James Taylor - Enough To Be On Your Way

[@tomschuch5768]

I was in this video, hired as background to play one of the mourners at the cemetery (dark suit). Before the shoot, the background actors were in the wardrobe trailer and James Taylor walks in to introduce himself. It was a surprise. He took the time. After the shoot we were back in the trailer signing out and he came back in and thanked us all for being there. He was very gracious and thoughtful. It's always a thrill to meet someone like James Taylor who has achieved great success and fame to find out he is also a really nice person.

[@cindyp1395]

How wonderful for you to have met James and be part of this shoot. I love this song. It makes me think of my mom.. she passed this year * I loved her so much and miss her beyond words.♥️

[@tmo7734]

Thanks for this insightful thoughtful message, Tom. So much sadness has touched the Taylor family.

[@pat9575]

I have a couple connections to this video. An old friend of mine was Kate Markowitz boyfriend for several years some time ago. She's one of JT's backup singers and has been for many years. Met her for the first time at a wedding in Tucson and she's also in the video with dark shades and beige colored dress. I also babysat for Barbara Hershey's son named 'Free' at the time in early 70's while on location when she filmed a western drama called 'Last Hard Men'. After filming I gave her a ride to the airport from Rio Rico, AZ to Tucson in a 55' Pontiac Star Chief listening to tunes on an 8 track tape player. I discovered this video by accident a few years ago and couldn't believe the similarities to my experiences.

[@hdrk59]

This song always gets me. Thank you for the insight.

[@jw893]

Not sure why you were blown away. He’s talented, but he is just a guy like you. Did you get paid?

[@MST3Kfan1]

Most people will never know how fortunate we are to live in the same time as this national treasure. Thankfully we fans do. Thank you for such a legendary career of nothing but great music and memories

[@darrellhicks360]

Hourglass is my fave. This song was written in Memorial to his brother. Alex died on March 12, 1993 (James's birthday), at age 46.

[@MST3Kfan1]

I didn’t know that. Makes it more poignant

[@patchalmers8121]

A few years ago I was lucky enough to meet James Taylor in Heathrow Airport in London. I spoke with him for a few minutes and what a gentleman he was. I ended by shaking his hand. I shook the hand of the man who created this and all those other beautiful songs.

[@christinawilliams5808]

Amazing!! U r lucky to have that memory!!

[@williambechelli8192]

It is good to acknowledge greatness when your lucky enough for it to cross your path... 🍀

[@Trevor4364]

What a privilege!

[@Luked0g440]

And, I’m willing to bet that, if you asked him, he’d probably say that he’d just like to be treated like any other average Joe. He seems just that down to Earth to me. I had the privilege of FINALLY seeing him live, with my brother, at the amphitheater at Milwaukee SummerFest, in July 2023. Fabulous show, with Sheryl Crow.

[@wyheadintx]

I want this played at my funeral. Always makes me weep, thinking of my sister who died of breast cancer at age 34, 38 years ago.

[@trysometenderness7466]

They don't call him a living legend for nothing.

[@jacobfinder7476]

JT is one of the finest songwriters and poets of modern times 🙏

[@davidtomasetti8520]

Just goes to show that it's impossible to have a favorite James Taylor song

[@timothyosborn6743]

For my brother, James, who I took in his wheelchair to see James Taylor, in Tampa a less than two years ago. I sat with him listened to 'Sweet Baby James'. My brother passed away a few months later. His life was one of music and gentleness and being as good of person as he could be. This song and all of the music of James Taylor reminds me of my brother, our mother and our father every day. Their lives and their passing made a big difference to so many people around them.

[@j.j.1064]

RIP 🙏♥️

[@MarkBlackburnWPG]

Deepest thanks Timothy Osborn. Shared your comment (my favorite here) with James Taylor's Facebook page this night.

[@Katya67]

Alex was the eldest. His baby was the inspiration for "Sweet Baby James" so I guess JTs nephew was named after James.

[@elizabethwallace3418]

"Oh, it's enough to be on your way. It's enough just to cover ground. It's enough to be moving on. Home, boy, better build it behind ur eyes. Carry it in ur heart, Safe among ur own." No one like him. This song still makes my heart ache.

