Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
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Carly Simon and James Taylor perform Mockingbird..
Filmed for the MUSE No Nukes concerts in NYC in 1979
I attended a James Taylor concert in the summer of 1974 or 75 in the Berkshires. It was pouring rain and cars were backed up. We ended parking and walking the rest of the way to the venue. It was a hot steamy summer night but we didn't care. He gave an incredible concert but the hightlight was Carly Simon jumping on stage and their duet - Mockingbird. A once in a lifetime experience. We were all so young....A different place and time.....
Hi Sandra hope you’re okay?
wonderful memory. The Berkshires are my home town in Western Massachusetts…..James Taylor’s stomping ground.
If that was the highlight of the show, the show must have really sucked.
❤
I'd love to get my hands all tangled up in her beautiful long flowing hair and she's not wearing a bra, what a great chick. Definitely "Klondike bar"
I had never seen James Taylor performing like this. In my mind, he always was that introspective guy sitting with his acoustic guitar.
been seeing him in concert since 1971. he's witty, charming, and a rocker as well as introspective.
you never seen him live ?
Oh what the right woman can do ;)
You pretty much said every thought that I've been having. He shocked me.
booze balls
I love this rendition of Mockingbird!!! Nobody can sing it like James Taylor and Carly Simon did together. It’s a masterpiece.
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I come here and listen to them sing this a all the time. Love Love Love it ❤
Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne sang it pretty well.
@@econ0003 Thanks for the info. I’ll check them out. 👍👍
James Taylor looks so happy 😊
Yeah his self loathing is barely showing here
@@lyndajamrozik4786 Unfortunately, given this this period, he was probably high as fk. And whatever. I'm glad he got through that. I've seen him in concert, in the early 90s and he was very very different.
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What an utterly stupid statement. Don't understand people this low IQ even giving out comments.
Look at his eyes! Then go look at Mick Fleetwood's eyes during one of his manic drumming solos. It's clear that the coke spoon has been well used before this concert. All for the better I say, disregarding the negative long term effects on the humans.
Yes he was!
They were amazing together, the chemistry was undeniable! Hard to believe she's 81 now and he's 76 We're getting old ❤
Preferable to the alternative, Nancy! xx
Not getting...just plain old.
Look how animated James Taylor is, you can tell they were in love when they made this!!!!
She really loved him and he ended up cheating. It took her awhile to get over him and move on. They have children too during their marriage
If you want to see them sing another great song together at another time look up you can close your eyes on UA-cam. It's a beautiful love song written by James Taylor.
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His serious heroin addiction was also a problem. She didn't want their children to have a junkie father.
@@daviddemar551 the one where they are singing it together at home during an interview is my very favorite one.
I'm still sad that their marriage did not work.
@@cheriehiles9748 I think we're both referring to the same video- the song is you can close your eyes. I believe it was filmed at their home in Martha 's Vinyard.
You can tell from the way that they're looking at each while they are singing that they were very much in love with each other at that time.
Zero direction or choreography, just go out and enjoy the song and each other.
Awesome chemistry.
The chemistry between these two was off the charts.
Hi Rhonda hope you’re okay?
Yeah well too bad it didnt last
@@rayostergard3386oh my - you again?? 😂😂😂.
You nailed it Rhonda! It was phenomenal!!!!
They reached perfection this night
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That was amazing, i am still moved at 75,yup!
Me too, 74 - I had that "Hotcakes" album, loved it! And when this song came on, I'd be carrying on like Carly just did 😂
Same Here! 75 two weeks ago. Carley and Colbert were also Great. Don't forget Charlie and Inez Fox!
Taylor's eyes seem to light up as he looks at her. Great harmonizing, great dance moves, great song, great video.
Yes i see it
@@CharlotteHarry-uh7gj you tell it just the way i felt love their song and danceand yhe way the audicences like when they're going off and the guy holding thumbs up
He was probably lit.
@@gordoschmordo2826And?
They were a couple. Married at one point.... and seemed to be very much in love.
