Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American … Read Full Bio ↴Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of all time, King is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005.

King's major success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts. After experiencing commercial disappointment with her debut album Writer, King scored her breakthrough with the album Tapestry, which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971 and remained on the charts for more than six years.

King has made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry, which held the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years. Her record sales were estimated at more than 75 million copies worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She has been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a performer and songwriter. She is the recipient of the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the first woman to be so honored. She is also a 2015 Kennedy Center Honoree.

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Studio albums
Writer (1970)
Tapestry (1971)
Music (1971)
Rhymes & Reasons (1972)
Fantasy (1973)
Wrap Around Joy (1974)
Thoroughbred (1976)
Simple Things (1977)
Welcome Home (1978)
Touch the Sky (1979)
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King (1980)
One to One (1982)
Speeding Time (1983)
City Streets (1989)
Colour of Your Dreams (1993)
Love Makes the World (2001)
A Holiday Carole (2011)

Disappointed
Carole King Lyrics

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If I think I'm gonna have a chocolate sundae
But it's Sunday
And when I get to the door of the ice cream store
It says closed
Sitting down on the sidewalk
I feel like I'm gonna cry
You can call me silly but I don't think I am
And here's why

I'm disappointed disappointed
I didn't get what I wanted
I might get over it someday
But for now I think I'll stay
Disappointed that's all

Shelly's coming over for a play date and I can't wait
But just before the doorbell rings
The telephone does and it brings
The bad news
Shelly's mom says she's not coming
She's come down with the flu
We were gonna have some fun but now there's
Nothing to do

I'm disappointed
I didn't get what I wanted
I might get over it someday
But for now I think I'll stay
Disappointed that's all

Woke up yesterday and it was snowing
I won't be going
I lay in bed and realized I was a little bit surprised
It felt good
Because the place that I was going
Wasn't circus it was school
Instead of being angry I was happy I was cool

Not disappointed
This time I got what I wanted
I didn't know it at first

Then I jumped up with a burst
Not disappointed that's all

Overall Meaning

Carole King's song "Disappointed" portrays a universal feeling of not getting what one wants. The song expresses the emotions that people experience in simple everyday situations in which they realize that their expectations are not going to be met. It simply tells a story of the disappointment that one feels when events do not match their expectations.

The first verse of the song describes a child who has planned on indulging in a chocolate sundae only to find out that the ice cream store is closed. Sitting on the sidewalk, feeling the tears welling up, the singer feels that their feelings are genuine and theirs to own. The second verse tells a story of a canceled play date because the other child's mother has taken ill, and they won't be able to have the fun they were planning on. The final verse, however, highlights that not all disappointments are bad things. The singer realizes they do not have to go to school due to snow, which they initially wanted until they saw the circus poster.

In short, the song "Disappointed" is a simple yet powerful narration that speaks of human emotions, a realization that we all face at some point in our lives. It is a song of resilience, highlighting that being disappointed is just part of life, and sometimes taking things in stride can lead to unanticipated joys down the path.

Line by Line Meaning

If I think I'm gonna have a chocolate sundae
When I have the expectation of having a chocolate sundae

But it's Sunday
However, it's a Sunday

And when I get to the door of the ice cream store
I arrive at the ice cream store's door

It says closed
But it's closed

Sitting down on the sidewalk
I sit down on the sidewalk

I feel like I'm gonna cry
I feel like crying

You can call me silly but I don't think I am
You might consider me foolish, but I don't agree

And here's why
Let me explain

I'm disappointed disappointed
I feel completely let down

I didn't get what I wanted
I didn't receive what I hoped for

I might get over it someday
I may eventually move on

But for now I think I'll stay
In the meantime, I'll remain disheartened

Disappointed that's all
My only emotion at this time is disappointment

Shelly's coming over for a play date and I can't wait
Shelly is scheduled to arrive, and I'm excited to have a play date with her

But just before the doorbell rings
However, before the doorbell rings

The telephone does and it brings
The telephone rings, and it conveys

The bad news
Unfavorable news

Shelly's mom says she's not coming
Shelly's mother informs me that Shelly won't be coming

She's come down with the flu
Shelly is ill with the flu

We were gonna have some fun but now there's
We had anticipated having a good time, but now there is

Nothing to do
No activities to undertake

I'm disappointed
I'm completely disheartened

I didn't get what I wanted
I didn't receive what I had anticipated

I might get over it someday
Eventually, I may be able to move on from this experience

But for now I think I'll stay
For now, however, I will remain discouraged

Disappointed that's all
My current state is merely disappointment

Woke up yesterday and it was snowing
One day, I awakened to snowfall outside

I won't be going
As a consequence, I won't be leaving

I lay in bed and realized I was a little bit surprised
While in bed, I had an epiphany that I was slightly taken aback

It felt good
Surprisingly, it felt good

Because the place that I was going
This is because the destination I had intended to visit

Wasn't circus it was school
Was not the circus, but my educational institution

Instead of being angry I was happy I was cool
Rather than being upset, I felt pleased with myself for taking it in stride

Not disappointed
In this case, I wasn't disheartened

This time I got what I wanted
In fact, I received exactly what I had hoped for

I didn't know it at first
Initially, I was unaware of this

Then I jumped up with a burst
However, when I realized, I suddenly got up with enthusiasm

Not disappointed that's all
Again, my only emotion is not being disheartened at this time

Lyrics © THE ADMINISTRATION MP INC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CAROLE KING, GERRY GOFFIN

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