Harry Chapin--Taxi

"Baby's so high that shes skying, yeah she's flying afraid to fall, I'll tell you why Baby's crying, cuz' she's dying arent we all".
The greatest person to fight world hunger died in 1982 God bless Harry Chapin.

[@bruceallen3052]

Harry Chapin devoted much of his life to fighting hunger in America and around the world. Here in SW Florida my wife and I see the work the Harry Chapin Food Bank does to fight hunger by their donations to our church’s food pantry and at the Fort Myers Rescue Mission where we volunteer. The food bank was renamed in his honor years ago in recognition of his efforts to eliminate hunger in the wealthiest country in the world. Long live his legacy!

[@Christopher-yd2uy]

God bless him and his family

[@billyg310]

@@bruceallen3052 only the good die young

[@kmccjoe1]

I saw Harry at Pine Knob four times. He was wonderful. Later, I ran food banks in Michigan. Harry was inspiration to me as a musician and as a humanitarian.

[@michaelflanagan5450]

Thank you for your heartwarming duties to American Society.

[@johnnyrhoades7675]

Pure Talent no lights, no ridiculous back tracked recording, pure genius, very sad song but everyone can relate to it...

[@lenrobinson]

He sounded just as good in a live performance as he did in the recording studio. Pure talent. R.I.P. Harry.

[@jimmyguitar2933]

And no Autotune, the Destroyer of Music.

[@lisabutler6156]

I punked my step dad once it was funny he likes the girl solo about why baby is dying and he didn't know it was a guy until I told him he was shocked lol. I laughed so hard

[@Michelle-jr1yo]

Yes, just talent.Its either there or isn't.... No matter how much they try to put bells whistle or glitter on

[@Michelle-jr1yo]

♥️

[@davidwhitney6078]

I'm 67 years old now.and have been listening to Taxi mist all my life He will always be remembered

[@frankmccallum3124]

Same here buddy

[@tomsoule1366]

@@frankmccallum3124 Absolutely.

[@richardkietzman9281]

71

[@francisbryan4485]

79

[@philipnemeth2829]

65

[@rob1958bc]

I was 19, and I was engaged, and hopelessly in love. But that ended, and I was devastated. This song spoke to me, and felt like it became my soul. Now, more than 40 years later, I am a truck driver, and she's associated with the entertainment industry. In my case, art became real. But to this day, I've never met her since.

[@marshalljimduncan]

It's not tragic to die doing what you love

[@Carol-ok3vz]

We never forget our loves.

[@swale12]

My days are numbered but my days have been happy because of this song. Harry, you will never die.

[@godbluffvdgg]

I hope you made good use of your time...Good luck as you shuffle off the mortal coil..All our days are numbered friend..Ite in pace (Go in peace)

[@swale12]

As a note I have had an excellent moral life. I had loving parents whom taught me compassion and empathy. I have no darkness in my dreams. peace my fellow traveler.

[@tuff47]

We were so blessed growing up with this music in the 1970's. Harry will never die as long as we remember.

[@UncleEarl97]

I was in high school when this came out and with such a thought provoking message of possibilities and choices in life. I haven't heard this in quite some time, so I had to listen to this again, but this time with the benefit of seeing their live performance. Sometimes I wonder what life would look like if I had gone down different paths, made different decisions. I don't dwell on this very often, as I'm too busy with my current journey. Few things are perfect my friends, so please make wise choices. To all the Harry's out there, thanks for your thought provoking songs throughout all the decades.

[@LobsterLover530]

Dude. Those lyrics are timeless. Great talent.

[@anthonyrinaldo1133]

I've listened to this song over the years by Harry. One of the great story songs. I do believe this is my favorite live version done by Harry and the band. It has a particular edge to it, and abandon feel to it. It's what music should be, a journey and after the experience, you come out different on the back end. RIP HC..

[@petercosgrove3924]

HOW often does anyone hear this fantastic song on the radio? NEVER . It will be lost.

[@kevinarchbold3704]

Too long

[@jkoncz]

Great background singing by the band.

[@jerrylee2698]

good vibrations Harry was awesome

[@johnbadten3238]

In college in whitewater Wisconsin. Only one bar had taxi on the box. 1973. I hit a three rail shot on the 8 ball to win while this song played. Etched in the hard drive my friend.