They were so great together. They made each other better. Carly loved him so much
Yes I just saw an interview with her with Dan Rather and she still loves him so much! He won’t talk her anymore and she still loves him! She’s a very kind soul and very compassionate! He was on Heroin and he probably on it during this night😢
Their stage energy is off the charts!! I have never seen anything like it. Captivating!
Yes
It was off the charts. I was there and that performance with Carly calling from off stage and then springing out in that green plaid jumpsuit stands out as one of the all time most fun high energy performances I have seen. Everyone loved the two of them singing together.
Hi Cathy💐
@@EmM-zy2zuwhat year was that?
They are so talented its outrageous,,5 Star Performance
The best live duet ever. Makes me smile and tap my feet every time I watch it..Awesome!
Awesome video watch it everyday ❤
Special
It’s very enjoyable, but it’s not any better than the 1965 live version by Aretha Franklin and Ray Johnson
Yep, goosebumps here for sure.
Never seen James Taylor looking so happy and enjoying himself. Love this so much keep coming back to it to watch.
This is my go-to anti-depressant. They are so fabulous together in this moment - totally in tune with each other. Love it to death!!!
I was just thinking the same thing...when I need a pick me up....I come here...
Gabriel bondage
@@thomashanley5199 what is Gabriel bondage?
@@thomashanley5199 ??
She’s the only one who can make James Tayler take the back seat. But he’s is good here too, I’m just saying she is powerful. Love their chemistry
Such an amazing performance, no auto tune, no filters, only pure talent.
@@lapacesiaconvoi you are, of course, joking.
HELL YEAH, ETTA!
I AGREE. I LOVE THIS PERFORMANCE!
You are talking about when they had to actually sing ?
@@suzycreamcheesez4371 not joking
@@ninamartinez5171 and best believe they could sing ......both of them fantastic singers
I cannot get enough of this performance and their chemistry. It is pure magic.
I agree. I've watched this video so many times. I even post it for Thanksgiving.... It's a song about a bird, after all.
Ohhhh their chemistry!!!!
Weren’t they broken up by this point?
He could NOT stand her.
Oh Don't you know it all!😂 James was a DRUG Addict The Entire Marriage! Carly Occasionally had a glass of wine. What woman could live with That?? She filed for Divorce 1 year after this was filmed And she has never said anything but kind things about James. Even tho he was an absent father and husband.
Never seen James Taylor have so much fun on stage :)
this might be the greatest live duo performance I've ever seen in my life
I agree, Doug
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This ones is miles better
Check out Rita and kris kristofferson back in their day! Omg another love that was awesome Watch help me make it through the night
2 great talents on stage together! What more could you ask for?
Awsome
Enjoyed both their music since I first heard in the 70's. I just turned 65.
63, same here. Greatest music eras we grew up in.
These two are upstaging each other in a way that is so endearing. Talent beyond belief.
Do people get just how complicated this is? It’s like there singing different songs at the same time, then back together. What a piece of musical history.
I think it's called a "round" in musical language
@@jasonc6125 It is more of a canon or even a fugue, very hard to do even when you are not dancing! Not to mention that extremely skillful key change at 1:55. The musicianship here is rock solid. I was in music college when "No Nukes" MUSE film was released in 1980. I went for the cause and for CSN and Bonnie Raitt but this performance was the one that I remember 42 years later.
WOW,,,,,, WHAT A HUGE MOUTH !!!!
I wonder if she could unhinged her jaw like a snake attempting to swallow a gazelle.
She probably can’t, but it would make for a fun party trick if she could unhinge her jaw and jam a toddlers head in her mouth and walk around like Lurch from the Adams Family. The child’s feet, legs and arms would be flailing around wildly while “Ol’ Jibber Jabber Jaws” has the kids head completely in her mouth. I’d pay to see that.
It's a fabulous version, but for me the original , by Charlie and Inez Foxx,
who, I think wrote it, was immediately catchy, and superbly performed,
a great crowd pleaser back in the day.
