@@Liface I disagree, yes there were obnoxious people, but people tended to be less loud and as obnoxious as they are today. I remember women spoke more softly and men were more quieter in a general manner. maybe it's where I grew up but I do remember it being different. I was shocked when I went to London a few years ago and waiting for a train and noticed how quiet everyone was, and not many people were on their phones. They were more contemplative than people in the US are. It's sad that we've gotten to this place in our culture.
These sounds from Taylor and Simon are among my first and brightest happy memories. It may seem trivial. But there is a point in everyone's life in which we desperately cling to our childhood memories. Its easier to re visit the bright ghosts of music than to think of taking a single step forward into the blinding darkness . For some it is all the happiness there is.
We are from The Philippines, I love them both separately as musicians and watching this video and knowing the stuff they do during that time is priceless to me. Thank you for sharing this video, it meant a lot to me being shared with something that fueled my inspiration as a visual artist.
What a beautiful way to put it! Apt and eloquently stated. I awoke today feeling nostalgic for a childhood that in many ways was brutal. But... I survived and I am now in my 50's. I am the example of bad times making you a stronger person. A cliche, but also apt in it's way. This vid came up on my feed and brought back so many memories. Music has been the one single thing in my life that has never let me down. I wouldn't be here without it. James and Carly were such a gorgeous couple and their music so very beautiful. This brought back good memories and feelings. I am most grateful for this respite. Bless
@David Fryer : Re: your comment 9 months ago on the thread of the Carly Simon & James Taylor interview on Marthas's Vineyard from 1977 : what a beautiful way you put meaning to the word "nostalgia" ; it was quite poignant. It touched me so much because I've experienced ( & continue to do so) the longing for the bygone Era they made their music in along w/my own personal memories & bittersweet longing(s). Thank you. Be happy. ❤
I was on the vineyard many summers and one of them in 1980- James had a party and invited the whole island. It was an outdoor party and he played as long as his brother and sister. What a great time it was. Back in the day, it was all so innocent then.
Both of them are so talented and have given the world these treasures of songs. From my own brief encounters with both of them, they both seem to be very good people too. They are both very humble and seem to be very thankful. Such amazing talent. It just makes it more beautiful that they are loving caring people too.
It makes me sad that James won’t speak to Carly. No matter what happened in their relationship, I’m sure she, at least, deserves respect and answers for closure.
These two played a huge part in shaping my little kid brain into loving great music. While I also loved all the great glam bands that came along in the early 70s like the Sweet and Slade, the stuff that stayed with me and I would track down years later were those legendary albums by Carly, James, Carol King, Rod Stewart and the Faces, America, Bowie, Bread, Steely Dan etc. I will 100% still be playing No Secrets, Mud Slide Slim and Sweet Baby James in 2023!!
Nobody is better than Carly. Not just because I was named after her. But her heart is truly pure and it comes out in her voice and what she puts in words! Wish I wasn't so afraid of love and was strong like she is.
There's a saying. Nothing ventured nothing gained. Love is so precious, and unique. It's a shame to not grab your chance at love when it comes to you. I think people think too much today. Every love is different and many kinds and types. You can love someone yet not be in love with them. No two are alike. Some are intense, to love someone else more than yourself. To the point that you can't live without each other. That is the greatest love of all. And no I wouldn't trade it for anything in this world. Yes, it hurts when they pass away and leave you behind. And no my heart hasn't healed and never will. Yet I would be sooooo happy to be in love again. You will yearn for it. And savor each and every little thing about it. All your special moments. Indelibly written in your mind, heart and soul. If you don't, I'm sorry for you. Cause you're missing out on life's greatest gifts. This is what life is all about. Think about it.
@@jillpeacock4540 Certain people aren't capable of companionship. It's just who I am. I gotta be a solo adventurer in life and I haven't found love with a woman yet that makes me want to settle down for the rest of Earth life. And it just became unfair to women to let them fall in love with me and then pull the plug after a year or less. So out of respect of women I walk my path alone now.
@@jillpeacock4540 agree with that but I am learning that sometimes you have to love yourself, I have spent 47 years giving unconditionally and now I have no choice but to love myself if I want more quality years on planet earth, you end up totally empty and exhausted otherwise
Exactly, and I just found a clip on here where she actually got onstage with one of the definitions of exactly that. Taylor Swift trying to sing along with true vocal, songwriting genius. I literally shook my head wondering why. 😕😳
I've seen Mr. Taylor in concert at least three times and his timidity is one of his most endearing characteristics. He was so young here, with his first wife, but his published songs of his own are and will always be close to my heart.
When I was a teenager while others were listening to rock i was listening to James Taylor and Carol King. During that time of life and the troubles I was going through the words made sense to me and what I was going on. When I hears their songs it takes me back and remember the pain 💔 and the broken relationship I had with a certain girl. The one that got away, and what changed my life forever without her. I look back and think of her and if we had made how my life could have been different. I'm not saying my life sucked and it has been good but the songs take me back and thinking what if. That's life.
@@donaldcook3273 yes, beautifully put. I too have looked back on life. What if, so many things. What if the one who loved you but, was too chicken to stand up for it. What if you'd ended up together? There's a lot of what if situations. To have loved and been loved, is the greatest gift of all. What if we had married someone else? I'd say, it wasn't meant to be. To have loved and had a good life is wonderful. Life is all about the good times and the not so good times. They are what builds strength and character. But, I love what you wrote and how you put things. Music does take us back to the good ole days. When you walked barefoot thru the grass, together at the concert. Romantic and beautiful memories.
His voice was and is beautiful… but I was a teenager, and all my friends and I wanted to do was dance.. his music was so slow… when I hit my 40s I started liking him. How time and tastes change.
