James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Official Audio)
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I am at the end of my life now..Wow, what a ride. This song just reminds me of how much time has passed and how quickly it goes. If you are young, Im not preaching and your life is yours to live as you choose, but trust me--The days are long but the years are short.
May your days be easy. May you always have a smile on your face
Yes I wish that too. 🩵🦋🙏🩷
Well said!
Big respect 💯
These days are long but the years are short. Yup
Whos listening to this absolute classic in 2024
😊
Feb 22😊
Feb 23, 2024
Feb 26th 2024 but first time hearing this. I like.
i am. My friend died a few days ago and this song came to mind!
My brother/roommate was killed over two decades ago. I wanted to play this at his funeral, but wasn't allowed. It makes me think of him. I hope he made it to heaven. He'd been in two wrecks, and he was never the same after the second. He had a heart of gold. He really was so fun to hang around. I know...people always talk great about the dead, but he was my roommate for a reason. He had a natural wit. Off the top of his head he would say or sing things that made horrible situations laughable. I miss you, Jamie
Thank you for sharing this..think he did make it to heaven. Be well yourself ❤
So many friends dead now. I hope they make it to heaven because I was raised Catholic and learned that God forgives
Rest easy Jamie, sounds like he really meant alot to you. thank you for carrying his spirit on through all these years and sharing with us
Sorry you couldn't play this at your friend's funeral. Thanks for sharing the story. Whenever I hear this song, I will think about your friend! May we all have good hearts like he had.
My Dad passed away from a heart attack two weeks ago right in front of me. He was 53 years old. I will forever cherish the moments I had with him and I’m so grateful for him showing me the greatest music. Love you pop
My sympathies!
I'm very sorry. My heart goes out to you.
@@shylocie595 this notification made my night. I appreciate you
I'm really sorry for your loss. David.
You were with him when he passed, I'm sure that brought him comfort knowing his son was with him to the end....
To all those who feels this song as comfort.. memories fill your heart. Blessings.
🤝
May God Bless You
To you as well.
Thank you from the heart!
It means a lot to a lonely soul!
May God bless and keep you!
✌️💛🤘
Its not meant to be about comfort. Have you listened to it at all?
My dad passed away on August 6, 2024 . He loved listening to James Taylor . We played this song at his funeral. 💙
It's on my list of funeral songs; for my family to play..
Prayers
My condolences to you.
Condolences 🙏
Sorry for your loss
This was the soundtrack of my youth. Those were the sunny times that I thought would never end. Life has gone by and I’m 65 now. Hearing this brings back not just memories but a lifetime.
Me there too. I'm also 65, It was a great time to be 14 when it debuted. It's my son's and my song. I send it to him every now and then.
And a lifetime so much better than kids today will ever have.
I'm right there with you Big Rich. This was released just before I entered High School. Those were great and unforgettable days.
@@magic5596 Well said, I often wish my kids could have experienced these awesome years.
I too am 65 and a preacher. I just wrote a sermon on hope from Jeremiah’s Lamentations. Seems to go well with this song.
I am, lost my wife in 2017, saw JT in 1976 at Boston college, my wife and I were married for 2 years and she had child with us at this concert. That's who is listening to this now.
season 1 t he boys is for you
I lost my sister the day before Thanksgiving 4 years ago , this song came on the morning after and I still feel it was sent by her that morning. James Taylor was one of our favorite "cassette tapes " driving around the mountains of Colorado as teenagers. This song gets me every time. Miss ya Sis❤...Anna
I lost my sister Ramona a couple years back she died of septic shock and cancer rest in peace sissy
Bless you
@CnMahan yes its a beautiful tribute to the ones we love my grandfather wrote a poem to.his.daughter who passed away at 12 ! This is a excerpt from. That poem " kind mother earth who gave her birth receive her to your breast for us the day for you the night a night of long earned rest sleep on sleep on brave soldier for a day for us the the day for you the night sleep on sleep on sleep on
My mom died a little over a week ago and this used to be her go-to song when times were rough in her life. Listening to this in memory of my beautiful inside and out mom Bonnie.
My Condolences 🙏
xxx
@@paulaperrelli7356 Thank you for your kind words, Paula. I still think about and miss her deeply every single day. It's only been 3 months 5 days, but I imagine I'll be feeling this way for a long time, and especially after reading your comment -- lately I've been leaning heavily on the advice and conversation of others who have also lost their moms, so thank you for commenting. My sincere condolences on the loss of your own mom and my prayers and good wishes are with you, as well
Sorry for your loss..😥
I'm so sorry for your loss
I was riding in the car with my best friend when she put this song on the cassette player. I knew she had stage 4 cancer but I was not really accepting where things were headed. The song did the talking for us.
Once in awhile, when it's not too hard to listen to, I play it, let the tears flow while remembering her and missing her. And take comfort in knowing we WILL see each other again.
God bless you, Corrina. You still strengthen and inspire me. Thankyou for being my friend.
😢
One of my all time favourite love this song
Every time you hear this song, she is right there with you, with her arm around your shoulder.
Same & it was Suzanna RIP bff 👯 I’ll never be the same again. But I promise I’ll go on ❤️🩹 with you as an angel guiding me
I’m very sorry about your loss, I completely understand how you feel and I know exactly how it feels to lose the person we love, I lost my wife 4yrs ago on a crossroads she was hit by a drunk truck driver, It’ would be nice to talk to you more if you don’t mind ??
"won't you look down upon me Jesus you've got to help me make a stand, just got to see me through another day". James Taylor never lied.
James Taylor is the only person who can make a grown man cry
i hate to say it but its true!!!!
