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Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name
Episode 1 | 1h 37m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrate the legendary performers and their decades-long careers and partnership.
Celebrate the legendary performers in a look back at their decades-long careers and ongoing songwriting partnership in this documentary from filmmaker Frank Marshall. Featuring performances of King’s classics, including “It’s Too Late,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” and “So Far Away” and Taylor’s “Sweet Baby James,” “Fire and Rain,” “Shower the People,” and many more.
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Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name
Episode 1 | 1h 37m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Celebrate the legendary performers in a look back at their decades-long careers and ongoing songwriting partnership in this documentary from filmmaker Frank Marshall. Featuring performances of King’s classics, including “It’s Too Late,” “You’ve Got a Friend,” and “So Far Away” and Taylor’s “Sweet Baby James,” “Fire and Rain,” “Shower the People,” and many more.
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DAVE: And now, how 'bout something lovely?
Our next guests are two legendary Grammy award-winning singer/songwriters and members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and tickets for their Troubadour Reunion Tour go on sale on Saturday, please welcome to the program Carole King and James Taylor.
(audience applauding) ♪ ♪ Lookin' out on the morning rain ♪ JOHNNY: James Taylor is- is a major force in music, one of the most popular and prolific songwriters of our time.
JAY: I think she's the best there is, Miss Carole King, ladies and gentlemen.
ANNOUNCER: Carole King began her music career when she was just a teen, and by the early '70s, she had reached the top of the charts around the world.
OPRAH: James Taylor is one of my all- time favorites.
One of the most influential singer/songwriters of all time.
ANNOUNCER: And now, Carole King and James Taylor are getting ready to tour together for the first time in 40 years.
NEWSCASTER: It's a bit of history, tell us about the original Troubadour Reunion.
CAROLE: In November of 2007, James called me and said, "Let's get together and play with some of our old friends," and we had such a great time.
JAMES: Like Carole said, it- it- it felt so good, we decided to take it on the road.
♪ You make me feel like a natural woman ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ("Something in the Way She Moves") ♪ ♪ Well, there's something in the way she moves ♪ ♪ Looks my way, or calls my name ♪ ♪ That seems to leave this troubled world behind ♪ ♪ And if I'm feeling down and blue ♪ ♪ Or troubled by some foolish game ♪ ♪ She always seems to make me change my mind ♪ ♪ I feel fine anytime when she's around me now ♪ ♪ She's around me now ♪ ♪ Almost all the time ♪ ♪ If I'm well you can tell ♪ ♪ That she's been with me now ♪ ♪ She's been with me now ♪ ♪ Quite a long, long time and I feel fine ♪ ♪ (audience cheers) ♪ ♪ Every now and then ♪ ♪ The things I lean on lose their meaning ♪ ♪ And I find myself careening ♪ ♪ In the places where I should never let me go ♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ She has the power to go where ♪ ♪ No one else can find me ♪ ♪ And silently remind me of the happiness ♪ ♪ Good times that I know ♪ ♪ Well, I guess I just got to know them ♪ ♪ Isn't what she's got to say ♪ ♪ Or- or how she thinks or where she's been ♪ ♪ To me, the words are nice the way they sound ♪ ♪ I like to hear them best that way ♪ ♪ It doesn't much matter what they mean, oh ♪ ♪ She says them mostly just to calm me down ♪ ♪ I feel fine anytime when she's around me now ♪ ♪ She's around me now ♪ ♪ I guess just about all the time ♪ ♪ And if I'm well ♪ ♪ You can tell that she's been with me now ♪ ♪ She's been with me now ♪ ♪ Quite a long, quite a long, long time ♪ ♪ Yes, and I feel fine ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) JAMES: Carole's an interesting case, because she worked as a songwriter for 10 years, really, before I met her, and she had this entire career as a major songwriter.
Mostly with Gerry Goffin, but with a couple of other people too.
CAROLE: In- in all cases the music came through me, and when it was somebody else's lyric it integrated; when it was my own music and lyrics together sometimes it would just, all together, pop out of me.
JAMES: I asked her to be a part of my band, I- I wanted her to play piano in my band.
But of course, she was also this major musical source, that she'd written all of these amazing tunes, that some of which were my favorite songs, so I felt this thing, that Carole really should be, you know, singing her own songs.
CAROLE: And you- I remember you pushed me out on stage, and I was your side man.
JAMES: Yes.
CAROLE: And that's all I ever wanted to be, and then you said to me, "I want you to go on stage tonight and sing your song."
"Wha-wha-wha- wait!
What, what?
No, no!
I can't do it!"
"No, you're going to do it.
No, don't worry."
And you gave me the loveliest introduction, and you said, "Okay, everybody, "I'm gonna turn the stage over to Carole King, "you all know her as a songwriter, she wrote blah-blah- blah-blah blah-blah," and he listed the whole thing.
And what he did was he made me pre-loved, because everybody knew all those songs.
(audience applauding) I know that many of you are admirers of James Taylor.
I am myself.
I don't know if you know that he's also really a fine guitarist as well as a fine songwriter and singer, and I'd like to kinda get him out here to help me.
He was kind enough to volunteer, so, come on, James.
(audience applauding) We're gonna do a song for you called "So Far Away."
(audience applauding) ("So Far Away") ♪ ♪ So far away ♪ ♪ Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore ♪ ♪ It would be so fine to see your face at my door ♪ ♪ Doesn't help to know ♪ ♪ You're just time away ♪ ♪ Long ago, I reached for you and there you stood ♪ ♪ Holding you again could only do me good ♪ ♪ How I wish I could ♪ ♪ But you're so far away ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ One more song about movin' along the highway ♪ ♪ Can't say much of anything that's new ♪ ♪ If I could only work this life out my way ♪ ♪ I'd rather spend it bein' close to you ♪ ♪ But, you're so far away ♪ ♪ Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore ♪ ♪ It would be so fine to see your face at my door ♪ ♪ Doesn't help to know ♪ ♪ You're so far away ♪ ♪ Yeah, you're so far away ♪ ♪ ♪ Traveling around sure gets me down and lonely ♪ ♪ Nothin' left to do but close my mind ♪ ♪ I sure hope the road don't come to own me ♪ ♪ There's so many dreams I'm yet to find ♪ ♪ I've yet to find ♪ ♪ Oh, but you're so far away ♪ ♪ Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore ♪ ♪ It would be so fine to see your face at my door ♪ ♪ Doesn't help to know ♪ ♪ You're so far away ♪ ♪ Yeah, you're so far away ♪ ♪ Hey-ey ♪ ♪ You're so far away ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ JAMES: I guess the first time I played the Troubadour was the- was '69.
