Great reaction. If you haven't done Carole King's Jazzman, you need to react to it. You will love it. Very upbeat and has a fabulous sax solo.

@evanhughes1510

21 күн бұрын

Studio version

Thanks to youtube for allowing me to see things I only heard during my childhood. Carole King is my favorite female musician - songwriting, playing and singing in one. No bright lights, no sexy dress, no extravagant production or fancy gimmicks, no feisty and noisy crowd drowning everything, no scandal. Oh, more intimate music performance is simply my cup of tea.

Unparalleled singer-songwriter and overall talent. She is amazing.

You would really love her song “Beautiful.” Her spirit really shines through in that one. The lyrics will fill your heart.

As always, love your reactions. And love Carole.

@brittreacts

20 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

66 yo guy here and man growing up with so much great music! It was a special time!

As with others here, this is one of my favorite Carole King songs. I like it overall, but there are these moments in it that really send me, and you reacted in the same kind of way I always do. First, the groove is just soooo sweeeet!!! It's just simple and pretty and evokes a sense of ... a land, a place, an experience that is available to all of us. We've been there, and it's possible in our future as well. And my favorite moment that I live for in this song is when those vocal harmonies come in on "been SOOOOO long, I'm living till then." I always sang that 3rd harmony part along with, and it has always felt exquisite. Thanks again for your delightful, and genuine, and wide open reactions. Listening to this brought tears, and it was a deep joy to share the love of this song, and of Carole King's incredible creative gifts, with you.

I love carol and this has always been one of my favorites.

This song is about Canaan Connecticut, where she lived for a while.

Her song Tapestry about life is another ballad.

Britt, you are so delightful to watch and especially when you are organically connected to a singer like you are with Carole King. She had always been a light to anyone who really listens to her messages. I just received a couple of cds that I ordered after seeing a PBS live special of James Taylor and Carole King singing individually and together. It was magical for me and when they sang "You"ve Got A Friend" THAT was what made me decide to buy the cds. Carole still Rocks on Piano. So fantastic ❣

It's pronounced "KAY-nan". Little town in upstate Connecticut. King does make SOME subtle biblical references in her song ("but with our day to day demands, we all need a promised land...") My take on the song's meaning is that, because she lived there for a time (in Connecticut), she loved it so much, that with all the hustle and bustle going on in her life, she couldn't wait to finally get back to the place she grew up in. And on a more macro level, those folks maybe felt the same way as she-to escape the daily stress of everyday life, and return to a place that was peaceful and worry-free. Their own personal "promised land", if you will.

My all time favorite Carole King song! Sweet dreams of yester time, are running through my mind, of the place I left behind.

One of the great American composers. Unquestionably.

Not her biggest hit, but a personal favorite. Very underrated song. Great reaction. Need to react to New York City and the first disco hit called I'm Doing Fine Now.

Her lyrics are so powerful, yet simple. My GF at the time told me about Carole King and her Tapestry Album. I think it was me being me that I didn't listen till after we married.

Your reactions are always a delight, even when you're a bit confused or unsure. But with this one... Total grasp! You perfectly matched my understanding and feelings for an atmospheric and meaningful song I've known and cherished for decades. Kudos!

@brittreacts

20 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you!

If you ever get the opportunity, you should go see the musical Beautiful about Carole King. You would be surprised at the number of hits she wrote for other people….including her babysitter, Eva with Locomotion.

Carole King is a wonderful performer. She started out as a songwriter and had to be cajoled into performing, for which we are all enriched. You know what I wish? I wish Carole King and Karen Carpenter had done a few duets. Can you imagine how epic THAT would have been? Oh well, at least we have Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris having performed as Trio, and that was great. Also Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson as a country supergroup The Highwaymen. They did three whole albums together.

JazzMan is still my favorite Carole King song.

JazzMan is one my fave King songs.

Im so happy you got to this song. Its definitly one of my favorites. When you get a chance, listen to the studio version, its awesome.

Oh gosh, I had forgotten about this Carole King song, and I listened to it over and over when it first came out. Thanks for reminding me, and your authenticity in reaction to her. I can relate 😊❤

@brittreacts

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for listening

She has many bigger hits but this has always been my favorite. Also Jazzman.

I hadn't heard this song in decades. Thank you for the reminder.

I actually live very near New Canaan CT. That by the way is correct name. There are some very wealthy sections of that city.

I echo the other contributor. I’d like to see you react to “Jazzman.” It’s one of Carol’s happiest and uptempo songs. It’s a lot of fun too.

If you want to continue your Carole journey, two of her best and most underrated songs are Sweet Seasons and Nightingale. And you will bop to Jazzman. Btw Carole was my first concert, now 48 (!) years ago. I need a nap.

