Do you remember: Carley Simon and James Taylor

[In_The_Wind]

I listened to these while studying in college.

What were you doing when those songs came out?

[applegrove]

1. I had a job in a tea house in about 1983 for one summer. Music was limited and we listened

to Carly Simon's best of often. I always love to think of that summer. Her songs, especially "Mockingbird".

[In_The_Wind]

2. '83 was the years I bought a small sailboat.

Those were enchanted times.

[applegrove]

4. Such a great song.

[In_The_Wind]

7. It is. Thank you for mentioning it.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

3. Finally someone's asking about something I remember

I couldn't get You're So Vain out of my head during the election- It was like Mitt Romney's theme song.

As to what i was doing... Well, I was a kid and wasn't listening to the radio much.

This one alway reminds me of the dentist's office though...

[In_The_Wind]

6. I love Edmund Fitzgerald !!! Beautifully done!

thank you very much

[WhoIsNumberNone]

8. I like it too

It's just that for several years, every time I went to the dentist, they had the same radio station on in the waiting room, and I always seemed to hear this one. And the one about the tiny music box dancer that no one can see.

[In_The_Wind]

11. Here ya go ~ Tiny Dancer

cannot believe what I found out there on youtube when I searched for Tiny Dancer

[WhoIsNumberNone]

12. No- It was this one. Ugh.

[In_The_Wind]

15. I couldn't find that one!

[img][/img] Why are you banging your head? It's great! Thank You

[Still Blue in PDX]

39. Gods, I hated that song and never knew the name of it. Blech. nt

[WhoIsNumberNone]

69. It was pretty inescapable in the 70s

Every trip to the dentist's office or the department store or any place they had muzak playing you were likely to hear it. tracking it down on YouTube I discovered there were several recordings of it made around that time- including one with lyrics which was how I knew what to search. It's not really that objectionable until you hear it for about the 400th time.

[Still Blue in PDX]

70. I just wound up a music box that belonged to my mom, and guess what . . .

Yep, that's the song it plays. It was one of the last gifts she received, and she loved that damned thing, so I guess it can't be all bad.

I'm curious about the lyrics and am off to look those up.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

73. Found it last night

[Still Blue in PDX]

40. Hold me closer, Tony Danza.

[In_The_Wind]

42. ok

[RebelOne]

71. Actually, I prefer Gordon Lightfoot's version. n/t

[WhoIsNumberNone]

74. That is Gordon Lightfoot's version

or are you making a Seinfeld joke?

[In_The_Wind]

5. You Belong To Me

[Adsos Letter]

9. "Thats The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"

You'll have to wait 5 seconds to skip the obnoxious ad...

[In_The_Wind]

13. Always loved this song ~ Thats The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be

[img][/img] Thank you, Adsos Letter

[Adsos Letter]

14. Thank you for this thread, In_The_Wind

It's a cold evening here, a bit breezy, and my wife is off visiting our daughter for the week.

Think I'll build a fire and listen to some of my favorite old songs.

[In_The_Wind]

16. Our fireplace went with the old house. I'll miss it. Enjoy your evening.

[Still Blue in PDX]

41. I remember listening to this song and crying.

So beautiful and so sad.

[Loryn]

55. I felt the same way about this song.

So sad.

[Adsos Letter]

10. Probably my favorite song for bringing back a feeling of being back in the day...

[Blue_In_AK]

17. I was living in a cute little studio apartment

on Sacramento Street in San Francisco, working at Crocker Bank in advertising and public relations and smoking a lot of pot. I was between husbands, having a good time.

[In_The_Wind]

18. sounds like a wonderful memory

to the good times

[Blue_In_AK]

19. You bet.

. Someday I'm going to write a book about my life. It's been a good one.

[In_The_Wind]

20. I need a ghost writer. so many stories. was sharing them recently.

and found myself saying "really, I can prove all of it. go google . . . ."
maybe he did.


Good luck on your book.

[DFW]

63. In my next life, I'll do it

I have this insane day job, so it won't be in this one.

Actually, I did write a novel, just to see if I could do it. It's sort of a nerd/wine collector's pipe dream romance mixed in with a little 21st century southern California, some sci-fi, Thomas Jefferson, some 19th century France, and some appreciation of Hispanic immigrants in the USA. It's with an agent. No publisher has had the guts to take it on yet, but we'll see. I sent copies to a few friends, and got glowing recommendations (for real) from both Howard Dean and Adrian Cronauer (the real one, not Robin Williams). If it gets published, I'll let you know.

[In_The_Wind]

64. Great! The basics are on DU somewhere. I usually post the truth about myself.

yes, please let me know when it is in print.

[Honeycombe8]

21. Since I can't remember exactly what I was doing at that time, those must've been my drug years.

[In_The_Wind]

24. lol

[img][/img] since I was 18. only that (these days) and nothing more

in the wind

[Callmecrazy]

32. I was just thinking...

that we need a bong hit smiley.

