Fun Music Information -> James Taylor

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Possible Misspelled Names:

These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.

James Taylor Version, James Taylor and Carly Simon

Quotes:

I would advise you to keep your overhead down; avoid a major drug habit; play everyday, and take it in front of other people. They need to hear it, and you need them to hear it.

Submitted by: LucidLupin

Music Performer Nicknames:

Known informally as: Sweet Baby James. Submitted by: Martha Hankins

Singers Who Act:

Notable Acting Credits	Comments & Submitter Name
"Two-Lane Blacktop"	- oldsongs

Vainity Songs:

Song Name	Comments & Submitter Name
"Sweet Baby James"	The title track from his 1970 album. Not about him, but about his brother Alex's son (who was named for him). - Tiffany

New Song Names:

Original Song Name	New Song Name	Submitter Name
"Texaco"	"Mexico"	whistle
"Shower the People you Love with Gloves"	"Shower the People you Love with Love"	Heidi P

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer	Comment	Submitter Name
"One Man Parade,"	Parades have more than one person.	Candy Welty
"Carolina In My Mind,"	That ain't where Carolina is.	Pam Tabor

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Rock And Roll Band," Boston	"Fire And Rain," James Taylor
"Fire & Water," Wilson Pickett	"Fire & Rain," James Taylor
"Baby-Baby-Baby," TLC	"A Little More Time With You," James Taylor
"Hey There Lonely Girl," Eddie Holman	"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," James Taylor
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"You've Got A Fried" originally "You've Got A Friend"

A fried what?

Edward

"Fir And Rain" originally "Fire And Rain"

Fir trees do need rain.

Mark Richardson

"Fire and Ran" originally "Fire and Rain"

How the arsonist got away with it.

Martha Hankins

"You've Got a Fiend" originally "You've Got a Friend"

crazydon

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"The Promised Eland" originally "The Promised Land"

Eland = a type of African antelope

Lauren Overstreet

"Your Smiling Farce" originally "Your Smiling Face"

The Skuz

"Fire And Train" originally "Fire And Rain"

Fire one employee, and then train a new one.

Martha Hankins

"Fire And Drain" originally "Fire And Rain"

Peter

"Fire And Brain" originally "Fire And Rain"

Peter

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"Showed The People" originally "Shower The People"

Serafina

"Handy Pan" originally "Handy Man"

Serafina

"Fire And Ruin" originally "Fire And Rain"

Lou Quilson

"Dandy Man" originally "Handy Man"

Mallory

"Your Smiting Face" originally "Your Smiling Face"

What happens if you don't shave for several days?

Jim

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Recordings:

Mar 13 "Liars and Brains" by Jim Rotondo a parody of "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor

Ex-con is an analyst for the mentally insane. YouTube: (Video) (Comments)

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Fire and Rain"	"The Lament of the Horned Dragoon"	Dennis
"Sweet Baby James"	"King Cry Baby James"	Anthony Tesone
"Carolina In My Mind"	"California For All Time"	Immoral Liberal
"You've Got a Friend"	"You've Got an Ent"	Bilbopooh
"Handy Man"	"Cookie Time"	Dan Creeden
"You've Got A Friend"	"They Left Off Farrah"	Mozilla
"Our Town"	"It's Anime (It was)"	Josh Taylor Stingray
"Carolina in My Mind"	"Goin' to Ursa Minor"	Warren Baker
"You've Got a Friend"	"Loose Nut Is Glenn"	John A. Barry
"Carolina in My Mind"	"Carolina Gives Us Swine"	John A. Barry
There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name	Product	Submittor
Mexico	Texaco	breezechic64
Your Smiling Face	Crest Whitening Strips	Larcen Tyler
You've Got A Friend	Suicide Hotline	Reese

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name	Company/Organization	Submittor
Traffic Jam	Department of Transportation	Rusty

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Only The Good Die Young Billy Joel	Never Die Young James Taylor	Only The Good Never Die Young	Mickey D.
Who'll Stop the Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival	Fire and Rain James Taylor	Who'll Stop the Fire and Rain	Martha Hankins
We Didn't Start The Fire Billy Joel	Fire And Rain James Taylor	We Didn't Start The Fire And Rain	Thessaly Danes
Oh, Carolina Shaggy	Carolina In My Mind James Taylor	Oh, Carolina In My Mind Reggae meets easy listening.	hybrid
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Etta James Taylor

Etta James combined with James Taylor

Submitted By: Candy Welty

Hodges, James Taylor And Smith

Hodges, James And Smith combined with James Taylor

Submitted By: Candy Welty

James Taylor Gang

James Gang combined with James Taylor

Submitted By: Gretchen Wieners

James May

James Taylor combined with Brian May

Top Gear's "Captain Slow".

