Carole King - It's Too Late (Official Audio) 

This is what I listen to when the homies are not around.

Who's still listening in 2024!

Only people who truly were in love and lost it can truly appreciate this song

In 1971, in L.A. at 18 years old, and enjoying this tune before departing for Southeast Asia. Now at 71, Carole King's song still one of the best sentimental songs that reminds me of love lost.

Stayed in bed all mornin' just to pass the time There's somethin' wrong here, there can be no denyin' One of us is changin', or maybe we've just stopped tryin' And it's too late, baby now, it's too late Though we really did try to make it Somethin' inside has died, and I can't hide And I just can't fake it, oh, no, no It used to be so easy, livin' here with you You were light and breezy, an' I knew just what to do Now you look so unhappy, and I feel like a fool And it's too late, baby now, it's too late Though we really did try to make it Somethin' inside has died, and I can't hide And I just can't fake it, oh, no, no There'll be good times again for me and you But we just can't stay together, don't you feel it, too? Still I'm glad for what we had and how I once loved you But it's too late, baby now, it's too late Though we really did try to make it (we can't make it) Somethin' inside has died, and I can't hide And I just can't fake it, oh, no, no, no, no, no It's too late, baby, it's too late now, darling It's too late

I'm a 47 year old construction worker and I heard this song for the first time two years ago and I cried. I was alone in my truck, driving to work, so I had time to dry my eyes by the time I got there and told everyone that I was doing great, even though this song tore into my emotions!

In August 1971 when I was leaving for Vietnam, I was 18 years old, as we pulled away from the pier in San Diego, I could hear somewhere on the pier, "It's too Late." Slowly we were gone from sight, lives changed forever from war.

If you are ever asked 'what is a classic' the answer is simple: A song released 47 years ago which is as fresh today as it was then.

Thanks Mom. I'm 60 now... you're gone..... but you turned me on to some GREAT music!!!

April, 2021. It's been officially 50 years since this song got released as a single and it still hasn't lost it's classic sound. Happy 50th anniversary to her It's Too Late song!

This song remains me off my husband when we got divorce in the late 70 i use to hear it all the time. We were divorced for a couple off years but by the Garcia off God. God bought us back together and we got remarried again we were married for 54 years. Iam 82 years old now and my beloved husband has gone to be with our havenly father. And today one off son's came up the stairs and he was hearing music on he's phone and they were playing that song. I hadn't heard it for a long time and it bought tears to my eyes.

This was "Album of the Year" when I graduated High School in 1971. I'll be 70 before I know it, yet this song STILL takes me back to a very bittersweet time in my life! An incredibly special "Best Friend' (whom I'm still "Best Friends" with to this day, albeit separated by 3000+ miles), cruising in my '71 Mazda RX-2 and paying just 25 cent a gallon for gas, a girl I was MADLY in love with, (who died all too young from a brain tumor), all the while living in a very tumultuous and emotionally destructive home environment that was 'fueled' nightly by all too much alcohol. To quote from Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities", "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." Memories that cause me to smile through my tears.....

Im a black guy who loves rap but this is my secret pleasure

Soundtrack to a million divorces.

im glad i found this music.. im 24 years old but i think i discover this song like 2-3 years ago and it's soo good !

This is simply the most emotionally intelligent break up song ever written.

Love this woman. Her talent and her effortlessly sung vocals always bring me to tears. Thank you Carole.

The music industry just doesn't make musicians like this anymore. Thanks for everything, Carole King.

10 seconds into this and I'm convinced this is some of the best music ever written

In 1971 at age 21 I heard this song for the first time and I was a Carole King fan for life. I'm 74 now.

This song played in my head for years. It’s amazing what the old songs can do for the soul.

This is the saddest realest song that I've ever heard. Almost everybody has gone through this and it hits the heart hard.

I'm 74 years old and still love hearing her sing reminds me of love

You can't break up with any better words than this. No hatred involved, no regrets, just part ways

Want to know what the 70's sounded like? Here ya go...

I'm a white guy and I totally appreciate you as a black guy who appreciates this music ! Just another reason we are brothers!!!!!

I bought this album in the early 1970s at around 12 years old. Listened to it over and over. Now decades later it has a new meaning because I understand it so much more. A timeless classic

Love this break up song!❤😊😂❤

LYRICS Stayed in bed all mornin' just to pass the time There's somethin' wrong here, there can be no denyin' One of us is changin', or maybe we've just stopped tryin' And it's too late, baby, now it's too late Though we really did try to make it Somethin' inside has died And I can't hide and I just can't fake it Oh, no, no, no, no, no (No, no, no, no) It used to be so easy, livin' here with you You were light and breezy, and I knew just what to do Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool And it's too late, baby, now it's too late Though we really did try to make it (we can't make it) Somethin' inside has died And I can't hide and I just can't fake it Oh, no, no There'll be good times again for me and you But we just can't stay together, don't you feel it, too? Still I'm glad for what we had and how I once loved you But it's too late, baby, now it's too late Though we really did try to make it (we can't make it) Somethin' inside has died And I can't hide and I just can't fake it Oh, no, no, no, no It's too late, baby It's too late now, darling It's too late

No one should feel awkward about enjoying this music. It expresses emotions we all have.

