I heard this song as a teenager. Later i bought this album in the US when i visited as a Merchant marine. I saw James Taylor when I attended university at Oral Roberts University Mabee Centre. One of my favourite songs. Love from Sri Lanka.❤
I want to say "they don't write them like this anymore", but truth is, I don't think anyone can. An era that produced timeless classics and JT was one of the masters.
Yes, I do believe that is true. Songs like this are a Gift, something that you cannot make happen no matter how hard you try. It just comes from the ❤ at a particular time and then it's gone again, like the wind.
I played the guitar and sang this song along with Here comes the sun at the beside of my father as he passed away at home. I had learned to play by listening to James Taylor in my teens and my parents loved his songs.
That's great you did that for him. My dad is a James Taylor fan as well. He used to listen to a particular song of his all the time when I was a kid. I'm dying to figure out which song it was. Hopefully I can figure it out and maybe play it for him before his time comes, as well.
It just takes your breath away. We can feel this song in our hearts and minds . The good times and the hard times . Only God can see us through. Thank you James Taylor. You are a legend .
My God James, your voice, this melody, your guitar, and sincere words send me into tears. Tears of remembrance and of longing, now almost dead in me. Thank you for adding light into darkness. You must be a gentleman.
He has never forgotten his friend from when he was in treatment for depression. He made it through and she didn’t. He plays this at every concert to honor her memory.
I'm a filipino and i love listening to this music, i thought the lyrics was just to someone else? So it was her friend suzanne who just passed away🙏 thank to you now that i now what the lyric was for,it was them thank you again lindawer♥️🙏
Wow! That's an awesome story. If you told James Taylor about that, he might get a "kick" out of it. All kidding aside, I've been lucky enough to see him in concert twice, in Atlanta. In the 70's he played at the Civic Center and a couple years ago he and Jackson Browne played in Duluth, just north of ATL. Both were great shows although being much older and with more life experience the 2nd time I went to see him, the songs had so much more meaning than before. My brother attended both shows also, and he used to play guitar in th3 style of J.T. when we were younger. I remember listening to all his albums as soon as they came out He's one of the best singer/songwriters, in my opinion.
One acoustic guitar, the sound, the unique James Taylor sound nobody else can duplicate. Taylor does not get enough credit for how great a guitar player he is.
The joy this song brings to me is almost outweighed by the sadness of knowing that this generation of young people will never know the spirituality of music as it was set in the 60's and 70's. James Taylor was among so many great ones, and I am beyond grateful for having been able to participate in this very human element of bliss.
I lost my mother to ALS, and I've always found his music to be Is poignant and beautiful. This song really touched me deeply since the passing of my mother. Very grateful. For such a beautiful song. I actually wept through it.
I lost my son to ALS in 2021. When he was sick he used to send me songs which he felt a connection to (Just Remember I Love You by Firefall), but he grew up listening to James Taylor because I always played his music. My last song to him was The Promise by Tracy Chapman. I will see him again. I am very sorry for your loss.
An artist that can bring the toughest person to tears. An artist that is at the top of all story telling songsters. His songs are so relevant in this world today. 👏🇦🇺
Wow! Just Quintessential James T! One of the first truly memorable songs of JT that I heard on the radio. Will never forget that classic voice, and those work-about hammer-on and pull-off “sus” chords. I think I’ve heard James describe the connection of this song to a real life experience of his, more sad times, but rising from the ashes. Glad you made it, James. Have loved your music!
There are so many songs of yours that are my "favorite". When you performed this during the Concert for 9/11, it became my #1 out of all. The lyrics so fit what many were thinking, the images of those flying machines. You write beautiful music about life, some funny like "Traffic Jam", sweet like "Smiling Face", wistful like "Carolina in My Mind", "Walking Man". Thank you so much. Loved this performanc.
Damn, he gets better with age. I still remember hearing this song when I was a kid, it struck me as the perfect mix of sad and beautiful. I hope to see him live one day.
I heard this on the radio and was INSTANTLY in love with it… the emotion, the melancholy, the wonder. I’ve been a JT Adan supporter nice and I’m now 67 years old. This song never fails to grab me.
JT has such a comforting voice and his own unique nuances in the way he plays you can always recognize his guitar playing as it’s like no other. I’ve seen him many times but hope to see him live at least one more time before I check out here. Love you James Taylor.