I'm the same mate he brings out the emotional side of me 👍
This song would make Thanos burst into tears.
Duane Allman and Dickey Betts could do the same thing with their guitars locking together.
You sure don't know my fiancée
I just found this song, but already love it. My dad committed suicide about a month ago, I'm definitely going to remember ever moment I had with him and cherish them, he left to soon, I'm only 17, he was 55
So sorry for your loss 😓❤but glad I found someone the same age as me who shares my love for this song.
I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my mom when I was 22, she was 49. She died from cancer but she was depressed and struggled from alcohol abuse; it was like I lost her twice. Please continue to reach out, seek support and allow people, and know that you are not alone. This time of year can be extra difficult for the loss of a loved one. My mom passed in October so I had to endure all the first holidays within a short period of time. My grief counselor at Hospice really helped me get through that time and I am ever grateful for finding her. Sending you hugs, strength and whatever you need at this time. ❤
@@jenniferjuniper8075 similar situation to mine, this last 2 years was bad for my dad, he drank but never had an issue with drinking until these past 2 years, he started struggling really bad, constantly in his chair so drunk he couldn't move, he tried quitting multiple times each time he tried was a longer period of time he went without alcohol, but one time when he was detoxing it was really bad and he hallucinated and had to go to the hospital, something was pushing him to the edge, and I wish I had asked him what was going on, like I would ask how he was doing and stuff, but I should have sat down and had a Convo with him about it. I miss him everyday, thank you for your words ♥️
Sorry for your loss! I'm the same age as your dad. I have a 9 year old. Doesn't make life easy and then again it does. Cherish those memories.
TK Steampunk i don't know you but i love you hang in there you'll see him again
Just got home from the Pediatric ICU with my daughter after 12 days. This song has gotten me through so many tough times. I'd just like to thank you James Taylor for helping me to be strong!!
Holly, I pray your daughter is feeling much better today. I will remember her and your family in my prayers. God Bless!🙏💯❤️
Does this song make anyone else burst into tears no matter what they’re doing at the time if it comes on the radio? Or is that just me?
Just happened to me earlier. Brought some stuff out I've been bottling for a while. It doesn't help that it's been a while since I've heard it.
Me- over an ex.
I have bursted out in tears for a nothing my whole life.
yes, me. I play it when i hear someone that i know, has died.
James wrote this as memoir to his friend who had committed suicide. So yes it does make me cry every once in a while.
My sister Sue left all her albums in our house when she moved out. I was 5 or 6. I discovered this album and song and listened to it so many times I still remember every lyric 50 years later. Thank you Sue. You have no idea how many gifts you have given me that have lasted a lifetime, and not the gifts that costed money, just being there as role model. I love you so much and always. Admiringly, Your little sis Deb
Beautiful
So wholesome
I first heard this song in 2003 while working at garden street iron and metal, and it made me feel like wow I feel like that sometimes and I never knew how to put it in words. I love this song, thanks Dave Niemiester aka the can man for turning me on to this good music.
Precious memory
You should definitely watch this movie about '70s music, Almost Famous.
67 yrs old, still listening to all the folk-rock classics, grew up to this tune playing pool for hours, thank you James taylor
Undeniably one of the greatest songs ever written.
yeah right,
I did a search for best songs saying goodbye. This was #1.
Just reading the words and listening to him sing and look at the album cover shows his sadness. I pour mine into my jjournal. This song is sad but comforting.
Truly.
Really good music. Brings back memories. 73 years young as of midnight. Alone with J.T.
Love & Light people.
Happy Birthday
Crazy how many people this man's music has pulled through hard times, me being one of those people. Legend
For sure!
Amen especially for me 😊
DITTO ! ❤❤❤🎉
And I'm one of those people 😢
😊
This song explains life when you're down and out perfectly, all in 3 minutes. JT is an amazing writer and voice to the masses !
Exactly Danny........great !!....
My best friend's name was Dan and my initials are jt ... Caught my eye ... This song gives me goosebumps... I miss him so bad
Did you ever look up his inspiration? “The first verse is about my reactions to the death of a friend,” Taylor explained. Suzanne Schnerr was a young woman who had befriended Taylor during his Flying Machine days. Later, at a mental-health facility, she committed suicide after being assigned an isolation cell. "Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you"
He continues, “The second verse is about my arrival [back] in this country with a monkey on my back.” Here he implores Jesus to give him the strength he needs to survive his potentially lethal heroin addiction. "My body’s aching and my time is at hand"
In conclusion, Taylor candidly offers, “The third verse of that song refers to my recuperation in Austin Riggs [a psychiatric hospital in Stockbridge, Massachusetts], which lasted about five months.” Here he faced the reality of the demise of his youthful, idealistic goals. "Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground"
@@magic5596 I did yes. Great songs come from the heart
This song is about a woman who died. It’s very sad. I would hope life isn’t all about that.
“Won’t you look down upon me, Jesus, ya gotta help me make a stand, can’t make it any other way”
Amen, feeling it today.
Sitting in my basement in the dark getting ready to lay my Dad to rest. Thanks for introducing me to good country music Dad. You are a legend.
So sorry, may God comfort you.
Prayers
My 14 month old grandson died Thanksgiving night/ Friday morning. A few days later I burst into tears just hearing the first verse of this song. 8 months later it still make me tear up
May he rest in peace. I'm sorry for your loss
I'm so sorry. I'm so very sorry for your loss and your pain.
@@georgiabrown9458 is this the Georgia that used to live in Pennsylvania?
It will for years man... I'm sorry and my condolences.
