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I'm a songwriter first, have always been, and probably always will be. Making the demo is a natural product of writing a song; after that, I'm happy to hear other people do it in other ways.

— Carole King

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If there's any answer, maybe love can end the madness
Maybe not, oh, but we can only try.

Tapestry (1971)

You're gonna find, yes you will, That you're beautiful as you feel.

My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue An everlasting vision of the everchanging view...

The song is the center; the song is the key. If you don't have a good song you don't have anything by my value.

Ain't it good to know
That you've got a friend
When people can be so cold…

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