It's a big deal, because it was the- the main gig in LA It had a proper stage and a backstage.
And if you did well there, people- people noticed it and- and the word got out.
CAROLE: The Troubadour was a community of people who wanted to hear that kind of music and the bands that chose to play there, and they were often interchangeable.
But this little unit that we are right now is an essential core of the people that were there.
JAMES: We've been trying to- to- recast our minds back and- and try to remember what- what songs were in the- in the set that we played together when Carole and I did the- the Troubadour in- back in 1903 or whenever.
(audience laughing) We can't, it's gone, you know, so.
But probably- we played pretty much everything we had back in those days, and- so this song was probably in the set somewhere.
("Carolina in My Mind") (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ♪ In my mind I'm gone to Carolina ♪ ♪ Can't you see the sunshine ♪ ♪ Can't you just feel the moonshine ♪ ♪ And ain't it just like a friend of mine ♪ ♪ To hit me from behind ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm gone to Carolina in my mind ♪ ♪ Karin, she's a silver sun ♪ ♪ You'd best walk her way and watch it shine ♪ ♪ Watch her watch the mornin' come ♪ ♪ A silver tear appearing now ♪ ♪ Well, I'm cryin', ain't I ♪ ♪ I'm gone to Carolina in my mind ♪ ♪ There ain't no doubt in no one's mind ♪ ♪ That love's the finest thing around ♪ ♪ Whisper somethin' soft and kind ♪ ♪ And hey, baby, the sky's on fire ♪ ♪ I'm dying, ain't I ♪ ♪ I'm gone to Carolina in my mind ♪ ♪ In my mind, I'm gone to Carolina ♪ ♪ Can't you see the sunshine ♪ ♪ I say, can't you just feel the moonshine ♪ ♪ Ain't it just like a friend of mine ♪ ♪ To hit me from behind ♪ ♪ 'Till I'm gone to Carolina in my mind ♪ ♪ Dark and silent late last night ♪ ♪ I think I might have heard the highway callin' ♪ ♪ Geese in flight and dogs that bite ♪ ♪ Oh, and signs that might be omens ♪ ♪ Say, I'm goin', I'm goin' ♪ ♪ I'm gone to Carolina in my mind ♪ ♪ It's with a holy host of others ♪ ♪ Standin' 'round me, oh ♪ ♪ Still, I'm on the dark side of the Moon ♪ ♪ And it looks like it goes on like this forever, oh ♪ ♪ You must forgive me ♪ ♪ If I am gone to Carolina in my mind ♪ Carolina.
♪ In my mind I'm gone to Carolina ♪ ♪ Can't you see the sunshine ♪ ♪ I say, can't you just feel the moonshine ♪ ♪ And ain't it just like a friend of mine ♪ ♪ To hit me from behind ♪ ♪ Yes, I am gone to Carolina in my mind ♪ ♪ Oh, walk on home ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm gone to Carolina in my mind ♪ ♪ So I'm already gone ♪ ♪ I'm gone ♪ ♪ Say nice things about me, 'cause I'm gone ♪ ♪ You got to carry on without me ♪ ♪ I'm gone ♪ ♪ I'm gone ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm gone to Carolina in my mind ♪ ♪ I'm gone ♪ ♪ Yes, I am gone to Carolina ♪ ♪ In ♪ ♪ My ♪ ♪ My mind ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) JAMES: I like to invite a very good friend of mine to be on TV with me, Mr. Danny "Kootch."
In those times in the- in the early '60s, when I was trying to learn the guitar, I- I met Danny on- on Martha's Vineyard and, you know, right away, I started picking things up from him.
DANNY: You have to remember at that point i- in time, there was a huge confluence of- of all kinds of music that were coming together.
And for anyone that was even slightly interested in music, it was a brilliant time to be around.
PETER: I put a small band together to make this first album, and we already had Danny Kortchmar, James's best friend, and also the person who had introduced me to James in the first place; I found a drummer called Russ Kunkel, whom I first heard play at a John Steward rehearsal.
RUSS: And the way James accompanied himself on the guitar and sang, it was brand-new to me, I never heard anything like it.
PETER: And by this time we'd found the bass player of our dreams, Lee Sklar.
LEE: His songs were really amazing, his voice was amazing, and his demeanor was- was unlike most cats I knew at that time.
PETER: And finally, I had met one of my idols, the- one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Carole King.
It was, by the way, Kootch who introduced me to Carole as well.
I said to Carole, "About to make this record with James Taylor, "and I wondered if you'd consider "playing piano on it.
Would you come over to my house and meet him?"
So Carole said yes.
LEE: Next thing I know, I'm down at his house down in Hancock Park and hooking up and we're all talking about doing this show.
RUSS: Which consequently changed my life, you know, for all intents and purposes.
CAROLE: I guess I didn't realize how exciting it was at the time, it is in retrospect that one looks back and says, "Wow, that was really exciting."
We were just out here, doing what we did, being young, and, you know, making music.
LEE: It's kind of one of these things I wished I had been aware that my life was changing at that moment, because I might have absorbed it in a different way.
It was one of those kind of moments where everything just goes boom and- and matches up, and we all, you know, just took off with them.
