Fly to high - Janis Ian.

So I decided too relax in my house and as I did I accidentally knocked on this track.

"Fly Too High" (1979) was her contribution to the soundtrack of the Jodie Foster film Foxes. It earned her a Grammy nomination and became a hit single in many countries, including South Africa.

At the age of fifteen, Ian wrote and sang her first hit single, "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)," about an interracial romance forbidden by a girl's mother and frowned upon by her peers and teachers; the girl ultimately decides to end the relationship, claiming the societal norms of the day have left her no other choice. Produced by melodrama specialist George "Shadow" Morton and released three times between 1965 and 1967, "Society's Child" finally became a national hit the third time it was released, after Leonard Bernstein featured it in a TV special titled Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution.[2] The song's lyrical content was too taboo for some radio stations, and they withdrew or banned it from their playlists accordingly. In the summer of 1967, "Society's Child" reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Apparently "Society's Child" was too hot for Atlantic Records as well at the time. Ian relates on her website that although the song was originally intended for Atlantic and the label paid for her recording session, the label subsequently returned the master to her and quietly refused to release it. Years later, Ian says, Atlantic's president at the time, Jerry Wexler, publicly apologized to her for this. The single and Ian's 1967 eponymous debut album were finally released on Verve Forecast; her album was also a hit, reaching #12. In 2001, "Society's Child" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which honors recordings considered timeless and important to music history.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jazz
• pop

[maxineweiss]

But, this isn't the version used in the 'Foxes' movie. The movie is a different arrangement. And, then there's the slower instrumental version. I can't find the 'Foxes' soundtrack anywhere .

[TIBBSY]

I didnt realise there were different versions as far as I know this was the version released in England.

[SweetFire96]

Man. There really are so many colours, tastes, and tunes to discover. Like this song!

[SoJustCool]

@maxineweiss i know! i've looked everywhere

[brc1ppy]

i am here again, love this tune

[mickisam1]

where are you now?

[kthinsa]

I love this song, and the album it is from..."Night Rains". All of you not familiar with Janis, here are a few albums to look up...1 - Between the Lines, 2 - "Night Rains", 3 - Janis Ian(self titled...probably her bestoverall album top to bottm), 4 - Stars, and 5 - Aftertones(Spectacular, Janis at her best). Janis Ian is one for the ages. Her music is timeless, her lyrics - Poetry. She is perhaps the single most underappreciated artist in the history of Modern music.

[Cielodrive]

love it!!!!

[rondroyd]

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[0408lausan]

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[gina888warhol1]

thanxxxxxxxxxxx!!!!!!!!

[gina888warhol1]

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!