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Fire And Rain

Lyrics

Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne 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
full lyrics
Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne 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
full lyrics

Features of This Track

mellow rock instrumentation
folk influences
acoustic rhythm piano
acoustic sonority
major key tonality
string section beds
melodic songwriting
a smooth male lead vocalist
acoustic rhythm guitars
sad lyrics

These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this track by the Music Genome Project.

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Comments

My favorite song and my fave artist all time !!
jchamb9654
love this
Sweet
msmarilyn200 3 k k
A classic smooth and cool!
Hi I am Ronnie and I love it
Sobering & touching...
williamlewis 1 1 4 4
Heard him live lately? He hasn't lost a bit of his voice or cool.
I love James Taylor
coolmusiczon e _ 3 3
Awesome song I.love fire and rain
Not a big JT fan, but this is a great song.
Please play Sweet Baby James!
OMG!!!-GREAT SONGWRITER!- LOVE HIM!- touches your soul!!!!
Such a great song!
Listen to this song just after the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn
So sad I just came to realized every word was so true
Dedicate this song to the 20 angels in the sandy hook elem school and teachers
God bless you RIP
great guy and singer...
James do I need 2 say anything else?
Good song! Anyone that has seen some difficult times in their lives, and has lost people can relate. I had always wondered who Suzanne was, and now I know.
paradeofrose s 1
I love the slowness and good beat and rhythm of this song a lot. it reminds of my grandma.
The only James Taylor song that doesn't sound absolutely cheesy. And it's also one of my favorites.
paradeofrose s 1
Gotta Love that J.T. .. Soothing a Rythmic,My kind stuff ! (8.9/10)
I feel when people go through what they do - it makes that person a better person. Wonderful memories due to j.t.
t.726prks
Fire and Rain refers to J.T.s' rehab experience from drug addiction. Electric shock therapy, followed by a cold shower was a common technique at that time. WKNO aired a biography of James Taylor, were he tells this story. f.y.i.
Who doesn't love this one
It's amazing how melody and lyrics can become so familiar and comforting.
jolines4
James Taylor puts the sun into this song.
jolines4
I love his voice and his music.
This is what true music is- makes you think, stirs emotion in you. Hard to listen to this without getting choked up even after all these years of hearing it. True genius!
I've heard this song song so many times, 1st time I read the lyrics. So many truths. 3rd verse; looking to The Lord, boy do I get that. This life is so short, how people get through it without faith in a loving God is beyond me. Its the trials in life that bring us to understandin g . You can't have a testimony without a test. Rev Rob
I thought this song was sucky for years -- decades -- until a childhood friend died recently. "I always thought that I'd see you again." I never got it until then.
Herman Park..The Hill...in Houston...it was raining, we were on our bicycles skipping school...thi s song was playing on the P.A. system. Awesome memory!
ppmi1969
Reminds me of when I was in the service... I miss my buddies
bellzfamily
thinking of my Brandon, murdered 2 years ago. You will always be my first baby boy. Wish I could have seen your life blossom.
Remember me of my boyfriend..I lost him in an accident at 21 year old. :(
marin.heiske l l
Hard to hear this song without tearing up. James Taylor has that impact. Love it.
eagle72
I never had to buy James Taylor. Every girlfriend I ever had bought everyone of his albums.
love James Taylor
stu-orr
One of the great folk rock songs of all time.
Thank you JT
privatecontr a c t
i buy that for a dollar
We listened to him every time we got to NC to see my grandpa...I listened to this one the day he passed. James reminds me of wonderful times with my family...
t_heath
Like to know how times I listened to this with my brother....b r i n g s back a lot of crazy memories.... .
This song used to make me cry....
donnagay1
kak005, thanks for the history on this classic song. Another one that, for me, defines, a chapter in my life.
This is the definition of classic. Anyone could like or relate this song.
trutxn67
God I love his voice! He is soooo talented!
katekesdesig n s
"Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you" Suzanne Schnerr, a friend of his who died suddenly while he was away recording his first album. Failure of his new band The Flying Machine, "sweet dreams and Flying Machines in pieces on the ground" The fire in the song refers to his shock therapy. Rain is the cold showers that follow shock therapy.
I thought the story was that a bunch of the tour crew members James was with at the time were going to surprise him by flying Suzanne in for Christmas, by all pitching in to buy her a ticket... only the plane crashed en route.
I've seen fire and rain too but I didn't write a song about it and if I did would it be praised probably because people have low standards.
What a great song, wish the music of today could compare!
All JT, for my daughter...w i l l always remind me of mom, Aub ;)
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