Starbucks' Hear Music label has a major hard on for '70s easy listening. They've already signed Paul McCartney, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor and now they are adding Taylor's old flame Carly Simon into the mix. Simon will release This Kind of Love, a 13-track Brazilian flavored album on April 29th. The album is the first new album of new material from the singer-songwriter in eight years. For ...
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Giving Voice to a Group of Children Often Ridiculed or Silenced By StutteringCarly Simon, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Duncan Sheik, John Forte and Others From the Worlds of Pop, Rock, Broadway, Hip-Hop and R&B to Appear on a Remarkable CD, 'LISTEN'Songs Written By Children Who Stutter Bring Artists Together in a Calling for CompassionJune 23rd Album to Benefit 'Our Time' OrganizationFeatured on NB...
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I previously asked if it would "ruin the climax to post my Favorite Album of 2008 in advance of the remaining albums" and was told it wouldn't. But I then discovered that what would ruin the climax would be not to post the album or the entire list until January 24th. Did anyone read it? I am not sure. I guess the end of January is already 1/12 into the 2009 music season. Duly noted.
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Carly Simon has told the New York Times that she is suing Starbucks and its Hear Music label over their handling of her last album, This Kind of Love.Simon filed suit in Los Angeles on Friday, contending that Starbucks did not tell her that they were shutting their music division, an action that happened five days before This Kind of Love was released. The action by Starbucks, which included f...
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I admit, I've always had a soft spot for Carly.This from her Anticipation album which I felt compelled to play well, because summers coming around again
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Ok,You might ask, "What do Baseball and Jazz have to do with each other?"Well, there are a couple of tracks on this "Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns" PBS soundtrack that really swing!My favorite is "Take Me Out to the Ballgame":http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B000005J2P001029/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_029 performed by Carly Simon. Although she did a version of this great American song back in ...
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CARLY SIMON - NEVER BEEN GONE New Album + Good Morning America, The Today ShowNEW CARLY SIMON CD NEVER BEEN GONE(release October 27th on IRIS RECORDS)“Never Been Gone” includes ten acoustic versions of her biggest hits, plus two brand new tracksCarly Simon performs “Let The Riverrun” on Good Morning America Oct 26th and “You [...]
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Why? (Instrumental)(1982) A few of my friends have called me crazy for preferring the instrumental version on this. Whatever, I always thought it's Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers who really steal the show here. Either way, it's a classic jam, no doubt about that. Btw, sorry for the Zshare mess with Eli's Heavenly Break. A lot of older files seem to be down right now, if that doesn't chan...
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How great is "Nobody does it better"? I just rediscovered this song--and i just love it--makes me smile.
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"I Forget" from Carly Simon's overlooked gem The Bedroom Tapes, released May 16, 2000. Here Carly was writing about her battle with breast cancer, which she fortunately survived. It's a powerfully honest and vulnerable look at herself during that time. Full post with lyrics at the Troubadour Tribune
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Carly Simon has never been one to play to the masses, especially when it includes long plane flights over large bodies of water. The singer suffers both stage freight and fear of flying, so Europe has always been out of the question.Simon told Reuters on Thursday that she's putting that behind her and will play a tour of small venues in Europe starting in January. She told reporters "I like t...
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The new album Never Been Gone revisits songs originally written throughout Carly Simon’s extensively long and productive career. The CD was recorded at home and consists of new largely acoustic versions of Carly’s biggest hits and two brand new tracks. Carly’s son, Benjamin Taylor was the originator of the idea ...
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Eating my Wheaties in the morning the fake-cleaning lady had the tv tuned into the Today show. They introduce the musical guest (gasp!) Carly Simon and they do a close up on the band and you'll never guess who I saw!!!! See for yourself - worth the click.
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