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I said, "No, I'm writing this
for my girlfriend Carole King." And he said, "Okay." So, he wrote it, a quick 45-minutes lyric, and he said, "Let me polish it." And I took the paper away and said, "No." It's very homespun, it's very down to earth
and very teenage lament." "Oh, Carol, I am but a fool." "Darling, I love you
though you treat me cruel." I took it to the studio a few weeks later, and there were three girls
sitting in the booth who were friends
of the producer of the record
for my girlfriend Carole King." And he said, "Okay." So, he wrote it, a quick 45-minutes lyric, and he said, "Let me polish it." And I took the paper away and said, "No." It's very homespun, it's very down to earth
and very teenage lament." "Oh, Carol, I am but a fool." "Darling, I love you
though you treat me cruel." I took it to the studio a few weeks later, and there were three girls
sitting in the booth who were friends
of the producer of the record
Full Transcript
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I said, "No, I'm writing this
for my girlfriend Carole King."
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And he said, "Okay."
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So, he wrote it, a quick 45-minutes lyric,
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and he said, "Let me polish it."
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And I took the paper away and said, "No."
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It's very homespun,
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it's very down to earth
and very teenage lament."
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"Oh, Carol, I am but a fool."
00:00:24.732 --> 00:00:27.026
"Darling, I love you
though you treat me cruel."
00:00:27.652 --> 00:00:30.029
I took it to the studio a few weeks later,
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and there were three girls
sitting in the booth
00:00:33.991 --> 00:00:37.119
who were friends
of the producer of the record.
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Movie Summary
Uncover the real stories behind your favorite pop songs as this docuseries charts the impact of the festival scene, Auto-Tune, boy bands and more.