("Country Road") ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ♪ ♪ Take to the highway won't you lend me your name ♪ ♪ Your way and my way seem to be one and the same ♪ ♪ Mama don't understand it ♪ ♪ She wants to know where I've been ♪ ♪ I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool ♪ ♪ To walk on the road again ♪ ♪ But you know I could feel it ♪ ♪ ♪ Walkin' on country road ♪ ♪ ♪ Sail on home to Jesus ♪ ♪ Won't you good girls and boys ♪ ♪ I'm all in pieces ♪ ♪ You can have my choice ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can see a heavenly band ♪ ♪ Full of angels ♪ ♪ Comin' just to set me free ♪ ♪ No, I don't know nothin' 'bout why or when ♪ ♪ Somethin' that's bound to be ♪ ♪ Just because I could feel it ♪ ♪ ♪ Walkin' on country road ♪ ♪ ♪ Reckon my feet know where they want me to go ♪ ♪ Walkin' on a country road ♪ ♪ ♪ Walkin' on a country road ♪ ♪ ♪ So, take to the highway ♪ ♪ Won't you lend me your name ♪ ♪ How long, and your way and my way ♪ ♪ They seem to be one and the same thing tonight ♪ ♪ No, mama don't understand it ♪ ♪ She wants to know where the boy's been ♪ ♪ I'd have to be some kind of natural born fool ♪ ♪ To walk on the road again ♪ ♪ But you know I could feel it, feel it, feel it ♪ ♪ Feel it, feel it ♪ ♪ Walkin' on country road ♪ ♪ Walk on down ♪ ♪ ♪ Walk on down, walk on down, walk on down ♪ ♪ Walk on down, walk on down, walk on down ♪ ♪ Walk on down, walk on down, walk on down ♪ ♪ Walk on down the country road, walk on ♪ (James vocalizing) ♪ Walk on down with me ♪ ♪ So, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Said every time I walk on the country road ♪ ♪ I get the same feeling from it ♪ ♪ Get down to those ♪ ♪ I don't know where it comes ♪ ♪ Don't know where this thing goes ♪ ♪ Let's jump back and feel some more, yeah ♪ ♪ Everything's fine and I'm walkin' ♪ ♪ I don't know how it happened to me today ♪ ♪ But every time I walk on the country road ♪ ♪ Just about the same thing goes down, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm all right without it ♪ ♪ Every time I fight on out ♪ ♪ There's, oh, no doubt about it, no ♪ ♪ That's why I'm all about it ♪ ♪ I'm walkin' down a country road ♪ ♪ Said I'm walkin' hand-in-hand ♪ ♪ With the one I love ♪ ♪ One lover, one ever, one now ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, you can feel it, put your hands on up ♪ ♪ Can feel it, put your hand on up ♪ ♪ If you can feel it, put your hand in my hand ♪ ♪ I said, walkin' on country road ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ("Smackwater Jack") ♪ ♪ ♪ Now, Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun ♪ ♪ 'Cause he was in the mood for a little ♪ ♪ Confrontation ♪ ♪ He just let it all hang loose ♪ ♪ He didn't think about the noose ♪ ♪ He couldn't take no more abuse ♪ ♪ So he shot down the congregation ♪ ♪ You can't talk to a man ♪ ♪ With a shotgun in his hand ♪ ♪ Shotgun ♪ ♪ ♪ Now, Big Jim the chief stood for law and order ♪ ♪ Yes, he did, y'all ♪ ♪ He called for the guard ♪ ♪ To come and surround the border ♪ ♪ Now, from his bulldog mouth ♪ ♪ As he led the posse south ♪ ♪ Came the cry, we got to ride ♪ ♪ To clean up the streets ♪ ♪ For our wives and our daughters ♪ ♪ Oh, no, love ♪ ♪ You can't talk to a man ♪ ♪ When he don't wanna understand ♪ CAROLE: Go get 'em, Danny.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ The account ♪ ♪ Of the capture wasn't in the papers ♪ ♪ Oh, no ♪ ♪ But you know they hanged ol' Smack right then ♪ ♪ Instead of later ♪ ♪ You know, the people were quite pleased ♪ ♪ Because the outlaw had been seized ♪ ♪ And on the whole, it was a very good year, yeah ♪ ♪ For the undertaker ♪ ♪ You know, you know, you know ♪ ♪ You can't talk to a man ♪ ♪ With a shotgun in his hand ♪ ♪ I said, a shotgun in his hand ♪ ♪ Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun ♪ ♪ Oh, Smackwater Jack, he bought a shotgun ♪ ♪ Oh, yes, he did ♪ ♪ He bought a, he bought a shotgun ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout Smack, talkin' 'bout Jack ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout Smack and his shotgun ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout Smack, talkin' 'bout Jack ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout Smack and his shotgun ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout Smack, talkin' 'bout Jack ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout Smack and his shotgun ♪ ♪ Talkin' 'bout Smack, talkin' 'bout Jack ♪ ♪ Smackwater Jack, yeah ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) So, James, we got a problem.
JAMES: We have a problem here, which is that we have an embarrassment of riches.
She- she wrote too many good songs.
CAROLE: As did he.
(James scoffs) So, we've got these cards here, and there are way too many cards, representing too many songs, for the time we're gonna be allowed to play for y'all, so.
JAMES: So, this- this is Carole's brilliant, solution to it, and it is a request slot in the set.
(audience laughs) So what we did is we- we chose this position in- in the set as our request position, and we- we took a sort of pool of songs that- that we really couldn't do but wanted to, and we- we polled you, I hope you didn't notice, we- we polled you very gently, and- and with our websites, and, and, Carole and I alternate back and forth, it's her turn tonight, and, this, this is the song that- that Uncasville seemed to want to hear.
(audience laughing) MAN: One, two, three, four.
("Where You Lead") ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Hey, baby ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah-ay ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ Loving you the way I do ♪ ♪ I know we're gonna make it through ♪ ♪ And I would go to the ends of the Earth ♪ ♪ 'Cause darling, to me, that's what you're worth ♪ ♪ Where you lead, I will follow ♪ ♪ Anywhere that you tell me to ♪ ♪ If you need, you need me to be with you ♪ ♪ I will follow where you lead ♪ ♪ If you're out on the road ♪ ♪ Feeling lonely and so cold ♪ ♪ All you have to do is call my name ♪ ♪ And I'll be there on the next train ♪ ♪ Where you lead, I will follow ♪ ♪ Anywhere that you tell me to ♪ ♪ If you need, you need me to be with you ♪ ♪ I will follow where you lead ♪ ♪ I always wanted a real home ♪ ♪ With flowers on the window sill ♪ ♪ And if you wanna live in Mystic, Connecticut ♪ ♪ Honey, you know I will ♪ ♪ Yes, I will, yes, I will ♪ ♪ You never know how it's all gonna turn out ♪ ♪ But that's okay ♪ ♪ Just as long as we're together ♪ ♪ We can find a way ♪ ♪ Where you lead, I will follow ♪ ♪ Any- anywhere that you tell me to ♪ ♪ If you need, you need me to be with you ♪ ♪ I will follow ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Where you lead, I will follow ♪ ♪ Anywhere that you tell me to ♪ ♪ If you need, you need me to be with you ♪ ♪ I will follow where you lead ♪ ♪ Oh, baby ♪ ♪ Yeah, follow me now ♪ ♪ I'm gonna follow where you lead ♪ ♪ I'm gonna follow where you lead ♪ ♪ I'm gonna follow where you lead ♪ ♪ I'm gonna follow where you lead ♪ ♪ I'm gonna follow where you lead ♪ ♪ I'm gonna follow where you lead ♪ ♪ I'm gonna follow, follow, follow, follow, follow ♪ ♪ Follow, follow, follow ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) RUSS: People are dying to hear this stuff again.
