Most who write pour out experiences in some form.. Chip from Cold Mountain on August 20, 2010: I have the DVD of JT and Carole King -- great! Also there was a big hit in 1969, too. :) I was thinking about writing about Frederick Doublass, the ex-slave.
Song meanings ©2003-2020 lyricinterpretations.com. That would be really awesome.
rumored to bw about James time in a mental institution....fire is electro shock therapy ...and rain is the cold showers they used to give patients after shock therapy, this is a song about a man who has lost his love and cont get her back. Don’t have an account?
Mentalist acer from A Voice in your Mind! ainehannah, honestly, I am a huge James Taylor song, there is just a few songs of his I don't adore. And BTW Mat Kearney even said it was about the prodigal son. I wish he stayed with Carly Simon, she loved him so much. I adore James Taylor and have since I first heard him in the 60s when my son in high school was following his work.
I agree with him, his songs are not as easy to play as you might think if you actually play them as he does. :), Pamela, I think me and you have a lot in common. It touches me on a deep level. In the third verse, he takes a look back down the road that led him to fame and fortune.
Thanks for sharing this hub. James Taylor wrote and sang this song, which was inspired by a friend of his who died.
Then Taylor wrote more of it while he stayed in a Manhattan Hospital. it's not like Christians to fixate on one bit of information and ignore all other facts that don't suit them. "Fire and Rain" is a folk rock song written and performed by James Taylor.
I tried for a good while to play his songs on piano. Fortunately, unlike many like him, he was finally able to make a stand against his addiction in 1986, when he became sober.
I wish the speakers on my computer were working otherwise I would youtube it.
Answer: His friend Suzanne Shnerr who had committed suicide. ive seen lonely tines=when he was not with her he was unable to find someone to connect with
Released on Warner Bros. Records as a single from his second album, Sweet Baby James, in February 1970.The song follows Taylor's reaction to the suicide of Suzanne Schnerr, a childhood friend, and his experiences with drug addiction and fame. Let's take a look at the lyrics of the song 'Fire And Rain'. He was battling a heroin addiction. (function() { A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs, Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone, Deethewriter from Saint Petersburg, Russia Federation, More songs with weather conditions in the title, More songs that were an artist's first hit, More songs that make great requests at piano bars, Jesus In Pop Hits: The Gospel Songs That Went Mainstream.
What a lovely hub! on August 18, 2010: This was nice, I like a couple of his songs but I mostly prefer faster classic rock.
It gets my votes! He wrote the first verse about the sudden death of his friend Suzanne Schnerr.
He met her in New York during 1967 and hung out with her quite often when he was part of a group called The Flying Machine. Copyright © 2020 Advameg, Inc. All rights reserved. I always liked this song, but I never noticed he called on Jesus either. In my opinion I think that this song means there are good things in life and bad. I followed him and his life as he struggled with demons and followed hin as a great and incredible artist. Very satisfying.
Don A. Hoglund from Wisconsin Rapids on August 19, 2010: I've never really listened much to Taylor but this is an interesting story about him. That's a bit of genius there. He has been sober ever since but still feels that he is a recovering addict. Angela Michelle Schultz (author) from United States on August 19, 2010: Valerie, I love when you can find a song that just really hits home, and helps you get through some of the low moments. Generations past, at the Academy Awards they would thank God, you don't hear that quite as much as you used to. Love the hub! Not quite as cool as having a record, but still pretty neat. "Fire And Rain" was released in February 1970. Thank you so much. Main Idea and Message of Adele's Set Fire to The Rain If you read the above Adele's Set Fire to The Rain very carefully, you will find two major feelings: love and hatred.
