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King of Your Desert Island

1. "I Feel the Earth Move"

2 votes

2. "So Far Away"

6 votes

3. "It's Too Late"

3 votes

4. "You've Got a Friend"

1 votes

5. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"

5 votes

6. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"

0 votes

7. Other

1 votes

Edgy DC Jul 16 2010 07:29 AM

A washed-up songwriter takes a crack at piloting her own material, and sells about a billion units of disc-shaped wax. Which was the top track for your playlist? 1. "I Feel the Earth Move" 2. "So Far Away" 3. "It's Too Late" 4. "You've Got a Friend" 5. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" (latter-day live, couldn't find any videos with the album version) 6. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (live in 1971) 7. Other: If you are a Carole King afficianado or afficianada, you may prefer one of these alterna-tracks "Home Again" "Beautiful" "Way Over Yonder" "Where You Lead" "Smackwater Jack" "Tapestry"

TransMonk Jul 16 2010 07:33 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

Those are all great songs. I chose Earth, but there is no bad choice among those 6 songs.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 16 2010 07:34 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

Ooooh! Songs that I know! I voted for "Love me Tomorrow." (Did Carole King record that? I'm only familiar with the Shirelles version.)

Frayed Knot Jul 16 2010 07:43 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

'Will You Still Love Me, Tomorrow' is merely one of the great pop songs ever written and, therefore, my choice here. [quote="Benjamin Grimm":1ehkma06]I voted for "Love me Tomorrow." (Did Carole King record that? I'm only familiar with the Shirelles version.)[/quote:1ehkma06] King wrote it, co-wrote it actually, with then husband Gerry Goffin. She & he were professional songwriters* a number of years prior to her striking out oon her own with a performing/recording career. * A sampling of Goffin/King co-writes from the early/mid '60s The Loco-motion One Fine Day Chains Take Good Care of My Baby Go Away Little Girl Up on the Roof I'm Into Something Good Pleasant Valley Sunday (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

Edgy DC Jul 16 2010 08:00 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

[quote="Benjamin Grimm":36zvkc9d]Ooooh! Songs that I know! I voted for "Love me Tomorrow." (Did Carole King record that? I'm only familiar with the Shirelles version.)[/quote:36zvkc9d] When the letters turn blue, and there's an underscore, that means there's a link.

themetfairy Jul 16 2010 08:11 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

You've got a friend is very meaningful to me, so I'd rip that one.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 16 2010 08:12 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

[quote="Edgy DC":r9hbw7yl]When the letters turn blue, and there's an underscore, that means there's a link.[/quote:r9hbw7yl] Huh! I don't YouTube from my work computer.

seawolf17 Jul 16 2010 09:45 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

Ugh.

Edgy DC Jul 16 2010 10:01 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

Too hard to choose, or you don't like cats?

Chad Ochoseis Jul 16 2010 10:35 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

I'm not a huge Carole King fan...she doesn't do much to improve the path that Laura Nyro cleared a couple of years before her. But she's the most famous graduate of my junior high school (unless you'd place Rico Petrocelli ahead of her), and I've got to root for the home team. And "Really Rosie" was, and probably still is, the coolest kids' special in history. So, two cheers for the former Carole Klein, and one vote for "So Far Away".

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 16 2010 10:37 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

This was Mike Post-theme rough. Went with "So Far Away." Given the right conditions, that song will play in a Mobius loop for days in my head, and I won't even mind. On days when I take my backup transit-route to work, I end up walking by the Brill Building. About 3 times out of 4, I end up with a King-Goffin or Bacharach/David song in my head (on that 4th day, it's Mann-Weill or Sedaka, and I usually don't feel so good).

Willets Point Jul 16 2010 10:47 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

[quote="Chad Ochoseis"]I'm not a huge Carole King fan...she doesn't do much to improve the path that Laura Nyro cleared a couple of years before her.

A path further extended by Gail Martin, "the rock & roll Carole King."

TransMonk Jul 16 2010 10:50 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

Upon reading the title before opening this post, I thought this was going to be an Elvis thread. I'm glad it's not.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 16 2010 10:50 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

I also went with So Far Away. Her songs are all pretty closely lumped together in my mind and none really stand out above or below the others all that much. Though I did give more props to the songs I associate with her performing, fairly or not.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 16 2010 10:50 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

I would pay good money to see, say, "The G.G. Allin Carole King." [quote="EdgyDC":28rudqd4]Too hard to choose, or you don't like cats?[/quote:28rudqd4] I wonder whether a Venn diagram of "People who Hate Cats" and "People who hate Carole King" would just be a circle.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 16 2010 01:43 PM Re: King of Your Desert Island

I picked "So Far Away" because it seems like a perfect melancholy song with a perfect arrangement.

Edgy DC Jul 16 2010 01:55 PM Re: King of Your Desert Island

"Far Away So Close" has come from behind. Down 4-2, it now leads 5-4.

seawolf17 Jul 16 2010 02:19 PM Re: King of Your Desert Island

[quote="Edgy DC":2dp4rret]"Far Away So Close" has come from behind. Down 4-2, it now leads 5-4.[/quote:2dp4rret] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC6z9LLm4os

Ashie62 Jul 18 2010 02:01 PM Re: King of Your Desert Island

Will you love me tommorow..Though I do like Pleasant Valley Sunday better.

Rockin' Doc Jul 18 2010 03:44 PM Re: King of Your Desert Island

I'm thinking Seawolf prefers cats over Carole King. Nice Butch Walker video, by the way.

Edgy DC Jul 24 2010 08:39 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

Has cooby cast a ballot yet?

cooby Jul 24 2010 09:07 PM Re: King of Your Desert Island

I love this album! When my son was an infant I would put this record on and dance with him so he'd calm down and sleep. I voted for It's Too Late but the whole album I love and reminds me of the 72 Mets when I hear any of the songs. Anything that reminds me of my son and/or the Mets is a highlight for me

RealityChuck Jul 25 2010 09:24 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

Definitely "Smackwater Jack."

G-Fafif Jul 25 2010 11:57 AM Re: King of Your Desert Island

I went with the biggest hit, "It's Too Late" over "I Feel The Earth Move" because of concerns that somewhere on this island is a volcano.