The Beatles were recording the White album and James used to record with Peter Asher during the Beatles extra time. His good friend, Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar knew Peter Asher and put James in touch (with Asher) which led to James signing with Apple (the first act signed to Apple). He did write the song in Spain while on a 1 week break from the recording studio in London. 00spy from CalgaryTaylor played and talked about this song (May 12, 2015) on the Howard Stern show.The rush, I left the bulls-t n went home. AugustineThis is about snorting or banging a little heroin. AnonymousIts about omens and nuclear war.What a feeling of dreaming to go some where. James King from Cumberland, MdA great song, reminds me that he had a journey in his mind and that was to get back home to the Carolina's.AnonymousI think this song was written about Carol King - they did have a well-known affair back in the day, when James was married to Carly Simon.Truth from MarsKarin is a guy now, named Kaitlyn Karin.Ablokefromengland from EnglandWhy doesn't your Mum want to contact James, Johan?.Sadly, unlike Martin Turner, Taylor appears not to have been reunited with his lady friend, whatever their relationship. Though Taylor was pleased with the real sketch, he said that try as he may he couldn't stop thinking of her now as a criminal. The artist e-mailed him a most unflattering sketch the next day as a joke.
She was Scandinavian, about twenty-four years old, and had shoulder length blonde hair, reminiscent of Annalena Nordstrom in the Wishbone Ash song " Blowin' Free." Her ghost was still haunting him 35 years later, and with the advent of the Internet he decided better late than never, located a police artist and commissioned him to draw a sketch of what she would look like after all this time. This appears to have been a fleeting relationship, or perhaps simply a meeting, but he never saw her again. The album was recorded in London the same time the Beatles recorded their White Album and was released on their Apple label at some point Taylor skipped across to the island of Formentera, where he met Karin. Taylor cleared this up in a concert screened by BBC Television in March 2009, when he revealed the identity of the Karin alluded to in this song. Taylor’s original version is a song for the romantics due to the sweet acoustic guitar.įeatured in his “Greatest Hits” album, it was inspired by a forest near Mclean Hospital where Taylor spent time treating his depression.There has been a great deal of speculation as to the identity of Karin, the woman he sings about in the line, "Karin, she's a silver sun." Until 2009, Taylor would not reveal her identity, leading listeners to create their own theories: Some felt that Karin was a poetic name for Carolina, others believed that Karin was a beautiful young woman that James met while on a trip to Spain, and many have said that this song is about drugs, since at the time it was written, Taylor was trying so hard to kick a serious addiction to heroin. This is the very same song that inspired the Beatles to write ‘Something’, the #1 track everyone still replays every now and then. Played at nearly every one of Taylor’s concerts and serves as a ‘self-lullaby’ for James Taylor himself. The falsetto notes in this gave Taylor some difficulties during live performances but still managed to reach number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.Īppearing as the opening track of Gorilla, it not only reached #49 on the Billboard Hot 100 but did even better on the Adult Contemporary chart as #5. With the addition of Charlie Puth, it bridges the gap between the old and young. Timeless, this song is not only a goldie, but a beautiful southern rendition of what it means to be loved.Ī meaningful song for those that feel the need to be grounded, a humbling collaboration that needs to be on everyone’s playlist. No we are not talking about the Toy Story song, as great as that song is, James Taylor’s version is a lot more soulful captivating an audience of thousands. Written by Taylor himself, this country track is for the homesick and has become a signature track for any of James Taylor’s performances. Australian locals may recognize this as it was covered by Marcia Hines or for those into country music may recognize Willie Nelson’s rendition in the 70’s, does not mean the original should be forgotten, here is James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain”
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