IN HIS LIFE WAS MISSING.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT HE DID,BOYS AND GIRLS?
HE STARTED LISTENING TO MUSICFOR INSPIRATION.
HIS FAVORITE KIND OF MUSIC
WERE THE EXCITING RHYTHMSOF SINGER-SONGWRITERS
LIKE HARRY CHAPINAND GORDON LIGHTFOOT.
CAN YOU SAY "GORDON LIGHTFOOT"?
[laughter]
HIS FAVORITE SONG
WAS ABOUT A NEW YORK CITYTAXICAB RIDE LATE AT NIGHT.
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♪ I FLAGGED HIM DOWNAT THE CORNER, ♪
♪ AND HE PICKED ME UPAT THE LIGHT. ♪
♪ I TOLD HIMWHERE I WAS GOING, ♪
♪ AND WE DROVE OFFINTO THE NIGHT. ♪
♪
♪ "HOW'S IT GOING, MY FRIEND?"I ASKED HIM. ♪
♪ SLOWLYHE TURNED HIS HEAD. ♪
♪ THE TAXI DRIVER LOOKEDAT ME, ♪
♪ AND THIS ISWHAT HE SAID. ♪
♪ HE SAID, "VADUYUWANMETOTAKEYOU? ♪
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[with accent]"OKAY, DO YOU WANT ME TO THELEFT SIDE OR THE RIGHT SIDE?
"OKAY, HERE WE ARE.NO, I CANNOT BREAK A TWENTY.
"THAT IS FAR TOO MUCH MONEYFOR ME TO--
"OKAY, HERE WE ARE.HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.OKAY, GOOD-BYE."
[applause]