🕵 It's unfair that Carly Simon only got inducted in 2022 when James Taylor got in 22 yrs earlier. IMHO he had only 1 really good song, Fire and Rain, and that was in the beginning of his career while she kept coming out with big hits like Nobody Does It Better, You're So Vain, Working Girl theme, etc. Her family was ahead of their time too. Her father was the co-founder of publishing house Simon & Schuster, and her family shared their home with Jackie Robinson and his family for a year and a half in the 1950s when racial tension made it hard for them to move to the suburbs.
He was handsome, she was gorgeous and sexy and beautiful baby, makes me sad cause I want them (and me!) to stay young forever but time moves on ....♥️♥️
Completely agree. This is the way life is suppose to be. Young man,youngvwoman and baby. Its the most natural order of life. How we are MEANT to live. That's why it looks and feels wrong when you see women who could be grandma's with babies of their own or pregnant because they decided to wait on kids and put career first, or these old men trying to land 20 somethings and becoming first time dads in their fifties. How times have changed.
@@_AnniesDragon_ What's your point exactly? My mumwas 39 when she had me and my brother and she has been the best mom you could ever ask for. Just because you're older when you have kids doesn't mean you can't be a good parent. Also, not all women want to have kids, nothing wrong with that. To each their own.
@@kreri8129 never stated older moms were lesser parents than younger ones, but the fact remains that biologically womens bodies weren't designed to start families at 39 and beyond. More power to the women who defied nature and went on to have their families and be awesome moms. But it's still doesnt change the fact that young adults are physically better suited for procreation.
Oh this interview makes me homesick. I'm from New England in CT. I actually spent summers on the Vineyard in Oaks Bluffs in the 90s. My uncle& aunt had 2 summer homes there. One year my family and I rode over on the ferry and Suzanne DePasse and her mother were on board. Another time Spike Lee was on the ferry when my cousin rode over. My uncle's other home is in Edgartown not far from where the Kennedy's have a home. One summer when we were riding around in open jeeps we went by the Kennedy home and they were having this lavish lawn party. It was great. I miss those times and they seem so long ago. I'm in NC now & came here via living out near Seattle, WA which I lived out there for a few years also. I haven't been to the Vineyard in years. One day I'll get back there, but New England winters are cold. Brrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! James and Carly are awesome artists, songwriters and vocalists. Would love to see James live. I grew up on their music.
For you young people about 43 and younger, this is how life used to be, people having calm conversation about normal lives. No technology, no politics, no whinnying or screaming about your lot in life or trying to bully the world into converting to yours, just calm respectful conversation about normal life.
I'm 42. We know. You need to talk to people under 30. HOWEVER your other sentence is awful. what do you mean by screaming about your lot in life and how does that relate to this video? people have every right to confront racism, sexism, homophobia etc. every right. The only reason you don't want to hear it is you're probably guilty of it and you're likely privileged enough not to experience it. Lucky you but you're not going to try to convince people that they shouldn't have what you have. They have every right to shout for what they want. It should bother you that people who don't look like you aren't experiencing the same basic requirements. 'Bully the world' - yes because that's possible isn't it? Jesus Christ. Why ruin this whole video with your repulsive soapboxing? These two aren't affected by racism or homophobia so OF COURSE they're not talking about it. All we're seeing is a couple with babies. It still exists.
they are just people. are you not beautiful? are not your parents and children beautiful. they just happen to be able to write short poems that can easily be matched to simplistic chords for music's pop culture. idolizing celebrities is pitiful.
@@markeyfarrell these were the pioneers of folk music. There will never be another era like the 70s when all this happened. I was a little girl and my parents had a wide variety for us kids to listen to- simon & garfunkle, linda ronsdadt, janis joplin, gladys knight & pips- little river band and many more. Music will never be the same-- these people were true artists & composers
The 70s were GREAT. .. I really miss the great music of those years.. A lot of these older rock stars are 15 to 20 years older than me... I grew up with them.. when Gregg Allman passed away and then Tom Petty.. John Henry Bonham of Zeppelin (and OTHERS. . of course.. ) .. it just really took a hunk out of my heart.. in a way they were like family... :)
Agree...music is my identity in that songs written and the times they are released I relate to in whatever I am going through....2016 was horrendous... Take me back to the days of real music. Can heal you and soothe your soul.
Darkstar Hoskinson We the baby boomers had the best era of freedom, music and just having a great time. However, not forgetting the Vietnam war, the assasination of the Kennedy's, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. The music of the 60's, 70', 80' and 90' was the best era. The music, the girls today with tattoos, botox, false nails and hair extensions makes one cringe... Stay safe and stay healthy Australia 🙂🙃
Several years ago I saw JT with Carole King in Atlanta, GA. I love Carole and listened to her and Carly almost exclusively during my early teens. This was one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen! They sang together as well as did a set of their own music. There were no opening acts. Didn’t need one! Their extensive list of hits gave each one plenty of music to play without any repeats. It was a magical night!
Or if you have the time, Carly's autobiography gives the whole story (from her perspective anyway). Bonus: if you listen to the audiobook, there's a lot of cool musical interludes between the chapters: some archival, some new. Carly also narrates the book and she has a lovely and soothing speaking voice. Spoiler: James had a young Asian girlfriend, that + his ongoing drug problem pretty much ended their marriage.
I saw an interview recently, a long time after this, and James admitted he was in no condition to be a good husband or father at this time in his life. He's clearly evolved as he's aged and owns up to the error of his ways. 👍
Even though these two split in the early 80's, you can sense the chemistry and respect between them. Enjoyed watching/listening to this interview... 3:)
Wow I never saw James Taylor this young he’s so handsome!!!! And Carly is very pretty! And I love how their little girl is humming in the background she’s sounds so precious and innocent ❤️I love that!
