Crucial Track for February 14, 2026

"Carolina In My Mind" by James Taylor

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What is a song that feels like home to you? - Carolina in My Mind If you come from where I come from, this is the mandatory answer. I am lucky enough to have seen JT perform this song live just a few miles from where he grew up in Chapel Hill, NC where his Dad worked at the medical school. He wrote it in his early 20s, shortly after being signed to The Beatles label, Apple Records. He was on vacation in Spain, feeling homesick, he says.