James Taylor - Fire And Rain (BBC In Concert, 11/16/1970)
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- In this restored footage of 'James Taylor In Concert', James performs his classic "Fire and Rain" on the popular BBC series In Concert on November 16, 1970.
'In Concert' was produced by the BBC in the early '70s and featured performances from legendary acts of the time. In November 1970, James was 22 years old and his second studio album ‘Sweet Baby James', featuring "Fire and Rain", had released earlier that same year.
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LYRICS
Just yesterday morning
They let me know you were gone
Suzanne, the plans we made put an end to you
I walked out this morning
And I wrote down this song
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 got to help me to make a stand
You 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 when I could not find a friend
But I always thought I’d see you again
So I’ve been walking my mind to an easy time
My back turned towards the sun
Lord knows the cold wind blows
It’ll turn your head around
Well, there’s hours of time on the telephone line
Talkin’ about things to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines
in pieces on the ground
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 when I could not find a friend
But I always thought I’d see you somehow one more time again
Thought I’d see you one more time again
There’s just a few things coming my way this time around
Thought I’d see you, thought I’d see you, fire and rain
Thought I’d see you just one more time, Suzanne
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Who’s listening in 2024?
This song never gets old
Yeah yup
Me and you...and that is OK
I just listened to this song last night and cried my eyes out !!! It's such a good song brings back so many memories. 4 -23-24💖
It's timeless.
2024 Still listening to this beautiful music
This particular song takes me back to 1970, on my way to school, on a cold and rainy day. My parents were still alive, and well. I miss them both. I'm 59 now, and can't believe how time flies....
So many of us feel the way you do :)
So sad yet normal arc of life, I'm 64. Lost my Father 10 years ago, seems like yesterday. Hope and knowing we are the ones that grieve, not them, they are just fine, they just moved on.
From psmguy aka Eric Ricci, I hear you on the loss of those parents. Glad I can cone get choked up on this old song being sentimental, calm and reflective
Was it heriizon
Awwh same my parents have left . Time has flown can’t believe I’m 59 too but what a great era we came from fantastic music and full of hope our generation and we didn’t have social media we loved our friends we never blew them off on a txt mess . I’m so glad I grew up then lots of love ❤
James Taylor was 22 years old when this was recorded. Let that sink in for a moment.....
He was! My dumbass at 22 was in Iraq and listening to 60s surf music at the time. Hehe.
He’d been through a lot already. Mental illness, drug addiction, money issues, had lived with criminals. Sung like someone that had lived a full life.
Who else thinks this is one of the best songs ever written?
Definitely
I was thinking the SAME THING!!!
Hope I hear this on the way up to the light
and there he is, just one person and a guitar, telling us his story-beautiful and so talented
Absolutely. I was 13 when this song came out, still listen to it now. One of my all time greats.
In the year 2024, I finally got to see James Taylor live in concert. It’s incredible that at 76, he sounds as good as he did when he was in his early 20s. Was a bucket list moment for me getting to watch him perform this song live. God bless you, James. One of the great Troubadours.
Just lost my mother from a rough battle from cancer, I’ve always liked this song, but it makes a whole lot more sense now. I miss you momma, I love you.
Everyone here sends our condolences to you and your family.
Hi @brody how sweet you must know she would never have left you if she couldn’t help it. Just sending you so much love . For me I stood at my daughter’s wedding not knowing how to tell her I had breast cancer and it was advanced . Just two weeks later everything changed. I’m still here and fighting. But as a mother I didn’t know her but our biggest fear would be to leave our children. I hope you can feel her around you wherever you go in this world she is always with you and James Taylor music is ob special to you and she may have left but she will always be your momma
To who ever is reading this God has a plan never give up....🙏
not a believer but its better than nothing. well done.
❤thank u
There is HOPE . Lsk🇿🇲 18/03/ 24❤
Nonsense
Thank you
The sound engineer at bbc for these early 70s shows needs a massive show of appreciation 👏👏
true dat
well said.
Very true cheers from over the pond in Ireland 🇮🇪
Yeah for sure man a bad sound engineer can change anything , this concert sounds great 👍
Absolutely
Surely one of the most beautiful songs ever written and sung.
Surely
Shirley.
@@shieldofdr3588 Don't call me Shirley 😎
@@lindapearce5699 v?
