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2. Isn't she absolutely amazing? Then and now!

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 05:42 PM

16 hrs ago

Her songs were never easy listening - they always required thinking and rethinking. Even decades later I still hear new messages.

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Pleasant Valley Sunday (Carole King) [View all] LuckyCharms 16 hrs ago OP

Omg SuzyandPuffpuff 16 hrs ago #1

Made me tear up too. LuckyCharms 16 hrs ago #3

Isn't she absolutely amazing? Then and now! erronis 16 hrs ago #2

Yes, she is amazing. Always liked her. n/t LuckyCharms 16 hrs ago #4

She and Neil Diamond wrote for The Monkees underpants 16 hrs ago #5

Thanks, underpants. LuckyCharms 15 hrs ago #6

Yup, Don Kirshner bought NJ houses for his Brill Building TexasBushwhacker 13 hrs ago #8