"FIRE AND RAIN" James Taylor
It didn't just make James Taylor a star, this song kick-started a whole singer-songwriter movement. By the next year, pop music was dominated by solo stars who both wrote and sang their own tunes, including Carole King, Carly Simon and Cat Stevens.
Taylor's song, which cracked the Top 5, contrasted sad lyrics -- inspired by his stay in a mental institution -- with the warmest possible vocal delivery.
Carole King later said her hit "You've Got a Friend" was her answer to Taylor's lyric, "I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend."
And, that's Carole King playing piano on "Fire and Rain."
--RoadRain
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