Suzanne was a friend, fan and nurse who helped Taylor rehabilitate from heroin, they stopped her seeing him and she eventually suisided, he wrote this for her 😢..
My god he sounds incredible , both the vocals and the acoustic guitar. This is really special. 53 years later and I’m thrilled to listen to this classic that I never tire of.
You are so righr
It took me 50 years, but from a balcony seat to the side of the stage in Peoria, IL, I finally saw this amazing musician and I consider that night (just sitting by myself and soaking in the night) one of my greatest memories.
Pure talent, no strain, no pretence, perfect pitch ,timing and feel.
He over picked a line and barely fit in the lick, kept a poker face..I knocked on Joni's door once just after the 'Blue' recordings and he had a Bowie knife on his belt..Sweet Baby James! Aloha
*pretense
No auto tune.... BeautifuL Voice... Perfect
well in all fairness this song doesnt have alot of range... doesnt take much for a trained singer to hit every note on this one with ease
@@nn-xm8lz a that is it’s simple beauty
Carole King said she wrote "You've got a friend" in response to the line "I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend.'' from this,which I find interesting
Thank you, I did not know this :)
Now I’m reading real musical history...thank you🙏
Dude not know that very interesting..
James and carole I think had an amazing friendship...from what I've read Carole helped pull James out of the deep end
I do believe for some time they were more than friends
Here’s to be being part of a generation that could listen to this kind of music.
My Girls love this music… music passes down and up - I love some of their music too.
Yes, the Jesus generation.
Harry Chapin called it a time when the music came from wooden boxes strung with silver wires……
Here here
I raised my kids on the music that I grew up on.
They love it to this day.
I have a feeling, if I ever have grandkids, they will grow up on the same music as their parents.❤
It's difficult to think this was 52 yrs ago, James was only 22, yet he wrote such a mature song. Truly an old soul in a young man's body.
22.. wow. U just don't realize when U're older. Thank u for the comment n bringing me back to reality. Masterpiece
drugs does that you
Absolutely love the song
@Hike1020 this song had nothing to do with drugs
@@welcometothemovies9157 partly but the part talking about Jesus is about getting off drugs. The talk about a crashing flying machine talked about a band he and his friends tried and failed to start. And the rest was about a friend he made in the mental hospital who had commited suicide. He didn't get told right away that his friend died because he was also quite suicidal.
This is the epitome of the 70s for me. Hanging out with friends and someone pulls out an acoustic guitar. Sometimes around a campfire....no cell phones. I really feel sorry for kids today. That sweet simply is gone.
No, it’s not. Just different from your past. Things change, but sweetness still here. ❤️
No need to diminish the present to cherish the past. You have your memories and they will have theirs.
Around a fire on a beach in Gran Canaria falling in love with someone called ..James...his voice and his guitar. I often wonder if he remembers me. A wonderful night.
i am 66 and honestly thing my time is coming to a end , May god bliss me to see my brother ,mom and dad again and my friends who gone before me
You are heard and loved my friend....
Listening to this in my mother’s bedroom, being reminded of her life and how amazing she is. She passed away 3 weeks ago from cancer. I’m 24, I have a long life to live without her.
Prayers going up for you🙏🏾
Your mum is so proud of you! She's always close!!
Keep on pushin
Priscilla Aragon and Fisher of men ministries, I,m so sorry for your loses, both of you are in my thoughts my friend's, just remember your loved ones are with you everyday in spirit and when you play this beautiful song from MR TAYLOR their right there with you with a big smile on their faces, so my friend's keep listening to JT his music will help you through all the time,s ahead, so stay safe stay strong 🙏. PEACE BE WITH YOU MY FRIEND'S.✌️😎🏴🇺🇦🙏
she is finally at home with the lord,
life is short and eternity isn't,
god absolutely adores each and every one of us
I've seen fire and I've seen rain..
I always thought I'd get a chance to see her again.
When I arrived at the hospital, she was already heavily sedated. I whispered, "Thank you" in her ear with tears in my eyes. She passed on the 22nd of February 2016. I was 25 years old. Not a day goes by; I don't say thank you.
Miss you, mom 🌻
My mother died on Valentine’s Day 2023 from Dementia Alzheimer’s nine days after her 86th birthday. It was the most devastating day of my life. I listened to this song that day, and it gave me a memory to cherish.