It’s what all choirs do all the time, soprano, alto, tenor, base can all be singing different parts of the music, that’s why it sounds so wonderful.
I love James Taylor, this song gives me goose bumps. 🥰
So full of energy and Love ! I have never seen James Taylor smile so much!
He looks very much under the influence...were these his heroin days?
I hate to admit this, but back then I was a kid who hated both them and their music. It was on the radio all the time, it was slow, sappy, and I couldn't stand it. Fast forward to today where I'm in my 50's and now this is the only kind of music I want to listen to. And I'm feeling really glad that I lived long enough (and "grew up" enough) to appreciate these two awesome performers. Their music speaks to me on an emotional level I can't put into words. Thank you, Carly and James, for all these wonderful gifts.
I get what you are saying about time, time-of-life etc. Respectfully suggest you re-visit Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan.
Visit the original in 1963 with Inez and Charlie Foxx.
Never could stand Carly, still can't.
Such a powerful performance, James singing upbeat and Carly looking and sounding fantastic.
Back in the day, if you attended to a live concert that had this much energy and love, then you'll never forget it. You were lucky to experience this much happiness.
I just finished reading Carly Simon's autobiography "Boys in the Trees," the story of how she met James as a teen and he ate her Popsicle. Later she loved his "Sweet Baby James" album and played it over and over. One day out of the blue she declared that she would marry him someday, which turned out to be very prophetic. Their marriage had good times, bad times, and in the end it broke apart. Now I watch this video and all I can think is that they had something that was truly great, for however long it lasted.
Beautifully stated "they had something truly great, for however long it lasted."
Me too!
And I agree!
Yup just finished reading her book. The book was written well. She is a great singer and songwriter and she knows how to capture the audience.
Sounds good!❤️❤️❤️
Can't take my eyes off Carly Simon in this video. Such a classic.
We're from Queensland , Australia. They're loved everywhere.
I don't think I've ever seen James so happy. What a testament to love, however brief.
I love both James and Carly. Everyone is posting how happy they look..True, but JT is higher than a kite!
Where is that now?
I was thinking the same thing about him looking happy... ❤️
They were a couple of their time, he tried, his dad intervened, took him home in 1970, rehab, to no avail, Carly hung in there for like 11 yrs, 2 kids, just sad cause they were a great couple, he got straight after the implosion of the marriage, guess too late
@@pattimelita8268 who wasn't?
Carly Simon is drop dead gorgeous! Fantastic performance by two great artists!
She was very attractive when she was younger, but I don't know if I would go as far as describe her as drop dead gorgeous, but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I love her singing and songwriting talent.
Big old super duper mouth.
She was Insecure with Her Looks. Had Daddy Issues!
She is gorgeous
Ettaj fan.
I am sure YOU have the BIGGEST Mouth, Actually. With No Career or wealth or Famous Husband to show for it! JUST A Jealous Rant with No Substance. Hey KAREN!
I was fortunate to see them perform live together all those years ago. Beautiful
So far as I know, this is the only time either one of them ever attempted a high-energy party song. Kind of surprising, since they absolutely knocked it out of the park.
Check out Carly's "Night Owl"- written by James, with backup vocals by Paul and Linda McCartney
I saw Carly live at a theme park 4 decades ago. Explosive voice
Not even close. But it is as far as you know.
Saw them do this at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago 1974. It was great.
Makes me want to cry for times gone by. Great performance by real artists. Even a silly song like Mockingbird becomes a show stopper
Not a silly song at all. Great song!
If only we knew then how fast time flies.
its a straight cover. inez and charlie fox made this
@@Captain_Rhodes It's a very old song from the South, it was originally a lullaby.
@@davidwesson9277 yea i know the song. but inez foxx made it into this song
Carly was awesome in this song !!!!
Does anyone not understand how Beautiful they both were???? Carly looks like a Super Model and James is this "Tall Drink of Water"... They both can really Sing (Blow) to The Heavens.... This was truly a Treat!!!! 😊
Let us not forget the insane band supporting them. And those two backup singers. Magic.