They're hungry for it, because it's uplifting, 'cause it's meaningful to them.
CAROLE: When it wants me, th- the muse wants me, she comes and gets me.
So, a- as for this Troubadour Reunion Tour, as for working with James again, and the band, and it's sheer joy, sheer pleasure, just, "Oh, you called me for this?
Thank you!"
(Carole laughs) LEE: The thing that I think makes this- this tour really unique is the fact that 40 years have passed since the first time we played, but everybody is still at the top of their game.
If this was the last thing I did in my entire career, I'm good with that.
PETER: And the fact that they play and sing together and like each other and are genuinely great friends and musical collaborators, is unique.
It's an event that you don't want to miss.
CAROLE: And even if we're not gonna be in the Troubadour, this is the most important thing we cannot lose, is that closeness that we feel on stage.
We do it for each other, but what they're seeing is us having a great time together.
JAMES: Our challenge was to figure out how to do an intimate show in a- in a really large, arena.
CAROLE: We wish everybody could be close in.
Well, one way to do that is to perform in the round.
JAMES: What we came up with was the idea that we- we would basically have a club in a- in an arena.
We're also rotating slowly, the stage rotates.
(Carole laughs) Well, we've designed the show to be as- as close and intimate as- as possible, and to play to everybody in the room.
(audience cheering) (audience applauding) ("Your Smiling Face") ♪ ♪ Whenever I see your smiling face ♪ ♪ I have to smile myself because I love you ♪ ♪ ♪ And when you give me that pretty little pout ♪ ♪ It turns me inside out ♪ ♪ There's something about you, baby ♪ ♪ I don't know ♪ ♪ Isn't it amazing a man like me can feel this way ♪ ♪ Tell me how much longer ♪ ♪ It could grow stronger every day ♪ ♪ Oh, how much longer ♪ ♪ I thought I was in love a couple of times ♪ ♪ Before with the girl next door ♪ ♪ But that was long before I met you ♪ ♪ Now I'm sure that I won't forget you ♪ ♪ And I thank my lucky stars ♪ ♪ That you are who you are ♪ ♪ And not just another lovely lady ♪ ♪ Set out to break my heart ♪ ♪ Isn't it amazing a man like me ♪ ♪ Can feel this way, yeah ♪ ♪ Tell me how much longer ♪ ♪ It can grow stronger every day ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh-oh ♪ ♪ Nobody can tell me that I'm doing wrong today ♪ ♪ Whenever I see your smile, yeah ♪ ♪ No one can tell me that ♪ ♪ Tell me that I'm doing wrong today ♪ ♪ Whenever I see you shine that lovely thing my way ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ But nobody, nobody, nobody, no, nobody ♪ ♪ You know, oh, no ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ Whenever you know ♪ ♪ Nobody gonna turn me around ♪ ♪ Nobody gonna put me down ♪ ♪ Nobody gonna push me around, baby ♪ ♪ Whenever I see you smilin' ♪ ♪ No one can tell me that, whoo ♪ ♪ I'm doin' wrong today ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) Now you and I probably just had the same musical DNA.
CAROLE: Absolutely true, because you do things with your guitar that resonate, like I can pick up on something you're doing and it comes out of my fingers as you're doing it, almost, it's- it's the most remarkable thing, how that happens, and that was the thing that happened that first connection at Peter Asher's house.
And it happened throughout the Troubadour Reunion Tour.
(audience cheering) (audience applauding) Actually, I- I've been a- a fan of James Taylor's songs since I met him in 1970.
(audience cheering) (audience applauding) In- in fact, to the point where, prior to hearing James's songs, I was writing with other people, mostly Gerry Goffin and Toni Stern.
(audience cheering) And James inspired me to try writing my own music and lyrics, I hope that worked out okay.
(laughs) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) We're gonna play for you right now, and, and, see what you think.
