideo
James Taylor about John Lennon on BBC
December 2010: James Taylor speaks to the BBC about his friendship and admiration for John Lennon and performs an intimate "In My Life" from his barn. This raw interview footage was incorporated into the BBC's documentary, "The Lennon Legacy" honoring the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death.
- published: 05 Jan 2011
- views: 88915
- author: jamestaylorvideo
Vimeo results:
3:54
American Tintype
After a personal tragedy, Harry Taylor discovered a passion for the 150-year-old craft of ...
published: 08 Nov 2012
author: Matt Morris Films
American Tintype
After a personal tragedy, Harry Taylor discovered a passion for the 150-year-old craft of tintype photography.
MattMorrisFilms[at]gmail.com
www.MattMorrisFilms.com
facebook.com/MattMorrisFilms
twitter.com/MattMorrisFilms
Directed, Produced, Shot, and Edited by Matt Morris | Featuring Harry Taylor | Executive Producers David Ford, Stu Pollard, and Mary Pergola Parent | Composer Hanan Townshend | Music Engineer Kelly Donnelly | Musicians Hanan Townshend, James Gradone | Production Sound Benedict R. Fancy | Sound Editor Casey Langfelder | Sound Mixer Scott R. Lewis | Colorist Andrew Francis | D.I. Producer Mike Dillon | D.I. Assistant Producer Brandie Konopasek | Title Design Kaya Thomas |
EFILM Digital Laboratories
Method Design
Skywalker Sound
Soundtrack available here: http://hanantownshend.bandcamp.com/track/american-tintype-original-soundtrack
3:19
Lego "CL!CK"
Agency: Pereira O’Dell
VFX: A52
VFX Supervisor: Andy Hall
CG Supervisor: Kirk Shintani
...
published: 19 Jan 2010
author: a52
Lego "CL!CK"
Agency: Pereira O’Dell
VFX: A52
VFX Supervisor: Andy Hall
CG Supervisor: Kirk Shintani
Lead Flame: Andy McKenna
Flame: Jesse Monsour
Flame Assistant: Brendan Crockett
Colorist: Andy Mckenna
VFX Producer: James Taylor
Executive Producer: Jennifer Sofio Hall
Production company: MJZ
Director: Blue Source
Editorial: Rock Paper Scissors
Editor: Damion Clayton
Music: Siblings Music
Sound Design: Beacon Street Studios
Mix: Eleven Sound
4:44
"Take Your Medicine" by Transfer | Official Music Video
http://www.radiumreelfx.com
Silver Telli - Highest Honor in TV Programs, Segments, or Pro...
published: 15 Aug 2011
author: Nader Husseini
"Take Your Medicine" by Transfer | Official Music Video
http://www.radiumreelfx.com
Silver Telli - Highest Honor in TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Art Direction | 2012 Telly Awards
Silver Telly - Highest Honor in Non-Broadcast Productions - Art Direction | 2012 Telly Awards
Bronze Telli - Non-Broadcast Productions - Music/Concert | 2012 Telly Awards
Bronze Telli - TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Music Video | 2012 Telly Awards
Awarded Platinum Remi for Best Rock Music Video | 2011 Houston WorldFest
Awarded Best Special FX & Animation in a Music Video | 2011 FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia
Awarded Best Animation in a Music Video | 2011 DC World Music & Independent Film Festival
Awarded Most Creative Music Video | 2011 DC World Music & Independent Film Festival
Nominated in four categories at the DC World Music & Independent Film Festival: Best In Animation, Best Rock Music Video, Most Creative Video and Best Director.
Featured on Motionographer, Stash 84, The Tripatorium, Awsome Robo
http://motionographer.com/tag/nader-husseini/
http://www.stashmedia.tv/archive/stash84.php
http://thetripatorium.com/videos/detail/take_your_medicine
http://www.awesome-robo.com/2011/08/take-your-medicine-by-transfer-is.html
11th Annual AniFest in the Czech Republic
4th Annual SIGGRAPH Asia; Electronic Theater
38th Annual SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Fest
The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films
7th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival
14th Annual FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia
Chicago International Movies & Music Fest
British Independent Film Festival
5th Annual Dallas International Film Festival
44th Annual International WorldFest Film Festival Houston
2nd Annual World Music & Independent Film Festival, Washington D.C.
“Take Your Medicine” is the second single off Transfer’s debut album,“Future Selves,” slated for a September 19th release on Cool Green Recordings/Mascot Label Group. The video is Directed by Nader Husseini and produced/edited by Amy Grieshaber. Radium/Reel FX turnkeyed the spot.
The team used After Effects as the main compositing software. They combined the 2D drawings and paintings and 3D animation and digital effects into a single space in order to create a highly textured look. In addition to lighting and compositing the CG characters and props in Maya, the team used Maya Toon, Maya Hair and Maya nCloth, manipulating and merging techniques not typically used in the studio’s CG pipeline. Pre-compositing 3D components in Nuke ensured an efficient workflow. These files were also color-corrected and incorporated into the 2D environments in After Effects. Using Maya Paint FX in conjunction with cloth simulations and digital effects added to the video’s unique style.
Order the Transfer, Future Selves album here:
AMAZON UK: http://amzn.to/o2O5tc HMV: http://bit.ly/q3oqYP Play .com: http://bit.ly/pwr37L
Director/
Nader Husseini
Producer, Editor/
Amy Grieshaber
Executive Creative Director/
Dale Carman
Concept Artists/
Nader Husseini
Yashar Tahtolkassai
Motion Designers/
Nader Husseini
Byron Slaybaugh
Christopher Vela
Additional Design/
Erin McGuire
Dustin D'Arnault
Production Coordinator/ Taylor Lee Williams
Production Assistant/ Meghan A. Cole
Technical Director, Rigging Supervisor, Cloth Artist/
Kyle Wood
Modeling/
Nathan Smithson
Brandon Stoker
Additional Modeling/
Seth Olson
Alison Donato
Texturing Supervisor, Lighting, Compositing Supervisor/
Brandon Stoker
Texturing, Lighting/
Brandon Stoker, Lauren Davis, Seth Olson,
Chris Browne, Connon Carey, Julie Terrell, Hollan Holmes
Particle Effects, Layout/
Joseph P. Johnston, Mark Thielen
Animation Supervisor/
Ernesto Bottger
Animators/
Jeff Weidner, Randy Hayes, Trevor Young, Eric Drobile,
Ray Chase, Drew Winey, Jimm Pegan, Matt Kummer, Monica Aston
Compositors/
Dag Ivarsoy, Jared Brower
Sound Designers/
Frank Pittenger, TJ Callaway, Matt Pittman
Layout Supervisor/
Mark Thielen
Live Action Producer/
Laura Wallgren
Live Action Assistant Director/
James Boisvenue
Live Action DP/
Julio Quintana
Special Thanks To/
Jay Galvan, Jolyn Janis and Danny Delpurgatorio for consultation on live action story and integration.
3:42
Get Outta My Way (Boys) Tribute
Just a fun tribute to Kylie Minogue from the boys of Randy Blue. It was just as much fun t...
published: 10 Nov 2010
author: Jeremy Lucido
Get Outta My Way (Boys) Tribute
Just a fun tribute to Kylie Minogue from the boys of Randy Blue. It was just as much fun to make as it looks.
Starring: Nicco Sky, Brett Swanson, Cayden Ross, Travis James, Micah Brandt, Milo Sommers, Chris Bines, Diego Sans, Eric Pryor, Chad Hollon, Caleb Strong, Max London, Reese Rideout, Chris Rockway, Riley Price, Gabriel Cross, Malachi Marx, Porter Wescott, Jarrett Rex, Ash Taylor, Richard Pierce, Chip Tanner, Gunner Pierce, Raphael Cedano, Justin Blakely, Roman Todd.
