JUST MISSED!!! "Her Town Too" just missed making the Billboard's Hot Top 10 chart; it peaked at No. 11 and spent a total of 14 weeks in the Hot Top 100 in 1981!!!
AHH. THE WONDERFUL SOUNDS OF THE CLASSIC FENDER RHODES KEYBOARD. ANOTHER FINE STRING ARRANGEMENT BY THE LATE GENE PAGE. DID YOU EVER HEAR GENE'S STRING ARRANGEMENT FROM THE ROCKET MAN'S TELL ME WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS? FROM THE GREAT '75 ALBUM CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY? THOSE PAGE STRINGS. THE MAN WHO BROUGHT BARRY WHITE SONGS TO LIFE. RIP GENE.
@lovedprincess1....lol, yeah the whole lot of them need a bar of soap and a shower! You see, the singers back in the 80's weren't as hygenic as they appeared on TV...take Mannix for example.
This just captures your heart and never leaves. An era that has gone and will never come back. Maybe it's a generational thing. JT is amazing live. And JD Souther is the anonymous genious behind so many songs he hasn't made famous--including songs recorded by the Eagles. Ahhhhhhh.
this is one of my favorite songs by him. the other day my grandpa came over and this song was playing and he looked at me and said "wow. didnt know you were into Taylor he's legendary" Duh paw paw!!!
Sorry, I could have put this in a message, but 3 of the other guys sent it to me, writing they were going to miss hearing us doing it. (Must be a conspiracyLOL!
JD Souther also sang with Linda Rhondstat on her album titled, " Prisoner in Disguise. " If you get a chance to listen to the title track, you might enjoy it
I heard this song in the grocery store n i thought wow i haven't heard that song in years.I said to mom i have to go home n get it on youtube i haven't heard this song in YEARS since i was a child.
@jojoheartspaypay I saw him in concert in Dallas, Texas at The Western Place in 1977. There may have been 25 people there. I was 16 years old..he was superb..Banging my Head Against The Moon!!!
Love this song, great music that I wish was played more often than a lot of the shit music played today! Both voices compliment each other well. Sounds almost like an "Eagles" song..... I always listen to this song because it's brilliant! I don't have anything to compare it too at the time because I was too young to understand the lyrics, just a young kid! Thanks for posting.... =)
When this song first came out it was very relevant to what I was going through at the time. So, in addition to being a great song, it has special meaning. That's what great music is all about.
for ages I was trying to "place" who the "other voice" in this JT song was. The internet is amazing, I should have thought of it sooner. Haunting, great song....
This song is about the breakup with Carly Simon. Great song, vocal harmony is too good to describe. Love myself some James Taylor specifically and the music of this time period in general . . . the golden days of the singer/songwriters.
That's Ronstadt's band: Grolnick, Waddy, Dan Dugmore. In live stuff you see Danny Kortchmar too who played quite a bit with JT and Jackson Browne. Lee Sklar on bass. Is that Steve Gadd on drums? What a band. And of course JD's harmony is great, none better at close harmony.
I played with these guys, back ground music to the Green Glow of my Sherwood S9910 Receiver in the middle of the night... singing the 3rd part harmony that didn't bother anyone because no one could hear me. LOL! ;>D God, how I loved (still do) James Taylor & J.D. Souther's music. Here they are together singing on YouTube. Hey, that 3rd harmony part I'm singing tonight still sounds pretty good. Forever young in the Time Machine that this Music Video Transporter is. In a Trance, Trans... Thanks.
Great song. I love the simpatico between the lyrics and the music. This song is a prime example of how the music should reflect the mood of the lyrics.
This is such a classic and definitely amazing quality for the time it was recorded. Cool that other viewers have recognized other musicians I never would know by their faces, only their music. Thank you, thank you for posting this!
Who's the guy on the giant Gibson acoustic? That dude is slick as snot!!! Must be some studio musician, the ones who play on everything but you never know their name.