(drumsticks clacking) ♪ You got to get up every mornin' ♪ ♪ With a smile on your face and show the world ♪ ♪ All the love in your heart ♪ ♪ Then people gonna treat you better ♪ ♪ You're gonna find, yes, you will ♪ ♪ That you're beautiful as you feel ♪ ♪ ♪ Waiting at the station ♪ ♪ With a workday wind a-blowin' ♪ ♪ I've got nothing to do but watch the passers-by ♪ ♪ Mirrored in their faces I see frustration growing ♪ ♪ And they don't see it showing, why do I ♪ ♪ You've got to get up every mornin' ♪ ♪ With a smile on your face and show the world ♪ ♪ All the love in your heart ♪ ♪ Then people gonna treat you better ♪ ♪ You're gonna find, yes, you will ♪ ♪ That you're beautiful as you feel ♪ ♪ ♪ I have often asked myself ♪ ♪ The reason for the sadness ♪ ♪ In a world where tears are just a lullaby ♪ ♪ If there's any answer ♪ ♪ Maybe love can end the madness ♪ ♪ Maybe not, oh, but we can only try ♪ ♪ You've got to get up every mornin' ♪ ♪ With a smile on your face and show the world ♪ ♪ All the love in your heart ♪ ♪ Then people gonna treat you better ♪ ♪ You're gonna find, yes, you will ♪ ♪ That you're beautiful ♪ ♪ You're beautiful ♪ ♪ Oh, you're beautiful as you feel ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ("Shower the People") ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You can play the game, you can act out the part ♪ ♪ Though you know it wasn't written for you ♪ ♪ Tell me how do you stand there ♪ ♪ With your broken heart ♪ ♪ All ashamed of playin' a fool ♪ ♪ But one thing can lead to another ♪ ♪ It doesn't take any sacrifice ♪ ♪ Oh, father and mother, and sister and brother ♪ ♪ If it feels nice, don't think twice ♪ ♪ Just shower the people you love with love ♪ ♪ You must show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ Things are gonna turn out fine if we only will ♪ ♪ Only will, only just ♪ ♪ Shower the people you love with love ♪ ♪ Show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ Things are gonna be much better if we only will ♪ ♪ ♪ You can run but you cannot hide it ♪ ♪ This is widely known ♪ ♪ Oh, and what you plan to do ♪ ♪ With your foolish pride ♪ ♪ When you're all by yourself alone ♪ ♪ Once you tell somebody the way you're feelin' ♪ ♪ You can feel it beginning to ease ♪ ♪ I think it's true ♪ ♪ What they say 'bout the squeaky wheel ♪ ♪ How he's always getting the grease, oh, no ♪ ♪ Shower the people you love with love ♪ ♪ Show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ I know things are gonna turn out fine ♪ ♪ If we only will ♪ ♪ Only will, only ♪ ♪ Shower the people you love with love ♪ ♪ Show them the way that you feel, yeah, now ♪ ♪ Things are gonna be much better if we only will ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Shower the people you love with love ♪ ♪ Show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ Shower the people you love with love ♪ ♪ Show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ They say in every life ♪ ♪ Sometimes a rain will fall ♪ ♪ But like the pouring rain pouring out ♪ ♪ Make it rain ♪ ♪ Make it rain, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ Make it, make it, make it rain ♪ ♪ Shower the people you love with love ♪ ♪ Show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ Yeah, said everybody ♪ ♪ Everybody ♪ ♪ Show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ You got to ♪ ♪ Shower the people you love with love ♪ ♪ Show them the way that you feel ♪ ♪ I know things are gonna be much better ♪ ♪ If we only will ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ("Way Over Yonder") ♪ Way over yonder ♪ ♪ ♪ Is a place that I know ♪ ♪ ♪ Where I can find shelter ♪ ♪ ♪ From the hunger and cold ♪ ♪ ♪ And the sweet- tastin' good life ♪ ♪ ♪ Is easily found ♪ ♪ ♪ Way over yonder ♪ ♪ ♪ That's where I'm bound ♪ ♪ ♪ I know when I get there ♪ ♪ ♪ The first thing I'll see ♪ ♪ ♪ Is the Sun shinin' golden ♪ ♪ Sun shining golden ♪ ♪ Shining right down on me ♪ ♪ ♪ Then trouble's gonna lose me ♪ ♪ ♪ Worry leave me behind ♪ ♪ ♪ And I'll stand up proudly ♪ ♪ ♪ In true peace of mind ♪ ♪ Talkin' about it, I'm talkin' about it ♪ ♪ Way over yonder ♪ ♪ Is a place I have seen ♪ ♪ ♪ In a garden of wisdom ♪ ♪ ♪ From some long ago dream ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Maybe tomorrow ♪ ♪ I'll find find my way ♪ ♪ ♪ To the land where the honey runs ♪ ♪ ♪ In rivers each day ♪ ♪ Hey-yay-yay ♪ ♪ And the sweet- tastin' good life ♪ ♪ Is so easily found ♪ ♪ ♪ Way over yonder ♪ ♪ That's where I'm bound ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Way over yonder ♪ ♪ ♪ That's where I'm bound ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) JAMES: We're gonna move from that to a- a cowboy lullaby for you now, I'm gotta play ya partners.
Buckaroos.
(audience laughs) A song I wrote for my nephew.
I had, been overseas, and- and when I came home, my brother Alex and his wife had- had had a kid, and in a moment of, um, relaxed judgment, they had, named the kid after me, little- little baby James, so... (audience cheering) (audience applauding) Hey, I wanted to write him a song, I was trying to figure out, I drove down to North Carolina thinkin' about it, what kinda song would be good for a little varmint like James, you know.
Had to be a cowboy lullaby, you know, Gene Autry or Roy Rogers, and the sons of the pioneers kind of a- "Lights out in the bunkhouse" kinda thing.
Go to sleep, you little buckaroo.
(chuckles) Yee-haw.
(audience laughs) ("Sweet Baby James") (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ♪ ♪ There is a young cowboy, lives on the range ♪ ♪ His horse and his cattle ♪ ♪ They're his only companions ♪ ♪ He works in the saddle ♪ ♪ And he sleeps in the canyons ♪ ♪ Just waiting for summer, his pastures to change ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, and as the Moon rises ♪ ♪ He sits by his fire ♪ ♪ Just a-thinkin' about women and glasses of beer ♪ ♪ Closin' his eyes as the doggies retire ♪ ♪ He sings out a song which is soft, but it's clear ♪ ♪ Just as if maybe someone could hear ♪ ♪ ♪ He says goodnight you moonlight ladies ♪ ♪ Rockabye, sweet baby James ♪ ♪ Deep greens and blues for the colors I choose ♪ ♪ Won't you let me go down in my dreams ♪ ♪ Yes, and rockabye, my sweet baby James ♪ ♪ Now, the first of December ♪ ♪ It was covered with snow ♪ ♪ Yes, and so was the turnpike from ♪ ♪ Stockbridge to Boston ♪ ♪ Oh, the Berkshires, they seemed dreamlike ♪ ♪ On account of that frostin' ♪ ♪ Ten miles behind me and ten thousand more to go ♪ ♪ Oh, you know ♪ ♪ There's a song that they sing ♪ ♪ When they