Youtube results:
28:18
James Taylor & Rocco Tanica @ Deejay chiama Italia
Dalla puntata del 23/01/2012 un'intervista a James Taylor in radio da Linus e Nicola Savin...
published: 24 Jan 2012
author: merikkio
James Taylor & Rocco Tanica @ Deejay chiama Italia
Dalla puntata del 23/01/2012 un'intervista a James Taylor in radio da Linus e Nicola Savino insieme a Sergio Conforti e Nikki
- published: 24 Jan 2012
- views: 8106
- author: merikkio
37:23
James Taylor visits Hollywood FL Obama Campaign Office
On Sunday, September 14, 2012, James Taylor visited President Obama's Hollywood, FL Campai...
published: 22 Sep 2012
author: VoteBarackTV
James Taylor visits Hollywood FL Obama Campaign Office
On Sunday, September 14, 2012, James Taylor visited President Obama's Hollywood, FL Campaign Office to say thanks to campaign workers and offer inspiration and music. I was lucky to be there and want to share this wonderful experience with America. As a lifelong James Taylor fan, I treasured his words and songs. Hear Mr. Taylor, unedited in any way. Share this with your friends....and don't forget to vote....
- published: 22 Sep 2012
- views: 933
- author: VoteBarackTV
23:29
James Taylor's Tribute To John Lennon
Singer/songwriter James Taylor talks at length with BBC's Tom Brook about John Lennon's le...
published: 08 Dec 2010
author: BBCAmericaTV
James Taylor's Tribute To John Lennon
Singer/songwriter James Taylor talks at length with BBC's Tom Brook about John Lennon's legacy and influence. He also recalls his own frightening encounter with Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman. For more Lennon tributes and videos, go to www.bbcamerica.com
- published: 08 Dec 2010
- views: 21458
- author: BBCAmericaTV
41:41
James Taylor Live at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh 07-25-1976
James Taylor Live at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh 07-25-1976: 01. Lighthouse 02. Riding on a R...
published: 30 Nov 2011
author: SparkTV
James Taylor Live at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh 07-25-1976
James Taylor Live at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh 07-25-1976: 01. Lighthouse 02. Riding on a Railroad (at 5:21) 03. Fire and Rain (at 8:40) 04. Carolina in My Mind (at 13:57) 05. Secret o' Life (at 18:43) 06. Gorilla (at 22:26) 07. Anywhere Like Heaven (at 27:14) 08. Hello Old Friend (at 30:40) 09. Dance (at 34:28) 10. Hey Mister, that's Me Up on the Juxebox (at 37:12) Sorry about the long pauses between the songs. Copyright: Music Publishing Rights Collecting Society Content Type: Musical Composition
- published: 30 Nov 2011
- views: 6609
- author: SparkTV
56:36
James Taylor - James Taylor's Greatest Hits (1976) (Full Album) HD
A great album by a great singer/songwriter. I had promised if my comment on the Sweet Baby...
published: 13 Jul 2012
author: TheVinylBird
James Taylor - James Taylor's Greatest Hits (1976) (Full Album) HD
A great album by a great singer/songwriter. I had promised if my comment on the Sweet Baby James full album upload got 10 likes, I'd upload this. It did, so here it is. Even though it only reached at #23 on the Billboard charts, it sold very well with 11 million copies (a platinum album 11 times, and a diamond album once), making this the best-selling album of his career. And as a treat for you JT fans (like myself), I added a few bonus tracks. I added the original 1968 Apple Records versions of "Something In The Way She Moves" (the faster version with just him and his guitar. My favorite version), and "Carolina In My Mind" (with two of the Beatles: Paul McCartney on bass, and George Harrison on uncredited backing vocals). I also included a 1968 demo version of "Carolina In My Mind" (features just him and his guitar. This is my favorite version), and the album version of "Steamroller". Enjoy! For lyrics go to www.jamestaylor.com Sub to my other channel if you want to see the three full album uploads soon: www.youtube.com/adudewithgoodmusic 1. Something In The Way She Moves (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (0:00 to 3:12) 2. Carolina In My Mind (1976 Re-Recorded Version) (3:13 to 7:12) 3. Fire And Rain (7:13 to 10:38) 4. Sweet Baby James (10:39 to 13:33) 5. Country Road (13:34 to 16:59) 6. You've Got A Friend (17:00 to 21:32) 7. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (21:33 to 24:10) 8. Walking Man (24:11 to 27:46) 9. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) (27:47 to 31:25) 10. Mexico (31 ...
- published: 13 Jul 2012
- views: 97546
- author: TheVinylBird
10:52
James Taylor Interview
...
published: 15 Jan 2012
author: astrobeaver
James Taylor Interview
- published: 15 Jan 2012
- views: 25840
- author: astrobeaver
30:56
James Taylor about John Lennon on BBC
December 2010: James Taylor speaks to the BBC about his friendship and admiration for John...
published: 05 Jan 2011
author: jamestaylorvideo
James Taylor about John Lennon on BBC
December 2010: James Taylor speaks to the BBC about his friendship and admiration for John Lennon and performs an intimate "In My Life" from his barn. This raw interview footage was incorporated into the BBC's documentary, "The Lennon Legacy" honoring the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death.
- published: 05 Jan 2011
- views: 86297
- author: jamestaylorvideo
3:48
James Taylor Talks About His Music
James Taylor in this rare 1992 interview in Martha's Vineyard talks about his music, perfo...
published: 24 Jun 2007
author: mrmanok
James Taylor Talks About His Music
James Taylor in this rare 1992 interview in Martha's Vineyard talks about his music, performance, the Beatles, and how he started in London.
- published: 24 Jun 2007
- views: 57286
- author: mrmanok
110:11
James Taylor - Live @ The Beacon. May 30,1998
...
published: 21 May 2012
author: pratapanna
James Taylor - Live @ The Beacon. May 30,1998
- published: 21 May 2012
- views: 53171
- author: pratapanna
4:06
James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Beacon Theatre)
Fire and Rain James Taylor at the Beacon Theatre, New York. ______________________________...
published: 29 Sep 2007
author: guillamat
James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Beacon Theatre)
Fire and Rain James Taylor at the Beacon Theatre, New York. ______________________________________ Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone Susanne the plans they made put an end to you I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song I just can't remember who to send it to I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Won't you look down upon me, Jesus You've got to help me make a stand You've just got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I won't make it any other way Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now Thought I'd see you one more time again There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
- published: 29 Sep 2007
- views: 4661353
- author: guillamat
5:35
James Taylor - Interview
James Taylor and Larry Goldings @ Later with Jools, BBC2, to promote his One Man Band cd/d...
published: 06 Apr 2008
author: erikmeijs
James Taylor - Interview
James Taylor and Larry Goldings @ Later with Jools, BBC2, to promote his One Man Band cd/dvd album 3 april 2008
- published: 06 Apr 2008
- views: 33036
- author: erikmeijs
3:27
James Taylor - "Fire & Rain"
Acoustic Guitar...
published: 25 Jun 2007
author: styxfankc15
James Taylor - "Fire & Rain"
Acoustic Guitar
- published: 25 Jun 2007
- views: 2947205
- author: styxfankc15
2:56
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (Live: BBC - 1970)
James Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James" from September 13, 1970 on BBC. This performanc...
published: 17 Mar 2008
author: SparkTV
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (Live: BBC - 1970)
James Taylor performing "Sweet Baby James" from September 13, 1970 on BBC. This performance is from a show called "James Taylor in Concert: Sings James Taylor." As many of you may know, this song was written for his nephew James back in 1969 while he was traveling back to North Carolina. Thank you everyone for the positive feedback on this video and about James Taylor, I am glad that they are still a bunch of people out there that enjoy music that isn't always heard as much now a days. Thank you and I hope that you take the time to view some of my other uploaded videos. www.hojo.org.uk
- published: 17 Mar 2008
- views: 1020783
- author: SparkTV
56:18
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour.flv
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour...
published: 27 Feb 2011
author: bensisko16
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour.flv
Carole King and James Taylor Live at the Troubadour
- published: 27 Feb 2011
- views: 285995
- author: bensisko16
3:57
James Taylor - "Carolina in My Mind "
BBC Video...
published: 25 Jun 2007
author: styxfankc15
James Taylor - "Carolina in My Mind "
BBC Video
- published: 25 Jun 2007
- views: 1281441
- author: styxfankc15
2:39
JAMES TAYLOR - YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES (HQ)
JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER 1998. YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES....
published: 18 Mar 2009
author: LARRMUSIC
JAMES TAYLOR - YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES (HQ)
JAMES TAYLOR LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATER 1998. YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES.
