Harry Chapin- Taxi

[@MrFalcon61]

One of the finest songs ever written and sung by one of the most talented story tellers

[@dkshotwell]

I first heard this at age 11 in 1973, it burrowed itself into my brain like a tick, and i have loved this mans music ever since. He didnt just sing songs, he told tales, every tune was a short story. HC was the last of a kind.

[@SeaDuck79]

The best songs either take you someplace or make you feel something. This song does both, a rarity. This is perhaps the best story song I've ever heard. That's what happens when you write from the heart - it makes it easier to appeal to other hearts.

[@zelmanzelman]

I saw Harry at a coffee shop in Bryn Mawr many years ago. He was great then. He still is. Thank you. Thank you.

[@onassisfamily]

Harry did a Hungerthon at our radio station in Detroit about a year before he died. He just came in all by himself, spent the entire day on the air with us and then did a one of a kind concert in the round with him, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor and John Denver. No band. All of them backed each other on each song. It was a magical night and a very very special day. HE had arranged the entire concert himself by calling his friends and asking. Truly a remarkable guy.

[@Canoe571]

"Harry, keep the change." The entire affair and sentiment summed up in four words. Thanks for this, bagnon!

[@jefroe10]

Still brings tears to my tired eyes..just beautiful.

[@natobanatotoo]

I like what the person said about Harry never making it on American Idol - most music of today lacks any cohesiveness let alone tells a story and sends chills up your spine. There are a few exceptions but very few. Even in his day - Harry wasn't a top 10 at selling discs but was and still is a Top 1 poet, writer, and entertainer! Let the music live on!

[@00lilyvonshtupp]

How I miss you , Harry...but Thanks for what you left us.

[@georgehatcher7501]

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[@mspocahontas]

Still hauntingly beautiful with the power to evoke melancholy feelings after so many years. One of the great stand-out classic ballads that we will never forget.

[@moegreene72]

The best music sometimes comes from personal experience as this song does. I must have listened to this song a hundred times back in '72. My 40th high school reunion is this year, and this song is a bitter sweet memory of that time in my life.

[@Frankiarmz]

Songs that told a story and painted pictures in our minds. Thanks for this treasure Harry!

[@jkbraves10]

this is great music from a great era.....I saw Harry Chapin at a small college in ohio in the 70's...thanks for the memory!

[@msstevie1951]

I had forgotten how hauntingly beautiful this song was until just listening to it.I got tired of "acting" when living in my handsome home,and this could be the story of my life, right down to the sequel of this song.Harry's songs all have such deep meaning to me,they mirror my life.What a talent we lost when we lost him.RIP Harry xx

[@gailwright2014]

MY TEACHER IN THE 6TH GRADE (70'S), HAZELWOOD, MO.. NAMED SUE BROUGHT A RECORD PLAYER AND THIS RECORD AND WOULD PLAY THIS ON OUR DOWN TIME, I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS, SHE OBVISOUSLY WAS RELATING TO THIS SONG AND INTRODUCED OUR CLASS TO AN AMAZING SINGER AND SONG WRITER. SHE WAS HURTING OBVISOUSLY! SHE WAS A GREAT TEACHER!!!!

[@xyzpilgram]

I hope there is a place in Heaven for these artists to live forever.

[@fatlighterpv]

+xyzpilgram These Artists Are gifts from the Gods And yes they have a special place in heaven.I believe that with all my heart

[@jesushealsmohamdidnt]

+xyzpilgram Look up Kat Kerr's account...she has visited. People still share the gifts they had on earth. There is even a Christmas Land there...

[@1MollieM]

I was working at my first summertime job in Misquamicut Beach, RI when this song was out. Great memories!!!

[@texaswader]

What a talent we lost. I have listened to and played this song a thousand times and I'll keep listening to it and playing it thousands of more times. It's timeless. Thanks Harry.

[@dianevaz]

I saw him in concert in Detroit twice, he sat at the edge of the stage and played a harmonica and sang" Mail order Annie", unforgettable, I still am heartbroken, over his loss.Tangled up puppet should be the father, daughter dance at every wedding. I will someday write the whole story of Taxi, sequel and all!

[@Tellie72]

our generation will be known for our music.....nothing more ...nothing less......but i am so lucky to have lived it.....jbt

[@timandrew1091]

Been playing drums for 60 years... been in countless bands 52 years... this is my ALL TIME FAV SONG.... period

[@TheBluesDixonary]

I loved this guy's music. Ioved his soul. I wish to God he were still here.

[@seventiesweregreat]

Taxi............is a masterpiece............none that we will never see again by the value of contemporary music released today. For us guys......................we all had a Sue in our lives...............some left us, some stayed. Harry Chapin, you are missed, and will never be forgotten, RIP Harry

[@bjbhappy]

Awesome and Timeless~ Happy Birthday Harry~

[@romeroenrique]

Pure Genius! Harry an amazing story teller and very real.