@itsmovinfast When someone wants a hired gun guitarist to tour or play on a recording session there are a select few. Kootch, Steve Lukather, etc.; & the gentleman with the Gibson, Waddy Wachtel. He's played for everyone from the Cowsills to the Stones. Ever wonder who came up with that 16 beat guitar riff that runs from start to finish in Stevie Nicks' "Edge Of Seventeen?" You are looking at him. He almost always tours with her. He wrote songs with Warren Zevon, etc. A legend in the business.
you may not be into soft rock but I think most vocalists have to respect JD's harmony !! these two made an AWESOME duo !! definately one of my fave soft rock tunes :)
Lee Sklar on bass. Looks like Don Grolnik on keyboards and definitely Waddy on acoustic. I believe it's Danny Dugmore on electric lead guitar..These same musicians backed Ronstadt on lots of records-Peter Asher produced most of those and liked these people (for what should be pretty obvious reasons).
Easily one of the best song I have ever heard. I love this song. Thank you for reposting. And I am also very glad to see that there are others acknowledging and appreciating this piece of great music. This song gives a fair example on how music has changed and dropped in quality over the years, where the big companies and industries only think about money and not with their hearts.
Every move in my divorce (24 yrs ago) was documented in the local newspaper because of my husband's family...I was 1800 miles from my home & family. This song was so close to my situation at the time that I would have to pull over when it came on the radio. It let me know that I wasn't alone. Great song, thanks for posting it!!!
im 24 and you better believe im jealous of you older bastards that got to see this magical musician evolve into one of the greatest of all time...LONG LIVE JT..ill make sure i do my part and show my son this music.
@Mulletman0513 Sounds good to me. It's one of the best things my parents ever did for me was to introduce me to the music of their time....60s and 70s. What a gift!
@bangitslo That would've been a good concert. I remember being a happy little kid back in the '70s and a confused adolescent in the Reagan years. JT is part of my childhood memories listening to WHB AM radio in Kansas City circa 1975, before John Lennon got shot and the pope got shot, my parents divorced, etc.. Not a fan of 80s pop music at all.
@mikedonn71 --sorry about your parent's divorce, bro. That experience is so hard on any child. Guys like Kurt Cobain and Trent Reznor made such angry music in response to the childhood trauma of divorce. So sorry for the scars it caused you. I hope you find happiness in your future.
Today while tidying up i found my dad's old James Taylor cd, i remembered him playing it for me when i was around 3 or 4 but couldn't actually remember any songs....or so i thought. I managed to sing my way through all 16 tracks, falling more in love with his voice, the music and the words after each song. You can't help but sit back, relax and smile when you hear James Taylor :D
you know it's a song anyone could love whether married, single or divorced. Yet, being divorced the song hits home hard. It's beautiful, & I want to tear up.
how the hell does this video only have 4 thousand views...it amazes me that art like this is pushed aside for songs like"Black and Yellow"....disgraced with my generation and their idea of good music.
This sounds strangely like the Eagles, which makes sense I guess with JD Souther in the band. James Taylor looked different with hair. What a great tune. Usually I like heavy metal, but this is just fine.
@mikedonn71 Ha - "James Taylor looked different with hair" - Everytime I see him now I say James Taylor looks so different WITHOUT hair. He's starting to LOSE his hair here actually. I remember seeing him in concert at Widener College in Chester, Pa. He had long shoulder length hair and a mustache. Boy those were the days!.
Chilling memories of a childhood divorce somehow seem less sad and painful now, when hearing beautiful this song again. With children of my own that are at the same age when my parents left each other, I see that it wasn't so bad, as long as, as J.T. says in the final lyrics "somebody still loves you."
My two older brothers raised me on some amazing music in the early 70's. JT, Dan F, etc etc. Best brothers on the planet!!
OsusieQ1 3 weeks ago
perfect harmony! nobody can do this in 2012
jemmeteo 3 weeks ago
This video was on VH1 all the time in 1985 when I first had cable tv.
liverneck2001 3 weeks ago
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JUST MISSED!!! "Her Town Too" just missed making the Billboard's Hot Top 10 chart; it peaked at No. 11 and spent a total of 14 weeks in the Hot Top 100 in 1981!!!
sauquoit13456 3 weeks ago
fantastic duo and song
38cola 3 weeks ago
I can't say how much I love this....♥
1eggcream 3 weeks ago
amazing James Taylor!
vicgaleon 3 weeks ago
Absolutely Fantastic!
mrniceguy1952 4 weeks ago
AHH. THE WONDERFUL SOUNDS OF THE CLASSIC FENDER RHODES KEYBOARD. ANOTHER FINE STRING ARRANGEMENT BY THE LATE GENE PAGE. DID YOU EVER HEAR GENE'S STRING ARRANGEMENT FROM THE ROCKET MAN'S TELL ME WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS? FROM THE GREAT '75 ALBUM CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY? THOSE PAGE STRINGS. THE MAN WHO BROUGHT BARRY WHITE SONGS TO LIFE. RIP GENE.
luvtotruck 1 month ago
j.d souther kills this ... their both vocals is bangin!!!!
corey84douglass 1 month ago
Glad I found this, again after so much time. Nothing like this anymore. Brings back a lot of memories!
