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James Taylor De Son Nom Complet James Vernon Taylor Né Le 12 Mars 1948 À Boston États-Unis Est Un Auteur-Compositeur-Interprète Américain De Folk-Rock. Taylor Grandit À Chapel Hill Caroline Du Nord Où Il Joue De La Guitare Inspiré Par La Musique De Woody Guthrie. Taylor Poursuit Ses Études À La Milton Academy Dans Le Massachusetts Où Il Rencontre Danny Kortchmar Avec Qui Il Joue De La Musique Folk. Il Crée Alors Un Groupe Avec Son Frère Alex Alors Dépressif À Qui Cette Activité A Probablement Sauvé La Vie. Après Avoir Obtenu Son Diplôme Taylor Forme Le Groupe The Flying Machine Avec Kortchmar Et Joel O'Brien. Vivant Alors À New York Il Devient Héroïnomane Et S'en Sort Grâce À L'intervention De Son Père Il A Composé Plus Tard La Chanson "Jump Up Behind Me" À Ce Sujet . Il Signe En 1968 Avec La Compagnie De Disque Apple Qui Distribue Son Premier Album James Taylor. Son Producteur Est Peter Asher Qui Était Auparavant Membre Du Groupe Peter & Gordon. Le Disque Ne Se Vend Pas Bien Et Taylor Est Hospitalisé Pour Cure De Désintoxication. En 1969 Sa Santé Est Suffisamment Bonne Pour Pouvoir Revenir Sur Scène Au « Troubadour Club » De Los Angeles. Il Se Produit Au « Newport Folk Festival » Le 20 Juillet 1969. Il Est Alors Victime D'un Accident De Moto Qui Lui Brise Les Deux Mains Et Le Met Dans L'incapacité De Jouer Pendant Plusieurs Mois. Une Fois Guéri Taylor Signe Avec La Warner Bros. Records Et Déménage En Californie Gardant Asher Comme Producteur De Ses Disques. Son Deuxième Album Sweet Baby James Est Un Énorme Succès Avec Les Succès "Sweet Baby James" Et "Fire And Rain" Qui Raconte L'internement Et Le Suicide D'un Ami. Ce Succès Ranime L'intérêt Pour Son Premier Album Et Pour La Chanson "Carolina In My Mind" Qui Ont Alors Un Succès Commercial. Taylor Travaille Avec Dennis Wilson Des Beach Boys Sur Le Film Two-Lane Blacktop Mais Ce Film Ne Connait Pas Le Succès. En 1971 Il Réalise Un Autre Album Qui A Beaucoup De Succès Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon. Il Reçoit Un Grammy Award Pour Sa Version De La Chanson "You've Got A Friend" De Carole King. En 1972 Taylor Compose L'album One Man Dog Et Épouse L'auteur-Interprète Carly Simon. L'album Suivant Walking Man 1974 Est Décevant Mais Le Suivant Gorilla Est Bien Reçu En Particulier Grâce À Son Interprétation De "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You " De Marvin Gaye. Il Est Suivi Par In The Pocket 1976 Et Une Compilation De Ses Succès Greatest Hits Qui Reste À Ce Jour Son Meilleur Vendeur Plus De 11 Millions De Disques . Taylor Et Simon Ont Deux Enfants Ben Et Sally Et Divorce En 1983 Simon Est Mécontente Des Nombreuses Absences De Taylor Qui Part Souvent En Tournée. Il Signe Alors Avec La Maison De Disques Columbia Records Qui Distribue Le Disque JT 1977 Qui Lui Vaut Un Nouveau Grammy Award Pour La Chanson "Handy Man". Il Collabore Ensuite Avec Art Garfunkel Et Travaille Sur Broadway Avant De S'arrêter Pendant Deux Ans Puis De Réaliser L'album Flag Un Autre Succès. Ayant Retrouvé La Santé Et Résolu Ses Problèmes Avec La Drogue Taylor Redémarre Sa Carrière En 1985 Avec L'album That's Why I'm Here. Il Enregistre Régulièrement De Nouveaux Disques Et Donne Des Concerts Dont On Peut Avoir Un Aperçu Avec L'album LIVE . Deux Des Ses Albums Ont Particulièrement Bien Marché New Moon Shine Disque De Platine En 1991 Et Hourglass Grammy Award En 1998 . En 2001 Il Contribue À L'album Sailing To Philadelphia De Mark Knopfler Sur La Chanson Éponyme. En 2002 Il Réalise October Road Pour Lequel Il Reçoit Un Autre Grammy Award. Son Contrat Avec Columbia Étant Terminé En 2004 Son Nouvel Album James Taylor A Christmas Album Est Distribué Par « Hallmark Cards ». Comme D'autres Artistes Il Soutient La Candidature De John Kerry À La Présidence Des États-Unis En 2004.