Sorry for your loss. No more suffering. Your grandson is at peace. 🙏❤
Just one of the finest songs ever written. Nothing more to be said.
Agreed. There is something so soothing about it
Am always glad to receive positive comments from my lovely fans 🤍🖤 it's absolutely my pleasure bringing sweet melody to you. May God bless you awesomely 🙏
I hope you have fun listening to this music 🎧❣️. Have you been to any of my concert?
Only one James. Glad he is in my lifetime ❤
Of course
My Mom passed away yesterday morning and my Dad would sing this song with his guitar when I was a kid. This song has put me at ease and I would randomly cry of course. I miss you so much Mommy.
My deepest condolences, she may be gone but not forgotten. Be strong my sister…
Love to you, dear. Losing your Mom never fully heals. I hope you can find peace and live happy when you are able. She will be proud. ❤️🫂
Lost my Mom 5 years ago. It eases. It never heals fully. 😢
I'm sorry for your loss 🙏
I hope you're a coming along well. You and your family!💌
You'll be ok, I promise this
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around.
Yes it will.
"Won't you look down upon me, Jesus"
"You've got to help me make a stand"
"You've just got to see me through another day"
"My body's aching, and my time is at hand"
"And I won't make it any other way"
I have been listening to this song since I was a teen, but never once probed the meaning of its lyrics and depth of emotions - until now. After mourning loss after loss recently, I thank timeless music like this. Its lyrics reverberates in my mind and empathizes with my pain. It helps me ‘make another day’. Thank you, James Taylor !
Ditto. Breathe deep. It is unbelievably painful, isn't it? Peace
😔🫂🕊🌤🌈
@@bethramsey1758
Your response is so perfect (for my style).
Even worse when the person you love isnt passed, but locked in a cage, didnt believe the punishment for having little drugs on her would take my fiance and now its been 4 years another 20 to wait. 🤦♂️😥
@@atreyu3573 that's horrible! The Judiciary System sentences child abusers and baby murderers to less time than that! The D.A. tried to sentence my son to 25 years for being a repeat offender of possession of paraphernalia, heroin residue in a coke can, and a piece of cotton. The Judge told the D.A. ABSOLUTELY NOT! This young man will become even more addicted in prison! He needs long term rehab not prison!
Reading through the comments helps me feels less alone in my grief.
"I've seen lonely times where I could not find a friend, but I always thought I'd see you again"
For 20 years my horse was that friend and he unexpectedly passed yesterday morning. 💔 this song helps me grieve.
I am sorry for your loss. I'm sorry to hear that your friend crossed the rainbow bridge. 🐎🦄🌈🌉 🙏
There special sent they my friend ❤️👍
Sending love ❤️
LYRICS:
Just yesterday mornin', they let me know you were gone
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Won't you look down upon me, Jesus?
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Been walking my mind to an easy time
My back turned towards the sun
Lord knows, when the cold wind blows
It'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line
To talk about things to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby
One more time again, now
Thought I'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now
To the people lost and lonely in the fortress of your mind
This thread has given me reassurance that there are more caring, loving people in this world than I ever realised
God bless you all
I agree, and please never doubt that there will always be good people in this world. Mankind would have been long gone by now if that hadn't always been the case.
Thank you for saying this. My soul has been so lonely. Felt I couldn't take another day. I've lost the ones that left the earth from that feeling. We have something in common this song. And survival
Yes, EmLou1976; and continue to seek them. They nourish our spirits.
My dad passed yesterday... We only had a few days to say our goodbyes I'm glad we were able to. It was an unexpected loss. What a great man and father he was. My heart has a giant hole. This song was the first song a one-man band played tonight in the restaurant that my husband took me to to get me out of my funk ❤
So sorry for your loss. May the lord bring you peace and comfort. Blessings 😇
My uncle just passed away yesterday (Grandpa Seth in Troll 2). For 10 years after his sister died he withdrew and did not contact any of us. I sent him Christmas cards; he never replied. We learned a couple weeks ago he was getting evicted from long-term care but all our efforts to locate him (the facility name we were given did not exist) failed. Notice of his death did reach my mother and his former roommate's niece.
I lost my mother when I was twelve and it’s been fifty years now. What keeps me going is knowing I will see her again ,so I go day by day in my life too show her & my father I can do this and make them proud. This month on the 13th of November I lost her ,she had a heart attack at 49 and I found her. Love you always mom….❤❤❤ forever
Happy early birthday!!!🎉 from all of your 9 kids
I'm so sorry. May you be encouraged.
Rip to your loving mother and god bless and take care
So sad to hear about you mom I lost mine as well as a teen so I understand wow 12 must had to be so hard I'm waiting to see my mom again as well its 44 years might see each other up there
“Sensitive people are the most genuine and honest people you will ever meet. There is nothing they won’t tell you about themselves if they trust your kindness. However, the moment you betray them, reject them or devalue them, they become the worse type of person. Unfortunately, they end up hurting themselves in the long run. They don’t want to hurt other people. It is against their very nature. They want to make amends and undo the wrong they did. Their life is a wave of highs and lows. They live with guilt and constant pain over unresolved situations and misunderstandings. They are tortured souls that are not able to live with hatred or being hated. This type of person needs the most love anyone can give them because their soul has been constantly bruised by others. However, despite the tragedy of what they have to go through in life, they remain the most compassionate people worth knowing, and the ones that often become activists for the broken hearted, forgotten and the misunderstood. They are angels with broken wings that only fly when loved.”
― Shannon L. Alder
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As someone who has made a career of saving fish from drowning, I am desolate and bereaved over the fact, we can't save anyone from themselves. Will
RIDETHESUNSHINE that is incredible and very true. Thank you for your loving, real and affirming words.
