James Taylor & Friends - Shower The People (Live at Carnegie Hall, 4/12/2011)

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In 2011, James was honored by Carnegie Hall with a four-part James Taylor "Perspectives" series of concerts which included James curating and hosting the 120th Anniversary Carnegie Hall Gala on April 12, 2011. The gala fundraiser that evening benefited the education programs of Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute.

In this performance of "Shower The People" James is joined by Sting, Steve Martin, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and the Young People's Chorus of New York City. "Shower the People" is a song written by James Taylor which first appeard his 1976 album ‚In the Pocket‘.

Guest artists invited by James to help celebrate the history of Carnegie Hall that night included
Vince Bruce, Barbara Cook, @SteveMartin, @BetteMidler, Kevin Pollak, Dianne Reeves, @Sting, Members of Tanglewood Festival Chorus and some other surprises.

Click here to see a copy of the original Carnegie Hall concert program, a message from James, lyrics, poster and photos from the 2011 rehearsals and concert: www.jamestaylor.com/jtch/.

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LYRICS
Shower The People by James Taylor

You can play the game and you can act out the part
Though you know it wasn't written for you
But tell me, how can you stand there with your broken heart
Ashamed of playing the fool
One thing can lead to another; it doesn't take any sacrifice
Oh, father and mother, sister and brother
if it feels nice, don't think twice

Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna work out fine if you only will (do as i say, yeah)
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Things are gonna be much better if you only will

You can run but you cannot hide
This is widely known
And what you plan to do with your foolish pride
When you're all by yourself alone
Once you tell somebody the way that you feel
You can feel it beginning to ease
I think it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel
Always getting the grease.

Better to shower the people you love with love
(Yes and) show them the way that you feel
(I know) Things are gonna be just fine if you only will
(what I'd like to do to you)
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way you feel
Things are gonna be much better if you only will

(BREAK)

Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel
Shower the people you love with love
Show them the way that you feel

They say in every life
They say the rain must fall

Just like the pouring rain
Make it rain
Make it rain
Love, love, love is sunshine oh
Oh yes, Make it rain
Love, love, love is sunshine yeah
Oh, right, Everybody, everybody, everybody, everybody

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