You Know What It Is: Aretha Franklin’s signature reading of the ballad, penned by Carole King, Gerry Goffin and Jerry Wexler, effectively capturing the knee-buckling amazement of a genuinely fulfilling and wildly unexpected love. The Sun Always Shines on T.V.:“Natural Woman” made a pair...
July 1967:Following the success of their third albumHeadquarters, theMonkeesissued a mid-summer single that proved they were not yet over as a phenomenon. Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, this commentary on the growing suburban lifestyle set to a dynamic riff and melody made for one ...
July 1967:Following the success of their third albumHeadquarters, theMonkeesissued a mid-summer single that proved they were not yet over as a phenomenon. Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, this commentary on the growing suburban lifestyle set to a dynamic riff and melody made for one ...
15. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, by Aretha Franklin “Before the day I met you, life was so unkind, but you're the key to my peace of mind.” This is one of Aretha Franklin’s signature songs. It was originally composed by Carole King and Gerry Goffin after having a...
July 1967:Following the success of their third albumHeadquarters, theMonkeesissued a mid-summer single that proved they were not yet over as a phenomenon. Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, this commentary on the growing suburban lifestyle set to a dynamic riff and melody made for one ...
From the wiki: “‘Up on the Roof’ is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, first recorded as a demo in 1962 by Little Eva – their 14-year old babysitter whose singing career Goffin and King had helped launched with ‘The Loco-Motion’ and who the songwriting pair often ...
This tender expression of unconditional love and support has made "Child of Mine" a timeless classic, exemplifying the power of songs with "child" in the title to touch our hearts and celebrate life's most precious relationships. Album(s): Writer Composer: Carole King, Gerry Goffin Length (...
Husband/wife songwriting duo Carole King and Gerry Goffin had been inspired by a babysitter who’d shown up bruised but still smitten, translating her boyfriend’s abuse as an expression of love. The song flopped tremendously; magazines refused to advertise it, DJs refused to play it. Later, ...
Up to two entries per person or team will be accepted. A team would be like Paul McCartney and John Lennon (both co-wrote, both sang) or Gerry Goffin and Carole King (he co-wrote, she co-wrote and sang). To enter, you must: ...
The Shirelles’ “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” brought a barely coded question about teen sex (penned by Gerry Goffin and Carole King) to the top of the Hot 100 years before the sexual revolution. How did they get away with it? Just listen to that seductive bed of acoustic guitar and c...