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"Fire And Rain" Is A Folk/rock Song Written And Performed By James Taylor. As A Song On His Second Album Sweet Baby James The Song Engendered Widespread Attention For Him. The Album Was Released In February 1970 With The Song Being Released As A Single The Following February. "Fire And Rain" Quickly Rose To Number Three On The Billboard Hot 100 Charts. It Was Soon Covered By Anne Murray On Her Album Honey Wheat And Laughter Also In 1970. Moody And Introspective "Fire And Rain" Became Something Of A Prototype For The Singer-Songwriter Genre That Would Boom In The Few Years Following Its Release. Its Apocalyptic Imagery Proved Provocative To Would-Be Interpreters. The Sparse Arrangement Centered Around Taylor's Ringing Acoustic Guitar Figures Also Became A Signature Sound For Taylor And Was Influential Among Other Performers. "Fire And Rain" Is In The 227th Position On Rolling Stone's List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. Origin Of The Song Taylor Has Related Different Versions Of What The Song Is About. In A BBC Interview He Stated That The Song Chronicled His Experiences In Mental Institutions And The Suicide Of A Friend. On The VH1 Series Story Tellers Taylor Said That The Song Was Indeed About Suzanne Schnerr A Friend Of His Who Died Suddenly While He Was Away From Home The Second Line Of The Song Is "Suzanne The Plans They Made Put An End To You" . In That Same Account Taylor Said He Had Been In A Deep Depression After The Failure Of His New Band The Flying Machine To Coalesce The Lyric "sweet Dreams And Flying Machines In Pieces On The Ground" The Reference Is To The Name Of The Band Rather Than A Fatal Plane Crash As Was Long Rumored . As He Was Wondering What To Do With Himself He Received Word Of Schnerr's Death And The Song Explains That Her Death Was A Check For His Own Worries A Way Of Realizing The Transience Of Life And His Need To Get Back To His Old Friends. In Other Interviews Taylor Has Also Indicated That A Battle With Drug Addiction Figured Into The Song. In 2005 Taylor Laid The Rumors To Rest During An Interview On NPR. He Explained To Host Scott Simon That The Song Was Written In Three Parts 1 * The First Part Was Indeed About Taylor's Friend Suzanne Who Died While Taylor Was In London Working On His First Album After Being Signed To Apple Records. Friends At Home Concerned That It Might Distract Taylor From His Big Break Kept The Tragic News From Him And It Was Only Some Time Later That Taylor Found Out. * The Second Part Details Taylor's Struggle To Overcome Drug Addiction And Depression. * The Third Part Deals With Coming To Grips With Fame And Fortune Looking Back At The Road That Got Him There. It Includes A Reference To James Taylor And The Flying Machine A Band He Briefly Worked With Before His Big Break With Paul McCartney Peter Asher And Apple Records. Prior To Taylor Articulating Clearly The Origins Of The Song In Interviews Some Fans Speculated As To The Inspiration For The Song And - Ignorant Of Or Ignoring The Fact That Taylor's First Band Had Been Called "The Flying Machine" - Conjured Up Complex Stories About An Airplane Crash That Had Killed Someone Close To Taylor. Taylor Has Clearly And Categorically Refuted Such Fanciful Interpretations By Fans And Others. "Fire And Rain" In Popular Culture * Taylor Performed "Fire And Rain" On The Simpsons Episode "Deep Space Homer" He Awkwardly Replaced The Lyric "In Pieces On The Ground" With "Flying Safely Through The Air" Since Homer And The Shuttle Crew Were In Danger Of Burning Up In Re-Entry. * The Song Is Featured Prominently As A Favorite Of The Family In The Movie Running On Empty. * A Book From The Webcomic Sluggy Freelance Is Named After The Song. * The Song "Fire And Rain" Is Featured In The Movie Remember The Titans. * The Song Is Played In The Final Scene Of The Episode In Dawson's Creek Where Mitch Dawson's Dad Is Buried. * The Bacon Brothers Refer To The Song In Their Song "Guess Again" From The Album "FoRoSoCo". The Song Details The Singer's Delusions Of Grandeur While He Makes Numerous Outrageous Claims. " You Know I'm Not Afraid Of Pain And Did You Know That I Wrote "Fire And Rain... "
