Watch Billy Joel Perform Live At The White House TONIGHT In Honor Of Carole King!

[babsbunny]

Tune in to http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/live at 7 p.m. EDT tonight to watch Billy Joel, Gloria Estefan, James Taylor, Trisha Yearwood and more perform from the East Room at the White House in honor of Carole King! Read More here: http://www.billyjoel.com/news/watch-billy-joel-perform-live-white-house-tonight-honor-carole-king

http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

[niyad]

1. says it starts at 7:25 eastern

[DreamGypsy]

2. Carole doing "Beautiful" right now...

You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face
And show the world all the love in your heart
Then people gonna treat you better
You're gonna find, yes, you will
That you're beautiful as you feel

[Wilms]

20. PBS will run the performance on Tuesday, May 28

...A national telecast, part of the PBS "In Performance at the White House" series, is set for May 28 at 8:00pm ET (check local listings). The program will also be broadcast at a later date via the American Forces Network to American service men and women and civilians at U.S. Department of Defense locations around the world....

...The award will be presented to Carole by President Obama and the program will include performances by King, as well as Gloria Estefan, Billy Joel, Jesse McCartney, Emeli Sandé, James Taylor and Trisha Yearwood. ...


http://www.caroleking.com/news/president-and-first-lady-host-concert-honoring-carole-king-recipient-2013-library-congress

Thanks for this Babs!

[datasuspect]

3. why watch a fat, bloated drunk has been

whose music was pure shit when he was in his prime?

now if he was playing his "Attila" songs, that might be interesting.

[DreamGypsy]

4. ...but "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" ...

Is this a lasting treasure,
Or just a moment's pleasure,
Can I believe the magic of your sighs,
Will you still love me tomorrow?

Tonight with words unspoken,
You said that I'm the only one,
But will my heart be broken,
When the night (When the night)
Meets the morning sun.

[Countdown_3_2_1]

5. Sequestration is a b*tch! We needbetter talent! (nt)

[bluestate10]

18. Are you serious? If so, you likely know nothing about talent. nt

[DreamGypsy]

6. You've Got Friend...

or so James Taylor says, if you go up on the roof:

When this old world starts getting me down
And people are just too much for me to face
I climb way up to the top of the stairs
And all my cares just drift right into space

On the roof it's peaceful as can be
And there the world below can't bother me

Let me tell you now
When I come home feelin' tired and beat
I go up where the air is fresh and sweet
I get away from the hustling crowds
And all that rat race noise down in the street
Up on the roof

[Cha]

7. thanks babsbunny.. was going to post this but see you have it covered. K&R

WH: As part of their “In Performance at the White House” series, the President and First Lady will host a concert in the East Room honoring singer-songwriter Carole King, who will be awarded the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The program will include performances by King, as well as Gloria Estefan, Billy Joel, Jesse McCartney, Emeli Sandé, James Taylor and Trisha Yearwood.

The entire event will be streamed live on White House Live. “Carole King: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize In Performance at the White House” will be broadcast Tuesday, May 28 at 8:00 PM ET on PBS stations nationwide…

This will be the first time the Gershwin Prize honor has been awarded to a woman…



http://theobamadiary.com/2013/05/22/a-night-at-the-white-house-fit-for-a-king/

First time Gershwin Prize honored to a woman! To Carole King! Who, btw, has campaigned for Ed Markey in Springfield, Mass.

http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/award-winning_songstress_carol.html

[DreamGypsy]

8. Gloria ... somebody... says It's Too Late...

I guess I'm telegraphing my age. The only Gloria I know was sung by U2.

Stayed in bed all morning just to pass the time
There's something wrong here, there can be no denying
One of us is changing
Or maybe we just stopped trying

And it's too late, baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died
And I can't hide and I just can't fake it

It used to be so easy living here with you
You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do
Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool

And it's too late, baby, now it's too late
Though we really did try to make it
Something inside has died
And I can't hide and I just can't fake it

There'll be good times again for me and you
But we just can't stay together, don't you feel it, too
Still I'm glad for what we had and how I once loved you

[DreamGypsy]

9. Ok. I wasn't really looking forward to Billy Joel...

...the microphone smells like a beer.

But he's doing The Locomotion - Got to fall in love with Rock 'n Roll because of this woman -

Now that you can do it, let's make a chain now
Come on baby do the locomotion
A-chug-a-chug a motion like a railroad train now
Come on baby do the locomotion
Do it nice and easy now and don't lose control
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul
So come on, come on do the locomotion with me
A yeah, yeah, yeah
Come on baby, jump up, jump back
You know, I think you've got the knack, yeah, yeah
Move around the floor in a locomotion, let me hear ya
Come on baby do the locomotion
Let's do holdin' hands if you get the notion
Come on baby do the locomotion
There's never been a dance that's so easy to do
It even makes you happy when you're feeling blue
So come on, come on do the locomotion with me

[DreamGypsy]

10. Taylor and Joel...

I'll Do My Crying in the Rain..nothin' more to say.