[@lenapter3272]

Right around this time. when Johnny Carson still had the tonight show in NYC; I decided to get 2 free tickets,. I've always lived in the Hartford CT area; so it was an easy bus trip.But the evening became one huge surprise ! I met two young women from Chicago We first went to see the tonight show. As it turned out we first had trouble getting into the studio, but with their help we got in. We then went to an an an Italian Restaurant . But WOW! The treated me to a gig at the Bitter End in NYC to see Harry Chapin; With Cheech and chong. I had goosebumps as I watched him sing taxi. This is one time I will never forget.

[@deserthound2605]

len apter great story. Thanks for sharing.

[@joehnunya]

I liked the song when I was younger, and somehow lived it. I guess I needed to age to appreciate it. It still gives a couple goosebumps. Thanks for posting

[@baltimorez-wad7281]

Classic from a legend. Def. one of his top 5 songs

[@L1S91]

Fantastic story teller who left us too soon!

[@dideejane1]

from a time when we stopped and listened...still chills me. Probably because now life brings Harry Chapin moments for real :-D

[@JeniRHenderson]

Must have listened this every few months since I was 16 - what a song! What a singer - able to evoke 33 years of memories with this one song.

[@noff27]

Yes, he died in such a tragic way, but those, like myself, who saw him in concert and knew his music, consider him still alive.

[@RickBentsen]

I never, sad to say, got to see him live.... I was five when he died. But I grew up on music like this, and I am all the better for it. Harry remains one of my personal heroes. A storyteller and a humanitarian.... that's the kind of person a creative like me should look up to. :)

[@1952FMS]

this transports me to a simplier time, reminds me of my best friend and some of the great times we've had. THX for sharing!

[@pippyspot]

I've been on and off listening to Harry's music since I was a kid but listening to his songs again recently I've appreciated it more and learnt so much about him, I knew he passed away at a young age but never the causes. I never knew how much he did for the world as well, I am very glad that one day my brother brought home the album and played it in his room because if he hadn't, I doubt I would ever have found Harry! One of my favs this one, ty for uploading

[@cadirector]

One of my all time favorite songs. Love hearing it now as much or even more, than since the first time I heard it when I didn't know who sang it. Brings chills and a smile everytime I hear it. I would love to make a video of what plays in my head each time I hear this song. Thanks for posting it.

[@seventiesweregreat]

Thank you for posting this timeless classic!! R.I.P. Harry.

[@mcdavey105]

Such a great artist and song...love it.

[@michaelbobson6375]

I cried like a baby! RIP Harry Chapin

[@Reisvid]

My nickname in h. s. was Harry, which I earned about a year before this song came out. Once it came out, people starting saying to me: Hey Harry! keep the change! For what seemed like at least a couple of months, I never knew what they were talking about because I hadn't heard the song. It became a part of what people regularly said to me. What a great song, & a great singer he was! I saw him perform at Boston U a couple of months before his death. Gone too early! from Harry!

[@mooredaver]

One of the greatest song of all time. Best storyteller of the 70's. Lost him way too early. Been there and the awkwardness is frightening. Class envy will always prevail.

[@octomoda]

A great song. True classic and so beautiful. I always feel so much emotion when I listen to it. No matter how many times I hear it. Thanks for posting this.

[@fingletoad]

oh man...it was a sad smile just the same..........thanks for posting

[@DapperDeb]

Great memories!!

[@edmolloy5317]

Chapin and Crocie. real Life songs about real life. RIP TO YOU BOTH

[@pseudohippie55]

big jon had an AMAZING range deep in bananas and this RIP Harry...we still miss you you will never be forgotten

[@sidneyny8608]

True beautiful soul that made timeless music AMAzing !!!!

[@semidav1]

BRILLIANT! ALWAYS WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE!

[@coyotestory]

A song for the lost generation. A generation with great dreams lost their way. I heard this song a thousand times.I want to hear it a thousand time more.

[@WildWing-wl7nj]

One of the best songs ever. Elegant, haunting...

[@NoirFan01]

This is a song I didn't care for when it came out in 1970(?) but now I have it on my iPod and listen to it all the time.

[@sandyman1960]

a pure classic

[@MrSteewped]

How could 14 people dislike this? This is an amazing quality recording and an amazing song.

[@MsNickie1001]

I've always loved the haunting melody and lyrics of this song. It is so original, but so popular.

[@pablodiablo1974]

I've just heard this song for the first time, in a Pete Segers documentary. It's my new favourite song. Why didn't you make me listen to this earlier?

[@ayla8251]

croce,chapin,true poetic justice in music. what a tremendous loss

[@Scheherizade]

wow. i've never seen this version. this is so much more powerful than what you hear on the radio!!!

[@chirovip58]

Harry was an incredible performer and a great humanitarian

[@BruceThomson]

Thanks for posting the video. It's a song I've loved for decades and still sing sometimes. Tells one of the tragedies of life. He was a perceptive person, so capable of painting an image. Thanks again.