- published: 18 Mar 2009
- views: 481675
- author: LARRMUSIC
4:58
James Taylor You've Got A Friend
James Taylor - You've Got A Friend. Live on North Sea Jazz Festival 2009...
published: 11 Jul 2009
author: kipvanzijl
James Taylor You've Got A Friend
James Taylor - You've Got A Friend. Live on North Sea Jazz Festival 2009
- published: 11 Jul 2009
- views: 1278978
- author: kipvanzijl
13:16
JAMES TAYLOR Troubadour interview, 2007
James Taylor talks to Extra's Adam Weissler at the legendary Troubadour in LA before a spe...
published: 19 Jan 2012
author: vegastiki
JAMES TAYLOR Troubadour interview, 2007
James Taylor talks to Extra's Adam Weissler at the legendary Troubadour in LA before a special gig with Carole King. 2007.
- published: 19 Jan 2012
- views: 667
- author: vegastiki
Vimeo results:
3:54
American Tintype
After a personal tragedy, Harry Taylor discovered a passion for the 150-year-old craft of ...
published: 08 Nov 2012
author: Matt Morris Films
American Tintype
After a personal tragedy, Harry Taylor discovered a passion for the 150-year-old craft of tintype photography.
MattMorrisFilms[at]gmail.com
www.MattMorrisFilms.com
facebook.com/MattMorrisFilms
twitter.com/MattMorrisFilms
Directed, Produced, Shot, and Edited by Matt Morris | Featuring Harry Taylor | Executive Producers David Ford, Stu Pollard, and Mary Pergola Parent | Composer Hanan Townshend | Music Engineer Kelly Donnelly | Musicians Hanan Townshend, James Gradone | Production Sound Benedict R. Fancy | Sound Editor Casey Langfelder | Sound Mixer Scott R. Lewis | Colorist Andrew Francis | D.I. Producer Mike Dillon | D.I. Assistant Producer Brandie Konopasek | Title Design Kaya Thomas |
EFILM Digital Laboratories
Method Design
Skywalker Sound
Soundtrack available here: http://hanantownshend.bandcamp.com/track/american-tintype-original-soundtrack
3:19
Lego "CL!CK"
Agency: Pereira O’Dell
VFX: A52
VFX Supervisor: Andy Hall
CG Supervisor: Kirk Shintani
...
published: 19 Jan 2010
author: a52
Lego "CL!CK"
Agency: Pereira O’Dell
VFX: A52
VFX Supervisor: Andy Hall
CG Supervisor: Kirk Shintani
Lead Flame: Andy McKenna
Flame: Jesse Monsour
Flame Assistant: Brendan Crockett
Colorist: Andy Mckenna
VFX Producer: James Taylor
Executive Producer: Jennifer Sofio Hall
Production company: MJZ
Director: Blue Source
Editorial: Rock Paper Scissors
Editor: Damion Clayton
Music: Siblings Music
Sound Design: Beacon Street Studios
Mix: Eleven Sound
4:44
"Take Your Medicine" by Transfer | Official Music Video
http://www.radiumreelfx.com
Silver Telli - Highest Honor in TV Programs, Segments, or Pro...
published: 15 Aug 2011
author: Nader Husseini
"Take Your Medicine" by Transfer | Official Music Video
http://www.radiumreelfx.com
Silver Telli - Highest Honor in TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Art Direction | 2012 Telly Awards
Silver Telly - Highest Honor in Non-Broadcast Productions - Art Direction | 2012 Telly Awards
Bronze Telli - Non-Broadcast Productions - Music/Concert | 2012 Telly Awards
Bronze Telli - TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Music Video | 2012 Telly Awards
Awarded Platinum Remi for Best Rock Music Video | 2011 Houston WorldFest
Awarded Best Special FX & Animation in a Music Video | 2011 FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia
Awarded Best Animation in a Music Video | 2011 DC World Music & Independent Film Festival
Awarded Most Creative Music Video | 2011 DC World Music & Independent Film Festival
Nominated in four categories at the DC World Music & Independent Film Festival: Best In Animation, Best Rock Music Video, Most Creative Video and Best Director.
Featured on Motionographer, Stash 84, The Tripatorium, Awsome Robo
http://motionographer.com/tag/nader-husseini/
http://www.stashmedia.tv/archive/stash84.php
http://thetripatorium.com/videos/detail/take_your_medicine
http://www.awesome-robo.com/2011/08/take-your-medicine-by-transfer-is.html
11th Annual AniFest in the Czech Republic
4th Annual SIGGRAPH Asia; Electronic Theater
38th Annual SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Fest
The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films
7th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival
14th Annual FirstGlance Film Fest Philadelphia
Chicago International Movies & Music Fest
British Independent Film Festival
5th Annual Dallas International Film Festival
44th Annual International WorldFest Film Festival Houston
2nd Annual World Music & Independent Film Festival, Washington D.C.
“Take Your Medicine” is the second single off Transfer’s debut album,“Future Selves,” slated for a September 19th release on Cool Green Recordings/Mascot Label Group. The video is Directed by Nader Husseini and produced/edited by Amy Grieshaber. Radium/Reel FX turnkeyed the spot.
The team used After Effects as the main compositing software. They combined the 2D drawings and paintings and 3D animation and digital effects into a single space in order to create a highly textured look. In addition to lighting and compositing the CG characters and props in Maya, the team used Maya Toon, Maya Hair and Maya nCloth, manipulating and merging techniques not typically used in the studio’s CG pipeline. Pre-compositing 3D components in Nuke ensured an efficient workflow. These files were also color-corrected and incorporated into the 2D environments in After Effects. Using Maya Paint FX in conjunction with cloth simulations and digital effects added to the video’s unique style.
Order the Transfer, Future Selves album here:
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Get Outta My Way (Boys) Tribute
Just a fun tribute to Kylie Minogue from the boys of Randy Blue. It was just as much fun t...
published: 10 Nov 2010
author: Jeremy Lucido
Get Outta My Way (Boys) Tribute
Just a fun tribute to Kylie Minogue from the boys of Randy Blue. It was just as much fun to make as it looks.
Starring: Nicco Sky, Brett Swanson, Cayden Ross, Travis James, Micah Brandt, Milo Sommers, Chris Bines, Diego Sans, Eric Pryor, Chad Hollon, Caleb Strong, Max London, Reese Rideout, Chris Rockway, Riley Price, Gabriel Cross, Malachi Marx, Porter Wescott, Jarrett Rex, Ash Taylor, Richard Pierce, Chip Tanner, Gunner Pierce, Raphael Cedano, Justin Blakely, Roman Todd.
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James Taylor - In Concert (live at the BBC 1970) [720p]
00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Ste...
published: 05 Aug 2012
author: dnglos
James Taylor - In Concert (live at the BBC 1970) [720p]
00:00 With A Little Help From My Friends 03:45 Fire And Rain 07:30 Rainy Day Man 12:18 Steamroller 15:38 Greensleeves 18:40 Highway Song 23:37 Carolina In My Mind 27:54 Long Ago And Far Away 30:20 Sweet Baby James 33:37 Riding On A Railroad 36:18 You Can Close Your Eyes (incomplete) James Taylor "In Concert" (aka "Sings James Taylor") live at the BBC in 1970. Unfortunately part of the last song is missing, but I hope that won't spoil it too much for you.
- published: 05 Aug 2012
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James Taylor interview with Jools Holland
Jools chats to JT and shows a short clip from a 1970 BBC concert with JT doing the Beatles...
published: 05 May 2008
author: kentheguru
James Taylor interview with Jools Holland
Jools chats to JT and shows a short clip from a 1970 BBC concert with JT doing the Beatles "With a Little Help From My Friends". ps Your comments, suggestions, ratings etc will be much appreciated. Hope you enjoy it....... Ken
- published: 05 May 2008
- views: 16054
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James Taylor - Shower the People
Here's an unusual version of this song....intriguing in that JT uses a reel-to-reel tape r...
published: 12 Apr 2008
author: kentheguru
James Taylor - Shower the People
Here's an unusual version of this song....intriguing in that JT uses a reel-to-reel tape recorder to background the part usually taken over by Arnold McCuller. ps Your comments, suggestions, ratings etc will be much appreciated. Hope you enjoy it....... Ken
- published: 12 Apr 2008
- views: 195437
- author: kentheguru
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Singer/Songwriter James Taylor Performs at Democratic National Convention
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published: 06 Sep 2012
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Singer/Songwriter James Taylor Performs at Democratic National Convention
More DNC coverage: pbs.org FOLLOW US: Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: facebook.com G+ bit.ly Five-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter James Taylor performed the songs "Carolina In My Mind", "You've Got a Friend", and "How Sweet It Is" at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night.
