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Did you know: Carole King wrote James Taylor hit, 'You've got a friend'

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James Taylor performs at the USC Shoah Foundation Ambassadors for Humanity Gala honoring William Clay Ford Jr. at the Henry Ford Museum on Sept. 10, 2015, in Michigan.
Scott Legato | Getty Images for the USC Shoah Foundation 2015

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Today's Morning Edition music is from James Taylor with "You've Got a Friend," which was No. 1 in the U.S. 45 years ago.

The song was written by Carole King who said, "The song was as close to pure inspiration as I've ever experienced. ... It was written by something outside of myself, but through me."

She recorded a version too. But this is the one that took off. Taylor won a Grammy for best male pop vocal performance, while King took home the Grammy for song of the year.