CarlosfromBarcelona 1 month ago
fuck i thought it was glenn frey backin taylor up all this yrs...lol...
osbornehunter 1 month ago
@osbornehunter Get yourself a copy of JD Souther's "Black Rose." A truly great record.
marcusliciniusad 1 month ago
You see kids back in the day there was real music, written and song by real artist. Music today rock, country, pop is pure garbage!
bobafettfan32 1 month ago 3
JD looks tired, sleepy or drunk...somebody give him a cup of coffee!!
lovedprincess1 1 month ago
@lovedprincess1....lol, yeah the whole lot of them need a bar of soap and a shower! You see, the singers back in the 80's weren't as hygenic as they appeared on TV...take Mannix for example.
Sheldon66 3 weeks ago
I know that the Eagles recorded a couple of JD's songs but didn't JD almost become an Eagle??
mrbabblehead 1 month ago
@mrbabblehead He wrote a ton of songs for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt...
marcusliciniusad 1 month ago
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MrBadgerland 1 month ago
Charlene and Lauren Ft. Lauderdale fl, September 1970- 1976
deberns 1 month ago
Some of them his friends, some of them her friends, some of them understand...
AlansNewMutant 1 month ago
classic
davesbigplay 1 month ago
james was so cute in this video
stasiastyle 1 month ago
@atomic6120-you must not know what high looks like.
carlah61 1 month ago
Waddy!
romeosyne 1 month ago
wonderful
bjbhappy 1 month ago
how can u not like this song?
rischonw 2 months ago
I have to ask this. they both look super high. and knowing JT's background.....
Mmmmmm?
atomic6120 2 months ago
Dear 2011,
Suck on that.
Sincerely, 1981.
blackholly101 2 months ago 8
This just captures your heart and never leaves. An era that has gone and will never come back. Maybe it's a generational thing. JT is amazing live. And JD Souther is the anonymous genious behind so many songs he hasn't made famous--including songs recorded by the Eagles. Ahhhhhhh.
TheGirl3175 2 months ago
super harmonies...pure class
bekindunlimited 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
Love, love this tune!
Yeah, that's all.
Zocawa 2 months ago
awesome i remember when this song only had 5500 hit now almost 100000 great song one of my favs
steelers1945 2 months ago
this is one of my favorite songs by him. the other day my grandpa came over and this song was playing and he looked at me and said "wow. didnt know you were into Taylor he's legendary" Duh paw paw!!!
mslenalee913 2 months ago
He never does this live...wonder why. This was off an interesting record, I think he was having another round of troubles at the time.
quad1000 2 months ago
Nothing like popping the cd in and starting it and this video at the exact same time and listening to it in surround sound!
bobafettfan32 2 months ago
Simply wonderful!
WarrenZevonAddict2 2 months ago
Rob Bryden requested this on Wogan , such joy!!!!!! I remember crying so much to this when I was young !!!!! Love JD Souther
fwendable 3 months ago
Hey Mark.
I'm going to miss doing this with you.
Sorry, I could have put this in a message, but 3 of the other guys sent it to me, writing they were going to miss hearing us doing it. (Must be a conspiracyLOL!
Well, maybe not LOL, but there it is.
Rock
rockinroller7 3 months ago
JD Souther also sang with Linda Rhondstat on her album titled, " Prisoner in Disguise. " If you get a chance to listen to the title track, you might enjoy it
bear3of9 3 months ago
And people wonder why we long for the "good ol' days" of music...this is it.
cfclogan74 3 months ago 11
@cfclogan74 AMEN to that.