I love Carly Simon. I'm an 80's kid, and a rock and roll guy. But I like a lot of types of music, and I just love Carly Simon. I think she is graceful, beautiful, and classy. I've read some about her, and she seems amazing. I am not a fan of JT at all. But I sure do love Carly! Cool little vid.
Simply love UA-cam , especially when there is music 🎶 and learn about the musicians how they got started . Carly Simon is a beautiful talented singer 👩🎤. James Taylor is gorgeous. Beautiful family ♥️♥️
@@andyoushouldfeelbad Grown up Sally looks like a complete fusion of her mother and father, 50/50 for each, while Ben (which I think wasn't born yet by this point) looks like a hippie version of James 😆
I am a little older than Carly , I turned 77 a little over a week ago , we are all children born during the 2 WW. This was one gorgeous couple. They were up there with Tatum O/neale and Forah Fawcett Its too bad Carly did not learn how to grow old gracefully like the rest of us .Being old is beautiful when you are completely au naturel .
Lechiffresix six Carly is a breast cancer survivor. Please! Why do people say such hateful and judgemental things? Just because she's a celebrity? My God...
I loved them both so much. Yes, that soft and peaceful style. But James always seems sad to me. Drugs ruin youth. Thank God he recovered- beautiful talented people. ❤
Some beautiful people in a beautiful time. I was young learning chords on an acoustic guitar. There were so many artists that I wanted to follow. Both James and Carley were in my record collection.
First, I want to go back in time!! I love the 70's- music, social vibe, simplicity. Then hearing and seeing them, so lovely. After I saw another one of your videos with them, I was thinking if they had any children together and thought they had a son. Maybe one each then....
He was an addict when they met. Plus,back then, people had a more cavalier attitude towards drugs, everyone was doing something! They may be famous, but at the end of the day, they're still people, who are still harnessed with the same demons we all share as humans.
Yes when ur famous it' seems to be no one cares if there taking drugs.i take drugs daily and am a called all kinds ie am a thief.i should be locked up be put into rehab.i hav been arrested just for buying the drugs to feed my demons am not rich nor famous.it anoys me that people still buy is music the more music you buy the more drugs he is going to shoot up is vains! Am no different then James taylor.i am a chronic drug user with out money.
Watched her interview with Dan Rather not too long ago. She still loves him it was pretty plain. He won’t even step foot on the island when she’s there is what she said. Pretty sad.
Loved this couple. Was in my 40s when they became so very special to me. Their harmony seemed to mirror their personal life together. Sad that they grew apart but don’t we all?🥰
Yup....and she's better off WITHOUT him now. Even in his sobriety, he has never made amends for the tremendous pain he caused her. She still thinks the world of him and his...."talent" even though she was light years ahead of him.
@@jonathan_1465 she was light years ahead of James Taylor? She couldn't write a folk song that could even touch a song like James Taylor writes, what a joke.
Just finished reading her autobiography, and wow, what wonderful people and artists. Apart from the obvious musical creative talent they both had, she also struggled with a terrible stutter all her life. Love you Carly and Sweet Baby James.
she was ,and is,a better artist. I hate drugies, all the good ones gone, drugs, they mess up a woman too, thank God she did her no matter what, he wasnt that great
He couldn’t find a job because he didn’t have papers, so he made a record. Amazing. It’s so interesting how things were back then. Thanks for posting ✌️❤️
The clip just oozes estrangement. You can see a clear and present resentment James resonates towards Carly. It’s as if; he feels inadequate in comparison to her success? Perhaps this had only reinforced a significant number of infidelities; as justified? WOW! Was never aware of Taylor’s isolated and yet; self-gratifying character until watching this significantly reserved chemistry between the two.
Wow! How much more do I NOT know? James Taylor taught me how to play the acoustic guitar. I could play every song on his first record "lick for lick" and it taught me how to play. To this day, I give credit. Never, EVER knew the "Beatles back story", but WOW, doesn't it make sense? Ooh, what a lucky man, I am! Apologies all around!
Almost 50 years ago now. Sally and Ben are middle aged adults now. Time marches on, and although some of us may appear to be very important for a nanosecond in this history of humankind, life proves us wrong. James Taylor's music has been the soundtrack to my own life. I will be lost without him once we lose him. 😥
What happened to good music? Music today is so plain. It's so manufactured. Listen to the lyrics of, for example, 'That's the Way I Always Heard It Should Be' They are so true and so original. This decade was magical and so was the music. The music made this decade what it was! Too bad it's so different today. It's not better today, maybe the equipment they say but who cares. I'll take the 70's any day!
Carly and her sister Lucy did duets, too. Lucy wrote music to some children's poetry and they did an album of it, finally now on cd, too. Love it. Great duets and single numbers.
To all those who idealize these times...James was a hardcore heroine addict and "free love" meant he was constantly bringing back STDs. And she was a co-dependent with daddy issues. They both wrote books, I propose you read before romantasizing that time
I have read their books, and was alive then. Codependence and addiction still exist today, but at least people were more thoughtful then. I love that there isn't a single fake smile in this video, no "branding" or "cheesing", no pandering.
Like both singers. Taylor's song "Fire and Rain" is also sung by John Denver who I really like. John gives the song his own style and it sounds great. I like both versions. Check it out on UA-cam if you want.
OMG -- This is GOLD. I've known of the MV "concert" but NEVER knew that either of them ever of them grew up there, or that either of them ever even "vacationed" there. My favorite part? Their daughter "photo bombing" them verbally....ROTFLAMO ... that little toddler... just overtook their interview/exposure - hahahaha.... OH, good for that little girl - upstaging her both of her (massively) celebrity parents. LOL. I now live in Boston and am a fan of both of them - but that little girl... she's the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Props to that little angel.
