CSpan right fugging Now Carol King

[malaise]

You've Got a Friend

I'm singing along.

A boyfriend and I used to argue about who had the better version - James Taylor or Carol. I love both versions.

[calguy]

1. Just like Paul Simon earlier in the week

age has taken away the ability to hit the high notes, but so inspirational to see them still it.
Scary thought when I realize I'm aging right along with them.
So proud of my generation.

[malaise]

2. Well I can sing along and not miss a word

so you know it's my generation

As I said during his presentation - I thought - my he's aging - and then looked in the mirror and laughed.

[calguy]

3. Boy do I sure know the feeling!!!!!

[malaise]

5. Nice nostalgic

feeling - not the worst time to grow up as women....damn we were lucky.

[LisaM]

4. LOL -- saw the musical "Beautiful" about Carole King on Broadway

At the end they had the whole audience since "I Feel the Earth Move" and everyone knew every single word - I just looked around and saw every woman there (it was a matinee, mostly women), figuratively clutching a copy of "Tapestry" to her chest.

[malaise]

6. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahah

Too good

[mcar]

11. I saw it earlier this summer

Sang through the whole beautiful thing!

[LWolf]

17. That was actually painful.

I haven't sung it since the 70s, when I used to play my mom's Tapestry LP over and over and over, loving every song, but that one always made me cry, because I always, always, wanted someone who had my back; not a "friend" like we make in middle school, but someone whose name I could call out in a time of need.

I've had a mostly good, if hard life, but I've never had that person, except now in my grown sons.

I haven't listened since the 70s, but I can still sing it word for word. And while I still love it, I didn't really love it here. It doesn't fit. It left me with the same feeling when I see an old favorite usurped for some blatantly commercial purpose on tv. I guess it wouldn't bother me if I thought it fit the situation.

[spanone]

7. Carol wrote it...it was on tapestry....James took it to #1

love it

[malaise]

10. Hard not to love

Folks used to debate whether S & G's Bridge Over Troubled Water was better than Aretha's version.
I had a good laugh at a party one night decades as two guys were arguing big time over that - I told them to listen to the words of the song and STFU - they could love both versions

[spanone]

12. great advice, both versions were brilliant

[B2G]

8. Now and Forever

My favorite song of all time.

[malaise]

9. I have a sister who loves that song so bad - used to play at weddings

[B2G]

14. Lol. It's my funeral song.

Too late for my wedding.

[malaise]

15. We all have one of them for different reasons

Enjoy this

[DemonGoddess]

13. K&R!

I sang along too

[malaise]

16. The golden agers