#millworker

[ginger-by-the-sea]

[the-ablest-navigators]

In honor of the many family and friends who worked in the mills, factories, road crews and as laborers and fought for the rights of workers. This song always gets me.

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: James Taylor - “Millworker” (Live, July 18, 1979)

James Taylor is not a blue-collar guy.

Nor is he a woman.

But he put himself right inside the workaday world of a female laborer when he wrote “Millworker” for Flag and subsequently performed the number July 18, 1979, in Ohio. Just freed from the J.T. vault, the video reveals a sparse delivery - just piano accompanying Taylor’s guitar and voice as he sings:

Then it's me and my machine/for the rest of the morning/for the rest of the afternoon/and the rest of my life

Lyrically stunning, “Millworker” has always sounded a tad awkward as the music doesn’t quite fit the vocal melody. Which is why it’s merely a strong deep cut rather than a classic.

Grade card: James Taylor - “Millworker” (Live - 7/18/79) - B

4/19/23

[ladybelletoguro]

Working the carder at work yesterday. Sorting fleece by weight then running it through. This is 100% alpaca and it's buttery soft, like a little grey cloud. 🦙☁️ #imakeyarnforfun #carding #alpaca #millworker #millworkersalwaysworkhard (at I Make Yarn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjpMU3sOuI2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[spageddy29]

🎧

yayyyy thank you stormy I shuffled my main playlist of the season and this came up

and i put my entire current music library on shuffle and this came up

[asthehorsesgoround]

I'll ride home in the evening

Staring at my hands

Swearing to my sorrow that a young girl ought to stand a better chance

[maryjanebegin]

A Stranger’s Voice second illustration for Revolution...the girls hear the recruiter convincing their parents of moving to America for work in the mills. #industrialrevolution #millworker #frenchcanadian #childlabor #pencildrawing #pencildrawings #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbooks #childrensbookstagram #childrensbooksillustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/BxvPlLhH87z/?igshid=13f5orgxbduvo

[hnwearlybird]

James Taylor - 2MS - Millworker HQ

From his ninth studio album “Flag” (1979).

Originally written for Broadway musical “Working“.

ジェームス・テイラーがこんな曲を作っていたとは知らなかった。70年代の名曲 "You've Got a Friend" （キャロル・キング作、邦題：「君の友達」）のイメージがあまりにも強すぎて、それ以外の曲はほとんど聴いてこなかったからだ。それにしても、テイラーをはじめとする70年代に活躍したシンガー・ソングライターたちの楽曲演奏の実力は凄いものがある（キャット・スティーブンスもそうだったが）。レコーディングも当たり前のようにワンテイクで済ませてしまっていたのではないだろうか。