We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

It​’​s Okay To Like James Taylor

from One Day Left To Live by The Great Gambino

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Real neato eco-friendly gatefold packaging with super groovy design by The Great Gambino himself.

    May also send a surprise bonus or two!! Could be a sticker, could be an old MC Breath CD that nobody wants.

    Includes unlimited streaming of One Day Left To Live via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 2 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    6
    releases

    Get all 6 The Great Gambino releases available on Bandcamp and save 50%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Great Gambino Presents: The Yummy Years, 1999-2009, One Day Left To Live, A Hectic Shift At The Ponderosa Steakhouse, Barrington Not Included, Tonight We Dine At Cumberland Farms, and Woonsocket Motor Inn. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      $15.50 USD or more (50% OFF)

     

lyrics

We made fun of your musical taste for so long
Now you’re gone

John Denver, Billy Joel
Posthumous duet CD of Nat King Cole

For Leon Redbone there was no excuse
Melissa Manchester was child abuse

Sappy stories from Harry Chapin
From Carly Simon there was no escapin’

James Taylor, we ridiculed the most
But now that you’ve become a ghost

Suddenly sentimental of the man
Often heard during dental exams

Or in the market checkout line
There’s “Carolina In My Mind”

For many years he was not my thing
But now his music’s comforting

He may be lame but he’s a national treasure
So, I’ll allow myself one guilty pleasure

It’s okay to like James Taylor
Nothing wrong with a lil’ JT
If you’ve never heard Never Die Young
Then babe, I’m afraid, you’re not the girl for me

It’s okay to like James Taylor
Shout out loud that you adore JT
It don’t matter if you’re hip young punks
Or aging, upper-middle class yuppies

If you’re into feeling blue
JT may be right for you
There’s no need to feel ashamed
About your adoration for Sweet Baby James

Long ago and far away
On some country road you’d play
“Mockingbird” over and over again
For me and Ben in your Datsun 210

It’s okay to like James Taylor
How sweet it is to idolize JT
Shower the people who ain’t fans with contempt
But if you’re a fan you’ve got a friend in me

It’s okay to like James Taylor
They’re not your pals if they insult JT
Something in the way he plays that J-50
Something in the way that his songs move me

In a world of easy listening
JT has been crowned the king
If you can get over yourself
You’ll add Mudslide Slim to your record shelf

I know you couldn’t give me much
But if you can hear this know that’ve I’ve been touched by
“Copperline” maybe a million times
Memories under a new moon shine

It’s okay to like James Taylor
Nothing wrong with a lil’ JT
If you’ve never heard Never Die Young
Then babe, I’m afraid, you’re not the girl for me

It’s okay to like James Taylor
Shout out loud that you adore JT
It don’t matter if you’re hip young punks
Or aging, upper-middle class yuppies

It’s okay to like James Taylor
How sweet it is to idolize JT
Shower the people who ain’t fans with contempt
But if you’re a fan you’ve got a friend in me

It’s okay to like James Taylor
They’re not your pals if they insult JT
Something in the way he plays that J-50
Something in the way that his songs move me

credits

from One Day Left To Live, released December 30, 2022

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

The Great Gambino image

The Great Gambino Providence, Rhode Island

Rock Musician or Schlock Magician?

contact / help

Contact The Great Gambino

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like The Great Gambino, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featuring interviews with LA music scene pillar Kamasi Washington, and new London-based duo Mrcy.

listen now