[@brianhogg9857]

He was an amasing commentator of the human condition and amasing wordsmith an incredible composer and musician. Was devastated when he left us

[@marshalljimduncan]

It's not tragic to die doing what you love

[@Sam-qm1io]

What do you suppose causes your brain to conclude that 'amasing' is a word?

[@brianhogg9857]

@@Sam-qm1io small keyboard large finger

[@Sam-qm1io]

@@brianhogg9857 Really...both times, the exact same letter, and not once with any other word? You ought to be ashamed that you're too insecure to honestly own even a minor mistake.

[@carle8608]

After all these years I still miss Harry. I was lucky enough to see him and his band a few times…..

[@steveh7682]

I saw him perform in prospect park in Brooklyn N.Y. arojuly at his house anund 1980 . I think there were 25 people in the audience . It was almost like hanging out with him . He used to have barbaques on the 4th of july at his home and charge $25 dollars a person to raise money for charities .After he passed away he passed away his lead guitarist Doug Walker and a friend of mine Richie had a band together . I went to their practice dungeon on Utica ave, Brooklyn to hear them practice , His brother Tom had that show make a wish . A Talented familybrother Steve played bass I had an album of his .

[@EmpireNOS]

Thank you for posting this,It put chills down my spine.

[@Swtpip]

UK here love these songs....😍

[@JPO555]

Great tune......

[@danielflores8940]

Great song

[@Terk131]

One of the greatest story telling songs right next to G Lightfoots Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

[@AdrianoSantos-wm3rt]

Amazing...R.I.P....harry chapin..

[@montgomerydenzer8805]

Man Sometimes ART IMITATES LIFE so sad

[@brianwhitenight8671]

His best song ever

[@Ken-py7nb]

Harry used to live two miles from my house in Bryam Twp NJ

[@elkabong6429]

Happy b’day, Harry Chapin, R.I.P. December 7, 1942 - July 16, 1981

[@kristoffehutchings7017]

This song will last hundreds of years... it's that good.

[@TC-eo5eb]

I saw Harry perform at the UWSP in Stevens Point Wisconsin around 1976 or 1977. Great show.

[@bailinnumberguy]

This and Cat's in the Cradle, fugettaboutit.

[@eastbaysf]

No forgazy...thats for sure.

[@lindawhite-id3ly]

Love it!

[@vincentharris9976]

Love Harry

[@eeejay8425]

I miss this great music era.

[@gerardmcnamara521]

this is a work of art

[@laughinkitti4169]

Thank you.

[@dennisbalz9006]

Just one of those songs you know all the words and sing along with it.

[@donnathompson3906]

love this song

[@nereidamatoscolon]

Beautiful

[@Blaklege63]

What a greatly well written song

[@michaelmaloney6734]

Not quite possibly saw him 74 or 75 at w fl university live with this same band was fantastic

[@kgkger]

I think about this song and listen to it every now and then. Then I think of his tragic ending and am very sad. I wonder how much great music the world missed when Harry, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Jim Croce and others in their prime passed away. So sad.

[@christinemarchand6535]

This is also my old friends love song. To me..

[@jackdasef7367]

What a great bass line. It's subtle, but frames the lyrics beautifully.

[@lindarodriguez5561]

God, that cello is so good...

[@gordonarneson2070]

When music was music and rap will always be crap

[@SkybabyandStar]

Yep

[@charlescooley5256]

I miss harry

[@Mikielike]

Incredible

[@paulsummers2640]

I wish I had something like this in my soul.

[@peglegjim57]

I was the guy who “didn’t let her get away.” Best 40 years of my life.

[@josephsmith6944]

This Song has Haunted for 49 Years .😢

[@anthonyrichard8001]

YEP! THX!

[@richardgonick931]

Me too.

[@LorettaBamford-k4q]

Collective Soul

[@GlenDoer-gq1rs]

Who goes back to their teens???

[@debifox5780]

Love Love Harry 😘😘

[@hogslanding.d5325]

This has to be one of the saddest songs,because it reminds us of the life we all expected but never came true

[@kenwittlief255]

we all expected LOL? kinda like a Stoners Anthem?

[@SkybabyandStar]

@Hogslanding.D I know exactly what you’re talking about

[@bartjoy5179]

Listen to For A Dancer by Jackson Browne. He has a line that makes that make sense. You don’t know what you’re here for until it’s over.

