Way Over Yonder

The story behind

Carole King wrote Way Over Yonder as part of her album Tapestry, released in 1971. The song lasts just over four minutes, and from the first verse it feels like a story that is being built, as if someone were telling a anecdote out loud. King's voice carries the song with a calm that seems natural, as if she were talking about something that already happened. There isn't much dynamism, but that gives it a touch of nostalgia, as if the song were written for someone who is no longer here. The lyrics are simple, but they stay in your head. It's a song that isn't recorded to make noise, but to say something.