Best of - Carole King and Hal David: More Than Beautiful

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🗓️ 22 November 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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While listening to this episode, we dare you to NOT sing out loud. Carole King and Hal David were each one half of a legendary songwriting duo, and each responsible for many of the greatest songs of the 1960’s and 70’s (too many to start mentioning here, but we packed as many as we could into the podcast). If you like a medley, you’re in the right place. Carole King worked with (and was married to) Gerry Goffin. Hal David worked with Burt Bacharach. They all worked in New York City’s Brill Building early in their careers, surrounded by record label execs, music publishers, radio promoters, and pianos. Lots and lots of pianos. The impact they had on music in the second half of the 20th century is undisputed. This episode originally posted in 2016. We present this encore version in honor of Carole King's 2021 induction into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. (c ) American Academy of Achievement 2016-2021

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0:00.0	Hi it's Alice and this is Taylor Swift explaining the three basic truths she learned from her parents.
0:08.5	That you should treat people the way you want to be treated, that you must believe you can achieve whatever you want to in life, and
0:16.4	that Carol King is the greatest songwriter of all time.
0:21.4	Taylor Swift had the honor of inducting Carol King into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few weeks ago.
0:28.0	I grew up dancing around the living room in soft feet to the sounds of Carol's soulful voice, her
0:35.6	infectious melodies, and lyrics that I, a seven-year-old, thought had been crafted from
0:42.4	my exact specific life experience.
0:45.0	I listened to Carol's music now and I feel that same tingle of recognition.
0:52.0	Her songs speak to the true and honest feelings that everyone
0:55.6	has felt is currently feeling or hopes to feel one day. So it is only right for them to be passed down like precious
1:05.0	heirlooms from parents to children. Older siblings to younger, lovers to
1:10.4	each other, these songs come to you from somewhere else and then suddenly they
1:16.7	are partly yours. When Carol King got up to accept she repaid the compliment
1:22.0	calling Taylor Swift her professional granddaughter.
1:26.0	This was Carol King's second time being inducted.
1:29.0	She was already in the Hall of Fame as a song writer with her former husband and music partner
1:35.4	Jerry Gaffin, but this time she was inducted for her career as a performer.
1:41.2	The ceremony was quite the fun extravaganza and luckily you can watch it yourself
1:46.2	if you have HBO Max. They just started streaming it. There are star-studded tributes to all the inductees and performances including one by
1:55.5	Carol King herself who's now 79 years old.
1:59.3	Okay everybody please sing along. You just call out my name.
2:09.0	And you know wherever I am.
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