Quante volte lo abbiamo visto, tra i dischi polverosi di una fiera, tra quelli ordinati di un'amica, a volte anche incorniciato in qualche locale e appeso alla parete.
Il musetto del gatto Telemaco che con i suoi occhi scruta chi lo osserva, dietro di lui l'amica Carole. "Tapestry", che disco. Uno di quei pochi album che universalmente arricchiscono le discoteche in giro per ogni angolo di mondo. 18 Giugno 1971, primo concerto in assoluto di Carole King, essenziale e semplice come la sua musica fatta di tante note al pianoforte, pochi altri strumenti. Un live alla Carnegie Hall tutto esaurito all'epoca, ascoltato oggi con il giusto morale è molto intimistico con le sue canzoni che si snodano tra i classici scritti con il marito Gerry Goffin nei '60 e i brani dei due lp solisti, con il disco del '71 a dare il maggior contributo. L'attacco al batticuore di "I Feel the Earth Move", l'avvolgente "Child of Mine" alla classica già allora "It's Too Late" fino al duetto con James Taylor per una "You've got a Friend" di struggente bellezza.
Un'epoca diversa, fatta di tante parole e tante speranze la New York di inizio anni '70; Carole King, Joni Mitchell hanno cantato e raccontato bene il passaggio tra due decenni molto diversi tra loro ponendo spesso al centro della loro musica la propria vita, il proprio essere donna. Lo si assapora tutto il profumo di quegli anni particolari, di cambiamento per un decennio che sarà molto contraddittorio e per molti aspetti difficile..."looking out in the morning rain, i used to feel so inspired, and when i knew i had a face to another day, Lord it made me feel so tired..."
Elenco tracce e testi
01 I Feel the Earth Move (03:36)
I feel the earth move
Under my feet.
I feel the sky tumblin' down.
I feel my heart start
To tremblin' whenever you're around.
Ooh, baby, when I see your face,
Mellow as the month of may,
Oh, darlin', I can't stand it
When you look at me that way.
Hey, I feel the earth move
Under my feet.
I feel the sky tumblin' down.
I feel my heart start to tremble
whenever you're around.
Ooh, darlin', when you're near me
And you tenderly call my name,
I know that my emotions
Are somethin' I just can't tame.
I just got to have ya, baby.
Uh, uh, uh.
Uh, uh, uh, yeah.
I feel the earth move
Under my feet.
I feel the sky tumblin' down, a-tumblin' down.
I feel the earth move
Under my feet.
I feel the sky tumblin' down, a-tumblin' down.
I just a-lose control
Down to my very soul.
I get hot and cold
All over, all over, all over, all over.
I feel the earth move
Under my feet.
I feel the sky tumblin' down, a-tumblin' down.
I feel the earth move
Under my feet.
I feel the sky tumblin' down, a-tumblin' down,
A-tumblin' down, a-tumblin' down,
A-tumblin' down, a-tumblin' down,
Tumblin' down.
05 Carry Your Load (02:59)
Meet me on the highway,
Meet me on the road,
As long as you've got to travel
Don't you want someone to help you carry your load?
09 Smackwater Jack (03:49)
Now, Smackwater Jack,
He bought a shotgun
'Cause he was in the mood
For a little confrontation.
He just a-let it all hang loose;
He didn't think about the noose.
He couldn't take no more abuse
So he shot down the congregation.
You can't talk to a man
With a shotgun in his hand.
Now, Big Jim the chief
Stood for law and order.
He called for the guard to come
And surround the border.
Now, from his bulldog mouth,
As he led the posse south,
Came the cry, "We got to ride
To clean up the streets
For our wives and our daughters!"
You can't talk to a man
When he don't wanna understand.
No, no, no, no, no.
The account of the capture
Wasn't in the papers,
But you know, they hanged ol' Smack right then
Instead of later.
You know, the people were quite pleased
'Cause the outlaw had been seized
And on the whole, it was a very good year
For the undertaker.
You know, you know, you can't talk to a man
With a shotgun in his hand.
A shotgun in his hand.
Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun.
Yeah, Smackwater Jack bought a shotgun.
Oh, Smackwater Jack, yeah.
Talkin' 'bout Smackwater Jack, yeah.
Talkin' 'bout a-Smackwater Jack, now.
Talkin' 'bout Smack.
Talkin' 'bout Jack.
Smackwater Jack, yeah.
10 So Far Away (04:12)
So far away, doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore?
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're just time away
Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Holding you again could only do me good
How I wish I could, but you're so far away
One more song about movin' along the highway
Can't say much of anything that's new
If I could only work this life out my way
I'd rather spend it bein' close to you.
But you're so far away, doesn't anybody stay in one place any more
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know you're so far away
Travelin' around sure gets me down and lonely
Nothin' else to do but close my mind
I sure do hope the road don't come to own me
There's so many dreams
I've yet to find
But your so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
And it doesn't help to know you're so far away...
11 It's Too Late (04:22)
Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time
There's something wrong here there can be no denying
One of us is changing or maybe we've just stopped trying
And it's too late, baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died and I can't hide
And I just can't fake it
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
It used to be so easy living here with you
You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do
Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool
And it's too late, baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died and I can't hide
And I just can't fake it
There'll be good times again for me and you
But we just can't stay together don't you feel it too
Still I'm glad for what we had and how I once loved you
But it's too late, baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died and I can't hide
And I just can't fake it
Oh, it's too late, baby
It's too late, now darling
It's too late
12 Eventually (04:38)
Was a time I remember
Hope flashed and went dim
When assassins just happened
To do the right people in
And love was the slogan
Coincidentally
And they told us they'd work it out
Eventually
In the swing of changing time
A man cried out for his
And every politician said
He was telling us like it is
Yes, they walked down the angry streets
To have themselves a look-see
And they told us they'd work it out
Eventually
I see the choking cities
I see them tearing up this earth
I see people feelin'
That their lives have little worth
And I know that the future
Depends on you and me
I hope we can work it out
Eventually
I hope we can work it out
Eventually
Hey, maybe someday
Hey, maybe someday
Hey, maybe someday
Eventually
13 Way Over Yonder (04:13)
way over yonder
is a place that i know
where i can find shelter
from a hunger and a cold
and the sweet tastin' good life
is so easily found
a way over yonder, that's where i'm bound
i know when i get there
the first thing i'll see
is the sun shining golden
shining right down on me
then trouble's gonna lose me
worry leave me behind
and i'll stand up proudly
in true peace of mind
talkin' about
talkin' about
a way over yonder
is a place i have seen
in a garden of wisdom
from some long ago dream
oh yeah
maybe tomorrow
i'll find find my way
to the land where the honey runs
in rivers each day
and the sweet tastin' good life
is so easily found
a way over yonder
that's where i'm bound
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
a way over yonder
that's where i'm bound
14 Beautiful (02:39)
You've got to get up every morning With a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
The people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beatiful as you feel
Waiting at the station with a workday wind a-blowing
I've got nothing to do but watch the passers-by
Mirrored in their faces I see frustration growing
And they don't see it showing, why do I?
You've got to get up every morning With a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
The people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beatiful as you feel
I have often asked myself for reason for sadness
In a world where tears are just a lullabye
If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness
Maybe not, oh, but we can only try
You've got to get up every morning With a smile in your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
The people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes you will
That you're beatiful as you feel
16 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? / Some Kind of Wonderful / Up on the Roof (07:46)
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