Timeless classic her voice is bountiful and stunning

Played this song so much when I was going through a divorce 4 years ago. I was so uncertain of my future. Now I’m so proud of how far I’ve come.💜

perhaps the most realistic break up song of all times in American music. so profound and deep.

This is possibly the greatest pop song ever released. Catchy as hell, beautifully orchestrated, the lyrics are completely straightforward, conversational; no allusions or metaphors or 'deeper meanings' implied. It's just all out there, honest and raw, very adult and mature examination of the end of a romance.

I was just introduced to Carole King. Omg what a voice. What a musician. What a talent!

I find myself going outside with my coffee & sing this song to God! I'm 72 now, hard to forget good songs of our youth

I always thought that Tapestry in total from the start to the finish was the best album ever made and I still do. There were many times when I was down, depressed and all alone that I feel that listening to this album literally saved my life.

Who else is listening to this during coronavirus quarentine?

Melodically, this song is epic. Lyrically it takes you on a journey with a woman realizing the end of her romance within three minutes. This is an incredible realization of a breakup song. She goes from being stuck in bed, to realizing they don't have any fun anymore, to accepting the end within the context of the song. Even the answer vocal goes from "we can't make it" to "we can't make it NOW." This is a masterpiece by Carole King and a unique song in it's context. So many emotions within four minutes, not to mention amazing chords and musicianship.

I love this woman! These songs take me back to my childhood in the 70s. Best memories!

If this doesn't move you emotionally, you've never been in love. 💔

50 years later still one of my favorite albums of all times. The old record from 1971 was worn out and i luckily found a new one without any scratches. This album deserves to be played on vinyl. Carole King, a great songwriter and with that special unique voice makes her music so timeless.

A word to the wise. Don't wait til it's "too late" to save a love.

It's 2024, who's Listening to this Classic, smh U never know what real Love 💕 is, until it's gone. Thanks Carole King !!🥰🙏

Most beautifulest break up song in history

This got me back to that time after coming home from Nam, an being in that hospital an getting my Dear John letter. I thought she must wrote that letter after hearing this song. But really like all of Carole's songs. an got 3 great kid, an 5 grand kids from a love of my life. So life always goes on.

2024 and still loving it!

Don’t ever listen to this song immediately after a breakup

My grandma was friends with her from the ages 11-15. She didn’t even know Carole could sing!

Dam...a new millennium and this song still jams! Carole King OWNS this song!

I was a Sophomore in High school The year this song came out. I’d been a long time Motown person. My mother thought it would be a good idea to send me to Summer Camp that year. Like in the movies the camp counselors were few years older .There was this blonde gorgeous young woman there she brought that album to camp and played it . This album and her made me see that it was ok to listen to other types of music. From here I was introduced to Mudslide Slim aka James Taylor Seals and Crofts and later my dream girl Carly Simon. Naturally Rapid Roy the Stock car boy Jim Croce. Bread and others. A kid from the projects of Chicago on the near north side. Never talked to her , smiled from time to time but she was pretty. Forever ago.

Happy 81st birthday to Carol King.

She wrote so many songs that fit the time. Finally she sang her own songs. I love this song!

Pure and simple, melodic and timeless. Among the greatest albums ever.

I bought this album for my dad a few years ago he said it was one of his favorites, he passed away a week ago. I never cared or listened to it, when he was dying I wanted to play some music he liked, I remembered this and remembered buying it for him. I played it and fell in love with her. I’ve been listening to it ever since.

The piano makes this track so melancholy.

Carole King, Karen Carpenter epic voices to me.

One of the most beautiful songs of all times...

One of the greatest breakup songs of all time..says it like it is..!!!😪❤

This song takes me back to a time when I was dating a really nice guy. We use to hear this song all the time when we were in the car, and since I loved to sing, I sang along with the song. One day he asked me if I was trying to tell him something. Maybe subconsciously I was, because I broke up with him not too long after because I wasn’t ready to settle down. I ended up a few years later marrying a wonderful man, and we’ve been together since. But anytime I hear this song, I think of that old boyfriend. I love how some songs can bring back a memory of a specific time in my life.

You can't overlook her amazing piano either.

I was a student teacher, I sat in my car full of trepidation before I stood in front of the class to teach them English. This tune played as I summoned the courage to walk into the school. I am now retired and 68 years of age and recovering from surgery for cancer. I ended up teaching troubled lads in Liverpool and had the privilege to be best man at the wedding of one of my lads who made a success of his life. Unfortunately I stood at the graveside of one of my lads who was out of reach and took 8 bullets to the chest. This tune will always resonate as I embarked on being a part of the best profession on the planet.