[@joendeb640]

This song and album have been very special to me for so many years. In 2001, my sister passed away after a horrible battle with breast cancer. She was an absolute angel who reached out and cared for those passed by in life. And she loved all the best music (CSN, Jackson Brown, Joni Mitchell, Elton John) and passed that love along to me and my brother. After her death I was going through some of her things and found the Hourglass CD in her collection. She love JT. In fact, many years previous I can remember sitting as a young teenager listening to her "Sweet Baby James" album in her house. I grabbed that CD out of her stuff and took it as a little piece of remembrance of her. It is impossible for me to listen to this song without seeing her and her smile and smiling myself as a shed a tear or two.

[@riohenry6382]

My husband who died a few days ago wants this played at his funeral. Breaks my heart

[@sarahsearle1142]

My Mum loved James Taylor. I haven't listened to this song in years. I'm crying watching this. It makes me feel close to my Mum listening to it. Miss you Mum xxxxx

[@graphchick]

this song makes me cry too. sorry about your mum 💜

[@sarahsearle1142]

Thankyou.

[@D9Beats]

Im a hip hop producer. You wouldn't think so, but this is one of my favorite songs ever.

[@ourwayne]

His music has been the soundtrack of much of my adult life. This song is such a lovely sentiment.

[@sandyfaison1233]

Incredible song.

[@andromeda522]

James Taylor- one of the greatest song writers and performers ever! Timeless.

[@kelliv2995]

No doubt.

[@andromeda522]

@James Taylor I've always loved your music since you began and that's a long time! Still listening and loving it all. Thank you too! Sending love and hugs in return.

[@succonastick]

@@andromeda522 yo that isn’t the real JT it’s a copycat. Look how many subs the account that replied to you has

[@jacobfinder7476]

Yes 🙏

[@mikejoseph3880]

RIP Alex. Thank you, James, for such a lovely tribute.

[@martinpaulsmith9293]

Many years ago my best friend asked me to baby sit his two children so he and his lovely wife could go out for the evening, anyway as a thankyou he gave me a copy of the Hourglass C.D. He knew I was a big J.T. fan I still play the C.D. very often it's one of his finest.

[@ndy3849]

One of the greatest songwriters of all time.

[@orlandoescoe2330]

The sweetest voice in history!!!

[@leeluv96]

Michael Franks?

[@janeenchristensen9870]

without a doubt

[@elizabethwallace3418]

The sweetest. Sweet baby James.

[@vickiwoolf1462]

You can say that again ... Sweetest Voice! Love this song about JT’s Brother. Plus all families are a little F’ up.

[@kevinkilduff2064]

A song of bracing beauty. Melancholy underscored by the always sanguine, soothing voice of JT, a true American icon and treasure.

[@Rackemup8]

RIP Cary Pugh. The best friend and mentor I ever knew. A wanderlust at heart but grounded in faith and in family

[@nelsonlao8285]

One of the greatest songwriters of our time. Also a great performer

[@brianhuff6973]

THIS is his best among many great songs by JT, every song on this album is great.

[@localafh]

Life is so hectic, but James Taylor is one of only a handful of recording artists/singers that put me at peace almost immediately. So glad he’s been and always will be a part of my musical life. ‘Love Always’ Immanuel!

[@RobMacKendrick]

This round-eyed Buddhist, who has been a JT fan since the early 70s, loves that line. And the rest of this song.

[@onefoot7]

We use James' music to escape, safely escape to feel free....it works, and you can always do it......feel better.....here I go, another Daring Daylight Escape'

[@pierfrancescom.734]

..Only a special man can write a song like this...

[@Motty1066]

ain't that the truth

[@xquisite7791]

"Hourglass" is a masterpiece.

[@d.thomas632]

“The threat of heavy weather, that is what she knew the best…” Alex had a troubled life. James captures the essence so beautifully.

[@williamnelson8578]

James Taylor is a mentor of life and heart

[@williamparker1085]

at 72 i would be much more content with the life i have lived so far if i possessed enough talent to create one song as good as the many pearls this man has given us.......somehow his songs seem to have become the music of my life .....bless you James

[@uneedtherapy42]

the fact that this album came out very far into his career is pure devastation. Hourglass is a total freaking masterpiece. Perhaps the best he ever did.

[@vendredi3]

Agree, this and New Moon Shine are incredible albums coming so late in his catalog.