It's good to see that some of the music from my youth, that my friends made fun of me for listening to, have been proven to be classics.

@Yowza78

21 күн бұрын

I wonder when someone will start a reaction channel that highlights today's classics for us old folks who no longer listen to new music.

Whether you react on youtube or just listen privately, definitely check out her songs "Tapestry" and "Beautiful". Your love of her will deepen, I am pretty certain.

Discover Carly Simon (all us guys were in love with her). This song reminded me so much of Carly's song, "Let the River Run", the theme of the Oscar winning "Working Girl" from the 80s. But back in the 70s, Carly broke the radio with songs like Anticipation, Nobody Does it Better, That's the Way I Always Thought it would Be, and of course You're So Vain. Simon was notorious for her stage fright. By the way, Carly's sister wrote the music for the Tony winning The Secret Garden, and they are daughters of the wealthy publishing Simons.

Britt, love that you love Carole. You should look for her animated children's story Really Rosie. She did all the music, it's a fun, silly tale that I think you will enjoy sharing it with your kids. Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂

Great reaction! Ive never heard this song from her, but its a good one, as always.. 👍🏻

Been so long since I heard this. Thanks for the happy memory.

I think there is a town called Canaan in Connecticut, I don’t know if that’s relevant but it would fit description in the lyrics.

@thomascanfield9165

21 күн бұрын

You're right - it's a small town near the border of Massachusetts where Carole owned a house. Beautiful region at the southern end of the Berkshire Mountains.

@Hartlor_Tayley

21 күн бұрын

@@thomascanfield9165 I’ve been to Canaan and I want to go back again. It’s a beautiful area.

Another vote/request for you to do Jazzman, brings back great memories from the era I and many consider the epitome of musical genius and talent. (respect the classical greats still intact)

Real talk, Brit, I hope you share with your friends what real music looks and sounds like. Please and thank you, asking for a friend.

Carol King is Hebrew and Canaan was where the tribes of Israel settled after their 40 years of roaming in the wilderness.

You are a joy and light!

#brittreacts listen to "It's to Late" Carole King is a wonder of the times!

Britt please react to her song "Beautiful" !!

Bruce Springsteen is amazing.

@jpeyton62

16 күн бұрын

He played with her when he was very young, guitar on the Locomotion at a concert in NYC, and covered "Going Back."

👍🏾

The Canaan in the Bible is where Jesus turned water into wine because they had run out of wine at the wedding.

No Canaan Connecticut

i’ve always wanted to see someone react to “pipe dream” and “aqua harp” by animusic. completely computer generated in 2001. if you decide to check them out, watch the ones on Julian Lachniet’s youtube channel. only because they’re the best quality i’ve found. not a spon or anything

I do not have to say a word you already know

Canaan, it's the biblical land of milk and honey.

@cynthiajohnson9412

21 күн бұрын

@@thomascanfield9165 Are you autistic? If not stop being so annoyingly literal. She's a freakin artist. You probably don't know what metaphor is. If not look it up, most art is figurative, not literal. Frankly, most language in general is figurative not literal. If you don't know that, learn. DUH!

Bigger as a songwriter than a performer......may have the most top 10 hits for other artists before the Beatles took over.....John Lennon was intimidated by her songwriting skills

Carole learned a lot of piano stuff from her contemporary Neil Sedaka...not that she'll admit it. Neil was second only in record sales to Elvis in the pre- Beatles years. Check out Neil's classic " Solitaire"

@evanhughes1510

21 күн бұрын

She played piano since she was 4

@musik102

21 күн бұрын

@@evanhughes1510 Is this a reply to my comment?

@evanhughes1510

21 күн бұрын

@@musik102 yes. I’m guessing she already knew how to play piano very well before she ever met Neil Sedaka

@musik102

21 күн бұрын

@@evanhughes1510 Well, she may have been able to play classical studies and such but, as it happens Neil was on a completely different level as a classical player and studied at Juliard and was on the way to being a classical concert pianist when he jumped ship and decided that writing pop/rock songs was his thing. But, I wasn't suggesting that Neil taught Carole how to play the piano but that what she got from Neil was his wide knowledge of contemporary pop/rock/r&b piano styles.

@jpeyton62

16 күн бұрын

Sedaka may have also learned a lot from her because his chord structures in the 70s are mure like what she used in on Tapestry. He was pretty unkind towards her in his autobio, and she said she never aspired to be a virtuoso on the piano. Regardless, there is a level of schmaltz in Sedaka's music that King avoids for the most part.

react to norah jones 'What am I to you'