May peace and prosperity align your path, may good fate and good fortune find you and may Father Time and Mother Earth be kind to you.
@@jbevan4411 Hello:
Dear Good Soul:
When you have a chance, Google:
"Being Sensitive Is a Superpower"
and,
"Being Sensitive Is a Superpower - Here Are 5 Ways to Use It"
You, and or yours, are not alone!
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I had a N.D.E. during emergency surgery July of 1990. The Book "Proof" by Dr. Eban Alexander, written about his own N.D.E. describes near word for word my experience. The good Dr took a more secular route, but the message is clear; "it doesn't all end here"! Plus, never mistake mankind's religion of control, using fear and shame, for our Creator's original design, total harmony and growth for all of creation.
I am one of the most Blessed beings on this planet! I have Angels in both worlds!!!
I often reflect on; “we are tested every day, not by God for Heaven, but for our own hearts to examine.” When we find forgiveness for ourselves, we are remembering that place of goodness within us. If we work at doing better; I would have to believe, Heaven / Greater Powers will weigh our intentions against our sins...
My mother an Ex Minister told me as a child that; "Angels have no need of memory for rights and wrongs done to them, because they have total acceptance of what is, born of a perfect faith. "
Given the futility of this life, higher powers gave mankind 3 gifts for our spiritual sustenance.
1.) The folly to dream above the circumstance of our realities;
2.) the boldness to seek an enduring love, and
3.) the audacity of “hope”, that in spite that there is no evidence that mankind was ever intended to be happy, with colossal odds against us, we little flickers of light rage against the darkness of eternal night and continue to try and make these lives worth living.
One of my greatest self-revelations is, I understand why I really love the Stars.
It is because their message continues to be brighter than the darkness which surrounds them!
We all have the essence of those stars within us.
Love, and Forgiveness are the two Miracles Heaven gives us every opportunity to perform. The Miracles comes in that, acts of love and forgiveness reward all who are involved, and these positive energies will ripple through all eternity.
To selflessly love is our greatest life affirming act, and to unconditionally forgive, is our most divine...
And like that old song, in Heaven, love does come first....
Please Stay Strong in the positive Power of Faith, Hope, Love, and Forgiveness.... Will
PS. If you need me, you know how to find me....
@@RIDETHESUNSHINE you are one amazing, enlightened, awesome person. Thankyou. Im ever grateful for people of your caliber.
May your day and then some be filled with good people and those that grow from this energy. My day has already gotten better.
@@jbevan4411 “Some things have to be believed to be seen.”
Ralph Hodgson
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I am the last in the line of countless generations sailors, and fishermen. There are no atheists in a boat taking water. God loves his fishermen, and shepherds, for their patience in the madness of those vacuous hours in the dark, when it is only you with all your fears, tears, and bitter regrets, trying to bargain for our Creator's forgiveness, and mercy.
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My Greatest gift in this life is my ability to see our "Higher Power's" Hand" working on my behalf, every day.
I may have started my journey to be a fisherman, but, I wasn't allowed to die those years ago, so I can be a shepherd.
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You showing up, for me to cheer you on, was one of the reasons I still breath....
Did you see I posted that quote just a day ago?
Your Angels were listening to your heart call out....
They have plans for you! Never forget that...
That quote has hit you, and will stir others.
Be Happy, and know how loved you are!!! Will
PS. I only caught one kind of fish.... "Lucky ones!"
My fish all went back, hopefully with a lesson learned!!!
@Daniel - That passage doesn’t describe sensitive people; it describes borderline people. Honestly, if you think that perfectly describes you go read the description of Borderline Personality Disorder in the DSM of APA. Your life is a series of regrets, ruined relationships, extreme emotions whipping fore and aft. You meet someone who you are intensely in love with and then they always betray you. People are always showing you they don’t care about you in secret betrayals.
Does that sound like you? It hurts like heck, right? You had such hopes but now you are lonely.
Fortunately, there is a treatment called Dialectical Behavior Therapy that really works fixing this. You can feel better. You can make your life better. Please pick up the phone and call any Ph.D. therapist for a referral to people in your area that do that.
Say nice things about me to anyone who asks. Good luck!
I remember when it was a hit. The words sounded like a typical singer songwriter's poetry: fire vs. rain, sunshine vs. darkness, etc. It's only recently I've learned that the song was definitely genuine in its lyrics -- inspired by the suicide of his close friend (verse 1) and his dealings with addiction (verse 2). Deep. The song is a masterpiece, actually. Great acoustic guitar playing. As for my discovering the meaning of the words.... I guess you learn something new every day. Tons of respect, props to Mr. Taylor.
was about his hirl freind ,, i know, ive had ,3 plane crashes,,
Did not know about that I think from the song at least that he lost his friend from airline accident
Susanne died of an overdose so verse 1 was about drugs too. Last year I lost my ex-fiancee to a heroin overdose. When she left me she got into doing heroin and the guy would shoot her up while she was still asleep. May she and Susanne rest in peace.
@@airheadrica1956 he said that the airplane part was from a headline he saw on a newspaper. I guess it was a bad day for James and a lot of other people.
I'm so very sorry to correct you, and don't want you to feel bad. I lived in James Dorm at UNC. We pitched in and bought his high school girlfriend because he missed her and couldn't smile very often. Her plane went down....no survival.
My mother’s favorite song of all time. I miss her so much! Thank you James Taylor!
