From the 1989 soundtrack of Working Girl, directed by Mike Nichols. Carly won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for this song. Official Website: www.carlysimon.com
@@spaceodds1985Try again.. Its for the working woman lol.. Before this movie came out women were content with being house wives. After this they burned their aprons and started getting degrees. The movie itself was inspired when the writer first saw all the working women in NY
This song and movie inspired me to work hard in school as an 8th grader. Years later, I sang it to myself as I looked out the window of my downtown office on the 20th floor in my first job as a young attorney. Still gives me chills.
Always profoundly sad when I see an older movie with the Towers in the background. I remember the morning they were "hit" by planes. I was getting ready for a job interview, watching the news, when they showed the atrocity live. I thought it was "fake," because it just couldn't be real - looked like a movie scene it was THAT horrendous. I went to the job interview, actually got the job, don't remember why because I don't even know what my responses were to the questions they asked - I was just devastated by what I'd seen. Sorry, long answer to your question, but it always breaks my heart when I see an old movie with the Towers & all I "see" in my memory, are people jumping to their death from the Towers.
MaryGrey60 and I was home with my 3 year old... I remember going to donate blood and the lines were so long... but it turned out they didn’t need blood, there were so few survivors. I’m glad you got the job, tho. Just funny how events shape us.
This movie changed my wife’s life when she was 18. She applied to college in NYC and broke a lot of barriers and ceilings inspired by this movie. Excellent film
@@wertdeg "Let all the dreamers wake the nation." Have you seen the film "Working Girl" that the song is from? You'll understand the song much better if you've seen the movie.
I’m a 45 yr old gay man. This movie and this song got me through a lot of tough times. Made me believe that the right things happen to the right people.
The world will remember it as how a false flag operation is orchestrated to bomb and overthrow government of Afghanistan and Iraq where millions of innocent people died.
I'll never forget and it all continues to be exactly the same way in bipartisanships about it ALL to never forget about it ALL. The statue of Liberty is actually very representative of my person illuminated, especially the crown and torch in her hand. Illumination feels spiked like that crown, and I carry the torch eternal flame within me. That's exactly how it is what it is.
The world has always been mad...America was insulated for a time - but we let people who hate our country sell our future away and teach our children lies. The wealth our grandparents and our parents built has been wasted, and the insulation from the madness has been stripped away.
WTF? Yeah, I don't listen to CS, and I'm not sure why they dredged up this fossil of a song and put it in my recommended list. Not a bad song, but weird. I've gotten a lot of older song and things showing up in my list lately.
The, "Working Girl," closing credits version along with the post-9/11 USPS Holiday commercial version should be intertwined. The intertwined version should then be available, as a charity single, for COVID-19 relief causes.
I miss the days without the internet and cell phones. Don't get me wrong I use it and love many aspects of it but still, those of us who lived without it understand.
@@hugowilliams1988Now, people stay in their little "circle of friends" and most of the time, all you see is the top of their heads. It sickens me to the core to live in a society like this. Back then, society was actually a people society if you know what I mean. One would call a friend or friends and meet up and hang out together without phone distractions. All conversations were constantly interactive. I really miss all that. Those days have been destroyed with technology. Don't get me wrong, technology is a very useful tool and comes in handy. Google maps is a good example of this. It's when people allow technology to take over their lives to the point to where they become very disconnected by others around them. Now, every thing is time, money, time, money, time, money, time, money............ and extremely little social time left in most people's lives. Very, very, very depressing times we are living in now........ 😔
My grandmother wasn´t from America but she woke up everyday at 4 am and took a bus to the ferry in winter and summer and the trip was one hour long. Then she had to take another bus to her job. Great woman.
Piers, I agree so much. It was a time when we could be happy and enjoy life.I was a kid in the 80s. We were so optimistic. Today everything is fear and hate.
