[Bridget]

You may be thinking of Walking Man – lyrics pasted below

Moving in silent desperation
Keeping an eye on the Holy Land
A hypothetical destination
Say, who is this walking man?

Well, the leaves have come to turning
And the goose has gone to fly
And bridges are for burning
So don’t you let that yearning
Pass you by
Walking man, walking man walks
Well, any other man stops and talks
But the walking man walks

Well the frost is on the pumpkin
And the hay is in the barn
And Pappy’s come to rambling on
Stumbling around drunk
Down on the farm

And the walking man walks
Doesn’t know nothing at all
Any other man stops and talks
But the walking man walks on by
Walk on by

Most everybody’s got seed to sow
It ain’t always easy for a weed to grow, oh no
So he don’t hoe the row for no one
Oh for sure he’s always missing
And something is never quite right
Ah, but who would want to listen to you
Kissing his existence good night

Walking man walk on by my door
Well, any other man stops and talks
But not the walking man
He’s the walking man
Born to walk
Walk on walking man
Well now, would he have wings to fly
Would he be free
Golden wings against the sky
Walking man, walk on by
So long, walking man, so long

[Bridget]

No, you’re not imagining things. There was a bonus CD and you can view the details on this site’s Albums and Songs page.

[Bridget]

Many congratulations on this special JTO anniversary, Joel. This site has been a wonderful way of bringing together people from around the globe who love James Taylor’s music. I clearly remember my delight and excitement when I discovered there was a web site dedicated to all things JT! We’ve shared information, laughter and tears with one another in the chat room and forums over the years, and many a lasting and valued friendship has been formed. Thank you!

[Bridget]

Reviews from:

HuffPost http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tanglewoodstock_us_595d2019e4b0326c0a8d1451
(someone needs to get their facts straight about JT’s age), and

MassLive http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/07/james_taylor_special_guest_bon.html

[Bridget]

Have a great time, Barb, you’ll quickly run out of superlatives about Tanglewood.

[Bridget]

Hi David, it was Jim Cox.

[Bridget]

Hello forever friend, it’s certainly quiet in here these days! You have to be logged in to start a new topic. Then scroll down to the bottom of the Discussion Forum’s home page to find it.

Hope the tour will come in your direction, and wishing you well with your surgery.

[Bridget]

Wow, how amazing. Lucky you and the Lexington crowd! Let us know if you track it down won’t you?

[Bridget]

Sounds wonderful Barb. Thanks for sharing.

[Bridget]

There’s a photo of a very proud and, I suspect, emotional JT receiving his medal in this CBS Evening News piece. Click here to see photo and article

James Taylor on being a Medal of Freedom recipient

James Taylor
CBS News

WASHINGTON — President Obama awarded the Medal of Freedom to an incredible array of great Americans on Tuesday. People like Barbra Streisand, Stephen Sondheim, Yogi Berra, Willie Mays, and Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman in Congress.

Seventeen people who changed America for the better.

They’ve enriched our lives with music, thrilled us on the field, and made movies leap off the screen.

James Taylor was one of the recipients, honored for his fifty years of exploring life through music.

“The issues that still compel me are still the same ones,” Taylor told CBS News. “Songs are like puzzles that you fit together, that you find the pieces that fit with each other, and often it’s a surprise that takes you.”

Taylor said he’ll continue to play and make music as long as he is able.

“It’s hard to believe that I’m closer to the end than the beginning. I’ll carry on as long as there seems to be support for it.”

Because, in the words of another one of today’s honorees Yogi Berra, “it ain’t over till it’s over.”

And as the great Yankee catcher also said, “you can observe a lot by just watching.”

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