Jesus Christ sent Carly Simon as a gift for all to listen to her angelic voice. She is by far the best female vocalist of our time in my opinion of course. But anyway God bless you Carly and thanks for all of the amazing music😊😊😊
These people sit around and talk and they are just like us. Then they pick up an instrument and start singing and they become Gods from another realm. Human talent is truly amazing.
James Taylor has such a soft and calming voice. Always loved his music, and still do. Irs a shame that they split up. I'm glad he got over his drug problem.
The interviewer is so polite and soft spoken. James' voice is so soothing and comforting and Carly is so stunningly gorgeous!
I wholeheartedly agree with you.
I think it’s ‘whispering’ Bob Harris?? Still on radio 2 in the uk
@@bexlocks It is and I'm glad he's still around
Stunningly gorgeous ??
You call a woman with the face & mouth of Mick Jagger & Steven Tyler gorgeous ??
lol...🤣😂🤧😄 !!
@@politicaloutsider413 TROLL ALERT
I miss how natural and peaceful people spoke back in those days, somehow we became more loud and obnoxious.
r/lewronggeneration
People speak exactly the same these days.
@Barry Barry j by 7
It's so true! Why is that?
@@Skeptigal1 because you're only watching interviews with famous people. There were just as many obnoxious people 50 years ago as there are today.
@@Liface I disagree, yes there were obnoxious people, but people tended to be less loud and as obnoxious as they are today. I remember women spoke more softly and men were more quieter in a general manner. maybe it's where I grew up but I do remember it being different. I was shocked when I went to London a few years ago and waiting for a train and noticed how quiet everyone was, and not many people were on their phones. They were more contemplative than people in the US are. It's sad that we've gotten to this place in our culture.
These sounds from Taylor and Simon are among my first and brightest happy memories. It may seem trivial. But there is a point in everyone's life in which we desperately cling to our childhood memories. Its easier to re visit the bright ghosts of music than to think of taking a single step forward into the blinding darkness . For some it is all the happiness there is.
We are from The Philippines, I love them both separately as musicians and watching this video and knowing the stuff they do during that time is priceless to me.
Thank you for sharing this video, it meant a lot to me being shared with something that fueled my inspiration as a visual artist.
i'm going through exactly what you described
Said so beautifully … it aches sometimes to move forward
What a beautiful way to put it! Apt and eloquently stated. I awoke today feeling nostalgic for a childhood that in many ways was brutal. But... I survived and I am now in my 50's. I am the example of bad times making you a stronger person. A cliche, but also apt in it's way. This vid came up on my feed and brought back so many memories. Music has been the one single thing in my life that has never let me down. I wouldn't be here without it. James and Carly were such a gorgeous couple and their music so very beautiful. This brought back good memories and feelings. I am most grateful for this respite. Bless
@David Fryer : Re: your comment 9 months ago on the thread of the Carly Simon & James Taylor interview on Marthas's Vineyard from 1977 : what a beautiful way you put meaning to the word "nostalgia" ; it was quite poignant. It touched me so much because I've experienced ( & continue to do so) the longing for the bygone Era they made their music in along w/my own personal memories & bittersweet longing(s). Thank you. Be happy. ❤
2 legends. Great times sadly behind us now. Loved the music and vibe of that time. It was so cool to be part of it.
I was on the vineyard many summers and one of them in 1980- James had a party and invited the whole island. It was an outdoor party and he played as long as his brother and sister. What a great time it was. Back in the day, it was all so innocent then.
I am so glad he managed to escape his serious drug addictions. Not everyone is so lucky. Beautiful family they were and such talent.
Yes, Janice and Jimmy were not so lucky.
He was still doing heroin when this was filmed. I know this from someone who knew his connection.
@@tmalasadasjeez he looks so fresh and healthy here too I thought he had cleaned up by this time. I don’t do drugs and look tired as hell 😂😂😂
Both of them are so talented and have given the world these treasures of songs. From my own brief encounters with both of them, they both seem to be very good people too. They are both very humble and seem to be very thankful. Such amazing talent. It just makes it more beautiful that they are loving caring people too.
They are so beautiful and beautiful together. Too bad it didn't work out for them ... such a beautiful couple and brilliant collective talent.
His drug problems didn’t help.
It worked for 9 years which isn't that bad.
Beautiful Neandrathal woman.
It makes me sad that James won’t speak to Carly. No matter what happened in their relationship, I’m sure she, at least, deserves respect and answers for closure.
@@sharksport01
What?
These two played a huge part in shaping my little kid brain into loving great music. While I also loved all the great glam bands that came along in the early 70s like the Sweet and Slade, the stuff that stayed with me and I would track down years later were those legendary albums by Carly, James, Carol King, Rod Stewart and the Faces, America, Bowie, Bread, Steely Dan etc. I will 100% still be playing No Secrets, Mud Slide Slim and Sweet Baby James in 2023!!
Even when they speak, you can hear their singing voice.
Right? They talk like they sound, if that makes any sense. I would love to see Carly in concert.
Carly's my girl! She's one of my favorite singers!
I feel that people who sing, even just people who sing in a choir or something, not necessarily famous have such smooth and sweet voices.
James & Carly were so young and naturally beautiful voices.
Nobody is better than Carly. Not just because I was named after her. But her heart is truly pure and it comes out in her voice and what she puts in words! Wish I wasn't so afraid of love and was strong like she is.
