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"Taxi" is a song written by Harry Chapin, released as a single in early 1972 to coincide with the release of his album Heads & Tales. It is an autobiographical ballad using first-person narrative to tell the story of a taxi cab driver meeting an old flame from his youth when he picks her up in his cab.
Harry Forster Chapin (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ p ɪ n /; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs.
Heads & Tales is the first studio album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1972.The album contains Chapin's first hit, "Taxi."The album and single both charted successfully for over six months, with both selling over 1 million copies each.
When Harry Chapin and his brothers went on tour in 1971, Harry asked Wallace to continue with his backing band as bass guitarist and backup vocalist. John Wallace performed with Chapin for ten years, until Harry Chapin's death in 1981. In live concerts, Wallace would sing very high head tones on songs such as "Taxi".
This page is a discography for the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin.Chapin was a popular singer-songwriter in the 1970s and 1980s, achieving international success. Chapin's career was cut short at its peak, when he was killed in a car accident i
It was a typically sunny, scorching day that July 16, 1981, with temperatures hitting the mid-90s. Many in the New York City area who weren’t working were heading to the beaches of Long Island ...
Taxi!, a 1932 film starring James Cagney; Taxi, a 1953 American film starring Dan Dailey; Taxi!, a 1970 South African film starring Tony Jay; Taxi!!!, a 1978 made-for-TV drama; Taxi, a 1996 Spanish film directed by Carlos Saura; Taxi, a 2015 Iranian film, directed by Jafar Panahi which is also known as Taxi Tehran
Sequel is the ninth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It was the last complete album released during Harry's lifetime. A tenth studio album, The Last Protest Singer, made up of material he was working on at the time of his death, was released about six years after he died.