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Mud Slide Slim: James Taylor

1971 seems so long ago but this song sounds like yesterday's.

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9 Comments on “Mud Slide Slim: James Taylor”

  2. Rick Herndon's avatar Rick Herndon Says:

    April 24, 2010 at 5:38 pm

    I was working on an electronics assembly line where 3 dozen people had their radios on with no earphones (except mine when I couldn’t stand it any longer). This and Uncle Albert, and You’re So Vain and a few others were in CONSTANT rotation during the day on different Austin radio stations!

    But enough time has passed that it is fun to hear again.

  3. katry's avatar katry Says:

    April 24, 2010 at 9:52 pm

    Rick,
    I have songs which stay in my head forever; sometimes it is only a line or two from a song. It drives me crazy. In time, I end up with fond memories. I have no idea why!

  4. sblake's avatar sblake Says:

    April 24, 2010 at 10:16 pm

    This song appeared on the VH1 program James Taylor-Storytellers 2 in 1997. Taylor explained that he was very young when he wrote this song and had no idea that even songs like “Fire And Rain” would have a life on the marketplace, therefore songwriting was just a hobby for him at that point. What inspired him to write “Mud Slide Slim” was a picture that was sent to him of a charred tree that had been washed down a hill in a mudslide. And someone had nailed a sign to this tree saying “I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain.” While it was a funny moment for James, it also inspired him to write a song.

    • katry's avatar katry Says:

      April 25, 2010 at 9:47 pm

      sblake,
      I always thought that line was a metaphor. It never occurred to me that JT had seen it somewhere.

      My hobby used to be needlepoint!!

  5. hedley's avatar hedley Says:

    April 25, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    Sadly today when I think of James Taylor, I think 401K Tour. The forthcoming show with Ms King has tickets at $138 and as high as $267. Then again Simon and Carbunkle want $250 to sit on the main floor. Clappedout and Daltrey will be putting tickets for DTE on sale this week for a modest $175 plus service charges.

    Oh well, I guess its no different to live greatest hits, covers (I really needed to record….) and the endless stream of Christmas albums

    • katry's avatar katry Says:

      April 25, 2010 at 2:05 pm

      My Dear Hedley,
      I am just as content to put on an album and listen. My money is better spent on other things.

      BTW: thanks for the recommendation on the Nikon D90. I’m pricing them now to buy.

      • hedley's avatar hedley Says:

        April 25, 2010 at 5:32 pm

        Kat
        I ended up buying the D90 through Amazon and it worked out fine. You would be extremely pleased with the camera.
        I have been working all (rainy) weekend on the China Agenda beginning May 21 and the Nikon is primed and ready to go.

  6. katry's avatar katry Says:

    April 25, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    Thanks, My Dear Hedley

    The place where I found a good price is out of them so I will move on over to Amazon.


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