- published: 06 Sep 2012
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27 Jan 2013
Tweet. Police say at least 232 people have died in a fire that swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil. Around 117 others were injured after the blaze broke out while a band was performing at the Kiss club in the southern city of Santa Maria at about 2am (local time). Police earlier said more than 245 people had died in the fire. It is thought pyrotechnics being used for the concert may have caused the blaze ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
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26 Jan 2013
An Egyptian court has handed down 21 death sentences in connection with the deadly riot last year at a football stadium in Port Said located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The defendants sentenced on Saturday are mostly members of the "Ultras," die-hard football fans who support Port Said's al-Masry squad ... Al-Masry fans stormed the pitch after their team won, throwing stones, bottles and fireworks at al-Ahly supporters....(size: 17.2Kb)
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25 Jan 2013
At least one in five people, including half of schoolchildren, were infected with swine flu during the first year of the pandemic in 2009, according to data from 19 countries. It is thought the virus killed 200,000 people around the world. A World Health Organization-led study looked for evidence of the body's immune system fighting the virus ... Anti-bodies ... ....(size: 2.1Kb)
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25 Jan 2013
Republicans wanted nothing more than to summon Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Capitol Hill and grill her about the tragic fiasco in Benghazi. Sadly for them, they got their wish. Clinton’s smooth and confident performance at Wednesday’s Senate and House committee hearings was fun to watch. When her would-be inquisitors asked serious questions, she gave serious answers. But when Sen ... Fat chance ... Benghazi ... Perhaps not ... ....(size: 4.8Kb)
Canberra Times
28 Jan 2013
COMMENT Click to play video. Return to video Video settings. Please Log in to update your video settings. Video will begin in 5 seconds. Don't play Play now. More video Recommended. Click to play video ... Peris running again... Replay video ... "It's always hard for a guitar player to play when it's cold because your hands sort of stiffen up and you know nerves tend to do that to you anyway," said James Taylor, who played live at the inauguration....(size: 7.5Kb)
Philadelphia Daily News
28 Jan 2013
Gallery. The 156th Academy Ball. Peter Dobrin, Inquirer Classical Music Critic. Posted ... What a neat trick ... ... Jackman's career is more of the moment than some of the mature rockers who have been recent guests (James Taylor, Billy Joel), and on Saturday night, Cole and Heidi Hamels came out on stage to recite a few facts about the academy (it once hosted a football game) and to hold themselves up as youthful first-timers at the ball ... 0....(size: 20.0Kb)
The Hindu
27 Jan 2013
Three master musicians, virtuosos of the instruments that have become synonymous with their names — Béla Fleck (banjo), Zakir Hussain (tabla) and Edgar Meyer (double bass) will come together once again to raise funds for hospital equipment for the rural underprivileged ... Shrinivas ... This American has performed with well-known artistes such as Yo-Yo Ma, James Taylor, Alison Krauss and the trio Nickel Creek. Says U ... Keywords....(size: 2.6Kb)
Colorado Springs Gazette
27 Jan 2013
Pl Name Age City Time 1 James Burns 24 Colorado Springs 20.47 2 Michael Weiss 31 Colorado Springs 20.50 3 Justin Chaston 44 Colorado Springs 21.13 4 Logan Wealing 31 Colorado Springs 21.28 5 Seth Polich 19 Colorado Springs 21.34 6 Pat McGuire 30 Colo Springs 21.39 7 Daniel Castaneda 28 Colorado Springs ......(size: 10.2Kb)
Lexington Herald-Leader
27 Jan 2013
Sen. McConnell protecting his job, not Kentuckians. As the White House was pulling information to curb the mounting acts of gun violence, there's no question that they studied President Ronald Reagan's support of the assault weapons ban and President George H.W ... Yet Sen ... Covington ... James Taylor knows that playing his guitar with cold fingers will be challenging ... Taylor's America the Beautiful is a moving inaugural tribute I will remember....(size: 9.6Kb)
The Observer
27 Jan 2013
Beyoncé lip-synchs the US national anthem at the Obama inauguration last week. Photograph. Jim Bourg/REUTERS ... Among the few sentient "free" people left fighting the machines is Cypher, who abandons the struggle following a revelation ... "It's always hard for a guitar player to play when it's cold because your hands sort of stiffen up and you know nerves tend to do that to you anyway," said James Taylor, who played live at the inauguration....(size: 8.2Kb)
Canada Dot Com
26 Jan 2013
I can't believe one of the biggest stories from Monday's presidential inauguration was the revelation Be-yoncé might have been lip-synching the national anthem ... Pundits, he said, were asking ... The debate was still raging Friday morning, and I thought ... George, alas, did not respond ... And what artist wants to perform bundled up in gloves and scarves and long underwear? Unless you're James Taylor, it does not seem like a rockin' good time....(size: 3.4Kb)
The Guardian
25 Jan 2013
James Harris, the seamer who joined Middlesex from Glamorgan last autumn, has also been called into the squad for the one-day series in New Zealand, leapfrogging both Stuart Meaker, who will instead join the Lions in Australia, and Jade Dernbach, who is jettisoned completely ... James Anderson (Lancashire) ... James Tredwell (Kent) ... James Anderson (Lancashire) ... James Taylor (Nottinghamshire, capt) ... James Taylor (Nottinghamshire)....(size: 7.5Kb)
The Examiner
25 Jan 2013
Haralson County arrest reports will now be published in addition to the Polk County and Floyd County arrest reports ... 24, 2013 ... Haralson County Ga ... 24, 2013 ... Nicholas James Taylor, 22, of Buchanan was arrested by Buchanan Police Officer McCain and charged with obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers. Taylor remains in custody at the time of this publication ... Tweet ... Taylor Swift is single again and probably writing a new hit single....(size: 8.0Kb)
Digital Spy
25 Jan 2013
US President Barack Obama and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are to be interviewed on 60 Minutes this weekend. 60 Minutes journalist Steve Kroft's chat with the US President and Secretary Clinton at the White House will be the politicians' very first joint interview ... (Pictured above. Jay-Z, Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen on the campaign trail) ... > James Taylor ... More ... Previous ... 0 comments ... James Taylor 'writing new music' ... ....(size: 8.4Kb)
CounterPunch
25 Jan 2013
The Charge of the Lite Brigade continued when James Taylor limped up to the mike, was handed his guitar, and began to croak out America the Beautiful ... This performance appeared to be real—inasmuch as that designation has any meaning at a Presidential Inauguration—as could be heard in the ecstatic straining for which Taylor’s voice is celebrated and reviled, depending on one’s tastes....(size: 7.2Kb)
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25 Jan 2013
Details of Beyoncé's Super Bowl halftime show have emerged. The singer will apparently reunite with her Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on February 3 ... She is also expected to debut her new single ... > Taylor Swift turns into Rapunzel in new Disney portrait - picture ... More ... Previous ... Taylor Swift as Disney's Rapunzel - photo 1 ... James Taylor 'writing new music' ... 01 ... 1....(size: 8.4Kb)
This article is about the solo musician. For the lead singer of Kool and the Gang, see James "J.T." Taylor. For other persons with the same name, see James Taylor (disambiguation).
| James Taylor | |
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 Taylor in April 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Vernon Taylor |
| Born | (1948-03-12) March 12, 1948 (age 64) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Origin | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Genres | Folk rock, rock, pop, soft rock, country |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, harmonica[1] |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Labels | Apple, Capitol, EMI, Warner Bros., Columbia, SME, Hear Music |
| Associated acts | Carole King, Carly Simon, Eric Clapton, Joe Walsh |
| Website | www.jamestaylor.com |
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
Taylor achieved his major breakthrough in 1970 with the #3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first #1 hit the following year with "You've Got a Friend", a recording of Carole King's classic song. His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies. Following his 1977 album, JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. His commercial achievements declined slightly until a big resurgence during the late 1990s and 2000s, when some of his best-selling and most-awarded albums (including Hourglass, October Road and Covers) were released.