[@margo6347]

He won a Grammy for this magical ✨️ album JT forever 💙💚💙💚

[@margo6347]

I think 1993 I got to meet him too after the 9/11 concert at the Plaza in NYC and saw him several times at Jones Beach up close . He was sweet very excited a fond memory

[@j.j.1064]

I lost my sister last Monday and this song was almost hand written for her. Whenever I hear it now I'll always think of her with a tear. RIP Josie 🙏

[@rainman6753]

My sincere condolences

[@j.j.1064]

@@rainman6753 thank you kindly

[@dapdne4916]

😓😔😢 So sorry to hear of your loss. Odd that for some unknown reason I miss your sister a little bit too. Maybe it is after watching JT video? I am sad. I feel like she was a very good person who wanted you to be ok.

[@nancywendlandt5616]

I'm very sorry to hear you've lost your sister. I know what that feels like. Just keep her alive in your heart and talk to her as you go through your day.

[@locutusmdv]

Thank you, Mr. Taylor, for this and for all!

[@TheoWren]

this is easily one of the most beautiful and heartwrenching songs ever written. 💔

[@DP-ez1kt]

This is the song that I want at my funeral. Lovely.

[@gracebarzyz5754]

Dealing with grief is the hardest part of life. The missing of a dear loved one can leave us bewildered. We must carry their love in our hearts to help us carry on. Thank goodness for songs that help us cope with real life. Its hard to watch but relating and understanding can let us know someone out there understands. 🌹 Thank you James Taylor for another heartfelt song. ❤

[@bobconnor6164]

Grace Barzyz you’re so right! I find myself turning to music like this in times of grief and sadness! It definitely helps. Thanks to artists such as James Taylor.

[@elizabethdorchester5307]

I used to jerk my sausage daily . Then i met a girl . Settled down bought a small house . A small dog and a old speed boat . I kept meaning to fix it up . 4 decades past and i said you know what im gonna do it up . I cleaned the rot and put a engine in ect ect . Named it . In good time i launched it after 11 months of hard work and i sailed it across the ocean . One night i sat in the open sea and im telling you i saw a fluorescent octopus fly out of the ocean carrying a scroll. It dropped a page and i instantly dived into the sea to retrieve it but i couldnt get back onto the boat and a storm set in . Long story short i got stranded at sea for 29 days . I washed up to a small island were i ate wild fruits that made my hair grow back. I was resuced by nudest pirates and i walked tge plank a few times but when i returned i found my wife im bed with my boss . I said wtf is going on here and he said watch and see . Made me mad but i did watch it and i liked it .

[@leekosmin8788]

@@elizabethdorchester5307 Send this to Johnny Depp. He'll probably want to film it. You made me laugh during my breakfast here in London. Thanks

[@elizabethdorchester5307]

@@leekosmin8788 lol

[@marathonfortruth4768]

Powerfully moving stuff. I didn’t know this was about his brother....tragic. This entire CD has always been on rotation in my iPod. Knowing this gives a new poignance to it. JT: always in my ears and heart...50 years since age 12. Life is more bearable and understandable with JT in it. God bless this beautiful man.

[@silviavazquez987]

powerful words my friend. Cheers from Argentina!

[@AndersWendelMusic]

great comment. - ive seen him live twice and im never gonna forget it. life is indeed better with JT in your ipod. :)

[@cindyp1395]

Amen to that. His music got me through some really tough days.

[@maralynfarber2068]

Yes.

[@paulpfannenstiel6409]

My favorite James Taylor song. He is a great singer storyteller

[@charleswinklerjr.2253]

I love your artistry much like my father before, before. He spent his life in chaos and spent the wicker flame. Lost him in his 20s, I'm 35 now....feeling his one arm , his goodness god bless what's left?

[@brucemoeller]

James is an amalgam of many of my relatives and true friends: Kind, introspective, deep. But there's no one who has his voice. I'm very thankful that he's been sharing his music with us for so long. It could have been very different. Thank you for your kindness after the fire. Peace to you, James.

[@williamnelson8578]

What a powerful song and video. I just found out two of my old girlfriends had died in the past month at only 60. I was a bit shaken, but when I watched this video I wept. What James is saying is that wen cannot avoid death so maybe we should just be happy with the life we get. Moving on. JT is such a wonderful songwriter and his songs move me to tears 35 years later. His music is really immortal, one of the greats. Fine man for good causes too. Oh and Yo Yo Ma, no wonder. JT has worked with some of the finest, a collaborator and loner at the same time, a singular man. He does a few covers but doesn't remind us of anyone else. He is a truly original artist. But yo JT, do another Motown cover. g

[@j.j.1064]

RIP 🙏💙

[@PeterOzanne]

After all these years: a JT song I never heard before - moving.