I always get goosebumps and a twang of my heartstrings when I hear this beautiful and timeless masterpiece! Thank you for the awesome music and memories! Hugs💖💖💖
I first listened to Fire and Rain by James Taylor while on the Cornell University campus of the 1970s. It reminded me of a 19 year old girl, Dawn Swatzentruber on a huge farmhouse just outside of Watertown in Upstate New York State in December 1968. We shared our personal experiences then. Last year, I just found out that Dawn has passed away leaving her husband n a daughter. I felt so sad as we had not been in touch for so long. Rest in Peace Dawn in your Little Green Acres at the Mennonite Cemetery in Watertown
Absolute masterpiece this. I'm 35, loved some artists from the 90s. But would have love to been around when this kind of music was mainstream. Absolute depresses me the majority of music these days as cliché as that sounds.
I always wonder, how would someone even start making something this amazing? How do you even start that process? It’s just too damn good. It’s lasted generations in my family
James Taylor, I've never been to one of your concerts, but that's ok. Would of loved to have seen you in concert though. !!! 🤗❤️ Your music goes with me everywhere I go. In my head, on a CD player, on a station in St. Louis, MO, it's all around me.. I've listened to you since JR. High. You are a Great story teller in your own right. That's why we we love you and your music so much. And, beside the fact your voice, your band and back-up singers! ❤ I'll be listening as long as you keep writing and singing. ❤❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗
Ah nice! I’ve never seen the footage of “Fire and Rain” but have seen “Frozen Man” just not the very beginning and very end of it. I can’t wait until that one hopefully gets uploaded here.
I played this in my senior year talent show. Didn't know my audience. In a small Tennessee town. This kid came in last.....right after me and they went crazy hearing some Waylon song. I blocked it out of my memory I was so mad.
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I heard this song as a teenager. Later i bought this album in the US when i visited as a Merchant marine. I saw James Taylor when I attended university at Oral Roberts University Mabee Centre. One of my favourite songs. Love from Sri Lanka.❤
Who needs a band when you can play guitar like that? Great sound mix as well.
Singer,songwriter and guitarist...Easily one of my favorites from all 3 categories
You really don't need a band when you're this good, the band would only drown out the purity of the performance with unnecessary layers of noise
This song is beyond music, it's a prayer
This is the kind of music that you'll never get tired listening to it again and again and again .
I want to say "they don't write them like this anymore", but truth is, I don't think anyone can. An era that produced timeless classics and JT was one of the masters.
Yes, I do believe that is true. Songs like this are a Gift, something that you cannot make happen no matter how hard you try. It just comes from the ❤ at a particular time and then it's gone again, like the wind.
And that's all there is to it. Just write a song that good and then sing and play it that well. Simple.
Beautiful.
I played the guitar and sang this song along with Here comes the sun at the beside of my father as he passed away at home. I had learned to play by listening to James Taylor in my teens and my parents loved his songs.
That's great you did that for him. My dad is a James Taylor fan as well. He used to listen to a particular song of his all the time when I was a kid. I'm dying to figure out which song it was. Hopefully I can figure it out and maybe play it for him before his time comes, as well.
God bless
It just takes your breath away. We can feel this song in our hearts and minds . The good times and the hard times . Only God can see us through. Thank you James Taylor. You are a legend .
My God James, your voice, this melody, your guitar, and sincere words send me into tears. Tears of remembrance and of longing, now almost dead in me. Thank you for adding light into darkness. You must be a gentleman.
I hope the new year brings many new people to discover the voice, the face, the personality that is you.
My oldest sister left this world in 2011. You were a favorite of hers James Taylor.
He has never forgotten his friend from when he was in treatment for depression. He made it through and she didn’t. He plays this at every concert to honor her memory.
Really? Heart breaker. I remember when he went to Rehab
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Whaaaat? he plays it to get paid....
Oh one leg 😮@onefoot7
I'm a filipino and i love listening to this music, i thought the lyrics was just to someone else? So it was her friend suzanne who just passed away🙏 thank to you now that i now what the lyric was for,it was them thank you again lindawer♥️🙏
Whoever did the mix on this recording...is one of the best!
He is a very special soul. 👍💗🎸
I'll never forget 2016 Evanton Alberta in performing live I was pregnant with my daughter and she kicked for the first time while he sang Baby James❤
Oh I love that!!! ❤
I named mine after his Sarah Maria’s song 🎉❤i
Wow! That's an awesome story. If you told James Taylor about that, he might get a "kick" out of it.