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Biography[link]
Early years[link]
James Taylor was born at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 12, 1948, where his father, Isaac M. Taylor, was a resident physician.[2][3] His father was from a well-off family of Southern Scottish ancestry.[2] His mother, the former Gertrude Woodard, had studied singing with Marie Sundelius at the New England Conservatory of Music and was an aspiring opera singer before the couple's marriage in 1946.[2][4] James was the second of five children, the others being Alex (1947-1993), Kate (born 1949), Livingston (born 1950), and Hugh (born 1952).[5]
In 1951, when James was three years old, the family moved to what was then the countryside of Chapel Hill, North Carolina,[6] when Isaac took a job as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.[7] They built a house in the Morgan Creek area off of what is now Morgan Creek Road, which was sparsely populated.[8] James would later say, "Chapel Hill, the Piedmont, the outlying hills, were tranquil, rural, beautiful, but quiet. Thinking of the red soil, the seasons, the way things smelled down there, I feel as though my experience of coming of age there was more a matter of landscape and climate than people."[8] James attended public primary school in Chapel Hill.[2] Isaac's career prospered, but he was frequently away from home, either on military service at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland or as part of Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica during 1955–1956.[9] Isaac Taylor later rose to become Dean of the UNC School of Medicine from 1964 to 1971.[10] The family spent summers on Martha's Vineyard beginning in 1953.[11]
Taylor first learned to play the cello as a child in North Carolina, and switched to the guitar in 1960.[12] His style on that instrument evolved from listening to hymns, carols, and Woody Guthrie, while his technique derived from his bass clef-oriented cello training and from experimenting on his sister Kate's keyboards: "My style was a finger-picking style that was meant to be like a piano, as if my thumb were my left hand, and my first, second, and third fingers were my right hand."[13] He began attending Milton Academy, a prep boarding school in Massachusetts in Fall 1961; summering before then with his family on Martha's Vineyard, he met Danny Kortchmar, an aspiring teenage guitarist from Larchmont, New York.[14] The two began listening to and playing blues and folk music together, and Kortchmar quickly realized that Taylor's singing had a "natural sense of phrasing, every syllable beautifully in time. I knew James had that thing."[15] Taylor wrote his first song on guitar at age 14, and continued to learn the instrument effortlessly.[13] By the summer of 1963, he and Kortchmar were playing coffeehouses around the Vineyard, billed as "Jamie & Kootch".[16]
Taylor faltered during his junior year at Milton, not feeling at ease in the high-pressured college prep environment despite having good scholastic performance.[17] The Milton principal would later say, "James was more sensitive and less goal oriented than most students of his day."[18] He returned home to North Carolina to finish out the semester at Chapel Hill High School.[17] There he joined a band his brother Alex had formed called The Corsayers (later The Fabulous Corsairs), playing electric guitar; in 1964 they cut a single in Raleigh that featured James's song "Cha Cha Blues" on the B-side.[17] Having lost touch with his former school friends in North Carolina, Taylor returned to Milton for his senior year.[17]
There, Taylor started applying to colleges,[19] but soon descended into depression; his grades collapsed, he slept twenty hours a day, and he felt part of a "life that I [was] unable to lead."[17][20] In late 1965 he committed himself to the renowned McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts,[17] where he was treated with Thorazine and where the organized days began to give him a sense of time and structure.[18][20] As the Vietnam War built up, Taylor received a psychological rejection from Selective Service System when he appeared before them with two white-suited McLean assistants and was uncommunicative.[21] Taylor earned a high school diploma in 1966 from the hospital's associated Arlington School.[21] He would later view his nine-month stay at McLean as "a lifesaver ... like a pardon or like a reprieve,"[20] and both his brother Livingston and sister Kate would later be patients and students there as well.[18] As for his mental health struggles, Taylor would think of them as innate, and say: "It's an inseparable part of my personality that I have these feelings."[19]
1966–1969: Early career[link]
Taylor checked himself out of McLean and, at Kortchmar's urging, moved to New York City to form a band.[21] They recruited Joel O'Brien, formerly of Kortchmar's old band The King Bees, to play drums, and Taylor's childhood friend Zachary Wiesner (son of noted academic Jerome Wiesner) to play bass, and – after Taylor rejected the notion of naming the group after him – called themselves The Flying Machine.[18][22] They played songs that Taylor had written at and about McLean, such as "Knocking 'Round the Zoo", "Don't Talk Now", and "The Blues Is Just a Bad Dream".[20][22] In some other songs, Taylor romanticized his life, although he was plagued by self-doubt.[23] By summer 1966 they were performing regularly at the high-visibility Night Owl Cafe in Greenwich Village alongside acts such as The Turtles and Lothar and the Hand People.[24]
Taylor associated with a motley collection of people and began using heroin, to Kortchmar's dismay, and wrote the "Paint It, Black"-influenced "Rainy Day Man" to depict his drug experience.[18][24] In a hasty recording session in late 1966, the group cut a single, Taylor's "Brighten Your Night with My Day" backed with his "Night Owl".[25] Released on Jay Gee Records, a subsidiary of Jubilee Records, it received some radio airplay in the Northeast,[25] but only charted to #102 nationally.[26] Other songs had been recorded during the same session, but Jubilee declined to go forward with an album.[25] After a series of poorly chosen appearances outside New York, culminating with a three-week stay at a failing nightspot in Freeport, Bahamas for which they were never paid, The Flying Machine broke up.[25] (A UK band with the same name emerged in 1969 with the hit song "Smile a Little Smile for Me." The New York band's recordings were later released in 1971 as James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine.)
Taylor would later say of this New York period, "I learned a lot about music and too much about drugs."[23] Indeed, his drug use had developed into full-blown heroin addiction during the final Flying Machine period: "I just fell into it, since it was as easy to get high in the Village as get a drink."[25] He hung out in Washington Square Park, playing guitar to ward off depression and then passing out, letting runaways and criminals stay at his apartment.[27] Finally out of money and abandoned by his manager, he made a desperate call one night to his father. Isaac Taylor flew to New York and staged a rescue, renting a car and driving all night back to North Carolina with James and his possessions.[27] Taylor spent six months getting treatment and making a tentative recovery; he also required a throat operation to fix vocal cords damaged from singing too harshly.[28]
Taylor decided to try being a solo act and a change of scenery. In late 1967, funded by a small family inheritance, he moved to London, living variously in Notting Hill, Belgravia, and Chelsea.[29] He recorded some demos in Soho and, capitalizing on Kortchmar's connection to The King Bees (who once opened for Peter and Gordon), brought the demos to Peter Asher, who was A&R head for The Beatles' newly formed label Apple Records.[30] Asher showed the demos to Paul McCartney, who later said, "I just heard his voice and his guitar and I thought he was great ... and he came and played live, so it was just like, 'Wow, he's great.'"[30] Taylor became the first non-British act signed to Apple.[30] Living chaotically in various places with various women, Taylor wrote additional material, including "Carolina in My Mind", and rehearsed with a new backing band.[31] Taylor recorded what would become his first album from July to October 1968 at Trident Studios, at the same time The Beatles were recording The White Album.[31][32] McCartney and an uncredited George Harrison guested on "Carolina in My Mind", whose lyric holy host of others standing around me referred to the Beatles, while the title phrase of Taylor's "Something in the Way She Moves" provided the lyrical starting point for Harrison's classic "Something."[33][34] McCartney and Asher brought in arranger Richard Hewson to add both orchestrations to several of the songs and unusual "link" passages between them; these would receive a mixed reception at best.[33][35]
During the recording sessions, Taylor fell back into his drug habit, using heroin and methedrine.[33] He underwent physeptone treatment in a British program, returned to New York and was hospitalized there, and then finally committed himself to the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, which emphasized cultural and historical factors in trying to treat difficult psychiatric disorders.[36] Meanwhile, Apple released his debut album, James Taylor, in December 1968 in the UK and February 1969 in the U.S.[36] Critical reaction was generally good, including a very positive Jon Landau review in Rolling Stone which said "this album is the coolest breath of fresh air I've inhaled in a good long while. It knocks me out."[35] The record's commercial potential suffered from Taylor's inability to promote it due to his hospitalization and it sold poorly; "Carolina in My Mind" was released as a single, but failed to chart in the UK and only reached #118 in the U.S.[36]
Apple Corps itself had fallen into chaos, with anarchic business planning and freeloaders taking advantage of it in every direction.[37] In early 1969, to clean up the situation, three of the Beatles brought in Allen Klein, who began purging Apple personnel.[38] Asher did not like Klein; he resigned of his own accord and offered to manage Taylor, to which Taylor agreed.[39] Klein wanted to hit Taylor with a $5 million lawsuit for leaving,[40] but McCartney (a Klein antagonist) and then the other Beatles, overruled him on the grounds that artists should not be holding each other to contracts.[39]
In July 1969 Taylor headlined a six-night stand at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. On July 20 he performed at the Newport Folk Festival as the last act, and was cheered by thousands of fans who stayed in the rain to hear him.[41][42] Shortly thereafter, he broke both hands and both feet in a motorcycle accident on Martha's Vineyard and was forced to stop playing for several months.[43] But while recovering, he continued to write songs and in October 1969, signed a new deal with Warner Bros. Records.[43]
1970–1973: Breakthrough[link]
Once recovered, Taylor moved to California, keeping Asher as his manager and record producer. In December 1969, he held the recording sessions for his second album there. Entitled Sweet Baby James, and with the participation of Carole King, the album was released in February 1970 and was Taylor's critical and popular triumph, buoyed by the single "Fire and Rain", a song about Taylor's experience in psychiatric institutions and the suicide of his friend, Suzanne Schnerr. Both the album and the single reached #3 in the Billboard charts, with Sweet Baby James selling more than 1½ million copies in its first year[18] and eventually more than 3 million in the United States alone. Sweet Baby James was received at its time as a folk-rock masterpiece, an album that effectively showcased Taylor's talents to the mainstream public, marked the direction he would take in following years, and made Taylor one of the main forces of the nascent movement. It earned several Grammy Award nominations including one for Album of the Year. (It would be listed at #103 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, with "Fire and Rain" listed as #227 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time the year after.)