[@mathmusic1490]

JT: A national treasure!! Another beautiful, timeless song!!

[@TheBarefootGardener1]

I really needed this song to help me cry today for all the loss and suffering in the world. Thank you James.

[@Jona_8013]

Such a beautifil and profound song from James Taylor. Hourglass album won Grammy for Best Pop Album. This couldve nominated for the Album Of The Year

[@mathmusic1490]

James T: A national treasure....I'm here above ground in part to hear him as long as I can.......

[@garryspellman7342]

Same to the piano man here, RIP Don Grolnik. The keys were your eyes.

[@robertcombs9364]

a song that he wrote for his brother who passed away. he changed the name to alice but it is a very personal song to JT as you can imagine. great cello by YoYo Ma.

[@mariajocho]

So sorry! Didn't know about this sad true story. R.I.P.

[@maryrigali8350]

Robert Combs didn’t his brother die of an overdose? So sad 😢

[@fracturedmidas3021]

I think his name was Alex

[@RobMacKendrick]

@@maryrigali8350 Alcohol poisoning.

[@Katya67]

@@fracturedmidas3021 Eldest IIRC.

[@montanalrl6622]

Listening to James got me through some tough times with a smile in my heart.

[@ericfolkerth]

These past few years have been filled with so much loss...the pandemic...My Aunt dying....my Mother now in hospice, and soon to leave us. So, this song has leapt out at me. I play it just about every day now, and it's helping me. "It's enough to be on your way..."

[@ytnsanw]

One of his greatest songs from one of his best albums (Hourglass). Masterful arrangement, beautifully played (Jimmy Johnson on bass, Yo-YO Ma on 'cello). Sublime...

[@carolyncolinhogarth8732]

Yes...enough to be on my way....

[@jondoe8889]

Wow, what a song. And OMG - that's Barbara Hershey! Stunningly beautiful.

[@laurah.160]

I love this song so much. The key changes evoke something in my soul

[@robertmaich9909]

Of all of the songs by James , this is the one i love the most........... with Barbara Hershey. and i've just discovered Livingston!!!!

[@jeffreyjacobs390]

I was lying in the red rock flats Nevada ..... 1974 ..... imagining how strange life can be ..... I had an "America" cassette in the van player and the window open ..... drifting into space .... I years later thinking of this song, haunting feel and lyrics ..... I was back on that desert ground in a place more of mind and very peaceful ..... Thanks James Taylor - God bless, jj

[@denisehedden5108]

Amazing Song I love it!

[@user-jn1ew8rs8r]

as a 1960's teen in england i used to think the Beatles were at the core of my awareness.......years later i came to know james music and all that changed

[@brian_atc]

Amazing singer/song writer. Lifetime fan, and so glad we didn't lose him in earlier years like so many other greats

[@abdullahabdrahman649]

This song can't help but make me cry - miss the loved ones I've lost. But grateful - for the time we had together.

[@j.j.1064]

I lost my sister on Monday and this is a song for it is all who want to entertain cherished memories. RIP for your loss.🙏💙

[@JoAnnTimoner]

I cry everytime I listen to this song..

[@chriskellison3468]

Dedicated to my most excellent mom. Passed 1-6-2020, so long old pal. Be on your way to a better place.😢😢

[@globalheartwarming]

I'm sorry for your loss. Beautiful comment. Hugs from one who lost a dad (who, I believe, brought home our first James Taylor record).

[@elizabethwallace3418]

Amen. God bless you, friend.

[@j.j.1064]

RIP 🙏♥️

[@marybrewer2203]

I've always been touched by this one. Thanks, James.

[@albertoclipper]

Listen to this gem at least once a day.

[@garylight1338]

I want this played when i die. Loved it for years. Thank you James Taylor.

[@donaldmaley4539]

Never heard this song amazing another Great song from JT

[@liviodedola7453]

I have been following James Taylor since the seventies, I love his music like no other musician, this melody pulls me up in the sad moments and makes me happy in the moments of joy, Thank you very much, James ...

[@liviodedola7453]

Thanks James, let's hope we can hear your guitar for another 50 years at least

[@jonathanbieniada1797]

That opening scene just warms my heart

[@peternewman1179]

Bring's me to tears every time I hear it, which is why I avoid it. Alex was a dear fellow, but it also tells a story about loss and grief we all have experienced in our lives. James achieves this better than anyone.