[@chefjimmie1]

What ever happened to music? The true artists like Harry Chapin are gone and their music is gone with them. Remember when songs were music and they had soul and meaning? Nobody told a story with a song greater than Chapin, though.

[@williamtaylor5193]

"Video" is what happened to music. Back in Harry's day, and before, a recording artist had only your ears to reach, and if they failed, they were out of business.

[@teresatkl]

love this guy and his music

[@louiscannon7377]

Such a loss to the music world. Gone so soon. R.I.P Harry.

[@giordana101]

Taking Tip's and getting Stoned! Perfect ! My Lady Blue ! Sir. Tony !

[@timandrew1091]

....this could be a movie...great story

[@MrPinsh]

Brings back sweet memories.

[@elvidom2]

One of the best songs of all time, Harry, we miss you...rest in peace

[@madmiask]

really nice song and cool voice. I add it to my favourite.

[@gfelthatheartist1]

Thanks KZbin for bringing back to me one of my favorite songs

[@dckiddos4112]

lyrically this is the best song ever written

[@karenharris8905]

I do too! I miss him

[@jrb51055]

DAMN!!! I STILL so MISS HIM !!!!!!!

[@themostization]

the greatest ledgen of his time harry ae rip hopfully ur some place singing your heart out

[@mentalflossplease]

Harry belongs to the ''Ages" sages and stages, shaman/healer/magician/lover energy. editing is the point, So Live was the way to go to see this excellent musician/teller of tales... so later in the evening. ~bluzeman Chapin always in style'.

[@ritaallerding2780]

This is oh so true, esp in this day and age of all the kids sitting in the same room as their folks and looking at cell phones to text each other or playing Angry Birds etc.. As you get older you will regret all the precious time you could have spent with your family.

[@papajohn315]

Back when I was 20, I had a "checker cab" we called it 'STONY'S TAXI' we all had our little pow wow at work, on our breaks,it held about 13 people, they all made fun of my car, till they were in it, then the song TAXI came out,. I turned a lot of people on to Harry's music. He will be missed!!!

[@themostization]

iv had the nick name harry for as long as i can remember i still get choked up listening to it greatest of his time who said u have to be a good looking to make it big ledgen harry ull be in my heart for ever also Harry

[@fingletoad]

Wow, brings back such memories and how ever did you get a hold of such a great-sounding and visually fab video? Thank you! Harry was such a talent and he is missed.

[@LetJah]

Covid or not..still listening to this Masterpiece..Missing his genius..😪❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@dmarkham10]

Gone 30 years today. "I still remember you"

[@SFCBenny57]

I met him briefly after a show he did in Reading, Pa. in 1984 not too long before he died.Some kind of irony for me to have ended up pushing a hack around those dirty streets a couple of years after that.

[@RascalKing174]

Great memories - Cindy if you are still there let me know

[@DaveTheyCallme]

Great ballad. A master at words was Harry , for sure. I couldnt believe hearing of his death when it happened .

[@Highnoon59]

This man is brilliant....

[@Musicismybag2]

WOW! they truly don't make them like they use to ( Harry.............how are you Harry, I saId how are you "Sue" with the to many miles and the to little smiles. I still "remember you"...........It was somewhere in a fairty tale, i use to take her home in my car. we learned about love, in a back of a car.....Harry,, Keep the change............................

[@jackoshaw]

This scene was from the Movie, The Roaring Twenties.... When I first saw this Movie with James Cagney, I was pleasantly surprised and knew this is where the idea for this song originated... Good Work, Harry Chapin!

[@JoeBabes62]

she said Harry keep the change........clasic

[@KSK466]

HE WAS A VERY GOOD HUMAN BEING

[@salvatoregallina7618]

Great Song Rip harry and ty

[@stevewoan7834]

Incredible indeed!

[@garys1266]

Amazing singer and storyteller. Gone too soon.

[@Danswenson90]

this song gives me chills and great euphoria

[@richardwatne558]

harry great singer he miss sang from heart

[@sidhayes6168]

A great song!

[@jodizanolini989]

Adores his music

[@R9ZSPACE]

Mr Chapin was real people ; saw his concert at Worcester Auditorium 1977. Rick F.

[@williamtaylor5193]

She probably figured Harry needed the dough.

[@jnelson16701]

She was "acting" like she was successful and happy; but in reality she wasn't. Just like Harry, their dreams never became reality.

[@jnelson16701]

She was "acting" like she was successful and happy; but in reality she wasn't. Just like Harry, their dreams never became reality.

[@19540071]

ALL HARRY'S SONGS HAVE A LOT OF MEANING ,.TO US OLD FOLKS..IN SOME WAY..

[@Madayy]

Anyone that has had an easy life would not get this song.

[@xpious]

What a cool old song ....

[@gordenprice2824]

Loved this Song synced it first came out

[@bradpertner1035]

BRILLIANT

[@tamarahhill1670]

Harry Chapin sang Mr. Tanner on the Carson show, and Doc and the band got up and gave Harry and his band a standing ovation after. I can't find that video on youtube.