There's a saying. Nothing ventured nothing gained. Love is so precious, and unique. It's a shame to not grab your chance at love when it comes to you. I think people think too much today. Every love is different and many kinds and types. You can love someone yet not be in love with them. No two are alike. Some are intense, to love someone else more than yourself. To the point that you can't live without each other. That is the greatest love of all. And no I wouldn't trade it for anything in this world. Yes, it hurts when they pass away and leave you behind. And no my heart hasn't healed and never will. Yet I would be sooooo happy to be in love again. You will yearn for it. And savor each and every little thing about it. All your special moments. Indelibly written in your mind, heart and soul. If you don't, I'm sorry for you. Cause you're missing out on life's greatest gifts. This is what life is all about. Think about it.
I fight the same thing... losing the independent way of life is what's tough. Carly Simon definitely has a great vibe and voice. No doubt
@@jillpeacock4540 Certain people aren't capable of companionship. It's just who I am. I gotta be a solo adventurer in life and I haven't found love with a woman yet that makes me want to settle down for the rest of Earth life. And it just became unfair to women to let them fall in love with me and then pull the plug after a year or less. So out of respect of women I walk my path alone now.
@@jillpeacock4540 agree with that but I am learning that sometimes you have to love yourself, I have spent 47 years giving unconditionally and now I have no choice but to love myself if I want more quality years on planet earth, you end up totally empty and exhausted otherwise
Carly was a good person, never heard anything bad about her.
Carly looks absolutely beautiful here, so natural.
Almost beautiful? She is way above average in beauty.
@@brotherandrew6227 She wrote "absolutely beautiful" not 'almost'
Brother Andrew can you read?
So does he!
Brother Andrew you are an idiot!
Whoe doesn't love James Taylor??
And Carly?? My God what a beauty and awesome talent too!!!
James Taylor is one of the few people who rocks a mustache without it looking dorky.
Yes.. funny was just talking about this..
Johnny Depp wears a mustache nicely as well.. xo.
What are you on?? mustaches are amazing
Alan Jackson certainly doesn't look like a dork.
But his hair looks dorky!
Burt Reynolds, not a dork
Times have definitely have changed the musician’s these days have nothing on these great musical 🎤 artist. True talent!
Exactly, and I just found a clip on here where she actually got onstage with one of the definitions of exactly that. Taylor Swift trying to sing along with true vocal, songwriting genius. I literally shook my head wondering why. 😕😳
There is amazing talent out there today! Keep looking, you’ll find it
@@paulmc3457 now find the clip of James and Taylor singing Fire and Rain..... and how each respect the other's genius....
I've seen Mr. Taylor in concert at least three times and his timidity is one of his most endearing characteristics. He was so young here, with his first wife, but his published songs of his own are and will always be close to my heart.
When I was a teenager while others were listening to rock i was listening to James Taylor and Carol King. During that time of life and the troubles I was going through the words made sense to me and what I was going on. When I hears their songs it takes me back and remember the pain 💔 and the broken relationship I had with a certain girl. The one that got away, and what changed my life forever without her. I look back and think of her and if we had made how my life could have been different. I'm not saying my life sucked and it has been good but the songs take me back and thinking what if. That's life.
@@donaldcook3273 WOW 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
@@donaldcook3273 yes, beautifully put. I too have looked back on life. What if, so many things. What if the one who loved you but, was too chicken to stand up for it. What if you'd ended up together? There's a lot of what if situations. To have loved and been loved, is the greatest gift of all. What if we had married someone else? I'd say, it wasn't meant to be. To have loved and had a good life is wonderful. Life is all about the good times and the not so good times. They are what builds strength and character. But, I love what you wrote and how you put things. Music does take us back to the good ole days. When you walked barefoot thru the grass, together at the concert. Romantic and beautiful memories.
His voice was and is beautiful… but I was a teenager, and all my friends and I wanted to do was dance.. his music was so slow… when I hit my 40s I started liking him. How time and tastes change.
Carly Simon needs to be inducted into The Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame.
She needs braces lol
She finally got it
@@debeuleneareko6157 and you need an personality. you suck
@@piscesempress1978 You need to lay off the botox honey
🕵 It's unfair that Carly Simon only got inducted in 2022 when James Taylor got in 22 yrs earlier. IMHO he had only 1 really good song, Fire and Rain, and that was in the beginning of his career while she kept coming out with big hits like Nobody Does It Better, You're So Vain, Working Girl theme, etc. Her family was ahead of their time too. Her father was the co-founder of publishing house Simon & Schuster, and her family shared their home with Jackie Robinson and his family for a year and a half in the 1950s when racial tension made it hard for them to move to the suburbs.
He was handsome, she was gorgeous and sexy and beautiful baby, makes me sad cause I want them (and me!) to stay young forever but time moves on ....♥️♥️
her sisters were the lookers.... even the Dad said so and even said it right to Carly,,
Do I know you? It sounds as if that were me talking! I feel you.
Completely agree. This is the way life is suppose to be. Young man,youngvwoman and baby. Its the most natural order of life. How we are MEANT to live. That's why it looks and feels wrong when you see women who could be grandma's with babies of their own or pregnant because they decided to wait on kids and put career first, or these old men trying to land 20 somethings and becoming first time dads in their fifties. How times have changed.
@@_AnniesDragon_ What's your point exactly? My mumwas 39 when she had me and my brother and she has been the best mom you could ever ask for. Just because you're older when you have kids doesn't mean you can't be a good parent. Also, not all women want to have kids, nothing wrong with that. To each their own.
@@kreri8129 never stated older moms were lesser parents than younger ones, but the fact remains that biologically womens bodies weren't designed to start families at 39 and beyond. More power to the women who defied nature and went on to have their families and be awesome moms. But it's still doesnt change the fact that young adults are physically better suited for procreation.