All kidding aside, I've been lucky enough to see him in concert twice, in Atlanta. In the 70's he played at the Civic Center and a couple years ago he and Jackson Browne played in Duluth, just north of ATL.
Both were great shows although being much older and with more life experience the 2nd time I went to see him, the songs had so much more meaning than before.
My brother attended both shows also, and he used to play guitar in th3 style of J.T. when we were younger. I remember listening to all his albums as soon as they came out
He's one of the best singer/songwriters, in my opinion.
Love that!!
Love this x
One word: Masterpiece. The combination of his lyrics and guitar is the the equivalent of Monet's Water Lilies painted in sound waves.
One acoustic guitar, the sound, the unique James Taylor sound nobody else can duplicate. Taylor does not get enough credit for how great a guitar player he is.
Thank you James for making songs that hugged our hearts and souls. It truly helped people like me hold up to the struggles of life.
Timeless
So beautiful. So timely.
The joy this song brings to me is almost outweighed by the sadness of knowing that this generation of young people will never know the spirituality of music as it was set in the 60's and 70's. James Taylor was among so many great ones, and I am beyond grateful for having been able to participate in this very human element of bliss.
Such a beautiful performance of this song. Tears fell. So much appreciation for his music in my life.
I lost my mother to ALS, and I've always found his music to be Is poignant and beautiful. This song really touched me deeply since the passing of my mother.
Very grateful. For such a beautiful song. I actually wept through it.
I lost my son to ALS in 2021. When he was sick he used to send me songs which he felt a connection to (Just Remember I Love You by Firefall), but he grew up listening to James Taylor because I always played his music. My last song to him was The Promise by Tracy Chapman. I will see him again. I am very sorry for your loss.
I listened to this great song while doing cold turkey from opioids, it gave me strength.
Just one of the great soundtrack songs of my life! Love you Sweet Baby James ❤
Just incredible....his voice never sounded better!
Such a pure voice.
Fire and Rain a classic.
You make our days shine and sing..thank you, James
James Taylor Please, if there isn't any time Greater than Now, WE need to hear Your Songs of understanding.
Incredible, simply outstanding 👏
Thank you, James. 🌈💜🇺🇸
James Olson guitar, in the hands of JT...... pure pleasure !
A true Songwriter with a Soul and a big Heart !
Always loved this song. Right on Mr. Taylor 😎👍
An artist that can bring the toughest person to tears. An artist that is at the top of all story telling songsters. His songs are so relevant in this world today. 👏🇦🇺
beautiful poetry accompanied by equally beautiful guitar playing.
One of the better live guitar mixes I've heard.
One of the greatest folk Rock / ballads of all time. Bar none.
Wow! Just Quintessential James T! One of the first truly memorable songs of JT that I heard on the radio. Will never forget that classic voice, and those work-about hammer-on and pull-off “sus” chords. I think I’ve heard James describe the connection of this song to a real life experience of his, more sad times, but rising from the ashes. Glad you made it, James. Have loved your music!
Still Awesome Today 2023
This is especially beautiful.❤🙏
Always the biggest.... ❤
An amazing picker.
There are so many songs of yours that are my "favorite". When you performed this during the Concert for 9/11, it became my #1 out of all. The lyrics so fit what many were thinking, the images of those flying machines. You write beautiful music about life, some funny like "Traffic Jam", sweet like "Smiling Face", wistful like "Carolina in My Mind", "Walking Man". Thank you so much. Loved this performanc.
I play a few of his tunes, I will tell you, he is a special player lol. Marvelous
Magical... We waiting in Argentina!
His guitar work is so solid.
Damn, he gets better with age. I still remember hearing this song when I was a kid, it struck me as the perfect mix of sad and beautiful.
I hope to see him live one day.
I hope we get the chance one more time...he's incredible in person
Incrediblely heartfelt song. Well done James!!
Life timestamp. It just keeps on getting better. Beautiful song.
It is always a great song to listen to. From Japan with love💗素敵です
What a beautiful performance of this timeless song by this beautiful, talented man. Love you James ❤❤❤😊😊. Your voice sounds so rich and full.
My favourite song 🎵 ❤️ ❤
Absolutely Beautiful
James, You are Mr. Number One!!!! Fantastic!!! I'm learning your Guitar Playin'...nearly
That guitar intro...wow!
Still gets me everytime 😮😢😊
I heard this on the radio and was INSTANTLY in love with it… the emotion, the melancholy, the wonder. I’ve been a JT Adan supporter nice and I’m now 67 years old. This song never fails to grab me.
