Rock and Roll Master; Lyric Analysis

Do you know an artist that became famous in 1970 and sang pop, folk, jazz, and country? I do and his name is James Taylor. James Taylor was born in to a wealthy family so when his career started, it wasn't such a big deal.The song that I chose, You've got a friend, was written in 1971. This song was a Carole King original. It was made to tell people that having good friends is great and that when you have good friends "They will come running." I chose these lyrics for two reasons. One because I didn't get any other songs and two because I thought it had great meaning. The themes that are in these lyrics that noticed I could relate to myself, the life of James Taylor, and the book Small Steps.

The first theme I am going to write about is relating the song to me."You just call out my name and you know wherever I am I'll come running."I can relate these lyrics to my life because I have great friends and family that I know will always be on my side and support me. Whenever, Wherever they are, they are willing to help and that is a great feeling.

The second theme that I am going to relate to is the novel Small Steps. "Ain't it good to know you have a friend." I can relate these lyrics to the novel Small Steps because Kaira feels that she can trust Theodore, or as we like to call him Armpit, is her only friend. She thinks that because she is famous, people will only like her because of her fame and money. When Theodore meets Kaira, this is the exact opposite. He thinks that she is nice, funny, smart, and has a very big heart. The two of them met when Ginny had a seizure.

The last theme I chose was to relate these lyrics to the life of the artist, James Taylor. " If the sky above you should turn dark and full of clouds..." I think these relate to his life because he had hard times in his life. It also means that even though dark times come, you should stay positive and then you will see sun light.

If it weren't for this project, I probably wouldn't know any 60's, 70's or 80's songs except for the ones on Guitar Hero! I realize now that even though this song isn't the type of music that I would listen to, it is really good. Meaning don't judge a book by their cover.