Submitted By: Brian Kelly

There are additional James Taylor Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" Misheard Lyrics: Go away then, bandanna Original Lyrics: Go away then, damn ya	"One Man Parade" Misheard Lyrics: On a lake, it's raining. Original Lyrics: Honalei, it's raining.
"Fire And Rain" Misheard Lyrics: Obscene fire and obscene rain Original Lyrics: I've seen fire and I've seen rain.	"Handy Man" Misheard Lyrics: I whisper sweet things You tell on your friends. Original Lyrics: I whisper sweet things You tell all your friends.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Copperline"

Misheard Lyrics:

Down on coprolite

Original Lyrics:

Down to Copperline

Story about this misheard lyric by: Bob

I was wondering what a coprolite was, So I looked it up, and it meant a fossilized animal dropping.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"Down In Mexico" The Funny Lyrics: Oh, oh, down in mexico!, oh,oh, down in mexico! Why They're Funny: Where the water is undrinkable! Submitted by: Art	"The Letter" The Funny Lyrics: aint it kinda of funny that he cant see what he did with out you come to live with hell- be comin out the door we wont talk about him anymore Why They're Funny: him saying aint it kinda of funny he cant he must have been a blindman i would sing that one about William Moseley Submitted by: Evan
There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Fire & Rain"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

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

Why They're Nonsensical:

That sounds like a very boring conversation. If I were on the other line, I'd hang up. Why does that have to take for hours?

Submitted by: Liz

Insincere Song Lyrics:

"You'll Never Find"

The Insincere Lyrics:

You'll never find, as long as you live, someone who loves you like I do...
Now I'm not braggin' on myself baby...
Now I'm not wishin' you no bad luck baby...
Now I'm not tryin' to make you stay baby

Why They're Insincere:

Then what the hell is the point of your song, mister?

Submitted by: Tom Radigan

Dated Song Lyrics:

"The Promised Land"

The Dated Lyrics:

Los Angeles give me Norfolk, Virginia,
tidewater four-ten-O-nine.

Why They're Dated:

A five digit telephone number makes this song pretty dated.

Submitted by: cygna

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Line 'Em Up"

The Lyrics:

I remember Richard Nixon back in '74
And the final scene at the White House door
And the staff lined up to say good-bye
Tiny tear in his shifty little eye

Who They Mention:

President Richard Nixon

Submitted by: Tania WYEP

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Enough To Be On Your Way"

The Lyrics:

The last time I saw Alice
She was leaving Santa Fe
With a bunch of round-eyed Buddhists
In a killer Chevrolet
Said they turned her out in Texas
Yeah she burned 'em down back home

Product Brand Name:

Chevrolet cars

Submitted by: Tania WYEP

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"That's Why I'm Here"

The Song Lyrics:

Oh, fortune and fame's such a curious game
Perfect strangers call you by name
Pay good money to hear "Fire and Rain"
Again and again and again

Song They Mention:

Fire and Rain (one of his own songs from early in his career--a huge hit to boot)

Submitted by: Peter O

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Your Smiling Face"

Opening Lines:

Whenever I see your smiling face, I have to smile myself, because I love you.

Comments:

Submitted by: Larcen Tyler

Boasting in Song Lyrics:

"Handy Man"

The Boasting Lyrics:

I'm handy with love and I'm no fool.
(also)
I whisper sweet things; you tell all your friends;
They'll come running to me.

Comments:

You would have to be quite impressed with yourself to believe girls will come running to you because you're "handy with love."

Submitted by: Kathy

Song Title Space Change:

"Show 'Er The People " originally "Shower The People"

"Show her the people" with a Cockney accent.

Submitted by: MOR

Band Name Anagrams:

A Major Style Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.

Oral Majesty Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.

Mayoral Jets Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.

Mayoral Jest Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.

Song Title Anagrams:

"A Fair Red Inn" originally "Fire And Rain"

Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne

"I Drain A Fern" originally "Fire And Rain"

Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne

"Fare In Drain" originally "Fire And Rain"

Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne

"End Fair Rain" originally "Fire And Rain"

Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne

"Drain In Fear" originally "Fire And Rain"

Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Enough To Be On Your Way" The Lyrics: The last time I saw Alice She was leaving Santa Fe With a bunch of round-eyed Buddhists In a killer Chevrolet Said they turned her out in Texas Yeah she burned 'em down back home Why: Santa Fe, NM Texas Submitted by: Tania WYEP	"Mexico" The Lyrics: Oh Mexico. I've never really been but I'd sure like to go. Oh... Mexico ...Guess I'll have to go now. Why: Mexico Submitted by: Special K
There are additional Real Places Mentioned in Songs available.

Lyrics Pronunciation:

"Shower the People"

The Lyrics:

Shower the people

Why:

Taylor consistently pronounces 'the' as 'thee' in the title lyric throughout the song. 'The' should only be pronounced 'thee' in front of a word beginning with a vowel. 'People' does not begin with a vowel. Drives me nuts.

Submitted by: Zella