[@jcbever1511]

I get what you're saying.

[@JT-tb8lh]

So true

[@dhindsjr]

This song is epic! One of the most beautiful songs ever written! It still gives me chills every time I listen to it!

[@bryanpalmer9660]

This was a song my late Father used to play on his tape recorder during my childhood-a beautiful song and I remember when Harry was killed in a car crash and I felt gen sad at the loss of a talented Man RIP Harry Auckland New Zealand 2022

[@frederickhaaken456]

Hell yeah

[@maribethstern8023]

Wow! That's the same word I used! Epic indeed , what a beautiful song and a writer's writer! I'm pretty good but this man is in a class by HIMSELF! Bravo, Bravo,!!!!!!!!

[@maribethstern8023]

I think I'm going to cry, I'd forgotten just how much I love this beautiful song, what incredible talent!

[@davidbell2753]

He was the genius storyteller. Still missed after these years.

[@frederickhaaken456]

Legend. RIP Harry."We've both gotten what we asked for, such a long long time ago " Pure poetry

[@williambousquet6576]

HARD TO BELIEVE IT IS NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO SINCE HE LEFT US. RIP, HARRY

[@stephrnnicholls35]

Harry Chapin was the only performer in the history of the tonight show to appear two nights in a row that is the impact he had

[@wendylecker6937]

nice words

[@derekemrie2987]

Makes one think about the old saying "Be careful what you wish for"!

[@frederickhaaken456]

This reminds me of Theresa from Seaford, 1993. We've both gotten what we asked for, such a long, long time ago. So true. Fond memories.

[@gerrymcardle9319]

Who else is listening to Harry tonight in 2023 ‘ what a wonderful entertainer and person he was RIP. I still have most of his LP records and listen to them regularly.

[@jackiehoward3212]

Nov. 25th, 2023. I’m still listening and do so probably once a week. Love this song

[@donaldloehr4300]

Today's the 26th and we're back for our daily dose of inspiration. @@jackiehoward3212

[@stevegreaves2378]

Me too from New Zealand.cheers Harry.

[@markengel4254]

Me too it never stops love you harry

[@marilynfosseen1541]

Me too.

[@supa308]

Any one who is over 53 years old can laugh and cry with this song........Miss you Harry.....

[@joywatkins4760]

MY OLDEST SON JUST TURNED 54, AND HE IS VERY MUSICALLY INCLINED AND REMEMBERS HIS MUSIC, TOO!

[@rickthomas4578]

Such a hauntingly poetic story from a brilliant storyteller. Thank you Harry. Rest in Peace

[@MsSmitty9]

I sit here thinking ( and crying) of my late Brother Michael. God I miss Him. Thanks Harry. 🙏

[@roe6075]

Beautiful put, Rick🙏🏻❤️

[@jigln202]

@@MsSmitty9 and me, my Brother Raymond. Yes, Thank you Harry, you Sir and Raymond, my loving brother. GOD Bless them all.

[@MrSpaceace1999]

Is your sister sue?

[@thekingsilverado3266]

One of the great greats.

[@purpleivory2]

"Another man might have been angry. Another man might have been hurt, but another man never would have let her go. I stashed the bill in my shirt." Timeless.

[@frederickhaaken456]

DAMN!!!!

[@kg5521]

That part of the lyrics will always remind me of a guy I used to know back in the 70's - He just loved that part of the song. His name was Mike - He passed way at a young age. But this song always reminds me of him. You are correct - This song is timeless !!

[@robertflynn6301]

In the early 70’s Northport High School, N.Y. I had a study hall class with a pass to go see a performer in a room the size of a mini auditorium. It was Harry Chaplin on a little stage by himself on a stool with guitar. Playing and talking to students. A memory I will never forget.

[@Ron71997]

so beautifully written.....

[@crieverytim]

Whyd he stash the bill in his shirt?

[@jrculbertson7463]

WE were blessed BECAUSE HARRY WAS HERE 😢😢😢

[@natsway]

absolutely!!

[@jackiestephenbroughton1712]

This is the only song that can take me back to my wonderful but crazy 16 years of age. But after all these years would love to go back. I think many of us had no idea how good we had it in the early 70's.

[@sublimnalphish7232]

I knew!