I'll never let you see
The way my broken heart is hurting me
I've got my pride and I know how to hide
All my sorrow and pain
I'll do my crying in the rain

If I wait for cloudy skies
You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes
You'll never know that I still love you so
Though the heartaches remain
I'll do my crying in the rain

[DreamGypsy]

11. Home Again...

...Jesse McCartney, evidently unrelated to Paul ...

Sometimes I wonder If I'm ever gonna make it home again
It's so far and out of sight
I really need someone to talk to
And nobody else Knows how to comfort me tonight
Snow is cold, rain is wet
Chills my soul right to the marrow
I won't be happy till I see you alone again
Till I'm home again and feeling right

Snow is cold, rain is wet
Chills my soul right to the marrow
I won't be happy till I see you alone again
Till I'm home again and feeling right
Till I'm home again and feeling right
I wanna be home again and feeling right

[DreamGypsy]

12. Doesn't exactly apply to me ... but you make me feel...

...Like a Natural Woman.

Looking out on the morning rain
I used to feel uninspired
And when I knew I had to face another day
Lord it made me feel so tired
Before the day I met you, life was so unkind
But your love was the key to my peace of mind

Cause you make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel like
A natural woman

When my soul was in the lost and found
You came along to claim it
I didn't know just what was wrong with me
Till your kiss helped me name it
Now I'm no longer doubtful of what I'm living for
Cause if I make you happy I don't need to do more

You make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel like
A natural woman

Oh baby, what you've done to me
You make me feel so good inside
And I just want to be close to you
You make me feel so alive

You make me feel, you make me feel, you make me feel like
A natural woman

[DreamGypsy]

13. The POTUS says ... when the podium came out on the stage, meaning I had to take the stage,...

... my Mother-in-Law said "Oh, shoot!" - she was getting into the music.

Aretha belting out Natural Woman.

James Taylor reminding us that, even here in Washington, You've Got a Friend.

[DreamGypsy]

15. Goin' Back...

...my favorite Goffin-King song. I first heard the song on the Byrds' Notorious Byrd Brothers



...then I heard Carole's version from Writer:

I think I'm goin' back
To the things I learned so well in my youth
I think I'm returning to
Those days when I was young enough to know the truth
Now there are no games
To only pass the time
No more electric trains
No more trees to climb
But thinking young and growing older is no sin
And I can play the game of life to win

I can recall a time
When I wasn't ashamed to reach out to a friend
Now I think I've got
A lot more than just my toys to lend
Now there's more to do
Than watch my sailboat glide
But every day can be
A magic carpet ride
A little bit of courage is all we lack
So catch me if you can, I'm goin' back

Now there's more to do
Than watch my sailboat glide
But every day can be
A magic carpet ride
A little bit of courage is all we lack
So catch me if you can, I'm goin' back

[Wilms]

22. Wonderful song!

Hope you've caught a few of Nils Lofgren's renditions. All good.

Here's one of them.

[DreamGypsy]

23. A couple of versions...

...on the 1988 Ryko reissue of the 1975 A&M 'Nils Lofgen' disc and the A&M 25th anniversary Classics Volume 13 Nils Lofgren.

But, for me the definitive versions is the Byrds' (they're lip-synching this) from Notorious...

[truebluegreen]

14. Um...have we lost Carole King? Or something?

Why isn't she playing?

[DreamGypsy]

16. I Feel the Earth Move...

...she's singing it RIGHT NOW!

[truebluegreen]

17. Phew!

Thank you. I feel much better (I don't get American teevee, a fact for which I mostly thank Dog).

[DreamGypsy]

21. I don't do teevee either...

...but the whitehouse.gov was just fine....at least here in oregon.

[DreamGypsy]

19. and Carole and James on stage together...

...what else could they do:

Carole:

When you're down and troubled
and you need some love and care
And nothin´, nothin´ is goin´ right
Close your eyes and think of me
and soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name
and you know wherever I am
I'll come runnin´ to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend

James:

If the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And that ol´ north wind begins to blow
Keep your head together
and call my name out loud
Soon you´ll hear me knockin´ at your door
You just call out my name
and you know wherever I am
I'll come runnin´ to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
Yes I will

Together:

Now ain't it good to know that you've got a friend
When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you yes, and desert you
And take your soul if you let them
Oh, but don't you let them
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come runnin´ to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
and I'll be there
Yes I will
You've got a friend
You've got a friend
Ain't it good to know, you've got a friend
Ain't it good to know, ain't it good to know, ain't it good to know,
You've got a friend, oh yeah
You've got a friend, yeah baby
You've got a friend, oh yeah
You've got a friend.