😥💔 We're identical. Mine too almost the same timing, age, and everything. 😢 So crushing to us-- so very hard each day each hour yet us 2 are like mega billions here as it happens to all humans. Still-- it's paralyzing 😥💔 to me and you.
lost my baby love -6-26-22@@-ht9hl490
Treasure the memories and rejoice in her life my friend
Me too, I share your grief 😢. My father died suddenly on Valentines Day 2023, just 3 weeks short of his 87th birthday.
I miss him. Think of him most days, wish I could speak with him again just once. This song has a special link for me to him and my family. A beautiful song for the memories.
My mom died in November from dementia. She was living in her own hell and so were we for so long. At least they are at peace now.
Still an amazingly beautiful song. This version has the same effect on me that it had 50 years ago.
This is the best version ever recorded imo just because the bbc recorded it. They had the best sound engineers around for the time. This is 51 years old and sounds like it was recorded yesterday, it’s that crisp and clear.
Joe a masterpiece 🙏🏾
My son died 13 years ago today. We played this song at his funeral.
I always thought I would see him again.
I want this song played at my funeral too. Along with Carolina in my mind because I am always at peace in the Carolina mountains.
You will!!!
And you do, every time you remember him
So true I also lost my son 14 years ago l can’t wait to see him again
You will
@@patriciosilvarobalino9832 absolutely Patricio!!!
My dad died yesterday in my arms. I did what I could. Look down upon me Jesus and help me make a stand. Goodbye Steve Randles, I'll see you soon.
Everyone here sends their condolences to you and your family, Nick.
@@jamestaylorthat means the world. 😢 Thank you
Praying for your sweet father. We all go. At least he went in the best way. We all go on. He’s still with you angel ❤
God Bless you and your late father... ❤
You were there that’s huge
This will always be one if the greatest songs ever!!
One of my all time favs
Soft rock at its absolute best.
This song is so good for the soul.
Just beautiful!
Same, J T is the best storyteller. I wish he would perform in NZ sometime.
And just like that, I'm my 17 year old self again... Thank you, JT.
I was 11. Just found out what the song means this year.
It goes by in a blink eh? . . .
Me too❤️❤️❤️
I’m was born 1970 but James Taylor was my happy place growing up but even more so as an adult relating to the lyrics❤️❤️❤️❤️
dilwich yes mehhh
I'm 31. My mom passed when I was 15. It feels surreal to think I have been on this earth now longer without her than with her. I always think how life would of been different with her here. Love you mom
Keep your head up buddy. Know she’s always with you.
My friend, remember your mom is still with you in your heart, when you play JT lift your head up and smile knowing she there smiling with you. PEACE BE WITH YOU MY FRIEND. 🙏✌️😎🏴
Vince, my mom passed when I was 15 also. I am now 64 and look forward to seeing her in heaven since we both believe in Jesus, I hope you’ll be with your mom again someday also. I am so very sorry for your loss. 💕🙏
Oh man. My mom got cancer when I was 16 and died when I was 19. I’m 27 so not quite there yet but that’s a heavy thought. Sending love.
Parabéns a todos que deram declarações maravilhosas sobre suas mães.que Deus abençoe sempre a todos.
This song makes me cry. Every time. It doesn’t matter where I’m at in life. This something about this song that hits me.
Especially when you read the backstory and put yourself in his shoes (or attempt to).
Got me to...now🥲
One man, one guitar. Pure talent with no unnecessary extras.
Yes indeed, no distractions in the background ( don't need 'em ) just the singer and the guitar. Great to see 😮😊
Helps that he could play a guitar, pretty well. No need for blaring amp
The older I get the more this song means to me.
💯ME TOO.
A twenty year old kid wrote this song. Absolutely amazing
it'd baffling. At 20 I had the emotional maturity of a goldfish
isnt that amazing 🙂
@@bradwolfe5655you luckily have never woke to find your lover cold next to you from a heroin overdose! I don’t know how he sings it I cry and I didn’t know Suzanne
@@glennplumb2313it's not about a heroin overdose
Stunning
This song really resonated with me when I was a kid in the seventies. James Taylor has a very comforting voice. All the tragedy that we go through as humans. This nails it.
This song hits home. I'm 57 my boys are 30 and 34 and they have been struggling with drug addiction for 10 years. Even so I still love them with all of me.
Keep on trying to help them .
Keep the faith lass.