During the time Sweet Baby James was released, Taylor appeared with Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys in a Monte Hellman film, Two-Lane Blacktop. In October 1970, he performed with Joni Mitchell, Phil Ochs, and the Canadian band Chilliwack at a Vancouver benefit concert that funded Greenpeace's protests of 1971 nuclear weapons tests by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission at Amchitka, Alaska. (This performance would be released in 2009 on the album Amchitka, The 1970 Concert That Launched Greenpeace.) In January 1971, sessions for Taylor's next album began.
His career success so far, and appeal to female fans of various ages, piqued tremendous interest in Taylor, prompting a March 1, 1971, Time magazine cover story.[18] It compared his strong-but-brooding persona to that of Wuthering Heights's Heathcliff and to The Sorrows of Young Werther, and said that, "Taylor's use of elemental imagery—darkness and sunlight, references to roads traveled and untraveled. to fears spoken and left unsaid—reaches a level both of intimacy and controlled emotion rarely achieved in purely pop music."[18] Released in April, Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon also gained massive critical acclaim and contained Taylor's biggest hit single in the U.S., a version of the Carole King standard "You've Got a Friend" (featuring backing vocals by Joni Mitchell), which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late July. The album itself reached #2 in the album charts, which would be Taylor's highest position ever on this list. In early 1972, Taylor received his first Grammy Award, for (Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male) for "You've Got a Friend" (King also won Song of the Year for the same song in that ceremony). The album went on to sell 2½ million copies in the United States alone.
November 1972 saw the release of Taylor's fourth album, One Man Dog. A concept album primarily recorded in his home recording studio, it featured cameos by Linda Ronstadt and consisted of eighteen short pieces of music put together. It was received with generally lukewarm reviews and, despite making the Top 10 of the Billboard Album Charts, overall sales were disappointing. The lead single "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" peaked at #18 on the Hot 100, and the follow-up, "One Man Parade", barely reached the Top 75. Almost simultaneously, Taylor married fellow singer-songwriter Carly Simon on November 3, in a small ceremony at her Murray Hill, Manhattan apartment.[44] A post-concert party following a Taylor performance at Radio City Music Hall turned into a large-scale wedding party, and the Simon-Taylor marriage would find much public attention over the following years.[44] They had two children, Sarah Maria "Sally" Taylor, born January 7, 1974, and Benjamin Simon "Ben" Taylor, born January 22, 1977.[45]
1974–1976: Career ups and downs[link]
Taylor spent most of 1973 enjoying his new life as a married man, and he did not return to the recording studio until January 1974, when sessions for his fifth album began. Walking Man was released in June and featured appearances of Paul and Linda McCartney and guitarist David Spinozza. The album was a critical and commercial disaster, being his first album to miss the Top 5 since his contract with Warner. It received poor reviews and sold a mere 300,000 copies in the United States. The title track was a huge disappointment, and failed to even appear on the Top 100 – nevertheless, it stands today as an often reprised fan favorite in concerts.[citation needed]
However, James Taylor's artistic fortunes spiked again in 1975 when the Gold album Gorilla reached #6 and provided one of his biggest hit singles, a cover version of Marvin Gaye's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)", which featured wife Carly in backing vocals and reached #5 in America and #1 in Canada. On the Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, the track also reached the top, and the follow-up single, the feel-good "Mexico" also reached the Top 5 of that list. A critically very well received album, Gorilla showcased Taylor's electric, lighter side that was evident on Walking Man. However, it was arguably a more consistent and fresher-sounding Taylor, with classics such as "Wandering" and "Angry Blues." It also featured a song about his daughter Sally, "Sarah Maria".
Gorilla was followed in 1976 by In the Pocket, Taylor's last studio album to be released under Warner Bros. Records. The album found him with many colleagues and friends, including Art Garfunkel, David Crosby, Bonnie Raitt and Stevie Wonder (who co-wrote a song with Taylor and contributed a harmonica solo). A very melodic album, it was highlighted with the single "Shower the People", an enduring classic that hit #1 Adult Contemporary and almost hit the Top 20 of the Pop Charts. But the album was not very well received, reaching only #16 and being highly criticized, particularly by Rolling Stone. Nevertheless 1976 was a huge boom year in the recording business — the year of inception of the "Platinum" disc — and In The Pocket was certified Gold.
With the close of Taylor's contract with Warner, in November the label released Greatest Hits, the album that comprised most of his best work between 1970 and 1976. It became with time his best-selling album, ever. It was certified eleven times Platinum in the US, earning a Diamond certification by the RIAA and eventually selling close to twenty million copies worldwide. It still stands as the best-selling folk album by any artist.[citation needed]
1977–1981: Move to Columbia and maintained success[link]
In 1977 Taylor signed with Columbia Records. Between March and April, he quickly recorded his first album for the label. JT, released that June, gave Taylor his best reviews since Sweet Baby James, earning a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year in 1978. Rolling Stone was particularly favorable to the album – "JT is the least stiff and by far the most various album Taylor has done. That's not meant to criticize Taylor's earlier efforts [...]. But it's nice to hear him sounding so healthy."[46] JT reached #4 in the Billboard charts, selling more than 3 million copies in the United States alone. The album's Triple Platinum status ties it with Sweet Baby James as Taylor's all-time biggest selling studio album. It was propelled by the highly successful cover of Jimmy Jones and Otis Blackwell's "Handy Man", which hit #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and reached #4 on the Hot 100, earning Taylor another Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his cover version. The song also topped the Canadian charts. The success of the album propelled the release of two further singles – the up-tempo pop "Your Smiling Face" (an enduring live favorite) reached the American Top 20; however, "Honey Don't Leave L.A.," penned by Danny Kortchmar did not enjoy much success, barely reaching the Top 75.
Back in the forefront of popular music, Taylor collaborated with Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel in the recording of a cover of Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World", which reached the Top 20 in the U.S. and topped the AC charts in early 1978. After briefly working on Broadway, he took a one-year break, reappearing in the summer of 1979 with the cover-studded Platinum album Flag, featuring a Top 30 version of Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "Up on the Roof". (Two selections from Flag, "Millworker" and "Brother Trucker," were featured on the PBS production of the Broadway musical based on Studs Terkel's non-fiction book Working, and James himself appeared in that production as a trucker; he performed "Brother Trucker" in character.) Taylor also appeared on the No Nukes concert in Madison Square Garden, where he made a memorable live performance of "Mockingbird" with his wife Carly. The concert appeared on both the No Nukes album and film.