MCHR58 2 months ago 3
I heard this song in the grocery store n i thought wow i haven't heard that song in years.I said to mom i have to go home n get it on youtube i haven't heard this song in YEARS since i was a child.
tookamurs1968 3 months ago
The man who could have been the "King" of country, but did'nt want it:( John David Souther.. What an amazing voice.
jojoheartspaypay 3 months ago 2
@jojoheartspaypay I saw him in concert in Dallas, Texas at The Western Place in 1977. There may have been 25 people there. I was 16 years old..he was superb..Banging my Head Against The Moon!!!
marcusliciniusad 2 months ago
This is a great performance but it looks like they just got really high before shooting this video.... ah, heroin sheik
gongadesh 3 months ago 2
@gongadesh Hahaha, I said that too. Between all the speedballs going down on the set, I'm amazed anything got done.
michaeltgrace 3 months ago
@michaeltgrace be nice now
jrmrinaz 3 months ago
@jrmrinaz Hey. It takes one to know one, and I'm comfortable with that. 2:40 - Souther's totally knodding out.
michaeltgrace 3 months ago
Love this song, great music that I wish was played more often than a lot of the shit music played today! Both voices compliment each other well. Sounds almost like an "Eagles" song..... I always listen to this song because it's brilliant! I don't have anything to compare it too at the time because I was too young to understand the lyrics, just a young kid! Thanks for posting.... =)
beautifulawa 3 months ago
When this song first came out it was very relevant to what I was going through at the time. So, in addition to being a great song, it has special meaning. That's what great music is all about.
thatpageguy1 4 months ago
WARNING: This song is extremely addictive.
fendersting 4 months ago in playlist fendersting's favorites 2
so amazing this duet... just great stuff :)
MissyMontreal 4 months ago
A time when we had REAL music!!!
hardlines4 4 months ago 3
Look Ma'...no Auto-Tune! Great Song.
poetgrande08 4 months ago
for ages I was trying to "place" who the "other voice" in this JT song was. The internet is amazing, I should have thought of it sooner. Haunting, great song....
cherylrthr 4 months ago 2
Good memories!!!!! Great Song!!!
srepkie 4 months ago
Who is the bass player on this song? I've seen him before with another band.
CryssLuvsMuzik 4 months ago in playlist CryssLuvsMuzik's Favorited Videos
@CryssLuvsMuzik The Bass player's name is Lee Sklar. He's one of the best session bass players in the world.
peterbuilt14 4 months ago
@CryssLuvsMuzik - Awesome. Thanks. I knew I had seen him with Steeley Dan before.
CryssLuvsMuzik 4 months ago
what's with all the guitar-playing dumbledores!
shonnabs 5 months ago
Fantastic, great drinking song.Thanks for posting it. Peace
69scrog 5 months ago
JD Souther... genius!
HunterMann 5 months ago
such a moving classy number!
i read that it was about james & j.d.'s friend,
a well-loved hollywood rock wife who descended into paranoid coke addiction and social humiliation/ ostracization
after her husband publicly left her first for mackenzie phillips
& then for carole king's underage daughter.
good times!
princessjohnsonXIV 5 months ago
This song is about the breakup with Carly Simon. Great song, vocal harmony is too good to describe. Love myself some James Taylor specifically and the music of this time period in general . . . the golden days of the singer/songwriters.
kebaptom49 5 months ago
that was awsome...
ethiopianlover 5 months ago
Amazing vocal performance. Strength of emotion as a result of it's understatement. Absolute ear candy!
1918NOT 5 months ago 2
I had no idea J D Souther co-wrote this song with James Taylor. Love this tune. Great harmony between them.
MonsitaPin0627 5 months ago 2
Ah, gee, thanks for posting this.
Not heard often enough, this was a real treat.
My glass is raised to you tonight.
auntalice1 5 months ago
Rick Marotta on drums and Waddy not Kootch...
chwalsh01 5 months ago
@chwalsh01 And Dan Dugmore on the Strat
emjee 4 months ago
@emjee Waddy Wachtel on acoustic?
johnnykov 4 months ago
always wondered who sang the accompanying vocals on this tune.. J.D. Souther? WOW.. his voice is fantastic.
skipstah70 5 months ago
That's Ronstadt's band: Grolnick, Waddy, Dan Dugmore. In live stuff you see Danny Kortchmar too who played quite a bit with JT and Jackson Browne. Lee Sklar on bass. Is that Steve Gadd on drums? What a band. And of course JD's harmony is great, none better at close harmony.
dropdowndog 5 months ago
@dropdowndog Thats actually Rick Marotta on drums
emjee 4 months ago
@emjee and leland Sklar on bass, that guy has litturally been everywhere with every artist
TheEvanovitch 4 months ago
simply beautiful music best harmony ever!!!
sammy01dog 5 months ago 2
A masterpiece! Two fantastic artists! Please don't forget JD!