She is stunning!
I’m not even into women and I could just stare at her all day.
So sad about her agoraphobia. 😔
I have heard Clouds in my Coffee in my head every single time I added cream to my joe since my very first cup.
And say, he IS tall, isn’t he! 😯
OMG! Are you kidding! They are both homely dorks!
Only wish there were MANY more combos of James and Carly together!! They were dynamic together!!!
They both do
I was there! What a night! Some of my fondest memories of concerts. Jammed packed with some of the greatest performers of all time!
Hello Nancy, How are you doing?
Cool!!!
Wow, that would have been marvelous.
I was also there. As I recall Carly was not on the bill - her first off-stage note sent a thrill.
Just brilliant. Love this so much. The way James looks at her with such awe, pride and admiration gives me goosebumps!!! What a fantastic duo they were.
You have to know...that you're the king of the Universe...when Carly Simon takes your arm...and walks proudly with you....saying...this is my man, the only man for me.
Amen! He had someone who loved him SO much. And he had the hottest property you could ever get in the music business!! I love Carly!!
Thank you for saying that because not enough people say it and not enough have said it to her. They should.
Pure magic! Check out the chemistry and the energy going on here! How often do we see this today? This represents an era and a generation that will never be replaced.
But James let ALL of that go for heroin????
The best.
Absolutely the music today has no morals true love is gone sucks
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And other women, let's not forget. Think he was very narcissistic.
Though very talented, elsewise, why won't he even speak to her and hasn't in so many years. To this day, no explanation.
Jackson Browne in the audience at 3:45.
David Lasley and Arnold McCuller in the background holding it down. Kootch and Lee Skylar out there. What a crazy bunch of legends at the absolute height of their talents. I can’t imagine what it felt like to be up on that stage for this moment. Carly and James are transcendent. I’m so glad this video exists.
don't think that's Jackson... he'd almost certainly be at side stage
In the day, my day... This couple was everything I needed for comfort.. I miss those days.
I can't stop watching this video🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️❤️
Same!
One of the greatest rock duets of all time.
They were so good together! I love this song!
Sometimes you just have these moments, and you just swear that the stars were aligned, because magic just happens.
So true!👍
Hi Deborah hope you’re okay?
Their harmonies are perfect!!!
Blows my mind how great they are together. Awesome
Love the sparkle in James’ eyes & smile on his face. This was a different time. Both having fun together.
she said it was the same time of his addiction
My favourite 🎉piece of entertainment..just great.. love you guys.🤗🌈
I used to listen to this song on the record when I was in my teens. I loved singing along with Carly simon!
Greatest live duet performance ever. These two were meant to be together.
yeah, but James won't even speak to her now
Don J - would love to see them happily together today . I don’t understand stars getting divorced.
@@kevinbarton1661 She loved him, but he was young and addicted to heroin. He says he wasn't fit to be a husband and father. Wish he had figured that out before breaking her heart and having the children. Sad! :(
@Jimo breed??? smh
@@kevinbarton1661 You mean like all of the rest of us?
Two of my favorite artists of all times. I saw James Taylor about 5 years ago, and he hasn’t lost a beat. 💙
I love the simple natural fun stage presentation: nothing slick and choreographed.
Hi Lorna hope you’re okay?
So much more than the version in 1963. Whether it's a cover or not I love the way these two perform the song together.
Total harmony~personally and musically! Pure joy they expressed!
They were married and very much in love at the time
Can you imagine Ben and Sally watching this and saying, "damn.....that's our Mom and Dad!!"
And I am still mourning decades later. These two were magical together. Two musical geniuses.
you can feel the magic between those two when doing this song
They genuinely look very happy and having so much fun! It’s infectious!
Hi Christine hope you’re okay?
James SHOULD look happy, he's high
This must be the happiest song in the world!
What a breath of fresh air. Love that song. Go Carly all dancing and she never sounds out of breath. 👍 that's a performer
I noticed that too, no sweat!