Continue to Pray for your sons. Talk to a doctor and ask for certain ways to assist your son's.i heard from other people you can trick them in certain ways and they could get scared and stop.a guy told me he is put a mint in his mouth.
Lisa Allen Bless you..
You are not alone Lisa so many of us moms are going through the same thing mine finally beat it only after he had been brought back with narcan three times and it was a Valentine's Day and 2017 oh I kept thinking was his daughters will have to live and hate that day for the rest of their lives thank God he made it I'll keep you in your voice in my prayers God bless
My dad passed away a few days ago...Thank you James Taylor. Your music is healing my broken heart 💔
this song is 52 years old and its still gets ya right in your heart and sole
This song reminds me of my little girl I lost when she was just a baby. I love you Nico, and daddy still thinks about you everyday.
❤🫂
Trying to wrap my head around these BBC performances being a month short of 50 years ago. A half a century? Yet the music and songs are timeless and as fresh and perfect today as ever. Incredible. Thank you James. 🙏🏻
Yes they are.
Thank goodness the BBC had the foresight to record a multitude of performers who have all stood the test of time with timeless, genuine music.
Yet there is a sense that this music will make people cry for centuries
and so well recorded for 1970. The bbc had very good sound engineers it seems.
@@Eleventhearlofmars They sure did. Great thanks to the BBC! And I think I just read somewhere that this has now even been restored
What an incredible well written song, one of the best ever.
I played this video and these lyrics at my wifes funeral!! So many people broke down!!
James Taylor, Croce, Chapin, Simon and Garfunkel and so on ...they all light up vivid memories of growing up in the 70s and yes this was the sound that filled the house I grew up in...
Absolutely spellbinding. Nobody sings and plays acoustic guitar like James - so effortlessly makes the guitar sound like an orchestra - and his voice reached into your soul. I have been performing acoustic folk-rock since around 1970 and James has been one of my very biggest inspirations - still is.
see us all, though another day, cos it is so hard. Lockdown with elderly parents, is ripping my heart and soul out. Why am I crying. I am a lucky one ( apparently). I still in such pain.
You must have been a toddler in 1970 ! So you have playing a long time. So many acoustic players sell themselves short but actually are amazing to others. Never sell yourself short, maybe James would say of you what what you say about him? Post a video . Cheers mate, keep on bringing your orchestra to others🤘
I hear u same here always my fav
Absolutely
@@royferguson3909
Sometimes the rewards take time to enrich you. In the meantime you are enriching others. With Love and best wishes.
This song made me cry! My husband & I got married 6/26/70. We had almost 50 years married but he passed away 2/7/20! I woke up that morning to find he had passed in his sleep! We had so many happy days & I thought they’d never end! Life is almost unbearable without Jimmy. I miss him more every day. When you’ve been with someone for half a century it’s very hard to carry on as a single person. I still consider myself as married! I’m 72 now & don’t know if I could ever find another Jimmy!
That is True Love Indeed!
So sorry for your loss I never had a love like that you were very lucky xx
😢
God bless you I hope you’re doing ok I’m with my Hisband 27 years 29 years together. I feel very grateful you have to cherish each moment together and you did that…true love ways. 🙏🌻☘️❤️
I'm assuming the happy years were well worth one of you living alone the last years. What scares me about love is the fear of the feeling of being left alone. Whether it's thru betrayal or death. What are your thoughts?
This song makes me so emotional! Love your talent, James Taylor. No one else reaches your level.
I am 70 years old and I still feel this song deep in my well-being.
Playing this for my 17 year old senior cat as he slowly passes away. James has always been such a comforting voice to me and I hope it helps him feel more at peace during his last days ❤️
WoW, from 1 cat lover to another. 😢
I feel your pain 😢What a wonderful thing to do for your lovely cat. I hope he didn’t suffer. 🩷
Okay, now you made me cry. I have a sweet old boy feline with multiple health issues and the mere thought of losing him is just too much. I hope your boy passed peacefully over the rainbow bridge where he can chase butterflies with his pals.
Dear James, Five years ago my only child was killed by a drunk driver, who ran a red light as she was crossing the street. She is my everything!!!! I always loved this song, but viewed it as a love song between a couple. After she died I put your music on to calm my soul. When “Fire and Rain” came on, I heard a different message that struck a major chord with my daughter. I wanted to share this story with you to say thank you for writing songs that speak to the soul of your listeners. God Bless, Walter
We're so sorry for your loss, Walter, but glad that Fire & Rain was able to bring you some small comfort.