Oh this interview makes me homesick. I'm from New England in CT. I actually spent summers on the Vineyard in Oaks Bluffs in the 90s. My uncle& aunt had 2 summer homes there. One year my family and I rode over on the ferry and Suzanne DePasse and her mother were on board. Another time Spike Lee was on the ferry when my cousin rode over. My uncle's other home is in Edgartown not far from where the Kennedy's have a home. One summer when we were riding around in open jeeps we went by the Kennedy home and they were having this lavish lawn party. It was great. I miss those times and they seem so long ago. I'm in NC now & came here via living out near Seattle, WA which I lived out there for a few years also. I haven't been to the Vineyard in years. One day I'll get back there, but New England winters are cold. Brrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! James and Carly are awesome artists, songwriters and vocalists. Would love to see James live. I grew up on their music.
For you young people about 43 and younger, this is how life used to be, people having calm conversation about normal lives. No technology, no politics, no whinnying or screaming about your lot in life or trying to bully the world into converting to yours, just calm respectful conversation about normal life.
I'm 42. We know. You need to talk to people under 30.
HOWEVER your other sentence is awful. what do you mean by screaming about your lot in life and how does that relate to this video? people have every right to confront racism, sexism, homophobia etc. every right. The only reason you don't want to hear it is you're probably guilty of it and you're likely privileged enough not to experience it. Lucky you but you're not going to try to convince people that they shouldn't have what you have. They have every right to shout for what they want. It should bother you that people who don't look like you aren't experiencing the same basic requirements.
'Bully the world' - yes because that's possible isn't it? Jesus Christ. Why ruin this whole video with your repulsive soapboxing? These two aren't affected by racism or homophobia so OF COURSE they're not talking about it. All we're seeing is a couple with babies. It still exists.
The beautiful people. I saw them in 1977 at a party in Benedict Canyon. He’s 6’3” and she’s 5’10”. They were quite a presence.
they are just people. are you not beautiful? are not your parents and children beautiful. they just happen to be able to write short poems that can easily be matched to simplistic chords for music's pop culture.
idolizing celebrities is pitiful.
@@markeyfarrell these were the pioneers of folk music. There will never be another era like the 70s when all this happened. I was a little girl and my parents had a wide variety for us kids to listen to- simon & garfunkle, linda ronsdadt, janis joplin, gladys knight & pips- little river band and many more. Music will never be the same-- these people were true artists & composers
@@markeyfarrell What Cynthia be said didn’t require your venom
@@markeyfarrell whoa tiger.... she was just making a comment, not once did she say she worshiped them 🤦🏼♀️
@@markeyfarrell jealous
He’s such an incredible musical icon, poet and musician! So is Carly..
The 70s were GREAT. .. I really miss the great music of those years.. A lot of these older rock stars are 15 to 20 years older than me... I grew up with them.. when Gregg Allman passed away and then Tom Petty.. John Henry Bonham of Zeppelin (and OTHERS. . of course.. ) .. it just really took a hunk out of my heart.. in a way they were like family... :)
Darkstar Hoskinson
Totally agree with you.
Agree...music is my identity in that songs written and the times they are released I relate to in whatever I am going through....2016 was horrendous... Take me back to the days of real music. Can heal you and soothe your soul.
i agree as a child way back then - and the movies back then were fucken awesome
Darkstar Hoskinson
We the baby boomers had the best era of freedom, music and just having a great time.
However, not forgetting the Vietnam war, the assasination of the Kennedy's, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.
The music of the 60's, 70', 80' and 90' was the best era.
The music, the girls today with tattoos, botox, false nails and hair extensions makes one cringe...
Stay safe and stay healthy
Australia 🙂🙃
@@avengernemesis7990 AND THE DRAFT
Several years ago I saw JT with Carole King in Atlanta, GA. I love Carole and listened to her and Carly almost exclusively during my early teens. This was one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen! They sang together as well as did a set of their own music. There were no opening acts. Didn’t need one! Their extensive list of hits gave each one plenty of music to play without any repeats. It was a magical night!
Carly and James made a gorgeous couple...
They did. Carly wrote in her autobiography that they first met on Martha's Vineyard when they were kids, like 12 or 13.
I'll have to Google why they split ? : (
honeychildlor He was doing a lot of drugs back in those days.
Or if you have the time, Carly's autobiography gives the whole story (from her perspective anyway). Bonus: if you listen to the audiobook, there's a lot of cool musical interludes between the chapters: some archival, some new. Carly also narrates the book and she has a lovely and soothing speaking voice. Spoiler: James had a young Asian girlfriend, that + his ongoing drug problem pretty much ended their marriage.
Beautiful and talented!!!
I saw an interview recently, a long time after this, and James admitted he was in no condition to be a good husband or father at this time in his life. He's clearly evolved as he's aged and owns up to the error of his ways. 👍
Cynthia Dickerson who hurt you?
it's called growing up
never really cared for his singing either
Cynthia Dickerson cartoon
Duke Of Guybourg the lady speaks a truth of not all but many many men.
Even though these two split in the early 80's, you can sense the chemistry and respect between them. Enjoyed watching/listening to this interview... 3:)
Wow I never saw James Taylor this young he’s so handsome!!!! And Carly is very pretty! And I love how their little girl is humming in the background she’s sounds so precious and innocent ❤️I love that!
If you look at the album cover for Sweet Baby James, you'll see how lovely he was back in the day.
@@marshabailey1121 awesome I will now!
@@marshabailey1121 wow he was a hottie lol 😂 wow
Never knew this video existed? What a fabulous peek into the private world of James and Carly back in the day, THANK YOU!!
too good for him. Druggie
@@lop70743
lives seen from static points of view never fulfil the whole nature of who we are.
James Taylor and Carly Simon are amazing singers !!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
I love Carly Simon. I'm an 80's kid, and a rock and roll guy. But I like a lot of types of music, and I just love Carly Simon. I think she is graceful, beautiful, and classy. I've read some about her, and she seems amazing. I am not a fan of JT at all. But I sure do love Carly! Cool little vid.
