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Places In My Past
(James Taylor) (c)1971

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There are ladies in my life
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Lovely ladies in these lazy days 
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And though I never took a wife 
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May I say that I have loved me one or two 

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Of the people in my past
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Fading fac-es in a waking dream
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And though they never seemed to last very long 
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There are faces I     remem-ber 
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From the places in  my past 
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I said, all the dead-head miles 
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And the insincere smiles 
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Sometimes I can laugh and cry and I can't remember why 
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But I still love those 
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good times gone by 
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Hold on to them close or let them go 
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    I don't know 
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I just seem to sing these songs 
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And say I'm sorry for the friends I used to know 
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Places In My Past - James Taylor (requested)
album: Mud Slide Slim LYRICS:: There are ladies in my life Lovely ladies in these lazy days And though I never took a wife May I say that I have loved me one or two Of the people in my past Fading faces in a waking dream And though they never seemed to last very long There are faces I remember From the places in my past I said all the dead head miles And the insincere smiles Sometimes I can laugh and cry And I can't remember why But I still love those Good times gone by Hold on to them close or let them go, oh no I don't know I just seem to sing these songs And say I'm sorry for the friends I used to know

Places In My Past
A James Taylor song dedicated to all my long lost friends...

James Taylor - Something in the Way She Moves
Something in the way she moves Theres something in the way she moves, Or looks my way, or calls my name, That seems to leave this troubled world behind. If Im feeling down and blue, Or troubled by some foolish game, She always seems to make me change my mind. Chorus: n(and) I feel fine anytime shes around me now, Shes around me now Almost all the time. n(and) if Im well you can tell that shes been with me now, n(and) shes been with me now Quite a long, long time And I feel fine.___________ Every now and then the things I lean on lose their meaning, And I find myself careening Into places where I should not let me go. -- she has the power to go where no one else can find me, Yes, and to silently remind me Of the happiness and good times that I know, you know. Well I said I just got to know that: It isnt what shes got to say Or how she thinks or where shes been. To me, the words are nice, the way they sound. I like to hear them best that way - It doesnt much matter what they mean, Weh (when/well? ) she says them mostly just to calm me down. Chorus: n(and) I feel fine anytime shes around me now, A-shes around me now Almost all the time. If Im well you can tell that shes been with me now, And shes been with me now Quite a long, Long Time - Yes, and I feel fine.___________

Wichita Lineman~Cover by David Scott Crawford
Music and words by Jimmy Webb. I have been performing this song at various places over the years and it is one of my all time favorite songs. This morning, I happened to catch a video James Taylor performing this live in Stockridge, MA on 9/15/08 for Good Morning America. His cover version of this is great. A side note: I met Jimmy Webb who composed this song at a book signing a number of years ago, and he told me the song was inspired by a man working up on the power lines in Wichita while he was down there. (Like many, I used to think the song was about a railway man; not so.) Anyway, I hope you like my version. www.DavidScottCrawford.com

Bach - "Laßt uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen" (BWV 213) (4)
Johann Sebastian Bach - "Laßt uns sorgen, lasst uns wachen" (Hercules at the Crossroads) BWV 213: 6. Rezitativ - Tugend. Mein hoffnungsvoller Held! Dem ich ja selbst verwandt Und angeboren bin, Komm und erfasse meine Hand Und höre mein getreues Raten, Das dir der Väter Ruhm und Taten Im Spiegel vor die Augen stellt. Ich fasse dich und fühle schon Die folgbare und mir geweihte Jugend. Du bist mein echter Sohn, Ich deine Zeugerin, die Tugend. My most promising hero! To whom I am myself related and innate, Come and take my hand and listen to my loyal counsel, which places your ancestors' fame and deeds before you in a mirror. I embrace you and sense already an obedient and dedicated youth. You are my very son, I, Virtue, your nurturer. 2. Arie - Tugend Auf meinen Flügeln sollst du schweben, Auf meinem Fittich steigest du Den Sternen wie ein Adler zu. Und durch mich Soll dein Glanz und Schimmer sich Zur Vollkommenheit erheben. On my wings you shall soar, on my feathers you shall climb to the stars like an eagle. Through me your brilliance and radiance will be raised to perfection. Akademie für Alte Musik. Wollust - Efrat Ben-Nun (Soprano). Hercules - Andreas Scholl (Contra-ténor). Tugend - James Taylor (Ténor). Merkur - Klaus Häger (Basse). Dir. René Jacobs.