I don’t know whether I should say this, and you may well know this already, but it wasn’t your daughter that died, it was only her outer shell, not her spirit, the real person, that is immortal and lives forever. I’ve lost many people in my life, and I miss them and it’s still very painful. This realisation keeps me going, and the fact they were here for a specific purpose and died at a specific time, that was agreed between their individual soul (which is a complex entity)and a much greater power is mind blowing, but the truth of it makes us surrender to who we truly are. I know the supernatural world exists, and God. Every experience is to teach us something, realising that this material world is not all there is is a great and comforting realisation. It probably sounds good, from someone who isn’t particularly brave with the dying bit myself, but it is about change and not nothingness. We live in a very fallen world, and bad things happen because of the conduct of individuals, unrealised and ignorant, and this is what causes problems. If all humans were evolved and intelligent, there would be no wrongdoings. We are the light and life of God, we are all spiritual beings no matter how misguided we are. May spirituality touch you and abide with you always🙏💕. Love and prayers.
I simply understand your loss & your pain. One gets a response on YT; it's often the top of the head thing. I have for the last 60 years not had to endure many such a painful losses. Has it altered the cource of my life? Yes. It's part of life. Most of us totally understand what you are saying and how much it affected you . When you let people get under your skin; they win and you loose. Nothing can change the river of history we experience. You must understand that most people are on your side. God Bless You Sir, These are weights we all must bear. Steven Pettinga, Indianapolis.
Stay well, Walter. She’s always with you. Please know that. Take care of yourself brother. Bless you.
😢
It is a treasure to see him perform this song when the pain was still fresh and when it hadn't been performed 1000's of times. This song has always hit hard for me but even harder watching the pain he is in performing it. He could have kept this song to himself but he chose to share it with us and I for one am eternally thankful he did.
Many musical artists were addicted to drugs then. 😰😰
Me too
@@lindapearce5699 Is that the LP I knew?!?
Bryan, The demos consumed his friend, Suzanne. I am sure every time he sings this song the pain is still there...
What had happened?
This one goes out to my sister in law. I met her once and it was like we'd known each other for years. My wife and I were to see her and we got the news she had passed. Rest in peace, Jeanette.
I bought the "Sweet Baby James" album in 1970 while a sophomore in college. That vinyl got worn out from being played so many times. "Fire and Rain" was hands down the most popular song for me and my fellow students during that time. No other performer came close to James Taylor. Thank you, JT, for enriching our lives then and now.
Brilliant then, brilliant today.
this song always touches my soul, and is currently helping me get through the loss of a friend of mine who died at 22. “I always thought that I’d see you again.”
Sorry for your loss Deanna
So sorry for your loss.
Sorry for the loss of your friend. Taken way too young. ❤
I feel you.
All the love to you at this hard time, this song is a true heartbreaker.x
Oh, man! To think of everything that has happened to the world since 1970 and to know that this song is still the same as it was back then. Truly timeless and classic. I have never met a person who does not appreciate this man's music. Never take advantage of music as perfect as this!
I lost my best friend to suicide last year. He was 27. I never thought I'd never see him again. I miss him so much. This song is beautiful and reminds me of him.
My oldest son died in 2006 a few days after Christmas 2005 ( his birthday ) I got a call from the coroner that he had my son there. A week or so later, I was at the grocery store, & heard the opening line of that song ( Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone ) I had to go back to my car & cried like a baby
We're so sorry for your loss, James.
We are so fortunate to have James Taylor's music be the accompaniment of our lives.
In 1970, I was 13 and my first year in high school. As a junior - the lowest of the low - we had to (inter alia) clean our house prefects' cubicles every morning, and this song would be playing on LM Radio.....52 years later I still enjoy this song.
I'm sitting here bawling my eyes out thinking of a dear friend I lost to drugs and how I always held onto hope that one day she would come back to us and get better. This song hits hard.
You will see her again!
My dad disappeared Christmas eve of 93. I was 13. They found his murdered body when the thaw came in march. This is the song I picked for his funeral.
