“It felt like an answer to ‘Fire and Rain.'” In 1971, Carole King sat at her piano, weighed down by life, and out came “You’ve Got a Friend” — a quiet promise she was really making to herself. James Taylor heard it, claimed it in his own voice, and suddenly that private reassurance became a shared vow to millions. Her rawness, his warmth, and their friendship fused into a song that climbed to number one, won them both Grammys, and kept echoing for decades whenever they performed it side by side. A simple pledge of loyalty turned into the world’s comfort.
Introduction Have you ever felt that wave of loneliness wash over you? That quiet moment when the world feels a…