I was 20 in 1980 so the 80's were really good to me, I was single with no responsibilities, there was always a band playing somewhere or a decent bar to go to. My kids are all 20 something's and they can't afford the sort of social life I had in the 80's. We didn't have cell phones, the internet or social media. What we had was the what's on page in the local paper, a telephone and a weekly wage so if you were broke by Thursday it didn't matter because Friday was payday.
Thanks for that memory Lisa... I grade my women's outfits by the shoulder pads... Quarterback, Receiver, or Line Backer... Funny, the ones with Line Backer Shoulder Pads would get pissed if you went up and pounded on the pads and then said, Hit em Hard... My football teammates never got upset... Go Figure
I went with my family back to New York last summer in 2023. As part of our trip, we took the Staten Island Ferry, and I kept having this song play over and over in my head. This song lives rent-free in my brain.
Jason Downs I know that feeling. God do I know. In a moment, my whole life changed. I can now help others to achieve their goals. That's my mission. That I can give to others without expecting anything in return. Except, that the recipient flows that favor to another when they are able too. Its called the Law of Giving. Every day is a blessing and a gift.
In his autobiography, "Lucky Jim", her ex-husband, Jim Hart, describes the collaboration he and Carly had in writing the lyrics to this song. She thanked him for writing the "best lines" of the song in her Oscar acceptance speech. Not sure why he wouldn't have been given a writing credit.
Today smart working is a way to work and when you need it or you can't work from your company's offices, you have the chance to do it: so don't waste time uselessly but use it to work much more smart and your rewards will arrive when you don't expect them!!
Work hard and you will be rewarded? Today is work hard and you will get a nervous breakdown. The bosses only exploit people, that´s all and we are surviving paying the bills everyday.
Have you been at the twin towers of the World Trade Center at least once and were very impressed of how tall they were and of the architecture as well?
This song and the movie are like my battery chargers. I am a professional man from Latam living in Europe since I was in my late 20s. I grew up in the farms of South America, and one day, in my 30s I found myself working in an office, in a skyscraper, not so far from London. I felt like Melanie Grifith in the last scene as she is provided with a special office....but I was a man in his young 30s exploring a new professional world. God blessed me 😊
I was living in Manhattan when this song and movie was released. I also found myself standing second in line directly behind Carly, at a juice bar on the upper west side, a couple of years later . She is super tall and statuesque.
This song automatically starts playing in my head whenever I have a big professional accomplishment 😂Working Girl will always hold a place in my heart ❤
I saw this movie at the theater when it came out. I remember hearing Carly Simon's song on the theater's great sound system. It's hard to believe that it was 31 years ago.
Carly Simon has the most beautiful smile and facial structure of any female vocalist of her generation. She could melt an iceberg with that smile. James Taylor was a lucky guy.
I loved this from the very moment I first heard it. It is, I think, a secular spiritual anthem about people navigating life, coming through the fog, and waking to a new dawn in their lives - about personal developement and faith. It always called to me even before I began my own faith path. It prefigured that. It is part of why I think a spiritual faith can be just as beneficial as a religious one. Maybe this song helped me. And finally I have to say that if the sight of the wonderful Carly Simon standing on the back of a ferry and declaiming those opening lyrics does not move you, nothing will. Thank you Ms Simon
@@khidaka1978 This song soo beautifully sums up what EVERY human being on the planet wants (with the obvious exception of a few short, fat, palid men, a couple with EXCRUCIATINGLY bad hair cuts... just as a small clue, the third resides in Moscow)..to be able to live a life that is your own, your own FAITH, your own WAY, with WHOMEVER you please.. it's not rocket science is it?!!! We ALL want our own JERUSALEM.. be safe, everyone.. best wishes from a London JUST coming out of lockdown ❤️🇬🇧
@@justinlang5481 Thank you, Justin...I adore your part of the world..I lived in Seattle for a while and visited Vancouver several times.. BEAUTIFUL city.🇨🇦🇬🇧
I can't not weep when Jack stands up for Tess at the elevators and Oren slips out of the doors to listen to the two of them, leaving everyone else that just wants to sign their deal. There's something glorious about that little scene that is missing in the real life of many audience members I think.