Simply love UA-cam , especially when there is music 🎶 and learn about the musicians how they got started . Carly Simon is a beautiful talented singer 👩🎤. James Taylor is gorgeous. Beautiful family ♥️♥️
Love how they just let Sally play around and sing without making her “hush” or “behave”.
It's her house too.
@@IronMan-tk8uc Well said.
@@andyoushouldfeelbad Grown up Sally looks like a complete fusion of her mother and father, 50/50 for each, while Ben (which I think wasn't born yet by this point) looks like a hippie version of James 😆
Carly and James were/are 70s folk & pop royalty. American songbook. This interview is a sweet slice of their early parenthood. Glad I stumbled on it.
That little girl is now in her 40s...where did the time go?
ieattofu68
Time stays. We all have gone.Sill, life is beautiful.
I can't believe so much time has passed!
unbelievable.
I am a little older than Carly , I turned 77 a little over a week ago , we are all children born during the 2 WW. This was one gorgeous couple. They were up there with Tatum O/neale and Forah Fawcett Its too bad Carly did not learn how to grow old gracefully like the rest of us .Being old is beautiful when you are completely au naturel .
Lechiffresix six Carly is a breast cancer survivor. Please! Why do people say such hateful and judgemental things? Just because she's a celebrity? My God...
I loved them both so much. Yes, that soft and peaceful style. But James always seems sad to me. Drugs ruin youth. Thank God he recovered- beautiful talented people. ❤
Such a lovely time of life back then.
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Soft spoken James Taylor, just as his music is too. Sweet.
James and Carly nothing but the best! My mom loved Carly Simons music!
Wow, what a power couple, so much talent in both of them.......
Such a magical duo. Musically and in so many ways.
OMG Carly was so incredibly beautiful!
She still is all that and more..
James is so quiet, but OMG the charisma streaming off him! It's hard to even define, but you feel it, in person as well as onstage.
Weak, addiction prone
@@sonjak8265 being an addict does not make you weak.
@@piscesempress1978 Being weak makes you addiction prone.
@@sonjak8265 Just what I was going to say.
@@sonjak8265 Define "weak"
Some beautiful people in a beautiful time. I was young learning chords on an acoustic guitar. There were so many artists that I wanted to follow. Both James and Carley were in my record collection.
They were so young here. Thank you for posting this.
I just love these two, love !!!! James Taylor & Carly Simon are forever in my heart and God bless you always !!!!
Sooooo love this! Blessings to them and their lives now.
She is so amazingly talented!
She is
First, I want to go back in time!! I love the 70's- music, social vibe, simplicity.
Then hearing and seeing them, so lovely.
After I saw another one of your videos with them, I was thinking if they had any children together and thought they had a son. Maybe one each then....
James Taylor has such an unusual sounding voice relaxed beautiful sound !
He was an addict when they met. Plus,back then, people had a more cavalier attitude towards drugs, everyone was doing something! They may be famous, but at the end of the day, they're still people, who are still harnessed with the same demons we all share as humans.
Yes when ur famous it' seems to be no one cares if there taking drugs.i take drugs daily and am a called all kinds ie am a thief.i should be locked up be put into rehab.i hav been arrested just for buying the drugs to feed my demons am not rich nor famous.it anoys me that people still buy is music the more music you buy the more drugs he is going to shoot up is vains! Am no different then James taylor.i am a chronic drug user with out money.
@@jameswalker3073 so James when are you instead of being a victim of life.. man up ? and start taking for once control of your own life..
@@keithwigley1256 buzz off Wigley - how dare you cast stones, phwu to you
@@jameswalker3073 dont mind the cretin that has nerve to criticise you below, yeah like you are mr perfect mr wigley - sure...y'ar
@jameswalker I hope you’re doing ok brother.
Such a beautiful couple.Good songwriters, Good singers.
He was so good looking
and now he is bald
john doe ;
Still good looking, just not young anymore.
Which one? They all are?
If you’re into narcissistic drug addicts with sunken eyes then sure, James looks good.
I bet seeing her and James together like this just breaks her heart . . . I think they would still be together if it weren't for the drugs.
Reading excerpts from her book, I'd agree
Watched her interview with Dan Rather not too long ago. She still loves him it was pretty plain. He won’t even step foot on the island when she’s there is what she said. Pretty sad.
@@witteney3334 why does he feel that way towards her? That’s mean of him!
@@haumea420 I think he has to hold a firm line for his current marriage. I can imagine the sparks could still fly between Carly & James ...
Carly has the most beautiful smile ever!
Not IMO... her mouth is too big. Seen much prettier!
@@resireg She had recently found this out yes. Maybe that is where her talent came from. Still really attractive.
I agree!!!
No way
Massive gob.
Great interview. I love both Carly and James and own most of their LP's. The host sure is handsome!
I love this!! And what a cutie little Sally was!!
I brought my first ever record of his, ‘you’ve got a friend’ I loved it. 🥰
Wow...thank you for sharing this w/ us! Thank you!!!!
Loved this couple. Was in my 40s when they became so very special to me. Their harmony seemed to mirror their personal life together. Sad that they grew apart but don’t we all?🥰
Not all of us. ☺️
@@melig7543 it will happen
And this is what talent looks like, folks.
This is precious and Carly is so beautiful. ❤️
Her autobiography was stunning. She loved him so...
Yup....and she's better off WITHOUT him now. Even in his sobriety, he has never made amends for the tremendous pain he caused her. She still thinks the world of him and his...."talent" even though she was light years ahead of him.
@@jonathan_1465 She's a treasure that's for Sure🐦
@@jonathan_1465 she was light years ahead of James Taylor? She couldn't write a folk song that could even touch a song like James Taylor writes, what a joke.