She has always been a favorite of mine.., & together they were knock down gorgeous!!♥️💝👍
I fell in love with Carly when I was ten. I’m 58 now, and I’m still in love. What an absolute goddess! BTW, their son Ben Taylor is also a great artist.
I love how at one point he is just looking at her in awe. Wonderful duet, from a time long ago!
Claudia Gibson Yeah . . . in fact I'll go farther and say he's almost stunned right from the start. I don't think he ever expected her to hit the stage the way she did -- not shy Carly. Near the end, when he's finally found the same groove as she, it all ends abruptly. Yet this is one of my favorite, iconic performances that preserve time in a capsule.
Truly great musical duo.
Uh......
They were married, folks.
I wonder if it was awe or annoyance at her upstaging him??!
yes i noticed that
I've been watching this video years after years after years.
There were times that I have to listen to it just to put me in good mood. So love this performance from my two favorite musicians of all time. Although my marriage outlived theirs, and they have their separate lives now, I still love them together.
70s rock !!!
Hello Maria, How are you doing?
Me. It brings me joy when I'm sad. It picks me up and makes happy.
as good today as it was way back when. they were so in love❤
Really sad about their daughter.
Had to revisit a great duo. The music, dancing, harmony, the PURE JOY THEY DISPLAY. LOVE IT.
Hi Victoria hope you’re okay?
Hello Victoria how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
How real music is done, folks. Amazing.
Tanya Avakian, YAAWWWWSSSS
What?? Are you saying that Cardi B with Migos isn’t music?
And of course, I’m joking bc Migos (and a lot of today’s music) is garbage...not ALL, but a lot.
@@deepalmer3960 lol!
Real music? Ripping off black folks songs and sounding like fools in the process.
Heard this song on the radio today, and decided to look up a video. I challenge anyone to watch this and not find themselves smiling with a grin almost as wide as Carly's!
iliotibialbluesband that would get someone hospitalized.
it boosts my mood BIG time!!!
Challenge accepted and passed.
Absolute perfection! I love to watch this because they really seem so happy and carefree. You rarely see James showing emotions like this and he won’t even speak to Carly for whatever reason ( I think he still loves her) but here they look happy! Great music 🎶 🎶🎶❤️
Carly got him movin like i dont know what! I never saw him move like that......Go Carly and James ❤
When they started dancing together he was doing the Carolina Shag
wow...they sizzled together on this!! James, buy that girl a Mockingbird, Carly's 74 today!!!!
It doesn't get any better than this!! Two extremely talented people doing what they do best. Carly, such a beautiful lady with non-stop talent and her husband, another phenom.
the strength of MUSIC, bringing two people who dealt with shyness, and anxiety with fame to give us happiness
Two of the best performers a solo artist and double the performance together… Two of the greatest
Hi pretty hope you’re okay?
Oh God, if only life was that good all the time…..James Taylor & Carly Simon…to die for.
You don't hear many duets like this. Most are; guy sings a verse, girl sings a verse, etc, or they sing in unison. This song has rounds in it, they sing over the top of each other. Crazy amazing! Not just anyone could pull this off.
Totally agree
Damn I miss the 70s and 80s music and I'm a baby boomer, Marine vet served in Nam. Yep still screwed up. But I love Carly.
Keep listening to 70's rock it is a mind healer.. suggestions, Lynyrd Skynyrd w/ Ronnie VanZant, Fleetwood Mac (find some of Stevie Nick's demo songs too), Eddie Money , Steve Miller Band, these take your mind off of everything.. also, get you a decent guitar and start playing this is the best thing to relax one's mind, take walks....
We here you, from the north
You are the true hero, trying to live each day after that awful war. God bless🍁
We're from the same era Loves that music, keep listening it will make you feel good. Love you dear man, from Canada ❤🍁
@@1besieged We're with you all the way❤🍁
We're thinking about you, and wish you all the happiness that you deserve!😘
Music from 1968 to 1978 was the best ever!