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James Taylor De Son Nom Complet James Vernon Taylor Né Le 12 Mars 1948 À Boston États-Unis Est Un Auteur-Compositeur-Interprète Américain De Folk-Rock. Taylor Grandit À Chapel Hill Caroline Du Nord Où Il Joue De La Guitare Inspiré Par La Musique De Woody Guthrie. Taylor Poursuit Ses Études À La Milton Academy Dans Le Massachusetts Où Il Rencontre Danny Kortchmar Avec Qui Il Joue De La Musique Folk. Il Crée Alors Un Groupe Avec Son Frère Alex Alors Dépressif À Qui Cette Activité A Probablement Sauvé La Vie. Après Avoir Obtenu Son Diplôme Taylor Forme Le Groupe The Flying Machine Avec Kortchmar Et Joel O'Brien. Vivant Alors À New York Il Devient Héroïnomane Et S'en Sort Grâce À L'intervention De Son Père Il A Composé Plus Tard La Chanson "Jump Up Behind Me" À Ce Sujet . Il Signe En 1968 Avec La Compagnie De Disque Apple Qui Distribue Son Premier Album James Taylor. Son Producteur Est Peter Asher Qui Était Auparavant Membre Du Groupe Peter & Gordon. Le Disque Ne Se Vend Pas Bien Et Taylor Est Hospitalisé Pour Cure De Désintoxication. En 1969 Sa Santé Est Suffisamment Bonne Pour Pouvoir Revenir Sur Scène Au « Troubadour Club » De Los Angeles. Il Se Produit Au « Newport Folk Festival » Le 20 Juillet 1969. Il Est Alors Victime D'un Accident De Moto Qui Lui Brise Les Deux Mains Et Le Met Dans L'incapacité De Jouer Pendant Plusieurs Mois. Une Fois Guéri Taylor Signe Avec La Warner Bros. Records Et Déménage En Californie Gardant Asher Comme Producteur De Ses Disques. Son Deuxième Album Sweet Baby James Est Un Énorme Succès Avec Les Succès "Sweet Baby James" Et "Fire And Rain" Qui Raconte L'internement Et Le Suicide D'un Ami. Ce Succès Ranime L'intérêt Pour Son Premier Album Et Pour La Chanson "Carolina In My Mind" Qui Ont Alors Un Succès Commercial. Taylor Travaille Avec Dennis Wilson Des Beach Boys Sur Le Film Two-Lane Blacktop Mais Ce Film Ne Connait Pas Le Succès. En 1971 Il Réalise Un Autre Album Qui A Beaucoup De Succès Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon. Il Reçoit Un Grammy Award Pour Sa Version De La Chanson "You've Got A Friend" De Carole King. En 1972 Taylor Compose L'album One Man Dog Et Épouse L'auteur-Interprète Carly Simon. L'album Suivant Walking Man 1974 Est Décevant Mais Le Suivant Gorilla Est Bien Reçu En Particulier Grâce À Son Interprétation De "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You " De Marvin Gaye. Il Est Suivi Par In The Pocket 1976 Et Une Compilation De Ses Succès Greatest Hits Qui Reste À Ce Jour Son Meilleur Vendeur Plus De 11 Millions De Disques . Taylor Et Simon Ont Deux Enfants Ben Et Sally Et Divorce En 1983 Simon Est Mécontente Des Nombreuses Absences De Taylor Qui Part Souvent En Tournée. Il Signe Alors Avec La Maison De Disques Columbia Records Qui Distribue Le Disque JT 1977 Qui Lui Vaut Un Nouveau Grammy Award Pour La Chanson "Handy Man". Il Collabore Ensuite Avec Art Garfunkel Et Travaille Sur Broadway Avant De S'arrêter Pendant Deux Ans Puis De Réaliser L'album Flag Un Autre Succès. Ayant Retrouvé La Santé Et Résolu Ses Problèmes Avec La Drogue Taylor Redémarre Sa Carrière En 1985 Avec L'album That's Why I'm Here. Il Enregistre Régulièrement De Nouveaux Disques Et Donne Des Concerts Dont On Peut Avoir Un Aperçu Avec L'album LIVE . Deux Des Ses Albums Ont Particulièrement Bien Marché New Moon Shine Disque De Platine En 1991 Et Hourglass Grammy Award En 1998 . En 2001 Il Contribue À L'album Sailing To Philadelphia De Mark Knopfler Sur La Chanson Éponyme. En 2002 Il Réalise October Road Pour Lequel Il Reçoit Un Autre Grammy Award. Son Contrat Avec Columbia Étant Terminé En 2004 Son Nouvel Album James Taylor A Christmas Album Est Distribué Par « Hallmark Cards ». Comme D'autres Artistes Il Soutient La Candidature De John Kerry À La Présidence Des États-Unis En 2004.