I’m so sorry 😔
Very sad.you choose a nice song
Im so sorry! You are never alone with Jesus. And your father is home. One day again you will be together! 🙏💞
Wow, so sorry man.. beautiful song
Oh how devastating and heart breaking.. I'm so very sorry.
We had the real singers , the 70's had the BEST music, no auto tune, as real as it gets!
God the 70s were magic or us who lived then. They still are.
James Taylor saved my life. His music was the only music that had that gentle touch I needed after my son Sam was killed. He was getting the mail, excited as could be waiting for his Xbox magazine to arrive. He said, " so, it's just going to have my own name on it?" It was very cool to get something in the mail for the first time with a childs name on it. He ran to the mailbox and a young teenage driver with a souped up Camero tried to take a 90 dgr turn going 70 mph. Sam was hit and died instantly. DOD 4/11/03 AGED 13.
I'm sorry for your loss I'm pissed off the way God, work, s sometimes 😢
I'm so sorry to hear that. May God bless his soul.
RIP
God heal with time
💖
an american icon. one of the greatest ever. a national treasure. what a powerful songwriter and musician.
Recorded by the best British corporation, thankfully the bbc were so good at getting great sound for these artists 51 years ago. It sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Infact this is a better recording than some more modern ones.
I remember when the song came out.... liked it then, but here I am all these years later, and tears are running down my face....it must be a great song, eh?
Only music does that it's magical
Always brings a tear to my eyes
That's what music is supposed to do
Touch the soul and heart ❤️
This song makes me think of my dad and all the good times we have shared, this is his favourite song. It’s crazy how time really has passed in the blink of an eye. He’s still with us, but man this song just pulls at the heart strings
What a treasure this is! And oh my goodness, we sometimes forget how stunningly handsome he was in his youth. He’s still singing beautifully, 56 years into his career.
After ALL these years of being a fan, this STILL makes me CRY!!!
James, you were and ARE AMAZING!!
Linda Gilliam, Yes he is amazing! My first concert was James Taylor. ❤️
No one but James can play an acoustic guitar and make it sound that beautiful. And what a voice. Oh, what a voice. When I hear this song, it takes me back to 1970, lying across my bed at age 13, listening in awe, to this musical genius.
@@Mr25thfret Makes it all the more timeless for those of us who were there to hear this classic the first time around . Well said Mr25thfret , well said .
James voice just flows with so little effort . His music indeed timeless .
I will from time to time. My mom's name was Susan (close to Suzanne) and after she died I played this song and just cried, along with a few others. 20yrs later I still get a bit misty eyed hearing it
Imagine being young and discovering all this great stuff.............. Take me back about 40 years.
I watched my hero passing away the other day, three days before Easter. He was like a great stone that the family was built upon. 3 children, 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and one great-great granddaughter. We were all there and got to say goodbye. I am so grateful for that and to know that he wasn't put away somewhere and forgotten about.
Just saw him in concert for the first time. Just below a lightning storm in an amphitheater. No words🙌
One of the best guitar intros ever.
His music along with Carole King's music kept me sane during my assignment in the USAF from 1969 --1973.... that Gibson J50 sings along with JT...
Thank you for your service and welcome home baby
Mr. Martin, JT and Norah Jones’ music helped me out immensely during OIF1.
Thanks for paving the way for a young buck like me.
R/
A Retired Marine
Thankyou for serving❤🙏
When music was an extension of a human being’s own magic and not a display of production technology.
The ladies and gentlemen who worked as BBC sound engineers back then were incredibly talented. The live sound quality from shows like The Old Grey Whistle Test was so far beyond anything offered by other shows / channels.
awsome sound, not really bettered today.
Agreed. The other classic I love is Rod Stewart singing Maggie May on Top of the Pops from the same period!
"Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around." Gets me every time. 😥
Please know this: if you start scrolling down the comments from the start of the song on, your comment and the part of the song where James sings those exact words synchronize 🥰
Ditto
My favourite line of the song ❤️
Exactly for me as well. Everyman should wrap themselves around this line and song. Even 50 years later it sounds as fresh and prescient as it ever did, when I was 20 or now at 70. Life is so short it just takes my breath away.
@@Araconox can I get your thoughts on this line? I’ll be very honest I can’t seem to figure it out, I’m not entirely sure what it means but none the less I love it. What does it mean to you?
James Taylor has the most soothing music. His music really helps to calm the human brain. It also helps to emotionally deal with life.
