Favorite Carly Simon song.

[terrya]

Carly Simon is one of my favorite singers. I love her voice.

:-)

Terry

[Hammie]

1. The song from "Piglet's Big Movie" <eom>

[mac56]

2. "That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be"

Her first single.

[Rainbowreflect]

3. That's my favorite too!

[Yogi]

9. That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be

Whenever I hear that song it brings back so many memories.

[Gman]

4. You're So Vain

The song (I heard) was supposedly abouot Mick Jagger. However, Mick Jagger sings background vocals. He probably thought the song was funny if it was about him.

[mac56]

5. I've heard it's supposedly about Warren Beatty.

nm

[mitchum]

23. No, it's about me...

I know it is :)

[Kat45]

24. Last year, they auctioned off the answer to who the song's about

It was for charity, I forget which one, and someone paid big, big bucks for the answer. I can't remember who it was that won, but if I recall, it was someone in the entertainment business. The person was also sworn to secrecy to not reveal the answer.

[SiouxJ]

6. I kinda like Let the River Run

got tired of all the real old stuff so it was nice to hear something so strong come out later in her career.

[demsrule4life]

7. "Nobody does it better"

Our song.

[Blue_Tires]

18. i agree..., especially since it's a Bond movie song

The spy who loved me (1977)

[Red State Rebel]

8. It's the stuff that Dreams are made of....

[donco6]

11. I like that one, too

I like the message. "Hey, you idiots! Why not at least TRY to be satisfied with what you have for five frickin' minutes . . . "

Well, she said it better . . .

[MaineDem]

19. I adore that song, too!

I like that whole album.

Hell, I love everything she's ever done!

[donco6]

10. You have excellent taste

Have you collected her torch song CDs? They're fabulous.

I also like the one she wrote about her mother, "Like a River".

Dear Mother your struggle is over now,
And the house is up for sale
We divided your railroad watches
Among the four of us

I fought over the pearls
With the other girls
But it was all a metaphor
For what is wrong with us.

On Letters Never Sent.

[terrya]

20. Thank you!

I have "Clouds in my Coffee", a three disk set of her songs from various stages in her career...a few of the torch songs are in the set.

Carly Simon is, besides a great singer, a terrific songwriter. Many of her songs are quite touching and honest.

Terry

[no_hypocrisy]

12. Cover version of "Devoted To You" with James Taylor.

Honorable mention: "Better Not Tell Her"

[joeybee12]

13. All are wonderful--I wish she'd make a comeback...I want to hear women

who can actually sing!!!!!!!!!!! Not the skanks that are out there now! Call me old and cranky, but it's true!

[AliceWonderland]

14. I've always loved Jesse because it's not songwriting

so much as storytelling. It's that one woman you know... maybe you are that woman... who swears up and down to her friends that she won't take the dog back. Then he comes around and she's lost. And her friends are disgusted. "My friends... they're feeling bad... they think I've sunk so low." Hee! It's that real-life sitch wrapped up in a four minute song.

Honourable mention to "That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be."

[NashVegas]

15. "Embrace Me, You Child"

At night in bed I heard God whisper lullabyes
While Daddy next door whistled whiskey tunes
And sometimes when I wanted, they would harmonize
There was nothing those two couldn't do

Embrace me you child, you're a child of mine
And I'm leaving everything I am to you
Go chase the wild and night time streets sang Daddy
And God sang, Pray the devil doesn't get to you

[OneBlueSky]

16. she does an amazing version of Buzzy Linhart's . . .

"And The Love's Still Growing" . . .

[arwalden]

17. Nobody Does It Better.... Makes Me Feel Sad For The Rest

Nobody does it
Half as good as you
Baby you're the best!

[terrya]

21. That was a glaring omission on my part. Not inculding this song.

"Nobody Does It Better" is one of her best. Written by Marvin Hamlisch.

And one of the best of the Bond themes.

Terry

[saltpoint]

22. Let me have either --

-- "Boys in the Trees" or "Half a Chance."

Problem is, they're all very good. And you are right about her voice. Her voice is just right for those compositions.