@@MayorGoldieWilson825 she was and is more successful than him….by far.
Doesn't mean more talented
Just finished reading her autobiography, and wow, what wonderful people and artists. Apart from the obvious musical creative talent they both had, she also struggled with a terrible stutter all her life. Love you Carly and Sweet Baby James.
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she was ,and is,a better artist. I hate drugies, all the good ones gone, drugs, they mess up a woman too, thank God she did her no matter what, he wasnt that great
He couldn’t find a job because he didn’t have papers, so he made a record. Amazing. It’s so interesting how things were back then.
Thanks for posting ✌️❤️
a rock & roll couple where they achieved the zenith of their craft when they came together is so rare, what a pair of superstars they were here.
The clip just oozes estrangement. You can see a clear and present resentment James resonates towards Carly. It’s as if; he feels inadequate in comparison to her success? Perhaps this had only reinforced a significant number of infidelities; as justified? WOW!
Was never aware of Taylor’s isolated and yet; self-gratifying character until watching this significantly reserved chemistry between the two.
Good observation..agree
Wow! How much more do I NOT know? James Taylor taught me how to play the acoustic guitar. I could play every song on his first record "lick for lick" and it taught me how to play. To this day, I give credit. Never, EVER knew the "Beatles back story", but WOW, doesn't it make sense? Ooh, what a lucky man, I am! Apologies all around!
James & Carly both excellent artists, very sad they 💔 up. Drugs & youth and growing apart and going different directions. Beautiful 👨👩👧👦!❤️
These videos are lovely of James Taylor and family!💜
I’ve seen all of them on the Vineyard - in the supermarket, at the beach, at a house where I was working, at several concerts 😊
I heard " That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" the first time back in the late 80s, and was a fan!
Love this couple so much..their music makes a legend all hits and beatiful records.
Almost 50 years ago now. Sally and Ben are middle aged adults now. Time marches on, and although some of us may appear to be very important for a nanosecond in this history of humankind, life proves us wrong.
James Taylor's music has been the soundtrack to my own life. I will be lost without him once we lose him.
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What a great couple they were. This is so beautiful 👌
What happened to good music? Music today is so plain. It's so manufactured. Listen to the lyrics of, for example, 'That's the Way I Always Heard It Should Be' They are so true and so original. This decade was magical and so was the music. The music made this decade what it was! Too bad it's so different today. It's not better today, maybe the equipment they say but who cares. I'll take the 70's any day!
Love his playing the guitar , his voice , really good music .
I went to his concert in 1976. Enjoyed it a lot. That is 41 years ago! Time flies when you have fun.
45 years now
@@freddytw206 Yes - time flies...The older one gets, the faster.
Carly and her sister Lucy did duets, too. Lucy wrote music to some children's poetry and they did an album of it, finally now on cd, too. Love it. Great duets and single numbers.
Well, the comments take a hard left turn after the first six or seven. I prefer to remember how wonderful they looked and sounded at this time.
I love both of their music carly looks so naturally beautiful
he has fine tuned his singing style so much. Great video interview .thank you.
Dag, Sally was in a content mood that day :) And the parents were great with her during the filming.
A beautiful interview.
To all those who idealize these times...James was a hardcore heroine addict and "free love" meant he was constantly bringing back STDs. And she was a co-dependent with daddy issues. They both wrote books, I propose you read before romantasizing that time
buzz kill :)
I have read their books, and was alive then. Codependence and addiction still exist today, but at least people were more thoughtful then. I love that there isn't a single fake smile in this video, no "branding" or "cheesing", no pandering.
I can see the Vineyard from where I live on Cape Cod. The winters are horrible here, but summers...no place I'd rather be!
James Taylor was smokin.
I sleep well when the walking man is around
It's so great to see these 'Time Capsule' videos from before I was born of my favorite artist
Clips of Carly Simon and James Taylor during their marriage must be enjoyed by their adult children to this day. Thanks for posting.
Carly is stunning. Sad 😩she a James did not stay together. Great interview with two legends.
She needed more from him that he couldn't give.
Like both singers. Taylor's song "Fire and Rain" is also sung by John Denver who I really like. John gives the song his own style and it sounds great. I like both versions. Check it out on UA-cam if you want.
I met Sally in Colorado in the late 90's and she was extremely sweet and humble. Just a beautiful woman that, not surprisingly, looked like her MOM
being just a teen during this time.....the music was untouchable !
Mrssea Sea RIGHT?!
The 70s had such great music!
OMG -- This is GOLD. I've known of the MV "concert" but NEVER knew that either of them ever of them grew up there, or that either of them ever even "vacationed" there. My favorite part? Their daughter "photo bombing" them verbally....ROTFLAMO ... that little toddler... just overtook their interview/exposure - hahahaha.... OH, good for that little girl - upstaging her both of her (massively) celebrity parents. LOL.
I now live in Boston and am a fan of both of them - but that little girl... she's the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Props to that little angel.
Jesus Christ sent Carly Simon as a gift for all to listen to her angelic voice. She is by far the best female vocalist of our time in my opinion of course. But anyway God bless you Carly and thanks for all of the amazing music😊😊😊
These people sit around and talk and they are just like us. Then they pick up an instrument and start singing and they become Gods from another realm. Human talent is truly amazing.
Love Bob Harris, his voice is so calm , he was fantastic on The Old Grey Whistle Test, one of the best Music Shows ever.
His interview with John Lennon is the best
James Taylor has such a soft and calming voice. Always loved his music, and still do. Irs a shame that they split up. I'm glad he got over his drug problem.
Girls were so much more natural then no body piercing tattoos, false other parts
Marian Russell And that is a beautiful thing.