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rebbyj

Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie | Carly Simon

so-so

Meh. But enlightening.

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Eggs

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir | Carly Simon

#treesinthetitle

#deardecember

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Eggs

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir | Carly Simon

Yeah, we got so close, so close to love
But you had to go and mess it up
Was it all too much or just not enough?🎶

Carly and James had a troubled relationship which, according to Carly, had much to do with James‘ heroin and mistresses. They were #soclose to love once...
#maymoviemagic @Cinfhen @rohit-sawant

Cathythoughts James Taylor! ♥️💔the music of my youth. I never knew he had this addiction... troubled soul .. & such beautiful music 6y

Cinfhen This was a really good memoir 6y

RohitSawant 🖤🖤 6y

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britt_brooke

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir | Carly Simon

bailed

👋🏻🎧 It pains me, but I have to bail on this audiobook. The guitar portions, of which there are many, are too loud and really distract from Simon‘s narration. I‘m interested in the story, but this audio is terrible. Will pick it back up in print some time.

gradcat You know it never occurred to me that you would have music in the audiobook. I can see how you might prefer the print version in a book such as this one, especially if it becomes too distracting. 6y

Cathythoughts Don‘t know about this book ... but Carly Simon !!! James Taylor ... I‘m 17 again !! Thankyou for the memories ✨✨✨ 6y

britt_brooke @gradcat Occasionally, an author might have a few seconds of music between essays or something, but this one has it in the middle of chapters and for extended periods. Distracting and annoying. Had it been at a lower volume than her voice (which was reading the story), it would‘ve been much better. 6y

britt_brooke @Cathythoughts 💚💚💚 6y

gradcat That would have bugged me for sure. I‘m glad you posted this...thanks! 6y

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Stephaniereads1

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir | Carly Simon

pick

I enjoyed this. There are some juicy stories. My only complaint is that I did the audio because she reads it and every time the music comes on you struggle to hear her voice. Very annoying. You think they would have noticed.

britt_brooke I just started this on audio and the music is driving me mad. 6y

Stephaniereads1 Right! Why did they do that. 6y

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Stephaniereads1

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir | Carly Simon

Next up to read.

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Cinfhen

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir | Carly Simon

#MarchIntoThe70s I read this memoir last year and was completely enchanted by Carly Simon. She led a very colorful life & her memoir reflects all of her highs & lows. And big reveal #YoureSoVain was NOT just about Warren Beatty. According to Carly, there were 3 boys who she focused on when writing this song but she only felt comfortable publicly mentioning WB. And did you know Carly‘s dad was Simon from the Simon & Schuster Publishing House.

Lizpixie

TrishB Great nerdy facts 👍🏻 6y

SoManyBooksNotEnoughTime how interesting, i never knew the Simon & Schuster thing... and I'm named after her lol My sister's name is Taylor too, from when Carly was married to James Taylor 6y

Cinfhen I love that story @SoManyBooksNotEnoughTime your parents are awesome 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 6y

Coleen I read this on audio. Loved it! 6y

Kimberlone I always thought the song was supposed to be about James Taylor...but I guess there‘s always been speculation about who the song is really about 6y

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lynneamch

Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation | Sheila Weller

But you gave away the things you loved
And one of them was me
I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and
#Youresovain

Fairhope French Quarter prepping for Mardi Gras. Lucky to find Woman 99 at Page & Palette #bookstore. Sat right down with "clouds in my coffee" at Latte Da. Phoebe probably feels she has been given away to Goldengrove asylum, perhaps more like taken away.
#MarchIntothe70s @Lizpixie @Cinfhen

lynneamch "A friend of yours revealed to me that you‘d loved me all the time / Kept it secret from your wives / You believed it was no crime . . ." Lyrics from a never recorded lost verse revealed in Rolling Stone interview https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/carly-simon-plays-lost-verse-from-... 6y

lynneamch Loving it!

Woman 99: A Novel

Cinfhen In her memoir she admits to Warren Beatty only being one of the men whom this song is about. She did have quite a number of famous hookups 🙊and some not so famous ones too!! 6y

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Eggs

Boys in the Trees: A Memoir | Carly Simon