Greta Fischer’s Reviews > Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines: The Life and Music of James Taylor > Status Update

“[Taylor’s infant son] needed delicate, risky surgery to remove it, but during the unbearably tense and frightening hours he was in surgery, his father wasn’t there because he was driving his latest plaything, a Japanese dancer named Evelyne, to the airport. Simon, trying to keep it together for the sake of her son and her sanity, was furious.” Bruh justice for Carly Simon

I just listened to a Strong Songs episode breaking down “Lean on Me”, how fitting!

Glossy photo insert in the middle my beloved!!!

“King’s imperfect but touching voice sending postadolescent females especially into a trance, playing the record over and over in college forms, mawkishly applying their own loneliness, yearning, and separation anxieties” ok kinda seems like a stereotype here pal

“Taylor to do some banjo picking on ‘Heart of Gold’ and ‘Old Man’” we were just talking about this album yesterday, how spooky!!

Is this how I find out that James Taylor was on the cars soundtrack???

CAROL KING AND NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND MENTION RAHHHHH

“I’d say the only song that Paul really had any influence over was ‘Carolina in My Mind’…That was the only one he played [bass] on and George Harrison sung harmony” 😮

“Stayed with George Harrison for months, until he would find the phrase ‘something in the way she moves’ a perfect opening line to the song he called ‘Something’”
Bruh how did I not connect these dots??

Snatched this one from goodwill(???) because I am the James Taylor-loving daughter of my James Taylor-loving mother. 2.5 stars is not looking promising but I’ll try to keep an open mind

It’s an interesting choice to open on a half-filled arena tour in 2014 knowing I couldn’t get tix this summer because they were >$150