1962, and a big hit for Carole King. Originally written by her and Gerry Goffin for Bobby Vee to perform, the record company preferred her version and released it as a single.
(The Bobby Vee version was released almost a year later.)
As the saying goes, the rest is history.
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This is an oldie.
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It never gets old for me, Jennie. 🙂
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Same with me, Pete. Best to you.
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A nice song. It’s title sounds a little bit like a secret national anthem of the UK. 😉 Have a beautiful weekend, Pete! xx Michael
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It is weather-appropriate to England, Im sure.
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Another favourite…keep em comin’, Pete 🙂 Have a great weekend x
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You too. Thanks, Carol.
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“It might as well rain until September,” said Pete never.
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You got that right, David! 🙂
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Her album “Tapestry” keeps showing up on albums of all time. This is earlier but just as wonderful.
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Earlier in this series, I featured ‘You make Me feel Like A Natural Woman’ from tapestry. https://beetleypete.com/2023/01/16/retro-music-27/
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Carole King rules! Warmest regards, Ed
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I don’t think she ever wrote a bad song, Ed.
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i think I had not heard this recording. Now I’m trying to remember Bobby V.
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Here he is. Not a patch on Carole! But I have added another of his hits.
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Of course! But I too prefer Carole King. Whatever happened to him?
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From Wikipedia.
Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s and also appeared in films. According to Billboard magazine, he had thirty-eight Hot 100 chart hits, ten of which reached the Top 20. He had six gold singles in his career.
Vee continued performing live until 2011 when diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In 2011, friends and family contributed to his final new recordings which were eventually released as The Adobe Sessions on February 3, 2014. On April 29, 2012, Vee announced publicly that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and consequently would withdraw from the music business. He had been in memory care (long-term care to meet the needs of those with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other types of memory problems) for 13 months in a long-term care facility in Rogers, Minnesota, just outside of Minneapolis, and eventually received hospice care in the weeks prior to his death. On October 24, 2016, Vee died from complications of the disease at the age of 73.
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She is a true legend of course…and my wife and I saw saw her at The Hollywood Bowl – she and James Taylor shared the stage and played together all night long: some of her songs, then some of his, always performing together in beautiful harmony…many of those are on YouTube
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That must have been an enjoyable evening, John.
(I have seen her perform in concert with JT, but it was on TV)
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I remember this one. Good choice, Pete.
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Even though I was only 10, I loved that song! 🙂
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The youthful tones in her voice are so different than her later vocals. She was always a favorite.
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You got the full sense of the talent to come.
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I love this song!
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Me too, Annette! 🙂
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Another fabulous song! Love Carol King.
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I knew all the words to this song when I was just 10 years old. 🙂
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An amazing talent….her music will live on and on…/.chuq
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It certainly will. What a legacy.
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another cracker that I love. Sorry for not commenting on others Pete but I been away out of phone & internet coverage & hospital tests.
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No problem, Gavin. Hope the test results were good.
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What song is that Pete? Can’t see it.
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It is ‘It might as well rain until September’, by Carole King.
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Thank you, not so familiar with it.
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It was a big hit in Britain, but 1962 is a long time ago. 🙂
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