WarrenZevonAddict 5 months ago
Love their EYES! Not to mention all that hair! Love these guys! Thanks for posting! :)
bowiemichelle 5 months ago
Those two voices created a masterpiece in this song.
HowTimeFlys68 5 months ago
Souther is simply amazing in this song. In my opinion he's got the tougher notes to sing. Not to take anything away from Taylor of course.
TheAcarch2 5 months ago
J. D. Souther rules... so under appreciated.
Uberqueenbee 6 months ago 17
nostalgic but lovely. james taylor is one of the best singer/composer.
backspaceandbrowse 6 months ago 2
To My best friend, Delbert Scott !
Jbrownefan 6 months ago
One of the few that has managed to improve his voice as he ages
Mulletman0513 6 months ago
I LOVE THIS SONG !!! JAMES LOOKS GOOD I CAN PLAY IT OVER AND OVER
karateboyreno 6 months ago
I LOVE THIS SONG !!! JAMES LOOKS GOOD
karateboyreno 6 months ago 2
no surprises his singing all very natural perfect harmony together /love it
ukisim 6 months ago
great song,great era for music.Seems i thought in those day's we would always be listening too tunes like this forever
rockwood961 6 months ago
I play this song at least once a week. I simply can't get enough of it!!!
FLOSUNSHINE 6 months ago
A couple I know are splitting up publicly on Facebook, reminding me of this song. Sad stuff...
TheSanityInspector 6 months ago
It's great to see these two musicians together!
MishuTaste 6 months ago
great song, and very good vid quality..thank u for posting this!
clouds882 6 months ago
I played with these guys, back ground music to the Green Glow of my Sherwood S9910 Receiver in the middle of the night... singing the 3rd part harmony that didn't bother anyone because no one could hear me. LOL! ;>D God, how I loved (still do) James Taylor & J.D. Souther's music. Here they are together singing on YouTube. Hey, that 3rd harmony part I'm singing tonight still sounds pretty good. Forever young in the Time Machine that this Music Video Transporter is. In a Trance, Trans... Thanks.
ThBigEZsCadillacJack 6 months ago
Great song. I love the simpatico between the lyrics and the music. This song is a prime example of how the music should reflect the mood of the lyrics.
DoctRobert1966 6 months ago
This is such a classic and definitely amazing quality for the time it was recorded. Cool that other viewers have recognized other musicians I never would know by their faces, only their music. Thank you, thank you for posting this!
Buffalo205843 7 months ago
awesome quality!
jadillac1181 7 months ago
fantastic song---brings back so many sad and funny memories. . .
jrf14032 7 months ago
And the great Leland Sklar on bass!!! Is that former Eagle Randy Meisner playing rhythm guitar in back.?
kperk014 7 months ago
the "killer" tune
mercyascot1230 7 months ago
Amazing...shittiest thing about this is the amount of views..33 k REALLY?!?
Mulletman0513 7 months ago
THIS IS AWESOME!!!
ywing77 7 months ago
That has to be steely dans drummer from Aja..............looks just like him.
051500 7 months ago
James and J.D. hit #11 in Billboard, 5-2-81. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!
DaveWollenberg 7 months ago
Always one of my favorite artists. Loved his music back in the day and today.
itdoesntmatter56789 8 months ago
Who's the guy on the giant Gibson acoustic? That dude is slick as snot!!! Must be some studio musician, the ones who play on everything but you never know their name.
itsmovinfast 8 months ago
@itsmovinfast - waddy wachtell...great LA Session guitarist...toured and recorded with james and lots of others...he still is doing it too
aceinoc 7 months ago
@itsmovinfast When someone wants a hired gun guitarist to tour or play on a recording session there are a select few. Kootch, Steve Lukather, etc.; & the gentleman with the Gibson, Waddy Wachtel. He's played for everyone from the Cowsills to the Stones. Ever wonder who came up with that 16 beat guitar riff that runs from start to finish in Stevie Nicks' "Edge Of Seventeen?" You are looking at him. He almost always tours with her. He wrote songs with Warren Zevon, etc. A legend in the business.
desertswo 1 month ago
I so did not appreciate these lyrics when the tune was popular (I was like 10 years old) but now the words resonate so dearly ...
metalvixen1 8 months ago
you may not be into soft rock but I think most vocalists have to respect JD's harmony !! these two made an AWESOME duo !! definately one of my fave soft rock tunes :)
metalvixen1 8 months ago 12
@metalvixen1
Absolutely. Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner and JD. And Jackson Browne.