Sorry for your loss 😔🙏🏽
Maaaan my parents introduced me to this when I was a young boy and it’s always stuck. Haven’t lost either of them yet, but it’s on the horizon. Soon enough we’ll be in the same boat. Cheers friend
Was my mom’s favorite also. I lost her june 12th of last year. This song never fails to put a smile on my face every time
She’ll always be there
Your mama's still with you my friend. Always keep her in your mind.👍
𝙇𝙮𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙨
[Verse 1]
Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
[Chorus]
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
[Verse 2]
Won't you look down upon me, Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way
[Chorus]
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
[Verse 3]
Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
[Chorus]
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you baby, one more time again, now
[Outro]
Thought I'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now
🌟🧚♀️
I had a cat that lived with me for 16 years. He died two weeks ago. I still can't believe he is gone. I know it's foolish to think a pet will live forever, but to me he was family.
You are not foolish for thinking that I wish it were true as well. I’ve had critter since I was born. Always had a pet that was a best friend and confidant. People suck 😂 animals don’t judge you they just love you unconditionally. We have a lot to learn from them. Sorry about your loss. Take care of yourself
Sorry about your cat. I have one of my own she's almost 10. When it's her time idk what I will do. They mean so much to us.❤
Sorry for your loss . I just lost my Cat Binx he was 12 yrs old and I can’t believe he is gone . Your heart never gets over it . I am so sorry praying for you during this time
I lost my Tom cat Teddy when he was 8 I thought I would have had him loads of years he was only 8 I couldn't replace him 8years old is nothing 💔
Nothing good ever really dies.
I still feel the heart warming presence of My last Dogs, Patrick 💕 and Freya, I see them in My Dreams.
One of the greatest songs ever written!♥️
This is one of the greatest misunderstood songs ever written. James Taylor proves that it is better to be lucky than good. Everyone misunderstands the song to be all about the loss of a love, the emotional toll of the loss, and the recollections of conversations and an airplane crash. The song is actually a pity party for James Taylor. It's about the suicide of his girlfriend, his drug addiction and rehab, and the failure of his new band "Flying Machines". The song is not deep, but incredibly shallow.
Yea❤
Amen ❤
I'm dying alone 😢 please send prayers
Yes Some of the greatest lyrics ever. I wonder, does it matter what the lyrics really mean (to James) OR how listeners perceive the words and how they affect them.
Won't you look down upon me, Jesus?
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way
So often lately, that is my prayer up to God. Old house, old car, worrying about my beloved diabetic cat.
Loss my mom to cancer and she would listen to this song and I didn't wanna accept it but I think she knew! 1/15/23! Imma always miss u girl!
Sorry for your loss Brittney.....ur mum had IMPECCABLE MUSICAL TASTE STAY WELL
This is what good music is all about, nothing extra, no autotune, just perfect.
With you.
I'm sad today an fire an rain keep playing in my mind, I'm having fire an rain an holding it close, old memories an new pains.its
Comforting,.my time is at hand... missing Soo many GOOD DAYS..🤗
Sorry for you. My mom went to the other world in 2021. I hope she's well... 🙄😘😭
@@francescaciucci1193 My condolences. 😢
If Cher didn’t create autotune in 1999, we’d all be listening to this good stuff on the radio still. And not just us, all other people would listen to.
America, when we loved it.
Can still love it but it’s be driven into the ground for sure. MAGA.
@@LetterSignedBy51SpiesWasA-Coup yes, we agree, unfortunately we have had Trump in the meantime, a man without qualities. Did you read the book?
One of the greatest songs ever written from a generation of unparalleled songwriters ❤
So true about the songwriters!
This was my Moms favorite song. Been playing it on repeat this afternoon as I recieved the news she had passed. Love you mom, Your sweet Ethan James.
I feel this message more than any other!! My Father passed on the 8th of this month and this song reminds me of him as well 💔 When I left his house on the 7th I told him that I’d see him tomorrow, that unfortunately didn’t happen because he passed before I could get there 😢 May your Mother RIP and this song keep all your sweet memories alive ❤️
Wonderful Song ,My Condolences.
Condolences
Won't you look down upon my Jesus. You gotta help me make a stand. Just got to see me through another day.
Epic words of a broken soul...
Thanks Mr. James Taylor.
Yes Jimmy when you think to yourself it's time to throw the towel in but your Soul and Heart tells you to carry on.Darkness can be turned into Sunshine if you believe in yourselfs inner strength,never ever give up. ☀️☀️♥️🙏
He speaks to and for me!
@@dickplum2034 Very encouraging words, that Jimmy and I need to hear! Thanks!
That's so true dude
JT wrote this when he was a patient on a mental ward, he'd made a friend there, who died. If you've ever found yourself under such circumstances, the song really resonates.
You should look deeper into its story, it's truly incredible and the lyrics will make alot more sense, "sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces in the ground"
@@ColeFiteMusic James Taylor was in a band called The Flying Machine
OK
First verse is about hearing about his friend Susanne who had died. Next verse is about his heroine addiction. Last verse is about his band he formed while in a mental institution.
Is that true?
It's been three months since my wife, my dearest friend and companion for decades--most of my life---died after long fight with cancer. On the day she was buried, Christmas Eve, as I was driving home from the cemetery, this song came to me, clear as a bell. I hadn't been listening to it, not for a long while. Coincidentally (?) her father and I were on the phone, and he quoted the lyrics to me a few days later----no, not coincidence. That was from her. "Sweet dreams and fine machines in pieces on the ground".😿
tsinat yisteh abate, hulum neger yalfal
James poured his heart out for all of us to share his sadness. It gives us a time in our life to understand our loss. Love to you and music is part of our self care.