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"Fire and Rain" is a folk/rock song written and performed by James Taylor. As a song on his second album, Sweet Baby James, the song engendered widespread attention for him. The album was released in February 1970, with the song being released as a single the following February. "Fire and Rain" quickly rose to number three on the Billboard hot 100 charts. It was soon covered by Anne Murray, on her album Honey, Wheat and Laughter, also in 1970.
Moody and introspective, "Fire and Rain" became something of a prototype for the singer-songwriter genre that would boom in the few years following its release. Its apocalyptic imagery proved provocative to would-be interpreters. The sparse arrangement, centered around Taylor's ringing acoustic guitar figures, also became a signature sound for Taylor and was influential among other performers.
"Fire and Rain" is in the 227th position on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
Origin of the song
Taylor has related different versions of what the song is about.
In a BBC interview he stated that the song chronicled his experiences in mental institutions and the suicide of a friend.
On the VH1 series Story Tellers, Taylor said that the song was, indeed, about Suzanne Schnerr, a friend of his who died suddenly while he was away from home (the second line of the song is "Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you"). In that same account, Taylor said he had been in a deep depression after the failure of his new band The Flying Machine to coalesce (the lyric "sweet dreams and Flying Machines in pieces on the ground"; the reference is to the name of the band rather than a fatal plane crash, as was long rumored).
As he was wondering what to do with himself, he received word of Schnerr's death, and the song explains that her death was a check for his own worries, a way of realizing the transience of life and his need to get back to his old friends. In other interviews, Taylor has also indicated that a battle with drug addiction figured into the song.
In 2005, Taylor laid the rumors to rest during an interview on NPR. He explained to host Scott Simon that the song was written in three parts:[1]
* The first part was indeed about Taylor's friend Suzanne, who died while Taylor was in London working on his first album after being signed to Apple Records. Friends at home, concerned that it might distract Taylor from his big break, kept the tragic news from him and it was only some time later that Taylor found out.
* The second part details Taylor's struggle to overcome drug addiction and depression.
* The third part deals with coming to grips with fame and fortune, looking back at the road that got him there. It includes a reference to James Taylor and The Flying Machine, a band he briefly worked with before his big break with Paul McCartney, Peter Asher and Apple Records.
Prior to Taylor articulating clearly the origins of the song in interviews, some fans speculated as to the inspiration for the song and - ignorant of or ignoring the fact that Taylor's first band had been called "The Flying Machine" - conjured up complex stories about an airplane crash that had killed someone close to Taylor. Taylor has clearly and categorically refuted such fanciful interpretations by fans and others.
"Fire and Rain" in popular culture
* Taylor performed "Fire and Rain" on The Simpsons episode "Deep Space Homer"; he awkwardly replaced the lyric "In pieces on the ground" with "Flying safely through the air" since Homer and the shuttle crew were in danger of burning up in re-entry.
* The song is featured prominently as a favorite of the family in the movie Running on Empty.
* A book from the webcomic Sluggy Freelance is named after the song.
* The song "Fire and Rain" is featured in the movie Remember the Titans.
* The song is played in the final scene of the episode in Dawson's Creek where Mitch (Dawson's dad) is buried.
* The Bacon Brothers refer to the song, in their song, "Guess Again", from the album "FoRoSoCo". The song details the singer's delusions of grandeur, while he makes numerous outrageous claims. "(You know I'm not afraid of pain, and did you know that I wrote "Fire and Rain...)"
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