[@chanmi1957]

We were lucky. We had the best fashion, the best cars and the best music. RIP Harry. This world could use more like you.

[@meldavies1225]

I couldn't agree more Jackie, it was a great time....

[@frednoble1833]

WOW. YOU JUST SEUD IT IN A NUTSHELL. GOD BLESS YOU. JESUS. HES PHENOMINAL. NIGHTFENCER GATEKEEPER BRAINTREE. BOSTON. HAPPY 4TH.OF JULY. FULL.MOON WAS F IN AWSOME..

[@michellechalmers8753]

You're so right - we had no idea how good we had it back then. I mean, we knew it was good; in fact, really good. What we didn't know is how crappy the world was to become afterwards. Who could have possibly fathomed? I am just so glad I grew in that wonderful generation where music reigned supreme and talent (not computer-generated effects) was geniunely appreciated. RIP Harry - you made a real difference during your short time with us.

[@douglasadams6024]

that is a haunting song that almost every man has lived, letting that one speacial person get away .........

[@Christopher-yd2uy]

Omg yes soo very true

[@harryd.591]

At 69 I still think what might have been if an early Love worked out.

[@fullcirclenursing]

.... and sometimes for the dumbest reasons

[@anthonyrinaldo1133]

Not me, luckily I would up with that very special person. Fantastic song through, one of the great ones. And this version in particular has an edge that is just perfect. RIP HC.

[@delmarhaynes7006]

I have been there!

[@felix49qwe4rty]

How are you Harry? After all this time, I remember you. And in 2020 , I'm still flying.

[@karenbaker5352]

Thank you for that. 2020, I'm still flying too. Love Harry Chapin, gone too soon.

[@barrypuckett2488]

I called them ballads life in a song love it!

[@clarkpalace]

2020 covid listener!

[@Telephonebill51]

Lol, aren't we all?

[@miketocci]

Me too. Been listening to Harry since 1990. I was 13. And I'm still flying everytime I hear his songs!

[@alvinromero1511]

Harry Chapin & Jim Croce, How did we lose such Great talents so soon? Never understood.

[@aaronhamlett]

Alvin Romero So true. Every so often I have to queue up a few of their songs and just sit and cry.

[@halnoyes4371]

Jim Croce was the greatest troubadour to grace this old world. Such a massive talent gone way too soon. Another was Ronnie Van Zant. To me, imho, they were the second and third day the music died. I also love Harry Chapin, and he is one of a very few select artists that had a No 1 single on their first album, which happens to be this song.

[@stevenmiller7747]

Hal Noyes Great song but Taxi wasn't a number one hit, as a matter of fact it wasn't even a top 20 hit. According to Billboard in the USA it's highest position was on 24.

[@daveanthony4280]

Sad.

[@clintcox4278]

ALVIN ROMERO. And Ronnie,duane and berry.

[@MrMrneil1]

I had to hear thousands of songs over the years, to hear this again and realize it as a masterpiece.

[@maukeman28]

Same Neil

[@ld3511]

When I heard it I knew it was amazing! I'm 58 and I totally agree how long it takes us to realize our world.😀Keep the change🥰

[@gamike8898]

2024 and still here...

[@richardtitzmann3217]

Me too September

[@dougcarson5202]

"Then she hand me $20 for a $2.50 fare and said, Harry...keep the change". That line hit me like a ton of bricks when I was a mere teenager when I first heard this song shortly after it was first released. Didn't know crap about about the facts of life back then. That's the power of true poetry.

[@rickwidlund3512]

👍, yea thank you.

[@GeorgeGeorgecp]

😊

[@charlie-obrien]

Among the many things that Harry was, he was also a teacher, giving us insights that we would hold onto.

[@michaelcalkins8648]

I had the opportunity to see him perform one time solo with no backing band. Total magic. The world lost an epic storyteller on July 16, 1981.

[@juliewilkins6764]

Tragic ending for this fine man. 😢

[@sublimnalphish7232]

Only the good die young! In his case it's too true!

[@jotacalvo]

Similar to Elvis’ death, I remember precisely the spot that I was standing in when I heard the news of his death. Even as a young boy of 12, it really bothered me, as I had come to love his music from my father often listening to him.

[@harryd.591]

Love that you all are still watching the legend Harry Chapin. He deserves all of the accolades we give him and may his songs live on forever!

