James Taylor and Carole King put on an AMAZING show last night. As I said on FB, it's hard to believe that these voices have accompanied us for 40 years ~ our entire adult lives. When I was a senior in boarding school, the sounds of JT's Fire and Rain album echoed constantly through the hallways, and when my friends and I graduated, Carole King's Tapestry album followed us into the summer and the separate lives that were suddenly ours after years of life together 24/7. I still listen to JT all the time in the car.
Of course, there were moments. I used to sing "Rock-a-bye my sweet baby Josh" to my boy and he, like me, traversed the snow-covered turnpike from Stockbridge to Boston during his school years. And of course, I always thought that I would see him again. So there were portions of the concert in which I sat as still as I could in a cocoon of pain, not wanting to miss what I had to endure.
But on the whole, it was just a fabulous performance by two gifted and energized musicians and their talented band and back-up singers. Most fun: Photos on the screens from the 60s and 70s ~ when most folks had a lot more hair!
Don't miss this concert if it's still headed your way!
I wondered if there would be difficult parts - some of their songs are so poignant. Definitely a big part of the soundtrack of our lives. I wore out my first copy of Tapestry and had to buy a second album. I must obtain the CD from this concert pairing because their harmonies are amazingly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'll be thinking about you when they play those songs on Saturday night, Robin. I can't wait for the concert.
ReplyDeletewill go with the frugal path for now and dig out my sister's Tapestry LP... it always amazes me for the number of hit songs it contains
ReplyDeleteI've had to enjoy it on the local public television station..but it was awesome.
ReplyDeleteI'm thrilled that you got to hear them - and in CAROLINA!
ReplyDeleteI loved it when they performed here - on Mother's Day - but I had moments like yours. His music is part of our family's life. I used to hold Katie in my arms, dance and sing along with "Sun on the Moon" she was a baby, and we played that song at her memorial service, as well as "Shed a Little Light." We took the kids to hear James in concert at a place in WA called The Gorge Amphitheater (google it - it's truly gorgeous) in 2005. I will always treasure the memories of that trip, but of course, his music is intertwined with happy memories of times gone by. GONE.BYE. So it's bittersweet. But I think his and her gifts are totally worth experiencing the pain.
Our family favorite: "Shower the people you love with love, show them the way that you feel, things are gonna work out better if you only will". JT
ReplyDeleteworking on that one...it seems the only thing that truly matters now.
They played here while we were out of the country. I was so disappointed to miss it. For our generation, they provided the sound track to our youth.
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