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James Taylor - Long Ago And Far Away (BBC In Concert, 11/16/1970)

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In this restored footage of "James Taylor In Concert," James performs his song "Long Ago and Far Away“ on the popular BBC series "In Concert" on November 16, 1970. ‘'In Concert" was produced by the BBC in the early '70s and featured performances from legendary acts of the time. In November 1970, James was 22 years old and his second studio album "Sweet Baby James" had released earlier that same year. Footage licensed from BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. All rights reserved. Subscribe here to stay up to date with all new releases on the channel: https://bit.ly/3jApW2o. Long Ago and Far Away – James Taylor Long ago a young man sits And plays his waiting game Things are not the same it seems As in such tender dreams Slowly passing sailing ships And Sunday afternoons Like people on the moon I see Are things not meant to be Where do those golden rainbows end Why is this song so sad These are the dreams I’ve dreamed my friend Loving the love I love to love Is just a word I’ve heard When things are being said Stories my poor head has told me Cannot stand the cold And in between what might have been And what has come to pass A misbegotten guess alas And bits of broken glass Where do your golden rainbows end Why is the song I sing so sad Dreaming the dreams I’ve dreamed my friend Loving the love I love to love To love to love to love Oh no no no no #JamesTaylor #JT #LongAgoAndFarAway 🎵 NEW ALBUM 🎵 https://found.ee/JTAmericanStandard 🌟 FOLLOW JAMES ON SOCIAL 🌟 https://www.facebook.com/JamesTaylor/ https://www.instagram.com/jamestaylor_com/ https://twitter.com/jamestaylor_com 🌐 VISIT THE WEBSITE 🌐 https://www.jamestaylor.com/ ✉️ JOIN THE MAILING LIST ✉️ https://www.jamestaylor.com/mailinglist/ 🎸 FREE GUITAR LESSONS BY JAMES 🎸 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4C7B31793C012820

About James Taylor

James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. As a six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit in 1971 with his recording of "You've Got a Friend", written by Carole King in the same year. Taylor's 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 11 million copies in the US alone, making it...

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