take to the highway ♪ ♪ A song that they sing when they take to the sea ♪ ♪ A song that they sing of their home in the sky ♪ ♪ Maybe you can believe it ♪ ♪ It might help you to sleep ♪ ♪ And singing seems to work fine for me ♪ ♪ ♪ So goodnight you moonlight ladies ♪ ♪ Rockabye, old sweet baby James ♪ ♪ Deep greens and blues for the colors I choose ♪ ♪ Won't you let me go down in my dreams ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ It's time to rockabye, my sweet baby James ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ("Up on the Roof") ♪ When this old world starts getting me down ♪ ♪ And people are just too much for me to face ♪ ♪ ♪ I climb way up to the top of the stairs ♪ ♪ And all my cares just drift right into space ♪ ♪ ♪ On the roof, it's peaceful as can be ♪ ♪ ♪ 'Cause there the world below can't bother me ♪ ♪ ♪ So when I come home feeling tired and beat ♪ ♪ I go up where the air is fresh and sweet ♪ ♪ ♪ I'll get far away from the hustlin' crowd ♪ ♪ And all that rat-race noise out in the street ♪ ♪ Oh, on the roof, that's the only place I know ♪ ♪ Look at the city, baby ♪ ♪ Where you just have to wish to make it so ♪ ♪ So let's go up on my roof ♪ ♪ ♪ At night the stars put on a show for free ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ And darlin', you can share it all with me ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ I keep on telling you ♪ ♪ The right smack dab in the middle of this town ♪ ♪ I found a paradise ♪ ♪ And it's about trouble-proof ♪ ♪ ♪ And if this old world starts a-gettin' you down ♪ ♪ There's room enough for two ♪ ♪ Yeah, up on my roof ♪ ♪ Up on the roof ♪ ♪ Up on the roof, no, no ♪ ♪ Up on my roof ♪ ♪ Roof ♪ ♪ You gotta come on up ♪ ♪ Bring it on up, get it on up ♪ ♪ Come along up, I know, yeah ♪ ♪ Drop what you're doin' tonight ♪ ♪ And climb up the stairs with me and see ♪ ♪ Baby, baby ♪ ♪ We got the stars up above us ♪ ♪ And the city lights below ♪ ♪ Oh, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ No, no, up on the roof ♪ ♪ Up on my roof ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (drumsticks clacking) ("It's Too Late") ♪ ♪ Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time ♪ ♪ There's somethin' wrong here ♪ ♪ There can be no denyin' ♪ ♪ One of us is changin' ♪ ♪ Or maybe we've just stopped tryin' ♪ ♪ ♪ And it's too late, baby, now it's too late ♪ ♪ Though we really did try to make it ♪ ♪ Somethin' inside has died ♪ ♪ And I can't hide and I just can't fake it ♪ ♪ Oh, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ No, no ♪ ♪ ♪ It used to be so easy, livin' here with you ♪ ♪ You were light and breezy ♪ ♪ And I knew just what to do ♪ ♪ Now you look so unhappy ♪ ♪ And I feel just like a fool ♪ ♪ And it's too late, baby, now it's too late ♪ ♪ Though we really did try to make it ♪ ♪ Did make it ♪ ♪ Somethin' inside has died and I can't hide ♪ ♪ And I just can't fake it ♪ ♪ Oh, no ♪ (Carole vocalizing) (Carole vocalizing) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ There'll be good times again for me and you ♪ ♪ But we just can't stay together ♪ ♪ Don't you feel it too ♪ ♪ Still I'm glad for what we had ♪ ♪ And how I once loved you ♪ ♪ But it's too late, baby, now it's too late ♪ ♪ Though we really did try to make it ♪ ♪ Did make it ♪ ♪ Somethin' inside has died and I can't hide ♪ ♪ And I just can't fake it ♪ ♪ Oh, no ♪ (Carole vocalizing) (Carole vocalizing) ♪ It's too late ♪ ♪ Baby, it's too late ♪ ♪ Oh, now, darling, it's too late ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ("Fire And Rain") (audience applauding) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Just yesterday mornin' ♪ ♪ They let me know you were gone ♪ ♪ Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you ♪ ♪ I walked out this morning ♪ ♪ And I wrote down this song ♪ ♪ I just can't remember who to send it to ♪ ♪ I've seen fire and I've seen rain ♪ ♪ I've seen sunny days I thought they'd never end ♪ ♪ I've seen lonely times ♪ ♪ When I could not find a friend ♪ ♪ But I always thought I'd see you again ♪ ♪ ♪ Won't you look down on me, Jesus ♪ ♪ You've gotta help me to make a stand ♪ ♪ You've just got to see me through another day ♪ ♪ My body's aching and my time is at hand ♪ ♪ And I won't make it any other way ♪ ♪ Oh, I have seen fire and I've seen rain ♪ ♪ I've seen sunny days, I thought they'd never end ♪ ♪ I've seen lonely times ♪ ♪ And I could not find a friend ♪ ♪ But I always thought I'd see you again ♪ ♪ ♪ So I'm walking my mind to an easy time ♪ ♪ My back turned towards the Sun ♪ ♪ Lord knows, the cold wind blows ♪ ♪ Like to turn your head around ♪ ♪ There's hours of time on the telephone line ♪ ♪ Just talkin''bout things to come ♪ ♪ Sweet dreams and flying machines ♪ ♪ In pieces on the ground ♪ ♪ Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain ♪ ♪ I've seen sunny days, I thought they'd never end ♪ ♪ I've seen lonely times ♪ ♪ When I could not find a friend ♪ ♪ But I always thought I'd see you, somehow ♪ ♪ One more time again, yeah ♪ ♪ Thought I'd see you one more time again ♪ ♪ There's just a few things comin' my way ♪ ♪ This time around ♪ ♪ I thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you ♪ ♪ Fire and rain ♪ ♪ Thought I'd see you just one more time, Suzanne ♪ (James vocalizing) ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (drumsticks clacking) ("I Feel the Earth Move") ♪ ♪ I feel the Earth move under my feet ♪ ♪ I feel the sky tumblin' down ♪ ♪ I feel my heart start to tremblin' ♪ ♪ Whenever you're around ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, when I see your face ♪ ♪ Mellow as the month of May ♪ ♪ Oh, darlin', I can't stand it ♪ ♪ When you look at me that way, yeah ♪ ♪ I feel the Earth move under my feet ♪ ♪ I feel the sky tumblin' down ♪ ♪ I feel my heart start to tremblin' ♪ ♪ Whenever you're around ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, darlin', when you are near me ♪ ♪ And you tenderly call my name ♪ ♪ Call my name ♪ ♪ I know that my emotions ♪ ♪ Are somethin' I just can't tame ♪ ♪ I just got to have you, baby ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh oh, oh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ I feel the Earth move under my feet ♪ ♪ I feel the sky tumblin' down, tumblin' down ♪ ♪ I feel the Earth move under my feet ♪ ♪ I feel the sky tumblin' down, tumblin' down ♪ ♪ I just a-lose control ♪ ♪ Down to my very soul ♪ ♪ I get a-hot and cold ♪ ♪ All over, all over, all over, yeah ♪ ♪ I feel the Earth move under my feet ♪ ♪ I feel the sky tumblin' down ♪ CAROLE: Let me hear you!