[@Christopher-yd2uy]

2024 and I am 60 still crying 😢

[@harryd.591]

50th anniversary of Cats in the Cradle. Has there ever been a more touching song?

[@Christopher-yd2uy]

@@harryd.591 no

[@chandlerstewartofficial]

Harry Chapin was quite possibly one of the best story telling musicians EVER.

[@godbluffvdgg]

He's no Gordon Lightfoot or Neil Diamond but he is an awesome performer...I grew up in that era, guys like Harry were everywhere...You want to read stories, check The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Peter Gabriel wrote all that...

[@chandlerstewartofficial]

@@godbluffvdgg they had more time than he did, harry was taken too soon

[@godbluffvdgg]

@@chandlerstewartofficial You may be right.

[@bophreyhumgart2953]

Well, he and Jim Croce.

[@ld3511]

YES!

[@rickhyatt7940]

Hello my name is C.Rick Hyatt and I've been a Cab driver since I was 18 years old and I'm 55 now. I own my own Taxi in Rosetown Saskatchewan Canada population 3000. I love my job I've had my ups and downs but I wouldn't trade it for all the tea in China. I've lived and worked in big Cities for 16 years and I paid my dues. Am very, very, happy to work in a small town I make decent money to support my ailing Mother and my handicapped brother. I love the song taxi it brings back many, many, memories. Remember if you love your Job that's half the battle. Keep on rocking.

[@izwatchinu]

Nice Rick ~ I live in London, Ontario. Yes, Harry carries lotsa of beautiful musical memories for sure . Nice to say hello. enjoy

[@neverjethot]

Rick Hyatt I'll bet you have some stories to tell! I appreciate my job but I have always thought it would be cool to drive a cab and meet different people all day. I bought "The cab driver's joke book" at a yard sale years ago. Best dime I ever spent!

[@randomActOfBlindness]

Rick Hyatt +1

[@redneckroy8947]

Christina grimmiie Adam Levine just somebody that I use to know

[@crazygn0me67]

Rick Hyatt awesome man, from pa here, your words are an insperation!!! keep on keepin on man.

[@dianar1138]

9-'24, and Harry still lives on thru his music! Is anyone still listening to it?

[@jimmyduncan3815]

i cry

[@jimmyduncan3815]

so much of my life from 73

[@Bruce-mm2uc]

I passed the accident that Harry died in on the Long Island Expressway. It was burned out Mack truck and a burned out VW rabbit. It was in the east bound lanes. Then, I went to the Bethpage motel and heard the sad news. Harry was a major talent and is sorely missed. 😢

[@randystein7374]

Not only a great singer but a fine storyteller, too. RIP Harry, I'll always love your tunes.

[@peregrinesmith6335]

I was a taxi driver, when I first heard this song, maybe 1976. The story was so familiar, it was true for almost every taxi driver I knew. We all met people from our past, it was always bitter sweat. Saw him perform this live in Melbourne in 1978. He was so much more live than on record. "Harry (Perry) keep the change.~~~I stashed the bill in my shirt."

[@walterweiss7124]

nice, i was too, 2001-15

[@stevemcgill355]

I've heard this song 1000X & it never gets old. Sad, beautiful & timeless.

[@AlmaWells]

Me too!! Not only have I heard this song over and over and over again... I actually wrote a letter to Harry Chapin begging him to work together with me to produce a sequel to "Taxi." Harry Chapin wrote back to me declining however he gave me some words of advice that his grandfather told him... "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, until you succeed. He wrote the sequel to Taxi and then was crushed to death in a truck accident. I cried and cried and cried... Okay, I am compelled to sing on "America's Got Talent," in honor of Harry.

[@robertlauritsen3511]

I remember where I was when I heard the news of his death. I was at a Dante's Italian Kitchen in Hicksville, Long Island, about a mile and a half from the accident. The accident was on the Long Island Expressway near the Jericho exit. We were schocked. What a tremendous loss.

[@adkchip1]

Steve McGill That day i was a young man headed to his show at Eisenhower park, long island. Got turned away at the gate, having been given the news of his death in a very callous manner by nassau county's finest. Now i am better than half dead, thankful i can still hear him sing.