On December 7, 1980, Taylor had an encounter with Mark David Chapman who would assassinate John Lennon. Taylor told the BBC in 2010 "The guy had sort of pinned me to the wall and was glistening with maniacal sweat and talking some freak speak about what he was going to do and his stuff with how John was interested, and he was going to get in touch with John Lennon. And it was surreal to actually have contact with the guy 24 hours before he shot John." The next night Taylor, who lived in the next building from Lennon, heard the assassination occur. Taylor commented "I heard him shot — five, just as quick as you could pull the trigger, about five explosions".[47]
In March 1981, James Taylor released the album Dad Loves His Work, whose themes concerned his relationship with his father, the course his ancestors had taken, and the effect he and Simon had had on each other.[48] The album was another Platinum success, reaching #10 and providing Taylor's final real hit single in a duet with J. D. Souther, "Her Town Too," which reached #5 Adult Contemporary and #11 on the Hot 100 in Billboard. The album's title was, in part, drawn from the reasons for Taylor's divorce from Carly Simon. She gave him an ultimatum: cut back on his music and touring, and spend more time with her and their children, or the marriage was through. The album's title was Taylor's answer, and Simon asked for divorce. (The emotional repercussions of the divorce likely served as at least part of the inspiration for "Her Town Too.")
1981–1996: Troubled times and new beginnings[link]
Simon announced her separation from Taylor in September 1981 – saying "Our needs are different; it seem[s] impossible to stay together" – and their divorce became final in 1983.[49] Taylor was living on West End Avenue in Manhattan and on a methadone maintenance program.[50] Over the course of four months starting in September 1983, spurred on in part by the deaths of his friends John Belushi and Dennis Wilson and in part by the desire to be a better father to his children, he dropped methadone and finally kicked his habit for good.[50]
Taylor had thoughts of retiring by the time he played the massive Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro in January 1985.[51] He was encouraged by the nascent democracy in Brazil at the time, buoyed by the positive reception he got from the large crowd and other musicians, and musically energized by the sounds and nature of Brazilian music.[52] "I had... sort of bottomed-out in a drug habit, my marriage with Carly had dissolved, and I had basically been depressed and lost for a while, " he recalled in 1995. "I sort of hit a low spot. I was asked to go down to Rio de Janeiro to play in this festival down there. We put the band together and went down and it was just an amazing response. I played to 300,000 people. They not only knew my music, they knew things about it and were interested in aspects of it that to that point had only interested me. To have that kind of validation right about then was really what I needed. It helped get me back on track." [53] The song "Only a Dream in Rio" was written in tribute to that night, with lines like I was there that very day and my heart came back alive.[52] The October 1985 album, That's Why I'm Here, from which that song came, started a series of studio recordings that, while spaced further apart than his previous records, showed a more consistent level of quality and fewer covers, most notably the Buddy Holly song "Everyday", released as a single reached #61.
On December 14, 1985, Taylor married actress Kathryn Walker at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York.[54] Taylor's next albums were partially successful – in 1988, he released Never Die Young, highlighted with the charting title track, and in 1991, the platinum New Moon Shine provided Taylor some popular songs with the melancholic "Copperline" and the upbeat "(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' About That", both hit singles in the AC radio. During the late 1980s, he began touring regularly, especially on the summer amphitheater circuit. His later concerts feature songs from throughout his career and are marked by the musicianship of his band and backup singers. The 1993 two-disc Live album captures this, with a highlight being Arnold McCuller's descants in the codas of "Shower the People" and "I Will Follow." In 1995, Taylor performed the role of the Lord in Randy Newman's Faust.
1997–2003: Successful comeback[link]
After 6 years since his last studio album, Taylor released Hourglass, an introspective album that gave him the best critical reviews in almost twenty years. The album had much of its focus on Taylor's troubled past and family. "Jump Up Behind Me" paid tribute to his father's rescue of him after The Flying Machine days, and the long drive from New York City back to his home in Chapel Hill.[55] "Enough To Be On Your Way" was inspired by the alcoholism-related death of his brother Alex earlier in the decade.[56] The themes were also inspired by Taylor and Walker's divorce, which took place in 1996.[57] Rolling Stone found that "one of the themes of this record is disbelief", while Taylor told the magazine that it was "spirituals for agnostics."[58] Critics embraced the dark themes on the album, and Hourglass was a huge commercial success, reaching #9 on the Billboard 200 (Taylor's first Top 10 album in sixteen years) and also provided a big adult contemporary hit on "Little More Time With You". The album also gave Taylor his first Grammy since JT, when he was honored with Best Pop Album in 1998.
On February 18, 2001, at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston, Taylor wed for the third time, marrying Caroline ("Kim") Smedvig, the director of public relations and marketing for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.[59] They had begun dating in 1995, when they met as he appeared with John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra.[59] Part of their relationship was worked into the album October Road, on the song "On the 4th of July."[60] The couple reside in the town of Washington, Massachusetts[61] with their twin boys, Rufus and Henry, born in April 2001 to a surrogate mother via in vitro fertilization.[59]
Flanked by two greatest hit releases, Taylor's Platinum-certified October Road appeared in 2002 to a receptive audience. It featured a number of quiet instrumental accompaniments and passages. Overall, it found Taylor in a more peaceful frame of mind; rather than facing a crisis now, Taylor said in an interview that "I thought I'd passed the midpoint of my life when I was 17."[62] The album appeared in two versions, a single-disc version and a "limited edition" two-disc version which contained three extra songs including a duet with Mark Knopfler, "Sailing to Philadelphia," which also appeared on Knopfler's Sailing to Philadelphia album. Also in 2002, Taylor teamed with bluegrass musician Alison Krauss in singing "The Boxer" at the Kennedy Center Honors Tribute to Paul Simon. They later recorded the Louvin Brothers duet, "How's the World Treating You?" In 2004, after he chose not to renew his record contract with Columbia/Sony, he released James Taylor: A Christmas Album with distribution through Hallmark Cards.
Current events[link]
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In concert at DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids, Michigan – April 2006
Always visibly active in environmental and liberal causes, in October 2004 Taylor joined the "Vote for Change" tour playing a series of concerts in American swing states. These concerts were organized by MoveOn.org with the goal of mobilizing people to vote for John Kerry and against George W. Bush in that year's Presidential campaign. Taylor's appearances were joint performances with the Dixie Chicks.
Taylor performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Game 2 of the World Series in Boston on October 24, 2004, and again on October 25, 2007. In December 2004, he appeared as himself in an episode of The West Wing entitled "A Change Is Gonna Come". He sang Sam Cooke's classic "A Change Is Gonna Come" at an event honoring an artist played by Taylor's wife Caroline. Later on, he appeared on CMT's Crossroads alongside the Dixie Chicks. In early 2006, MusiCares honored Taylor with performances of his songs by an array of notable musicians. Before a performance by the Dixie Chicks, lead singer Natalie Maines acknowledged that he had always been one of their musical heroes, and had for them lived up to their once-imagined reputation of him.[63] They performed his song, "Shower the People", with a surprise appearance by Arnold McCuller, who has sung backing vocals on Taylor's live tours and albums for many years.
In the fall of 2006, Taylor released a repackaged and slightly different version of his Hallmark Christmas album, now entitled James Taylor at Christmas, and distributed by Columbia/Sony. In 2006, Taylor performed Randy Newman's song "Our Town" for the Disney animated film Cars. The song was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for the best Original Song. On January 1, 2007, Taylor headlined the inaugural concert at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York, honoring newly sworn in Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer.
Taylor's next album, One Man Band was released on CD and DVD in November 2007 on Starbucks' Hear Music Label, where he joined with Paul McCartney and Joni Mitchell. The introspective album grew out of a three-year tour of the United States and Europe—featuring some of Taylor's most beloved songs and anecdotes about their creative origins—accompanied solely by the "one man band" of his longtime pianist/keyboardist, Larry Goldings. The digital discrete 5.1 surround sound mix of One Man Band won a TEC Award for best surround sound recording in 2008.[64]
November 28–30, 2007, Taylor, accompanied by his original band and Carole King, headlined a series of six shows at The Troubadour. The appearances marked the 50th anniversary of the venue, where Taylor, King and many others, such as Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, and Elton John, began their music careers. Proceeds from the concert went to benefit the Natural Resources Defense Council, MusiCares, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, and the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank, a member of America's Second Harvest — The Nation's Food Bank Network. Parts of the performance shown on CBS Sunday Morning in the December 23, 2007, broadcast showed Taylor alluding to his early drug problems by saying, "I played here a number of times in the 70s, allegedly..." Taylor has used versions of this joke on other occasions, and it appears as part of his One Man Band DVD and tour performances.