♪ Tumblin' down ♪ ♪ I feel the Earth move under my feet ♪ ♪ I feel the sky tumblin' down, tumblin' down ♪ Pittsburgh!
♪ I feel the Earth move under my feet ♪ ♪ I feel the sky tumblin' down, tumblin' down ♪ Come on, let me hear you!
♪ I feel the Earth move under my feet ♪ ♪ I feel the sky tumblin' down, tumblin' down ♪ ♪ I feel the Earth move under my feet ♪ ♪ I feel the sky tumblin' down, tumblin' down ♪ ♪ I feel the Earth move under my feet ♪ ♪ I feel the sky tumblin' down ♪ ♪ A-tumblin' down ♪ ♪ Tumblin' down ♪ ♪ Tumblin' down ♪ ♪ Tumblin' down ♪ ♪ Tumblin' down ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, yeah ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) Thank you.
(audience cheering) (audience applauding) Thank you so much.
(audience cheering) (audience applauding) JAMES: It was such a mutual thing, you know, it defies description.
When we first sat down together and basically went back and forth and we're hearing these things- CAROLE: We were thinking so alike at the time.
And when I wrote "You've Got a Friend," i- it came through me, that song purely, purely came through me.
I didn't have you specifically in mind, though it certainly applies- has- has applied since I know you.
I didn't have anyone specifically in mind.
JAMES: Hmm.
CAROLE: I just sat down at a piano and that song just came out, just as you heard it, just as you do it, just came right now.
PETER: On the opening night at the Troubadour, it was that afternoon that Carole was doing her sound check, preparing for her first-ever solo show that night, just her and the piano on the stage, and she decided to run through a song she had just finished writing.
And James and I were sitting in the balcony of the Troubadour, upstairs, and that's when we heard this brand-new song called "You've Got a Friend."
CAROLE: I'm not sure I was sold on- on "You've Got a Friend," I- I mean, people say, "Did you know?"
I didn't, I just thought it was a very nice song.
I had no idea of the reach it would have.
JAMES: As soon as I heard it, I said, "Man, that's just- that's just it.
That's a great, great song."
PETER: And James went crazy, he fell in love with the song, told Carole it was one of the best pop songs ever written and asked if she'd mind if he learned it.
And he did, he learned the song from Carole, worked out his own version, and eventually we did ask Carole whether she would consider letting James record his version, which I knew was against all the rules of show business because she was about to make her own first record and it was clearly an amazingly good song.
But Carole, with exceptional generosity and grace, said, "That would be fine.
I'd be honored to have you record it as well."
CAROLE: When we play it together, the way your guitar blends with my piano part is just- it's like that first time we played together, it's that.
JAMES: That's a good thing.
CAROLE: We did that, buddy!
JAMES: A good thing.
CAROLE: We did that!
Ha!
(laughs) ("You've Got a Friend") ♪ ♪ When you're down and troubled ♪ ♪ And you need some lovin' care ♪ ♪ And nothin', oh, nothin' is goin' right ♪ ♪ Just close your eyes and think of me ♪ ♪ Yes, and soon I will be there ♪ ♪ To brighten up, oh, even your darkest night ♪ ♪ ♪ You just call out my name ♪ ♪ And you know wherever I am ♪ ♪ I'll come runnin' ♪ ♪ To see you again ♪ ♪ ♪ Winter, spring, summer or fall ♪ ♪ Now all you got to do is call on me ♪ ♪ And I will be there, yeah, I'll be there ♪ ♪ You've got a friend ♪ ♪ ♪ If the sky up above you ♪ ♪ Should turn dark and full of clouds ♪ ♪ And that old north wind should begin to blow ♪ ♪ ♪ Keep your head together ♪ ♪ And call my name out loud ♪ ♪ Soon you'll hear me knockin' on your door ♪ ♪ You just call out my name ♪ ♪ And you know wherever I am ♪ ♪ I'll come runnin' ♪ ♪ To see you again ♪ ♪ ♪ Winter, spring, summer or fall ♪ ♪ All you got to do is call me ♪ ♪ Oh, and I'll be there, yes, I'll be there ♪ ♪ Now, ain't it good to know ♪ ♪ That you've got a friend ♪ ♪ When people can be so cold ♪ ♪ They'll hurt you, yes, and desert you ♪ ♪ They'll take your soul if you let them ♪ ♪ Oh, but don't you let them ♪ ♪ You just call out my name ♪ ♪ And you know wherever I am ♪ ♪ I'll come runnin' ♪ ♪ As fast as I can ♪ ♪ To see you again ♪ ♪ Oh, yes, don't you know 'bout ♪ ♪ Winter, spring, summer or fall ♪ ♪ Darling, all you gotta do is call, and, oh, no ♪ ♪ And I will be there, yes, I'll be there ♪ ♪ 'Cause you've got a friend ♪ ♪ You've got a friend ♪ ♪ You've got a friend in me, yeah ♪ ♪ You've got a friend in me ♪ ♪ Walkin' and talkin' friend ♪ ♪ You've got a friend in me ♪ ♪ Ain't it good to know, ain't it good to know ♪ ♪ Ain't it good to know, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ You've got a friend ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) CAROLE: At the heart of it, we have a conversation with each other and with the audience, you know, like, we just feel like we're there with one collective friend.
JAMES: The connection with the audience is a- is a very interesting thing.
When people come to a concert and dedicate two or three hours to listening to a program of music, it still is a mystery to me why it works the way it does, but I- I really love it and live for it, really.
CAROLE: What I- I'm sensing people responding to is the simple presentation, the authentic friendship that we have.
People are not really coming to see us as much as they're coming to see and hear that which we represent to the audience.
I like knowing that, because that keeps our feet on the ground and it- it isn't about us.
We're the deliverer of that which they came to see.