Love this Tequila Sunrise sound.
Weenybean 3 months ago
@Weenybean Bonnie Raitt was in there too
jrmrinaz 3 months ago
@jrmrinaz
How could i forget - I'm blowin' away...
And Karla Bonoff and Linda Ronstadt.
This could go on forever.!
Weenybean 3 months ago
The americans and their beautiful songs.
brazilianofcourse 8 months ago
@brazilianofcourse I thought that was James Taylor / Christopher Cross.
brazilianofcourse 8 months ago
This was the time when music was great.
elpajaro21 8 months ago
Doesn't get any better than this.
oneblackgeye 8 months ago
Lee Sklar on bass. Looks like Don Grolnik on keyboards and definitely Waddy on acoustic. I believe it's Danny Dugmore on electric lead guitar..These same musicians backed Ronstadt on lots of records-Peter Asher produced most of those and liked these people (for what should be pretty obvious reasons).
BeauSweetwater 8 months ago
Lee Sklar on bass. Looks like Don Grolnik on keyboards and definitely Waddy on acoustic. I believe it's Danny Dugmore on electric lead guitar..
BeauSweetwater 8 months ago
Lee Sklar on bass.
BeauSweetwater 8 months ago
Great memories! Looks like Klaus Voorman on Bass and Waddy Wachtel on acoustic?
kroopie2 8 months ago
Very cathargic
guy2814stewart 8 months ago
Beautiful boys have grown older along with me, but the harmonies and voices are timeless. Thanks for posting.
judyskies 8 months ago
いつ聴いても、心に染みるわ
ozuma1966 8 months ago
IMO he's always had an adorable face :) Doesn't get thought of in that way, though...
TriviaGeek463 8 months ago
He (J.T.) was really handsome here!
julietade1 8 months ago
I keep an open ear but no one can do it like this any more. So grateful that a model was left for new talent to follow.
hoss624 8 months ago
One of the best songs James Taylor and J D Souther ever recorded.... Thanks for posting.
jeffrey2711 8 months ago
bettygose
Esta cancion es una muestra de la genialidad de James Taylor y las armonias
de voces con JDavid Souther son preciosas, gracias por esto.
bettygose 9 months ago
Lady gaga has a million friends and this song only has 20 thousand views...what the F*** is wrong with people these days!!??
Mulletman0513 9 months ago
Somebody still loves this song so much too..
MsJJ64 9 months ago
Easily one of the best song I have ever heard. I love this song. Thank you for reposting. And I am also very glad to see that there are others acknowledging and appreciating this piece of great music. This song gives a fair example on how music has changed and dropped in quality over the years, where the big companies and industries only think about money and not with their hearts.
gislesunde2 9 months ago
real music
Repomex01 9 months ago 2
Every move in my divorce (24 yrs ago) was documented in the local newspaper because of my husband's family...I was 1800 miles from my home & family. This song was so close to my situation at the time that I would have to pull over when it came on the radio. It let me know that I wasn't alone. Great song, thanks for posting it!!!
Trebuchet1066 9 months ago 2
it don`t get much better than this now does it?
julian1471 9 months ago
awesome post awesome song
steelers1945 10 months ago
im 24 and you better believe im jealous of you older bastards that got to see this magical musician evolve into one of the greatest of all time...LONG LIVE JT..ill make sure i do my part and show my son this music.
Mulletman0513 10 months ago 2
@Mulletman0513 Sounds good to me. It's one of the best things my parents ever did for me was to introduce me to the music of their time....60s and 70s. What a gift!
mikeymolly1 8 months ago
@bangitslo That would've been a good concert. I remember being a happy little kid back in the '70s and a confused adolescent in the Reagan years. JT is part of my childhood memories listening to WHB AM radio in Kansas City circa 1975, before John Lennon got shot and the pope got shot, my parents divorced, etc.. Not a fan of 80s pop music at all.
mikedonn71 10 months ago
@mikedonn71 --sorry about your parent's divorce, bro. That experience is so hard on any child. Guys like Kurt Cobain and Trent Reznor made such angry music in response to the childhood trauma of divorce. So sorry for the scars it caused you. I hope you find happiness in your future.
