"Out In the Cold", a single recorded during the
'Tapestry ' sessions that ultimately did not make it onto the album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8QqSvYT3SY
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Tapestry topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks in 1971,
and remained on the charts for more than six years – featuring such songs as "It's
Too Late" and "I Feel the Earth Move"
Of course, as a writer, I was immediately drawn to singer-songwriter
music. Music performed by artists who tell stories by writing and performing
their own material.
Tapestry reminded me of Southern Gothic literature. An
article by David Browne in Rolling Stone published February 10, 2021 explained,
“Similarly, the narrator of “It’s Too Late” is almost matter of fact when
surveying the end of a relationship; she sounds rational, not distraught. For
the 50th anniversary, an album outtake, “Out in the Cold,” has been resurrected
after first appearing as a bonus track on a 1999 CD reissue. A confessional
about being unfaithful to a lover and paying the price, it feels rational and
adult (if not totally empowered)…” (‘Tapestry’ at 50: Why Carole King’s
Masterpiece Still Challenges Us - With its masterful songcraft and backstory of
personal reinvention, King’s 1971 landmark remains one of pop’s greatest
declarations of independence…)
Some of the best examples singer-songwriters include artists
such as Bob Dylan, "Mixed-Up Confusion" (1962); Paul McCartney, "Love
Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You" (1962); John Lennon, Chuck Berry, Joni
Mitchell, “Urge for Going”); and Carole King, "Will You Love Me
Tomorrow" (1960.)
However I first became enthralled with the genre as a result
of the release of Carole King’s “Tapestry.
Related, read: "The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All
Time" published by “Rolling Stone” in August 2015: https://www.rollingstone.com/interactive/lists-100-greatest-songwriters/#smokey-robinson
Related: https://www.caroleking.com/bio
"Out In The Cold"
I only wanted to play
I thought what he didn't know
Wouldn't hurt him anyway
But he found out and
Someone else gave him her hand to hold
And suddenly I find myself out in the cold
He trusted me all the time
I thought I could see another man
And he would still be mine
Well yesterday I had a good thing
Worth more than gold
Today he's got a truer love and I'm out in the cold
I had a love warmer than fire
But I listened to my desire
Now yesterday's dreams are tomorrow's heartache
I'm paying, paying for my mistake
Now, girl, take a tip from one who knows
If you open up a new door
You may find the old one's closed
So be true to your good man
Take a lesson from this story I have told
Or you just might get left now
Out in the cold
You just might get left now
Out in the cold
Don't let yourself get left now
Out in the cold
Don't let yourself get left now
Out in the cold
