Текст песни: It was raining hard in 'Frisco I needed one more fare to make my night A lady up ahead waved to flag me down She got in at the - Harry Chapin. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. The well famed, I feel over-rated in-comparison to some of his other songs Taxi, In original form The best live version I'm aware online to Harry Chapin - Taxi and see which albums it appears on. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and his first album Heads & Tales, Taxi established Chapin as a major writing talent and an idiosyncratic, but accomplished, vocalist. In the role of a taxi driver, Chapin sings about picking up a fare who turns out to be an old flame on a rainy night. Chapin picked up where Taxi leaves off in 1980 with the single Sequel, a song about a reunion of the man and woman set to a re-arrangement of essentially the same chord changes. Clocking in at over six minutes, the cinematic Taxi was a longshot to get action as a radio single, but it did well on the charts and gave Chapin huge career momentum. Harry Chapin - Taxi. On this page you can download song Harry Chapin - Taxi in mp3 and listen online. Folk-Rock Soft Rock Folk, World, & Country. Harry Chapin. Cats In The Cradle. by Harry Chapin. Album: Heads And Tales 1972. Charted: 24. Get the Sheet Music License This Song . Harry had his taxi drivers license in New York City and worked as a driver for 6 months in Long Beach, New York. Sandy Chapin, who was married to Harry from 1968 until his death in 1981, told us the story: He had been working in film, that was how he made his living. Harry's plan at the time was to make enough money in 5 or 6 months that he would not have to work for 5 or 6 months, and during which time he would write screenplays. Tom Chapin, Harrys singer-songwriter brother, says, I wouldnt call Clare the love of his life, but she was certainly an early, formative love. When Harry debuted the song on The Tonight Show in 1972, it prompted so many calls and telegrams from viewers that for the first time in the shows history host Johnny Carson brought a performer back the very next night for an encore performance. The single eventually reached 24 and spent 16 weeks on the charts. Chapin took up his scenario and characters meeting again in his 1980 song Sequel. Chapin was born on December 7, 1942, one year to the. Released: Mar 2005
