Sunday, November 20, 2011

Carly Simon, three videos

Here are a few terrific performances by the enormously talented Carly Simon; the first two are from a concert in Central Park, and broadcast by ABC, in the early 1970s.  The first song is "Anticipation," written by Simon.  The second song, written with her frequent songwriting partner Jacob Brackman, is "That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be"; I think it is one of the more beautiful songs which came out of the rock era, and this live performance, by Simon, is particularly beautiful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDJ_Mz8ftqI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux7HgO9QhAc&feature=related

The last video is from a live performance by Simon in 1995, in New York's Grand Central Station.  It is of the song "Haven't Got Time for the Pain," also written by Simon and Jacob Brackman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4HLHuS3hkw


(First two videos: copyright Ron Delsner. Third video: copyright Milding Inc.)