DestroyerofSouls666 9 months ago
This song brings back memories.
psychodelicide 10 months ago
Today while tidying up i found my dad's old James Taylor cd, i remembered him playing it for me when i was around 3 or 4 but couldn't actually remember any songs....or so i thought. I managed to sing my way through all 16 tracks, falling more in love with his voice, the music and the words after each song. You can't help but sit back, relax and smile when you hear James Taylor :D
unexpectedsmiles1 10 months ago 3
James Taylor's music is so brilliant and this song is so powerfull...Beautiful lyrics!!!
They both are incredible singers in this video. One of the BEST song's EVER!!!!!
joerdgz100 10 months ago 27
you know it's a song anyone could love whether married, single or divorced. Yet, being divorced the song hits home hard. It's beautiful, & I want to tear up.
vschauf 10 months ago
This song has become my life's theme song
colorblindheartful 10 months ago
JD looks like he had some hash prior to recording!!! lol
par43532002 10 months ago
Such a great song with such beautiful vocals. Loved this song since I was a small kid. I only appreciate it more now that I'm older.
Zacknnoho 10 months ago
Great song...adoro!
cmaisa 10 months ago
I saw James taylor in concert in Paris in 1981 during "dad loves his work" tour. What a magnificent moment. I love this man !
oasisdo 10 months ago
Thanks for re-posting.
YouTube is an emptier place without it.
TheReturnOfStephan1 11 months ago
The quality on this video is so much better than the previous one. Great song!
ebonyskin1 11 months ago
Another great song from 1981,that's when they made real music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the posting
MrMUSIC1981 11 months ago
the only song taylor did that i ever liked
just saying
RonyMexico 11 months ago
Such a classic song
TheMasterMikeB 11 months ago
Such a classic song
TheMasterMikeB 11 months ago
Thanks Dad for introducing me to great music such as this
Bigbuckz13 11 months ago
i think the same too
robert192ify 11 months ago
HAHAHA when they say someone said someone said i always laugh hahahahaha :D
misssarahjackson 11 months ago
music that makes you forget all the shit that happens in this world,
50ZAPPER 11 months ago 2
@50ZAPPER brings a person back to a better place ad time.
tke277 10 months ago
how the hell does this video only have 4 thousand views...it amazes me that art like this is pushed aside for songs like"Black and Yellow"....disgraced with my generation and their idea of good music.
Mulletman0513 11 months ago
@Mulletman0513 It was just recently reposted for some reason. So that's the reason for so few views.
MrAAA3330 11 months ago
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MrAAA3330 11 months ago
I am glad this was reposted. Another one was removed a while ago, with no explanation.
rootedsorrow 11 months ago
I love this song so much!
1jbfan 11 months ago
the american sound of the late 70s and early 80s( soft rock at its best)......real talent =real music 4:17 the best....
bandypaul 11 months ago 3
Simply...BRILLIANT!!!
duzildorf 11 months ago
This sounds strangely like the Eagles, which makes sense I guess with JD Souther in the band. James Taylor looked different with hair. What a great tune. Usually I like heavy metal, but this is just fine.
mikedonn71 11 months ago
@mikedonn71 Ha - "James Taylor looked different with hair" - Everytime I see him now I say James Taylor looks so different WITHOUT hair. He's starting to LOSE his hair here actually. I remember seeing him in concert at Widener College in Chester, Pa. He had long shoulder length hair and a mustache. Boy those were the days!.
bangitslo 11 months ago
0:07- I haven't seen Howard Stern looking so good in quite a while.
Alikah1 11 months ago
Excellent!
Zacknnoho 11 months ago
just love this song - thanks for posting
67onetreehill 11 months ago
Chilling memories of a childhood divorce somehow seem less sad and painful now, when hearing beautiful this song again. With children of my own that are at the same age when my parents left each other, I see that it wasn't so bad, as long as, as J.T. says in the final lyrics "somebody still loves you."
Visionary0001 11 months ago