James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter … Read Full Bio ↴James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

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.

Love Has Brought Me Around
James Taylor Lyrics

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Don't come to me with your sorrows anymore
I don't need to know
How bad you're feeling today
I declare I've had my share
And I've heard it all before
It's time for me to be stealing away
Let those rain clouds roll out on the sea
Let the sun shine down on me, hey, hey

Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around (yes, it has)
Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around

When my sky was full of gray
And my day was full of blue
There was nothing I could do
To see myself through
Now my head is full of springtime
And my heart is full of you
Good-bye lonely blue
It shall all come true

Miss November I detect a frown
Close your eyes and turn it upside down

Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around (don't you know)
Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around

I know you know what
I've got to say is an old cliche
Anyway so they say

Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around

Love has brought me around
Love has brought me around (yes, it has)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song Love Has Brought Me Around by James Taylor convey a message of positivity and liberation from negativity. The opening lines, "Don't come to me with your sorrows anymore, I don't need to know, How bad you're feeling today," depict the singer turning away from negativity and rejecting pessimism. The following lines declare that the singer has had enough of listening to the same issues and is ready to move on. The lyrics, "Let those rain clouds roll out on the sea, Let the sun shine down on me, hey, hey," imply the singer's desire to move into a brighter future.

The chorus, "Love has brought me around," is repeated four times, indicating that the singer is rejoicing in a newfound sense of optimism attributed to love. The lyrics point towards a turning point in the singer's personal life, wherein they have discovered a new outlook on life due to the presence of love. The lyrics, "When my sky was full of gray, And my day was full of blue, There was nothing I could do, To see myself through," also show a sense of helplessness before the advent of love. The subsequent lines reflect the singer's newfound joy and optimism in life.

In the end, the lyrics urge the listener to look on the brighter side of life by turning negativity upside down. The song, overall, conveys a positive message of hope and optimism, emphasizing that love has the power to change our lives for the better.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't come to me with your sorrows anymore
Stop sharing your problems with me

I don't need to know
I don't want to hear about them

How bad you're feeling today
Don't tell me about your emotional state

I declare I've had my share
I've heard enough of your troubles

And I've heard it all before
Your experiences aren't new to me

It's time for me to be stealing away
I need to leave you in peace

Let those rain clouds roll out on the sea
Let the bad times pass and disappear

Let the sun shine down on me, hey, hey
Let happiness fill my life

Love has brought me around
Love has changed my life for the better

Love has brought me around (yes, it has)
Love has truly transformed me

When my sky was full of gray
When I was sad and depressed