Our parents were cooler, their music was better, and life was simpler. How can I not be envious?

Driving my Father's Cadillac Fleetwood on the open highway on Long Island in Summertime in the 1970's with all eight windows open, the Stereo radio playing Carol King. Wonderful Memories. PJD.

She also wrote You've Got A Friend, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Up On A Roof, and the list goes on and on. This is pure, complete, talent.

I am 70 and still sing this song.

This woman was beyond multi-talented. Great song writer for so many great entertainers and for herself, producer, as well as talented musician and singer.🎉❤

Music. The universal language.

If you LOVE this song like this and,2019 anyone still listening

Something about Carole King, Nicholette Larson and Joni Mitchell that has put me in a state of calm and peace since I was a kid. God Bless these three legends.

I'm 76, a lifetime rock 'n' roll fan, and always thought this was one of the most beautiful and poignant songs I ever heard.

The definitive song for a long-term relationship gone bad.

Here just reliving memories of my sister who passed away two years ago. She LOVED Carol's music, and it makes me smile to see her enjoying it in my mind. Love ya, sis.

I hear this song and I'm immediately 5 years old in the back on my mom's car all over again.

It's so lyrically beautiful, but it also hits so hard and so deep, because nearly all of us have lived through this scenario. You listen, and the years fall away and the emotions, long buried, still feel fresh.

This artist along with James Taylor, The Eagles, Seals & Crofts, America were the sound and feeling of the 70s.

I fell for Carole and this beautiful album way back in 1971... nothing has changed 🥰

That bass-line and melody is soothing to my soul. She sang this so beautifully too. A timeless classic!

Whenever I hear this song, it's 1971 again and I'm riding my banana-seat bicycle to Mr Barger's candy store.

Whose listening in 2019!

takes me back to sad time in my life. brings back my emotions from that time in the early 70's

Better times, Better people, better music. And i wasn't even born yet !

This song strikes at the heart of the pain of losing someone you loved and hoped would stay with you forever. This big world can become extremely lonely without a person you love and loves you. It is extreme pain to invest yourself emotionally in someone, then their heart goes hard and they go.

That moment you know in your soul somethings missing.... it's over.

We all have gone through this and made it through right time to move on. 🌹❤️🥰💙😍🤟💛

The older I get, the more depth and sadness I realize Carole is portraying in this gorgeous song. I certainly didn't "get it" as a teenager in the early 70's when she released it. Hadn't experienced life yet and the odd mixture of bliss and agony that come through the years that we all end up living....

Carole King - piano, vocals, background vocals Curtis Amy - soprano saxophone Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - conga, electric guitar Charles "Charlie" Larkey - bass guitar Joel O'Brien - drums Ralph Schuckett - electric piano

Carole was one of the best female artists of the 70"s. Her iconic album Tapestry made such a big impact on many of us. I love her so much and she will always be my number one. .

Who’s here in 2024?

I have been listening to her since I was 12 yrs old...Now 64 and still jamming to her music.

Left my partner of 9 years a month ago. Moved out of the flat we lived together. We weren’t happy and I couldn’t keep pretending it was fine when I wasn’t. These lyrics hit me hard❤️ But I don’t live with regrets.

Delícia de ouvir , quem concorda dæ um like 🤩🇧🇷

One of my favorite songs, 63 now but bought in my teens and listen to this day.

One of the greatest albums ever! Carole King was gorgeous, talented and sweet!

2019 anyone? On a chilly morning with some coffee?

very classic and timeless song and little lite jazz thrown into it

Stayed in bed all mornin' just to pass the time. There's somethin' wrong here, there can be no denyin'. One of us is changin', or maybe we've just stopped tryin'. And it's too late, baby now, it's too late, Though we really did try to make it. Somethin' inside has died, and I can't hide, And I just can't fake it, oh, no, no. It used to be so easy, livin' here with you. You were light and breezy, an' I knew just what to do. Now you look so unhappy, and I feel like a fool. And it's too late, baby now, it's too late, Though we really did try to make it. Somethin' inside has died, and I can't hide, And I just can't fake it, oh, no, no. There'll be good times again for me and you, But we just can't stay together; don't you feel it too? Still I'm glad for what we had and how I once loved you. And it's too late, baby now, it's too late, Though we really did try to make it. (we can't make it) Somethin' inside has died, and I can't hide, And I just can't fake it, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. It's too late baby, it's too late now darling It's too late.

Most of us older folks have lived this song.

Class is timeless.......................

This is a type of song that stays with you, from the great Carol King...especially those who grew up in that era...it stays with you..that's what makes it powerful.