[@cromwell344]

Steve McGill m I'm

[@IrishMonster32]

Absolutely beautiful work, and the falsetto of the backing vocalist was beyond amazing. What a great song…

[@TimOlsen100]

The backing vocalist is bassist John Wallace. He was an original member of Harry's band and has been with the Steve Chapin ( Harry's brother)Band for years.

[@zacharyhickman6690]

The falsetto part .. magic

[@gordonbeukema7235]

I wish we knew the words

[@geoffclarke1974]

Do mean the falsetto? I think: "Baby's so high that she's skying. Yes, she's flying, afraid to fall. I'll tell you why baby's crying. Cause she's dying, aren't we all."

[@dmmchugh3714]

I remember driving to Harry's concert in Morristown NJ in 1977. It snowed so hard and it was one of the first times my parents let me drive in the bad weather - and at night ! I drove with my 2 high school best friends. Of course, they performed this song. But I never understood why the song had the falsetto segway. I've read the words and get the meaning, but the song seemed cool to me without it. **though no one asked me ! Does anyone know ifthis performance was from the Don Kirschner "Rock Concert" program thst was on in that era ?

[@itsonlyatail]

I was 15 in high school, met my best friend in the bathroom having a cigarette… we were best friends for 46 years! Lost her a few years back to pancreatic cancer…this song makes me cry thinking of her. See ya soon Lynn ❤️

[@donaldloehr4300]

"in the bathroom having a cigarette". That certainly brings back memories of my high school days with a pack of unfiltered, soggy cigarettes stuck in my sock. Now couple that with playing on the football team, where 2/3 of the team smoked much to the chagrin of the coach, who, btw, also smoked. But we made it all the way to the state finals, where we got creamed (I guess they didn't smoke). Ah memories.

[@laurablack2262]

Sad.

[@jimpernetti]

They don’t make em like Harry poet missed

[@susannebender-constantino7692]

Harry Chapin sang at my high school. When he did this song, one of my classmates sang the beautiful high pitched part. Then on my way to the hospital (1980) to have my first child, we passed Eisenhower Park, (where he was to give a concert), and we heard the announcement that he had died in a car accident on his way there. So sad ... One great person was taken that day, as I gave birth to another.

[@w.patterson4413]

1981. I got a ride from a truck driver that was heading in the opposite direction when Harry died. That's how I learned of his death.

[@audreycolantuoni2414]

I worked at Huntington Hospital. I walked through Eisenhower Park all the time, and attended his siblings’ concert there. Unforgettable tribute to a beautiful man.

[@roe6075]

What a story!!! Experiences, that sure is Life.

[@karenthompson8323]

@@w.patterson4413 ,,

[@johnbailey9864]

like what you said feeling it

[@greenhawk46338]

Amen R.I.P. Harry, hope you and Jim Croce are singing together.

[@jp-mc2bp]

Amen. Nothing left yo say

[@donwayne1357]

@@jp-mc2bp Makes dying not seem so bad if that's on the other side.

[@jp-mc2bp]

Too many greats have gone

[@donwayne1357]

@@jp-mc2bp Can you imagine those two and Tim Hardin?

[@danielhulitt1212]

Tried to book Jim Croce for a college concert, but alas he was tragically killed. Ended up with Sha na na, which was a sell-out.

[@kcboston]

Not too many artists can make a live performance, sound better than a studio recording.

[@keithsage1593]

There was a generation of musicians we have lost , Jim Croce ..Harry Chapin, Dan Fogelberg , Dan Seals. They left us to soon and impacted our lives forever..RIP.

[@oldisgood2587]

Oh Lord.

[@zyxw2024]

Nearly 50 years with Jim Croce's tragic demise. I recall the morning I read in the newspaper that he had died. I was age 18. I really do remember this. A long time memory.

[@debrabrooks6138]

56 years old and still listening to the greatest tunes ever! This man will always be the master of ballads!

[@philipnemeth2829]

65 here totally agree

[@jamessullivan1154]

55 and rocking it

[@williamkenealy3471]

I never let her go 40 years rest in peace honey. 5 children 6 grand kids. I got everything i asked for.

[@joywatkins4760]

5 FOR ME, TOO! 6 GRANDKIDS AND 8 GREATS.

[@dakotahstr]

I'm sure alot of people can relate to this song, I know I do. Harry is one of the best, I say is because his music will live on.

[@debbief9861]

I’m so glad to see how many people love Harry as much as I do.