Always reminds me of my beautiful funny mom
Flying machines... it references his band, FLYING MACHINES , that had failed and broken up. Just one more source of anguish in his life at that time. The sweet dreams referred to the plan Suzanne must have had for her future.
Many times I've had to say "won't you look down upon me, Jesus. You gotta help me make a stand - you just gotta see me through another day..." I always think of this song - about struggle, yes, but about finding strength and carrying on. Never give up.
I pray you truly know Jesus, and have accepted Him in your heart as your Lord and Savior! You know the Word says if we believe with our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, and confess with our mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord, we shall be saved! God bless you!
My only child passed away 26 days ago, he was 37 years old. Can't tell you the depth of my missing him. Your comment gave me some comfort. For that, I thank you.❤
I feel the same and I'm Jewish.
# James roets
@@joantierney8532I'm so sorry for your pain I lost my only child in 2007 he was 19 He was my ❤. It's not a day that goes by that he doesn't cross my mind every hour. 16 years I still remember every little detail. The pain does not go away I turned towards God to ease my pain. May God bless you and give you peace.Wanda
Underrated masterpiece
Been listening to this absolute classic since late 2019, now I'm glad Stranger Things is using it, but they missed out on a great cinematic opportunity to use it at the end.
I have been trying to figure out what this song was since watching. Beautiful song.
I just learned one of my childhood friends passed away. Sixty years is long time to know someone. You reach an age where you have more dead friends then living..The circle of life. See you in the next realm my friend. R.I.P.
Many years ago when I was maybe 10, my Grandmother said to enjoy life while it had so much to give because someday I'd reach an age where life starts to take things away. This quote really sums it up
“Death is always on the way, but the fact that you don't know when it will arrive seems to take away from the finiteness of life. It's that terrible precision that we hate so much. But because we don't know, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens a certain number of times, and a very small number, really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that's so deeply a part of your being that you can't even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four or five times more. Perhaps not even. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps twenty. And yet it all seems limitless.”
― Paul Bowles, The Sheltering Sky
We love and hug and value the dear Catherine Brunner who is still in this living realm.
Bless your heart, some of my 60 plus years friends have left me
Sorry, thats hard. Two or three years ago right around holidays I lost 5 friends I didnt think it was ever gonna end. Just when I thought my heart couldn't break anymore I got into bed one night and turned on the news just in time to find that a dear friend of mine and revered public servant had died at 52 yrs old from cancer. That was a rough year.
Earlier this year I googled the name of a friend of mine from the 1980s, just wondering what he was up to now. I found an obituary instead of news of his current life. I emailed a mutual friend from long ago, and was told he had taken his life. He had a history of mental illness, but at his best was a great human being with a heart of gold.
There are a lot of people hurting in the comments. I feel for you all. Glad we can all enjoy this wonderful masterpiece together ❤.
This song describes my life, I'm 63 now and I've seen fire and rain in these 63 years God only knows how much I've been through
Bless you steve x🙏🏻
Me too, I’m 60…
My ex died from covid and though he was my ex, he was still my friend. He live about 75 away and I didn’t know he was sick until they called my son to tell him that my ex was in the hospital. Two days later he died. I always thought that I’d see him again. It’s broken my heart..
@@vanessakeck5148 I'm so sorry to hear about that. Ex or not, we have all known people who live in our hearts and memories. And it is never easy to think of them being gone. Best wishes to you. Keep alive the sweet memory of when you and your Ex were one.
@@davelee8961 how very sweet and kind. Thank you.
I have heard this song my entire life. And it just came on again... I recently lost a very dear friend. Now I get it.... now I actually HEAR the song.
Never assume you will see someone again. Be kind.
This song is so intense more than people know. Its about a friend that committed suicide and Taylor's addiction to heroin. Thankfully he survived through it all
Exactly, but not a friend, but his ex-girlfriend Suzanne Scnherr.
I lost my soul mate and this is my last song I sang to her in the the mortuary 35 years old and the most beautiful smile i have ever seen in my life she put everyone before herself and we have the most beautiful daughter ❤️ any person would be so proud of,she is my life and and I can't imagine what she's going through to lose her mother at 12years old going on 18 I'm frightened she's growing up to quickly, why do all the good go so young, they don't even know what it was they say it's similar to cot death but In an adult and call it sudden unexplained death in a young adult but in the morgue I could not leave her as I knew what she was going back to,I have cried every day since this has happened and please cherish what you have and who you love 💞 as I would hate any person having to go through that,my daughter smiled for the first time since my beautiful wonderful baby girl passed and I lay beside her all night because it was such a special moment,as Sinead O'Connor said nothing could or would ever compare,her name was Charlotte and everyone she met she made them feel special, I always change the world 'Suzzanne' to "Charlotte" and I feel her spirit with us all around making sure I keep my last promise and she knows I will, please don't promise anything if you cannot keep it it's the worst thing you can do to anyone peace and love to one and all 💗 because in these hard time we have love each other and never judge anyone because you don't know what they are going through or have been through and there's already to much hatred and negativity in this world,thanx to anyone who will read this and hopefully have a different outlook for their fellow kind, Peace ✌️ love and happiness are the 3main things we can wish for each other,but please CHERISH what you love and have.David xxx
May she rest in perfect peace
Winter spring summer and fall all you gotta do is call and I'll be there for you! Yeah you've got a friend! -Bill
Man….. touching !! 💯💯💯⛪️⛪️🫵🏽🤷🏽♂️🙏🏾👌🏾 we are humans and not crayons - show love as much as we can
it was my beautiful granny’s funeral today and this was the exit music. i will always think of her when i hear this 💗
My sister, beloved Charlotte, would have been 68 years old today. She ended her life~suddenly in 1977. These lyrics run right through me; and, I miss her SO MUCH...still.
