Mockingbird - Muziek
Mockingbird by Carly Simon
Carly Simon
Biografie van de kunstenaar Carly Simon
Carly Simon Born Carly Elisabeth Simon On 25 June 1945 - New York City USA Is An American Singer Musician Songwriter And Children's Author. She Rose To Fame In The 1970s With A String Of Hit Records And Has Since Been The Recipient Of Two Grammy Awards An Academy Award And A Golden Globe Award For Her Work. Throughout Her Career She Has Amassed A Total Of 13 Top 40 Hits Including "You're So Vain" "Nobody Does It Better" And "Coming Around Again". Simon's Career Began With A Short-Lived Music Group With Her Sister Lucy As The Simon Sisters. They Had A Minor Hit In 1964 Called "Winkin' Blinkin' And Nod" And Made Three Albums Together Before Lucy Left To Get Married And Start A Family. Later Carly Simon Collaborated With Eclectic New York Rockers Elephant's Memory For About Six Months. She Also Appeared In The 1971 Milos Forman Movie Taking Off Playing An Auditioning Singer And Sang "Long Term Physical Effects" Which Was Included In Taking Off The 1971 Soundtrack For The Movie. Simon's Major Breakthrough Was 1972's No Secrets. The Album Spawned Several Successful Singles Including Simon's Biggest Hit "You're So Vain". Simon Continued To Produce Successful Albums Through The 1970s And Early 1980s Moving Into Film Scores After She Was Dropped By Her Record Label In 1985. She Performed The Main Title Song For The James Bond Film The Spy Who Loved Me - "Nobody Does It Better" Which Was A Worldwide Hit In 1977.
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American Singer-Songwriters Carly Simon And James Taylor Recorded A Remake Of "Mockingbird" In The Autumn Of 1973. The Song Was Originally Written And Released By Inez And Charlie Foxx In 1963 While The New Version By Simon/Taylor Was Issued As The Lead Single From Simon's Fourth Studio Album Hotcakes In 1974. It Was Taylor's Idea To Remake "Mockingbird" Which He Knew From A Live Performance By Inez And Charlie Foxx At The Apollo Theater In 1965 And Which Song Taylor And His Sister Kate Taylor Had Often Sung For Fun As Teenagers. The Song Features A Considerable Lyrical Adjustment By Taylor And Keyboard Work From Dr. John Robbie Robertson's Rhythm Guitar And A Tenor Saxophone Solo By Michael Brecker. "Mockingbird" Rose To Number 5 On The Billboard Pop Singles Chart And Number 10 On The Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart And Was Certified Gold By The RIAA Signifying Sales Of One Million Copies In The USA. The Simon & Taylor's Version Of "Mockingbird" Also Charted In Canada #3 New Zealand #6 South Africa #13 The UK #34 And Australia #8 . Simon Overcame Her Fear Of Live Performing To Come Onstage To Sing "Mockingbird" With Taylor During His 1975 Tour The Duo Also Performed "Mockingbird" Live At The No Nukes Concert At Madison Square Garden In September 1979 The Performance Being Recorded For The No Nukes The Muse Concerts For A Non-Nuclear Future Album And Also The Movie No Nukes. In Recent Years Taylor Has Performed "Mockingbird" Live With His Daughter By Simon Sally Taylor And Simon Has Performed The Song Live With Her And Taylor's Son Ben Taylor. On November 25 2015 Simon Sang A Live Duet Of "Mockingbird" With Stephen Colbert On "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert". The 1999 Jim Brickman Album Visions Of Love Features Carly Simon Singing "Hush Little Baby"—as "Hush Li'l Baby"—which Brickman Chose For Simon Because He "thought It Would Be Cool If She Was Singing About The 'Mockingbird' Since She Had A Top 5 Success With The Song In 1974".
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Biography - Carly Simon
Carly Simon Born Carly Elisabeth Simon On 25 June 1945 - New York City USA Is An American Singer Musician Songwriter And Children's Author. She Rose To Fame In The 1970s With A String Of Hit Records And Has Since Been The Recipient Of Two Grammy Awards An Academy Award And A Golden Globe Award For Her Work. Throughout Her Career She Has Amassed A Total Of 13 Top 40 Hits Including "You're So Vain" "Nobody Does It Better" And "Coming Around Again". Simon's Career Began With A Short-Lived Music Group With Her Sister Lucy As The Simon Sisters. They Had A Minor Hit In 1964 Called "Winkin' Blinkin' And Nod" And Made Three Albums Together Before Lucy Left To Get Married And Start A Family. Later Carly Simon Collaborated With Eclectic New York Rockers Elephant's Memory For About Six Months. She Also Appeared In The 1971 Milos Forman Movie Taking Off Playing An Auditioning Singer And Sang "Long Term Physical Effects" Which Was Included In Taking Off The 1971 Soundtrack For The Movie. Simon's Major Breakthrough Was 1972's No Secrets. The Album Spawned Several Successful Singles Including Simon's Biggest Hit "You're So Vain". Simon Continued To Produce Successful Albums Through The 1970s And Early 1980s Moving Into Film Scores After She Was Dropped By Her Record Label In 1985. She Performed The Main Title Song For The James Bond Film The Spy Who Loved Me - "Nobody Does It Better" Which Was A Worldwide Hit In 1977.
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American singer-songwriters Carly Simon and James Taylor recorded a remake of "Mockingbird" in the autumn of 1973. The song was originally written and released by Inez and Charlie Foxx in 1963, while the new version by Simon/Taylor was issued as the lead single from Simon's fourth studio album Hotcakes in 1974. It was Taylor's idea to remake "Mockingbird", which he knew from a live performance by Inez and Charlie Foxx at the Apollo Theater in 1965, and which song Taylor and his sister Kate Taylor had often sung for fun as teenagers. The song features a considerable lyrical adjustment by Taylor and keyboard work from Dr. John, Robbie Robertson's rhythm guitar and a tenor saxophone solo by Michael Brecker.
"Mockingbird" rose to number 5 on the Billboard Pop singles chart and number 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA, signifying sales of one million copies in the USA. The Simon & Taylor's version of "Mockingbird" also charted in Canada (#3), New Zealand (#6), South Africa (#13), the UK (#34) and Australia (#8).
Simon overcame her fear of live performing to come onstage to sing "Mockingbird" with Taylor during his 1975 tour; the duo also performed "Mockingbird" live at the No Nukes Concert at Madison Square Garden in September 1979, the performance being recorded for the No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future album and also the movie No Nukes. In recent years, Taylor has performed "Mockingbird" live with his daughter (by Simon) Sally Taylor, and Simon has performed the song live with her and Taylor's son Ben Taylor. On November 25, 2015, Simon sang a live duet of "Mockingbird" with Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert".
The 1999 Jim Brickman album Visions of Love features Carly Simon singing "Hush Little Baby"—as "Hush Li'l Baby"—which Brickman chose for Simon because he "thought it would be cool if she was singing about the 'Mockingbird' since she had a Top 5 (success with the song) in 1974". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.