In February 1989, I took my Mom out to dinner & this movie for her birthday. In April 1987, we lost my father when I was 17, a Senior in High School. My parents were 1 month shy of their 23rd wedding anniversary. I was now a Sophomore in college, and my mom remembers this birthday every year. Our lives were always filled with difficulties. My parents before they met, after they wed, after having children, my father growing sicker, alcoholism, my getting sick, and his demise. She eventually met, and married the man she was meant to be with from the beginning. She is happier than she’s ever been in her entire life, and he’s been in my life longer than my father. She finally got what she deserved, and I couldn’t be happier for her. I just wish I could have done more than just give her a memory of a dinner & movie after all of these years being 54 now…
One of the GOATs in music written specifically for a movie. Carly's music is timeless. Over 30 years and this song is just as fresh as it was in the '80s.
Lyrics We're coming to the edge Running on the water Coming through the fog Your sons and daughters Let the river run Let all the dreamers Wake the nation Come, the New Jerusalem Silver cities rise The morning lights The streets that meet them And sirens call them on With a song It's asking for the taking Trembling, shaking Oh, my heart is aching We're coming to the edge Running on the water Coming through the fog Your sons and daughters We the great and small Stand on a star And blaze a trail of desire Through the dark'ning dawn It's asking for the taking Come run with me now The sky is the color of blue You've never even seen In the eyes of your lover Oh, my heart is aching We're coming to the edge Running on the water Coming through the fog Your sons and daughters It's asking for the taking Trembling, shaking Oh, my heart is aching We're coming to the edge Running on the water Coming through the fog Your sons and daughters Let the river run (let the river run) Let all the dreamers (let all the dreamers) Wake the nation (wake the nation) Come, the New Jerusalem
I loved the ending when she was telling her friend guess where i am now....she had her own office with her own executive assistant...i felt she finally earn her position..
I remember sitting on the shores in downtown Jersey City NJ across from the World Trade Center and listening to this song. I would later be a first responder on that fateful day as a JCPD Officer with my badge number being 911. GOD damn those responsible to hell or what they did. And may GOD forgive me for feeling that way.
I live in Sweden and I was 19 years old when 9/11 happened. I remember hearing about it in the news and how it made me feel. I felt the exact same way hearing about the Oct 7 terrorist attacks in Israel last year. Terrorism however never wins.
I just lost my mom 31July2017 I have such happy memories of her associated with this song on a trip we took up to Chicago. Miss her soooo badly. RIP Peggy Ann Rice 1949-2017
This song's been my morning alarm for God knows how long. Probably since 2020. I personally hope that when the forthcoming Working Girl musical coming to Broadway, this song is included. I could definitely see it as an opening and possibly closing number.
Santiagueño CARP la película es una de mis preferidas de siempre y para siempre lo será. Quizás la haya visto más de 15 veces... pero nunca me cansa!! Te recomiendo que la veas si puedes; no te decepcionará
I'm almost default against "chick-flicks", but this film shows that female themes don't have to be dumbed-down. I was always a fan, and when I got the DVD for my wife (when she and her friends go to the cinema, the choice of film forces me to bite my tongue...) , she was hooked straight away. What a song and cast!
Get right w God folks . It’s not a coincidence that this has 9.7 million views recently - there is an awakening happening - if ur not awake yet and want to prove me wrong : I dare u to ask for an awakening - take the red pill - welcome to the revolution !!
"Let the River Run" is Carly Simon at her very best. A stellar performer, she never let me down. Carly not only was a great vocalist but wrote wonderful lyrics. She sang a song about her Mother's passing, 'Like a River' that was so loving and touched my heart. This song "Let the River Run" was performed for the movie "Working Girl". It has three top actors and is very much worth watching. The leading male actor is Harrison Ford. I hope you enjoy this song as much as I do.
