Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit the following year with "You've Got a Friend", a recording of Carole King's classic song. His 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 12 million US copies. Following his 1977 album, JT, he has retained a large audience over the decades. Every album that he released from 1977 to 2007 sold over 1 million copies. He enjoyed a resurgence in chart performance during the late 1990s and 2000s, when he recorded some of his most-awarded work (including Hourglass, October Road, and Covers). He achieved his first number-one album in the US in 2015 with his recording Before This World.
He is known for his popular covers of other people's songs, such as "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" and the aforementioned "You've Got A Friend", as well as originals such as "Fire and Rain".
Taylor's four siblings (Alex, Livingston, Hugh, and Kate) have also been musicians with recorded albums. Livingston is still an active musician; Kate was active in the 1970s but did not record another album until 2003; Hugh operates a bed-and-breakfast with his wife, The Outermost Inn in Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard; and Alex died in 1993 on James's birthday.
After his divorce from Carly Simon in 1983, Taylor married actress Kathryn Walker on December 14, 1985 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. She had helped him get off heroin, but the marriage ended in divorce in 1996.
On February 18, 2001, at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Boston, Taylor wed for the third time, marrying Caroline ("Kim") Smedvig, the director of public relations and marketing for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.[81] They had begun dating in 1995, when they met as he appeared with John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Part of their relationship was worked into the album October Road, on the song "On the 4th of July". The couple reside in the town of Washington, Massachusetts, with their twin boys, Rufus and Henry, born in April 2001. Henry shares James' intrest and talents.
Sally and Ben, his children with Carly Simon, have also embarked on musical careers. After they were born, Taylor moved with his family to Lenox, Massachusetts.
Everybody Has the Blues
James Taylor Lyrics
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Everybody has the blues, everybody has the blues.
Everybody knows the way that you feel today.
Everybody gets to sit and cry, everybody gets to wonder why.
Everybody gets to watch the sky turn grey.
Maybe you lost your job, maybe you lost your girl,
Everybody gets to feel some pain, everyone got to get to caught out in the rain.
Everybody got some days that they can't explain.
Everybody got the blues, everybody has the blues.
Everybody knows the way that you feel today
The song "Everybody Has the Blues" by James Taylor is a comforting message that we all experience difficult times in life, and that it's okay to feel sad, lost or alone at times. The opening line "Poor puppy, you look so sad, I guess you think that no one ever felt so bad before" sets the tone for the rest of the song. It shows that the singer is aware of the listener's pain and that their feelings are valid.
The chorus of "Everybody has the blues, everybody knows the way that you feel today" reinforces the idea that we are not alone in our sadness. We all experience hardships and can relate to one another's struggles. The rest of the song is a reminder that it's okay to cry, wonder why things happen, and feel lost. The lyrics stress that even losing a job or a significant other or feeling like your sanity is slipping away, it's not the end of the world. Everyone experiences pain and unexplainable days at some point.
Overall, the message of the song is that it's okay to not always have it together. We all experience dark days and emotional upheaval at some point. But it's important to remember that we are not alone in our struggles, and that we can get through the tough times together.
Line by Line Meaning
Poor puppy, you look so sad, I guess you think that no one ever felt so bad before.
You seem really down, and you might feel like you're the only one who's ever felt this way.
Everybody has the blues, everybody has the blues.
Everyone experiences tough times and feelings of sadness.
Everybody knows the way that you feel today.
Others can understand how you feel because they've felt that way before.
Everybody gets to sit and cry, everybody gets to wonder why.
It's okay to feel sad and confused, and everyone experiences these emotions at some point.
Everybody gets to watch the sky turn grey.
Sometimes things can feel bleak and gloomy, and that's normal and okay.
Maybe you lost your job, maybe you lost your girl,
You might be going through a tough time like losing a job or a relationship.
Maybe you feel like you're losing your mind that's not the end of the world.
Even if you feel like you're breaking down, it's not the end of everything.
Everybody gets to feel some pain, everyone got to get to caught out in the rain.
Everyone experiences pain and hardship, and sometimes it feels like you're caught in a losing situation.
Everybody got some days that they can't explain.
There are days where things just don't make sense, and that's normal and okay.
Everybody got the blues, everybody has the blues.
Everyone experiences tough times and feelings of sadness.
Everybody knows the way that you feel today.
Others can understand how you feel because they've felt that way before.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JAMES TAYLOR
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