[@joywatkins4760]

HE WAS VERY SPECIAL.

[@anickagreen9442]

This song is a poem… a living poem.. Harry is one of the most generous soul on Earth who ever lived. A real Earth Angel. His soul is very high-spirited and he is walking along the real truth; giving to the humanity first. When I heard him said that the money he receives from his shows is not his but belongs to people, I got goose pimples. At this very young age to be so connected, so aware, so sensitive to misery, hunger, he has to be enlightened, to be a very old soul…. he came down here to give us a message through his two famous songs…. I grabbed the lesson, did you??? God bless you Harry! Thank you very much for the message, for the lesson… I do have quality time with my son… Much love and respect xox O:)

[@anickagreen9442]

Wayne Burdette I am touched, very touched. Harry Chapin is a very old soul who gave us his wisdom, his greatness. I happen to be sensitive to his wisdom. Thank you Wayne for your kind words… I return them greatly to you!! God bless you too… 'til we'll join Harry the other side of the rainbow! Anicka xo

[@derekemrie2987]

Anicka Green while i sincerely applaud Harry's music, and I'm sure he really did want to make a difference (and he did, I recall H.C. food bank in Lee county Florida), I also really believe there's no such thing is true altruism. People have reasons for doing things, people have egos, probably celebrities are more prone to out of control egos, of course they can resist temptation towards misuse of power just like anyone else can. Still a fan of Harry's music, but I also believe people can become martyrs unknowingly, and have a self fulfilling prophecy like living in squalor when they don't have to. No one changes the world by themselves, I was affect by kin who'd wear socks and undergarments with holes in them, and give to every charity that flooded their mailbox seeking donations,...all in some attempt to prove worthiness of holiness to enter heaven. Mercy is free, no one is perfect, and none enter heaven by works.

[@bluejay99991]

Derek Emrie how much you are wrong, works and faith, harry had it, and the rest of the real world opperaters this way- I was in the boyes homes. in need of want come from the gutters of the Chicago area. then lived around the world in the arm pitts of this world. real people suffer here. like you evangelicals- fundis'think that you just got to mumble bible verses, faith in action. you have to live your faith as god-christ commanded in his gospels- feed the hungry, visit the widow, and children, visit the prisoned.live a gospel with our lives w/o no compenseat.so thet our reward in heaven will be great.matt. chap seven. luke remember paribles the someritan, and the beaten man.other somerarily dismissed them selves.but the someritan gave of his own free will-like our lord taught us in his gospels,and gave of himself, w/o compinseat, or any reward unselfishly, to offer the greatest sacrifice about all a the father sent his son to do die fore mankind, . hey man these immutiable unchanged able truths.i am an orthodox Christian, and a Hebrew to.like the rich man and lazarus,man this is wat' harry live a self styled gospel. and evangelical nay sayers wort be ruling heaven-read you bible. only those thet love my commandments love our fellow man do the holi-works w/o compinseat. will enter the kingdom of heaven.christ could of said it neater or completer.

[@patrickrozario4157]

Lovely song

[@cliffdr.detroitlynch3903]

randie bowlin what a song, what meaning, some of us have lived this.

[@richardzeman948]

I stuffed the bill in my shirt….going to my 50th class reunion and I will have a $20 stuffed in my shirt pocket for one of my best friends…that was our song and it still is.😊

[@aspensulphate]

Stashed, not "stuffed"

[@cruyeda]

I love songs that look at lost loves. My story? My first day of college, I walked into class and saw the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. 3 guys were talking to her, laughing and having a good time. I thought she must have been the Prom Queen or the most popular girl in her High School. Thinking, she would never want to talk to a mug like me, I ignored her. After college, I spent 10 years as a Commercial Artist but decided on a career change. I joined the Sheriff's Department. 5 years later, I was patrolling Gardena with a partner on graveyard shift. I pointed to a house and said, "Asians live there". My partner asked me how I knew? I said it had the "Look" and told him to run the license plate of the car in the driveway. It came back to the girl I went to college with. For 2 years, I drove by hoping to catch a glimpse of her. Alas, due to the late hours, I never saw her outside, so I wrote her a card, telling her I was her neighborhood cop. A few days later, she called the station and invited me out to dinner. We caught up with our lives from the time in between. Pretty soon, we were talking everyday. After a few months, she told me she thought we felt the same way about each other and married a year later. We've been married 27 years now and are both retired. She's still the most beautiful girl I have ever seen.