[In_The_Wind]

34. you may snag one of these if you want

[img][/img] [img][/img] not this one ~~>> [img][/img] too restrictive.
in the wind shares with friends [img][/img]

Oh and btw ~ In The Wind likes the way Callmecrazy thinks.

[Honeycombe8]

75. Yes, we do! We used to have a hippie dippie guy, but he's gone, now. nt

[DFW]

22. 1983? I was busy finding out what it means to become a father

That changed only everything.

[In_The_Wind]

25. congratulations, daddy

that is one of the things I passed on . . . this time

[DFW]

43. It's one of life's options

My wife and I chose to have children. No reason anyone else should or should not follow in our path.

As it is, we're pretty happy with the way the one turning 30 next Saturday turned out (second from the right):

[IMG][/IMG]

[In_The_Wind]

45. imo: You did the right thing!

She is beautiful. Her inner self radiates warmth.
That is very clear to me from your photo.
Thank you, DFW.

[DFW]

49. She gets it from her mom.

This is my wife at age 30 (31 years ago on our wedding day):
[IMG][/IMG]

Our elder daughter definitely doesn't get her looks from me. My genes must have been VERY recessive that day! LOL

[In_The_Wind]

52. You are truly blessed, DFW

Beauty surrounds you, lucky man.

[DFW]

60. It was a combination of lucky factors

I was in Berlin at the right place at the right time, and she is nearsighted.

As with so many truly beautiful women, she never had a clue how wonderful she looks, still doesn't. She believes everything else I tell her, just not when I tell her that.

[Still Blue in PDX]

46. 1983 was a great year for me - I had two little girls, 5 and 3 years old.

Being a mom is the most challenging and the most fun thing I've ever imagined.

[DFW]

61. My wife will confirm that it's challenging, alright!

And she's a social worker by profession.

Being a single mom must be the social equivalent of running a marathon twice a day.

[AngryOldDem]

23. Oh, hell yes!

Both are on my iPods.

LOVE their music.

[In_The_Wind]

26. me too

but I haven't gotten an iPod [img][/img]

[AngryOldDem]

27. Do get one. It's a good investment. n/t

[In_The_Wind]

28. maybe later this year

we are starting to recover being ponzied on 12/11/08.

our personal lawyers are awesome.
we will be happy then all the paper work, court dates are behind us.

[AngryOldDem]

76. Good luck!

I wish you the best.

[In_The_Wind]

77. I have strength I never knew about.

thank you.

from 635,000 to 0 overnight everything

[DFW]

82. OUCH!

I had mini versions of that but nothing that drastic.

[union_maid]

29. Great songs, both of them

I would guess I was being a mom of a baby or toddler around then. Yup, I just checked. Both. Fire wasand Rain. She was a baby when Fire and Rain came out on album, and toddling around when You're So Vain appeared. It was pretty cool to see Sweet Baby James playing the inauguration.

[In_The_Wind]

31. I've missed you so much! (this week)

[img][/img] wish my mom had been just like you!
And thank you so for everything here on DU. You are the best!

[Callmecrazy]

30. Playing my guitar and singing along...

I had a pretty good voice back then.

[In_The_Wind]

33. I'm sorry I missed getting to know you IRL.

How long have you been living in Florida?

Do you still play?

[Callmecrazy]

35. I'm looking at my guitar right now...

And I'm getting the ol' stink eye back at me. I've been neglecting our relationship for the past few years. Every now and then I pick her up and we get it on.
She is a beautiful 12 string acoustic with lovely deep wood tones that vibrate against my chest when I hold her. When I cut back on smoking, we make beautiful music. She has helped me remove the panties of many a young nymph.
I moved to Florida in July, 2009. After two decades in Las Vegas.

[In_The_Wind]

36. I feel quite certain that you would have been successful

even without that "beautiful 12 string acoustic with lovely deep wood tones that vibrate against my chest when I hold her."

Callmecrazy you take my breath away in a very pleasing way.

I have never traveled to Vegas. Doubt that I will go there for any reason.

The last time I was in Florida I was stuck in north Miami for a month February 2011.

[DFW]

72. The 12-string is my instrument as well

There is an old Serb, now living in Florida, of all places, that made 12 string guitars with an artistry pretty much unrivaled, both in woodwork and sound. He made this matching pair for me before he slowed down:

[IMG][/IMG]

[pipi_k]

37. Two...

of my favorites...

[In_The_Wind]

38. two plus something more for you to enjoy

oh and, perhaps your sig line was stuck in my mind then I started this thread at 2:16 AM ~~~>

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018310634

[pipi_k]

48. Thank you for

sharing those!

They harmonized so well together, didn't they?

[In_The_Wind]

50. yes. eom.

[Still Blue in PDX]

44. I was young and in love with life.

I wasn't really doing anything noteworthy. I got a job in 1973 and I'm working there now.

Got a boyfriend in 1972 and I'm married to him now.

Not loving it so much these days. There's a sad song in there somewhere.