Wonderful memories brought back by this gorgeous song.
That Gallagher guitar sounds wonderful, and James vocal on this recording is really special. The clarity captured is really stunning.
Wow the way he changed the last verse bass notes to just pedal the A was so different in the best way
❤ just wonderful!
James, you've gotten me through some tough times in life with your music. Things are finally coming to fruition for me. Thank you.
JT has such a comforting voice and his own unique nuances in the way he plays you can always recognize his guitar playing as it’s like no other. I’ve seen him many times but hope to see him live at least one more time before I check out here. Love you James Taylor.
I always get goosebumps and a twang of my heartstrings when I hear this beautiful and timeless masterpiece! Thank you for the awesome music and memories! Hugs💖💖💖
Smooth as butter! ❤
I forget the song but James makes reference to something being smooth as a gravy sandwich. I think it was on the October Road album.
The audio is exceptional. Fitting.
This song makes me cry it's so beautiful makes me cry every time some songs you listen to and some you feel and no one sing it better .
I saw him perform solo in the mid-70's in a college basketball hall. He sounds good in this performance 20 years later as he did then. Terrific.
I have loved this beautiful song forever ❤
Beautiful...
Thanks so much for sharing. Loved it (as always)
Love it! Great singer, song writer, and more. Thank you James for good, happy memories with your songs. From Florida w❤️.
Não me canso de ouvi-lo! Amo.. show😍👏👏👏👏❤😎🇧🇷
Such a sad song but beautiful to
I love this version. Slowed down and melancholy❤
Acoustics pickups have come a long way
I first listened to Fire and Rain by James Taylor while on the Cornell University campus of the 1970s. It reminded me of a 19 year old girl, Dawn Swatzentruber on a huge farmhouse just outside of Watertown in Upstate New York State in December 1968. We shared our personal experiences then. Last year, I just found out that Dawn has passed away leaving her husband n a daughter. I felt so sad as we had not been in touch for so long. Rest in Peace Dawn in your Little Green Acres at the Mennonite Cemetery in Watertown
Cherish your beautiful memories.
Una maravilla!
Wow i Love it wonderful Sound and Voice 👌👌👌👌🎸🎸🕺🕺
Absolute masterpiece this. I'm 35, loved some artists from the 90s. But would have love to been around when this kind of music was mainstream. Absolute depresses me the majority of music these days as cliché as that sounds.
I always wonder, how would someone even start making something this amazing? How do you even start that process? It’s just too damn good.
It’s lasted generations in my family
James Taylor,
I've never been to one of your concerts, but that's ok. Would of loved to have seen you in concert though. !!! 🤗❤️
Your music goes with me everywhere I go.
In my head, on a CD player, on a station in St. Louis, MO, it's all around me..
I've listened to you since JR. High.
You are a Great story teller in your own right.
That's why we we love you and your music so much. And, beside the fact your voice, your band and back-up singers! ❤
I'll be listening as long as you keep writing and singing. ❤❤❤❤🤗🤗🤗
Has there ever been an artist whose style is more instantly recognizable and unique? I doubt it.
I agree. From Puerto Rico. Blessings
Ah nice! I’ve never seen the footage of “Fire and Rain” but have seen “Frozen Man” just not the very beginning and very end of it. I can’t wait until that one hopefully gets uploaded here.
very good this guy almost as good as the original
I had two Lps of JT from the late 60s and early 70s
but here we see JT one more time again..
❤
Linda canção ❤️ voz encantadora sempre lavando minha alma! 💓💙💓💋🎼🎶🎵🌻
Sound - genial❗❗❗
Excellent!
⚓️ Thanks James 🌈
I played this in my senior year talent show. Didn't know my audience. In a small Tennessee town. This kid came in last.....right after me and they went crazy hearing some Waylon song. I blocked it out of my memory I was so mad.
It's too good. How is it so good?
UN CHEF-D'ŒUVRE DE PIÈCE. 😢😅😊❤
all the best robbi and Ben from Rodney Rivers mittagong nsw
Sweet story, sara.
Does anyone know what make of guitar this is? I don’t recognize the symbol on the headstock. It’s got a beautiful sound.
It's an Olson. Handmade guitar by James Olson. olsonguitars.com/
Continua o mesmo de sempre!!!!! Extraordinário !!!!! Maravilhoso!!!!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
😎✌👍❤🖖
Love Brother
this is how it should be done. 🙂
Giacomo Sarto, sei il migliore!!! 😄