"Try not to try to hard, it's just a lovely ride." I have this posted on a board in my office at home.
Yes I grew up in the 70ties when songs really meant something so meaningful alots changed since then...
Hope all is well Ms. Becky. Bless you
ill never forget when my uncle passed away and i was among those leading the procession to his grave....I was death gripping the steering wheel and crying the whole ride and when i got out of the car my mom, his sister, could clearly tell and grabbed a handkerchief from the car door and told me to hang out for a bit before going to speak. While i was wiping my eyes and the tears off my dress shirt this song came on the radio and i honestly just started laughing thinking of him!
I'm only 39 but have always been a big James Taylor fan, one of the greatest song writers of our time. I've always loved this song but it hits different now after the recent sudden loss of my 18 year old nephew. Mr. Taylor will likely never see this comment but if so, thank you Sir.
Everyone here sends healing thoughts to your family. We're so sorry for your lossl
@@jamestaylor thank you so much for the reply sir ❤️
Love my James. He was my first love, and I've been blessed to see him 7x. I always wait until it's quiet, and yell out "I love you, James!". He always says "I love you, too". He is the very best. Ever.💙💙
Wow😳
What an amazing legacy. Songs like this will live on as long as there are people around to listen. We have lived through a golden age of music, future generations will lament how lucky we were. Thank you James.
One of they classic songs that never ages. Pure talent. ❤️
Incredible song writer, grabs your heart and soothes it.
The first time I heard this song it was on a car radio in Boston around 1971 and I had an accident. My fault. Fifty years later, I watched this video and cried. What a powerful artist.
It's always chilling watching artists perform famous legendary songs before they became massive hits. This song is now one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and here he is quietly introducing and playing it to minimal response at the beginning. Nowadays if James starts picking that intro it will send audiences into rapturous applause
That's because they don't know how to behave anymore.
Dearest James,I hope you see this comment if you do please let me know. Anyway I was addicted to a certain substance that I believe was the same as your favourite at the time,well I finally got clean and while I was in detox in agony while withdrawing, this song helped me get through the hell I was in. Played fire and rain about 5 times a day. Anyway just want to thankyou for giving me strength through your beautiful music. God bless you James Taylor xxoo.
This music was so compassionate what's happened to this generation ???
My late sister used to love me singing this to her. She called it pure music.
your sister was / is totally correct. I love her musical choice. I imagine she was ( and is ) . The brightest star, in our galaxy. And, I mean that sincerely. Good taste is beautiful.
God Bless you from Canterbury U.K.
This song specifically has gotten me through the toughest times of my life. I’m forever grateful.
This truly is a perfect song. I think it's one of the greatest songs ever written.
The way he sings about the cold wind blowing in this version is the single best melody line he’s even sung.
Song is 50 years old and still sounds amazing
This song never gets old. 💕
neither will we , my virtual friend
Agreed 💕
The legendary singer songwriter J.T. in his own inimitable style of singing.
I love his songs so much❤❤❤
Played this song at my brother's funeral..always will remember him playing few songs from his own guitar from James taylor...memories
18 years old and I've just found this piece of art absolutely beautiful ❤️
Fire and Rain...James Taylor 70's
Wonderful Song....Forever 💙
Who's listening in 2022?
Whose listening in 2024?
My mom died in 2002 and I am 67, I also have a long time to live without her Priscilla. We both had the same thought about our moms.
I fell in love with JT when I was 14 this was my.favorete he was the best in the 70s I really loved all his songs and him he had some problems and made it
This is a truly beautiful song. What a genius!
The bbc have some of the best recordings of major 60s and 70s artists ever imo, they seemed to get the sound so rich and crisp at the same time, and the acoustic guitar on this recording just shows that to the max.
Knowing the backstory to this makes it so sad and impactful. Since then I've seen enough and lost friends and family to appreciate his pain. But I have no way to express it like James did. Wonderful song.
I want to thank you for making me look a little deeper for this for me is a very special song. I have played it for years, thinking maybe it's part of his ongoing drama with Carly for instance. I had no idea, so here is what DR. google says
On the VH1 series Storytellers, Taylor said the song was about several incidents during his early recording career. The second line "Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you" refers to Suzanne Schnerr, a childhood friend of his who died by suicide while he was in London, England, recording his first album.
Song is about 9/11
What a fantastic song by James Taylor !!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