Betty Churchill yes this is one of her best! I did not know the background story regarding her mother. Makes it even more poignant. I loved the movie "Working Girl" also, I haven't seen it in many moons, I need to watch it soon. Miss Simon is one of the all-time greats in voice and pen. A glowing flower in a very talented family tree. Thanx much
TONE B HURT John van Hal Randy Hume This was filmed and recorded before America lost innocent children, women, and men in the Twin Towers bombing. It now reminds us that we survived and why we survived. We are a resillent people who pull up our boot straps and keep going. Carly when she was photographed here could not know she was standing in front of buildings that would become so much of a symbol, of what we stand for as a nation. This is a wonderful photograph. This is a part of history. The Twin Towers emanated our nation's pride. The new monuments that took it's place does the same. Carly is wonderful. She is a perfect example of why the United States stays strong. She fills us with inspiration.
I watched this last night. Still a wonderful film. And this song couldn’t be more perfect for this movie. Nichols and Simon had a great working relationship with three films - “Heartburn”, “Working Girl” and “Postcards From the Edge” between 1986-1990. Became the first artist to win an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Grammy for one song composed, written and sung by a single artist.
Jay MacB I'm from Manchester in the North-West of England and agree with you regarding the range of dialects here in the UK! If I were to just walk three or four miles towards Oldham in Lancashire, even before there in Middleton, the accent is drastically different from where I am in Manchester. The UK must be unique in this sense. American accents are again, varied and many. It must be a similar feeling for an American, say from Washington State travelling to Nebraska or South Carolina - the accent, dialect and even the culture to a certain degree must seem alien. I also agree with you Jay MacB with regards to the south of England; although I don't mind the southerners, the way in which they say certain words is akin to finger nails on a blackboard, plus the fact that they genuinally not as friendly as us northerners - fact! I've visited enough to learn that this isn't a stereotype lol. What can be said about Carly Simon? She is one of the most attractive and charismatic performers in history. She is also one of those artists that has never produced a bad record and in that sense is the gift that just keeps on giving! Talented, sexy, feminine, statuesque, highly-intelligent, personable and immensely charismatic......I could also be talking about the superb Sigourney Weaver here aswell - my favourite actress, who is 'yet' to receive an Academy Award! I find this quite stunning really. She was nominated for Gorillas In The Mist and Working Girl....but is yet to win one. Anyway, great comment mate and you're spot on about Carly Simon's dress sense, she always appeared a classy bird......and her hair! Great, great hair! Chris (UK).
A middle school teacher in Queens NYC. I had an amazing student meditation team consisting of the chorus. Before they got their daily assignments to meditate their peers they had to sign this song morning. Never got old for me but for the chorus could be another story. Inspiring!
I love this song, but seeing the twin towers is just heartbreaking. I read every bio of the almost 3000 people lost on that horrible day. I just had to do something to honor them. Almost THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE. It's overwhelming to think about AND I WILL NEVER FORGET!!! God bless all those lost and their loved ones.
This song was played during tonight's episode of the The Simpsons "S31 E02 - Go Big or Go Homer". I must have heard this back in 1989 but I completely forgot about it. Nice to refresh my memory of it. Nice tune.
A masterpiece indeed! Carly is an excellent singer and songwriter! 😍😍😍😍😍😍 Love the 80's! I was a child but If I could go back in time... I really miss that time when people were friendlier and more understanding!!!
I should be bummed that I am now officially old. But I am glad that I grew up when I did (high school class of '73). Like the T-shirt says, "I may be old, but I got to see all the cool bands live." (Like $5 to see The Who, and a free concert in the park featuring Aerosmith and Brownsville Station.)
Yup: getting your song in the soundtrack of a Major Motion Picture just jumped it's budget and quality up by a factor of 10, at least. It's sort of cheating... :-)
I had the opportunity to sing this song with our college choir and a huge orchestra. Also sang Schubert's Mass in G. I will NEVER forget that experience, been 30 years and I still get chills just thinking about the heavenly sound.
Watching this on a boat going to work makes total difference! Hahaha ....almost crying here. What a song! Crazy lyrics but ok...Love it! Love from Portugal!