God bless you and support you in your sorrow.
@@daceliepins9108 Your sentiments mean more, to me, than I can deeply express~Thank you.
I'm so sorry for your loss. My beloved brother past away 2 weeks ago, I hadn't seen him for 20 years, but I always held out hope I would see him at least one more time again before Heaven.But I never did.
@@MyPiggieWorld See Blessigs on your heart. He looks over you now~and, God ensures you WILL HAPPILY SEE HIM AGAIN.
May the good Lord help you with your struggles. He will always support you, and He will always get you through hard times. May God bless you.
My husband and world died Wednesday. And I dont know how to survive without him. I dont want to. I just want him back! I just want him back!
Reach out to someone call a therapist if need be one never gets over it but the pain can change and the edge can come off it...
So long as you are good,he is good! Reset those buttons of life and keep it moving! Fake it until you make it! Peace and care,you are not alone my friend!
Its been a yr. I hope your hangin in there!! Its a sad song yes. But it gets better I promise
I. Bought this. 45 record s as a child. I appreciated music. Flying to Germany during Vietnam nam..Rhine main air force back 1967
Stranger Things!
This song made my mom cry everytime she heard it, i wish i could see her again and give her the biggest hug.
I love you Cortney 0:58
Love you too
I am losing a good friend, former significant other, who is currently in hospice dying from injuries suffered in a terrible auto accident. Life can be so unfair and random. I've always loved this song and it is the one that came to my mind when I received the sad news. I have such fond memories of my time spent with this man....a lot of love crammed into the short time we were together. We parted two years agobecause our strong personalities and egos got in the way.. What i would give to have that time back....I would do things so differently. This event has served as a life lesson to me.....never let your ego get in the way of love.
Life is just that way, isn't it? Two people, who are meant for each other, can split up because of things that, in retrospect, seem inconsequential. Ego, or any of a number of other things, can derail something that is largely good, and positive, and meant to be. I'm sorry to hear about your friend.
My best friend and former lover just passed, and you said it word for word... about doing things differently... ahhh
I’ve cried to this song so many times.
Well worth it, sorrow and joy...🌻
Me, too. The odd thing is that the song just came to him one day.. He really answered a need, though..
Same here; it's just right when you're feeling down. Terrific song!!
I’m crying listening to it right now 😢
Me too
MY DEAR HUSBAND PASSED AWAY 11YRS AGO, MISS HIM QUITE ALOT❤❤❤
I want to dedicate this song to my family and friends who are seriously affected by the Taal Volcano in the Philippines. For those of you who believe in the power of prayer, I humbly ask that you lift them up to God, that He may protect them and lead them back home soon.
PRAYERS UP 🙏 John
My 44 yr. old son died June 15 ,I found him and this song is helping me through this very hard time.
Turn to Jesus Christ, my friend and accept him as your savior and Lord, and he will see you through your grief and tough time God bless you, my friend
Bless you. God is there, though it's EXTREMELY difficult someday to have Faith. People may not want to admit that, but we ALL struggle through the Valley of Death, and oh Lord, it can be so dark and so terrifying, but He's there with you always......
Omg very sorry for your loss nothing I can say will help but God bless you
Blessing to you and your family. I will keep u in prayer. Peace b with u❤
Sorry for your loss. I find visiing the grave and telling them what i've been up to. Hard at first, but just remember him and try and get on with life. He wouldn't want you grieving for the rest of your life. Always kiss my hand then touch the headstone as i say goodbye. Hope this helps.✌🏻
I'm 24 but i love James taylor❤
This song came to my mind at 3:00 a.m. when woke up suddenly after my sister, best friend and prayer partner passed quietly away in another state. I came out to my computer and pulled it up. Then emailed my musician son in CA and asked if he would play it (he plays guitar and keyboard). He said sure, but I don't know if he has yet. James Taylor has the perfect soft voice for this and the meaning goes deep, and touches the soul. Thank you James Taylor, Thank you Jesus for helping all who have lost loved ones make a stand, and to keep moving through another day.
Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone... We all know the feeling, unfortunately. God Bless.
Am always glad to receive positive comments from my lovely fans 🤍🖤 it's absolutely my pleasure bringing sweet melody to you. May God bless you awesomely 🙏
I hope you have fun listening to this music 🎧❣️. Have you been to any of my concert?
I think of my late brother every day and this song speaks to and for me.
My brother died 6 years ago next month, and there literally hasn't been a day go by when I don't think of him at least once. This song speaks for and to me, as well.
This song has all the elements of a perfect harmony between the singing, guitar, drums & piano. I Love the acoustics. It's all perfectly balanced. Always been my favorite song.
I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend. But I always thought that I’d see you again.
Stranger Things brought me here
Congratulations on being completely uncultured, pop-cultured. That’s nothing to brag about.
Me too
My first love 97..he was in pain and at that time he was prescribed vicodin. Then oxycodone and so on .. and this song reminds me of him. I still and will love him. And he's gone
I didn't see my dad for six months before he died unexpectedly. He was 60 1/2 years old. I thought I'd see him in the summer. 😥 Tonight is the 18th anniversary of his wake- the last time I saw him. Not the way I wanted to.
Am always glad to receive positive comments from my lovely fans 🤍🖤 it's absolutely my pleasure bringing sweet melody to you. May God bless you awesomely 🙏
I hope you have fun listening to this music 🎧❣️. Have you been to any of my concert?
For my friend Susan.
Everytime I hear this song I think of you Leah.
