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Our Beautiful Funeral Music: “Fire & Rain,” by James Taylor

A beautiful song on loss and darkness, as lovely as it is sad

Singer/songwriter James Taylor achieved his breakthrough with this at once lovely and apocalyptic tune about love deferred and challenges ahead. Taylor reflects on loneliness and loss of faith, “Sunny days that I thought would never end,” and “Lonely times when … Continue reading

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