I love this video!!! I have never seen James Taylor rock out you can see the chemistry between him and Carly. Carly Simon looming oh so beautiful
He was not ,never was a live wire. I sure love him tho. Love his songs.
Hi Pamela hope you’re okay?
He was high, just look at his eyes
They're living our dream! Doing what most of us want to do, but would never, in public and look at how much we love it!!! So,..why do we have such insecurity, instead of just 'belting out' what we feel?! This is truly BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!
Two of my favorite performers from the early 70s. Love this version.
James' "Yeah!" at 2.03 is the greatest "Yeah!" in musical history! :-)
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Watching this, you'd never sense the respective troubles they faced - together starting in 1972 and apart from 1983 onward. I hope all their fans draw on this clip for memories of happier days when C & J were together.
What perfection.
Woke up with this song in my head this morning, turned on UA-cam and listened to James and Carly absolutely KILL it. Supercharged my day!
What a timeless classic...Love it! And she was barefoot LOL!
Ronnie VanZant of Lynyrd Skynyrd sang barefoot often, and so does Eddie Money sometimes.. it is pretty cool!
she is so often barefoot still, so is Ben.
I absolutely loved this song back then! Im so glad I got to grow up during the GREATEST DAYS OF MUSIC... EVER! 🎼🎵🎶
this is one of the videos i watch when i'm a bit down. if this doesn't put a BIG smile on your face and set your foot to tappin, buddy, you ain't got a pulse!!
I'm with you on that one this video puts a smile on my face too.
Good to see friends having fun not faked
me too
I saw them do this at one of JT's shows, then she left. Top of the charts at the time
Omg I so don't have a pulse. This is horrible!
Pure perfection. I wish they would perform together again.
Their relationship here is so great, it makes the song.
Hi Janet💐💐
For someone who reportedly suffered from stage fright, she kills this....it looks to me like James Taylor is pretty amazed with her as well
If you listen to some of her interviews her stage fright was more of a very uncomfortable feeling of foreboding, anxiety more than actual fear, but she also loves what she does so she deals with it.
Carley Simon has a great voice. Very underrated!
@@macobats her stage fright was all consuming
@@mikegruber172 I just describing her words. She said it was more of a feeling of foreboding, dread, anxiety as opposed to fear.
@@macobats Well, anxiety can be energizing, when called to a task.
She has more energy than 10 people....mixed in with her bare feet....legendary status...
Thank you for posting this! I am 66 years old and remember playing this 45rpm vinyl record about a thousand years ago at my Grandma’s house on my uncle’s old Webcor record player! Sure never thought I’d hear it again! ❤️❤️❤️
Guitarists Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar on bass, drummer Russ Kunkel, and I believe David Sanborn on sax....rocked this song
Don Grolnick on keyboards, Rick Marotta on percussion, Arnold McCuller & David Lasley on backing vocals. This is from the No Nukes concerts at Madison Square Garden in September 1979.
Waddy, Russ and I think Danny were Stevie Nick's 1st solo band from the Bella Donna tour.
Waddy Wachtel started back in like 1967 with the Cowsills
Bobby Keys, 🕯Rest in Peace🙏, played sax 🎷on the record💿
Thanks, Ken deBeer, for that information. I used to read the album inserts and Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Watchel and Russ Kunkel were all over the place in those days. Remember when people could play on albums and not get credited so they wouldn't lose their contracts? James Taylor was a good example of that. He sang backup on so many songs in the early seventies and you just recognized his voice because he wasn't credited in the album information. People weren't out for money as much as they were out to make good music!
They had great chemistry doing this one! Wish they had done more duets together - love them both!
They did a few, check out UA-cam. But this was their best.
Such a love...Thankyou 2!!! A gift !!! Love the love!!! so much joy to review and listen!
They were rock and roll royalty and I miss them so much as a couple! Growing up in the 70s, they were definitely my favorites ♡♡
Rock on Mockingbird
One of the greatest live performances of all time! 😘😘
They were the greatest!!!
These two were so great together, incredible chemistry!!