In December 2007 James Taylor at Christmas was nominated for a Grammy Award. In January 2008 Taylor recorded approximately 20 songs by others for a new album with a band including Luis Conte, Michael Landau, Lou Marini, Arnold McCuller, Jimmy Johnson, David Lasley, Walt Fowler, Andrea Zonn, Kate Markowitz, Steve Gadd and Larry Goldings. The resulting live-in-studio album, named Covers, was released in September 2008.[65] This album forays into country and soul while being the latest proof that Taylor is a more versatile singer than his best known hits might suggest. The Covers sessions stretched to include "Oh What a Beautiful Morning," from the musical Oklahoma - a song that his grandmother had caught him singing over and over at the top of his lungs when he was seven years old.[66] Meanwhile, in summer 2008, Taylor and this band toured 34 North American cities with a tour entitled James Taylor and His Band of Legends. An additional album, called Other Covers, came out in April 2009, containing songs that were recorded during the same sessions as the original Covers but had not been put out to the full public yet.[67]
During October 19–21, 2008, Taylor performed a series of free concerts in five North Carolina cities in support of Barack Obama's presidential bid.[68][69] On Sunday, January 18, 2009, he performed at the We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, singing "Shower the People" with John Legend and Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland.[70]
Taylor performed on the final The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 29, 2009, distinguishing himself further as the final musician to appear in Leno's original 17-year run.
On September 8, 2009, Taylor made an appearance at the twenty-fourth season premiere block party of The Oprah Winfrey Show on Chicago's Michigan Avenue.
On January 1, 2010, Taylor sang the American national anthem at the NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park, while Daniel Powter sang the Canadian national anthem.
On March 7, 2010, Taylor sang The Beatles' "In My Life" in tribute to deceased artists at the 82nd Academy Awards.
In March 2010 he commenced the Troubadour Reunion Tour with Carole King and members of his original band, including Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, and Danny Kortchmar. They played shows in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and North America, with the final night being at the Honda Center, in Anaheim, CA. The tour was a major commercial success, and in some locations found Taylor playing arenas instead of his usual theaters or amphitheaters. Ticket sales amounted to over 700,000 and the tour grossed over 59 million dollars. It was one of the most successful tours of the year.[71]
Taylor owns a house in the Berkshire County town of Washington, Massachusetts.
On September 11, 2011, Taylor performed 'You Can Close Your Eyes' in New York City at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
On November 22, 2011, Taylor performed "Fire and Rain" with Taylor Swift at the last concert of her Speak Now World Tour in Madison Square Garden, as well as her own song "Fifteen".
Musicians in the family[link]
Taylor's four siblings—Alex, Livingston, Hugh, and Kate—have also been musicians with recorded albums. Livingston is still an active musician; Kate was active in the 1970s but did not record another album until 2003; Hugh operates a bed-and-breakfast with his wife, The Outermost Inn in Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard; and Alex died in 1993. Taylor's children with Carly Simon—Ben and Sally—have also embarked on musical careers.
Awards and recognition[link]
Grammy Awards[link]
- 1971 — Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, "You've Got a Friend"
- 1977 — Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, "Handy Man"
- 1998 — Best Pop Album, Hourglass
- 2001 — Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male, "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
- 2003 — Best Country Collaboration With Vocals, "How's the World Treating You" with Alison Krauss
- 2006 — Grammy Award-sponsored MusiCares Person of the Year. At a black tie ceremony held in Los Angeles, musicians from several eras paid tribute to Taylor by performing his songs, often prefacing them with remarks on his influence on their decisions to become musicians. These artists included Carole King, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Taj Mahal, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Sheryl Crow, India.Arie, the Dixie Chicks, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss, and Keith Urban. Paul Simon performed as well, although he was not included in the televised program; Taylor's brother Livingston appeared on stage as a "backup singer" for the finale, along with Taylor's twin boys, Rufus and Henry.
In 2010 James Taylor was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
Other recognition[link]
- 1995 — Honorary doctorate of music from the Berklee College of Music, Boston, 1995.
- 2000 — Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2000.
- 2000 — Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, 2000.
- 2003 — The Chapel Hill Museum in Chapel Hill, North Carolina opened a permanent exhibit dedicated to Taylor. At the same occasion the US-15-501 highway bridge over Morgan Creek, near the site of the Taylor family home and mentioned in Taylor's song "Copperline", was named in honor of Taylor.
- 2004 — George and Ira Gershwin Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement, UCLA Spring Sing.[72]
- 2004 — Ranked 84th in Rolling Stone's list of "The Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time."[73]
- 2009 — Honorary Doctorate of Music from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Discography[link]
Main article: James Taylor discography
- U.S. Billboard Top 10 Albums
- 1970 – Sweet Baby James (#3)
- 1971 – Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (#2)
- 1972 – One Man Dog (#4)
- 1974 - Walking Man
- 1975 – Gorilla (#6)
- 1976 – In The Pocket
- 1977 – JT (#4)
- 1979 – Flag (#10)
- 1981 – Dad Loves His Work (#10)
- 1997 – Hourglass (#9)
- 2002 – October Road (#4)
- 2008 – Covers (#4)
- 2010 – Live at the Troubadour (with Carole King) (#4)
- U.S. Billboard Top 10 'Pop' Singles
- 1970 – "Fire and Rain" (#3)
- 1971 – "You've Got a Friend" (#1)
- 1974 – "Mockingbird" (with Carly Simon) (#5)
- 1975 – "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" (#5)
- 1977 – "Handy Man" (#4)
Other appearances[link]
- He provided acoustic guitar accompaniment for several tracks on Joni Mitchell's 1971 album Blue.
- He provided a guest voice to The Simpsons episode "Deep Space Homer" where he played some of his songs to Homer, Buzz Aldrin, and Race Bannon when they were in space. He also appeared later on in the series when the family put together a jigsaw puzzle. His face was the missing final piece.
- Performed "Second Star to the Right" on Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films in 1988.
- Taylor performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Game 2 of the World Series in Boston on October 25, 2007, at Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals in Boston on June 5, 2008, and at the NHL's Winter Classic game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins.
- He appeared on Sesame Street performing the song "Your Smiling Face" although the song was sung "Your Grouchy Face" as he sang it to Oscar the Grouch. He also appeared on the Sesame Street video compilation Silly Songs, and the album In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record, performing the song "Jellyman Kelly".
- Has appeared on NBC's Saturday Night Live six times as a musical guest
- He appeared on The West Wing where he played Sam Cooke's A Change is Gonna Come.
- He appeared on the The Johnny Cash Show, singing "Sweet Baby James", "Fire and Rain", and "Country Road", on February 17, 1971.
- His song "Fire and Rain" was in the movie Remember the Titans and the movie " Running on Empty" in 1988 .
- He provided vocals for the song First Me, Second Me by the Italian band Elio e le Storie Tese
- He made his debut for his 24th album Other Covers on The Oprah Winfrey Show on April 10, 2009.
- He appeared on the final of Star Académie, the Quebec version of American Idol, on April 13, 2009.
- On May 29, 2009, he made a guest appearance and sang Sweet Baby James on the final episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno before Leno was replaced by Conan O'Brien.
- Taylor appeared briefly in the 2009 movie Funny People, where he played Carolina in My Mind for a MySpace corporate event as the opening act for the main character.[74]
- He appeared in 2011 in the ABC comedy Mr.Sunshine as the ex-husband of the character played by Allison Janney; they exchange some sardonic dialogue and then perform a duet of sorts on Leon Russell's 1970 classic "A Song for You".
- On January 19, 2012 Taylor performed a version of "Carolina in my Mind" with Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report."
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External links[link]
Main[link]
- Official website
- James Taylor Online
- James Taylor on Facebook
- James Taylor discography at Discogs
- James Taylor discography at Music City
- James Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
- James Taylor at the Internet Broadway Database
- James Taylor at the Notable Names Database
Interviews, other[link]
- Dedication of James Taylor Bridge
- "Carolina in My Mind" — The James Taylor Story at the Chapel Hill Museum
- 2006 Grammy MusiCares Person of the Year
- James Taylor Tabs
- BBC Radio 2, "The James Taylor Story: Parts I & II, presented by Bob Harris, 13 & 20 January 2004
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| Name | Taylor, James |
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| Short description | |
| Date of birth | March 12, 1969 |
| Place of birth | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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