("How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)") ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ It's all right to get on up and shake that thing ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ I needed my shelter of someone's arms ♪ ♪ Darlin', there you were ♪ ♪ I needed someone to understand ♪ ♪ My ups and downs ♪ ♪ Baby, there you were ♪ ♪ With sweet love and devotion now, yeah ♪ ♪ Deeply touching my emotion ♪ ♪ I just wanna stop, stop and thank you, baby ♪ ♪ I wanna stop to thank you, baby ♪ ♪ All right, how sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ ♪ Close my eyes at night ♪ ♪ Wonderin' where would I be without you in my life ♪ ♪ Everything I was into, it was just an old bore ♪ ♪ And everywhere I went ♪ ♪ It seems I've been here before ♪ ♪ But you brighten up for me all of my days ♪ ♪ With a love so sweet in so many ways ♪ ♪ I wanna stop, stop and thank you, baby ♪ ♪ I wanna stop and thank you, baby ♪ ♪ Thank you, yeah ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ JAMES: From Robbie Kondor.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You were better to me than I was to myself ♪ ♪ For me, there's you, baby ♪ ♪ I got me no one else ♪ ♪ I wanted to stop, stop and thank you, baby ♪ ♪ I just wanna stop just to thank you, baby ♪ ♪ Thank you ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ To be loved by you ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ ♪ I said now, how sweet it is ♪ ♪ To be loved by you ♪ ♪ Make the old place ring one more time ♪ ♪ One last time ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ Oh, strong and long, come on, y'all ♪ ♪ Yeah, now, now ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ Only thing to give ♪ ♪ Long and strong like you mean it ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ ♪ How sweet it is to be loved by you ♪ ♪ To be loved by you ♪ ♪ How sweet it is ♪ ♪ Sweet it is ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ And it feels all right, yeah ♪ ♪ Here in the Mellon, one last night, yeah ♪ ♪ Whoa, whoa-oh-oh ♪ ♪ Just, just to be loved by you, baby ♪ ♪ To be loved by you ♪ ♪ Oh!
♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) CAROLE: I loved every minute of it, I truly, truly did, and I don't love touring.
I love, love, love that we did the Troubadour Reunion Tour in particular.
JAMES: Yeah, me too.
Yep.
CAROLE: I love every experience that we have had together, and we've been friends for so long.
JAMES: You have one picture of it when you approach the thing, and as you're having a concept of it, but then, you know, when it happens, the- the reality, it's hard for it to- to measure up to what you had anticipated.
And in this case, it absolutely did everything that it was capable of.
That it had all of its juice, all of its power, you know.
Looking back on it, it really worked, you know?
It really worked as a- CAROLE: It did.
JAMES: As a thing.
You couldn't ask for more.
CAROLE: Absolutely.
JAMES: You couldn't ask.
CAROLE: It was an experience that we had that we shared with every band member, every singer, every crew member, and everybody has the same treasure.
(audience cheering) (audience applauding) James and I really wanna thank you for all your support all these years, and I know this is a- a- a bittersweet night, happy and also a little, um, sad, but- we thank you so much for- for being there for us all these years, and- appreciate it.
(audience cheering) (audience applauding) JAMES: I don't know if, um, I don't know if it's possible- Don't know if it's possible for a building to have a soul, but, um, if it does, you're it.
(audience cheering) (audience applauding) ("You Can Close Your Eyes") ♪ ♪ Oh, the Sun is surely sinking down ♪ ♪ But the Moon is slowly rising ♪ ♪ So this old world must still be spinnin' around ♪ ♪ And I still love you ♪ ♪ So close your eyes ♪ ♪ You can close your eyes, it's all right ♪ ♪ I don't know no love songs ♪ ♪ I can't sing the blues anymore ♪ ♪ Oh, but I can sing this song ♪ ♪ And you can sing this song when I'm gone ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ♪ It won't be long before another day ♪ ♪ We gonna have a good time ♪ ♪ ♪ No one's gonna take that time away ♪ ♪ You can stay as long as you like ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) ♪ Only close your eyes ♪ ♪ You can close your eyes, it's all right ♪ ♪ I don't know no love songs ♪ ♪ And I can't sing the blues anymore ♪ ♪ Yeah, but I can sing this song ♪ ♪ And you can sing this song when I'm gone ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding) JAMES: Thank you.
You guys are the best.
CAROLE: Thank you.
(audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) (audience cheering) (audience applauding) Good night, safe home.
(audience cheering) (audience applauding) ("Mexico") ♪ ♪ ♪ Way down here you need that reason to move ♪ ♪ Feel like a fool running your stateside games ♪ ♪ Lose your load ♪ ♪ Leave your mind behind, Baby James ♪ ♪ Oh, Mexico ♪ ♪ It sounds so simple, I just got to go ♪ ♪ The Sun's so hot I forgot to go home ♪ ♪ I guess I'll have to go now ♪ ♪ Americano got the sleepy eye ♪ ♪ Body's still shaking like a live wire ♪ ♪ Sleepy Señorita with the eyes on fire ♪ ♪ Oh, Mexico ♪ ♪ Sounds so sweet with the Sun sinkin' low ♪ ♪ The Moon's so bright like to light up the night ♪ ♪ Like to make everything all right ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh-oh ♪ ♪ My Mexico ♪ ♪ Oh, my Mexico ♪ ♪ Baby's hungry and the money's all gone ♪ ♪ Folks back home don't wanna talk on the phone ♪ ♪ She gets a long letter, sends back a postcard ♪ ♪ Times are hard ♪ ♪ Oh, down in Mexico ♪ ♪ I never really been so I don't really know ♪ ♪ Oh, my Mexico ♪ ♪ I guess I'll have to see ♪ ♪ Oh, Mexico ♪ ♪ I never really been but I'd sure like to go ♪ ♪ Oh, Mexico ♪ ♪ I guess I'll have to go now ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm a-talking 'bout my Mexico, Mexico ♪ ♪ Oh, way down in Mexico ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, Mexico ♪ ♪ Mexico, down in Mexico ♪ ♪ Come on, oh, oh, down in Mexico ♪ ♪ Guess I'll go, guess I'll go down to Mexico ♪ ♪ What's there in, oh, Mexico ♪ ♪ Because oh, my Mexico, let's go ♪ ♪ (audience cheering) (audience applauding)