Tuesday, August 02, 2011

You've Got A Friend


I saw James Taylor and Carole King perform together in the Boston area in the early 70s.  I don't remember where it was, except it was a small venue and I was in the balcony looking pretty directly down at the stage.  This was back before JT learned to smile.  More recently, the two toured again.  This video is from that tour.  It's not the most polished available on YouTube, but I like it because of the audience participation, and their singing is the best. (It's worth mentioning that on every live performance on YouTube, when they come to the lines "they'll kill your soul if you let them--don't you let them," the crowd cheers.)  This video starts and stops abruptly, but it also has the feel of being there, since it's evidently shot from the crowd.  Anyway, this is for Mike, who saw them on this tour.  Happy birthday, friend.

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