The Flying Machine was the group where he began to become successful as a musician and writer. :). Question: In the line, "But I always thought that I'd see you again," to whom is the word "you" referring in the poem "Fire and Rain"? Just yesterday morning they let me know you were goneI just can't remember who to send it toSusanne the plans they made put an end to youI walked out this morning and I wrote down this song. "Fire and Rain" has three verses. heart4theword from hub on September 21, 2010: Have to say I've always liked the song, yet never read or new anything about the singer...or the story behind the song. Laura Arne from Minnetonka, MN on August 19, 2010: I am a total James Taylor Fan. Dave Mathews from NORTH YORK,ONTARIO,CANADA on August 19, 2010: Angela_Michelle: I've always enjoyed this song from James Taylor, and now knowing more about him I can have a deeper appreciation for the song still. Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun;Lord knows, when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around.Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come;Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain; I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end;I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend,But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now. Angela Michelle Schultz (author) from United States on August 24, 2010: SteveoMc, the reason behind the story really moved me the first time I heard it.
Voting up and awesome. The song has three verses. It goes deeper than the words and the images they conjure.
he has seen sunny days=the days he was with her
I love good peotry. /* TFP - lyricinterpretations */ Non-lyrical content copyright 1999-2020 SongMeanings, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. Angela Michelle Schultz (author) from United States on June 02, 2012: He really is quite the genius, he is one of my all time favorite singers. Lines like 'golden ring' implies a wedding ring, 'they don't know you like I do' implies that someone has not changed like in the prodigal son, but that they are misunderstood .... @latexwarrior What you said about the golden ring line not fitting the prodigal son story: Luke 15: 21-22: "The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
Oh, I've seen fire, and I've seen rain; I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end;I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend,But I always thought that I'd see you again. The verse in the song about "flying machines and pieces on the ground" refers to a band he was in called "The Flying Machine" which disbanded in a not so friendly way, its about a heroin addiction and found out the girl overdosed and died. Thanks Angela. I also think that he lost the one he loved in a plane crash and that he feels he might never find love again. More people who are in trouble should do the same.
Gwen Stefani wrote "Just a Girl" as a message to her overprotective father.
He wrote this as a plea to Jesus, as in Jesus Christ, to help him 'make a stand' against his drug addiction, which portrays how much of a hold the addiction had on him. Isn't it a neat thing to be able to get a glimpse at what is behind the scenes in the mind of the artist. Haven't thought of him for a long time.i am enjoying all of the biographies I've been seeing lately on the hubs, think I might do one myself.Rate up! (return) and "my love never fades through the fire and rain" (forgiveness). He and a friend, Danny Kortchmar, began a band called the Flying Machine.
Lou Reed's "Walk On The Wild Side" tells the story of real people who were part of Andy Warhol's "factory," including Holly Woodlawn and Candy Darling. Angela Michelle Schultz (author) from United States on May 19, 2012: It truly is a sad story. Tonymac, I never knew anyone had ever redone the song. You dig deep. While in an institution for her addiction she committed suicide. mhuze, I love all the great memories that we have in our lives that are brought out by a certain song. Thanks for a really enlightening hub.
He said he works to vary his songs and structure of the music but that he just has a narrow lens they all come out of and so it just sounds like that. I always thought that I would see you again, but she was gone. "Heard you were back in town, heard you were coming 'round." After recorded, this song elevated him to a pop star at 22 when it became a hit. One time, though, it just came to me and I was able to do a fairly good job of it. Thanks for the enjoyable and interesting article.
"The Battle of Evermore" is the only song Zeppelin ever recorded with a guest vocalist. Angela first knew of Jesus as a child but did not walk with him until she was an adult. Typically I prefer things more upbeat. I always thought the whole song was about "Susan" and the line "the plans they made put an end to you" referred to some conspiracy in which she was murdered.
I think he is one of the few celebrities that I would lose all verbal functioning around!
I am surprised I didn't think about it. Rudolf, Bob Dylan and the Singing Dogs all show up in this Fact or Fiction for seasonal favorites. He was living in London with mutual friends. i thank GOD for this song that James Taylor sang for us that i believed saved and still saves alot of lost souls in the name of JESUS with the physical and phycological pain that they went through. I want to hear it right now. James Taylor - Fire and Rain - Lyrics Meaning.
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