[@paulamontana9970]

An interesting story - love the lyrics ! Sort of sad , but also so real !

[@jlkoenig4377]

Rest in peace Valerie Carter, so bittersweet seeing her in the car. So sad she was 'on her way' far too soon. JT, you're an angel for giving her a place in your band.

[@lizhollister1870]

🙏🏻🥲❤

[@sergiofalcone5783]

Masterpiece.

[@pierfrancescom.734]

I hear it... again and again... always open my heart

[@edgreen8140]

Gets me everytime. One of the best

[@drraechristopher]

WOW BEAUTIFUL REALLY BEAUTIFUL

[@russellmclatchey4162]

This song is a masterpiece.

[@phillip0011]

A masterpiece by James in a long list of other masterpieces he has composed over the years. Utterly heartbreaking and moving!

[@calihiker7980]

Just discovered this song by James taylor👍🏽

[@dsremingto]

Very lovely, peaceful and speaks to your soul.

[@luciad5988]

One of your best, James ❤️

[@jamie_finnegan]

Hourglass was the best James Taylor album and that says a lot with the high standard of albums he realised over the decades. So many great songs along with this one -Another Day -Jump up behind me -Little more time with you -Line em up -Boatman To name a few

[@malomama4750]

the lyrics are so deep

[@davidholman3470]

Brought tears to my eyes. Very moving.

[@davidholman3470]

@James Taylor Much appreciate your response. Beautiful track from a fine album. Be well and be happy.

[@davidholman3470]

@James Taylor No, never. I just like to listen to good music.

[@caspardejonge5902]

I heard this song looong time ago and realised it was for me too. I still remember it and listen to it when I'm stressed and still beat myself up about things. One of my best friends and me use the title as soon as one of us thinks he or she is stuck. I just sent a link to a vocal student who couldn't take lessons the last two weeks because of personal stress (growth) THANKS mr. Taylor!!! I keep singing your songs too, can't get enough . And I always use you as an example in lessons for various musical items and skills. Hope to see you live again....last and first time was in Antwerp decades ago.

[@Katya67]

IMO all of James' songs are for all of us.

[@caspardejonge5902]

@@Katya67 of course they are. But they can feel so personal. That is one of the goals of a composer.

[@Pkatherstudio]

What a Blessing he is

[@Pkatherstudio]

@James Taylor I bless you with eyes you have never seen.

[@jullejuhl8167]

Jamea! Always on the top! A song about a sad occasion, made into a song that hails life itself. After 45 years I lost my wife on the 3rd of january this year, and I haven’t come to terms of it all, but this song helps! Thanks James

[@tourjoursv]

I’m sorry about the loss of your dear wife. I cannot imagine what you are going through. May you have peace and comfort.

[@jullejuhl8167]

Thank you very much for your support. It means a lot! 🫶

[@holladaycummings7884]

Love is real and is beyond comparison. I love you so much mom and hope we will gather our thoughts and perhaps, begin living and guiding those we love so much. You are those most amazing human being I've known, so smart and forgiving. You are missed beyond belief, there is no one like you. I love you so much always & forever. The best thing I can do is find some way to reach out to others on your behalf to show how amazing you ARE to us.

[@fern828]

I still remember the first time I heard JT on our “new” FM station in the 60s. Sweet Baby James had me hooked. Beautiful songs from a never to be repeated era. So blessed to be there. My generation ❤the baby boomers.

[@j1s1us]

Love him!❤️

[@smokinmoose2]

This was published on my birthday. I lost a dear friend, Alice. Her husband is named James. How odd life is.

[@naomiweitzman3510]

Love this song and all of James Taylor's music hope to see hime in the future at Tanglewood was there as a teenager when I spent my summer at summer camp in Ware Massachusetts nearby

[@stargazer7426]

Great song James. You captured the sadness of losing someone and the happiness of having know someone during their life time.

[@matthewtodd3879]

Gorgeous song from the master, and babs is still a babe

[@styles8007]

My personal all-time favorite track by JT. Thank you for sharing this treasure piece of music.

[@ChuckKruger]

An amazing piece of song writing.

[@jshelledy1]

Thank you Mr Taylor

[@artgirl9005]

Love It....every tune is so meaningful !! Classic James Taylor

[@PocoPortillo]

His words carry us through hard times. But his music will turn you right around and make your life even better. Life is way to short not to understand how long you can make it last.