[In_The_Wind]

47. I understand more than my words can express, Still Blue in PDX.

Not loving it so much these days. There's a sad song in there somewhere.

life goes on. and so must we all. http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018311851#post3

[Still Blue in PDX]

51. Beautiful song, and thank you!

So many beautiful and wonderful things in between. "The dance" is what makes it all worthwhile and is another forgotten favorite song of mine.

[In_The_Wind]

53. Indeed. It is about the journey. I would not have missed one moment

from 1966 until now. Oh and, all of my wonderful friends at DU.

[RudynJack]

54. I've seen James Taylor many times in concert.

But Carly Simon only once: at the No Nukes concert at Madison Square Garden in '79. They did "Mockingbird" together. It was great.

[In_The_Wind]

56. I rarely attended concerts.

Too many people together in an enclosed space makes me uncomfortable. But I do love music. And now, music videos help me to enjoy all that I've missed in the concert world.

[RudynJack]

57. The older I get...

the more I hate crowds. But I still love going to concerts. I saw Pink on Monday - she's quite a performer.

[In_The_Wind]

58. very cool

I suppose that I would go again with someone special.

[RudynJack]

59. Well if you're ever

in the Monterey Bay area, hit me up. I'll take you to a show.

[In_The_Wind]

62. I think my traveling days are over. However ~ If you are in the east ....

send me a PM. I'm in upstate New York these days. New Paltz.

oh and, thank you

[RudynJack]

65. My family is way upstate...

near Rochester and Palmyra. I have one very fond memory of New Paltz from my college days.

[In_The_Wind]

66. Small world isn't it?

I've driven through both of those cities.

so. you went to SUNY New Paltz?

[RudynJack]

67. SUNY Albany

But involved in NYPIRG which took me to a lot of campuses.

[In_The_Wind]

68. Seriously, I find all of that very interesting. Kudos

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Public_Interest_Research_Group

[LuckyLib]

92. A great duet indeed!

[Tom Ripley]

78. I remember wanting her breasts and his hair

[In_The_Wind]

79. nice

I have both.

[treestar]

80. HS and college also

Mockingbird - I think I was in HS!

[In_The_Wind]

81. You must have wonderful memories to share.

I graduated high school in '66. That makes you just a little younger.

[DFW]

83. If you like Carly Simon, you'll either love or hate this:

http://www.myspace.com/thefreedomtoast

Click on "John McCain"

You might recognize the melody, if not the lyrics!

[In_The_Wind]

85. so cool! added to my favorites!

Barack The Knife

[DFW]

87. It's a little dated, of course

We did it to coincide with the 2008 primaries, but plenty of it is either still current or close to it.

[In_The_Wind]

88. at my age

nothing is outdated [img][/img]

[DFW]

95. Me, too.

You know you're old when you own fossils of animals that used to be your house pets, though at today's food prices, I might have had to release this little kitty back into the wild:

[IMG][/IMG]

[In_The_Wind]

96. heh

I would have tried to tame him with love.

[DFW]

99. I think reciprocation might have been a major issue

And with teeth like that, guessing is not an option!

[In_The_Wind]

100. you just never know

love can conquer many things

[Iggo]

84. Mock. Ye-eah. King. Ye-eah. Bird. Ye-eah. Yeah. Ye-eah!

Mockingbird! Now

Everybody, have ya heard? (Etc.)

[In_The_Wind]

86. lol

[Iggo]

89. Heh.

[Myrina]

90. Yes, and their musician son is adorable and VERY talented!!

Ben Taylor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Taylor_(musician)

[In_The_Wind]

91. thank you, Myrina

[closeupready]

93. Corny perhaps, but "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Handy Man"

were two of my favorite 70's tunes.

But when your two songs you asked about came out, I was in kindergarten.

[In_The_Wind]

97. seriously. thanks for the reminder about those two.

you're just a kid compared to me.

[warrprayer]

94. hoping the Vietnam war

would end before I turned 18 (it did, by 2 months)

[In_The_Wind]

98. I did volunteer work helping the CO's

so the didn't have to run away to Canada.

[warrprayer]

101. very cool n/t

My best friend from the 70's somehow got an emergency leave and went awol. They upgraded his discharge to general under the amnesty program.

[In_The_Wind]

102. The amnesty program was a beautiful thing.

Bring our boys back home where they belong.

[ConcernedCanuk]

103. Hell ya - I remember Ed Sullivan and the "Chipmunks" too

.
.
.

I think I was in San Diego when "You're so Vain" was a biggee on the radio

that'd be 1979-80

and as to what I was doing???

What would a healthy 29 year old single Canuk be doing in San Diego with all them beautiful women around??

hmmmm

[In_The_Wind]

104. Doing what comes naturally . . .

but never this^^^^! ^^^[img][/img]

[ConcernedCanuk]

105. Reminds me of Vegas

.
.
.

oh yeah.

visited a few of the Casinos in Nevada while I was living in SanDee

quite a culture shock for me

albeit a pleasant one . .

[In_The_Wind]

106. Never been to Vegas

oh yeah. in the wind hasn't seen it all.

Visited more than one 'live' show.
With a date.