So full of life. Your
1000 watt smile.
So sad you left us way too soon. You were both an Angel and a sinner.
Then again, who isn't.
Oh Arielle, girl of my dreams since I was a child, I hope someday we'll meet again.. love you Arielle... I always thought I would see you again just one more time but I didn't.. see you in heaven Arielle..
One of the best songwriters , with perfect soft voice pitch, and a whole shit load of HEART ❤️.
I lost my sister in-law to soon she was 16 years old and she used to sing this to me. And at this point I have Lost my Husband of 32 plus years as of today!!! He passed in our bed unexpectedly and I was the one and only one that found him at 5 am... I truly Miss Both of them!!! I'm fighting for everything. I can't work because of my health and I'm not old enough to draw off of my beloved husband.. It's a real fight and struggle.. I Love both of my lost!!!! And really wish I could bring them back!😥😭
Condolences
Such a nostalgic song for me. I'm 38 now and remember often hearing my parents playing this on the stereo. Makes me think of so many memories with my dad who passed at 74 in 2016.
Taylor's voice always brings me back; brings a tear to my eye.
A shame that young people these days only learn about great music from watching a Netflix show. They are fed such rubbish in the charts.
Lost a friend to suicide 2 days ago....i always thought id see him again
🙏🏾🙏🏾💪🏽
It gets easier, but it'll never get easy. I lost someone to suicide in 1988. Here I am commenting about it in 2021 and I still miss them. It'll never get easy, but it does get easier.
I still really can't believe it, he left behind a beautiful wife and two beautiful daughters who truly loved him it is absolutely incredulous
@@Kataklyzim So sorry for your loss. I hope you've found at least a measure of peace in the intervening years.
So, so sorry for your loss. I hope the song brings you a measure of peace.
As a teen I once stranded myself in the Colorado mountains. My uncle drove 7 hours both ways through winding mountain roads to pick me up. He scolded me for getting myself in that position but also talked a lot about his life and how you should live. He asked me if I knew who James Taylor was and put on this song. He passed away a few years ago and I now this song is just that much more heartbreaking. We all miss you Niel 💛
Remember The Titans used this song before Stranger Things…
My name is Suzanne... but regardless this song is absolutely one of the best
Call unto me and I will answer thee and show thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3
Damn looks like a lot of people lost friends or family who loved this song.
I was not ready for this
These comments are killing me 🥺😭
Such a beautifully written song. It's been years since I first heard it, I think I love it and truly understand it today as a old lonely man now
Same here. Always loved it, even as a boy, but the lyrics are more haunting now. I wish peace and comfort for you.
@@TJMJR1963 peace and light to you also
They don't make em like this no more. Music had heart and soul back in them days, the music made today if you can even call it music has no life at all in it...
@Bud Weiser YES and amen!
OMG it's all right
I am now 75 years old n came from the Hippy Generation on Cornell University campus n later at the State University of New York College at Cortland in the late 60s n early 70s. I fell in love with Sheryl Kirschen that lovely n smart girl from New York City. I was in my Senior Year n she was a Freshmen. I found out that she had her PhD in Clinical Psychology n was practicing. After 50+ years, I am still thinking of her. But we are separated by a distance of 11,000 miles n 12 hours time difference. I missed you a lot Sheryl. Love Iwan Asmady from Malaysia
My thoughts are with you. I'm glad that I saw your message. I happen to live in Cortland. I wish you were able to be with your friend ❤
My girlfriend that I loved more than life itself, committed suicide on Thanksgiving 2020 after having dinner with her daughter, son and two little granddaughters. I came into her house that evening and found her laying down beside her bed. She had a psychosis where she heard voices in her head that told to harm herself. We were six months into the relationship before I ever realized that she had any problems. I'm advocate for suicide awareness. Please if you have a love with mental problems, don't take it for granted let them know someone is listening. Thank you James Taylor for this beautiful song, that you wrote in honor of losing your best friend Suzanne to suicide.. I love you Sherri and will see you on the other side..
James Taylor is a true artist. He's still making new songs in his studio
We used to sit & listen to this together when we were newlyweds.
Now she's gone, I understand the words ...
Music that makes you stop and think
Absolutely life is a blessing
My beloved brother past away 2 weeks ago, I always held out hope I would see him at least one more time again before Heaven. But I never did. This song hits me hard.
Indeed. Me too. My beloved brother died 5 years ago. Never got to say goodbye. May God bless his soul
The toughest of all pain because nothing will ever fix it. Just know that they are with you in spirit
I'm sorry for your loss...I lost the last of my 3 brothers on November 15, 2019...shattered heart here..
Steve A...I'm so sorry for your loss. As well as everyone else here who have lost a dear brother or sister.
My brother just passed away on
September 12, after a two month stay in the Hospital for what Dr's never really concluded what was wrong, until he was diagnosed with Covid. Due to the many restrictions, I only saw him once, but we spoke or called the Nurse's every day.
We all thought he was coming home eventually, but the Lord had other plans.
I'm here sobbing my eyes out listening to this song, & after seeing your comment, as well as the other comments made me cry even harder.
Knowing I'm not alone helps some, but the pain of losing a sibling as kind hearted, nice, caring, honest, and sincere as my brother hits me hard every day. Finding no end in site with the anger, sorrow and most of all the tears. Just the memories of his 52 years.
I love you and miss you deeply David! ❤
I’m long overdue for a good cry. The world has me rattled and my howls only I can hear. If there is a spirit now would be a good time to make its presence felt.
I feel you friend. For me it always happens in bed at night.
Many ups and downs, none will last. Peace to you brother.