Love songs from the world we've lost (for now)
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Love songs from the world we've lost (for now)
Exquisite performances by James Taylor and Carly Simon; Joni Mitchell and James Taylor; Simon & Garfunkel; George Harrison
To take us away, for just a moment, from the horror all around us, and in memory of a time when the music was erotic, not Satanic….
“Close Your Eyes,” performed by James Taylor and Carly Simon:
“Close Your Eyes,” performed by Joni Mitchell and James Taylor":
”For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her,” performed by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel:
”Something,” performed by George Harrison:
Love songs from the world we've lost (for now)
Thank you, Mark, for reminding us that there can be beauty in the world. Those were golden years in my own personal history, and I was moved to tears listening to these. Please know that I'm grateful for your vivid sense of both art and justice. Thank you for all that you do.
Despite the greatness of the Lennon/McCartney songwriting duo, it was George Harrison who arguable wrote the best and most beautiful of The Beatles songs.