[@wjm4710]

Wow man..... Just "WOW".

[@JerseyAcoustic]

Wow. One of the best things I have ever read on the Internet. -A brother officer.

[@cruyeda]

Funny how life is, you never know what will happen. Now I can die happy.

[@SirGalaEd]

That is so beautiful! God Bless.

[@neverthesame7887]

I love your story. It goes to show something, though. You underestimated yourself because you thought she'd never go for a "mug like me" the best part of your story is that your both still together! May you have many, many more happy years together! Oh, and btw, my brother has been a cop for over thirty years and my father (rest his beautiful soul) died in 2007 but he was a Detective Sargent( DEA )

[@MichaelVinson-l3l]

Don't make them like that anymore!

[@donforsey9509]

That’s for god damn sure.

[@StropSharp]

This song takes you on a journey of two peoples lives that went in different directions, who hasn't been there once upon a time....

[@Dem0D1ck]

+C D Kennedy This is the story of my life.

[@tomcox22]

This song takes many back to never never land!!

[@bobbygarrison3122]

Kinda like Little Texas, What might have been.

[@masonparks3939]

How'd it make out for you on that journey you mentioned? Not all that well for mine. Maybe I didn't listen

[@robsherman4074]

True

[@lynneitria733]

Oh how I love this song. I have a lot of regrets from my past too. We had so many hopes and dreams that never came true. Whatever we had once was gone.

[@mickjagger8439]

It's me Lynne

[@TiredOldMann]

I must be getting old , it's 2023 . Feels like yesterday .

[@bandieboo8102]

You are not alone...😂😁

[@eileencoleman6857]

What a great performer - he deserves so many accolades not just for his talent but his humanitarian spirit.

[@joywatkins4760]

HE TRULY HAD A BEAUTIFUL SOUL SMILES

[@romanhuerta3365]

Unmatched song writing. Definitely one of the greatest recorded songs of all time

[@bigdog7088]

Credit the poetry to his wife.

[@Pickininvt]

This song was written about a cab driver in Burlington Vermont named Tom Bishop. He was a friend of Harry's and a friend of mine. It's a true story, but the words changed to fit the song. Harry played this song for one of the very first times at Tom's house. I was there, Tom and his wife were there, and Harry was there. The next day, he played the song for the first time live, before he ever recorded it at a show in NYC. He's greatly missed.

[@reneeaucoin6813]

Pickininvt I was a kid in Maine when I first heard this song....it still haunts me to this day

[@xxxcop113]

Thank you .. He was truly a great man such talent taken from us so early .. I live on Long Island all my life his good deeds live on as a teen I spent summers in MiddleBury Vermont and just like Harry I was molded into a good man that has always helped people as a NYC cop and in my church and community I know my time is running out here and hope to see all my friends and family on the other side .. God bless you Harry and you too for sharing that nice memory

[@windstrucklady1]

Pickininvt man how blessed you are to have that poignant memory.

[@markbrown7215]

Some songs I just wonder , how did they come up with that ? This is on the top of the list.

[@richardspain8973]

Pickininvt Wow, and still so relevant 👍🏽😊🙏🏽❤️

[@stephenspencer4672]

A fine song about two people with hopes and dreams who meet again years later to discover their lives have taken very different paths. Excellent!

[@jeffreywhalen8500]

Such a great talent. They don't make music like that anymore Rip Harry

[@jeturchin]

you cant listen to it without a tear n your eye and a profound feeling of wow in your heart

[@waynooot]

well put

[@EdWatts]

Mr. Chapin didn't sing particularly well, but there has never been another who could write -- or sing -- a song which tells a story like he did. I saw him "live" once, and I (among many others!) gave him a standing ovation...not for his performance so much as for his genius. Rest in peace, Mr. Chapin; I have never owned a Volkswagen, Rabbit or other, since your unfortunate demise.

[@martinkirsch5272]

jon turchin YES SO TRUE JON....I MISS HIM SO MUCH. We saw Harry live in a NJ Bar in 1980. After the concert he came out to the foyer and kissed all the girls and my wife. I couldn't believe I was standing right in front of him 2 feet away.

[@leejay1959]

Watts you are FAR from correct

[@brucesummers6716]

Dragon